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+import { render, screen, waitFor } from "@testing-library/react";
+import { act } from "react";
+import { apiGet } from "../apiClient";
+import { useApi } from "../useApi";
+
+jest.mock("../apiClient", () => ({
+  apiGet: jest.fn(),
+}));
+
+type Payload = { label: string };
+
+const apiGetMock = jest.mocked(apiGet<Payload>);
+
+function createDeferred<T>() {
+  let resolve!: (value: T) => void;
+  let reject!: (reason?: unknown) => void;
+  const promise = new Promise<T>((promiseResolve, promiseReject) => {
+    resolve = promiseResolve;
+    reject = promiseReject;
+  });
+  return { promise, resolve, reject };
+}
+
+function Probe({ path }: { path: string | null }) {
+  const state = useApi<Payload>(path);
+
+  if (state.status === "ok") {
+    return <output data-testid="state">ok:{state.data.label}</output>;
+  }
+
+  if (state.status === "error") {
+    return <output data-testid="state">error:{state.error}</output>;
+  }
+
+  return <output data-testid="state">loading</output>;
+}
+
+describe("useApi", () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    apiGetMock.mockReset();
+  });
+
+  it("starts in loading state and transitions to ok with fetched data", async () => {
+    const request = createDeferred<Payload>();
+    apiGetMock.mockReturnValueOnce(request.promise);
+
+    render(<Probe path="/api/v1/events" />);
+
+    expect(screen.getByTestId("state")).toHaveTextContent("loading");
+    expect(apiGetMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      "/api/v1/events",
+      expect.objectContaining({ signal: expect.any(AbortSignal) }),
+    );
+
+    await act(async () => {
+      request.resolve({ label: "events loaded" });
+      await request.promise;
+    });
+
+    expect(screen.getByTestId("state")).toHaveTextContent("ok:events loaded");
+  });
+
+  it("transitions to error when the request rejects", async () => {
+    apiGetMock.mockRejectedValueOnce(new Error("backend unavailable"));
+
+    render(<Probe path="/api/v1/events" />);
+
+    await waitFor(() => {
+      expect(screen.getByTestId("state")).toHaveTextContent(
+        "error:backend unavailable",
+      );
+    });
+  });
+
+  it("falls back to a generic error message for non-Error rejections", async () => {
+    apiGetMock.mockRejectedValueOnce({});
+
+    render(<Probe path="/api/v1/events" />);
+
+    await waitFor(() => {
+      expect(screen.getByTestId("state")).toHaveTextContent(
+        "error:failed to load",
+      );
+    });
+  });
+
+  it("skips fetching when path is null", () => {
+    render(<Probe path={null} />);
+
+    expect(screen.getByTestId("state")).toHaveTextContent("loading");
+    expect(apiGetMock).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+
+  it("refetches when the path changes and ignores stale responses", async () => {
+    const first = createDeferred<Payload>();
+    const second = createDeferred<Payload>();
+    let firstSignal: AbortSignal | undefined;
+
+    apiGetMock
+      .mockImplementationOnce((_path, init) => {
+        firstSignal = init?.signal as AbortSignal;
+        return first.promise;
+      })
+      .mockReturnValueOnce(second.promise);
+
+    const { rerender } = render(<Probe path="/api/v1/first" />);
+
+    expect(apiGetMock).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    rerender(<Probe path="/api/v1/second" />);
+
+    expect(apiGetMock).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
+    expect(apiGetMock).toHaveBeenLastCalledWith(
+      "/api/v1/second",
+      expect.objectContaining({ signal: expect.any(AbortSignal) }),
+    );
+    expect(firstSignal?.aborted).toBe(true);
+
+    await act(async () => {
+      first.resolve({ label: "stale first" });
+      await first.promise;
+    });
+
+    expect(screen.getByTestId("state")).toHaveTextContent("loading");
+
+    await act(async () => {
+      second.resolve({ label: "fresh second" });
+      await second.promise;
+    });
+
+    expect(screen.getByTestId("state")).toHaveTextContent("ok:fresh second");
+  });
+
+  it("aborts in-flight requests on unmount without updating state", async () => {
+    const request = createDeferred<Payload>();
+    let signal: AbortSignal | undefined;
+    const consoleError = jest
+      .spyOn(console, "error")
+      .mockImplementation(() => {});
+
+    apiGetMock.mockImplementationOnce((_path, init) => {
+      signal = init?.signal as AbortSignal;
+      return request.promise;
+    });
+
+    const { unmount } = render(<Probe path="/api/v1/events" />);
+
+    expect(signal?.aborted).toBe(false);
+    unmount();
+    expect(signal?.aborted).toBe(true);
+
+    await act(async () => {
+      request.resolve({ label: "late response" });
+      await request.promise;
+    });
+
+    expect(consoleError).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    consoleError.mockRestore();
+  });
+});