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+describe("@classdesc tag", function() {
+    var doclet = require('jsdoc/doclet'),
+        doc = new doclet.Doclet('/** Asdf. @class Foo\n@classdesc A description of the class. */', {});
+    it('adds a classdesc property to the doclet with the description', function() {
+        expect(doc.classdesc).toBe('A description of the class.');
+    });
+});