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+import 'package:shorebird_cli/src/validators/validators.dart';
+import 'package:test/test.dart';
+
+void main() {
+  group(ValidationIssue, () {
+    test('has an error factory constructor', () {
+      final issue = ValidationIssue.error(message: 'error message');
+      expect(issue.severity, ValidationIssueSeverity.error);
+      expect(issue.message, 'error message');
+    });
+
+    test('has a warning factory constructor', () {
+      final issue = ValidationIssue.warning(message: 'warning message');
+      expect(issue.severity, ValidationIssueSeverity.warning);
+      expect(issue.message, 'warning message');
+    });
+  });
+}