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+var test = require('tape-catch')
+var getTestState = require('./helpers/test-state-factory')
+
+test('global pre-loaded data is available in activate function', function(t) {
+	var testState = getTestState(t)
+	var stateRouter = testState.stateRouter
+
+	// the global pre-loaded object
+	abstractStateRouterPreLoadedResolveDataMap = { // jshint ignore:line
+		pants: {
+			size: 'huge'
+		}
+	}
+
+	t.plan(1)
+
+	stateRouter.addState({
+		name: 'pants',
+		template: '',
+		resolve: function(data, parameters, cb) {
+			t.fail('resolve has pre-loaded data so should not run')
+			cb(false)
+		},
+		activate: function(context) {
+			t.equal(context.content.size, 'huge', 'activate should access pre-loaded data')
+			t.end()
+		}
+	})
+
+	stateRouter.go('pants')
+})