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+/**
+ * Copyright (C) 2019  The Software Heritage developers
+ * See the AUTHORS file at the top-level directory of this distribution
+ * License: GNU Affero General Public License version 3, or any later version
+ * See top-level LICENSE file for more information
+ */
+
+const unarchivedRepoUrl = 'https://github.com/SoftwareHeritage/swh-web';
+
+function urlShouldShowError(url, errorCode, errorMsg) {
+  cy.visit(url, {
+    failOnStatusCode: false
+  });
+  cy.get('.swh-http-error')
+    .should('be.visible');
+  cy.get('.swh-http-error-code')
+    .should('contain', errorCode);
+  cy.get('.swh-http-error-desc')
+    .should('contain', errorMsg);
+}
+
+describe('Test Errors', function() {
+  it('should display NotFoundExc for unarchived repo', function() {
+    const url = 'browse/origin/' + unarchivedRepoUrl + '/directory/';
+
+    const errorCode = '404';
+    const errorMsg = 'NotFoundExc: Origin with url ' + unarchivedRepoUrl + ' not found!';
+    urlShouldShowError(url, errorCode, errorMsg);
+  });
+});