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+// Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
+// Licensed under the MIT license. See LICENSE file in the project root for details.
+
+import assert = require("assert");
+import Sinon = require("sinon");
+import proxyquire = require("proxyquire");
+import { PlatformType } from "../../../src/extension/launchArgs";
+
+suite("runExponentCommand", function () {
+    function createMockProject(nodeModulesRoot = "project/node_modules") {
+        const packager = {};
+
+        return {
+            project: {
+                getOrUpdateNodeModulesRoot: Sinon.stub().returns(nodeModulesRoot),
+                setReactNativeVersions: Sinon.stub(),
+                getPackager: Sinon.stub().returns(packager),
+            },
+            packager,
+            nodeModulesRoot,
+        };
+    }
+
+    function createCommandModule() {
+        const superOnBeforeExecuteStub = Sinon.stub().returns(Promise.resolve());
+        const getVersionsStub = Sinon.stub().returns(
+            Promise.resolve({
+                reactNativeVersion: "1.0.0",
+                reactNativeWindowsVersion: "",
+                reactNativeMacOSVersion: "",
+            }),
+        );
+        const getRunOptionsStub = Sinon.stub().returns({ platform: PlatformType.Exponent });
+        const loginToExponentStub = Sinon.stub().returns(Promise.resolve({ username: "user" }));
+        const exponentPlatformConstructorStub = Sinon.stub();
+        const beforeStartPackagerStub = Sinon.stub().returns(Promise.resolve());
+        const startPackagerStub = Sinon.stub().returns(Promise.resolve());
+
+        class FakeReactNativeCommand {
+            public project: any;
+
+            static formInstance(): any {
+                return new this();
+            }
+
+            async onBeforeExecute(): Promise<void> {
+                await superOnBeforeExecuteStub();
+            }
+        }
+
+        class FakeExponentPlatform {
+            public beforeStartPackager = beforeStartPackagerStub;
+            public startPackager = startPackagerStub;
+
+            constructor(runOptions: unknown, context: unknown) {
+                exponentPlatformConstructorStub(runOptions, context);
+            }
+        }
+
+        const module = proxyquire.noCallThru()("../../../src/extension/commands/runExponent", {
+            "../../common/projectVersionHelper": {
+                ProjectVersionHelper: {
+                    getReactNativePackageVersionsFromNodeModules: getVersionsStub,
+                },
+            },
+            "../exponent/exponentPlatform": {
+                ExponentPlatform: FakeExponentPlatform,
+            },
+            "../launchArgs": {
+                PlatformType,
+            },
+            "./util": {
+                getRunOptions: getRunOptionsStub,
+                loginToExponent: loginToExponentStub,
+            },
+            "./util/reactNativeCommand": {
+                ReactNativeCommand: FakeReactNativeCommand,
+            },
+        }) as typeof import("../../../src/extension/commands/runExponent");
+
+        return {
+            RunExponent: module.RunExponent,
+            superOnBeforeExecuteStub,
+            getVersionsStub,
+            getRunOptionsStub,
+            loginToExponentStub,
+            exponentPlatformConstructorStub,
+            beforeStartPackagerStub,
+            startPackagerStub,
+        };
+    }
+
+    async function runCommand(stubs: ReturnType<typeof createCommandModule>, project: any) {
+        const command = stubs.RunExponent.formInstance() as any;
+        command.project = project;
+        await command.baseFn();
+    }
+
+    test("should resolve versions and start the Expo packager", async function () {
+        const stubs = createCommandModule();
+        const { project, packager, nodeModulesRoot } = createMockProject();
+
+        await runCommand(stubs, project);
+
+        assert.strictEqual(stubs.getVersionsStub.calledWithExactly(nodeModulesRoot), true);
+        assert.deepStrictEqual(project.setReactNativeVersions.firstCall.args, [
+            {
+                reactNativeVersion: "1.0.0",
+                reactNativeWindowsVersion: "",
+                reactNativeMacOSVersion: "",
+            },
+        ]);
+        assert.strictEqual(
+            stubs.getRunOptionsStub.calledWithExactly(project, PlatformType.Exponent),
+            true,
+        );
+        assert.deepStrictEqual(stubs.exponentPlatformConstructorStub.firstCall.args, [
+            { platform: PlatformType.Exponent },
+            { packager },
+        ]);
+        assert.strictEqual(stubs.beforeStartPackagerStub.calledOnce, true);
+        assert.strictEqual(stubs.startPackagerStub.calledOnce, true);
+        assert.strictEqual(
+            stubs.beforeStartPackagerStub.calledBefore(stubs.startPackagerStub),
+            true,
+        );
+    });
+
+    test("should log in to Expo before executing the command", async function () {
+        const stubs = createCommandModule();
+        const { project } = createMockProject();
+        const command = stubs.RunExponent.formInstance() as any;
+        command.project = project;
+
+        await command.onBeforeExecute();
+
+        assert.strictEqual(stubs.superOnBeforeExecuteStub.calledOnce, true);
+        assert.strictEqual(stubs.loginToExponentStub.calledWithExactly(project), true);
+        assert.strictEqual(
+            stubs.superOnBeforeExecuteStub.calledBefore(stubs.loginToExponentStub),
+            true,
+        );
+    });
+
+    test("should propagate Expo login failures", async function () {
+        const error = new Error("Expo login failed");
+        const stubs = createCommandModule();
+        const { project } = createMockProject();
+        const command = stubs.RunExponent.formInstance() as any;
+        command.project = project;
+        stubs.loginToExponentStub.returns(Promise.reject(error));
+
+        await assert.rejects(() => command.onBeforeExecute(), error);
+    });
+
+    test("should stop before starting the packager when version resolution fails", async function () {
+        const error = new Error("failed to read React Native versions");
+        const stubs = createCommandModule();
+        const { project } = createMockProject();
+        stubs.getVersionsStub.returns(Promise.reject(error));
+
+        await assert.rejects(() => runCommand(stubs, project), error);
+
+        assert.strictEqual(project.setReactNativeVersions.called, false);
+        assert.strictEqual(stubs.exponentPlatformConstructorStub.called, false);
+        assert.strictEqual(stubs.beforeStartPackagerStub.called, false);
+        assert.strictEqual(stubs.startPackagerStub.called, false);
+    });
+
+    test("should propagate packager startup failures", async function () {
+        const error = new Error("failed to start Expo packager");
+        const stubs = createCommandModule();
+        const { project } = createMockProject();
+        stubs.startPackagerStub.returns(Promise.reject(error));
+
+        await assert.rejects(() => runCommand(stubs, project), error);
+    });
+});