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+use Test::More;
+use strict;
+use warnings;
+
+# This is a collection of tests to trigger requirements
+# that may otherwise be removed by slimming docker images.
+
+use_ok('CHI');
+
+my $cache = CHI->new(driver => 'Null');
+
+ok($cache);
+
+done_testing;
+__END__