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+import slideInPanelStore, { SlideInPanelState } from '../slideInPanel';
+
+const { state: makeState, mutations } = slideInPanelStore;
+
+const DEFAULT_STATE: SlideInPanelState = {
+  isOpen:         false,
+  isClosing:      false,
+  component:      null,
+  componentProps: {},
+};
+
+describe('store: slideInPanel', () => {
+  let state: SlideInPanelState;
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    state = makeState();
+  });
+
+  describe('state', () => {
+    it('returns the correct initial state', () => {
+      expect(state).toStrictEqual(DEFAULT_STATE);
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('mutations: open', () => {
+    const fakeComponent = { name: 'FakePanel' } as any;
+
+    it('sets isOpen to true', () => {
+      mutations.open(state, { component: fakeComponent });
+
+      expect(state.isOpen).toBe(true);
+    });
+
+    it('stores the component', () => {
+      mutations.open(state, { component: fakeComponent });
+
+      expect(state.component).toBe(fakeComponent);
+    });
+
+    it('defaults componentProps to {} when not provided', () => {
+      mutations.open(state, { component: fakeComponent });
+
+      expect(state.componentProps).toStrictEqual({});
+    });
+
+    it('uses provided componentProps', () => {
+      const props = { foo: 'bar', count: 3 };
+
+      mutations.open(state, { component: fakeComponent, componentProps: props });
+
+      expect(state.componentProps).toStrictEqual({ foo: 'bar', count: 3 });
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('mutations: close', () => {
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      jest.useFakeTimers();
+    });
+
+    afterEach(() => {
+      jest.useRealTimers();
+    });
+
+    it('sets isOpen to false immediately', () => {
+      state.isOpen = true;
+      mutations.close(state);
+
+      expect(state.isOpen).toBe(false);
+    });
+
+    it('sets isClosing to true immediately', () => {
+      mutations.close(state);
+
+      expect(state.isClosing).toBe(true);
+    });
+
+    it('does not clear component immediately', () => {
+      const fakeComponent = { name: 'FakePanel' } as any;
+
+      mutations.open(state, { component: fakeComponent });
+      mutations.close(state);
+
+      expect(state.component).not.toBeNull();
+    });
+
+    it('clears component to null after 500ms', () => {
+      const fakeComponent = { name: 'FakePanel' } as any;
+
+      mutations.open(state, { component: fakeComponent });
+      mutations.close(state);
+      jest.advanceTimersByTime(500);
+
+      expect(state.component).toBeNull();
+    });
+
+    it('clears componentProps to {} after 500ms', () => {
+      mutations.open(state, { component: { name: 'C' } as any, componentProps: { x: 1 } });
+      mutations.close(state);
+      jest.advanceTimersByTime(500);
+
+      expect(state.componentProps).toStrictEqual({});
+    });
+
+    it('sets isClosing to false after 500ms', () => {
+      mutations.close(state);
+      jest.advanceTimersByTime(500);
+
+      expect(state.isClosing).toBe(false);
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('namespaced', () => {
+    it('is namespaced', () => {
+      expect(slideInPanelStore.namespaced).toBe(true);
+    });
+  });
+});