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+goog.provide('ol.test.control.ScaleLine');
+
+describe('ol.control.ScaleLine', function() {
+
+  describe('constructor', function() {
+
+    it('can be constructed without arguments', function() {
+      var instance = new ol.control.ScaleLine();
+      expect(instance).to.be.an(ol.control.ScaleLine);
+    });
+
+  });
+
+});
+
+goog.require('ol.control.ScaleLine');