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+var helper = require(__dirname + "/../test-helper");
+var Client = require(__dirname + "/../../lib/native").Client;
+
+test('many rows', function() {
+  var client = new Client(helper.connectionString());
+  client.connect();
+  var q = client.query("SELECT * FROM person");
+  var rows = [];
+  q.on('row', function(row) {
+    rows.push(row)
+  });
+  assert.emits(q, 'end', function() {
+    client.end();
+    assert.length(rows, 26);
+  })
+});
+
+test('many queries', function() {
+  var client = new Client(helper.connectionString());
+  client.connect();
+  var count = 0;
+  var expected = 100;
+  for(var i = 0; i < expected; i++) {
+    var q = client.query("SELECT * FROM person");
+    assert.emits(q, 'end', function() {
+      count++;
+    })
+  }
+  assert.emits(client, 'drain', function() {
+    client.end();
+    assert.equal(count, expected);
+  })
+})
+
+test('many clients', function() {
+  var clients = [];
+  for(var i = 0; i < 20; i++) {
+    clients.push(new Client(helper.connectionString()));
+  }
+  clients.forEach(function(client) {
+    client.connect();
+    for(var i = 0; i < 20; i++) {
+      client.query('SELECT * FROM person');
+    }
+    assert.emits(client, 'drain', function() {
+      client.end();
+    })
+  })
+})