function test_blocks_methods() {
	var extended: Object;
	blocks.extend(extended, new Object());

	blocks.each([3, 1, 4], function(value, index, collection) {
		// value is the current item (3, 1 and 4)
		// index is the current index (0, 1 and 2)
		// collection points to the array passed to the function - [3, 1, 4]
	});

	blocks.eachRight([3, 1, 4], function(value, index, collection) {
		// value is the current item (4, 1 and 3)
		// index is the current index (2, 1 and 0)
		// collection points to the array passed to the function - [3, 1, 4]
	});

	blocks.isArray([1, 2, 3]);
	// -> true

	function calculate() {
		blocks.isArray(arguments);
		// -> false
	}

	function max(collection: any, callback: any) {
		callback = callback || blocks.noop;
	}

	blocks.type('a string');
	// -> string

	blocks.type(314);
	// -> number

	blocks.type([]);
	// -> array

	blocks.type({});
	// -> object

	blocks.type(blocks.noop);
	// -> function

	blocks.type(new RegExp(''));
	// -> regexp

	blocks.type(undefined);
	// -> undefined

	blocks.type(null);
	// -> null
	
	blocks.is([], 'array');
	// -> true

	blocks.is(function() { }, 'object');
	// -> false

	blocks.has({
		price: undefined
	}, 'price');
	// -> true

	blocks.has({
		price: 314
	}, 'ratio');
	// -> false

	blocks.unwrap(blocks.observable(314));
	// -> 314

	blocks.unwrap(blocks([3, 1, 4]));
	// -> [3, 1, 4]

	blocks.unwrap('a string or any other value will not be changed');
	// -> 'a string or any other value will not be changed'

	blocks.toArray(3);
	// -> [3]

	blocks.toArray([3, 1, 4]);
	// -> [3, 1, 4]

	blocks.toUnit(230);
	// -> 230px

	blocks.toUnit(230, '%');
	// -> 230%

	blocks.toUnit('60px', '%');
	// -> 60%
 
	var array = [3, 1, 4];
	var cloned = blocks.clone(array);
	// -> [3, 1, 4]
	var areEqual = array == cloned;
	// -> false

	blocks.isElement(document.body);
	// -> true

	blocks.isElement({});
	// -> false

	blocks.isBoolean(true);
	// -> true

	blocks.isBoolean(new Boolean(false));
	// -> true

	blocks.isBoolean(1);
	// -> false

	blocks.isPlainObject({ property: true });
	// -> true

	blocks.isPlainObject(new Object());
	// -> true

	var car = new Object();

	blocks.isPlainObject(car);
	// -> false

	var alert = blocks.bind(() => {
		alert(this);
	}, 'Hello bind method!');

	alert();
	// -> alerts 'Hello bind method'

	var alertAll = blocks.bind((firstName: string, lastName: string) => {
		alert('My name is ' + firstName + ' ' + lastName);
	}, null, 'John', 'Doe');

	alertAll();
	// -> alerts 'My name is John Doe'
	
	blocks.equals([3, 4], [3, 4]);
	// -> true

	blocks.equals({ value: 7 }, { value: 7, result: 1 });
	// -> false

	blocks.query({
		message: 'Hello World!'
	});

	blocks.query({
		items: ['John', 'Alf', 'Mega'],
		alertIndex: (e: any) => {
			alert('Clicked an item with index:' + blocks.context(e.target).$index);
		}
	});

	blocks.query({
		items: [1, 2, 3],
		alertValue: (e: any) => {
			alert('Clicked the value: ' + blocks.dataItem(e.target));
		}
	});

	blocks.isObservable(blocks.observable(3));
	// -> true

	blocks.isObservable(3);
	// -> false

	blocks.unwrapObservable(blocks.observable(304));
	// -> 304

	blocks.unwrapObservable(305);
	// -> 305
}

function test_observable_array() {
	// creates an observable array with [1, 2, 3] as values
	var items = blocks.observable([1, 2, 3]);

	// removes the previous values and fills the observable array with [5, 6, 7] values
	items.reset([5, 6, 7])

	// results in observable array with [1, 2, 3, 4] values
	items.add(4);

	// results in observable array with [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6] values
	items.addMany([4, 5, 6]);

	var items = blocks.observable([4, 2, 3, 1]);

	// results in observable array with [1, 2, 3, 4] values
	items.swap(0, 3);

	var items = blocks.observable([1, 4, 2, 3, 5]);

	// results in observable array with [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] values
	items.move(1, 4);
}

function test_Property() {
	var App = blocks.Application();

	var User = App.Model({
		username: App.Property({
			defaultValue: 'John Doe'
		})
	});
}

function test_Model() {
	var App = blocks.Application();

	var User = App.Model({
		firstName: App.Property({
			required: true,
			validateOnChange: true
		}),

		lastName: App.Property({
			required: true,
			validateOnChange: true
		}),

		fullName: App.Property({
			value: function() {
				return this.firstName() + ' ' + this.lastName();
			}
		})
	});

	App.View('Profile', {
		user: User({
			firstName: 'John',
			lastName: 'Doe'
		})
	});
}

function test_Collection() {
	var App = blocks.Application();

	var User = App.Model({
		firstName: App.Property({
			required: true,
			validateOnChange: true
		}),

		lastName: App.Property({
			required: true,
			validateOnChange: true
		}),

		fullName: App.Property({
			value: function() {
				return this.firstName() + ' ' + this.lastName();
			}
		})
	});

	var Users = App.Collection(User, {
		count: App.Property({
			value: () => {
				return this().length;
			}
		})
	});

	App.View('Profiles', {
		users: Users([{
			firstName: 'John',
			lastName: 'Doe'
		}, {
				firstName: 'Johna',
				lastName: 'Doa'
			}])
	});
}

function test_View() {
	var App = blocks.Application();

	App.View('Clicker', {
		handleClick: () => {
			alert('Clicky! Click!');
		}
	});


	App.View('Statistics', {
		init: () => {
			this.loadRemoteData();
		},

		loadRemoteData: () => {
			// ...stuff...
		}
	});

	App.View('ContactUs', {
		options: {
			route: 'contactus'
		},

		routed: () => {
			alert('Navigated to ContactUs page!')
		}
	});

	App.View('ContactUs', {
		options: {
			route: 'contactus'
		}
	});

	App.View('Navigation', {
		navigateToContactUs: () => {
			this.route('contactus')
		}
	});
}