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+/* global mock */
+
+describe("The persistent store", function() {
+
+    it("is unique to the user based on their JID",
+            mock.initConverse(['discoInitialized'], {'persistent_store': 'IndexedDB'}, (done, _converse) => {
+
+        expect(_converse.storage.persistent.config().storeName).toBe(_converse.bare_jid);
+        expect(_converse.storage.persistent.config().description).toBe('indexedDB instance');
+        done();
+    }));
+});