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+#
+# REST API Request Tests - Cloud Volumes
+#
+# Regions primary collections:
+#   /api/cloud_volumes
+#
+# Tests for:
+# GET /api/cloud_volumes/:id
+#
+
+describe "Cloud Volumes API" do
+  it "forbids access to cloud volumes without an appropriate role" do
+    api_basic_authorize
+
+    run_get(cloud_volumes_url)
+
+    expect(response).to have_http_status(:forbidden)
+  end
+
+  it "forbids access to a cloud volume resource without an appropriate role" do
+    api_basic_authorize
+
+    cloud_volume = FactoryGirl.create(:cloud_volume)
+
+    run_get(cloud_volumes_url(cloud_volume.id))
+
+    expect(response).to have_http_status(:forbidden)
+  end
+
+  it "allows GETs of a cloud volume" do
+    api_basic_authorize action_identifier(:cloud_volumes, :read, :resource_actions, :get)
+
+    cloud_volume = FactoryGirl.create(:cloud_volume)
+
+    run_get(cloud_volumes_url(cloud_volume.id))
+
+    expect(response).to have_http_status(:ok)
+    expect(response.parsed_body).to include(
+      "href" => a_string_matching(cloud_volumes_url(cloud_volume.id)),
+      "id"   => cloud_volume.id
+    )
+  end
+end