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+<?php
+
+/**
+ * @file
+ * Definition of Drupal\system\Tests\Menu\EmptyLinkPathTest.
+ */
+
+namespace Drupal\system\Tests\Menu;
+
+use Drupal\simpletest\WebTestBase;
+
+/**
+ * Tests for menu links.
+ */
+class EmptyLinkPathTest extends WebTestBase {
+  public static function getInfo() {
+    return array(
+      'name' => 'Menu link with empty path',
+      'description' => 'Test handling of empty link path.',
+      'group' => 'Menu',
+    );
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Test automatic reparenting of menu links.
+   */
+  function testEmptyLinkPath($module = 'menu_test') {
+    $path = '<none>';
+
+    // Verify that the path is valid.
+    $path_is_valid = drupal_valid_path($path);
+    $this->assertTrue($path_is_valid, '&lt;none> is a valid path.');
+
+    // Verify that url return an empty string.
+    $link = url($path);
+    $this->assertEqual($link, '', 'Url &lt;none> return an empty string.');
+
+    // Menu link without a path return a span.
+    $link_title = 'Empty path';
+    $link = array(
+      '#title' => $link_title,
+      '#href' => $path,
+      '#below' => array(),
+      '#localized_options' => array(),
+      '#attributes' => array()
+    );
+    $menu_link = array(
+      'element' => $link
+    );
+    $menu_link_string = theme_menu_link($menu_link);
+    $expected_link_string = '<span class="no-link">' . $link_title . '</span>';
+    $contains_link = (strpos($menu_link_string, $expected_link_string) !== FALSE);
+    $this->assertTrue($contains_link, 'Menu link without path return a span.');
+
+    // Verify that theme_links() also accept <none> path.
+    $links_string = theme_links(array(
+      'links' => array(
+        array(
+          'title' => $link_title,
+          'href' => $path
+        )
+      ),
+      'attributes' => array(),
+      'heading' => array()
+    ));
+    $contains_link = (strpos($links_string, $expected_link_string) !== FALSE);
+    $this->assertTrue($contains_link, 'Function theme_links() accept &lt;none> path.');
+  }
+
+}