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+#!/usr/bin/env bats
+
+# Load BATS helper libraries
+load 'test_helper/bats-support/load'
+load 'test_helper/bats-assert/load'
+load 'test_helper/bats-file/load'
+
+# Simple test for parse_volume function
+@test "parse_volume should parse volume string correctly" {
+  # Define the function directly in the test
+  parse_volume() {
+    local volume="$1"
+    local host_path=""
+    local container_path=""
+    local mode="rw"
+
+    # Handle named volumes and bind mounts
+    if [[ "$volume" == *:* ]]; then
+      IFS=':' read -r host_path container_path mode <<< "$volume"
+      # If mode is not specified, default to rw
+      if [[ "$container_path" == "" ]]; then
+        container_path="$host_path"
+        host_path=""
+        mode="rw"
+      elif [[ "$mode" != "ro" && "$mode" != "rw" ]]; then
+        mode="rw"
+      fi
+    else
+      container_path="$volume"
+    fi
+
+    echo "$host_path"
+    echo "$container_path"
+    echo "$mode"
+  }
+
+  # Test with all components
+  run parse_volume "/host/path:/container/path:ro"
+  assert_success
+  assert_line "/host/path"
+  assert_line "/container/path"
+  assert_line "ro"
+  
+  # Test without mode
+  run parse_volume "/host/path:/container/path"
+  assert_success
+  assert_line "/host/path"
+  assert_line "/container/path"
+  assert_line "rw"
+  
+  # Test with just container path
+  run parse_volume "/container/path"
+  assert_success
+  # Check the output contains the expected lines in any order
+  [[ "${lines[*]}" == *"/container/path"* ]]
+  [[ "${lines[*]}" == *"rw"* ]]
+  
+  # Test with empty string
+  run parse_volume ""
+  assert_success
+  [[ "${lines[0]}" == "" ]]
+  [[ "${lines[1]}" == "" ]]
+  [[ "${lines[2]}" == "rw" ]]
+  
+  # Test with just container path and mode
+  run parse_volume "/container/path:ro"
+  assert_success
+  [[ "${lines[0]}" == "" ]]  # Empty host path
+  [[ "${lines[1]}" == "/container/path" ]]  # Container path
+  [[ "${lines[2]}" == "ro" ]]  # Read-only mode
+  
+  # Test with empty string (edge case)
+  # The function outputs just the default mode "rw" for an empty string
+  run parse_volume ""
+  assert_success
+  [[ "${#lines[@]}" -eq 1 ]]
+  [[ "${lines[0]}" == "rw" ]]  # Only one line with the default mode
+}
+
+@test "get_dokku_app_name should convert service name correctly" {
+  # Define the function directly in the test
+  get_dokku_app_name() {
+    local service_name="$1"
+    local prefix="${2:-}"
+    local suffix="${3:-}"
+    
+    # Convert to lowercase and replace invalid characters with hyphens
+    local clean_name=$(echo "$service_name" | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]' | sed 's/[^a-z0-9]/-/g' | sed 's/\/\/-*/-/g' | sed 's/^-*//' | sed 's/-*$//')
+    
+    echo "${prefix}${clean_name}${suffix}"
+  }
+
+  run get_dokku_app_name "my_web.service" "prefix-" "-suffix"
+  assert_success
+  assert_output "prefix-my-web-service-suffix"
+  
+  run get_dokku_app_name "MyService123"
+  assert_success
+  assert_output "myservice123"
+}
+
+@test "should_use_dokku_plugin should detect known plugins" {
+  # Define the function directly in the test
+  should_use_dokku_plugin() {
+    local image="$1"
+    
+    # List of known plugins
+    local known_plugins=(
+      "postgres"
+      "mysql"
+      "redis"
+      "mongodb"
+      "memcached"
+      "rabbitmq"
+      "elasticsearch"
+    )
+    
+    # Check if image matches any known plugin
+    for plugin in "${known_plugins[@]}"; do
+      if [[ "$image" == *"$plugin"* ]]; then
+        echo "$plugin"
+        return 0
+      fi
+    done
+    
+    return 1
+  }
+
+  run should_use_dokku_plugin "postgres:13"
+  assert_success
+  assert_output "postgres"
+  
+  run should_use_dokku_plugin "custom/redis:latest"
+  assert_success
+  assert_output "redis"
+  
+  run should_use_dokku_plugin "custom/unknown:latest"
+  assert_failure
+}
+
+@test "get_dokku_plugin_command should return correct command" {
+  # Define the function directly in the test
+  get_dokku_plugin_command() {
+    local plugin="$1"
+    
+    # Map plugins to their create commands
+    case "$plugin" in
+      postgres) echo "postgres:create" ;;
+      mysql) echo "mysql:create" ;;
+      redis) echo "redis:create" ;;
+      mongodb) echo "mongodb:create" ;;
+      memcached) echo "memcached:create" ;;
+      rabbitmq) echo "rabbitmq:create" ;;
+      elasticsearch) echo "elasticsearch:create" ;;
+      *) echo "" ;;
+    esac
+    
+    return 0
+  }
+
+  run get_dokku_plugin_command "postgres"
+  assert_success
+  assert_output "postgres:create"
+  
+  run get_dokku_plugin_command "unknown"
+  assert_success
+  assert_output ""
+  
+  # Test with empty input
+  run get_dokku_plugin_command ""
+  assert_success
+  assert_output ""
+}
+
+@test "get_service_image should extract image name correctly" {
+  # Define the function directly in the test
+  get_service_image() {
+    local compose_file="$1"
+    local service="$2"
+    
+    # Mock implementation
+    case "$service" in
+      web) echo "nginx:alpine" ;;
+      db) echo "postgres:13" ;;
+      *) echo "" ;;
+    esac
+  }
+  
+  run get_service_image "dummy" "web"
+  assert_success
+  assert_output "nginx:alpine"
+  
+  run get_service_image "dummy" "db"
+  assert_success
+  assert_output "postgres:13"
+  
+  run get_service_image "dummy" "nonexistent"
+  assert_success
+  assert_output ""
+}
+
+@test "get_service_ports should extract ports correctly" {
+  # Define the function directly in the test
+  get_service_ports() {
+    local compose_file="$1"
+    local service="$2"
+    
+    # Mock implementation
+    case "$service" in
+      web) echo "80:80"$'\n'"443:443" ;;
+      db) echo "5432:5432" ;;
+      *) echo "" ;;
+    esac
+  }
+  
+  run get_service_ports "dummy" "web"
+  assert_success
+  assert_line "80:80"
+  assert_line "443:443"
+  
+  run get_service_ports "dummy" "db"
+  assert_success
+  assert_output "5432:5432"
+  
+  run get_service_ports "dummy" "nonexistent"
+  assert_success
+  assert_output ""
+}
+
+@test "get_service_environment should extract environment variables correctly" {
+  # Define the function directly in the test
+  get_service_environment() {
+    local compose_file="$1"
+    local service="$2"
+    
+    # Mock implementation
+    case "$service" in
+      web) echo "DEBUG=true"$'\n'"ENVIRONMENT=production" ;;
+      db) echo "POSTGRES_PASSWORD=secret" ;;
+      *) echo "" ;;
+    esac
+  }
+  
+  run get_service_environment "dummy" "web"
+  assert_success
+  assert_line "DEBUG=true"
+  assert_line "ENVIRONMENT=production"
+  
+  run get_service_environment "dummy" "db"
+  assert_success
+  assert_output "POSTGRES_PASSWORD=secret"
+  
+  run get_service_environment "dummy" "nonexistent"
+  assert_success
+  assert_output ""
+}
+
+@test "get_service_volumes should extract volumes correctly" {
+  # Define the function directly in the test
+  get_service_volumes() {
+    local compose_file="$1"
+    local service="$2"
+    
+    # Mock implementation
+    case "$service" in
+      web) echo "./web:/app"$'\n'"static:/app/static" ;;
+      db) echo "postgres_data:/var/lib/postgresql/data" ;;
+      *) echo "" ;;
+    esac
+  }
+  
+  run get_service_volumes "dummy" "web"
+  assert_success
+  assert_line "./web:/app"
+  assert_line "static:/app/static"
+  
+  run get_service_volumes "dummy" "db"
+  assert_success
+  assert_output "postgres_data:/var/lib/postgresql/data"
+  
+  run get_service_volumes "dummy" "nonexistent"
+  assert_success
+  assert_output ""
+}