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+#lang racket/base
+(require (for-syntax racket/base))
+(provide (all-defined-out))
+
+
+;; tests using module-boundary contracts
+(define-syntax (module-test-external stx)
+  (syntax-case stx ()
+    [(_ expr ...)
+     #'(begin
+         (module* test-external racket/base
+           (require (submod ".."))
+           (require rackunit)
+           expr ...)
+         (module+ test
+           (require (submod ".." test-external))))]))
+
+
+(define-syntax (module-test-internal stx)
+  (syntax-case stx ()
+    [(_ expr ...)
+     (let ([exprs (syntax->datum #'(expr ...))])
+       (datum->syntax stx `(begin
+                             (module+ test
+                               (require rackunit)
+                               ,@exprs))
+                      ;; pass original stx for srcloc
+                      ;; which is not precisely accurate but
+                      ;; OK for now
+                      stx))]))
+
+(define-syntax (module-test-internal+external stx)
+  (syntax-case stx ()
+    [(_ expr ...)
+     (let ([exprs (syntax->datum #'(expr ...))])
+       (datum->syntax stx `(begin
+                             (module-test-internal ,@exprs)
+                             (module-test-external ,@exprs)) stx))]))
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