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+import { describe, it, expect, vi } from 'vitest';
+import { TEMPLATES, insertTemplate, formatTime } from '../editorUtils';
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// TEMPLATES
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+describe('TEMPLATES', () => {
+  it('contains the expected editor templates', () => {
+    expect(TEMPLATES).toHaveLength(4);
+    expect(TEMPLATES.map((template) => template.id)).toEqual([
+      'lesson-header',
+      'code-block',
+      'quiz-block',
+      'video-placeholder',
+    ]);
+  });
+
+  it('provides all required fields for every template', () => {
+    TEMPLATES.forEach((template) => {
+      expect(template.id).toEqual(expect.any(String));
+      expect(template.id.length).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+      expect(template.name).toEqual(expect.any(String));
+      expect(template.name.length).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+      expect(template.content).toEqual(expect.any(String));
+      expect(template.content.length).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+      expect(template.description).toEqual(expect.any(String));
+      expect(template.description.length).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('does not contain duplicate template ids', () => {
+    const ids = TEMPLATES.map((template) => template.id);
+    expect(new Set(ids).size).toBe(ids.length);
+  });
+
+  it('contains the expected template content', () => {
+    expect(TEMPLATES).toEqual([
+      {
+        id: 'lesson-header',
+        name: 'Lesson Header',
+        description: 'Standard header for a new lesson',
+        content: '<h1>Lesson Title</h1><p><strong>Objective:</strong> ...</p><hr>',
+      },
+      {
+        id: 'code-block',
+        name: 'Code Example',
+        description: 'A block of code with language handling',
+        content: '<pre><code>// Your code here</code></pre>',
+      },
+      {
+        id: 'quiz-block',
+        name: 'Quiz Block',
+        description: 'A simple quiz structure',
+        content: '<h3>Quiz</h3><ul><li>[ ] Option A</li><li>[ ] Option B</li></ul>',
+      },
+      {
+        id: 'video-placeholder',
+        name: 'Video Placeholder',
+        description: 'Placeholder text for a video link to be embedded',
+        content: '<p><em>[Insert Video Link Here]</em></p>',
+      },
+    ]);
+  });
+});
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// insertTemplate
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+describe('insertTemplate', () => {
+  const createEditorMock = () => {
+    const run = vi.fn();
+    const insertContent = vi.fn(() => ({ run }));
+    const focus = vi.fn(() => ({ insertContent }));
+    const chain = vi.fn(() => ({ focus }));
+
+    return {
+      editor: { chain } as unknown as import('@tiptap/react').Editor,
+      chain,
+      focus,
+      insertContent,
+      run,
+    };
+  };
+
+  it('inserts the matching template content for a known template id', () => {
+    const { editor, chain, focus, insertContent, run } = createEditorMock();
+
+    insertTemplate(editor, 'lesson-header');
+
+    expect(chain).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(focus).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(insertContent).toHaveBeenCalledWith(TEMPLATES[0].content);
+    expect(run).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+  });
+
+  it('inserts each supported template by its id', () => {
+    TEMPLATES.forEach((template) => {
+      const { editor, insertContent, run } = createEditorMock();
+
+      insertTemplate(editor, template.id);
+
+      expect(insertContent).toHaveBeenCalledWith(template.content);
+      expect(run).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    });
+  });
+
+  it.each(['unknown-template', '', 'LESSON-HEADER'])(
+    'does nothing for an unknown template id: %s',
+    (templateId) => {
+      const { editor, chain } = createEditorMock();
+
+      insertTemplate(editor, templateId);
+
+      expect(chain).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    },
+  );
+});
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// formatTime
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+describe('formatTime', () => {
+  it('formats a typical time using the en-US time format', () => {
+    const date = new Date(2026, 7, 30, 14, 5, 9);
+
+    expect(formatTime(date)).toBe('2:05:09 PM');
+  });
+
+  it('formats midnight as 12:00:00 AM', () => {
+    const date = new Date(2026, 7, 30, 0, 0, 0);
+
+    expect(formatTime(date)).toBe('12:00:00 AM');
+  });
+
+  it('formats noon as 12:00:00 PM', () => {
+    const date = new Date(2026, 7, 30, 12, 0, 0);
+
+    expect(formatTime(date)).toBe('12:00:00 PM');
+  });
+});