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+// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright 2023 The Minder Authors
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+package main
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"io"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"strings"
+	"sync"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+
+	"github.com/mindersec/minder/cmd/dev/app"
+)
+
+func TestCobraMain(t *testing.T) {
+
+	t.Parallel()
+
+	// Create test files
+	testDir := t.TempDir()
+
+	// Create a simple OpenAPI v2 document with basePath
+	simpleOpenAPI := `swagger: "2.0"
+info:
+  title: "Test API"
+  version: "1.0.0"
+basePath: "/api"
+paths:
+  /test:
+    get:
+      summary: "Test endpoint"
+      operationId: "getTest"
+      parameters: []
+      responses:
+        "200":
+          description: "Successful response"
+          content:
+            application/json: {}`
+
+	simpleOpenAPIPath := filepath.Join(testDir, "simple_openapi.json")
+	err := os.WriteFile(simpleOpenAPIPath, []byte(simpleOpenAPI), 0600)
+	assert.NoError(t, err, "Failed to create simple OpenAPI file")
+
+	tests := []struct {
+		name          string
+		openAPIFile   string
+		expectedData  string
+		expectedError bool
+	}{
+		{
+			name:        "simple API",
+			openAPIFile: simpleOpenAPIPath,
+			expectedData: `version: v1
+		type: data-source
+		context: {}
+		name: Test API
+		rest:
+		  def:
+		    get_test:
+		      endpoint: /api/test
+		      method: GET
+		      parse: json
+		      inputSchema: {}`,
+			expectedError: false,
+		},
+		{
+			name:          "missing OpenAPI file",
+			openAPIFile:   filepath.Join(testDir, "missing_openapi.json"),
+			expectedData:  "",
+			expectedError: true,
+		},
+	}
+	var mu sync.Mutex
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			t.Parallel()
+
+			cmd := app.CmdRoot()
+
+			cmd.SetArgs([]string{"datasource", "generate", tt.openAPIFile})
+
+			// Save the original os.Stdout
+			originalStdout := os.Stdout
+
+			// Create a pipe to capture the output,
+			r, w, _ := os.Pipe()
+			os.Stdout = w
+
+			// Redirect the output to the buffer in a separate goroutine
+			outC := make(chan string)
+			go func() {
+				var buf bytes.Buffer
+				_, err = io.Copy(&buf, r)
+				assert.NoError(t, err, "Buffer copy should not produce an error")
+
+				outC <- buf.String()
+			}()
+
+			// Execute command and capture any errors
+			err = cmd.Execute()
+			if tt.expectedError {
+				assert.Error(t, err, "Expected an error but got none")
+				return
+			}
+			// Close the writer and restore original os.Stdout
+			err = w.Close()
+			assert.NoError(t, err, "File close should not produce an error")
+			os.Stdout = originalStdout
+
+			// Read the captured output
+			output := <-outC
+
+			assert.NoError(t, err, "Command execution should not produce an error")
+
+			// Handle the case for missing OpenAPI file
+			if tt.name == "missing OpenAPI file" {
+				mu.Lock()
+				assert.FileExists(t, tt.openAPIFile, "OpenAPI file should not exist")
+				mu.Unlock()
+				return
+			}
+
+			assert.NoError(t, err, "Command execution should not produce an error")
+
+			// Normalize and compare the YAML strings
+			expectedYAML := strings.Join(strings.Fields(string(tt.expectedData)), "")
+			generatedYAML := strings.Join(strings.Fields(string(output)), "")
+			// Compare the YAML strings directly
+			assert.Equal(t, expectedYAML, generatedYAML, "Generated datasource definition should match expected")
+
+			// Add a slight delay to ensure the output is captured correctly
+			time.Sleep(100 * time.Millisecond)
+		})
+	}
+}