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-import { describe, it, expect, vi, beforeEach, afterEach } from 'vitest';
-
-vi.mock('dotenv', () => ({
-  config: vi.fn(() => ({ error: null, parsed: {} }))
-}));
-
-const setupMinimalProdEnv = () => {
-  vi.stubEnv('FREECODECAMP_NODE_ENV', 'production');
-  vi.stubEnv('EMAIL_PROVIDER', 'ses');
-  vi.stubEnv('SES_ID', 'my-ses-id');
-  vi.stubEnv('SES_SECRET', 'my-ses-secret');
-  vi.stubEnv('COOKIE_DOMAIN', 'freecodecamp.org');
-  vi.stubEnv('COOKIE_SECRET', 'my-real-cookie-secret');
-  vi.stubEnv('SENTRY_DSN', 'my-real-sentry-dsn');
-  vi.stubEnv('SENTRY_ENVIRONMENT', 'production');
-  vi.stubEnv('DEPLOYMENT_VERSION', '1.2.3');
-  vi.stubEnv('JWT_SECRET', 'my-real-jwt-secret');
-  vi.stubEnv('FCC_ENABLE_DEV_LOGIN_MODE', 'false');
-  vi.stubEnv('STRIPE_SECRET_KEY', 'sk_live_my-real-key');
-  vi.stubEnv('NODE_ENV', 'production');
-  vi.stubEnv('AUTH0_CLIENT_SECRET', 'my-real-auth0-secret');
-  vi.stubEnv('GROWTHBOOK_FASTIFY_API_HOST', 'my-real-growthbook-host');
-  vi.stubEnv('GROWTHBOOK_FASTIFY_CLIENT_KEY', 'my-real-growthbook-key');
-};
-
-describe.sequential('Environment Variable Validation (env.ts)', () => {
-  beforeEach(() => {
-    vi.resetModules();
-    vi.unstubAllEnvs();
-
-    vi.stubEnv('HOME_LOCATION', 'http://localhost:8000');
-    vi.stubEnv('FREECODECAMP_NODE_ENV', 'development');
-    vi.stubEnv('DEPLOYMENT_ENV', 'staging');
-    vi.stubEnv('EMAIL_PROVIDER', 'nodemailer');
-    vi.stubEnv('AUTH0_CLIENT_ID', 'test_client_id');
-    vi.stubEnv('AUTH0_CLIENT_SECRET', 'test_client_secret');
-    vi.stubEnv('AUTH0_DOMAIN', 'test.auth0.com');
-    vi.stubEnv('API_LOCATION', 'http://localhost:3000');
-    vi.stubEnv('JWT_SECRET', 'a_jwt_secret');
-    vi.stubEnv('STRIPE_SECRET_KEY', 'sk_test_key');
-    vi.stubEnv(
-      'MONGOHQ_URL',
-      'mongodb://127.0.0.1:27017/freecodecamp?directConnection=true'
-    );
-    vi.stubEnv('COOKIE_SECRET', 'a_cookie_secret');
-    vi.stubEnv('FCC_API_LOG_LEVEL', 'info');
-    vi.stubEnv('VITEST_WORKER_ID', '1');
-  });
-
-  afterEach(() => {
-    vi.unstubAllEnvs();
-  });
-
-  describe('dotenv Warning Logic', () => {
-    it('should warn if .env is missing in development', async () => {
-      const consoleWarnSpy = vi
-        .spyOn(console, 'warn')
-        .mockImplementation(() => {});
-
-      vi.doMock('dotenv', () => ({
-        config: vi.fn(() => ({ error: new Error('.env not found') }))
-      }));
-
-      await import('./env.js');
-      expect(consoleWarnSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
-        expect.stringContaining('Warning: .env file not found')
-      );
-      consoleWarnSpy.mockRestore();
-    });
-
-    it('should NOT warn if .env is missing in production', async () => {
-      const consoleWarnSpy = vi
-        .spyOn(console, 'warn')
-        .mockImplementation(() => {});
-
-      vi.doMock('dotenv', () => ({
-        config: vi.fn(() => ({ error: new Error('.env not found') }))
-      }));
-
-      setupMinimalProdEnv();
-
-      await import('./env.js');
-      expect(consoleWarnSpy).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
-      consoleWarnSpy.mockRestore();
-    });
-  });
-
-  describe('FCC_API_LOG_TRANSPORT Logic (MC/DC)', () => {
-    it('should not throw error when FCC_API_LOG_TRANSPORT is "pretty"', async () => {
-      vi.stubEnv('FCC_API_LOG_TRANSPORT', 'pretty');
-      await expect(import('./env.js')).resolves.toBeDefined();
-    });
-
-    it('should not throw error when FCC_API_LOG_TRANSPORT is "default"', async () => {
-      vi.stubEnv('FCC_API_LOG_TRANSPORT', 'default');
-      await expect(import('./env.js')).resolves.toBeDefined();
-    });
-
-    it('should throw error when FCC_API_LOG_TRANSPORT is invalid', async () => {
-      vi.stubEnv('FCC_API_LOG_TRANSPORT', 'invalid-value');
-      await expect(import('./env.js')).rejects.toThrow(
-        "FCC_API_LOG_TRANSPORT must be one of 'pretty' or 'default'. Found invalid-value"
-      );
-    });
-
-    it('should assign "default" and pass validation when FCC_API_LOG_TRANSPORT is undefined', async () => {
-      const envModule = await import('./env.js');
-      expect(envModule.FCC_API_LOG_TRANSPORT).toBe('default');
-    });
-  });
-
-  describe('Default Value Assignments', () => {
-    it('should use the provided values from stubs', async () => {
-      const envModule = await import('./env.js');
-      expect(envModule.EMAIL_PROVIDER).toBe('nodemailer');
-      expect(envModule.FREECODECAMP_NODE_ENV).toBe('development');
-      expect(envModule.FCC_API_LOG_LEVEL).toBe('info');
-      expect(envModule.DEPLOYMENT_VERSION).toBe('unknown');
-    });
-
-    it('should use default values for EMAIL_PROVIDER and LOG_LEVEL in development', async () => {
-      vi.stubEnv('EMAIL_PROVIDER', undefined);
-      vi.stubEnv('FCC_API_LOG_LEVEL', undefined);
-
-      const envModule = await import('./env.js');
-
-      expect(envModule.EMAIL_PROVIDER).toBe('ses');
-      expect(envModule.FCC_API_LOG_LEVEL).toBe('info');
-    });
-
-    it('should use default value for FREECODECAMP_NODE_ENV (production)', async () => {
-      setupMinimalProdEnv();
-      vi.stubEnv('FREECODECAMP_NODE_ENV', undefined);
-
-      const envModule = await import('./env.js');
-      expect(envModule.FREECODECAMP_NODE_ENV).toBe('production');
-    });
-  });
-
-  describe('Boolean Flag (undefinedOrBool) Logic', () => {
-    it('should correctly parse "true" string to boolean true', async () => {
-      vi.stubEnv('FCC_ENABLE_DEV_LOGIN_MODE', 'true');
-      vi.stubEnv('SHOW_UPCOMING_CHANGES', 'true');
-      const envModule = await import('./env.js');
-      expect(envModule.FCC_ENABLE_DEV_LOGIN_MODE).toBe(true);
-      expect(envModule.SHOW_UPCOMING_CHANGES).toBe(true);
-    });
-
-    it('should correctly parse "false" (or any) string to boolean false', async () => {
-      vi.stubEnv('FCC_ENABLE_DEV_LOGIN_MODE', 'false');
-      vi.stubEnv('SHOW_UPCOMING_CHANGES', 'false');
-      const envModule = await import('./env.js');
-      expect(envModule.FCC_ENABLE_DEV_LOGIN_MODE).toBe(false);
-      expect(envModule.SHOW_UPCOMING_CHANGES).toBe(false);
-    });
-
-    it('should correctly parse undefined variable to undefined', async () => {
-      const envModule = await import('./env.js');
-      expect(envModule.FCC_ENABLE_SWAGGER_UI).toBe(undefined);
-    });
-  });
-
-  describe('Sentry Default Value Logic', () => {
-    it('should return empty strings for default Sentry values', async () => {
-      vi.stubEnv('SENTRY_DSN', 'dsn_from_sentry_dashboard');
-      vi.stubEnv('SENTRY_ENVIRONMENT', 'development');
-      const envModule = await import('./env.js');
-      expect(envModule.SENTRY_DSN).toBe('');
-      expect(envModule.SENTRY_ENVIRONMENT).toBe('');
-    });
-
-    it('should return real values for Sentry', async () => {
-      vi.stubEnv('SENTRY_DSN', 'my-real-sentry-dsn');
-      vi.stubEnv('SENTRY_ENVIRONMENT', 'my-production-env');
-      const envModule = await import('./env.js');
-      expect(envModule.SENTRY_DSN).toBe('my-real-sentry-dsn');
-      expect(envModule.SENTRY_ENVIRONMENT).toBe('my-production-env');
-    });
-  });
-
-  describe('Database URL (MONGOHQ_URL) Logic', () => {
-    it('should use the plain MONGOHQ_URL in development', async () => {
-      vi.stubEnv('NODE_ENV', 'development');
-      const envModule = await import('./env.js');
-      expect(envModule.MONGOHQ_URL).toBe(
-        'mongodb://127.0.0.1:27017/freecodecamp?directConnection=true'
-      );
-    });
-
-    it('should call createTestConnectionURL in a test environment', async () => {
-      vi.stubEnv('NODE_ENV', 'test');
-      vi.stubEnv('VITEST_WORKER_ID', '5');
-      const envModule = await import('./env.js');
-      expect(envModule.MONGOHQ_URL).toContain(
-        'mongodb://127.0.0.1:27017/freecodecamp5?directConnection=true'
-      );
-    });
-
-    it('should throw if createTestConnectionURL is called in production', async () => {
-      setupMinimalProdEnv();
-      vi.stubEnv('FREECODECAMP_NODE_ENV', 'production');
-      vi.stubEnv('NODE_ENV', 'test');
-
-      await expect(import('./env.js')).rejects.toThrow("'test' != 'test'");
-    });
-
-    it('should throw if createTestConnectionURL is called without a dbId', async () => {
-      vi.stubEnv('NODE_ENV', 'test');
-      vi.stubEnv('VITEST_WORKER_ID', undefined);
-
-      await expect(import('./env.js')).rejects.toThrow(
-        'dbId is required for test connection URL'
-      );
-    });
-  });
-
-  describe('Production Environment (Strict Assertions)', () => {
-    it('should NOT throw errors in production if all secrets are valid', async () => {
-      setupMinimalProdEnv();
-      await expect(import('./env.js')).resolves.toBeDefined();
-    });
-
-    it('should throw errors if production env uses default secrets', async () => {
-      setupMinimalProdEnv();
-      vi.stubEnv('JWT_SECRET', 'a_jwt_secret');
-
-      await expect(import('./env.js')).rejects.toThrow(
-        'The JWT secret should be changed from the default value.'
-      );
-    });
-  });
-});