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+import 'package:flutter_test/flutter_test.dart';
+import 'package:flutter_riverpod/flutter_riverpod.dart';
+
+import 'package:apidash/dashbot/core/providers/dashbot_active_route_provider.dart';
+import 'package:apidash/dashbot/core/routes/dashbot_routes.dart';
+import 'package:apidash/models/models.dart';
+import 'package:apidash/providers/collection_providers.dart';
+import 'package:apidash_core/apidash_core.dart';
+
+import '../../../providers/helpers.dart';
+
+void main() {
+  TestWidgetsFlutterBinding.ensureInitialized();
+
+  group('DashbotActiveRouteNotifier', () {
+    test('initial state computes base route from null request', () {
+      final container = createContainer(
+        overrides: [
+          selectedRequestModelProvider.overrideWith((ref) => null),
+        ],
+      );
+
+      final route = container.read(dashbotActiveRouteProvider);
+      expect(route, DashbotRoutes.dashbotDefault); // null request -> default
+    });
+
+    test('initial state computes base route from request without response', () {
+      const request = RequestModel(
+        id: '1',
+        name: 'Test Request',
+        httpRequestModel: HttpRequestModel(
+          method: HTTPVerb.get,
+          url: 'https://api.example.com/test',
+        ),
+      );
+
+      final container = createContainer(
+        overrides: [
+          selectedRequestModelProvider.overrideWith((ref) => request),
+        ],
+      );
+
+      final route = container.read(dashbotActiveRouteProvider);
+      expect(route, DashbotRoutes.dashbotDefault); // no response -> default
+    });
+
+    test('initial state computes base route from request with response', () {
+      const request = RequestModel(
+        id: '1',
+        name: 'Test Request',
+        httpRequestModel: HttpRequestModel(
+          method: HTTPVerb.get,
+          url: 'https://api.example.com/test',
+        ),
+        httpResponseModel: HttpResponseModel(
+          statusCode: 200,
+          headers: {},
+          body: 'OK',
+        ),
+      );
+
+      final container = createContainer(
+        overrides: [
+          selectedRequestModelProvider.overrideWith((ref) => request),
+        ],
+      );
+
+      final route = container.read(dashbotActiveRouteProvider);
+      expect(route, DashbotRoutes.dashbotHome); // has response -> home
+    });
+
+    test('goToChat() sets route to chat and pins it', () {
+      final container = createContainer(
+        overrides: [
+          selectedRequestModelProvider.overrideWith((ref) => null),
+        ],
+      );
+
+      final notifier = container.read(dashbotActiveRouteProvider.notifier);
+
+      // Initially default route
+      expect(container.read(dashbotActiveRouteProvider),
+          DashbotRoutes.dashbotDefault);
+
+      // Go to chat
+      notifier.goToChat();
+      expect(container.read(dashbotActiveRouteProvider),
+          DashbotRoutes.dashbotChat);
+    });
+
+    test('goToChat() does nothing when already on chat route', () {
+      final container = createContainer(
+        overrides: [
+          selectedRequestModelProvider.overrideWith((ref) => null),
+        ],
+      );
+
+      final notifier = container.read(dashbotActiveRouteProvider.notifier);
+
+      // First go to chat
+      notifier.goToChat();
+      expect(container.read(dashbotActiveRouteProvider),
+          DashbotRoutes.dashbotChat);
+
+      // Call again - should return early
+      final stateBefore = container.read(dashbotActiveRouteProvider);
+      notifier.goToChat();
+      final stateAfter = container.read(dashbotActiveRouteProvider);
+
+      expect(stateAfter, stateBefore); // No change
+      expect(stateAfter, DashbotRoutes.dashbotChat);
+    });
+
+    test('chat pinned state persists when request changes', () {
+      const requestWithoutResponse = RequestModel(
+        id: '1',
+        name: 'Test Request',
+        httpRequestModel: HttpRequestModel(
+          method: HTTPVerb.get,
+          url: 'https://api.example.com/test',
+        ),
+      );
+
+      const requestWithResponse = RequestModel(
+        id: '2',
+        name: 'Test Request 2',
+        httpRequestModel: HttpRequestModel(
+          method: HTTPVerb.get,
+          url: 'https://api.example.com/test2',
+        ),
+        httpResponseModel: HttpResponseModel(
+          statusCode: 200,
+          headers: {},
+          body: 'OK',
+        ),
+      );
+
+      final requestProvider = StateProvider<RequestModel?>((ref) => null);
+
+      final container = createContainer(
+        overrides: [
+          selectedRequestModelProvider
+              .overrideWith((ref) => ref.watch(requestProvider)),
+        ],
+      );
+
+      final notifier = container.read(dashbotActiveRouteProvider.notifier);
+
+      // Start with request without response
+      container.read(requestProvider.notifier).state = requestWithoutResponse;
+      expect(container.read(dashbotActiveRouteProvider),
+          DashbotRoutes.dashbotDefault);
+
+      // Pin to chat
+      notifier.goToChat();
+      expect(container.read(dashbotActiveRouteProvider),
+          DashbotRoutes.dashbotChat);
+
+      // Change to request with response - should stay pinned to chat
+      container.read(requestProvider.notifier).state = requestWithResponse;
+      expect(container.read(dashbotActiveRouteProvider),
+          DashbotRoutes.dashbotChat);
+    });
+
+    test('resetToBaseRoute() unpins chat and recalculates from current request',
+        () {
+      const requestWithResponse = RequestModel(
+        id: '1',
+        name: 'Test Request',
+        httpRequestModel: HttpRequestModel(
+          method: HTTPVerb.get,
+          url: 'https://api.example.com/test',
+        ),
+        httpResponseModel: HttpResponseModel(
+          statusCode: 200,
+          headers: {},
+          body: 'OK',
+        ),
+      );
+
+      final container = createContainer(
+        overrides: [
+          selectedRequestModelProvider
+              .overrideWith((ref) => requestWithResponse),
+        ],
+      );
+
+      final notifier = container.read(dashbotActiveRouteProvider.notifier);
+
+      // Initially home route (has response)
+      expect(container.read(dashbotActiveRouteProvider),
+          DashbotRoutes.dashbotHome);
+
+      // Pin to chat
+      notifier.goToChat();
+      expect(container.read(dashbotActiveRouteProvider),
+          DashbotRoutes.dashbotChat);
+
+      // Reset to base route
+      notifier.resetToBaseRoute();
+      expect(container.read(dashbotActiveRouteProvider),
+          DashbotRoutes.dashbotHome);
+    });
+
+    test('resetToBaseRoute() with null request returns default route', () {
+      final container = createContainer(
+        overrides: [
+          selectedRequestModelProvider.overrideWith((ref) => null),
+        ],
+      );
+
+      final notifier = container.read(dashbotActiveRouteProvider.notifier);
+
+      // Pin to chat
+      notifier.goToChat();
+      expect(container.read(dashbotActiveRouteProvider),
+          DashbotRoutes.dashbotChat);
+
+      // Reset to base route
+      notifier.resetToBaseRoute();
+      expect(container.read(dashbotActiveRouteProvider),
+          DashbotRoutes.dashbotDefault);
+    });
+
+    test('setRoute() to chat delegates to goToChat()', () {
+      final container = createContainer(
+        overrides: [
+          selectedRequestModelProvider.overrideWith((ref) => null),
+        ],
+      );
+
+      final notifier = container.read(dashbotActiveRouteProvider.notifier);
+
+      // Initially default route
+      expect(container.read(dashbotActiveRouteProvider),
+          DashbotRoutes.dashbotDefault);
+
+      // Set route to chat - should delegate to goToChat
+      notifier.setRoute(DashbotRoutes.dashbotChat);
+      expect(container.read(dashbotActiveRouteProvider),
+          DashbotRoutes.dashbotChat);
+    });
+
+    test('setRoute() to non-chat route unpins chat and sets route', () {
+      final container = createContainer(
+        overrides: [
+          selectedRequestModelProvider.overrideWith((ref) => null),
+        ],
+      );
+
+      final notifier = container.read(dashbotActiveRouteProvider.notifier);
+
+      // Pin to chat first
+      notifier.goToChat();
+      expect(container.read(dashbotActiveRouteProvider),
+          DashbotRoutes.dashbotChat);
+
+      // Set route to home - should unpin and set directly
+      notifier.setRoute(DashbotRoutes.dashbotHome);
+      expect(container.read(dashbotActiveRouteProvider),
+          DashbotRoutes.dashbotHome);
+    });
+
+    test('setRoute() to custom route works', () {
+      final container = createContainer(
+        overrides: [
+          selectedRequestModelProvider.overrideWith((ref) => null),
+        ],
+      );
+
+      final notifier = container.read(dashbotActiveRouteProvider.notifier);
+
+      // Set custom route
+      notifier.setRoute('/custom-route');
+      expect(container.read(dashbotActiveRouteProvider), '/custom-route');
+    });
+
+    test('request changes are reflected when chat is not pinned', () {
+      const requestWithoutResponse = RequestModel(
+        id: '1',
+        name: 'Test Request',
+        httpRequestModel: HttpRequestModel(
+          method: HTTPVerb.get,
+          url: 'https://api.example.com/test',
+        ),
+      );
+
+      const requestWithResponse = RequestModel(
+        id: '2',
+        name: 'Test Request 2',
+        httpRequestModel: HttpRequestModel(
+          method: HTTPVerb.get,
+          url: 'https://api.example.com/test2',
+        ),
+        httpResponseModel: HttpResponseModel(
+          statusCode: 200,
+          headers: {},
+          body: 'OK',
+        ),
+      );
+
+      final requestProvider =
+          StateProvider<RequestModel?>((ref) => requestWithoutResponse);
+
+      final container = createContainer(
+        overrides: [
+          selectedRequestModelProvider
+              .overrideWith((ref) => ref.watch(requestProvider)),
+        ],
+      );
+
+      // Initially default route (no response)
+      expect(container.read(dashbotActiveRouteProvider),
+          DashbotRoutes.dashbotDefault);
+
+      // Change to request with response
+      container.read(requestProvider.notifier).state = requestWithResponse;
+      expect(container.read(dashbotActiveRouteProvider),
+          DashbotRoutes.dashbotHome);
+
+      // Change back to request without response
+      container.read(requestProvider.notifier).state = requestWithoutResponse;
+      expect(container.read(dashbotActiveRouteProvider),
+          DashbotRoutes.dashbotDefault);
+    });
+  });
+}