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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+. bash_tap_tw.sh
+
+# Setup the tasks
+task add wait:1w this should INDEED show up
+task add this should NOT show up
+sleep 1
+
+# Check that the wait.before filter displays the correct number of tasks
+task wait.before:1w all
+
+# Assertion: The task without wait attribute does not show up
+[[ -z `task wait.before:1w all | grep NOT` ]]
+
+# Assertion: The task with the wait attribute DOES show up
+[[ ! -z `task wait.before:1w all | grep INDEED` ]]
+
+# Assertion: There is exactly one task matching the filter
+[[ `task wait.before:1w count` == 1 ]]