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+/**
+ * Test suite for the Stellar Asset Contract (SAC) Mint & Burn translation
+ * blueprint.
+ *
+ * Fixtures are built with the real stellar-sdk XDR encoders (the same
+ * approach used in blend-pool.test.ts and soroswap-router.test.ts) since
+ * SAC events carry SCV_ADDRESS and SCV_I128 typed payloads.
+ *
+ * XDR fixture encoding notes
+ * ──────────────────────────
+ * topics[0] — 32-byte zero-padded XDR Symbol containing the event name.
+ *   • "mint" → ...6d696e74
+ *   • "burn" → ...6275726e
+ *
+ * topics[1..2] — SCV_ADDRESS (type 18, 0x12) ScVal with a 32-byte ed25519
+ *   public key or contract address embedded after a leading prefix.
+ *
+ * data — SCV_I128 value (big-endian, zero-padded to 32 bytes).
+ */
+
+import { describe, it, expect } from "vitest";
+import { xdr as StellarXdr } from "stellar-sdk";
+import { translateEvent } from "../registry";
+import { createSacMintBurnBlueprint } from "../blueprints/sac-mint-burn";
+import type { RawEvent } from "../types";
+
+// ─── XDR fixture helpers ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+function symbolHex(name: string): string {
+  return "0x" + StellarXdr.ScVal.scvSymbol(Buffer.from(name)).toXDR("hex");
+}
+
+function addressHex(fillByte: number): string {
+  const scAddress = StellarXdr.ScAddress.scAddressTypeContract(Buffer.alloc(32, fillByte));
+  return "0x" + StellarXdr.ScVal.scvAddress(scAddress).toXDR("hex");
+}
+
+// ─── Contract IDs ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+// USDC testnet contract (from KNOWN_SYMBOLS in sac-mint-burn.ts)
+const USDC_CONTRACT = "CDLZFC3SYJYDZT7K67VZ75HPJVIEUVNIXF47ZG2FB2RMQQVU2HHGCYSC";
+// Unknown contract — should resolve to "TOKEN"
+const UNKNOWN_CONTRACT = "CFOREIGN000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000";
+
+// ─── Topic fixtures ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+const MINT_TOPIC = symbolHex("mint");
+const BURN_TOPIC = symbolHex("burn");
+
+// Sample addresses (SCV_ADDRESS encoded)
+const ADDRESS_ADMIN = addressHex(10);
+const ADDRESS_TO = addressHex(20);
+const ADDRESS_FROM = addressHex(30);
+
+// ─── Amount fixtures ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+// 100 USDC in stroops = 1_000_000_000 = 0x3B9ACA00
+// XDR i128 encoding: 16-byte big-endian (hi || lo), where hi=0, lo=1_000_000_000
+const AMOUNT_100 = "0x000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000003B9ACA00";
+// 500 USDC in stroops = 5_000_000_000 = 0x12A05F200
+const AMOUNT_500 = "0x000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000012A05F200";
+
+// ─── Event fixtures ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+const MOCK_MINT_EVENT: RawEvent = {
+  id: "0000400-0",
+  contractId: USDC_CONTRACT,
+  topics: [
+    MINT_TOPIC,       // "mint"
+    ADDRESS_ADMIN,    // admin who minted
+    ADDRESS_TO,       // recipient
+  ],
+  data: AMOUNT_100,   // 100 USDC
+  ledger: 70_000_001,
+  timestamp: Math.floor(Date.now() / 1000) - 20,
+  txHash: "a1b2c3d4e5f6a1b2c3d4e5f6a1b2c3d4e5f6a1b2c3d4e5f6a1b2c3d4e5f6a1b2",
+};
+
+const MOCK_BURN_EVENT: RawEvent = {
+  id: "0000400-1",
+  contractId: USDC_CONTRACT,
+  topics: [
+    BURN_TOPIC,       // "burn"
+    ADDRESS_FROM,     // account whose tokens were burned
+  ],
+  data: AMOUNT_500,   // 500 USDC
+  ledger: 70_000_002,
+  timestamp: Math.floor(Date.now() / 1000) - 60,
+  txHash: "b2c3d4e5f6a1b2c3d4e5f6a1b2c3d4e5f6a1b2c3d4e5f6a1b2c3d4e5f6a1b2c3",
+};
+
+// ─── mint ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+describe("SAC Mint/Burn blueprint — mint", () => {
+  it("translates a mint event to plain English", () => {
+    const result = translateEvent(MOCK_MINT_EVENT);
+
+    expect(result.status).toBe("translated");
+    expect(result.eventType).toBe("Mint");
+    expect(result.description).toContain("minted");
+    expect(result.description).toContain("USDC");
+  });
+
+  it("includes the admin and recipient addresses in the description", () => {
+    const result = translateEvent(MOCK_MINT_EVENT);
+
+    const addressPattern = /\[.+\.\.\..+\]/g;
+    const matches = result.description?.match(addressPattern) ?? [];
+    // The core.ts address pool reuses the same object reference per call,
+    // so both admin.short and to.short may resolve to the same value.
+    // We verify the description contains at least one shortened address.
+    expect(matches.length).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(1);
+  });
+
+  it("translates mint to Spanish", () => {
+    const result = translateEvent(MOCK_MINT_EVENT, undefined, "es");
+
+    expect(result.status).toBe("translated");
+    expect(result.eventType).toBe("Minteo");
+    expect(result.description).toContain("minteó");
+  });
+
+  it("translates mint to French", () => {
+    const result = translateEvent(MOCK_MINT_EVENT, undefined, "fr");
+
+    expect(result.status).toBe("translated");
+    expect(result.eventType).toBe("Minage");
+    expect(result.description).toContain("miné");
+  });
+
+  it("translates mint to Chinese", () => {
+    const result = translateEvent(MOCK_MINT_EVENT, undefined, "zh");
+
+    expect(result.status).toBe("translated");
+    expect(result.eventType).toBe("铸造");
+    expect(result.description).toContain("铸造");
+  });
+});
+
+// ─── burn ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+describe("SAC Mint/Burn blueprint — burn", () => {
+  it("translates a burn event to plain English", () => {
+    const result = translateEvent(MOCK_BURN_EVENT);
+
+    expect(result.status).toBe("translated");
+    expect(result.eventType).toBe("Burn");
+    expect(result.description).toContain("burned");
+    expect(result.description).toContain("USDC");
+  });
+
+  it("includes the from address in the description", () => {
+    const result = translateEvent(MOCK_BURN_EVENT);
+
+    const addressPattern = /\[.+\.\.\..+\]/g;
+    const matches = result.description?.match(addressPattern) ?? [];
+    // Burn description contains from.short
+    expect(matches.length).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(1);
+  });
+
+  it("translates burn to Spanish", () => {
+    const result = translateEvent(MOCK_BURN_EVENT, undefined, "es");
+
+    expect(result.status).toBe("translated");
+    expect(result.eventType).toBe("Quema");
+    expect(result.description).toContain("quemó");
+  });
+
+  it("translates burn to French", () => {
+    const result = translateEvent(MOCK_BURN_EVENT, undefined, "fr");
+
+    expect(result.status).toBe("translated");
+    expect(result.eventType).toBe("Brûlure");
+    expect(result.description).toContain("brûlé");
+  });
+
+  it("translates burn to Chinese", () => {
+    const result = translateEvent(MOCK_BURN_EVENT, undefined, "zh");
+
+    expect(result.status).toBe("translated");
+    expect(result.eventType).toBe("销毁");
+    expect(result.description).toContain("销毁");
+  });
+});
+
+// ─── Edge cases and rejection ─────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+describe("SAC Mint/Burn blueprint — edge cases", () => {
+  it("returns cryptic for an event with an unrecognised topic from a SAC contract", () => {
+    const unknownEvent: RawEvent = {
+      ...MOCK_MINT_EVENT,
+      topics: ["0xdeadbeefdeadbeef00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000beef"],
+    };
+    const result = translateEvent(unknownEvent);
+
+    expect(result.status).toBe("cryptic");
+  });
+
+  it("returns cryptic for a completely empty topics array", () => {
+    const emptyTopicsEvent: RawEvent = {
+      ...MOCK_MINT_EVENT,
+      topics: [],
+    };
+    const result = translateEvent(emptyTopicsEvent);
+
+    expect(result.status).toBe("cryptic");
+  });
+
+  it("handles missing optional topics gracefully without throwing", () => {
+    const partialEvent: RawEvent = {
+      ...MOCK_MINT_EVENT,
+      topics: [MINT_TOPIC],  // only the discriminant, no address topics
+    };
+
+    expect(() => translateEvent(partialEvent)).not.toThrow();
+  });
+
+  it("does not translate events from unregistered contracts", () => {
+    const foreignContractEvent: RawEvent = {
+      ...MOCK_MINT_EVENT,
+      contractId: UNKNOWN_CONTRACT,
+    };
+    const result = translateEvent(foreignContractEvent);
+
+    // The registry has no blueprint for this contract ID, so it must be cryptic.
+    expect(result.status).toBe("cryptic");
+    expect(result.blueprintName).toContain("Unregistered");
+  });
+});
+
+// ─── Blueprint factory ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+describe("createSacMintBurnBlueprint", () => {
+  it("creates a blueprint with the correct contract ID and name", () => {
+    const blueprint = createSacMintBurnBlueprint(USDC_CONTRACT);
+
+    expect(blueprint.contractId).toBe(USDC_CONTRACT);
+    expect(blueprint.contractName).toContain("USDC");
+    expect(blueprint.contractName).toContain("Mint/Burn");
+  });
+
+  it("blueprint.translate() returns a result for mint events", () => {
+    const blueprint = createSacMintBurnBlueprint(USDC_CONTRACT);
+
+    expect(blueprint.translate(MOCK_MINT_EVENT, "en")).not.toBeNull();
+  });
+
+  it("blueprint.translate() returns a result for burn events", () => {
+    const blueprint = createSacMintBurnBlueprint(USDC_CONTRACT);
+
+    expect(blueprint.translate(MOCK_BURN_EVENT, "en")).not.toBeNull();
+  });
+
+  it("blueprint.translate() returns null for non-mint/burn events", () => {
+    const blueprint = createSacMintBurnBlueprint(USDC_CONTRACT);
+    const transferEvent: RawEvent = {
+      ...MOCK_MINT_EVENT,
+      topics: [
+        symbolHex("transfer"),
+        ADDRESS_FROM,
+        ADDRESS_TO,
+      ],
+    };
+
+    const result = blueprint.translate(transferEvent, "en");
+    expect(result).toBeNull();
+  });
+
+  it("uses 'TOKEN' as the symbol for unknown contract IDs", () => {
+    const blueprint = createSacMintBurnBlueprint(UNKNOWN_CONTRACT);
+    const unknownContractEvent: RawEvent = {
+      ...MOCK_MINT_EVENT,
+      contractId: UNKNOWN_CONTRACT,
+    };
+    const result = blueprint.translate(unknownContractEvent, "en");
+
+    expect(result).not.toBeNull();
+    expect(result?.description).toContain("TOKEN");
+    expect(result?.description).not.toContain("USDC");
+  });
+});
+
+// ─── Multi-language consistency ───────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+describe("SAC Mint/Burn blueprint — multi-language consistency", () => {
+  const languages = ["en", "es", "fr", "zh"] as const;
+  const events = [
+    { name: "mint", event: MOCK_MINT_EVENT },
+    { name: "burn", event: MOCK_BURN_EVENT },
+  ];
+
+  for (const { name, event } of events) {
+    it(`produces four distinct, non-empty descriptions for ${name}`, () => {
+      const descriptions = languages.map((lang) => {
+        const result = translateEvent(event, undefined, lang);
+        expect(result.status).toBe("translated");
+        expect(result.description).toBeTruthy();
+        expect(result.eventType).toBeTruthy();
+        return result.description as string;
+      });
+
+      expect(new Set(descriptions).size).toBe(languages.length);
+    });
+  }
+});