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+// Copyright (c) 2015-present Mattermost, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
+// See LICENSE.txt for license information.
+
+import {SYSTEM_IDENTIFIERS} from '@app/constants/database';
+import DatabaseManager from '@database/manager';
+
+import {
+    setCurrentUserStatus,
+    updateLocalCustomStatus,
+    updateRecentCustomStatuses,
+    updateLocalUser,
+    storeProfile,
+} from './user';
+
+import type ServerDataOperator from '@database/operator/server_data_operator';
+import type SystemModel from '@typings/database/models/servers/system';
+import type UserModel from '@typings/database/models/servers/user';
+
+const serverUrl = 'baseHandler.test.com';
+let operator: ServerDataOperator;
+
+jest.mock('@init/credentials', () => {
+    const original = jest.requireActual('@init/credentials');
+    return {
+        ...original,
+        getServerCredentials: jest.fn(async (url: string) => ({serverUrl: url})),
+    };
+});
+
+const user: UserProfile = {
+    id: 'userid',
+    username: 'username',
+    roles: '',
+} as UserProfile;
+
+beforeEach(async () => {
+    await DatabaseManager.init([serverUrl]);
+    operator = DatabaseManager.serverDatabases[serverUrl]!.operator;
+});
+
+afterEach(async () => {
+    await DatabaseManager.destroyServerDatabase(serverUrl);
+});
+
+describe('setCurrentUserStatus', () => {
+    it('handle not found database', async () => {
+        const result = await setCurrentUserStatus('foo', '') as {error: unknown};
+        expect(result?.error).toBeDefined();
+    });
+
+    it('handle no user', async () => {
+        const result = await setCurrentUserStatus(serverUrl, '') as {error: unknown};
+        expect(result?.error).toBeDefined();
+        expect((result?.error as Error).message).toBe(`No current user for ${serverUrl}`);
+    });
+
+    it('base case', async () => {
+        await operator.handleUsers({users: [user], prepareRecordsOnly: false});
+        await operator.handleSystem({systems: [{id: SYSTEM_IDENTIFIERS.CURRENT_USER_ID, value: user.id}], prepareRecordsOnly: false});
+        const result = await setCurrentUserStatus(serverUrl, 'away');
+        expect(result).toBeNull();
+    });
+});
+
+describe('updateLocalCustomStatus', () => {
+    it('handle not found database', async () => {
+        const result = await updateLocalCustomStatus('foo', {} as UserModel) as {error: unknown};
+        expect(result?.error).toBeDefined();
+    });
+
+    it('base case', async () => {
+        const userModels = await operator.handleUsers({users: [user], prepareRecordsOnly: false});
+        await operator.handleSystem({systems: [{id: SYSTEM_IDENTIFIERS.CURRENT_USER_ID, value: user.id}], prepareRecordsOnly: false});
+        const result = await updateLocalCustomStatus(serverUrl, userModels[0], {text: 'customstatus'}) as {};
+        expect(result).toBeDefined();
+        expect(result).not.toHaveProperty('error');
+    });
+});
+
+describe('updateRecentCustomStatuses', () => {
+    it('handle not found database', async () => {
+        const result = await updateRecentCustomStatuses('foo', {text: 'customstatus'}) as {error: unknown};
+        expect(result?.error).toBeDefined();
+    });
+
+    it('base case', async () => {
+        const result = await updateRecentCustomStatuses(serverUrl, {text: 'customstatus'}) as SystemModel[];
+        expect(result).toBeDefined();
+        expect(result.length).toBe(1); // system
+    });
+});
+
+describe('updateLocalUser', () => {
+    it('handle not found database', async () => {
+        const {error} = await updateLocalUser('foo', user);
+        expect(error).toBeDefined();
+    });
+
+    it('base case', async () => {
+        await operator.handleUsers({users: [user], prepareRecordsOnly: false});
+        await operator.handleSystem({systems: [{id: SYSTEM_IDENTIFIERS.CURRENT_USER_ID, value: user.id}], prepareRecordsOnly: false});
+        const {user: userModel} = await updateLocalUser(serverUrl, user);
+        expect(userModel).toBeDefined();
+    });
+
+    it('base case with user id', async () => {
+        await operator.handleUsers({users: [user], prepareRecordsOnly: false});
+        await operator.handleSystem({systems: [{id: SYSTEM_IDENTIFIERS.CURRENT_USER_ID, value: user.id}], prepareRecordsOnly: false});
+        const {user: userModel} = await updateLocalUser(serverUrl, {status: 'away'}, user.id);
+        expect(userModel).toBeDefined();
+    });
+});
+
+describe('storeProfile', () => {
+    it('handle not found database', async () => {
+        const {error} = await storeProfile('foo', user);
+        expect(error).toBeDefined();
+    });
+
+    it('base case - user exists', async () => {
+        await operator.handleUsers({users: [user], prepareRecordsOnly: false});
+        const {user: userModel} = await storeProfile(serverUrl, user);
+        expect(userModel).toBeDefined();
+    });
+
+    it('base case - no user', async () => {
+        const {user: userModel} = await storeProfile(serverUrl, user);
+        expect(userModel).toBeDefined();
+    });
+});
+