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+/* This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+ * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+ * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/. */
+
+package org.mozilla.fenix
+
+import org.junit.Assert.assertFalse
+import org.junit.Assert.assertTrue
+import org.junit.Test
+import org.mozilla.fenix.ReleaseChannel.FenixDebug
+
+class ReleaseChannelTest {
+
+    @Test
+    fun `isReleased and isDebug channels are mutually exclusive`() {
+        val debugChannels = setOf(
+            FenixDebug
+        )
+
+        val nonDebugChannels = ReleaseChannel.values().toSet() - debugChannels
+
+        nonDebugChannels.forEach {
+            val className = it.javaClass.simpleName
+            assertTrue(className, it.isReleased)
+            assertFalse(className, it.isDebug)
+        }
+
+        debugChannels.forEach {
+            val className = it.javaClass.simpleName
+            assertFalse(className, it.isReleased)
+            assertTrue(className, it.isDebug)
+        }
+    }
+}