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+package app.closer.ui.auth
+
+import app.closer.domain.repository.AuthRepository
+import app.closer.domain.repository.PasswordResetException
+import io.mockk.coEvery
+import io.mockk.mockk
+import kotlinx.coroutines.Dispatchers
+import kotlinx.coroutines.ExperimentalCoroutinesApi
+import kotlinx.coroutines.test.StandardTestDispatcher
+import kotlinx.coroutines.test.advanceUntilIdle
+import kotlinx.coroutines.test.resetMain
+import kotlinx.coroutines.test.runTest
+import kotlinx.coroutines.test.setMain
+import org.junit.After
+import org.junit.Assert.assertEquals
+import org.junit.Assert.assertFalse
+import org.junit.Assert.assertNull
+import org.junit.Assert.assertTrue
+import org.junit.Before
+import org.junit.Test
+
+/**
+ * Verifies the "forgot password" outcomes are mapped from typed [PasswordResetException]s (not fragile
+ * message-string matching) to the right user-facing copy — including the Google-only case.
+ */
+@OptIn(ExperimentalCoroutinesApi::class)
+class ForgotPasswordViewModelTest {
+
+    private val dispatcher = StandardTestDispatcher()
+    private val authRepository: AuthRepository = mockk()
+
+    @Before fun setUp() = Dispatchers.setMain(dispatcher)
+    @After fun tearDown() = Dispatchers.resetMain()
+
+    private fun errorFor(result: Result<Unit>, email: String = "sam@example.com"): String? {
+        coEvery { authRepository.sendPasswordResetEmail(email) } returns result
+        val vm = ForgotPasswordViewModel(authRepository)
+        vm.updateEmail(email)
+        vm.sendReset()
+        dispatcher.scheduler.advanceUntilIdle()
+        return vm.uiState.value.error
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun `success flips to sent with no error`() = runTest(dispatcher) {
+        coEvery { authRepository.sendPasswordResetEmail("sam@example.com") } returns Result.success(Unit)
+        val vm = ForgotPasswordViewModel(authRepository)
+        vm.updateEmail("sam@example.com")
+        vm.sendReset()
+        advanceUntilIdle()
+        assertTrue(vm.uiState.value.sent)
+        assertNull(vm.uiState.value.error)
+        assertFalse(vm.uiState.value.isLoading)
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun `no account maps to a friendly message`() = runTest(dispatcher) {
+        assertEquals(
+            "No account found with that email.",
+            errorFor(Result.failure(PasswordResetException.NoAccount()))
+        )
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun `invalid email maps to a friendly message`() = runTest(dispatcher) {
+        assertEquals(
+            "Please enter a valid email address.",
+            errorFor(Result.failure(PasswordResetException.InvalidEmail()))
+        )
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun `unknown failure falls back to its own message`() = runTest(dispatcher) {
+        assertEquals(
+            "Network down",
+            errorFor(Result.failure(RuntimeException("Network down")))
+        )
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun `blank email is rejected without calling the repository`() = runTest(dispatcher) {
+        val vm = ForgotPasswordViewModel(authRepository)
+        vm.updateEmail("   ")
+        vm.sendReset()
+        advanceUntilIdle()
+        assertEquals("Please enter your email address.", vm.uiState.value.error)
+        assertFalse(vm.uiState.value.sent)
+    }
+}