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+/*
+ * QQQ - Low-code Application Framework for Engineers.
+ * Copyright (C) 2021-2022.  Kingsrook, LLC
+ * 651 N Broad St Ste 205 # 6917 | Middletown DE 19709 | United States
+ * contact@kingsrook.com
+ * https://github.com/Kingsrook/
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the
+ * License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+ * along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+package com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.actions.dashboard;
+
+
+import java.net.UnknownHostException;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.exceptions.QException;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.metadata.dashboard.QWidgetMetaData;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.metadata.dashboard.QuickSightChartMetaData;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.utils.TestUtils;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThatThrownBy;
+
+
+/*******************************************************************************
+ ** Unit test for QuickSightChartRenderer
+ *******************************************************************************/
+class QuickSightChartRendererTest
+{
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    **
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   @Test
+   void testWrongMetaDataClass() throws QException
+   {
+      assertThatThrownBy(() -> new QuickSightChartRenderer().render(TestUtils.defineInstance(), TestUtils.getMockSession(), new QWidgetMetaData()))
+         .hasRootCauseInstanceOf(ClassCastException.class);
+   }
+
+
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    **
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   @Test
+   void testNoCredentials() throws QException
+   {
+      assertThatThrownBy(() -> new QuickSightChartRenderer().render(TestUtils.defineInstance(), TestUtils.getMockSession(), new QuickSightChartMetaData()))
+         .hasRootCauseInstanceOf(NullPointerException.class);
+   }
+
+
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    **
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   @Test
+   void testBadCredentials() throws QException
+   {
+      assertThatThrownBy(() -> new QuickSightChartRenderer().render(TestUtils.defineInstance(), TestUtils.getMockSession(),
+         new QuickSightChartMetaData()
+            .withName("test")
+            .withAccessKey("FAIL")
+            .withSecretKey("FAIL")
+            .withRegion("FAIL")
+            .withAccountId("FAIL")
+      )).hasRootCauseInstanceOf(UnknownHostException.class);
+   }
+
+}
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