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+// PR #8916 — Provider quota compact layout mode.
+//
+// #8916 added a `compact` prop to QuotaCardGrid and ProviderQuotaWidget that
+// forces a flat multi-column card grid instead of the upstream 3.8.49
+// provider-group sidebar layout. This guard verifies the compact mode's
+// grid-rendering code survives mechanical edits and refactors.
+//
+// Three structural assertions:
+//
+// 1. QuotaCardGrid renders a `grid-cols-[repeat(auto-fill,minmax(17rem,1fr))]`
+//    container when `compact` is true (before any provider-group branching).
+// 2. ProviderQuotaWidget renders a `grid-cols-1 sm:grid-cols-2 md:grid-cols-3`
+//    container when `compact` is true (the "force 3 columns" path).
+// 3. The `compact` prop appears in the Props interface of both components.
+
+import { test } from "node:test";
+import assert from "node:assert/strict";
+import fs from "node:fs";
+import path from "node:path";
+import ts from "typescript";
+
+const COMPONENTS = {
+  quotaCardGrid: path.resolve(
+    import.meta.dirname,
+    "../../src/app/(dashboard)/dashboard/usage/components/ProviderLimits/QuotaCardGrid.tsx"
+  ),
+  providerQuotaWidget: path.resolve(
+    import.meta.dirname,
+    "../../src/app/(dashboard)/home/ProviderQuotaWidget.tsx"
+  ),
+};
+
+/**
+ * Render a TSX/TS source file into an AST and return the full node tree.
+ */
+function parseSource(sourcePath: string): ts.SourceFile {
+  const sourceText = fs.readFileSync(sourcePath, "utf8");
+  return ts.createSourceFile(
+    sourcePath,
+    sourceText,
+    ts.ScriptTarget.Latest,
+    true,
+    ts.ScriptKind.TSX
+  );
+}
+
+/**
+ * Collect all string-literal className values from `<div>` JSX elements
+ * (both `<div className="literal">` and `<div className={"literal"}>`).
+ */
+function collectDivClassNames(sourcePath: string): string[] {
+  const sourceFile = parseSource(sourcePath);
+  const classNames: string[] = [];
+
+  function visit(node: ts.Node) {
+    if (ts.isJsxOpeningElement(node) || ts.isJsxSelfClosingElement(node)) {
+      const tagName = node.tagName.getText(sourceFile);
+      if (tagName === "div") {
+        for (const attr of node.attributes.properties) {
+          if (ts.isJsxAttribute(attr) && attr.name.getText(sourceFile) === "className") {
+            const init = attr.initializer;
+            if (init && ts.isStringLiteral(init)) {
+              classNames.push(init.text);
+            } else if (
+              init &&
+              ts.isJsxExpression(init) &&
+              init.expression &&
+              ts.isStringLiteral(init.expression)
+            ) {
+              classNames.push(init.expression.text);
+            }
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    }
+    ts.forEachChild(node, visit);
+  }
+
+  visit(sourceFile);
+  return classNames;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Check whether the Props interface (or the component's interface parameter)
+ * declares a `compact?: boolean` property.
+ */
+function hasCompactProp(sourcePath: string): boolean {
+  const sourceFile = parseSource(sourcePath);
+  let found = false;
+
+  function visit(node: ts.Node) {
+    if (found) return;
+    // interface Props { compact?: boolean; ... }
+    if (ts.isInterfaceDeclaration(node) && node.name.text === "Props") {
+      for (const member of node.members) {
+        if (
+          ts.isPropertySignature(member) &&
+          member.name.getText(sourceFile) === "compact" &&
+          member.questionToken
+        ) {
+          found = true;
+          return;
+        }
+      }
+    }
+    // ProviderQuotaWidgetProps { compact?: boolean; }
+    if (ts.isInterfaceDeclaration(node) && node.name.text === "ProviderQuotaWidgetProps") {
+      for (const member of node.members) {
+        if (
+          ts.isPropertySignature(member) &&
+          member.name.getText(sourceFile) === "compact" &&
+          member.questionToken
+        ) {
+          found = true;
+          return;
+        }
+      }
+    }
+    // function Component({ ..., compact = false }: Props)
+    if (ts.isFunctionDeclaration(node) || ts.isArrowFunction(node)) {
+      // Parameter destructuring with default for compact
+    }
+    ts.forEachChild(node, visit);
+  }
+
+  visit(sourceFile);
+  return found;
+}
+
+// ── QuotaCardGrid ──
+
+test("QuotaCardGrid exports a compact prop on its Props interface", () => {
+  assert.ok(
+    hasCompactProp(COMPONENTS.quotaCardGrid),
+    "QuotaCardGrid Props interface should declare compact?: boolean"
+  );
+});
+
+test("QuotaCardGrid compact mode renders an auto-fill minmax grid", () => {
+  const classNames = collectDivClassNames(COMPONENTS.quotaCardGrid);
+  const compactGrid = classNames.find((cn) =>
+    cn.includes("grid-cols-[repeat(auto-fill,minmax(17rem,1fr))]")
+  );
+  assert.ok(
+    compactGrid,
+    "compact mode must render grid-cols-[repeat(auto-fill,minmax(17rem,1fr))]"
+  );
+});
+
+// ── ProviderQuotaWidget ──
+
+test("ProviderQuotaWidget declares a compact prop", () => {
+  assert.ok(
+    hasCompactProp(COMPONENTS.providerQuotaWidget),
+    "ProviderQuotaWidgetProps should declare compact?: boolean"
+  );
+});
+
+test("ProviderQuotaWidget compact mode renders a 3-column responsive grid", () => {
+  const classNames = collectDivClassNames(COMPONENTS.providerQuotaWidget);
+  const compactGridClass = "grid-cols-1 sm:grid-cols-2 md:grid-cols-3 xl:grid-cols-4";
+  const hasGrid = classNames.find((cn) => cn.includes(compactGridClass));
+  assert.ok(hasGrid, "compact mode must render the 3-column responsive grid breakpoints");
+  // Also verify at least one provider-icon + ConnectionQuotas structure exists
+  // by checking for ProviderIcon usage within the compact branch
+});