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+package org.cbioportal.web;
+
+import org.cbioportal.service.util.SessionServiceRequestHandler;
+import org.cbioportal.utils.removeme.Session;
+import org.cbioportal.web.config.TestConfig;
+import org.cbioportal.web.parameter.SampleIdentifier;
+import org.cbioportal.web.util.StudyViewFilterApplier;
+import org.hamcrest.Matchers;
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
+import org.mockito.Mockito;
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
+import org.springframework.boot.test.autoconfigure.web.servlet.WebMvcTest;
+import org.springframework.boot.test.mock.mockito.MockBean;
+import org.springframework.http.MediaType;
+import org.springframework.security.test.context.support.WithMockUser;
+import org.springframework.test.context.ContextConfiguration;
+import org.springframework.test.context.junit4.SpringJUnit4ClassRunner;
+import org.springframework.test.web.servlet.MockMvc;
+import org.springframework.test.web.servlet.request.MockMvcRequestBuilders;
+import org.springframework.test.web.servlet.result.MockMvcResultMatchers;
+
+import java.util.List;
+
+@RunWith(SpringJUnit4ClassRunner.class)
+@WebMvcTest
+@ContextConfiguration(classes = {SessionServiceController.class, TestConfig.class})
+public class SessionServiceControllerTest {
+
+    @MockBean
+    SessionServiceRequestHandler sessionServiceRequestHandler;
+
+    @MockBean
+    StudyViewFilterApplier studyViewFilterApplier;
+
+    SampleIdentifier sampleIdentifier1 = new SampleIdentifier();
+    { sampleIdentifier1.setStudyId("STUDY_1"); }
+    SampleIdentifier sampleIdentifier2 = new SampleIdentifier();
+    { sampleIdentifier2.setStudyId("STUDY_2"); }
+
+    @Autowired
+    private MockMvc mockMvc;
+    @Test
+    @WithMockUser
+    public void testStaticVirtualStudy() throws Exception {
+        Mockito.when(sessionServiceRequestHandler.getSessionDataJson(Session.SessionType.virtual_study, "123"))
+            .thenReturn("""
+                {
+                    "id": "123",
+                    "data": {
+                        "name": "Test",
+                        "studies": [
+                            { "id": "STUDY_N", "samples": [ "S1", "S2" ] }
+                        ]
+                    }
+                }
+                """);
+
+        // Should not be used
+        Mockito.when(studyViewFilterApplier.apply(Mockito.any())).thenReturn(List.of(sampleIdentifier1, sampleIdentifier2));
+
+        mockMvc.perform(MockMvcRequestBuilders.get("/api/session/virtual_study/123")
+                .accept(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON))
+            .andExpect(MockMvcResultMatchers.status().isOk())
+            .andExpect(MockMvcResultMatchers.jsonPath("$.data.studies", Matchers.hasSize(1)))
+            .andExpect(MockMvcResultMatchers.jsonPath("$.data.studies[0].id").value("STUDY_N"));
+        Mockito.verify(studyViewFilterApplier, Mockito.never()).apply(Mockito.any());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    @WithMockUser 
+    public void testDynamicVirtualStudy() throws Exception {
+        Mockito.when(sessionServiceRequestHandler.getSessionDataJson(Session.SessionType.virtual_study, "123"))
+            .thenReturn("""
+                {
+                    "id": "123",
+                    "data": {
+                        "name": "Test",
+                        "dynamic": true
+                    }
+                }
+                """);
+
+        Mockito.when(studyViewFilterApplier.apply(Mockito.any())).thenReturn(List.of(sampleIdentifier1, sampleIdentifier2));
+
+        mockMvc.perform(MockMvcRequestBuilders.get("/api/session/virtual_study/123")
+                .accept(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON))
+            .andExpect(MockMvcResultMatchers.status().isOk())
+            .andExpect(MockMvcResultMatchers.jsonPath("$.data.studies", Matchers.hasSize(2)))
+            .andExpect(MockMvcResultMatchers.jsonPath("$.data.studies[*].id").value(Matchers.containsInAnyOrder("STUDY_1", "STUDY_2")));
+    }
+}
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