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+'use strict';
+
+describe('performance', function () {
+  beforeEach(function (cb) {
+    helper.newPad(cb);
+  });
+
+  // Etherpad core should never provide more than 30 files.
+  it('correct number of files are provided to browser from Etherpad', async function () {
+    await helper.waitForPromise(() => performance.getEntriesByType('resource').length <= 30);
+  });
+});