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+/*
+ * Copyright Elasticsearch B.V. and/or licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the Elastic License;
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the Elastic License.
+ */
+
+import { CoreStart, HttpSetup } from 'kibana/public';
+import { applyMiddleware, createStore, Dispatch, Store } from 'redux';
+import { createSagaMiddleware, SagaContext } from '../../lib';
+import { endpointListSaga } from './saga';
+import { coreMock } from '../../../../../../../../src/core/public/mocks';
+import {
+  EndpointData,
+  EndpointListAction,
+  EndpointListData,
+  endpointListReducer,
+  EndpointListState,
+} from './index';
+import { endpointListData } from './selectors';
+
+describe('endpoint list saga', () => {
+  const sleep = (ms = 100) => new Promise(wakeup => setTimeout(wakeup, ms));
+  let fakeCoreStart: jest.Mocked<CoreStart>;
+  let fakeHttpServices: jest.Mocked<HttpSetup>;
+  let store: Store<EndpointListState>;
+  let dispatch: Dispatch<EndpointListAction>;
+
+  // TODO: consolidate the below ++ helpers in `index.test.ts` into a `test_helpers.ts`??
+  const generateEndpoint = (): EndpointData => {
+    return {
+      machine_id: Math.random()
+        .toString(16)
+        .substr(2),
+      created_at: new Date(),
+      host: {
+        name: '',
+        hostname: '',
+        ip: '',
+        mac_address: '',
+        os: {
+          name: '',
+          full: '',
+        },
+      },
+      endpoint: {
+        domain: '',
+        is_base_image: true,
+        active_directory_distinguished_name: '',
+        active_directory_hostname: '',
+        upgrade: {
+          status: '',
+          updated_at: new Date(),
+        },
+        isolation: {
+          status: false,
+          request_status: true,
+          updated_at: new Date(),
+        },
+        policy: {
+          name: '',
+          id: '',
+        },
+        sensor: {
+          persistence: true,
+          status: {},
+        },
+      },
+    };
+  };
+  const getEndpointListApiResponse = (): EndpointListData => {
+    return {
+      endpoints: [generateEndpoint()],
+      request_page_size: 1,
+      request_index: 1,
+      total: 10,
+    };
+  };
+
+  const endpointListSagaFactory = () => {
+    return async (sagaContext: SagaContext) => {
+      await endpointListSaga(sagaContext, fakeCoreStart).catch((e: Error) => {
+        // eslint-disable-next-line no-console
+        console.error(e);
+        return Promise.reject(e);
+      });
+    };
+  };
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    fakeCoreStart = coreMock.createStart({ basePath: '/mock' });
+    fakeHttpServices = fakeCoreStart.http as jest.Mocked<HttpSetup>;
+    store = createStore(
+      endpointListReducer,
+      applyMiddleware(createSagaMiddleware(endpointListSagaFactory()))
+    );
+    dispatch = store.dispatch;
+  });
+
+  test('it handles `userEnteredEndpointListPage`', async () => {
+    const apiResponse = getEndpointListApiResponse();
+
+    fakeHttpServices.post.mockResolvedValue(apiResponse);
+    expect(fakeHttpServices.post).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+
+    dispatch({ type: 'userEnteredEndpointListPage' });
+    await sleep();
+
+    expect(fakeHttpServices.post).toHaveBeenCalledWith('/api/endpoint/endpoints');
+    expect(endpointListData(store.getState())).toEqual(apiResponse.endpoints);
+  });
+});