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+import { TestBed } from "@angular/core/testing";
+import { provideMockActions } from "@ngrx/effects/testing";
+import { Action } from "@ngrx/store";
+import { Observable } from "rxjs";
+import { hot, cold } from "jasmine-marbles";
+import { BooksService } from "../shared/services/book.service";
+import { Book } from "../shared/models/book.model";
+import { BooksPageActions, BooksApiActions } from "./actions";
+import { BooksApiEffects } from "./books-api.effects";
+
+describe("Book API Effects", () => {
+  let effects: BooksApiEffects;
+  let actions$: Observable<Action>;
+  let mockBookService: {
+    create: jest.Mock;
+    update: jest.Mock;
+    delete: jest.Mock;
+  };
+
+  const mockBook: Book = {
+    id: "test",
+    name: "Mock Book",
+    earnings: 25
+  };
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    TestBed.configureTestingModule({
+      providers: [
+        BooksApiEffects,
+        provideMockActions(() => actions$),
+        {
+          provide: BooksService,
+          useFactory() {
+            mockBookService = {
+              create: jest.fn(),
+              update: jest.fn(),
+              delete: jest.fn()
+            };
+
+            return mockBookService;
+          }
+        }
+      ]
+    });
+
+    effects = TestBed.get(BooksApiEffects);
+  });
+
+  it("should use the API to create a book", () => {
+    const inputAction = BooksPageActions.createBook({
+      book: {
+        name: mockBook.name,
+        earnings: 25
+      }
+    });
+    const outputAction = BooksApiActions.bookCreated({
+      book: mockBook
+    });
+
+    actions$ = hot("--a---", { a: inputAction });
+    const response$ = cold("--b|", { b: mockBook });
+    const expected$ = cold("----c--", { c: outputAction });
+    mockBookService.create.mockReturnValue(response$);
+
+    expect(effects.createBook$).toBeObservable(expected$);
+  });
+});