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+RSpec.describe Floe::Workflow::State do
+  let(:input)    { {} }
+  let(:ctx)      { Floe::Workflow::Context.new(:input => input) }
+  let(:state)    { workflow.current_state }
+  # picked a state that doesn't instantly finish
+  let(:workflow) { make_workflow(ctx, {"WaitState" => {"Type" => "Wait", "Seconds" => 1, "Next" => "SuccessState"}, "SuccessState" => {"Type" => "Succeed"}}) }
+
+  describe "#started?" do
+    it "is not started yet" do
+      expect(state.started?).to eq(false)
+    end
+
+    it "is started" do
+      state.start(ctx.input)
+      expect(state.started?).to eq(true)
+    end
+
+    it "is finished" do
+      state.start(ctx.input)
+      state.finish
+
+      state.start(ctx.input)
+      expect(state.started?).to eq(true)
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe "#finished?" do
+    it "is not started yet" do
+      expect(state.finished?).to eq(false)
+    end
+
+    it "is started" do
+      state.start(ctx.input)
+      expect(state.finished?).to eq(false)
+    end
+
+    it "is finished" do
+      state.start(ctx.input)
+      state.finish
+
+      state.start(ctx.input)
+      expect(state.finished?).to eq(true)
+    end
+  end
+end