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+/* This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+ * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+ * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/. */
+
+package org.mozilla.fenix.components
+
+import android.app.PendingIntent
+import android.content.Intent
+import android.content.IntentSender
+import androidx.core.content.pm.ShortcutInfoCompat
+import androidx.core.content.pm.ShortcutManagerCompat
+import io.mockk.every
+import io.mockk.mockkStatic
+import io.mockk.slot
+import io.mockk.unmockkStatic
+import io.mockk.verify
+import mozilla.components.support.test.robolectric.testContext
+import org.junit.After
+import org.junit.Assert.assertEquals
+import org.junit.Before
+import org.junit.Test
+import org.junit.runner.RunWith
+import org.mozilla.fenix.HomeActivity
+import org.mozilla.fenix.R
+import org.mozilla.fenix.helpers.FenixRobolectricTestRunner
+import org.mozilla.fenix.home.intent.StartSearchIntentProcessor
+
+@RunWith(FenixRobolectricTestRunner::class)
+class PrivateShortcutCreateManagerTest {
+
+    @Before
+    fun setup() {
+        mockkStatic(ShortcutManagerCompat::class)
+        mockkStatic(PendingIntent::class)
+    }
+
+    @After
+    fun tearDown() {
+        unmockkStatic(ShortcutManagerCompat::class)
+        unmockkStatic(PendingIntent::class)
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun `GIVEN shortcut pinning is not supported WHEN createPrivateShortcut is called THEN do not create a pinned shortcut`() {
+        every { ShortcutManagerCompat.isRequestPinShortcutSupported(testContext) } returns false
+
+        PrivateShortcutCreateManager.createPrivateShortcut(testContext)
+
+        verify(exactly = 0) { ShortcutManagerCompat.requestPinShortcut(testContext, any(), any()) }
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun `GIVEN shortcut pinning is supported WHEN createPrivateShortcut is called THEN create a pinned shortcut`() {
+        val shortcut = slot<ShortcutInfoCompat>()
+        val intentSender = slot<IntentSender>()
+        val intent = slot<Intent>()
+
+        every { ShortcutManagerCompat.isRequestPinShortcutSupported(testContext) } returns true
+
+        PrivateShortcutCreateManager.createPrivateShortcut(testContext)
+
+        verify { PendingIntent.getActivity(testContext, 0, capture(intent), PendingIntent.FLAG_UPDATE_CURRENT) }
+        verify { ShortcutManagerCompat.requestPinShortcut(testContext, capture(shortcut), capture(intentSender)) }
+        `assert shortcutInfoCompat is build correctly`(shortcut.captured)
+        `assert homeScreenIntent is built correctly`(intent.captured)
+    }
+
+    private fun `assert shortcutInfoCompat is build correctly`(shortcutInfoCompat: ShortcutInfoCompat) {
+        assertEquals(testContext.getString(R.string.app_name_private_5, testContext.getString(R.string.app_name)), shortcutInfoCompat.shortLabel)
+        assertEquals(testContext.getString(R.string.app_name_private_5, testContext.getString(R.string.app_name)), shortcutInfoCompat.longLabel)
+        assertEquals(R.mipmap.ic_launcher_private_round, shortcutInfoCompat.icon.resId)
+        `assert homeActivity intent is built correctly`(shortcutInfoCompat.intent)
+    }
+
+    private fun `assert homeActivity intent is built correctly`(intent: Intent) {
+        assertEquals(Intent.ACTION_VIEW, intent.action)
+        assertEquals(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK or Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_CLEAR_TASK, intent.flags)
+        assertEquals(HomeActivity::class.qualifiedName, intent.component?.className)
+        assertEquals(true, intent.extras?.getBoolean(HomeActivity.PRIVATE_BROWSING_MODE))
+        assertEquals(StartSearchIntentProcessor.PRIVATE_BROWSING_PINNED_SHORTCUT, intent.extras?.getString(HomeActivity.OPEN_TO_SEARCH))
+    }
+
+    private fun `assert homeScreenIntent is built correctly`(intent: Intent) {
+        assertEquals(Intent.ACTION_MAIN, intent.action)
+        assert(intent.categories.contains(Intent.CATEGORY_HOME))
+        assertEquals(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK, intent.flags)
+    }
+}