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+"""Offline orchestration tests: pagination, dedupe, and caps via a fake session."""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import json
+from urllib.parse import parse_qs, urlparse
+
+import pytest
+
+from app.proprietary.platforms.indeed_jobs.schemas import IndeedScrapeInput
+from app.proprietary.platforms.indeed_jobs.scraper import iter_indeed, scrape_indeed
+
+
+def _page_html(job_keys: list[str]) -> str:
+    """Wrap job keys in the ``mosaic-provider-jobcards`` assignment shape."""
+    results = [
+        {"jobkey": k, "displayTitle": f"Job {k}", "company": "Acme"} for k in job_keys
+    ]
+    model = {"metaData": {"mosaicProviderJobCardsModel": {"results": results}}}
+    return (
+        f'window.mosaic.providerData["mosaic-provider-jobcards"]={json.dumps(model)};'
+    )
+
+
+class _FakeSession:
+    """Returns per-``start`` pages and records the URLs requested."""
+
+    def __init__(self, pages: dict[int, list[str]]) -> None:
+        self._pages = pages
+        self.fetched: list[str] = []
+
+    async def fetch_html(self, url: str) -> str:
+        self.fetched.append(url)
+        start = int(parse_qs(urlparse(url).query).get("start", ["0"])[0])
+        return _page_html(self._pages.get(start, []))
+
+
+async def _collect(input_model, session) -> list[dict]:
+    return [item async for item in iter_indeed(input_model, session)]
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_paginates_and_dedupes_across_pages():
+    session = _FakeSession({0: ["k1", "k2", "k3"], 10: ["k3", "k4"], 20: []})
+    items = await _collect(
+        IndeedScrapeInput(queries=["dev"], maxItemsPerQuery=100), session
+    )
+    assert [i["jobKey"] for i in items] == ["k1", "k2", "k3", "k4"]
+    assert all(i["scrapedAt"] for i in items)  # stamped by the orchestrator
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_stops_when_a_page_is_all_duplicates():
+    session = _FakeSession({0: ["k1", "k2"], 10: ["k1", "k2"], 20: ["k9"]})
+    items = await _collect(
+        IndeedScrapeInput(queries=["dev"], maxItemsPerQuery=100), session
+    )
+    assert [i["jobKey"] for i in items] == ["k1", "k2"]
+    assert 20 not in {
+        int(parse_qs(urlparse(u).query).get("start", ["0"])[0]) for u in session.fetched
+    }
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_respects_max_items_per_query():
+    session = _FakeSession({0: ["k1", "k2", "k3", "k4"]})
+    items = await _collect(
+        IndeedScrapeInput(queries=["dev"], maxItemsPerQuery=2), session
+    )
+    assert [i["jobKey"] for i in items] == ["k1", "k2"]
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_global_dedupe_across_queries():
+    # Both queries hit page 0 (same fake pages) and return the same keys.
+    session = _FakeSession({0: ["k1", "k2"]})
+    items = await _collect(
+        IndeedScrapeInput(queries=["dev", "engineer"], maxItemsPerQuery=100), session
+    )
+    assert [i["jobKey"] for i in items] == ["k1", "k2"]
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_start_urls_skip_viewjob_and_scrape_search():
+    session = _FakeSession({0: ["k1"]})
+    input_model = IndeedScrapeInput(
+        startUrls=[
+            {"url": "https://www.indeed.com/jobs?q=dev"},
+            {"url": "https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=abc"},
+        ],
+        maxItemsPerQuery=100,
+    )
+    items = await _collect(input_model, session)
+    assert [i["jobKey"] for i in items] == ["k1"]
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_scrape_indeed_limit_with_injected_session():
+    session = _FakeSession({0: ["k1", "k2", "k3"]})
+    items = await scrape_indeed(
+        IndeedScrapeInput(queries=["dev"], maxItemsPerQuery=100),
+        limit=2,
+        session=session,
+    )
+    assert [i["jobKey"] for i in items] == ["k1", "k2"]