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+require File.expand_path('../../../spec_helper', __FILE__)
+require File.expand_path('../fixtures/classes', __FILE__)
+
+describe "Thread#priority" do
+  before do
+    @current_priority = Thread.current.priority
+    ThreadSpecs.clear_state
+    @thread = Thread.new { Thread.pass until ThreadSpecs.state == :exit }
+  end
+
+  after do
+    ThreadSpecs.state = :exit
+    @thread.join
+  end
+
+  it "inherits the priority of the current thread while running" do
+    @thread.alive?.should be_true
+    @thread.priority.should == @current_priority
+  end
+
+  it "maintain the priority of the current thread after death" do
+    ThreadSpecs.state = :exit
+    @thread.join
+    @thread.alive?.should be_false
+    @thread.priority.should == @current_priority
+  end
+
+  it "returns an integer" do
+    @thread.priority.should be_kind_of(Integer)
+  end
+end
+
+describe "Thread#priority=" do
+  before do
+    ThreadSpecs.clear_state
+    @thread = Thread.new {}
+  end
+
+  after do
+    @thread.join
+  end
+
+  describe "when set with an integer" do
+    it "returns an integer" do
+      value = (@thread.priority = 3)
+      value.should == 3
+    end
+
+    it "clamps the priority to -3..3" do
+      @thread.priority = 42
+      @thread.priority.should == 3
+      @thread.priority = -42
+      @thread.priority.should == -3
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe "when set with a non-integer" do
+    it "raises a type error" do
+      lambda{ @thread.priority = Object.new }.should raise_error(TypeError)
+    end
+  end
+
+  it "sets priority even when the thread has died" do
+    @thread.join
+    @thread.priority = 3
+    @thread.priority.should == 3
+  end
+end