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+describe('dayRender', function() {
+
+	beforeEach(function() {
+		affix('#cal');
+	});
+
+	it('is triggered upon initialization of a view, with correct parameters', function() {
+		var options = {
+			defaultView: 'month',
+			weekMode: 'fixed',
+			defaultDate: '2014-05-01',
+			dayRender: function(date, cell) {
+				expect(moment.isMoment(date)).toEqual(true);
+				expect(date.hasTime()).toEqual(false);
+				expect(date.format()).toEqual(cell.data('date'));
+				expect(cell).toBeInDOM();
+			}
+		};
+
+		spyOn(options, 'dayRender').and.callThrough();
+		$('#cal').fullCalendar(options);
+		expect(options.dayRender.calls.count()).toEqual(42);
+	});
+
+	it('is called when view is changed', function() {
+		var options = {
+			defaultView: 'month',
+			weekMode: 'fixed',
+			defaultDate: '2014-05-01',
+			dayRender: function(date, cell) { }
+		};
+
+		spyOn(options, 'dayRender').and.callThrough();
+		$('#cal').fullCalendar(options);
+		options.dayRender.calls.reset();
+		$('#cal').fullCalendar('changeView', 'basicWeek');
+		expect(options.dayRender.calls.count()).toEqual(7);
+	});
+
+	// called if the date is navigated to a different visible range
+	it('is called when view is changed', function() {
+		var options = {
+			defaultView: 'basicWeek',
+			defaultDate: '2014-05-01',
+			dayRender: function(date, cell) { }
+		};
+
+		spyOn(options, 'dayRender').and.callThrough();
+		$('#cal').fullCalendar(options);
+		options.dayRender.calls.reset();
+		$('#cal').fullCalendar('gotoDate', '2014-05-04'); // a day in the next week
+		expect(options.dayRender.calls.count()).toEqual(7);
+	});
+
+	it('won\'t be called when date is navigated but remains in the current visible range', function() {
+		var options = {
+			defaultView: 'basicWeek',
+			defaultDate: '2014-05-01',
+			dayRender: function(date, cell) { }
+		};
+
+		spyOn(options, 'dayRender').and.callThrough();
+		$('#cal').fullCalendar(options);
+		options.dayRender.calls.reset();
+		$('#cal').fullCalendar('gotoDate', '2014-05-02'); // a day in the same week
+		expect(options.dayRender.calls.count()).toEqual(0);
+	});
+
+	it('allows you to modify the element', function() {
+		var options = {
+			defaultView: 'month',
+			weekMode: 'fixed',
+			defaultDate: '2014-05-01',
+			dayRender: function(date, cell) {
+				if (date.isSame('2014-05-01')) {
+					cell.addClass('mycustomclass');
+				}
+			}
+		};
+
+		$('#cal').fullCalendar(options);
+		expect($('#cal td[data-date="2014-05-01"]')).toHaveClass('mycustomclass');
+	});
+
+});
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