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+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2024-present Puter Technologies Inc.
+ *
+ * This file is part of Puter.
+ *
+ * Puter 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 .
+ */
+
+/**
+ * Offline unit tests for XAIImageProvider.
+ *
+ * Boots a real PuterServer (in-memory sqlite + dynamo + s3 + mock
+ * redis) and constructs XAIImageProvider directly against the live
+ * wired `MeteringService` so the recording side is exercised end-to-
+ * end. xAI's image API is OpenAI-compatible so the OpenAI SDK is
+ * mocked at the module boundary; that's the real network egress
+ * point.
+ */
+
+import {
+ afterAll,
+ afterEach,
+ beforeAll,
+ beforeEach,
+ describe,
+ expect,
+ it,
+ vi,
+ type MockInstance,
+} from 'vitest';
+
+import type { MeteringService } from '../../../../services/metering/MeteringService.js';
+import { PuterServer } from '../../../../server.js';
+import { setupTestServer } from '../../../../testUtil.js';
+import { withTestActor } from '../../../integrationTestUtil.js';
+import { XAI_IMAGE_GENERATION_MODELS } from './models.js';
+import { XAIImageProvider } from './XAIImageProvider.js';
+
+// ── OpenAI SDK mock ─────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+const { generateMock, openAICtor } = vi.hoisted(() => ({
+ generateMock: vi.fn(),
+ openAICtor: vi.fn(),
+}));
+
+vi.mock('openai', () => {
+ const OpenAICtor = vi.fn().mockImplementation(function (
+ this: Record,
+ opts: unknown,
+ ) {
+ openAICtor(opts);
+ this.images = { generate: generateMock };
+ // Some sibling providers boot through the same SDK module.
+ this.chat = { completions: { create: vi.fn() } };
+ });
+ return { OpenAI: OpenAICtor, default: { OpenAI: OpenAICtor } };
+});
+
+// ── Test harness ────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+let server: PuterServer;
+let hasCreditsSpy: MockInstance;
+let incrementUsageSpy: MockInstance;
+
+beforeAll(async () => {
+ server = await setupTestServer();
+});
+
+afterAll(async () => {
+ await server?.shutdown();
+});
+
+const makeProvider = () =>
+ new XAIImageProvider({ apiKey: 'test-key' }, server.services.metering);
+
+beforeEach(() => {
+ generateMock.mockReset();
+ openAICtor.mockReset();
+ hasCreditsSpy = vi.spyOn(server.services.metering, 'hasEnoughCredits');
+ incrementUsageSpy = vi.spyOn(server.services.metering, 'incrementUsage');
+});
+
+afterEach(() => {
+ vi.restoreAllMocks();
+});
+
+// ── Construction ────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+describe('XAIImageProvider construction', () => {
+ it('points the OpenAI SDK at the xAI base URL with the configured key', () => {
+ makeProvider();
+ expect(openAICtor).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+ expect(openAICtor).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+ apiKey: 'test-key',
+ baseURL: 'https://api.x.ai/v1',
+ });
+ });
+
+ it('throws when no apiKey is supplied', () => {
+ expect(
+ () =>
+ new XAIImageProvider(
+ { apiKey: '' },
+ server.services.metering,
+ ),
+ ).toThrow(/API key/i);
+ });
+});
+
+// ── Model catalog ───────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+describe('XAIImageProvider model catalog', () => {
+ it('returns grok-2-image as the default', () => {
+ const provider = makeProvider();
+ expect(provider.getDefaultModel()).toBe('grok-2-image');
+ });
+
+ it('exposes the static XAI_IMAGE_GENERATION_MODELS list verbatim', () => {
+ const provider = makeProvider();
+ expect(provider.models()).toBe(XAI_IMAGE_GENERATION_MODELS);
+ });
+});
+
+// ── test_mode bypass ────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+describe('XAIImageProvider.generate test_mode', () => {
+ it('returns the canned sample URL without hitting credits or the SDK', async () => {
+ const provider = makeProvider();
+ const result = await withTestActor(() =>
+ provider.generate({
+ prompt: 'something',
+ test_mode: true,
+ }),
+ );
+
+ expect(result).toBe(
+ 'https://puter-sample-data.puter.site/image_example.png',
+ );
+ expect(hasCreditsSpy).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+ expect(generateMock).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+ expect(incrementUsageSpy).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+ });
+});
+
+// ── Argument validation ─────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+describe('XAIImageProvider.generate argument validation', () => {
+ it('throws 400 when prompt is missing or non-string', async () => {
+ const provider = makeProvider();
+ await expect(
+ withTestActor(() =>
+ provider.generate({ prompt: undefined as unknown as string }),
+ ),
+ ).rejects.toMatchObject({ statusCode: 400 });
+
+ await expect(
+ withTestActor(() =>
+ provider.generate({ prompt: ' ' }),
+ ),
+ ).rejects.toMatchObject({ statusCode: 400 });
+
+ expect(generateMock).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+ });
+});
+
+// ── Credit gate ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+describe('XAIImageProvider.generate credit gate', () => {
+ it('throws 402 BEFORE hitting xAI when actor lacks credits', async () => {
+ const provider = makeProvider();
+ hasCreditsSpy.mockResolvedValueOnce(false);
+
+ await expect(
+ withTestActor(() =>
+ provider.generate({ prompt: 'a tiny red dot' }),
+ ),
+ ).rejects.toMatchObject({ statusCode: 402 });
+
+ expect(generateMock).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+ expect(incrementUsageSpy).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+ });
+});
+
+// ── Model resolution ────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+describe('XAIImageProvider.generate model resolution', () => {
+ const sampleResponse = { data: [{ url: 'https://x.ai/img/1' }] };
+
+ it('falls back to the default model when given an unknown id', async () => {
+ const provider = makeProvider();
+ generateMock.mockResolvedValueOnce(sampleResponse);
+
+ await withTestActor(() =>
+ provider.generate({
+ model: 'totally-not-a-real-model',
+ prompt: 'hi',
+ }),
+ );
+
+ expect(generateMock.mock.calls[0]![0].model).toBe('grok-2-image');
+ });
+
+ it('resolves an alias to its canonical id', async () => {
+ const provider = makeProvider();
+ generateMock.mockResolvedValueOnce(sampleResponse);
+
+ await withTestActor(() =>
+ provider.generate({
+ // grok-image is an alias of grok-2-image.
+ model: 'grok-image',
+ prompt: 'hi',
+ }),
+ );
+
+ expect(generateMock.mock.calls[0]![0].model).toBe('grok-2-image');
+ });
+});
+
+// ── Successful generation ───────────────────────────────────────────
+
+describe('XAIImageProvider.generate success path', () => {
+ it('returns the URL from response.data[0].url and meters one image', async () => {
+ const provider = makeProvider();
+ generateMock.mockResolvedValueOnce({
+ data: [{ url: 'https://x.ai/img/abc' }],
+ });
+
+ const result = await withTestActor(() =>
+ provider.generate({
+ model: 'grok-2-image',
+ prompt: 'a small red dot',
+ }),
+ );
+
+ expect(result).toBe('https://x.ai/img/abc');
+
+ // One increment, at the model's per-image rate (7 cents → 7,000,000 ucents).
+ const grok = XAI_IMAGE_GENERATION_MODELS.find(
+ (m) => m.id === 'grok-2-image',
+ )!;
+ expect(incrementUsageSpy).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+ const [, usageType, count, cost] = incrementUsageSpy.mock.calls[0]!;
+ expect(usageType).toBe('xai:grok-2-image:output');
+ expect(count).toBe(1);
+ expect(cost).toBe(grok.costs.output * 1_000_000);
+ });
+
+ it('falls back to a base64 data URL when response carries b64_json', async () => {
+ const provider = makeProvider();
+ generateMock.mockResolvedValueOnce({
+ data: [{ b64_json: 'AAAA' }],
+ });
+
+ const result = await withTestActor(() =>
+ provider.generate({
+ model: 'grok-2-image',
+ prompt: 'a small red dot',
+ }),
+ );
+
+ expect(result).toBe('data:image/png;base64,AAAA');
+ });
+
+ it('throws when the SDK returns no usable image data', async () => {
+ const provider = makeProvider();
+ generateMock.mockResolvedValueOnce({ data: [{}] });
+
+ await expect(
+ withTestActor(() =>
+ provider.generate({
+ model: 'grok-2-image',
+ prompt: 'a small red dot',
+ }),
+ ),
+ ).rejects.toThrow(/Failed to extract image URL/);
+
+ // Failure path must NOT meter usage.
+ expect(incrementUsageSpy).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+ });
+});