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+#!./perl
+
+BEGIN {
+    chdir 't' if -d 't';
+    require './test.pl';
+    set_up_inc('../lib');
+    require Config;
+}
+
+use v5.36;
+use feature 'class';
+no warnings 'experimental::class';
+
+{
+    role Test1Role { # simple empty role
+    }
+
+    class Test1 :does(Test1Role) {
+        method hello { return "hello, world"; }
+
+        method classname { return __CLASS__; }
+    }
+
+    my $obj = Test1->new;
+    isa_ok($obj, "Test1", '$obj');
+
+    is($obj->hello, "hello, world", '$obj->hello');
+
+    is($obj->classname, "Test1", '$obj->classname yields __CLASS__');
+}
+
+# Roles can provide methods
+{
+    role Test2Role {
+        method hello { return "hello, world"; }
+        method classname :common { return __CLASS__; }
+    }
+
+    class Test2 :does(Test2Role) {
+    }
+
+    my $obj = Test2->new;
+    isa_ok($obj, "Test2", '$obj');
+
+    is($obj->hello, "hello, world", '$obj->hello');
+
+    # TODO This one is seemingly working based on what I see with Object::Pad but because it's not the core class feature it's not producing the result I expect.  discuss, -rv
+    is(Test2->classname, "Test2", 'Test2->classname yields __CLASS__');
+}
+
+# Roles can require methods
+{
+    role Test3Role {
+      method hello;
+    }
+
+    class Test3a :does(Test3Role) {
+        method hello { return "hello, world"; }
+    }
+
+    my $obj = Test3a->new;
+    isa_ok($obj, "Test3a", '$obj');
+
+    is($obj->hello, "hello, world", '$obj->hello');
+
+    my $result = eval q{
+      class Test3b :does(Test3Role) {
+      }; 42
+    };
+
+    my $error = $@;
+
+    isnt($result, 42, "Class without required method succceeds");
+    # TBD fully proper error message, for now copied from how Object::Pad produces it
+    is($error, "Class Test3b does not provide a required method named 'hello' at (eval 14) line 3.\n", "Correct error message when class is missing required method");
+}
+
+
+# Roles can have fields
+{
+    role Test4Role {
+        field $world;
+        field $default = "default value";
+
+        method hello { return $default; }
+    }
+    
+    role Test4RoleB {
+        field $world :param;
+
+        method hello { return $world; }
+    }
+
+    class Test4 :does(Test4Role) {
+    }
+    
+    class Test4B :does(Test4RoleB) {
+    }
+
+    my $obj = Test4->new;
+    isa_ok($obj, "Test4", '$obj');
+
+    is($obj->hello, "default value", '$obj->hello');
+    
+    my $obj = Test4B->new(world => "HELLO!");
+    isa_ok($obj, "Test4B", '$obj');
+
+    is($obj->hello, "HELLO!", '$obj->hello');
+}
+
+# Multiple roles can be consumed
+{
+    role Test5RoleA {
+        field $A;
+
+        method hello { return "hello world!" }
+    }
+    
+    role Test5RoleB {
+        field $world :param;
+
+        method methodB { return $world; }
+    }
+
+    class Test5 :does(Test5RoleA) :does(Test5RoleB) {
+    }
+    
+    my $obj = Test5->new(world => "the answer is 42");
+    isa_ok($obj, "Test5", '$obj');
+
+    is($obj->hello, "hello world!", '$obj->hello');
+    
+    is($obj->methodB, "the answer is 42", '$obj->methodB');
+}
+
+# Multiple roles can consume roles
+{
+    role Test6RoleA {
+        field $A;
+
+        method hello { return "hello world!" }
+    }
+    
+    role Test6RoleB :does(Test6RoleA) {
+        field $world :param;
+
+        method methodB { return $world; }
+    }
+
+    class Test6 :does(Test6RoleB) {
+    }
+    
+    my $obj = Test6->new(world => "the answer is 42");
+    isa_ok($obj, "Test6", '$obj');
+
+    is($obj->hello, "hello world!", '$obj->hello');
+    
+    is($obj->methodB, "the answer is 42", '$obj->methodB');
+}
+
+done_testing;