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+import sessionChatReducer from '../sessionChatSlice';
+
+describe('sessionChatSlice initial state', () => {
+  test('has empty messagesByChannel object', () => {
+    const state = sessionChatReducer(undefined, { type: 'unknown' });
+    expect(state.messagesByChannel).toEqual({});
+  });
+
+  test('has null activeChannel', () => {
+    const state = sessionChatReducer(undefined, { type: 'unknown' });
+    expect(state.activeChannel).toBeNull();
+  });
+
+  test('has null channelType', () => {
+    const state = sessionChatReducer(undefined, { type: 'unknown' });
+    expect(state.channelType).toBeNull();
+  });
+
+  test('has empty unreadCounts object', () => {
+    const state = sessionChatReducer(undefined, { type: 'unknown' });
+    expect(state.unreadCounts).toEqual({});
+  });
+
+  test('has empty lastReadAt object', () => {
+    const state = sessionChatReducer(undefined, { type: 'unknown' });
+    expect(state.lastReadAt).toEqual({});
+  });
+
+  test('has empty fetchStatus object', () => {
+    const state = sessionChatReducer(undefined, { type: 'unknown' });
+    expect(state.fetchStatus).toEqual({});
+  });
+
+  test('has empty fetchError object', () => {
+    const state = sessionChatReducer(undefined, { type: 'unknown' });
+    expect(state.fetchError).toEqual({});
+  });
+
+  test('has idle sendStatus', () => {
+    const state = sessionChatReducer(undefined, { type: 'unknown' });
+    expect(state.sendStatus).toBe('idle');
+  });
+
+  test('has null sendError', () => {
+    const state = sessionChatReducer(undefined, { type: 'unknown' });
+    expect(state.sendError).toBeNull();
+  });
+
+  test('has empty nextCursors object', () => {
+    const state = sessionChatReducer(undefined, { type: 'unknown' });
+    expect(state.nextCursors).toEqual({});
+  });
+
+  test('has isWindowOpen set to false', () => {
+    const state = sessionChatReducer(undefined, { type: 'unknown' });
+    expect(state.isWindowOpen).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  test('has null windowPosition', () => {
+    const state = sessionChatReducer(undefined, { type: 'unknown' });
+    expect(state.windowPosition).toBeNull();
+  });
+
+  test('complete initial state structure matches design', () => {
+    const state = sessionChatReducer(undefined, { type: 'unknown' });
+    expect(state).toEqual({
+      messagesByChannel: {},
+      activeChannel: null,
+      channelType: null,
+      unreadCounts: {},
+      lastReadAt: {},
+      fetchStatus: {},
+      fetchError: {},
+      sendStatus: 'idle',
+      sendError: null,
+      nextCursors: {},
+      isWindowOpen: false,
+      windowPosition: null
+    });
+  });
+});