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+#!/bin/bash
+# Copyright 2024 Gentoo Authors
+# Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
+
+EAPI=8
+
+GENTOO_REPO=$(portageq get_repo_path / gentoo) || exit
+source "${GENTOO_REPO}"/eclass/tests/tests-common.sh || exit
+TESTS_ECLASS_SEARCH_PATHS+=( "${GENTOO_REPO}"/eclass )
+
+declare -A DATABASES_REQ_USE=(
+		[mongod]="ssl"
+		[postgres]="xml"
+)
+
+inherit databases
+
+test_depend() {
+		tbegin "if \${DATABASES_DEPEND} is defined"
+		declare -p DATABASES_DEPEND &>/dev/null
+		tend $?
+
+		tbegin "\${DATABASES_DEPEND[memcached]}"
+		test "${DATABASES_DEPEND[memcached]}" == "net-misc/memcached"
+		tend $?
+
+		tbegin "\${DATABASES_DEPEND[mongod]}"
+		test "${DATABASES_DEPEND[mongod]}" == "dev-db/mongodb[ssl]"
+		tend $?
+
+		tbegin "\${DATABASES_DEPEND[mysql]}"
+		test "${DATABASES_DEPEND[mysql]}" == "virtual/mysql[server]"
+		tend $?
+
+		tbegin "\${DATABASES_DEPEND[postgres]}"
+		test "${DATABASES_DEPEND[postgres]}" == "dev-db/postgresql[server,xml]"
+		tend $?
+
+		tbegin "\${DATABASES_DEPEND[redis]}"
+		test "${DATABASES_DEPEND[redis]}" == "dev-db/redis"
+		tend $?
+}
+
+einfo "Testing dependency strings"
+eindent
+test_depend
+eoutdent
+
+texit