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+import { createNewEvent } from '@datadog/browser-core'
+import { record } from './record'
+import { Event, EventType } from './types'
+
+describe('record', () => {
+  let input: HTMLInputElement
+  let stop: (() => void) | undefined
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    input = document.createElement('input')
+    document.body.appendChild(input)
+  })
+
+  afterEach(() => {
+    input.remove()
+    if (stop) {
+      stop()
+    }
+  })
+
+  it('will only have one full snapshot without checkout config', () => {
+    const emit = jasmine.createSpy<(event: Event) => void>()
+    stop = record<Event>({ emit })
+
+    const count = 30
+    for (let i = 0; i < count; i += 1) {
+      input.value += 'a'
+      input.dispatchEvent(createNewEvent('input', {}))
+    }
+
+    const events = emit.calls.allArgs().map(([event]) => event)
+    expect(events.length).toEqual(count + 2)
+    expect(events.filter((event) => event.type === EventType.Meta).length).toEqual(1)
+    expect(events.filter((event) => event.type === EventType.FullSnapshot).length).toEqual(1)
+  })
+})