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+const should = require('should');
+const sinon = require('sinon');
+
+const Notifications = require('../../../../core/server/services/notifications/notifications');
+const {owner} = require('../../../utils/fixtures/context');
+
+describe('Notifications Service', function () {
+    it('can browse version upgrade notifications notifications in Ghost v3', function () {
+        const settingsCache = {
+            get: sinon.fake.returns([{
+                dismissible: true,
+                location: 'bottom',
+                status: 'alert',
+                id: '130f7c24-113a-4768-a698-12a8b34223f5',
+                custom: true,
+                createdAt: '2021-03-16T12:55:20.000Z',
+                type: 'info',
+                top: true,
+                message: `<strong>Ghost 4.0 is now available</strong> - You are using an old version of Ghost, which means you don't have access to the latest features. <a href=\'https://ghost.org/changelog/4/\' target=\'_blank\' rel=\'noopener\'>Read more!</a>`,
+                seen: true,
+                addedAt: '2021-03-17T01:41:20.906Z',
+                seenBy: ['1']
+            }
+            ])
+        };
+
+        const notificationSvc = new Notifications({
+            settingsCache,
+            ghostVersion: {
+                full: '3.0.0'
+            }
+        });
+
+        const notifications = notificationSvc.browse({user: owner});
+
+        should.exist(notifications);
+        notifications.length.should.equal(1);
+    });
+
+    it('cannot see 2.0 version upgrade notifications notifications in Ghost v3', function () {
+        const settingsCache = {
+            get: sinon.fake.returns([{
+                dismissible: true,
+                location: 'bottom',
+                status: 'alert',
+                id: '130f7c24-113a-4768-a698-12a8b34223f5',
+                custom: true,
+                createdAt: '2021-03-16T12:55:20.000Z',
+                type: 'info',
+                top: true,
+                message: `<strong>Ghost 2.0 is now available</strong> - You are using an old version of Ghost, which means you don't have access to the latest features.`,
+                seen: true,
+                addedAt: '2021-03-17T01:41:20.906Z',
+                seenBy: ['1']
+            }
+            ])
+        };
+
+        const notificationSvc = new Notifications({
+            settingsCache,
+            ghostVersion: {
+                full: '3.0.0'
+            }
+        });
+
+        const notifications = notificationSvc.browse({user: owner});
+
+        should.exist(notifications);
+        notifications.length.should.equal(0);
+    });
+});