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+"""Offline parser tests: synthetic mapping plus a real captured blob."""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import json
+from pathlib import Path
+
+from app.proprietary.platforms.indeed_jobs.parsers import (
+    extract_jobcards_blob,
+    job_results,
+    parse_job,
+)
+
+_FIXTURE_DIR = Path(__file__).parent / "fixtures"
+
+
+# --- synthetic mapping (always runs) ---------------------------------------
+
+
+def _raw_job() -> dict:
+    return {
+        "jobkey": "abc123",
+        "displayTitle": "Senior Data Analyst",
+        "title": "Senior Data Analyst (fallback)",
+        "company": "Acme Corp",
+        "truncatedCompany": "Acme",
+        "companyOverviewLink": "/cmp/Acme-Corp",
+        "companyRating": 4.1,
+        "companyReviewCount": 320,
+        "formattedLocation": "New York, NY",
+        "jobLocationCity": "New York",
+        "jobLocationState": "NY",
+        "jobLocationPostal": "10001",
+        "country": "US",
+        "remoteLocation": False,
+        "remoteWorkModel": {"type": "REMOTE_ALWAYS", "text": "Remote"},
+        "jobTypes": [],
+        "salarySnippet": {"currency": "USD", "text": "$90,000 - $120,000 a year"},
+        "extractedSalary": {"min": 90000, "max": 120000, "type": "YEARLY"},
+        "snippet": "<ul><li>5+ years <b>SQL</b> &amp; Python</li></ul>",
+        "sponsored": True,
+        "newJob": False,
+        "urgentlyHiring": True,
+        "expired": False,
+        "indeedApplyEnabled": True,
+        "formattedRelativeTime": "3 days ago",
+        "pubDate": 1_774_242_000_000,
+        "createDate": 1_774_276_267_415,
+        "thirdPartyApplyUrl": "https://ats.example.com/apply/abc123",
+        "taxonomyAttributes": [
+            {"label": "job-types", "attributes": [{"label": "Full-time", "suid": "x"}]},
+            {"label": "remote", "attributes": [{"label": "Remote", "suid": "y"}]},
+            {
+                "label": "benefits",
+                "attributes": [
+                    {"label": "Health insurance", "suid": "a"},
+                    {"label": "401(k)", "suid": "b"},
+                ],
+            },
+        ],
+    }
+
+
+def test_parse_job_maps_core_fields():
+    item = parse_job(_raw_job())
+    assert item["jobKey"] == "abc123"
+    assert item["title"] == "Senior Data Analyst"  # displayTitle wins over title
+    assert item["jobUrl"] == "https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=abc123"
+    assert item["applyUrl"] == "https://ats.example.com/apply/abc123"
+    assert item["company"] == "Acme Corp"
+    assert item["companyUrl"] == "https://www.indeed.com/cmp/Acme-Corp"
+    assert item["companyReviewCount"] == 320
+    assert item["city"] == "New York"
+    assert item["isRemote"] is True
+    assert item["remoteType"] == "REMOTE_ALWAYS"
+    assert item["jobTypes"] == ["Full-time"]
+    assert item["benefits"] == ["Health insurance", "401(k)"]
+    assert item["sponsored"] is True
+    assert item["urgentlyHiring"] is True
+
+
+def test_parse_job_salary_and_snippet():
+    item = parse_job(_raw_job())
+    sal = item["salary"]
+    assert sal["salaryText"] == "$90,000 - $120,000 a year"
+    assert sal["salaryMin"] == 90000
+    assert sal["salaryMax"] == 120000
+    assert sal["currency"] == "USD"
+    assert sal["period"] == "year"
+    assert sal["isEstimated"] is False
+    # snippet HTML is stripped + entities decoded into plain text.
+    assert item["descriptionText"] == "5+ years SQL & Python"
+    assert item["descriptionHtml"] is None
+
+
+def test_parse_job_dates_from_epoch_ms():
+    item = parse_job(_raw_job())
+    assert item["datePublished"] == "2026-03-23T05:00:00.000Z"
+    assert item["age"] == "3 days ago"
+
+
+def test_parse_job_respects_base_url():
+    item = parse_job(_raw_job(), base_url="https://uk.indeed.com")
+    assert item["jobUrl"] == "https://uk.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=abc123"
+    assert item["companyUrl"] == "https://uk.indeed.com/cmp/Acme-Corp"
+
+
+def test_extract_blob_anchors_on_assignment_not_first_occurrence():
+    # Decoy mention precedes the real assignment; the extractor must skip it.
+    html = (
+        '<script>var providers=["mosaic-provider-jobcards"];</script>'
+        '<script>window.mosaic.providerData["mosaic-provider-jobcards"]='
+        '{"metaData":{"mosaicProviderJobCardsModel":{"results":'
+        '[{"jobkey":"k1"},{"jobkey":"k2"}]}}};</script>'
+    )
+    blob = extract_jobcards_blob(html)
+    results = job_results(blob)
+    assert [r["jobkey"] for r in results] == ["k1", "k2"]
+
+
+def test_extract_blob_missing_returns_none():
+    assert extract_jobcards_blob("<html>just a moment...</html>") is None
+    assert job_results(None) == []
+
+
+# --- fixture-pinned (real captured blob) -----------------------------------
+
+
+def test_fixture_blob_parses_into_items():
+    fixture = _FIXTURE_DIR / "sample_jobcards.json"
+    blob = json.loads(fixture.read_text())
+    results = job_results(blob)
+    assert len(results) == 3
+    for raw in results:
+        item = parse_job(raw)
+        assert isinstance(item["jobKey"], str) and item["jobKey"]
+        assert item["title"]
+        assert item["jobUrl"].startswith("https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=")
+        assert "salaryText" in item["salary"]