6 files changed, 63 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/tests/decode/err_pattern_group_nest1.decode b/tests/decode/err_pattern_group_nest1.decode
index 92e971c3c5..7d09891a1c 100644
--- a/tests/decode/err_pattern_group_nest1.decode
+++ b/tests/decode/err_pattern_group_nest1.decode
@@ -3,11 +3,12 @@
 
 %sub1 0:8
 %sub2 8:8
-%sub3 16:8
-%sub4 24:8
 
-# Groups with no overlap are supposed to fail
+# Make sure braces are matched
 {
-  top  00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000
-  sub4 ........ ........ ........ ........ %sub1 %sub2 %sub3 %sub4
+  top        00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000
+  [
+    sub1     00000000 00000000 00000000 ........ %sub1
+    sub2     00000000 00000000 ........ ........ %sub1 %sub2
+  }
 }
diff --git a/tests/decode/err_pattern_group_nest2.decode b/tests/decode/err_pattern_group_nest2.decode
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c172239e9b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/decode/err_pattern_group_nest2.decode
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+# This work is licensed under the terms of the GNU LGPL, version 2 or later.
+# See the COPYING.LIB file in the top-level directory.
+
+# Make sure braces are matched
+{
+  [
diff --git a/tests/decode/err_pattern_group_nest3.decode b/tests/decode/err_pattern_group_nest3.decode
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b085d01410
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/decode/err_pattern_group_nest3.decode
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+# This work is licensed under the terms of the GNU LGPL, version 2 or later.
+# See the COPYING.LIB file in the top-level directory.
+
+%sub1 0:8
+%sub2 8:8
+
+# The exclusive group should error for overlap.
+{
+  top        00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000
+  [
+    sub1     00000000 00000000 00000000 ........ %sub1
+    sub2     00000000 00000000 ........ ........ %sub1 %sub2
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/tests/decode/succ_pattern_group_nest2.decode b/tests/decode/succ_pattern_group_nest2.decode
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8d5ab4b2d3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/decode/succ_pattern_group_nest2.decode
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+# This work is licensed under the terms of the GNU LGPL, version 2 or later.
+# See the COPYING.LIB file in the top-level directory.
+
+%sub1 0:8
+%sub2 8:8
+%sub3 16:8
+%sub4 24:8
+
+# Group with complete overlap of the two patterns
+{
+  top  00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000
+  sub4 ........ ........ ........ ........ %sub1 %sub2 %sub3 %sub4
+}
diff --git a/tests/decode/succ_pattern_group_nest3.decode b/tests/decode/succ_pattern_group_nest3.decode
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..156249f090
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/decode/succ_pattern_group_nest3.decode
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+# This work is licensed under the terms of the GNU LGPL, version 2 or later.
+# See the COPYING.LIB file in the top-level directory.
+
+{
+  [
+    sub1  00000000 a:8 b:8 c:8
+    sub2  00000001 a:8 b:8 c:8
+    sub3  00000010 a:8 b:8 c:8
+  ]
+  sub4    000000 d:2 a:8 b:8 c:8
+}
diff --git a/tests/decode/succ_pattern_group_nest4.decode b/tests/decode/succ_pattern_group_nest4.decode
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..dc54a1d285
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/decode/succ_pattern_group_nest4.decode
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+# This work is licensed under the terms of the GNU LGPL, version 2 or later.
+# See the COPYING.LIB file in the top-level directory.
+
+# Verify deeper nesting, and a single element in the groups.
+{
+  [
+    {
+      [
+        sub1  00000000 a:8 b:8 c:8
+      ]
+    }
+  ]
+}