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+describe('Directive acl', () => {
+    let scope;
+    let element;
+    let compile;
+
+    beforeEach(angular.mock.module($provide => {
+        $provide.value('aclService', {aclPermission: () => {}});
+    }));
+
+    beforeEach(() => {
+        angular.mock.module('client');
+    });
+
+    compile = (hasPermissions, action) => {
+        inject(['$compile', '$rootScope', 'aclService', ($compile, $rootScope, aclService) => {
+            spyOn(aclService, 'aclPermission').and.returnValue(hasPermissions);
+            scope = $rootScope.$new();
+            element = angular.element(`<div><input vn-acl="administrative,client" vn-acl-action="${action}"/></div>`);
+            $compile(element)(scope);
+            scope.$digest();
+        }]);
+    };
+
+    it('should not disable the input element as the user has permision', () => {
+        compile(true, 'disabled');
+        let input = element.find('input');
+
+        expect(input).toBeDefined();
+        expect(input.attr('disabled')).toBeFalsy();
+    });
+
+    it('should delete the element as the user does not have permission and there is no action', () => {
+        compile(false);
+        let input = element.find('input');
+
+        expect(input.length).toEqual(0);
+    });
+
+    // check if the element shouldn't be deleted if the action is to disable it with Juan/Dani
+    it('should disable the element as the action is to disable it but the user has no permission but present', () => {
+        compile(false, 'disabled');
+        let input = element.find('input');
+
+        expect(input).toBeDefined();
+        expect(input.attr('disabled')).toBeTruthy();
+    });
+});