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+describe('Automatic pad reload on Force Reconnect message', function() {
+  var padId, $originalPadFrame;
+
+  beforeEach(function(done) {
+    padId = helper.newPad(function() {
+      // enable userdup error to have timer to force reconnect
+      var $errorMessageModal = helper.padChrome$('#connectivity .userdup');
+      $errorMessageModal.addClass('with_reconnect_timer');
+
+      // make sure there's a timeout set, otherwise automatic reconnect won't be enabled
+      helper.padChrome$.window.clientVars.automaticReconnectionTimeout = 2;
+
+      // open same pad on another iframe, to force userdup error
+      var $otherIframeWithSamePad = $('<iframe src="/p/' + padId + '" style="height: 1px;"></iframe>');
+      $originalPadFrame = $('#iframe-container iframe');
+      $otherIframeWithSamePad.insertAfter($originalPadFrame);
+
+      // wait for modal to be displayed
+      helper.waitFor(function() {
+        return $errorMessageModal.is(':visible');
+      }, 50000).done(done);
+    });
+
+    this.timeout(60000);
+  });
+
+  it('displays a count down timer to automatically reconnect', function(done) {
+    var $errorMessageModal = helper.padChrome$('#connectivity .userdup');
+    var $countDownTimer = $errorMessageModal.find('.reconnecttimer');
+
+    expect($countDownTimer.is(':visible')).to.be(true);
+
+    done();
+  });
+
+  context('and user clicks on Cancel', function() {
+    beforeEach(function() {
+      var $errorMessageModal = helper.padChrome$('#connectivity .userdup');
+      $errorMessageModal.find('#cancelreconnect').click();
+    });
+
+    it('does not show Cancel button nor timer anymore', function(done) {
+      var $errorMessageModal = helper.padChrome$('#connectivity .userdup');
+      var $countDownTimer = $errorMessageModal.find('.reconnecttimer');
+      var $cancelButton = $errorMessageModal.find('#cancelreconnect');
+
+      expect($countDownTimer.is(':visible')).to.be(false);
+      expect($cancelButton.is(':visible')).to.be(false);
+
+      done();
+    });
+  });
+
+  context('and user does not click on Cancel until timer expires', function() {
+    var padWasReloaded = false;
+
+    beforeEach(function() {
+      $originalPadFrame.one('load', function() {
+        padWasReloaded = true;
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('reloads the pad', function(done) {
+      helper.waitFor(function() {
+        return padWasReloaded;
+      }, 5000).done(done);
+
+      this.timeout(5000);
+    });
+  });
+});