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+/**
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+ */
+
+import { ComponentFixture, TestBed } from "@angular/core/testing";
+import { FormControl } from "@angular/forms";
+import { FieldTypeConfig } from "@ngx-formly/core";
+import { of } from "rxjs";
+import { NzModalService } from "ng-zorro-antd/modal";
+import { DatasetFileSelectorComponent } from "./dataset-file-selector.component";
+import { WorkflowActionService } from "../../service/workflow-graph/model/workflow-action.service";
+import { GuiConfigService } from "../../../common/service/gui-config.service";
+
+describe("DatasetFileSelectorComponent", () => {
+  let component: DatasetFileSelectorComponent;
+  let fixture: ComponentFixture<DatasetFileSelectorComponent>;
+  // Minimal NzModalService stub: only `create` is used, and the component only
+  // reads `afterClose` off the returned modal ref. Each test overrides what
+  // `afterClose` emits via `mockReturnValue`.
+  let modalServiceSpy: { create: ReturnType<typeof vi.fn> };
+
+  // Attach a fresh FormControl with a known starting value, since the component
+  // extends FieldType and reads/writes through `this.formControl`.
+  function setFormControl(initialValue: string): FormControl {
+    const formControl = new FormControl(initialValue);
+    component.field = { formControl } as FieldTypeConfig;
+    return formControl;
+  }
+
+  beforeEach(async () => {
+    modalServiceSpy = { create: vi.fn() };
+
+    await TestBed.configureTestingModule({
+      imports: [DatasetFileSelectorComponent],
+      providers: [
+        { provide: NzModalService, useValue: modalServiceSpy },
+        { provide: WorkflowActionService, useValue: {} },
+        { provide: GuiConfigService, useValue: { env: { selectingFilesFromDatasetsEnabled: true } } },
+      ],
+    }).compileComponents();
+
+    fixture = TestBed.createComponent(DatasetFileSelectorComponent);
+    component = fixture.componentInstance;
+  });
+
+  it("should create", () => {
+    expect(component).toBeTruthy();
+  });
+
+  it("opens the dataset selection modal once when clicked", () => {
+    modalServiceSpy.create.mockReturnValue({ afterClose: of(undefined) });
+    setFormControl("");
+
+    component.onClickOpenFileSelectionModal();
+
+    expect(modalServiceSpy.create).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+  });
+
+  it("writes the chosen path back into the form control when a path is selected", () => {
+    const formControl = setFormControl("");
+    modalServiceSpy.create.mockReturnValue({ afterClose: of("/dataset/data.csv") });
+
+    component.onClickOpenFileSelectionModal();
+
+    expect(formControl.value).toBe("/dataset/data.csv");
+  });
+
+  it("leaves the form control unchanged when the modal is dismissed without a path", () => {
+    const formControl = setFormControl("/existing/path.csv");
+    modalServiceSpy.create.mockReturnValue({ afterClose: of("") });
+
+    component.onClickOpenFileSelectionModal();
+
+    expect(formControl.value).toBe("/existing/path.csv");
+  });
+
+  it("exposes isFileSelectionEnabled from the GUI config", () => {
+    expect(component.isFileSelectionEnabled).toBe(true);
+  });
+});