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+require "rails_helper"
+require "rake"
+
+RSpec.describe "squish_names" do
+  describe ":squish_names", type: :task do
+    subject(:task) { Rake::Task["squish_names"] }
+
+    before do
+      Rake.application.rake_require("tasks/squish_names")
+      Rake::Task.define_task(:environment)
+      task.reenable
+    end
+
+    context "when the rake task is run" do
+      let!(:scheme) { create(:scheme) }
+      let!(:location) { create(:location) }
+      let!(:user) { create(:user) }
+      let!(:organisation) { create(:organisation) }
+
+      it "updates names with multiple spaces to only have one" do
+        scheme.service_name = "test  test"
+        location.name = "test test  test"
+        user.name = "test        test"
+        organisation.name = "test  test  test"
+
+        scheme.save!(validate: false)
+        location.save!(validate: false)
+        user.save!(validate: false)
+        organisation.save!(validate: false)
+
+        task.invoke
+        scheme.reload
+        location.reload
+        user.reload
+        organisation.reload
+        expect(scheme.service_name).to eq("test test")
+        expect(location.name).to eq("test test test")
+        expect(user.name).to eq("test test")
+        expect(organisation.name).to eq("test test test")
+      end
+
+      it "does not update names without multiple spaces" do
+        scheme.service_name = "test test"
+        location.name = "test test test"
+        user.name = "test test"
+        organisation.name = "test test test"
+
+        scheme.save!(validate: false)
+        location.save!(validate: false)
+        user.save!(validate: false)
+        organisation.save!(validate: false)
+
+        task.invoke
+        scheme.reload
+        location.reload
+        user.reload
+        organisation.reload
+        expect(scheme.service_name).to eq("test test")
+        expect(location.name).to eq("test test test")
+        expect(user.name).to eq("test test")
+        expect(organisation.name).to eq("test test test")
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end