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+// Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
+// Licensed under the MIT license. See LICENSE file in the project root for details.
+
+import assert = require("assert");
+import { WaitHelper } from "./waitHelper";
+
+type TimerType = "timeout" | "interval";
+
+type TimerTask = {
+    id: number;
+    type: TimerType;
+    scheduledAt: number;
+    delay: number;
+    callback: () => void | Promise<void>;
+};
+
+class FakeClock {
+    private now = 0;
+    private nextId = 1;
+    private tasks = new Map<number, TimerTask>();
+
+    private originalSetTimeout!: typeof globalThis.setTimeout;
+    private originalSetInterval!: typeof globalThis.setInterval;
+    private originalClearTimeout!: typeof globalThis.clearTimeout;
+    private originalClearInterval!: typeof globalThis.clearInterval;
+
+    public install(): void {
+        this.originalSetTimeout = globalThis.setTimeout;
+        this.originalSetInterval = globalThis.setInterval;
+        this.originalClearTimeout = globalThis.clearTimeout;
+        this.originalClearInterval = globalThis.clearInterval;
+
+        globalThis.setTimeout = ((handler: TimerHandler, timeout?: number, ..._args: any[]) => {
+            return this.schedule("timeout", handler, timeout ?? 0);
+        }) as unknown as typeof globalThis.setTimeout;
+
+        globalThis.setInterval = ((handler: TimerHandler, timeout?: number, ..._args: any[]) => {
+            return this.schedule("interval", handler, timeout ?? 0);
+        }) as unknown as typeof globalThis.setInterval;
+
+        globalThis.clearTimeout = ((id?: NodeJS.Timeout) => {
+            this.tasks.delete(this.toId(id));
+        }) as typeof globalThis.clearTimeout;
+
+        globalThis.clearInterval = ((id?: NodeJS.Timeout) => {
+            this.tasks.delete(this.toId(id));
+        }) as typeof globalThis.clearInterval;
+    }
+
+    public restore(): void {
+        globalThis.setTimeout = this.originalSetTimeout;
+        globalThis.setInterval = this.originalSetInterval;
+        globalThis.clearTimeout = this.originalClearTimeout;
+        globalThis.clearInterval = this.originalClearInterval;
+        this.tasks.clear();
+    }
+
+    public async tick(ms: number): Promise<void> {
+        const target = this.now + ms;
+
+        while (true) {
+            const next = this.getNextTask(target);
+            if (!next) {
+                break;
+            }
+
+            this.now = next.scheduledAt;
+
+            if (next.type === "timeout") {
+                this.tasks.delete(next.id);
+                await Promise.resolve(next.callback());
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            await Promise.resolve(next.callback());
+
+            if (this.tasks.has(next.id)) {
+                const task = this.tasks.get(next.id);
+                if (task) {
+                    task.scheduledAt = this.now + task.delay;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        this.now = target;
+    }
+
+    private schedule(type: TimerType, handler: TimerHandler, delay: number): NodeJS.Timeout {
+        const callback = this.normalizeHandler(handler);
+        const id = this.nextId++;
+        this.tasks.set(id, {
+            id,
+            type,
+            scheduledAt: this.now + Math.max(0, delay),
+            delay: Math.max(0, delay),
+            callback,
+        });
+
+        return id as unknown as NodeJS.Timeout;
+    }
+
+    private normalizeHandler(handler: TimerHandler): () => void | Promise<void> {
+        if (typeof handler === "function") {
+            return handler as () => void | Promise<void>;
+        }
+
+        return () => {
+            // Keep parity with the native runtime that can evaluate string handlers.
+            // eslint-disable-next-line no-eval
+            eval(handler);
+        };
+    }
+
+    private getNextTask(target: number): TimerTask | null {
+        let nextTask: TimerTask | null = null;
+
+        for (const task of this.tasks.values()) {
+            if (task.scheduledAt > target) {
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            if (!nextTask) {
+                nextTask = task;
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            if (task.scheduledAt < nextTask.scheduledAt) {
+                nextTask = task;
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            if (task.scheduledAt === nextTask.scheduledAt && task.id < nextTask.id) {
+                nextTask = task;
+            }
+        }
+
+        return nextTask;
+    }
+
+    private toId(id?: NodeJS.Timeout): number {
+        return id as unknown as number;
+    }
+}
+
+describe("WaitHelper", () => {
+    let clock: FakeClock;
+
+    beforeEach(() => {
+        clock = new FakeClock();
+        clock.install();
+    });
+
+    afterEach(() => {
+        clock.restore();
+    });
+
+    describe("waitIsTrue", () => {
+        it("returns true when condition eventually succeeds", async () => {
+            let calls = 0;
+            const resultPromise = WaitHelper.waitIsTrue(async () => ++calls >= 3, 100, 10);
+
+            await clock.tick(30);
+
+            assert.strictEqual(await resultPromise, true);
+            assert.strictEqual(calls, 3);
+        });
+
+        it("returns false on timeout", async () => {
+            let calls = 0;
+            const resultPromise = WaitHelper.waitIsTrue(
+                async () => {
+                    calls += 1;
+                    return false;
+                },
+                25,
+                10,
+            );
+
+            await clock.tick(30);
+
+            assert.strictEqual(await resultPromise, false);
+            assert.strictEqual(calls, 2);
+        });
+    });
+
+    describe("waitConditionUntil", () => {
+        it("returns immediately when first check succeeds", async () => {
+            let calls = 0;
+            const expected = { value: "ready" };
+
+            const result = await WaitHelper.waitConditionUntil(
+                () => {
+                    calls += 1;
+                    return expected;
+                },
+                10,
+                50,
+            );
+
+            assert.strictEqual(result, expected);
+            assert.strictEqual(calls, 1);
+        });
+
+        it("returns value after polling", async () => {
+            let calls = 0;
+            const expected = { value: "eventual" };
+            const resultPromise = WaitHelper.waitConditionUntil(
+                () => {
+                    calls += 1;
+                    return calls >= 3 ? expected : null;
+                },
+                10,
+                100,
+            );
+
+            await clock.tick(20);
+
+            assert.strictEqual(await resultPromise, expected);
+            assert.strictEqual(calls, 3);
+        });
+
+        it("returns null on timeout", async () => {
+            let calls = 0;
+            const resultPromise = WaitHelper.waitConditionUntil(
+                () => {
+                    calls += 1;
+                    return null;
+                },
+                10,
+                25,
+            );
+
+            await clock.tick(30);
+
+            assert.strictEqual(await resultPromise, null);
+            assert.strictEqual(calls, 3);
+        });
+
+        it("rejects when condition throws", async () => {
+            const expectedError = new Error("condition failure");
+
+            const resultPromise = WaitHelper.waitConditionUntil(
+                () => {
+                    throw expectedError;
+                },
+                10,
+                100,
+            );
+
+            await assert.rejects(resultPromise, err => {
+                assert.strictEqual(err, expectedError);
+                return true;
+            });
+        });
+    });
+});