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+/*
+ * Copyright 2021 The Backstage Authors
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+import { CacheClient, getVoidLogger } from '@backstage/backend-common';
+import { CacheInvalidationError, TechDocsCache } from './TechDocsCache';
+
+const cached = (str: string): string => {
+  return Buffer.from(str).toString('base64');
+};
+
+describe('TechDocsCache', () => {
+  let CacheUnderTest: TechDocsCache;
+  let MockClient: jest.Mocked<CacheClient>;
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    MockClient = {
+      get: jest.fn(),
+      set: jest.fn(),
+      delete: jest.fn(),
+    };
+    CacheUnderTest = new TechDocsCache({
+      cache: MockClient,
+      logger: getVoidLogger(),
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('get', () => {
+    it('returns undefined if no response', async () => {
+      const expectedPath = 'some/index.html';
+      MockClient.get.mockResolvedValueOnce(undefined);
+
+      const actual = await CacheUnderTest.get(expectedPath);
+      expect(MockClient.get).toHaveBeenCalledWith(expectedPath);
+      expect(actual).toBe(undefined);
+    });
+
+    it('returns undefined if cache get throws', async () => {
+      const expectedPath = 'some/index.html';
+      MockClient.get.mockRejectedValueOnce(new Error());
+
+      const actual = await CacheUnderTest.get(expectedPath);
+      expect(actual).toBe(undefined);
+    });
+
+    it('returns undefined if no response after 1s', async () => {
+      const expectedPath = 'some/index.html';
+      MockClient.get.mockImplementationOnce(() => {
+        return new Promise(resolve => {
+          setTimeout(() => resolve(cached('value')), 1500);
+        });
+      });
+      const actual = await CacheUnderTest.get(expectedPath);
+      expect(actual).toBe(undefined);
+    });
+
+    it('returns data if cache get returns it', async () => {
+      const expectedPath = 'some/index.html';
+      MockClient.get.mockResolvedValueOnce(cached('expected value'));
+
+      const actual = await CacheUnderTest.get(expectedPath);
+      expect(actual?.toString()).toBe('expected value');
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('set', () => {
+    it('sets a base64-encoded string', async () => {
+      const expectedPath = 'some/index.html';
+      MockClient.set.mockResolvedValueOnce(undefined);
+
+      await CacheUnderTest.set(expectedPath, Buffer.from('some data'));
+      expect(MockClient.set).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+        expectedPath,
+        cached('some data'),
+      );
+    });
+
+    it('does not throw if client throws', () => {
+      MockClient.set.mockRejectedValueOnce(new Error());
+      expect(() => CacheUnderTest.set('i.html', Buffer.from(''))).not.toThrow();
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('invalidate', () => {
+    it('calls delete on client', async () => {
+      const expectedPath = 'some/index.html';
+      MockClient.delete.mockResolvedValueOnce(undefined);
+
+      await CacheUnderTest.invalidate(expectedPath);
+      expect(MockClient.delete).toHaveBeenCalledWith(expectedPath);
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('invalidateMultiple', () => {
+    it('calls delete once per given path', async () => {
+      const expectedPaths = ['one/index.html', 'two/index.html'];
+      MockClient.delete.mockResolvedValue(undefined);
+
+      await CacheUnderTest.invalidateMultiple(expectedPaths);
+      expect(MockClient.delete).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(1, expectedPaths[0]);
+      expect(MockClient.delete).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(2, expectedPaths[1]);
+    });
+
+    it('returns an array of as many paths provided', async () => {
+      const expectedPaths = ['one/index.html', 'two/index.html'];
+      MockClient.delete.mockResolvedValue(undefined);
+
+      const actual = await CacheUnderTest.invalidateMultiple(expectedPaths);
+      expect(actual.length).toBe(2);
+    });
+
+    it('calls delete on all paths even if the first rejects', async () => {
+      const expectedPaths = ['one/index.html', 'two/index.html'];
+      MockClient.delete.mockRejectedValueOnce(new Error());
+      MockClient.delete.mockResolvedValueOnce(undefined);
+
+      await expect(
+        CacheUnderTest.invalidateMultiple(expectedPaths),
+      ).rejects.toThrowError(CacheInvalidationError);
+      expect(MockClient.delete).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
+    });
+
+    it('rejects with invalidations error response', async () => {
+      const expectedPaths = ['one/index.html', 'two/index.html'];
+      MockClient.delete.mockResolvedValueOnce(undefined);
+      MockClient.delete.mockRejectedValueOnce(new Error());
+
+      await expect(
+        CacheUnderTest.invalidateMultiple.bind(CacheUnderTest, expectedPaths),
+      ).rejects.toThrow(
+        expect.objectContaining({ rejections: expect.arrayContaining([]) }),
+      );
+    });
+  });
+});