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+/*
+ * QQQ - Low-code Application Framework for Engineers.
+ * Copyright (C) 2021-2024.  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.widgets;
+
+
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.BaseTest;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.actions.dashboard.RenderWidgetAction;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.context.QContext;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.exceptions.QException;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.actions.widgets.RenderWidgetInput;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.actions.widgets.RenderWidgetOutput;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.dashboard.widgets.AlertData;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.metadata.MetaDataProducerHelper;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertEquals;
+
+
+/*******************************************************************************
+ ** Unit test for ProcessAlertWidget 
+ *******************************************************************************/
+class ProcessAlertWidgetTest extends BaseTest
+{
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    **
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   @Test
+   void test() throws QException
+   {
+      MetaDataProducerHelper.processAllMetaDataProducersInPackage(QContext.getQInstance(), ProcessAlertWidget.class.getPackageName());
+
+      RenderWidgetInput input = new RenderWidgetInput();
+      input.setWidgetMetaData(QContext.getQInstance().getWidget(ProcessAlertWidget.NAME));
+
+      ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+      // make sure we run w/o exceptions (and w/ default outputs) if there are no query params //
+      ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+      RenderWidgetOutput output = new RenderWidgetAction().execute(input);
+      assertEquals(AlertData.AlertType.WARNING, ((AlertData) output.getWidgetData()).getAlertType());
+      assertEquals("Warning", ((AlertData) output.getWidgetData()).getHtml());
+
+      //////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+      // make sure we input params come through to output //
+      //////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+      input.addQueryParam("alertType", "ERROR");
+      input.addQueryParam("alertHtml", "Do not touch Willy");
+      output = new RenderWidgetAction().execute(input);
+      assertEquals(AlertData.AlertType.ERROR, ((AlertData) output.getWidgetData()).getAlertType());
+      assertEquals("Do not touch Willy", ((AlertData) output.getWidgetData()).getHtml());
+
+   }
+
+}
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