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+"""
+Section 3.2 of RFC 2812
+<https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc2812#section-3.2>
+"""
+
+from irctest import cases
+from irctest.irc_utils.message_parser import Message
+
+class JoinTestCase(cases.BaseServerTestCase):
+    def testJoin(self):
+        """“If a JOIN is successful, the user receives a JOIN message as
+        confirmation and is then sent the channel's topic (using RPL_TOPIC) and
+        the list of users who are on the channel (using RPL_NAMREPLY), which
+        MUST include the user joining.”
+        -- <https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc2812#section-3.2.1>
+
+        “If a JOIN is successful, the user is then sent the channel's topic
+        (using RPL_TOPIC) and the list of users who are on the channel (using
+        RPL_NAMREPLY), which must include the user joining.”
+        -- <https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc1459#section-4.2.1>
+        """
+        self.connectClient('foo')
+        self.sendLine(1, 'JOIN #chan')
+        m = self.getMessage(1)
+        self.assertMessageEqual(m, command='JOIN', params=['#chan'])
+        m = self.getMessage(1)
+        got_topic = False
+        if m.command in ('331', '332'): # RPL_NOTOPIC, RPL_TOPIC
+            got_topic = True
+            m = self.getMessage(1)
+            m = self.assertMessageEqual(m, command='353') # RPL_NAMREPLY
+            m = self.getMessage(1)
+            m = self.assertMessageEqual(m, command='366') # RPL_ENDOFNAMES
+        else:
+            m = self.assertMessageEqual(m, command='353') # RPL_NAMREPLY
+            m = self.getMessage(1)
+            m = self.assertMessageEqual(m, command='366') # RPL_ENDOFNAMES
+            m = self.getMessage(1)
+            self.assertIn(m.command, ('331', '332'), m) # RPL_NOTOPIC, RPL_TOPIC
+    def testJoinTwice(self):
+        self.connectClient('foo')
+        self.sendLine(1, 'JOIN #chan')
+        m = self.getMessage(1)
+        self.assertMessageEqual(m, command='JOIN', params=['#chan'])
+        self.sendLine(1, 'JOIN #chan')
+        # What should we do now?