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+# encoding: UTF-8
+
+# KLayout Layout Viewer
+# Copyright (C) 2006-2025 Matthias Koefferlein
+#
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+# Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301  USA
+
+if !$:.member?(File::dirname($0))
+  $:.push(File::dirname($0))
+end
+
+load("test_prologue.rb")
+
+
+class DBVia_TestClass < TestBase
+
+  # Via basics
+  def test_1_Via
+
+    via = RBA::ViaType::new("name", "desc")
+
+    assert_equal(via.name, "name")
+    via.name = "none"
+    assert_equal(via.name, "none")
+
+    assert_equal(via.description, "desc")
+    via.description = "-"
+    assert_equal(via.description, "-")
+
+    via.wbmin = 0.5
+    assert_equal(via.wbmin.to_s, "0.5")
+    via.wtmin = 0.25
+    assert_equal(via.wtmin.to_s, "0.25")
+
+    via.hbmin = 1.5
+    assert_equal(via.hbmin.to_s, "1.5")
+    via.htmin = 1.25
+    assert_equal(via.htmin.to_s, "1.25")
+
+    via.bottom = RBA::LayerInfo::new(1, 0)
+    assert_equal(via.bottom.to_s, "1/0")
+
+    via.cut = RBA::LayerInfo::new(2, 0)
+    assert_equal(via.cut.to_s, "2/0")
+
+    via.top = RBA::LayerInfo::new(3, 0)
+    assert_equal(via.top.to_s, "3/0")
+
+  end
+
+end
+
+load("test_epilogue.rb")