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+import { renderHook } from '@testing-library/react';
+import { setInitialGlobalState } from '@src/test/__mocks__/store';
+import * as recordsApi from '@common/api/records.api';
+import * as recordHelper from '@common/helpers/record.helper';
+import { RecordStatus } from '@common/constants/record.constants';
+import { StatusType } from '@common/constants/status.constants';
+import { BibframeEntities } from '@common/constants/bibframe.constants';
+import { ExternalResourceIdType } from '@common/constants/api.constants';
+import { ROUTES } from '@common/constants/routes.constants';
+import { useRecordControls } from '@common/hooks/useRecordControls';
+import { useRecordGeneration } from '@common/hooks/useRecordGeneration';
+import { PreviewParams } from '@common/hooks/useConfig.hook';
+import { UserNotificationFactory } from '@common/services/userNotification';
+import { useInputsStore, useStatusStore } from '@src/store';
+
+jest.mock('@common/constants/build.constants', () => ({ IS_EMBEDDED_MODE: false }));
+
+const mockNavigate = jest.fn();
+jest.mock('react-router-dom', () => ({
+  useNavigate: () => mockNavigate,
+  useLocation: () => ({ state: {} }),
+  useSearchParams: () => [new URLSearchParams(), jest.fn()],
+}));
+
+jest.mock('@common/api/records.api', () => ({
+  getRecord: jest.fn(),
+  postRecord: jest.fn(),
+  putRecord: jest.fn(),
+}));
+
+jest.mock('@common/helpers/recordFormatting.helper', () => ({
+  formatRecord: jest.fn(),
+}));
+
+const mockGenerateRecord = jest.fn();
+jest.mock('@common/hooks/useRecordGeneration', () => ({
+  useRecordGeneration: () => ({
+    generateRecord: mockGenerateRecord,
+  }),
+}));
+
+const mockGetProfiles = jest.fn();
+jest.mock('@common/hooks/useConfig.hook', () => ({
+  useConfig: () => ({
+    getProfiles: mockGetProfiles,
+  }),
+}));
+
+jest.mock('@common/services/userNotification', () => ({
+  UserNotificationFactory: {
+    createMessage: jest.fn(),
+  },
+}));
+
+describe('useRecordControls', () => {
+  const mockSetRecordStatus = jest.fn();
+  const mockApiResponse = { id: 'test-id' };
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    jest.spyOn(console, 'error').mockReturnValue();
+  });
+
+  describe('saveRecord', () => {
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      setInitialGlobalState([
+        {
+          store: useStatusStore,
+          state: {
+            setRecordStatus: mockSetRecordStatus,
+          },
+        },
+        {
+          store: useInputsStore,
+          state: {
+            selectedRecordBlocks: null,
+            record: {},
+          },
+        },
+      ]);
+
+      mockGenerateRecord.mockReturnValue({});
+    });
+
+    it('saves record with default props', async () => {
+      const mockResponse = { json: () => Promise.resolve(mockApiResponse) };
+      (recordsApi.postRecord as jest.Mock).mockResolvedValue(mockResponse);
+
+      const { result } = renderHook(() => useRecordControls());
+      await result.current.saveRecord();
+
+      expect(recordsApi.postRecord).toHaveBeenCalled();
+    });
+
+    it('handles save with asRefToNewRecord=true', async () => {
+      const mockResponse = { json: () => Promise.resolve(mockApiResponse) };
+      (recordsApi.postRecord as jest.Mock).mockResolvedValue(mockResponse);
+
+      const { result } = renderHook(() => useRecordControls());
+      await result.current.saveRecord({ asRefToNewRecord: true });
+
+      expect(recordsApi.postRecord).toHaveBeenCalled();
+    });
+
+    it('handles save with isNavigatingBack=false', async () => {
+      const mockResponse = { json: () => Promise.resolve(mockApiResponse) };
+      (recordsApi.putRecord as jest.Mock).mockResolvedValue(mockResponse);
+
+      jest.spyOn(recordHelper, 'getRecordId').mockReturnValue('existing-id');
+
+      const { result } = renderHook(() => useRecordControls());
+      await result.current.saveRecord({ isNavigatingBack: false });
+
+      expect(recordsApi.putRecord).toHaveBeenCalled();
+    });
+
+    it('handles save errors', async () => {
+      (recordsApi.postRecord as jest.Mock).mockRejectedValue(new Error('Save failed'));
+
+      const { result } = renderHook(() => useRecordControls());
+      await result.current.saveRecord();
+
+      expect(UserNotificationFactory.createMessage).toHaveBeenCalledWith(StatusType.error, 'ld.cantSaveRd');
+    });
+
+    it('updates record status on successful save', async () => {
+      const mockResponse = { json: () => Promise.resolve(mockApiResponse) };
+      (recordsApi.postRecord as jest.Mock).mockResolvedValue(mockResponse);
+
+      const { result } = renderHook(() => useRecordControls());
+      await result.current.saveRecord();
+
+      expect(mockSetRecordStatus).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+        type: RecordStatus.saveAndClose,
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('does not save if generateRecord returns null', async () => {
+      jest.spyOn(useRecordGeneration(), 'generateRecord').mockReturnValue(undefined);
+
+      const { result } = renderHook(() => useRecordControls());
+      await result.current.saveRecord();
+
+      expect(recordsApi.postRecord).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+      expect(recordsApi.putRecord).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('fetchRecordAndSelectEntityValues', () => {
+    it('navigates to create route when contents are not found', async () => {
+      (recordsApi.getRecord as jest.Mock).mockResolvedValue({ resource: {} });
+
+      const { result } = renderHook(() => useRecordControls());
+      await result.current.fetchRecordAndSelectEntityValues('test-id', BibframeEntities.WORK);
+
+      expect(mockNavigate).toHaveBeenCalledWith(ROUTES.RESOURCE_CREATE.uri);
+      expect(UserNotificationFactory.createMessage).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+        StatusType.error,
+        'ld.cantSelectReferenceContents',
+      );
+    });
+
+    it('handles errors during fetch', async () => {
+      (recordsApi.getRecord as jest.Mock).mockRejectedValue(new Error('Fetch failed'));
+
+      const { result } = renderHook(() => useRecordControls());
+      await result.current.fetchRecordAndSelectEntityValues('test-id', BibframeEntities.WORK);
+
+      expect(UserNotificationFactory.createMessage).toHaveBeenCalledWith(StatusType.error, 'ld.errorFetching');
+    });
+
+    it('returns undefined when the record fetch fails', async () => {
+      (recordsApi.getRecord as jest.Mock).mockRejectedValue(new Error('Fetch failed'));
+
+      const { result } = renderHook(() => useRecordControls());
+      const response = await result.current.fetchRecordAndSelectEntityValues('test-id', BibframeEntities.WORK);
+
+      expect(response).toBeUndefined();
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('getRecordAndInitializeParsing', () => {
+    const mockRecord = { id: 'test-id', data: 'test data' };
+
+    it('returns undefined when no recordId and no cachedRecord provided', async () => {
+      const { result } = renderHook(() => useRecordControls());
+      const response = await result.current.getRecordAndInitializeParsing({});
+
+      expect(response).toBeUndefined();
+      expect(recordsApi.getRecord).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+      expect(mockGetProfiles).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    });
+
+    it('uses cachedRecord when provided', async () => {
+      const cachedRecord = { ...mockRecord } as unknown as RecordEntry;
+      mockGetProfiles.mockResolvedValue(undefined);
+
+      const { result } = renderHook(() => useRecordControls());
+      const response = await result.current.getRecordAndInitializeParsing({
+        cachedRecord,
+      });
+
+      expect(response).toEqual(cachedRecord);
+      expect(recordsApi.getRecord).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+      expect(mockGetProfiles).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+        record: cachedRecord,
+        recordId: undefined,
+        previewParams: undefined,
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('fetches record when recordId is provided', async () => {
+      (recordsApi.getRecord as jest.Mock).mockResolvedValue(mockRecord);
+      mockGetProfiles.mockResolvedValue(undefined);
+
+      const { result } = renderHook(() => useRecordControls());
+      const response = await result.current.getRecordAndInitializeParsing({
+        recordId: 'test-id',
+      });
+
+      expect(response).toEqual(mockRecord);
+      expect(recordsApi.getRecord).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+        recordId: 'test-id',
+        idType: undefined,
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('passes idType to getRecord when provided', async () => {
+      (recordsApi.getRecord as jest.Mock).mockResolvedValue(mockRecord);
+      mockGetProfiles.mockResolvedValue(undefined);
+
+      const { result } = renderHook(() => useRecordControls());
+      await result.current.getRecordAndInitializeParsing({
+        recordId: 'test-id',
+        idType: ExternalResourceIdType.Inventory,
+      });
+
+      expect(recordsApi.getRecord).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+        recordId: 'test-id',
+        idType: ExternalResourceIdType.Inventory,
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('handles error with default error message', async () => {
+      (recordsApi.getRecord as jest.Mock).mockRejectedValue(new Error('API Error'));
+
+      const { result } = renderHook(() => useRecordControls());
+      const response = await result.current.getRecordAndInitializeParsing({
+        recordId: 'test-id',
+      });
+
+      expect(response).toBeUndefined();
+      expect(UserNotificationFactory.createMessage).toHaveBeenCalledWith(StatusType.error, 'ld.errorFetching');
+    });
+
+    it('handles error with custom error message', async () => {
+      (recordsApi.getRecord as jest.Mock).mockRejectedValue(new Error('API Error'));
+
+      const { result } = renderHook(() => useRecordControls());
+      await result.current.getRecordAndInitializeParsing({
+        recordId: 'test-id',
+        errorMessage: 'custom.error',
+      });
+
+      expect(UserNotificationFactory.createMessage).toHaveBeenCalledWith(StatusType.error, 'custom.error');
+    });
+
+    it('passes preview params to getProfiles', async () => {
+      const previewParams = { param: 'value' } as unknown as PreviewParams;
+      (recordsApi.getRecord as jest.Mock).mockResolvedValue(mockRecord);
+      mockGetProfiles.mockResolvedValue(undefined);
+
+      const { result } = renderHook(() => useRecordControls());
+      await result.current.getRecordAndInitializeParsing({
+        recordId: 'test-id',
+        previewParams,
+      });
+
+      expect(mockGetProfiles).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+        record: mockRecord,
+        recordId: 'test-id',
+        previewParams,
+      });
+    });
+  });
+});