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+<?php
+
+namespace Drupal\Tests\file\Kernel\Views;
+
+use Drupal\file\Entity\File;
+use Drupal\language\Entity\ConfigurableLanguage;
+use Drupal\user\Entity\User;
+use Drupal\Tests\views\Kernel\Handler\FieldFieldAccessTestBase;
+
+/**
+ * Tests base field access in Views for the file entity.
+ *
+ * @group File
+ */
+class FileViewsFieldAccessTest extends FieldFieldAccessTestBase {
+
+ /**
+ * {@inheritdoc}
+ */
+ public static $modules = ['file', 'entity_test', 'language', 'user'];
+
+ /**
+ * {@inheritdoc}
+ */
+ protected function setUp($import_test_views = TRUE) {
+ parent::setUp($import_test_views);
+
+ $this->installEntitySchema('file');
+ }
+
+ /**
+ * Check access for file fields.
+ */
+ public function testFileFields() {
+ ConfigurableLanguage::create([
+ 'id' => 'fr',
+ 'name' => 'French',
+ ])->save();
+
+ $user = User::create([
+ 'name' => 'test user',
+ ]);
+ $user->save();
+
+ file_put_contents('public://test.txt', 'test');
+ $file = File::create([
+ 'filename' => 'test.txt',
+ 'uri' => 'public://test.txt',
+ 'status' => TRUE,
+ 'langcode' => 'fr',
+ 'uid' => $user->id()
+ ]);
+ $file->save();
+
+ // @todo Expand the test coverage in https://www.drupal.org/node/2464635
+
+ $this->assertFieldAccess('file', 'fid', $file->id());
+ $this->assertFieldAccess('file', 'uuid', $file->uuid());
+ $this->assertFieldAccess('file', 'langcode', $file->language()->getName());
+ $this->assertFieldAccess('file', 'uid', 'test user');
+ $this->assertFieldAccess('file', 'filename', $file->getFilename());
+ $this->assertFieldAccess('file', 'uri', $file->getFileUri());
+ $this->assertFieldAccess('file', 'filemime', $file->filemime->value);
+ $this->assertFieldAccess('file', 'filesize', '4 bytes');
+ $this->assertFieldAccess('file', 'status', t('Permanent'));
+ // $this->assertFieldAccess('file', 'created', \Drupal::service('date.formatter')->format(123456));
+ // $this->assertFieldAccess('file', 'changed', \Drupal::service('date.formatter')->format(REQUEST_TIME));
+ }
+
+}