diff --git a/tests/trim_multiline.rs b/tests/trim_multiline.rs
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+++ b/tests/trim_multiline.rs
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+/// test the multiline-trim function
+#[allow(plugin_as_library)]
+extern crate clippy;
+
+use clippy::utils::trim_multiline;
+
+#[test]
+fn test_single_line() {
+    assert_eq!("", trim_multiline("".into(), false));
+    assert_eq!("...", trim_multiline("...".into(), false));
+    assert_eq!("...", trim_multiline("    ...".into(), false));
+    assert_eq!("...", trim_multiline("\t...".into(), false));
+    assert_eq!("...", trim_multiline("\t\t...".into(), false));
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn test_block() {
+    assert_eq!("\
+if x {
+    y
+} else {
+    z
+}", trim_multiline("    if x {
+        y
+    } else {
+        z
+    }".into(), false));
+    assert_eq!("\
+if x {
+\ty
+} else {
+\tz
+}", trim_multiline("    if x {
+    \ty
+    } else {
+    \tz
+    }".into(), false));
+}