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+// <reference types="Cypress" />
+const notificationsfixture = [
+    {
+        "id": "test-1",
+        "locations": [
+            {
+                "context": Cypress.env('pluginId') + "-plugin",
+                "pages": "#/settings"
+            }
+        ],
+        "expiration": 2748863456503,
+        "content": "<div class=\"newfold-notice notice notice-success\" style=\"position:relative;\"><p>Notice should only display on plugin app settings page<button type=\"button\" data-action=\"close\" class=\"notice-dismiss\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Dismiss this notice.</span></button><\/p><\/div>"
+    },
+    {
+        "id": "test-2",
+        "locations": [
+            {
+                "context": Cypress.env('pluginId') + "-plugin",
+                "pages": [
+                    "#/home/onboarding",
+                    "#/home"
+                ]
+            }
+        ],
+        "expiration": 2749860279240,
+        "content": "<div class=\"newfold-notice notice notice-error\" style=\"position:relative;\"><p>Here is a plugin notice it should display on home and onboarding screens only! <button type=\"button\" data-action=\"close\" class=\"notice-dismiss\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Dismiss this notice.</span></button><\/p><\/div>"
+    },
+    {
+        "id": "test-3",
+        "locations": [
+            {
+                "context": Cypress.env('pluginId') + "-plugin",
+                "pages": [
+                    "#/marketplace"
+                ]
+            }
+        ],
+        "expiration": 2749860279240,
+        "content": "<div class=\"newfold-notice notice notice-info\" style=\"position:relative;\"><p>Here is a plugin notice it should display on marketplace themes screen only! <button type=\"button\" data-action=\"close\" class=\"notice-dismiss\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Dismiss this notice.</span></button><\/p><\/div>"
+    },
+    {
+        "id": "test-4",
+        "locations": [
+            {
+                "context": Cypress.env('pluginId') + "-plugin",
+                "pages": "all"
+            },
+            {
+                "context": "wp-admin-notice",
+                "pages": "all"
+            }
+        ],
+        "expiration": 2749860279240,
+        "content": "<div class=\"newfold-notice notice notice-warning\" style=\"position:relative;\"><p>Here is a notice it should display everywhere in the app and in wp-admin! <button type=\"button\" data-action=\"close\" class=\"notice-dismiss\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Dismiss this notice.</span></button><\/p><\/div>"
+    },
+    {
+        "id": "test-expired",
+        "locations": [
+            {
+                "context": Cypress.env('pluginId') + "-plugin",
+                "pages": "all"
+            }
+        ],
+        "expiration": 1649860279240,
+        "content": "<div class=\"newfold-notice notice notice-error\" style=\"position:relative;\"><p>Here is an expired notice it should never display anywhere even though it has location `all` <button type=\"button\" data-action=\"close\" class=\"notice-dismiss\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Dismiss this notice.</span></button><\/p><\/div>"
+    }
+];
+
+describe('Notifications', () => {
+	let appClass = '.' + Cypress.env('appId');
+
+	before(() => {
+
+		cy.intercept({
+			method: 'GET',
+			url: '**newfold-notifications**'
+		}, notificationsfixture ).as('getnotifications');
+
+		cy.visit('/wp-admin/admin.php?page=' + Cypress.env('pluginId') + '#/home', {timeout: 30000});
+		cy.wait('@getnotifications');
+	});
+
+	it('Is Accessible', () => {
+		cy.injectAxe();
+		cy.wait(1000);
+		cy.checkA11y('.newfold-notifications-wrapper');
+	});
+
+	it('Container Exists in plugin app', () => {
+        cy.get('.newfold-notifications-wrapper').should('have.length', 1);
+	});
+
+    // notification renders in all app for `all`
+	it('Test notification displays in plugin app with `all`', () => {
+        cy.get('.newfold-notifications-wrapper #notification-test-4')
+            .should('be.visible')
+			.should('have.attr', 'data-id')
+			.and('equal', 'test-4');
+        
+        cy.get('.newfold-notifications-wrapper #notification-test-4')
+            .contains('it should display everywhere');
+	});
+
+	// notification renders only on specified app page
+	it('Test notification displays in plugin app for specific page (settings)', () => {
+
+        cy.get('.newfold-notifications-wrapper #notification-test-1')
+			.should('not.exist');
+
+		// cy.visit('/wp-admin/admin.php?page=' + Cypress.env('pluginId') + '#/settings');
+		cy.get( appClass + '-app-navitem-Settings').click();
+		cy.wait(500);
+
+        cy.get('.newfold-notifications-wrapper #notification-test-1')
+			.scrollIntoView()
+            .should('be.visible')
+			.should('have.attr', 'data-id')
+			.and('equal', 'test-1');
+        
+        cy.get('.newfold-notifications-wrapper #notification-test-1')
+            .contains('display on plugin app settings page');
+	});
+
+    // expired notification should not show
+	it('Test expired notification does not display in plugin app', () => {
+        cy.get('.newfold-notifications-wrapper #notification-test-expired')
+			.should('not.exist');
+	});
+
+    // dismiss events triggered
+	it('Dismissing notification removes it from the page', () => {
+		cy.intercept({
+			method: 'DELETE',
+			url: /newfold-notifications(\/|%2F)v1(\/|%2F)notifications/
+		}, {
+			body: {"id":"test-2"}
+		}).as('notificationDismiss');
+
+		cy.visit('/wp-admin/admin.php?page=' + Cypress.env('pluginId') + '#/home');
+
+        cy.get('.newfold-notifications-wrapper #notification-test-2')
+			.scrollIntoView()
+            .should('be.visible')
+			.should('have.attr', 'data-id')
+			.and('equal', 'test-2');
+        	
+		cy.get('.newfold-notifications-wrapper #notification-test-2')
+			.should('be.visible');
+        cy.get('.newfold-notifications-wrapper #notification-test-2')
+            .contains('display on home and onboarding screens');
+		
+
+		cy.get('#notification-test-2 button.notice-dismiss[data-action="close"]').click();		
+		// cy.wait('@notificationDismiss');
+		cy.wait(2000);
+		cy.get('.newfold-notifications-wrapper #notification-test-2')
+			.should('not.exist');
+		
+	});
+
+	// these can be updated later on, but currently the wp-admin tests are not loaded via the api
+	// so we can't intercept with test notifications
+	it('Container Exists in wp-admin', () => {
+		cy.visit('/wp-admin/index.php');
+		cy.wait(1000);
+        cy.get('.newfold-notifications-wrapper').should('have.length', 1);
+	});
+
+    // click events triggered
+    // plugin search notifications render properly
+
+});
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