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+/*
+Copyright 2023 The Matrix.org Foundation C.I.C.
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+// eslint-disable-next-line deprecate/import
+import { mount } from "enzyme";
+import { sleep } from "matrix-js-sdk/src/utils";
+import React from "react";
+import { act } from "react-dom/test-utils";
+import { mocked } from "jest-mock";
+import { SlidingSync } from "matrix-js-sdk/src/sliding-sync";
+import { Room } from "matrix-js-sdk/src/matrix";
+
+import { useSlidingSyncRoomSearch } from "../../src/hooks/useSlidingSyncRoomSearch";
+import { MockEventEmitter, stubClient } from "../test-utils";
+import { SlidingSyncManager } from "../../src/SlidingSyncManager";
+
+// hooks must be inside a React component else you get:
+// "Invalid hook call. Hooks can only be called inside of the body of a function component."
+function RoomSearchComponent({ onClick }) {
+    const roomSearch = useSlidingSyncRoomSearch();
+    return <div onClick={() => onClick(roomSearch)} />;
+}
+
+describe("useSlidingSyncRoomSearch", () => {
+    it("should display rooms when searching", async () => {
+        const client = stubClient();
+        const roomA = new Room("!a:localhost", client, client.getUserId());
+        const roomB = new Room("!b:localhost", client, client.getUserId());
+        const slidingSync = mocked(
+            new MockEventEmitter({
+                getListData: jest.fn(),
+            }) as unknown as SlidingSync,
+        );
+        jest.spyOn(SlidingSyncManager.instance, "ensureListRegistered").mockResolvedValue({
+            ranges: [[0, 9]],
+        });
+        SlidingSyncManager.instance.slidingSync = slidingSync;
+        mocked(slidingSync.getListData).mockReturnValue({
+            joinedCount: 2,
+            roomIndexToRoomId: {
+                0: roomA.roomId,
+                1: roomB.roomId,
+            },
+        });
+        mocked(client.getRoom).mockImplementation((roomId) => {
+            switch (roomId) {
+                case roomA.roomId:
+                    return roomA;
+                case roomB.roomId:
+                    return roomB;
+                default:
+                    return null;
+            }
+        });
+
+        // first check that everything is empty and then do the search
+        let executeHook = (roomSearch) => {
+            expect(roomSearch.loading).toBe(false);
+            expect(roomSearch.rooms).toEqual([]);
+            roomSearch.search({
+                limit: 10,
+                query: "foo",
+            });
+        };
+        const wrapper = mount(
+            <RoomSearchComponent
+                onClick={(roomSearch) => {
+                    executeHook(roomSearch);
+                }}
+            />,
+        );
+
+        // run the query
+        await act(async () => {
+            await sleep(1);
+            wrapper.simulate("click");
+            return act(() => sleep(1));
+        });
+        // now we expect there to be rooms
+        executeHook = (roomSearch) => {
+            expect(roomSearch.loading).toBe(false);
+            expect(roomSearch.rooms).toEqual([roomA, roomB]);
+        };
+
+        // run the query
+        await act(async () => {
+            await sleep(1);
+            wrapper.simulate("click");
+            return act(() => sleep(1));
+        });
+    });
+});