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+# == Schema Information
+#
+# Table name: users
+#
+#  id           :integer          not null, primary key
+#  username     :string(255)
+#  password     :string(255)
+#  firstname    :string(255)
+#  lastname     :string(255)
+#  email        :string(255)
+#  steamid      :string(255)
+#  team_id      :integer
+#  lastvisit    :datetime
+#  created_at   :datetime
+#  updated_at   :datetime
+#  lastip       :string(255)
+#  country      :string(255)
+#  birthdate    :date
+#  time_zone    :string(255)
+#  version      :integer
+#  public_email :boolean          default(FALSE), not null
+#
+
+require 'spec_helper'
+
+describe User do
+	let!(:user) { create :user }
+	
+	describe "#banned?" do
+		it "returns false if user is not banned" do
+			expect(user.banned?).to be_false
+		end
+
+		it "returns true if user is banned" do
+			ban = Ban.create! ban_type: Ban::TYPE_SITE, expiry: Time.now + 10.days, user_name: user.username
+			expect(user.banned?).to be_true
+		end
+
+		it "returns true for specific bans" do
+			ban = Ban.create! ban_type: Ban::TYPE_MUTE, expiry: Time.now + 10.days, user_name: user.username
+			expect(user.banned? Ban::TYPE_MUTE).to be_true
+		end
+	end
+end
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