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+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+require 'rails_helper'
+
+RSpec.describe 'Obtaining OAuth Tokens' do
+  describe 'POST /oauth/token' do
+    subject do
+      post '/oauth/token', params: params
+    end
+
+    let(:application) do
+      Fabricate(:application, scopes: 'read write follow', redirect_uri: 'urn:ietf:wg:oauth:2.0:oob')
+    end
+    let(:params) do
+      {
+        grant_type: grant_type,
+        client_id: application.uid,
+        client_secret: application.secret,
+        redirect_uri: 'urn:ietf:wg:oauth:2.0:oob',
+        code: code,
+        scope: scope,
+      }
+    end
+
+    context "with grant_type 'authorization_code'" do
+      let(:grant_type) { 'authorization_code' }
+      let(:code) do
+        access_grant = Fabricate(:access_grant, application: application, redirect_uri: 'urn:ietf:wg:oauth:2.0:oob', scopes: 'read write')
+        access_grant.plaintext_token
+      end
+
+      shared_examples 'returns originally requested scopes' do
+        it 'returns all scopes requested for the given code' do
+          subject
+
+          expect(response).to have_http_status(200)
+          expect(body_as_json[:scope]).to eq 'read write'
+        end
+      end
+
+      context 'with no scopes specified' do
+        let(:scope) { nil }
+
+        include_examples 'returns originally requested scopes'
+      end
+
+      context 'with scopes specified' do
+        context 'when the scopes were requested for this code' do
+          let(:scope) { 'write' }
+
+          include_examples 'returns originally requested scopes'
+        end
+
+        context 'when the scope was not requested for the code' do
+          let(:scope) { 'follow' }
+
+          include_examples 'returns originally requested scopes'
+        end
+
+        context 'when the scope does not belong to the application' do
+          let(:scope) { 'push' }
+
+          include_examples 'returns originally requested scopes'
+        end
+      end
+    end
+
+    context "with grant_type 'client_credentials'" do
+      let(:grant_type) { 'client_credentials' }
+      let(:code) { nil }
+
+      context 'with no scopes specified' do
+        let(:scope) { nil }
+
+        it 'returns only the default scope' do
+          subject
+
+          expect(response).to have_http_status(200)
+          expect(body_as_json[:scope]).to eq('read')
+        end
+      end
+
+      context 'with scopes specified' do
+        context 'when the scopes belong to the application' do
+          let(:scope) { 'read write' }
+
+          it 'returns all the requested scopes' do
+            subject
+
+            expect(response).to have_http_status(200)
+            expect(body_as_json[:scope]).to eq 'read write'
+          end
+        end
+
+        context 'when some scopes do not belong to the application' do
+          let(:scope) { 'read write push' }
+
+          it 'returns an error' do
+            subject
+
+            expect(response).to have_http_status(400)
+          end
+        end
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end