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+// Ensure keyword docs are present with --document-private-items
+
+//@ compile-flags: --document-private-items
+#![feature(rustdoc_internals)]
+
+// @!has "$.index[*][?(@.name=='match')]"
+// @has  "$.index[*][?(@.name=='foo')]"
+// @is   "$.index[*][?(@.name=='foo')].attrs" '["#[doc(keyword = \"match\")]"]'
+// @is   "$.index[*][?(@.name=='foo')].docs" '"this is a test!"'
+#[doc(keyword = "match")]
+/// this is a test!
+pub mod foo {}
+
+// @!has "$.index[*][?(@.name=='hello')]"
+// @has "$.index[*][?(@.name=='bar')]"
+// @is   "$.index[*][?(@.name=='bar')].attrs" '["#[doc(keyword = \"hello\")]"]'
+// @is   "$.index[*][?(@.name=='bar')].docs" '"hello"'
+#[doc(keyword = "hello")]
+/// hello
+mod bar {}