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+<?php
+
+namespace SimpleSAML\Test\Auth;
+
+use SimpleSAML\Auth\SourceFactory;
+use SimpleSAML\Test\Utils\ClearStateTestCase;
+
+/**
+ * Tests for SimpleSAML_Auth_Source
+ */
+class SourceTest extends ClearStateTestCase
+{
+    public function testParseAuthSource()
+    {
+        $class = new \ReflectionClass('SimpleSAML_Auth_Source');
+        $method = $class->getMethod('parseAuthSource');
+        $method->setAccessible(true);
+
+        // test direct instantiation of the auth source object
+        $authSource = $method->invokeArgs(null, ['test', ['SimpleSAML\Test\Auth\TestAuthSource']]);
+        $this->assertInstanceOf('SimpleSAML\Test\Auth\TestAuthSource', $authSource);
+
+        // test instantiation via an auth source factory
+        $authSource = $method->invokeArgs(null, ['test', ['SimpleSAML\Test\Auth\TestAuthSourceFactory']]);
+        $this->assertInstanceOf('SimpleSAML\Test\Auth\TestAuthSource', $authSource);
+    }
+}
+
+class TestAuthSource extends \SimpleSAML_Auth_Source
+{
+    public function authenticate(&$state)
+    {
+    }
+}
+
+class TestAuthSourceFactory implements SourceFactory
+{
+    public function create(array $info, array $config)
+    {
+        return new TestAuthSource($info, $config);
+    }
+}