2 files changed, 13 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/shedlang/compiler/patio/PatioInstructionSerializerTests.java b/src/test/java/org/shedlang/compiler/patio/PatioInstructionSerializerTests.java
index 14c86697..cc788078 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/shedlang/compiler/patio/PatioInstructionSerializerTests.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/shedlang/compiler/patio/PatioInstructionSerializerTests.java
@@ -27,6 +27,15 @@ public class PatioInstructionSerializerTests {
     }
 
     @Test
+    public void canSerializeLocalLoad() {
+        var instruction = Patio.localLoad("x");
+
+        var string = serialize(instruction);
+
+        assertThat(string, equalTo("(local-load \"x\")"));
+    }
+
+    @Test
     public void canSerializeMemoryLoad() {
         var instruction = Patio.memoryLoad(4);
 
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/shedlang/compiler/patio/instructions/Patio.java b/src/test/java/org/shedlang/compiler/patio/instructions/Patio.java
index 8d08ba27..1e64aa5e 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/shedlang/compiler/patio/instructions/Patio.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/shedlang/compiler/patio/instructions/Patio.java
@@ -13,6 +13,10 @@ public class Patio {
         return new PatioDiscard(Sources.NULL);
     }
 
+    public static PatioInstruction localLoad(String name) {
+        return new PatioLocalLoad(name, Sources.NULL);
+    }
+
     public static PatioInstruction memoryLoad(int offset) {
         return new PatioMemoryLoad(offset, Sources.NULL);
     }