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+import assert from 'node:assert/strict';
+import * as fs from 'node:fs/promises';
+import { Asset, JUMBF, Manifest } from '../src';
+
+// location of the GIF images
+const baseDir = 'tests';
+
+// test data sets with file names and expected outcomes
+const testFiles = {
+    'c2pa.gif': {
+        jumbf: false,
+        valid: undefined,
+    },
+};
+
+describe('Functional GIF Reading Tests', function () {
+    for (const [filename, data] of Object.entries(testFiles)) {
+        describe(`test file ${filename}`, () => {
+            let buf: Buffer | undefined = undefined;
+            it(`loading test file`, async () => {
+                // load the file into a buffer
+                buf = await fs.readFile(`${baseDir}/${filename}`);
+                assert.ok(buf);
+            });
+
+            let asset: Asset.Asset | undefined = undefined;
+            it(`constructing the asset`, async function () {
+                if (!buf) {
+                    this.skip();
+                }
+
+                // ensure it's a GIF
+                assert.ok(Asset.GIF.canRead(buf));
+
+                // construct the asset
+                asset = new Asset.GIF(buf);
+            });
+
+            let jumbf: Uint8Array | undefined = undefined;
+            it(`extract the manifest JUMBF`, async function () {
+                if (!asset) {
+                    this.skip();
+                }
+
+                // extract the C2PA manifest store in binary JUMBF format
+                jumbf = asset.getManifestJUMBF();
+                if (data.jumbf) {
+                    assert.ok(jumbf, 'no JUMBF found');
+                } else {
+                    assert.ok(jumbf === undefined, 'unexpected JUMBF found');
+                }
+            });
+
+            if (data.jumbf) {
+                it(`validate manifest`, async function () {
+                    if (!jumbf || !asset) {
+                        this.skip();
+                    }
+
+                    // deserialize the JUMBF box structure
+                    const superBox = JUMBF.SuperBox.fromBuffer(jumbf);
+
+                    // Read the manifest store from the JUMBF container
+                    const manifests = Manifest.ManifestStore.read(superBox);
+
+                    // Validate the asset with the manifest
+                    const validationResult = await manifests.validate(asset);
+                    assert.equal(validationResult.isValid, data.valid);
+                });
+            }
+        });
+    }
+});