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+/*
+ * Copyright 2020 Spotify AB
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+import React from 'react';
+import { EmptyState } from './EmptyState';
+import { renderWithEffects, wrapInTestApp } from '@backstage/test-utils';
+import { Button } from '@material-ui/core';
+
+describe('<EmptyState />', () => {
+  it('render EmptyState component with type annotaion is missing', async () => {
+    const rendered = await renderWithEffects(
+      wrapInTestApp(
+        <EmptyState
+          type="missingAnnotation"
+          title="Your plugin is missing an annotation"
+          action={<Button aria-label="button">DOCS</Button>}
+        />,
+      ),
+    );
+    expect(
+      rendered.getByText('Your plugin is missing an annotation'),
+    ).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(rendered.getByLabelText('button')).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(rendered.getByTestId('missingAnnotation')).toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+});