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+"""
+Unit tests for Management API PDF preview endpoint.
+
+Tests the /api/v1/pdf-preview endpoint focusing on:
+- Parameter validation (file_path, page, scale)
+- OAuth token validation
+- PDF rendering with PyMuPDF
+- Error handling (file not found, invalid page, etc.)
+"""
+
+import base64
+from unittest.mock import AsyncMock, MagicMock, patch
+
+import pytest
+from starlette.applications import Starlette
+from starlette.routing import Route
+from starlette.testclient import TestClient
+
+from nextcloud_mcp_server.api.management import get_pdf_preview
+
+pytestmark = pytest.mark.unit
+
+
+def create_test_app():
+    """Create a test Starlette app with the PDF preview endpoint."""
+    app = Starlette(
+        routes=[
+            Route("/api/v1/pdf-preview", get_pdf_preview, methods=["GET"]),
+        ]
+    )
+    # Set up OAuth context (required by endpoint)
+    app.state.oauth_context = {"config": {"nextcloud_host": "http://localhost:8080"}}
+    return app
+
+
+def create_mock_pdf_bytes():
+    """Create a minimal valid PDF for testing."""
+    # Minimal PDF structure that PyMuPDF can parse
+    # This is a 1-page PDF with a blank page
+    pdf_content = b"""%PDF-1.4
+1 0 obj
+<< /Type /Catalog /Pages 2 0 R >>
+endobj
+2 0 obj
+<< /Type /Pages /Kids [3 0 R] /Count 1 >>
+endobj
+3 0 obj
+<< /Type /Page /Parent 2 0 R /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] >>
+endobj
+xref
+0 4
+0000000000 65535 f
+0000000009 00000 n
+0000000058 00000 n
+0000000115 00000 n
+trailer
+<< /Size 4 /Root 1 0 R >>
+startxref
+196
+%%EOF"""
+    return pdf_content
+
+
+class TestPdfPreviewParameterValidation:
+    """Tests for parameter validation in PDF preview endpoint."""
+
+    def test_missing_file_path_returns_400(self):
+        """Test that missing file_path parameter returns 400."""
+        with (
+            patch(
+                "nextcloud_mcp_server.api.management.validate_token_and_get_user",
+                new_callable=AsyncMock,
+                return_value=("testuser", True),
+            ),
+            patch(
+                "nextcloud_mcp_server.api.management.extract_bearer_token",
+                return_value="test-token",
+            ),
+        ):
+            app = create_test_app()
+            client = TestClient(app)
+            response = client.get(
+                "/api/v1/pdf-preview",
+                headers={"Authorization": "Bearer test-token"},
+            )
+
+            assert response.status_code == 400
+            data = response.json()
+            assert data["success"] is False
+            assert "file_path" in data["error"].lower()
+
+    def test_invalid_page_number_returns_400(self):
+        """Test that invalid page number (0 or negative) returns 400."""
+        with (
+            patch(
+                "nextcloud_mcp_server.api.management.validate_token_and_get_user",
+                new_callable=AsyncMock,
+                return_value=("testuser", True),
+            ),
+            patch(
+                "nextcloud_mcp_server.api.management.extract_bearer_token",
+                return_value="test-token",
+            ),
+        ):
+            app = create_test_app()
+            client = TestClient(app)
+
+            # Test page=0
+            response = client.get(
+                "/api/v1/pdf-preview?file_path=/test.pdf&page=0",
+                headers={"Authorization": "Bearer test-token"},
+            )
+            assert response.status_code == 400
+            data = response.json()
+            assert data["success"] is False
+            assert "page" in data["error"].lower()
+
+            # Test negative page
+            response = client.get(
+                "/api/v1/pdf-preview?file_path=/test.pdf&page=-1",
+                headers={"Authorization": "Bearer test-token"},
+            )
+            assert response.status_code == 400
+
+    def test_invalid_scale_returns_400(self):
+        """Test that scale outside valid range returns 400."""
+        with (
+            patch(
+                "nextcloud_mcp_server.api.management.validate_token_and_get_user",
+                new_callable=AsyncMock,
+                return_value=("testuser", True),
+            ),
+            patch(
+                "nextcloud_mcp_server.api.management.extract_bearer_token",
+                return_value="test-token",
+            ),
+        ):
+            app = create_test_app()
+            client = TestClient(app)
+
+            # Test scale too small
+            response = client.get(
+                "/api/v1/pdf-preview?file_path=/test.pdf&scale=0.1",
+                headers={"Authorization": "Bearer test-token"},
+            )
+            assert response.status_code == 400
+            data = response.json()
+            assert data["success"] is False
+            assert "scale" in data["error"].lower()
+
+            # Test scale too large
+            response = client.get(
+                "/api/v1/pdf-preview?file_path=/test.pdf&scale=10.0",
+                headers={"Authorization": "Bearer test-token"},
+            )
+            assert response.status_code == 400
+
+    def test_non_numeric_page_returns_400(self):
+        """Test that non-numeric page parameter returns 400."""
+        with (
+            patch(
+                "nextcloud_mcp_server.api.management.validate_token_and_get_user",
+                new_callable=AsyncMock,
+                return_value=("testuser", True),
+            ),
+            patch(
+                "nextcloud_mcp_server.api.management.extract_bearer_token",
+                return_value="test-token",
+            ),
+        ):
+            app = create_test_app()
+            client = TestClient(app)
+            response = client.get(
+                "/api/v1/pdf-preview?file_path=/test.pdf&page=abc",
+                headers={"Authorization": "Bearer test-token"},
+            )
+
+            assert response.status_code == 400
+            data = response.json()
+            assert data["success"] is False
+
+
+class TestPdfPreviewAuthentication:
+    """Tests for authentication in PDF preview endpoint."""
+
+    def test_unauthorized_without_token_returns_401(self):
+        """Test that request without token returns 401."""
+        with patch(
+            "nextcloud_mcp_server.api.management.validate_token_and_get_user",
+            new_callable=AsyncMock,
+            side_effect=Exception("Invalid token"),
+        ):
+            app = create_test_app()
+            client = TestClient(app)
+            response = client.get("/api/v1/pdf-preview?file_path=/test.pdf")
+
+            assert response.status_code == 401
+            data = response.json()
+            assert data["success"] is False
+
+    def test_unauthorized_with_invalid_token_returns_401(self):
+        """Test that request with invalid token returns 401."""
+        with patch(
+            "nextcloud_mcp_server.api.management.validate_token_and_get_user",
+            new_callable=AsyncMock,
+            side_effect=Exception("Token expired"),
+        ):
+            app = create_test_app()
+            client = TestClient(app)
+            response = client.get(
+                "/api/v1/pdf-preview?file_path=/test.pdf",
+                headers={"Authorization": "Bearer invalid-token"},
+            )
+
+            assert response.status_code == 401
+            data = response.json()
+            assert data["success"] is False
+
+
+class TestPdfPreviewRendering:
+    """Tests for PDF rendering functionality."""
+
+    def test_successful_pdf_render(self):
+        """Test successful PDF page rendering."""
+        pdf_bytes = create_mock_pdf_bytes()
+
+        # Mock the WebDAV client
+        mock_webdav = AsyncMock()
+        mock_webdav.read_file = AsyncMock(return_value=(pdf_bytes, "application/pdf"))
+
+        mock_nc_client = MagicMock()
+        mock_nc_client.webdav = mock_webdav
+        mock_nc_client.__aenter__ = AsyncMock(return_value=mock_nc_client)
+        mock_nc_client.__aexit__ = AsyncMock(return_value=None)
+
+        with (
+            patch(
+                "nextcloud_mcp_server.api.management.validate_token_and_get_user",
+                new_callable=AsyncMock,
+                return_value=("testuser", True),
+            ),
+            patch(
+                "nextcloud_mcp_server.api.management.extract_bearer_token",
+                return_value="test-token",
+            ),
+            patch(
+                "nextcloud_mcp_server.client.NextcloudClient.from_token",
+                return_value=mock_nc_client,
+            ),
+        ):
+            app = create_test_app()
+            client = TestClient(app)
+            response = client.get(
+                "/api/v1/pdf-preview?file_path=/test.pdf&page=1&scale=1.0",
+                headers={"Authorization": "Bearer test-token"},
+            )
+
+            assert response.status_code == 200
+            data = response.json()
+            assert data["success"] is True
+            assert "image" in data
+            assert data["page_number"] == 1
+            assert data["total_pages"] == 1
+
+            # Verify image is valid base64
+            try:
+                decoded = base64.b64decode(data["image"])
+                # PNG magic bytes
+                assert decoded[:8] == b"\x89PNG\r\n\x1a\n"
+            except Exception as e:
+                pytest.fail(f"Image is not valid base64-encoded PNG: {e}")
+
+    def test_page_out_of_range_returns_400(self):
+        """Test that requesting page beyond total pages returns 400."""
+        pdf_bytes = create_mock_pdf_bytes()
+
+        mock_webdav = AsyncMock()
+        mock_webdav.read_file = AsyncMock(return_value=(pdf_bytes, "application/pdf"))
+
+        mock_nc_client = MagicMock()
+        mock_nc_client.webdav = mock_webdav
+        mock_nc_client.__aenter__ = AsyncMock(return_value=mock_nc_client)
+        mock_nc_client.__aexit__ = AsyncMock(return_value=None)
+
+        with (
+            patch(
+                "nextcloud_mcp_server.api.management.validate_token_and_get_user",
+                new_callable=AsyncMock,
+                return_value=("testuser", True),
+            ),
+            patch(
+                "nextcloud_mcp_server.api.management.extract_bearer_token",
+                return_value="test-token",
+            ),
+            patch(
+                "nextcloud_mcp_server.client.NextcloudClient.from_token",
+                return_value=mock_nc_client,
+            ),
+        ):
+            app = create_test_app()
+            client = TestClient(app)
+            response = client.get(
+                "/api/v1/pdf-preview?file_path=/test.pdf&page=999",
+                headers={"Authorization": "Bearer test-token"},
+            )
+
+            assert response.status_code == 400
+            data = response.json()
+            assert data["success"] is False
+            assert "page" in data["error"].lower()
+            assert "999" in data["error"]
+
+    def test_file_not_found_returns_404(self):
+        """Test that non-existent file returns 404."""
+        mock_webdav = AsyncMock()
+        mock_webdav.read_file = AsyncMock(
+            side_effect=FileNotFoundError("File not found")
+        )
+
+        mock_nc_client = MagicMock()
+        mock_nc_client.webdav = mock_webdav
+        mock_nc_client.__aenter__ = AsyncMock(return_value=mock_nc_client)
+        mock_nc_client.__aexit__ = AsyncMock(return_value=None)
+
+        with (
+            patch(
+                "nextcloud_mcp_server.api.management.validate_token_and_get_user",
+                new_callable=AsyncMock,
+                return_value=("testuser", True),
+            ),
+            patch(
+                "nextcloud_mcp_server.api.management.extract_bearer_token",
+                return_value="test-token",
+            ),
+            patch(
+                "nextcloud_mcp_server.client.NextcloudClient.from_token",
+                return_value=mock_nc_client,
+            ),
+        ):
+            app = create_test_app()
+            client = TestClient(app)
+            response = client.get(
+                "/api/v1/pdf-preview?file_path=/nonexistent.pdf",
+                headers={"Authorization": "Bearer test-token"},
+            )
+
+            assert response.status_code == 404
+            data = response.json()
+            assert data["success"] is False
+            assert "not found" in data["error"].lower()
+
+    def test_default_parameters(self):
+        """Test that default parameters (page=1, scale=2.0) are used."""
+        pdf_bytes = create_mock_pdf_bytes()
+
+        mock_webdav = AsyncMock()
+        mock_webdav.read_file = AsyncMock(return_value=(pdf_bytes, "application/pdf"))
+
+        mock_nc_client = MagicMock()
+        mock_nc_client.webdav = mock_webdav
+        mock_nc_client.__aenter__ = AsyncMock(return_value=mock_nc_client)
+        mock_nc_client.__aexit__ = AsyncMock(return_value=None)
+
+        with (
+            patch(
+                "nextcloud_mcp_server.api.management.validate_token_and_get_user",
+                new_callable=AsyncMock,
+                return_value=("testuser", True),
+            ),
+            patch(
+                "nextcloud_mcp_server.api.management.extract_bearer_token",
+                return_value="test-token",
+            ),
+            patch(
+                "nextcloud_mcp_server.client.NextcloudClient.from_token",
+                return_value=mock_nc_client,
+            ),
+        ):
+            app = create_test_app()
+            client = TestClient(app)
+            # Only file_path, no page or scale
+            response = client.get(
+                "/api/v1/pdf-preview?file_path=/test.pdf",
+                headers={"Authorization": "Bearer test-token"},
+            )
+
+            assert response.status_code == 200
+            data = response.json()
+            assert data["success"] is True
+            assert data["page_number"] == 1  # Default page
+
+
+class TestPdfPreviewEdgeCases:
+    """Tests for edge cases in PDF preview endpoint."""
+
+    def test_url_encoded_file_path(self):
+        """Test that URL-encoded file paths are handled correctly."""
+        pdf_bytes = create_mock_pdf_bytes()
+
+        mock_webdav = AsyncMock()
+        mock_webdav.read_file = AsyncMock(return_value=(pdf_bytes, "application/pdf"))
+
+        mock_nc_client = MagicMock()
+        mock_nc_client.webdav = mock_webdav
+        mock_nc_client.__aenter__ = AsyncMock(return_value=mock_nc_client)
+        mock_nc_client.__aexit__ = AsyncMock(return_value=None)
+
+        with (
+            patch(
+                "nextcloud_mcp_server.api.management.validate_token_and_get_user",
+                new_callable=AsyncMock,
+                return_value=("testuser", True),
+            ),
+            patch(
+                "nextcloud_mcp_server.api.management.extract_bearer_token",
+                return_value="test-token",
+            ),
+            patch(
+                "nextcloud_mcp_server.client.NextcloudClient.from_token",
+                return_value=mock_nc_client,
+            ),
+        ):
+            app = create_test_app()
+            client = TestClient(app)
+            # URL-encoded path with spaces
+            response = client.get(
+                "/api/v1/pdf-preview?file_path=/Documents/My%20File.pdf",
+                headers={"Authorization": "Bearer test-token"},
+            )
+
+            assert response.status_code == 200
+            # Verify the path was passed correctly to WebDAV
+            mock_webdav.read_file.assert_called_once()
+            call_args = mock_webdav.read_file.call_args[0]
+            assert "My File.pdf" in call_args[0]
+
+    def test_missing_nextcloud_host_config(self):
+        """Test handling when Nextcloud host is not configured."""
+        with (
+            patch(
+                "nextcloud_mcp_server.api.management.validate_token_and_get_user",
+                new_callable=AsyncMock,
+                return_value=("testuser", True),
+            ),
+            patch(
+                "nextcloud_mcp_server.api.management.extract_bearer_token",
+                return_value="test-token",
+            ),
+        ):
+            app = create_test_app()
+            # Override with empty config
+            app.state.oauth_context = {"config": {"nextcloud_host": ""}}
+
+            client = TestClient(app)
+            response = client.get(
+                "/api/v1/pdf-preview?file_path=/test.pdf",
+                headers={"Authorization": "Bearer test-token"},
+            )
+
+            assert response.status_code == 500
+            data = response.json()
+            assert data["success"] is False
+
+    def test_corrupted_pdf_returns_500(self):
+        """Test that corrupted PDF data returns 500."""
+        mock_webdav = AsyncMock()
+        # Return invalid PDF bytes
+        mock_webdav.read_file = AsyncMock(
+            return_value=(b"not a valid pdf", "application/pdf")
+        )
+
+        mock_nc_client = MagicMock()
+        mock_nc_client.webdav = mock_webdav
+        mock_nc_client.__aenter__ = AsyncMock(return_value=mock_nc_client)
+        mock_nc_client.__aexit__ = AsyncMock(return_value=None)
+
+        with (
+            patch(
+                "nextcloud_mcp_server.api.management.validate_token_and_get_user",
+                new_callable=AsyncMock,
+                return_value=("testuser", True),
+            ),
+            patch(
+                "nextcloud_mcp_server.api.management.extract_bearer_token",
+                return_value="test-token",
+            ),
+            patch(
+                "nextcloud_mcp_server.client.NextcloudClient.from_token",
+                return_value=mock_nc_client,
+            ),
+        ):
+            app = create_test_app()
+            client = TestClient(app)
+            response = client.get(
+                "/api/v1/pdf-preview?file_path=/corrupted.pdf",
+                headers={"Authorization": "Bearer test-token"},
+            )
+
+            assert response.status_code == 500
+            data = response.json()
+            assert data["success"] is False
+
+    def test_boundary_scale_values(self):
+        """Test boundary scale values (min and max)."""
+        pdf_bytes = create_mock_pdf_bytes()
+
+        mock_webdav = AsyncMock()
+        mock_webdav.read_file = AsyncMock(return_value=(pdf_bytes, "application/pdf"))
+
+        mock_nc_client = MagicMock()
+        mock_nc_client.webdav = mock_webdav
+        mock_nc_client.__aenter__ = AsyncMock(return_value=mock_nc_client)
+        mock_nc_client.__aexit__ = AsyncMock(return_value=None)
+
+        with (
+            patch(
+                "nextcloud_mcp_server.api.management.validate_token_and_get_user",
+                new_callable=AsyncMock,
+                return_value=("testuser", True),
+            ),
+            patch(
+                "nextcloud_mcp_server.api.management.extract_bearer_token",
+                return_value="test-token",
+            ),
+            patch(
+                "nextcloud_mcp_server.client.NextcloudClient.from_token",
+                return_value=mock_nc_client,
+            ),
+        ):
+            app = create_test_app()
+            client = TestClient(app)
+
+            # Test minimum valid scale (0.5)
+            response = client.get(
+                "/api/v1/pdf-preview?file_path=/test.pdf&scale=0.5",
+                headers={"Authorization": "Bearer test-token"},
+            )
+            assert response.status_code == 200
+
+            # Test maximum valid scale (5.0)
+            response = client.get(
+                "/api/v1/pdf-preview?file_path=/test.pdf&scale=5.0",
+                headers={"Authorization": "Bearer test-token"},
+            )
+            assert response.status_code == 200