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+import {
+  number,
+  color,
+  files,
+  object,
+  boolean,
+  text,
+  select,
+  date,
+  array,
+  button,
+  knob,
+  radios,
+  optionsKnob as options,
+} from '../index';
+
+function expectKnobOfType<T>(..._: T[]) {}
+
+const groupId = 'GROUP-ID1';
+
+/** Text knob */
+
+expectKnobOfType<string>(
+  text('text simple', 'Batman'),
+  text('text with group', 'default', groupId)
+);
+
+/** Date knob */
+
+expectKnobOfType<number>(
+  date('date simple', new Date('January 20 1887')),
+  date('date with group', new Date(), groupId)
+);
+
+/** Boolean knob */
+
+expectKnobOfType<boolean>(
+  boolean('boolean simple', false),
+  boolean('boolean with group', true, groupId)
+);
+
+/** Color knob */
+
+expectKnobOfType<string>(
+  color('color simple', 'black'),
+  color('color with group', '#ffffff', groupId)
+);
+
+/** Number knob */
+
+expectKnobOfType<number>(
+  number('number basic', 42),
+  number('number with options', 72, { range: true, min: 60, max: 90, step: 1 }),
+  number('number with group', 1, {}, groupId)
+);
+
+/** Radios knob */
+
+expectKnobOfType(
+  radios<string>(
+    'radio with string values',
+    {
+      1100: '1100',
+      2200: '2200',
+      3300: '3300',
+    },
+    '2200'
+  ),
+  radios<number>('radio with number values', { 3: 3, 7: 7, 23: 23 }, 3),
+  radios(
+    'radio with mixed value',
+    {
+      1100: '1100',
+      2200: 2200,
+      3300: '3300',
+    },
+    null,
+    groupId
+  )
+);
+
+/** Select knob */
+
+enum SomeEnum {
+  Type1 = 1,
+  Type2,
+}
+const stringLiteralArray: ('Apple' | 'Banana' | 'Grapes')[] = ['Apple', 'Banana', 'Grapes'];
+
+expectKnobOfType<string>(
+  select(
+    'select with string options',
+    {
+      None: 'none',
+      Underline: 'underline',
+      'Line-through': 'line-through',
+    },
+    'none'
+  ),
+  select('select with string array', ['yes', 'no'], 'yes'),
+  select('select with string literal array', stringLiteralArray, stringLiteralArray[0]),
+  select('select with readonly array', ['red', 'blue'] as const, 'red'),
+  select('select with null option', { a: 'Option', b: null }, null, groupId)
+);
+
+expectKnobOfType<number>(
+  select('select with number options', { 'type a': 1, 'type b': 2 }, 1),
+  select<SomeEnum>(
+    'select with enum options',
+    { 'type a': SomeEnum.Type1, 'type b': SomeEnum.Type2 },
+    SomeEnum.Type2
+  ),
+  select('select with number array', [1, 2, 3, 4], 1),
+  select('select with readonly number array', [1, 2] as const, 1)
+);
+
+/** Object knob */
+
+expectKnobOfType(
+  object('object simple', {
+    fontFamily: 'Arial',
+    padding: 20,
+  }),
+  object('object with group', {}, groupId)
+);
+
+/** Options knob */
+
+type Tool = 'hammer' | 'saw' | 'drill';
+const visibleToolOptions: Record<string, Tool> = {
+  hammer: 'hammer',
+  saw: 'saw',
+  drill: 'drill',
+};
+
+expectKnobOfType(
+  options<Tool>('options with single selection', visibleToolOptions, 'hammer', {
+    display: 'check',
+  }),
+  options<Tool>('options with multi selection', visibleToolOptions, ['hammer', 'saw'], {
+    display: 'inline-check',
+  }),
+  options<Tool>('options with readonly multi selection', visibleToolOptions, ['hammer'] as const, {
+    display: 'radio',
+  }),
+  options('options with group', {}, '', { display: 'check' })
+);
+
+/** Array knob */
+
+const arrayReadonly = array('array as readonly', ['hi', 'there'] as const);
+
+expectKnobOfType<string[]>(
+  array('array simple', ['red', 'green', 'blue']),
+  arrayReadonly,
+  array('array with group', [], ',', groupId)
+);
+
+// Should return a mutable array despite the readonly input
+arrayReadonly.push('Make sure that the output is still mutable although the input need not be!');
+
+/** Button knob */
+
+expectKnobOfType(
+  button('button simple', () => {}),
+  button('button with group', () => undefined, groupId)
+);
+
+/** Files knob */
+
+expectKnobOfType<string[]>(
+  files('files simple', 'image/*', []),
+  files('files with group', 'image/*', ['img.jpg'], groupId)
+);
+
+/** Generic knob */
+
+expectKnobOfType<string>(
+  knob('generic knob as text', { type: 'text', value: 'a' }),
+  knob('generic knob as color', { type: 'color', value: 'black' }),
+  knob<'select', string>('generic knob as string select', {
+    type: 'select',
+    value: 'yes',
+    options: ['yes', 'no'],
+    selectV2: true,
+  })
+);
+
+expectKnobOfType<number>(
+  knob('generic knob as number', { type: 'number', value: 42 }),
+  knob('generic knob as select', { type: 'radios', value: 3, options: { 3: 3, 7: 7, 23: 23 } }),
+  knob('generic knob as number select', {
+    type: 'select',
+    value: 1,
+    options: [1, 2],
+    selectV2: true,
+  })
+);