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+describe('The today page', () => {
+    beforeEach(() => {
+        cy.exec('npm run db:seed')
+    })
+
+    afterEach(() => {
+        cy.exec('npm run db:wipe')
+    })
+
+    it('redirects to login when not authenticated', () => {
+        cy.visit('/today')
+        cy.url().should('include', '/login')
+    })
+
+    it('displays a Today heading when authenticated', () => {
+        cy.loginAsUser()
+        cy.visit('/today')
+        cy.get('h1').should('contain', 'Today')
+    })
+
+    it('has a list element for scheduled nodes', () => {
+        cy.loginAsUser()
+        cy.visit('/today')
+        cy.get('#scheduled-nodes-list').should('exist')
+    })
+
+    it('home page links to the today page', () => {
+        cy.loginAsUser()
+        cy.visit('/home')
+        cy.get('a[href="/today"]').should('be.visible')
+    })
+})