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+# Test Suite: `test_expenses_agent.py`
+
+## Overview
+
+Unit tests for the receipt-to-expense-report pipeline in the ActiveBlue AI agent service.
+All tests run without a live Odoo instance, database, or LLM — external dependencies are
+mocked so the suite completes in under one second.
+
+**File:** `tests/test_expenses_agent.py`
+**Modules under test:**
+- `agent_service/agents/expenses_agent.py`
+- `agent_service/tools/receipt_parser.py`
+- `addons/activeblue_ai/models/ab_ai_mail.py`
+
+---
+
+## Running the Tests
+
+```bash
+cd /root/odoo/odoo-ai
+
+# First time only — create the test venv
+python3 -m venv .venv-test
+source .venv-test/bin/activate
+pip install -r requirements-test.txt
+
+# Every subsequent run
+source .venv-test/bin/activate
+python -m pytest tests/test_expenses_agent.py -v
+```
+
+Expected output: **41 passed, 5 skipped** (the 5 skipped tests require the Odoo
+environment to import `ab_ai_mail.py`; they are skipped cleanly on the agent service host).
+
+---
+
+## Test Groups
+
+### 1. `TestFindSemanticDuplicate` (18 tests)
+
+**What it tests:** `ExpensesAgent._find_semantic_duplicate(parsed, candidates)`
+
+This is the core deduplication algorithm that prevents the same physical receipt from being
+entered as multiple expense records. It runs in two passes:
+
+| Pass | Trigger condition | Purpose |
+|------|-------------------|---------|
+| 1 | Same date + amount within $0.05 + vendor similarity ≥ 60% | Standard duplicate (two photos of the same receipt) |
+| 2 | Same date + vendor similarity ≥ 80% (amount may differ) | OCR amount misread (e.g. `$8.55` parsed as `$15.00`) |
+
+**Cases covered:**
+
+| Test | What it verifies |
+|------|-----------------|
+| `test_exact_match` | Identical parsed fields → flagged as duplicate |
+| `test_amount_within_threshold` | Amounts within $0.05 → duplicate |
+| `test_amount_just_over_threshold` | Amounts $0.06+ apart → Pass 1 misses, Pass 2 catches via vendor+date |
+| `test_different_date_not_duplicate` | Same vendor/amount, different date → not a dup |
+| `test_zero_amount_not_deduplicated` | Zero-amount receipts are too ambiguous to dedup |
+| `test_vendor_similarity_above_threshold` | "IN-N-OUT HOUSTON" vs "In-N-Out Houston" → duplicate |
+| `test_vendor_similarity_below_threshold_pass1` | Unrelated vendors, same amount+date → not a dup |
+| `test_time_within_window_is_dup` | Transaction times within 30 min → duplicate |
+| `test_time_outside_window_not_dup` | Transaction times > 30 min apart → different transactions |
+| `test_one_time_missing_does_not_exclude` | Only one receipt has a time → time check skipped, other signals decide |
+| `test_filename_vendor_same_amount_date_is_dup` | Vendor is raw filename → same amount+date sufficient |
+| `test_no_candidates` | Empty candidate list → returns None |
+| `test_returns_correct_index_multiple_candidates` | Correct index returned when multiple candidates present |
+| `test_pass2_catches_ocr_amount_mismatch` | **The In-N-Out bug** — `$8.55` vs `$15.00`, same vendor+date → caught by Pass 2 |
+| `test_pass2_requires_high_vendor_similarity` | Clearly different vendors (Starbucks vs McDonalds) → not flagged |
+| `test_pass2_same_date_required` | Different dates, high vendor similarity → not a dup |
+| `test_pass2_respects_time_window` | High vendor similarity but > 30 min apart → different visit |
+| `test_pass2_skips_filename_vendors` | Filename-looking vendors excluded from Pass 2 |
+| `test_pass2_zero_amount_not_deduplicated` | Zero-amount edge case in Pass 2 |
+
+**Why this matters:** In production, a user uploaded two photos of the same In-N-Out receipt.
+OCR misread one total as `$15.00` (correct: `$8.55`). Pass 1 missed it because the amounts
+differed by $6.45. Pass 2 was added specifically to catch this: if the vendor name and date
+match closely, the receipts are flagged as a likely OCR error regardless of the amount.
+
+---
+
+### 2. `test_plan_*` (11 tests)
+
+**What it tests:** `ExpensesAgent._plan()` — keyword detection from the user's raw message
+
+The `_plan()` method inspects both the LLM-rewritten `task` (intent summary) and the
+`raw_message` (original user text) to determine:
+- `user_confirmed` — did the user approve the parsed receipt list?
+- `user_dup_decision` — did the user say to skip or keep duplicates?
+- `mode` — `create_from_receipts` vs `read`
+
+| Test | What it verifies |
+|------|-----------------|
+| `test_plan_confirm_keyword_sets_confirmed` | "confirm" → `user_confirmed=True` |
+| `test_plan_looks_good_sets_confirmed` | "looks good" → `user_confirmed=True` |
+| `test_plan_go_ahead_sets_confirmed` | "go ahead" → `user_confirmed=True` |
+| `test_plan_no_keyword_not_confirmed` | "create an expense report" → `user_confirmed=False` |
+| `test_plan_keep_all_sets_dup_decision` | "confirm, keep all" → `user_confirmed=True`, `user_dup_decision=keep_all` |
+| `test_plan_skip_sets_dup_decision` | "skip duplicates" → `user_dup_decision=skip` |
+| `test_plan_default_dup_decision_is_skip` | "confirm" with no dup instruction → default `skip` |
+| `test_plan_mode_is_read_without_receipts` | No receipts attached → `mode=read` |
+| `test_plan_mode_is_create_with_receipts` | Receipts present → `mode=create_from_receipts` |
+| `test_plan_task_field_also_checked` | Confirm keyword in LLM-rewritten `task` field also works |
+
+**Why this matters:** The MasterAgent rewrites the user's message as an `intent_summary`
+before passing it to the expenses agent. Short replies like "confirm" or "skip" can be lost
+in the rewrite. The agent checks both fields so these keywords are never missed.
+
+---
+
+### 3. `test_act_*` (4 tests)
+
+**What it tests:** `ExpensesAgent._act()` — the creation pipeline and confirmation gate
+
+`_act()` is the most complex method. It orchestrates byte dedup → concurrent LLM parse →
+semantic dedup → confirmation gate → Odoo write. These tests mock the Odoo tools
+(`ExpensesTools`) and the LLM parse to control inputs precisely.
+
+| Test | What it verifies |
+|------|-----------------|
+| `test_act_enters_awaiting_confirmation_on_first_pass` | First call (not confirmed) → returns `[]`, sets mode to `awaiting_confirmation`, populates `_confirmation_items` |
+| `test_act_creates_sheet_when_confirmed` | Second call (confirmed) → calls `create_expense_sheet` and `create_expense`, returns action strings |
+| `test_act_deduplicates_byte_identical_receipts` | Two receipts with the same SHA256 → only one `create_expense` call |
+| `test_act_no_employee_returns_empty_and_escalates` | No employee record found → returns `[]`, adds escalation message |
+
+**Why this matters:** The confirmation gate is the last human checkpoint before any data is
+written to Odoo. These tests verify that: (a) no records are written on the first pass,
+(b) records are written exactly once on confirmation, and (c) byte-identical files are never
+double-entered regardless of the dup decision.
+
+---
+
+### 4. `TestParseUpload` (8 tests)
+
+**What it tests:** `receipt_parser.parse_upload(filename, data)` — file parsing and metadata extraction
+
+`parse_upload` is the entry point for all receipt data. It handles file type detection,
+ZIP extraction, OCR invocation, and metadata harvesting.
+
+| Test | What it verifies |
+|------|-----------------|
+| `test_text_file_parsed` | Plain `.txt` file → correct text, mimetype, sha256 |
+| `test_date_extracted_from_filename` | `20260509_180857.jpg` → `date_from_name=2026-05-09` |
+| `test_no_date_in_plain_filename` | `receipt.txt` → `date_from_name=None` |
+| `test_zip_extracted` | ZIP containing 2 files → 2 receipt dicts returned |
+| `test_zip_skips_directories` | ZIP with directory entry (`subdir/`) → directory skipped, only files returned |
+| `test_empty_zip_returns_empty` | Empty ZIP → `[]` |
+| `test_sha256_is_consistent` | Same bytes with different filenames → same SHA256 |
+| `test_b64_decodes_to_original` | Base64 field round-trips back to original bytes |
+
+**Why this matters:** `date_from_name` is used as a fallback when OCR cannot find a date in
+the receipt text. SHA256 is the key for byte-exact deduplication. If either is wrong, expenses
+land on the wrong date or duplicates slip through.
+
+---
+
+### 5. `TestTextToHtml` (5 tests — skipped without Odoo env)
+
+**What it tests:** `ab_ai_mail._text_to_html(text)` — plain text → safe HTML conversion
+
+Bot replies are plain text from the agent service. `_text_to_html` converts them to safe
+HTML for display in Odoo Discuss.
+
+| Test | What it verifies |
+|------|-----------------|
+| `test_plain_text_unchanged` | Normal text passes through |
+| `test_newline_becomes_br` | `\n` → `
` so multi-line replies render correctly |
+| `test_html_special_chars_escaped` | `