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+import { Component, signal } from '@angular/core';
+import { TestBed, type ComponentFixture } from '@angular/core/testing';
+import { MarkdownEditorComponent } from './markdown-editor';
+
+@Component({
+  standalone: true,
+  imports: [MarkdownEditorComponent],
+  template: `<app-markdown-editor [content]="content()" (contentChange)="onContentChange($event)" />`,
+})
+class TestHostComponent {
+  content = signal('# Hello');
+  lastContentChange: string | null = null;
+
+  onContentChange(value: string): void {
+    this.lastContentChange = value;
+  }
+}
+
+function getEditor(fixture: ComponentFixture<TestHostComponent>): MarkdownEditorComponent {
+  return fixture.debugElement.children[0].componentInstance as MarkdownEditorComponent;
+}
+
+describe('MarkdownEditorComponent', () => {
+  let host: TestHostComponent;
+  let fixture: ComponentFixture<TestHostComponent>;
+
+  beforeEach(async () => {
+    await TestBed.configureTestingModule({
+      imports: [TestHostComponent],
+    }).compileComponents();
+
+    fixture = TestBed.createComponent(TestHostComponent);
+    host = fixture.componentInstance;
+    fixture.detectChanges();
+  });
+
+  afterEach(() => {
+    fixture.destroy();
+  });
+
+  // --- Creation ---
+
+  it('should create', () => {
+    expect(getEditor(fixture)).toBeTruthy();
+  });
+
+  it('should create an EditorView on initial render', () => {
+    const comp = getEditor(fixture);
+    expect(comp['view']).toBeTruthy();
+  });
+
+  it('should initialize with the provided content', () => {
+    const comp = getEditor(fixture);
+    const doc = comp['view']!.state.doc.toString();
+    expect(doc).toBe('# Hello');
+  });
+
+  it('should render the editor host element', () => {
+    const editorHost = fixture.nativeElement.querySelector('.editor-host');
+    expect(editorHost).toBeTruthy();
+  });
+
+  it('should have aria-label on the editor', () => {
+    const cmContent = fixture.nativeElement.querySelector('[aria-label="Markdown editor"]');
+    expect(cmContent).toBeTruthy();
+  });
+
+  // --- Content change emission ---
+
+  it('should emit contentChange when the document changes via dispatch', () => {
+    const comp = getEditor(fixture);
+    const view = comp['view']!;
+
+    // Simulate a user edit by dispatching a transaction
+    view.dispatch({
+      changes: { from: view.state.doc.length, insert: '\nWorld' },
+    });
+
+    expect(host.lastContentChange).toBe('# Hello\nWorld');
+  });
+
+  it('should set suppressUpdate when document changes', () => {
+    const comp = getEditor(fixture);
+    const view = comp['view']!;
+
+    view.dispatch({
+      changes: { from: view.state.doc.length, insert: '!' },
+    });
+
+    expect(comp['suppressUpdate']).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  // --- External content sync ---
+
+  it('should sync editor when content input changes externally', async () => {
+    const comp = getEditor(fixture);
+
+    host.content.set('# World');
+    fixture.detectChanges();
+    await fixture.whenStable();
+
+    const doc = comp['view']!.state.doc.toString();
+    expect(doc).toBe('# World');
+  });
+
+  // --- Identical content no-op ---
+
+  it('should not dispatch when content is identical', async () => {
+    const comp = getEditor(fixture);
+    const view = comp['view']!;
+    const dispatchSpy = vi.spyOn(view, 'dispatch');
+
+    // Set content to the same value
+    host.content.set('# Hello');
+    fixture.detectChanges();
+    await fixture.whenStable();
+
+    // dispatch should not have been called since the content is the same
+    expect(dispatchSpy).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+
+  // --- Suppress flag prevents feedback loop ---
+
+  it('should skip dispatch when suppressUpdate is true', async () => {
+    const comp = getEditor(fixture);
+    const view = comp['view']!;
+
+    // Simulate user typing (sets suppressUpdate = true)
+    view.dispatch({
+      changes: { from: view.state.doc.length, insert: '!' },
+    });
+    expect(comp['suppressUpdate']).toBe(true);
+
+    const dispatchSpy = vi.spyOn(view, 'dispatch');
+
+    // Parent reacts to contentChange by updating content input
+    host.content.set(view.state.doc.toString());
+    fixture.detectChanges();
+    await fixture.whenStable();
+
+    // Effect should have skipped dispatch and reset suppressUpdate
+    expect(dispatchSpy).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(comp['suppressUpdate']).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  // --- Destroy cleanup ---
+
+  it('should call view.destroy() on ngOnDestroy', () => {
+    const comp = getEditor(fixture);
+    const view = comp['view']!;
+    const destroySpy = vi.spyOn(view, 'destroy');
+
+    comp.ngOnDestroy();
+
+    expect(destroySpy).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
+  });
+
+  it('should handle ngOnDestroy when view is null', () => {
+    const comp = getEditor(fixture);
+    comp['view'] = null;
+
+    expect(() => comp.ngOnDestroy()).not.toThrow();
+  });
+});