diff --git a/spec/unit/provider/package/freebsd_spec.rb b/spec/unit/provider/package/freebsd_spec.rb
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+#!/usr/bin/env ruby
+
+require File.dirname(__FILE__) + '/../../../spec_helper'
+
+provider_class = Puppet::Type.type(:package).provider(:freebsd)
+
+describe provider_class do
+  before :each do
+    # Create a mock resource
+    @resource = stub 'resource'
+
+    # A catch all; no parameters set
+    @resource.stubs(:[]).returns(nil)
+
+    # But set name and source
+    @resource.stubs(:[]).with(:name).returns   "mypackage"
+    @resource.stubs(:[]).with(:ensure).returns :installed
+
+    @provider = provider_class.new
+    @provider.resource = @resource
+  end
+
+  it "should have an install method" do
+    @provider = provider_class.new
+    @provider.should respond_to(:install)
+  end
+
+  describe "when installing" do
+    before :each do
+      @resource.stubs(:should).with(:ensure).returns(:installed)
+    end
+
+    it "should install a package from a path to a directory" do
+      # For better or worse, trailing '/' is needed. --daniel 2011-01-26
+      path = '/path/to/directory/'
+      @resource.stubs(:[]).with(:source).returns(path)
+      Puppet::Util::Execution.expects(:withenv).once.with({:PKG_PATH => path}).yields
+      @provider.expects(:pkgadd).once.with("mypackage")
+
+      expect { @provider.install }.should_not raise_error
+    end
+
+    %w{http https ftp}.each do |protocol|
+      it "should install a package via #{protocol}" do
+        # For better or worse, trailing '/' is needed. --daniel 2011-01-26
+        path = "#{protocol}://localhost/"
+        @resource.stubs(:[]).with(:source).returns(path)
+        Puppet::Util::Execution.expects(:withenv).once.with({:PACKAGESITE => path}).yields
+        @provider.expects(:pkgadd).once.with('-r', "mypackage")
+
+        expect { @provider.install }.should_not raise_error
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end