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+/*
+Copyright 2024 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.
+*/
+
+import { renderHook } from "@testing-library/react-hooks/dom";
+import { MatrixClient, NotificationCountType, Room } from "matrix-js-sdk/src/matrix";
+
+import { useRoomThreadNotifications } from "../../../src/hooks/room/useRoomThreadNotifications";
+import { stubClient } from "../../test-utils";
+import { MatrixClientPeg } from "../../../src/MatrixClientPeg";
+import { NotificationColor } from "../../../src/stores/notifications/NotificationColor";
+import { populateThread } from "../../test-utils/threads";
+
+function render(room: Room) {
+    return renderHook(() => useRoomThreadNotifications(room));
+}
+
+describe("useRoomThreadNotifications", () => {
+    let cli: MatrixClient;
+    let room: Room;
+
+    beforeEach(() => {
+        stubClient();
+        cli = MatrixClientPeg.safeGet();
+        cli.supportsThreads = () => true;
+        room = new Room("!room:server", cli, cli.getSafeUserId());
+    });
+
+    it("returns none if no thread in the room has notifications", async () => {
+        const { result } = render(room);
+
+        expect(result.current).toBe(NotificationColor.None);
+    });
+
+    it("returns red if a thread in the room has a highlight notification", async () => {
+        room.setThreadUnreadNotificationCount("flooble", NotificationCountType.Highlight, 1);
+        const { result } = render(room);
+
+        expect(result.current).toBe(NotificationColor.Red);
+    });
+
+    it("returns grey if a thread in the room has a normal notification", async () => {
+        room.setThreadUnreadNotificationCount("flooble", NotificationCountType.Total, 1);
+        const { result } = render(room);
+
+        /*act(() => {
+            result.current.search({ limit: 1, query });
+        });*/
+        //await waitFor(() => expect(result.current.ready).toBe(true));
+
+        expect(result.current).toBe(NotificationColor.Grey);
+    });
+
+    it("returns bold if a thread in the room unread messages", async () => {
+        await populateThread({
+            room,
+            client: cli,
+            authorId: cli.getSafeUserId(),
+            participantUserIds: ["@alice:server.org"],
+        });
+
+        const { result } = render(room);
+
+        expect(result.current).toBe(NotificationColor.Bold);
+    });
+});