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+#
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+#
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+
+# Checks that `RopeBuffer.add` does not makes the internal buffer overflow.
+#
+# Note: In order to help repoducibility, this test read an private attribute of
+# the buffer.
+module test_ropes_buffer_add_overflow
+
+import standard
+intrude import ropes
+
+var buffer = new RopeBuffer
+
+buffer.append("x" * maxlen)
+buffer.add 'y'
+assert buffer.rpos <= maxlen else print "{buffer.rpos} > {maxlen}"