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+/*
+MIT License
+
+Copyright (c) 2021-present, Elastic NV
+
+Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+
+The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
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+
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+IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
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+LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
+THE SOFTWARE.
+*/
+
+import React from 'react';
+import { render } from '../helpers/test';
+import { SaveCodeButton } from './SaveCodeButton';
+import { createSteps } from '../../common/helper/test/createAction';
+import { fireEvent, waitFor } from '@testing-library/react';
+
+describe('<SaveCodeButton />', () => {
+  it('calls ipc on click', async () => {
+    const callMain = jest.fn();
+    callMain.mockImplementation(() => 'this would be generated code');
+    const sendToast = jest.fn();
+    const { getByLabelText } = render(<SaveCodeButton type="project" />, {
+      contextOverrides: {
+        communication: {
+          // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/ban-ts-comment
+          // @ts-ignore partial implementation for test
+          ipc: {
+            callMain,
+          },
+        },
+        steps: {
+          steps: createSteps([['action1', 'action2', 'action3'], ['action4']]),
+        },
+        toast: {
+          sendToast,
+        },
+      },
+    });
+
+    const button = getByLabelText('save-code');
+
+    fireEvent.click(button);
+
+    await waitFor(() => {
+      expect(callMain).toHaveBeenCalled();
+      expect(sendToast).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+      const mockExportObject = sendToast.mock.calls[0][0];
+      expect(mockExportObject.color).toBe('success');
+      expect(mockExportObject.title).toBe('Script export successful');
+      expect(mockExportObject.id).toContain('file-export-');
+    });
+  });
+});