diff --git a/src/common/__tests__/event-bus.test.ts b/src/common/__tests__/event-bus.test.ts
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+import { appEventBus, AppEvent } from "../event-bus"
+
+describe("event bus tests", () => {
+  describe("emit", () => {
+    it("emits an event", () => {
+      let event: AppEvent = null
+      appEventBus.on((ev: AppEvent) => {
+        event = ev
+      })
+      appEventBus.emit({name: "foo", action: "bar"})
+      expect(event.name).toBe("foo")
+    })
+  })
+})