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+describe('problem matcher tests', () => {
+  it('tsc: matches TypeScript "pretty" error message', () => {
+    const [
+      {
+        pattern: [{regexp}]
+      }
+    ] = require('../.github/tsc.json').problemMatcher;
+    const exampleErrorMessage =
+      "lib/index.js:23:42 - error TS2345: Argument of type 'A' is not assignable to parameter of type 'B'.";
+
+    const match = exampleErrorMessage.match(new RegExp(regexp));
+    expect(match).not.toBeNull();
+    expect(match![1]).toEqual('lib/index.js');
+    expect(match![2]).toEqual('23');
+    expect(match![3]).toEqual('42');
+    expect(match![4]).toEqual('error');
+    expect(match![5]).toEqual('2345');
+    expect(match![6]).toEqual(
+      "Argument of type 'A' is not assignable to parameter of type 'B'."
+    );
+  });
+
+  it('tsc: matches TypeScript error message from log file', () => {
+    const [
+      {
+        pattern: [{regexp}]
+      }
+    ] = require('../.github/tsc.json').problemMatcher;
+    const exampleErrorMessage =
+      "lib/index.js(23,42): error TS2345: Argument of type 'A' is not assignable to parameter of type 'B'.";
+
+    const match = exampleErrorMessage.match(new RegExp(regexp));
+    expect(match).not.toBeNull();
+    expect(match![1]).toEqual('lib/index.js');
+    expect(match![2]).toEqual('23');
+    expect(match![3]).toEqual('42');
+    expect(match![4]).toEqual('error');
+    expect(match![5]).toEqual('2345');
+    expect(match![6]).toEqual(
+      "Argument of type 'A' is not assignable to parameter of type 'B'."
+    );
+  });
+});