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+import { module } from 'qunit';
+import { setupRenderingTest } from 'ember-qunit';
+import JSONAPIAdapter from 'ember-data/adapters/json-api';
+import Model from 'ember-data/model';
+import { render, settled } from '@ember/test-helpers';
+import hbs from 'htmlbars-inline-precompile';
+import { attr, hasMany, belongsTo } from '@ember-decorators/data';
+import JSONAPISerializer from 'ember-data/serializers/json-api';
+import Store from 'ember-data/store';
+import { resolve, reject } from 'rsvp';
+import { ServerError } from 'ember-data/adapters/errors';
+import { skipRecordData as test } from '../../helpers/test-in-debug';
+import Ember from 'ember';
+
+class Person extends Model {
+  @attr
+  name;
+  @hasMany('person', { async: true, inverse: 'parent' })
+  children;
+  @belongsTo('person', { async: true, inverse: 'children' })
+  parent;
+}
+
+class TestAdapter extends JSONAPIAdapter {
+  setupPayloads(assert, arr) {
+    this.assert = assert;
+    this._payloads = arr;
+  }
+
+  shouldBackgroundReload() {
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  _nextPayload() {
+    let payload = this._payloads.shift();
+
+    if (payload === undefined) {
+      this.assert.ok(false, 'Too many adapter requests have been made!');
+      return resolve({ data: null });
+    }
+
+    if (payload instanceof ServerError) {
+      return reject(payload);
+    }
+    return resolve(payload);
+  }
+
+  // find by link
+  findHasMany() {
+    return this._nextPayload();
+  }
+
+  // find by data with coalesceFindRequests set to true
+  findMany() {
+    return this._nextPayload();
+  }
+
+  // find by partial data / individual records
+  findRecord() {
+    return this._nextPayload();
+  }
+
+  deleteRecord() {
+    return resolve({ data: null });
+  }
+}
+
+function makePeopleWithRelationshipData() {
+  let people = [
+    {
+      type: 'person',
+      id: '1:no-children-or-parent',
+      attributes: { name: 'Chris Has No Children or Parent' },
+      relationships: {
+        children: { data: [] },
+        parent: { data: null },
+      },
+    },
+    {
+      type: 'person',
+      id: '2:has-1-child-no-parent',
+      attributes: {
+        name: 'James has one child and no parent',
+      },
+      relationships: {
+        children: {
+          data: [{ type: 'person', id: '3:has-2-children-and-parent' }],
+        },
+        parent: { data: null },
+      },
+    },
+    {
+      type: 'person',
+      id: '3:has-2-children-and-parent',
+      attributes: {
+        name: 'Kevin has two children and one parent',
+      },
+      relationships: {
+        children: {
+          data: [
+            { type: 'person', id: '4:has-parent-no-children' },
+            { type: 'person', id: '5:has-parent-no-children' },
+          ],
+        },
+        parent: {
+          data: {
+            type: 'person',
+            id: '2:has-1-child-no-parent',
+          },
+        },
+      },
+    },
+    {
+      type: 'person',
+      id: '4:has-parent-no-children',
+      attributes: {
+        name: 'Selena has a parent',
+      },
+      relationships: {
+        children: {
+          data: [],
+        },
+        parent: {
+          data: {
+            type: 'person',
+            id: '3:has-2-children-and-parent',
+          },
+        },
+      },
+    },
+    {
+      type: 'person',
+      id: '5:has-parent-no-children',
+      attributes: {
+        name: 'Sedona has a parent',
+      },
+      relationships: {
+        children: {
+          data: [],
+        },
+        parent: {
+          data: {
+            type: 'person',
+            id: '3:has-2-children-and-parent',
+          },
+        },
+      },
+    },
+  ];
+
+  let peopleHash = {};
+  people.forEach(person => {
+    peopleHash[person.id] = person;
+  });
+
+  return {
+    dict: peopleHash,
+    all: people,
+  };
+}
+
+module('async belongs-to rendering tests', function(hooks) {
+  let store;
+  let adapter;
+  setupRenderingTest(hooks);
+
+  hooks.beforeEach(function() {
+    let { owner } = this;
+    owner.register('model:person', Person);
+    owner.register('adapter:application', TestAdapter);
+    owner.register(
+      'serializer:application',
+      JSONAPISerializer.extend({
+        normalizeResponse(_, __, jsonApi) {
+          return jsonApi;
+        },
+      })
+    );
+    owner.register('service:store', Store);
+    store = owner.lookup('service:store');
+    adapter = store.adapterFor('application');
+  });
+
+  module('for data-no-link scenarios', function() {
+    test('We can render an async belongs-to', async function(assert) {
+      let people = makePeopleWithRelationshipData();
+      let sedona = store.push({
+        data: people.dict['5:has-parent-no-children'],
+      });
+
+      adapter.setupPayloads(assert, [{ data: people.dict['3:has-2-children-and-parent'] }]);
+
+      // render
+      this.set('sedona', sedona);
+
+      await render(hbs`
+      <p>{{sedona.parent.name}}</p>
+      `);
+
+      assert.equal(this.element.textContent.trim(), 'Kevin has two children and one parent');
+    });
+
+    test('We can delete an async belongs-to', async function(assert) {
+      let people = makePeopleWithRelationshipData();
+      let sedona = store.push({
+        data: people.dict['5:has-parent-no-children'],
+      });
+
+      adapter.setupPayloads(assert, [{ data: people.dict['3:has-2-children-and-parent'] }]);
+
+      // render
+      this.set('sedona', sedona);
+
+      await render(hbs`
+      <p>{{sedona.parent.name}}</p>
+      `);
+
+      let parent = await sedona.get('parent');
+      await parent.destroyRecord();
+
+      let newParent = await sedona.get('parent');
+
+      await settled();
+
+      assert.ok(newParent === null, 'We no longer have a parent');
+      assert.equal(
+        this.element.textContent.trim(),
+        '',
+        "We no longer render our parent's name because we no longer have a parent"
+      );
+    });
+
+    test('Re-rendering an async belongsTo does not cause a new fetch', async function(assert) {
+      let people = makePeopleWithRelationshipData();
+      let sedona = store.push({
+        data: people.dict['5:has-parent-no-children'],
+      });
+
+      adapter.setupPayloads(assert, [{ data: people.dict['3:has-2-children-and-parent'] }]);
+
+      // render
+      this.set('sedona', sedona);
+
+      await render(hbs`
+      <p>{{sedona.parent.name}}</p>
+      `);
+
+      assert.equal(this.element.textContent.trim(), 'Kevin has two children and one parent');
+
+      this.set('sedona', null);
+      assert.equal(this.element.textContent.trim(), '');
+
+      this.set('sedona', sedona);
+      assert.equal(this.element.textContent.trim(), 'Kevin has two children and one parent');
+    });
+
+    test('Rendering an async belongs-to whose fetch fails does not trigger a new request', async function(assert) {
+      assert.expect(15);
+      let people = makePeopleWithRelationshipData();
+      let sedona = store.push({
+        data: people.dict['5:has-parent-no-children'],
+      });
+
+      adapter.setupPayloads(assert, [
+        new ServerError([], 'hard error while finding <person>5:has-parent-no-children'),
+      ]);
+
+      // render
+      this.set('sedona', sedona);
+
+      let originalOnError = Ember.onerror;
+      Ember.onerror = function(e) {
+        assert.ok(true, 'Children promise did reject');
+        assert.equal(
+          e.message,
+          'hard error while finding <person>5:has-parent-no-children',
+          'Rejection has the correct message'
+        );
+      };
+
+      // needed for LTS 2.12 and 2.16
+      Ember.Test.adapter.exception = e => {
+        assert.ok(true, 'Children promise did reject');
+        assert.equal(
+          e.message,
+          'hard error while finding <person>5:has-parent-no-children',
+          'Rejection has the correct message'
+        );
+      };
+
+      await render(hbs`
+      <p>{{sedona.parent.name}}</p>
+      `);
+
+      assert.equal(this.element.textContent.trim(), '', 'we have no parent');
+
+      let relationshipState = sedona.belongsTo('parent').belongsToRelationship;
+
+      assert.equal(relationshipState.isAsync, true, 'The relationship is async');
+      assert.equal(relationshipState.relationshipIsEmpty, false, 'The relationship is not empty');
+      assert.equal(relationshipState.relationshipIsStale, true, 'The relationship is still stale');
+      assert.equal(
+        relationshipState.allInverseRecordsAreLoaded,
+        false,
+        'The relationship is missing some or all related resources'
+      );
+      assert.equal(
+        relationshipState.hasAnyRelationshipData,
+        true,
+        'The relationship knows which record it needs'
+      );
+      assert.equal(
+        relationshipState.fetchPromise === null,
+        true,
+        'The relationship has no fetchPromise'
+      );
+      assert.equal(
+        relationshipState.hasFailedLoadAttempt === true,
+        true,
+        'The relationship has attempted a load'
+      );
+      assert.equal(
+        relationshipState.shouldForceReload === false,
+        true,
+        'The relationship will not force a reload'
+      );
+      assert.equal(
+        relationshipState._promiseProxy !== null,
+        true,
+        'The relationship has a loadingPromise'
+      );
+      assert.equal(!!relationshipState.link, false, 'The relationship does not have a link');
+      assert.equal(
+        relationshipState.shouldMakeRequest(),
+        false,
+        'The relationship does not need to make a request'
+      );
+      let result = await sedona.get('parent');
+      assert.ok(result === null, 're-access is safe');
+
+      Ember.onerror = originalOnError;
+    });
+  });
+});