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+;;;; cl-scopes/test/test-confi
+
+;;;; tests for the scopes/config functionality
+
+(defpackage :scopes/test-config
+  (:use :common-lisp)
+  (:local-nicknames (:config :scopes/config) 
+                    (:t :scopes/testing))
+  (:export #:run)
+  (:import-from :scopes/testing #:deftest #:==))
+
+(in-package :scopes/test-config)
+
+(defvar *override-keys* '(USER, PASSWORD))
+
+(defclass config (config:base))
+
+(defun run ()
+  (let ((t:*test-suite* (t:test-suite "config")))
+