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+const dbHandler = require('../helpers/db-handler')
+const mongoose = require('mongoose')
+const Verification = spec(
+  'dist/backend/app/models/verification.server.model',
+).default(mongoose)
+const { omit, merge, pick } = require('lodash')
+const { ObjectId } = require('bson-ext')
+
+const VFN_FIELD_DEFAULTS = {
+  signedData: null,
+  hashedOtp: null,
+  hashCreatedAt: null,
+  hashRetries: 0,
+}
+
+const generateFieldParams = () => {
+  const mockParams = {
+    fieldType: 'mockField',
+    _id: String(new ObjectId()),
+  }
+  return merge({}, VFN_FIELD_DEFAULTS, mockParams)
+}
+
+const VFN_PARAMS = {
+  formId: new ObjectId(),
+}
+
+const VFN_DEFAULTS = {
+  fields: [],
+}
+
+describe('Verification Model', () => {
+  beforeAll(async () => await dbHandler.connect())
+  afterEach(async () => await dbHandler.clearDatabase())
+  afterAll(async () => await dbHandler.closeDatabase())
+
+  describe('Schema', () => {
+    it('should create and save successfully with defaults', async () => {
+      const verification = new Verification(VFN_PARAMS)
+      const verificationSaved = await verification.save()
+      expect(verificationSaved._id).toBeDefined()
+      expect(verificationSaved.expireAt).toBeInstanceOf(Date)
+      const actualSavedFields = omit(verificationSaved.toObject(), [
+        '_id',
+        'expireAt',
+        '__v',
+      ])
+      const expectedSavedFields = merge({}, VFN_DEFAULTS, VFN_PARAMS)
+      expect(actualSavedFields).toEqual(expectedSavedFields)
+    })
+
+    it('should create and save successfully with expireAt specified', async () => {
+      const params = merge({}, VFN_PARAMS, { expireAt: new Date() })
+      const verification = new Verification(params)
+      const verificationSaved = await verification.save()
+      expect(verificationSaved._id).toBeDefined()
+      const actualSavedFields = omit(verificationSaved.toObject(), [
+        '_id',
+        '__v',
+      ])
+      const expectedSavedFields = merge({}, VFN_DEFAULTS, params)
+      expect(actualSavedFields).toEqual(expectedSavedFields)
+    })
+
+    it('should create and save successfully with default fields', async () => {
+      const vfnParams = merge({}, VFN_PARAMS, {
+        fields: [generateFieldParams(), generateFieldParams()],
+      })
+      const verification = new Verification(vfnParams)
+      const verificationSaved = await verification.save()
+      expect(verificationSaved._id).toBeDefined()
+      const actualSavedFields = omit(verificationSaved.toObject(), [
+        '_id',
+        'expireAt',
+        '__v',
+      ])
+      const expectedSavedFields = merge({}, VFN_DEFAULTS, VFN_PARAMS, vfnParams)
+      expect(actualSavedFields).toEqual(expectedSavedFields)
+    })
+
+    it('should create and save successfully with field keys specified', async () => {
+      const field = merge({}, generateFieldParams(), {
+        signedData: 'signedData',
+        hashedOtp: 'hashedOtp',
+        hashCreatedAt: new Date(),
+        hashRetries: 5,
+      })
+      const vfnParams = merge({}, VFN_PARAMS, { fields: [field] })
+      const verification = new Verification(vfnParams)
+      const verificationSaved = await verification.save()
+      expect(verificationSaved._id).toBeDefined()
+      const actualSavedFields = omit(verificationSaved.toObject(), [
+        '_id',
+        'expireAt',
+        '__v',
+      ])
+      const expectedSavedFields = merge({}, VFN_DEFAULTS, VFN_PARAMS, vfnParams)
+      expect(actualSavedFields).toEqual(expectedSavedFields)
+    })
+
+    it('should reject attempts to save identical field IDs', async () => {
+      const field = generateFieldParams()
+      const vfnParams = merge({}, VFN_PARAMS, {
+        fields: [field, field],
+      })
+      const verification = new Verification(vfnParams)
+      await expectAsync(verification.save()).toBeRejected()
+    })
+  })
+
+  describe('Statics', () => {
+    describe('findTransactionMetadata', () => {
+      it('should only return non-sensitive fields', async () => {
+        const verification = new Verification(VFN_PARAMS)
+        const verificationSaved = await verification.save()
+        expect(verificationSaved._id).toBeDefined()
+        const found = await Verification.findTransactionMetadata(
+          verificationSaved._id,
+        )
+        const actual = found.toObject()
+        const expected = pick(verificationSaved, ['formId', 'expireAt', '_id'])
+        expect(actual).toEqual(expected)
+      })
+    })
+  })
+})