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+import { afterEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
+
+import { createInMemoryProjectAssetStorage } from "../../src/assets/project-asset-storage";
+import { importAudioAssetFromFile, loadAudioAssetFromStorage } from "../../src/assets/audio-assets";
+
+describe("audio asset import and storage", () => {
+  afterEach(() => {
+    vi.unstubAllGlobals();
+  });
+
+  it("persists audio through the generic project asset storage and reloads decoded buffers", async () => {
+    const decodedBuffer = {
+      duration: 2.5,
+      numberOfChannels: 2,
+      sampleRate: 44100
+    } as AudioBuffer;
+    const decodeCalls: ArrayBuffer[] = [];
+    const closeCalls: number[] = [];
+
+    class MockAudioContext {
+      readonly state = "running" as const;
+
+      async decodeAudioData(bytes: ArrayBuffer): Promise<AudioBuffer> {
+        decodeCalls.push(bytes);
+        return decodedBuffer;
+      }
+
+      async close(): Promise<void> {
+        closeCalls.push(1);
+      }
+    }
+
+    vi.stubGlobal("AudioContext", MockAudioContext);
+    vi.stubGlobal("webkitAudioContext", MockAudioContext);
+
+    const storage = createInMemoryProjectAssetStorage();
+    const fileBytes = new Uint8Array([1, 2, 3, 4]).buffer;
+    const file = new File([fileBytes], "lobby-loop.ogg", { type: "audio/ogg" });
+
+    const importedAudio = await importAudioAssetFromFile(file, storage);
+    const storedAsset = await storage.getAsset(importedAudio.asset.storageKey);
+    const reloadedAudio = await loadAudioAssetFromStorage(storage, importedAudio.asset);
+
+    expect(importedAudio.asset).toMatchObject({
+      kind: "audio",
+      sourceName: "lobby-loop.ogg",
+      mimeType: "audio/ogg",
+      byteLength: fileBytes.byteLength
+    });
+    expect(importedAudio.asset.metadata).toMatchObject({
+      kind: "audio",
+      durationSeconds: 2.5,
+      channelCount: 2,
+      sampleRateHz: 44100
+    });
+    expect(storedAsset).toEqual({
+      files: {
+        "lobby-loop.ogg": {
+          bytes: fileBytes,
+          mimeType: "audio/ogg"
+        }
+      }
+    });
+    expect(reloadedAudio.assetId).toBe(importedAudio.asset.id);
+    expect(reloadedAudio.storageKey).toBe(importedAudio.asset.storageKey);
+    expect(reloadedAudio.metadata).toEqual(importedAudio.asset.metadata);
+    expect(reloadedAudio.buffer).toBe(decodedBuffer);
+    expect(decodeCalls).toHaveLength(2);
+    expect(closeCalls).toHaveLength(2);
+  });
+});