diff --git a/src/test/res/require.lua b/src/test/res/require.lua
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+-- unit tests for require() function
+local ids = {}
+local function id(obj)
+	if not obj or type(obj) == 'number' or type(obj) == 'string' then
+		return obj
+	end
+	local v = ids[obj]
+	if v then
+		return v
+	end
+	table.insert(ids,obj)
+	ids[obj] = type(obj)..'.'..tostring(#ids)
+	return ids[obj]
+end 
+
+-- tests on require
+function f( name )
+	print( module( 'testmod', package.seeall ) )
+	print( 'before', id(sample), id(bogus), id(_G[name]) );
+	local status,result = pcall( require, name )
+	if status then 
+		print( 'pcall(require,"'..name..'")', status, id(result) )
+		print( 'after', id(sample), id(bogus), id(_G[name]) );
+	else
+		print( 'pcall(require,"'..name..'")', status )
+	end
+end
+f('sample')
+print( 'main', id(sample), id(bogus), id(custom) );
+f('sample')
+print( 'main', id(sample), id(bogus), id(custom) );
+f('bogus')
+print( 'main', id(sample), id(bogus), id(custom) );
+
+-- custom loader chain
+for i=1,4 do
+	print( i,id(package.loaders[i]) )
+end
+function loader1( ... ) 
+	print ('in loader1', ...)
+	return "loader1 didn't find anything"
+end
+function loader2( name, ... )
+	print ('in loader2', ...)
+	if name ~= 'custom' then
+		message =  "name is not 'custom'"
+		print ('loader2 is returning', message )
+		return message
+	end
+	table = {}
+	result = function()
+		print( 'in loader function, returning', id(table) )
+		return table 
+	end
+	print ('loader2 is returning', id(result) )
+	return result
+end
+function loader3( ... )
+	print ('in loader3', ...)
+	return nil
+end
+package.loaders = { loader1, loader2, loader3 }
+f( 'bogus' )
+print( 'main', id(sample), id(bogus), id(custom) );
+f( 'custom' )
+print( 'main', id(sample), id(bogus), id(custom) );
diff --git a/src/test/res/sample.lua b/src/test/res/sample.lua
new file mode 100644
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+++ b/src/test/res/sample.lua
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+-- helper file for require() tests
+module( 'sample', package.seeall )
+function h()
+	print 'in sample.h' 
+end
+print 'loading sample.lua'
+