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+/*globals describe, it*/
+/*jshint expr:true*/
+var should          = require('should'),
+    _               = require('lodash'),
+    crypto          = require('crypto'),
+
+    // Stuff we are testing
+    defaultSettings = require('../../server/data/default-settings'),
+    schema          = require('../../server/data/schema'),
+    permissions     = require('../../server/data/fixtures/permissions/permissions');
+
+// To stop jshint complaining
+should.equal(true, true);
+
+describe('Migrations', function () {
+    // These tests exist to ensure that developers are not able to modify the database schema, or permissions fixtures
+    // without knowing that they also need to update the default database version,
+    // both of which are required for migrations to work properly.
+
+    describe('DB version integrity', function () {
+        // Only these variables should need updating
+        var currentDbVersion = '003',
+            currentSchemaHash = '4f2a9e139f4c3dcf04e3006ea8ebba97',
+            currentPermissionsHash = '42e486732270cda623fc5efc04808c0c';
+
+        // If this test is failing, then it is likely a change has been made that requires a DB version bump,
+        // and the values above will need updating as confirmation
+        it('should not change without fixing this test', function () {
+            var tablesNoValidation = _.cloneDeep(schema.tables),
+                schemaHash,
+                permissionsHash;
+
+            _.each(tablesNoValidation, function (table) {
+                return _.each(table, function (column, name) {
+                    table[name] = _.omit(column, 'validations');
+                });
+            });
+
+            schemaHash = crypto.createHash('md5').update(JSON.stringify(tablesNoValidation)).digest('hex');
+            permissionsHash = crypto.createHash('md5').update(JSON.stringify(permissions)).digest('hex');
+
+            // Test!
+            defaultSettings.core.databaseVersion.defaultValue.should.eql(currentDbVersion);
+            schemaHash.should.eql(currentSchemaHash);
+            permissionsHash.should.eql(currentPermissionsHash);
+        });
+    });
+});