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+var axios = require('../../index');
+
+describe('options', function () {
+  beforeEach(function () {
+    jasmine.Ajax.install();
+  });
+
+  afterEach(function () {
+    jasmine.Ajax.uninstall();
+  });
+
+  it('should accept HTTP Basic auth with user/pass', function (done) {
+    var request;
+
+    axios({
+      url: '/foo',
+      auth: {
+        user: 'Aladdin',
+        pass: 'open sesame'
+      }
+    });
+
+    setTimeout(function () {
+      request = jasmine.Ajax.requests.mostRecent();
+
+      expect(request.requestHeaders['Authorization']).toEqual('Basic: QWxhZGRpbjpvcGVuIHNlc2FtZQ==');
+      done();
+    }, 0);
+  });
+
+  it('should accept HTTP Basic auth with username/pass', function (done) {
+    var request;
+
+    axios({
+      url: '/foo',
+      auth: {
+        username: 'Aladdin',
+        pass: 'open sesame'
+      }
+    });
+
+    setTimeout(function () {
+      request = jasmine.Ajax.requests.mostRecent();
+
+      expect(request.requestHeaders['Authorization']).toEqual('Basic: QWxhZGRpbjpvcGVuIHNlc2FtZQ==');
+      done();
+    }, 0);
+  });
+
+  it('should accept HTTP Basic auth with user/password', function (done) {
+    var request;
+
+    axios({
+      url: '/foo',
+      auth: {
+        user: 'Aladdin',
+        password: 'open sesame'
+      }
+    });
+
+    setTimeout(function () {
+      request = jasmine.Ajax.requests.mostRecent();
+
+      expect(request.requestHeaders['Authorization']).toEqual('Basic: QWxhZGRpbjpvcGVuIHNlc2FtZQ==');
+      done();
+    }, 0);
+  });
+
+  it('should accept HTTP Basic auth with username/password', function (done) {
+    var request;
+
+    axios({
+      url: '/foo',
+      auth: {
+        username: 'Aladdin',
+        password: 'open sesame'
+      }
+    });
+
+    setTimeout(function () {
+      request = jasmine.Ajax.requests.mostRecent();
+
+      expect(request.requestHeaders['Authorization']).toEqual('Basic: QWxhZGRpbjpvcGVuIHNlc2FtZQ==');
+      done();
+    }, 0);
+  });
+});