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+import grass.script as gs
+from grass.gunittest.case import TestCase
+from grass.gunittest.main import test
+
+
+class TestISmap(TestCase):
+    """Regression tests for i.smap GRASS GIS module."""
+
+    group_name = "test_smap_group"
+    subgroup_name = "test_smap_subgroup"
+    input_maps = ["synth_map1", "synth_map2", "synth_map3"]
+    training_map = "training_areas"
+    signature_file = "smap_sig"
+    output_map = "smap_output"
+    goodness_map = "smap_goodness"
+    temp_rasters = []
+
+    @classmethod
+    def setUpClass(cls):
+        """Set up the input data and configure test environment."""
+        cls.use_temp_region()
+        cls.runModule("g.region", n=50, s=0, e=50, w=0, rows=100, cols=100)
+        cls.runModule(
+            "r.mapcalc",
+            expression=f"{cls.input_maps[0]} = 10 * sin(row() / 10.0) + 10 * sin(col() / 10.0) + 10",
+            overwrite=True,
+        )
+        cls.runModule(
+            "r.mapcalc",
+            expression=f"{cls.input_maps[1]} = 10 * cos(row() / 10.0) + 10 * cos(col() / 10.0) + 10",
+            overwrite=True,
+        )
+        cls.runModule(
+            "r.mapcalc",
+            expression=f"{cls.input_maps[2]} = 20 * exp(-((row() - 50)^2 + (col() - 50)^2) / 500)",
+            overwrite=True,
+        )
+        cls.temp_rasters.extend(cls.input_maps)
+        cls.runModule(
+            "r.mapcalc",
+            expression=f"{cls.training_map} = if(row() < 40 && col() < 40, 1, if(row() > 60 && col() > 60, 3, 2))",
+            overwrite=True,
+        )
+        cls.temp_rasters.append(cls.training_map)
+        cls.runModule(
+            "r.colors", map=cls.training_map, rules="-", stdin="1 red\n2 green\n3 blue"
+        )
+        cls.runModule(
+            "i.group",
+            group=cls.group_name,
+            subgroup=cls.subgroup_name,
+            input=",".join(cls.input_maps),
+        )
+        cls.runModule(
+            "i.gensigset",
+            trainingmap=cls.training_map,
+            group=cls.group_name,
+            subgroup=cls.subgroup_name,
+            signaturefile=cls.signature_file,
+            overwrite=True,
+        )
+
+    @classmethod
+    def tearDownClass(cls):
+        """Clean up generated data and reset the region."""
+        cls.runModule("g.remove", flags="f", type="group", name=cls.group_name)
+        cls.temp_rasters.append(cls.output_map)
+        cls.runModule("g.remove", flags="f", type="raster", name=cls.temp_rasters)
+        cls.runModule("i.signatures", remove=cls.signature_file, type="sigset")
+        cls.del_temp_region()
+
+    def _run_smap(self, output_name, **kwargs):
+        """Helper function to execute i.smap with common parameters."""
+        self.assertModule(
+            "i.smap",
+            group=self.group_name,
+            subgroup=self.subgroup_name,
+            signaturefile=self.signature_file,
+            output=output_name,
+            overwrite=True,
+            **kwargs,
+        )
+        self.assertRasterExists(output_name)
+        return output_name
+
+    def test_basic_classification(self):
+        """Verify basic SMAP classification produces valid results."""
+        self._run_smap(f"{self.output_map}_basic")
+        self.assertRasterExists(f"{self.output_map}_basic")
+        self.temp_rasters.append(f"{self.output_map}_basic")
+
+        stats = gs.read_command("r.stats", flags="cn", input=f"{self.output_map}_basic")
+        unique_classes = len(
+            [line for line in stats.split("\n") if line.strip() and " " in line]
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(
+            unique_classes, 3, f"Expected 3 classes in output, found {unique_classes}"
+        )
+
+    def test_with_goodness_map(self):
+        """
+        Validate goodness of fit map generation and
+        verify if map values fall within expected statistical range
+        """
+        self._run_smap(f"{self.output_map}_goodness", goodness=self.goodness_map)
+        self.assertRasterExists(self.goodness_map)
+        self.temp_rasters.extend([self.goodness_map, f"{self.output_map}_goodness"])
+
+        reference_stats = {
+            "min": -7.328390,
+            "max": 4.495414,
+        }
+        self.assertRasterFitsUnivar(self.goodness_map, reference_stats, precision=1e-6)
+
+    def test_maximum_likelihood_flag(self):
+        """Compare SMAP and Maximum Likelihood Estimation (-m flag) approaches"""
+        self._run_smap(f"{self.output_map}_smap")
+        self.assertRasterExists(f"{self.output_map}_smap")
+        self.temp_rasters.append(f"{self.output_map}_smap")
+
+        self._run_smap(f"{self.output_map}_mle", flags="m")
+        self.assertRasterExists(f"{self.output_map}_mle")
+        self.temp_rasters.append(f"{self.output_map}_mle")
+
+        kappa_result = gs.parse_command(
+            "r.kappa",
+            classification=f"{self.output_map}_smap",
+            reference=f"{self.output_map}_mle",
+            format="json",
+        )
+
+        overall_accuracy = float(kappa_result["overall_accuracy"])
+
+        self.assertGreater(
+            overall_accuracy, 95.0, "Overall accuracy should be reasonably high"
+        )
+        self.assertLess(
+            overall_accuracy, 100.0, "SMAP and ML should not have 100% agreement"
+        )
+
+    def test_block_size(self):
+        """Ensure block size parameter doesn't affect results"""
+        baseline = self._run_smap(f"{self.output_map}_baseline")
+        bs1 = self._run_smap(f"{self.output_map}_bs1", blocksize=256)
+        bs2 = self._run_smap(f"{self.output_map}_bs2", blocksize=1024)
+
+        self.temp_rasters.extend(
+            [
+                f"{self.output_map}_baseline",
+                f"{self.output_map}_bs1",
+                f"{self.output_map}_bs2",
+            ]
+        )
+
+        self.assertRastersEqual(baseline, bs1)
+        self.assertRastersEqual(baseline, bs2)
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    test()