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+/**
+ * Integration tests for nutriphi mutations against a real (fake) IndexedDB.
+ *
+ * Focus areas:
+ *   - mealMutations.create persists a text-only meal AND encrypts only the
+ *     description + portionSize fields (registry allowlist).
+ *   - mealMutations.createFromPhoto persists a photo-mode meal with
+ *     photoMediaId / photoUrl plaintext, description encrypted.
+ *   - mealMutations.delete soft-deletes via deletedAt.
+ *   - The decrypted read-path round-trips back to the original plaintext.
+ */
+
+import 'fake-indexeddb/auto';
+import { beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest';
+
+// Database hooks call into funnel-tracking + trigger registry on every write.
+// They reach for browser-only globals (localStorage), so stub them the same
+// way the planta tests do.
+vi.mock('$lib/stores/funnel-tracking', () => ({ trackFirstContent: vi.fn() }));
+vi.mock('$lib/triggers/registry', () => ({ fire: vi.fn() }));
+vi.mock('$lib/triggers/inline-suggest', () => ({
+	checkInlineSuggestion: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(null),
+}));
+
+import { db } from '$lib/data/database';
+import { setCurrentUserId } from '$lib/data/current-user';
+import {
+	generateMasterKey,
+	MemoryKeyProvider,
+	setKeyProvider,
+	decryptRecord,
+} from '$lib/data/crypto';
+import { ENC_PREFIX } from '$lib/data/crypto/aes';
+import { mealMutations } from './mutations';
+import type { LocalMeal, NutritionData } from './types';
+
+const meals = () => db.table<LocalMeal>('meals');
+
+const sampleNutrition: NutritionData = {
+	calories: 520,
+	protein: 28,
+	carbohydrates: 60,
+	fat: 18,
+	fiber: 6,
+	sugar: 9,
+};
+
+beforeEach(async () => {
+	setCurrentUserId('test-user');
+	const key = await generateMasterKey();
+	const provider = new MemoryKeyProvider();
+	provider.setKey(key);
+	setKeyProvider(provider);
+
+	await meals().clear();
+	await db.table('_pendingChanges').clear();
+	await db.table('_activity').clear();
+});
+
+describe('mealMutations.create (text-mode)', () => {
+	it('persists a meal row with the supplied fields', async () => {
+		await mealMutations.create({
+			mealType: 'lunch',
+			description: 'Linseneintopf mit Brot',
+			nutrition: sampleNutrition,
+		});
+
+		const all = await meals().toArray();
+		expect(all).toHaveLength(1);
+		expect(all[0].mealType).toBe('lunch');
+		expect(all[0].inputType).toBe('text');
+		expect(all[0].photoMediaId).toBeNull();
+		expect(all[0].photoUrl).toBeNull();
+		expect(all[0].confidence).toBe(0.8);
+	});
+
+	it('encrypts description but leaves nutrition + structural fields plaintext', async () => {
+		await mealMutations.create({
+			mealType: 'breakfast',
+			description: 'Haferflocken mit Beeren',
+			nutrition: sampleNutrition,
+		});
+
+		const raw = (await meals().toArray())[0];
+		// description should be a wrapped enc: blob, NOT the original string.
+		expect(typeof raw.description).toBe('string');
+		expect(raw.description.startsWith(ENC_PREFIX)).toBe(true);
+		expect(raw.description).not.toContain('Haferflocken');
+		// Plaintext fields stay readable.
+		expect(raw.mealType).toBe('breakfast');
+		expect(raw.nutrition).toEqual(sampleNutrition);
+		expect(raw.confidence).toBe(0.8);
+	});
+
+	it('round-trips back to plaintext via decryptRecord', async () => {
+		await mealMutations.create({
+			mealType: 'dinner',
+			description: 'Pasta mit Tomatensoße',
+			nutrition: sampleNutrition,
+		});
+
+		const raw = (await meals().toArray())[0];
+		const decrypted = await decryptRecord('meals', { ...raw });
+		expect(decrypted.description).toBe('Pasta mit Tomatensoße');
+		expect(decrypted.nutrition).toEqual(sampleNutrition);
+	});
+
+	it('returns the plaintext snapshot, not the encrypted row', async () => {
+		const result = await mealMutations.create({
+			mealType: 'snack',
+			description: 'Apfel',
+			nutrition: null,
+		});
+
+		expect(result.description).toBe('Apfel');
+		expect(result.confidence).toBe(0); // no nutrition → 0
+		expect(result.nutrition).toBeNull();
+	});
+
+	it('defaults date to today when not provided', async () => {
+		const today = new Date().toISOString().split('T')[0];
+		await mealMutations.create({
+			mealType: 'lunch',
+			description: 'Salat',
+		});
+		const stored = (await meals().toArray())[0];
+		expect(stored.date).toBe(today);
+	});
+
+	it('respects an explicit date override', async () => {
+		await mealMutations.create({
+			mealType: 'lunch',
+			description: 'Salat',
+			date: '2026-04-01',
+		});
+		const stored = (await meals().toArray())[0];
+		expect(stored.date).toBe('2026-04-01');
+	});
+});
+
+describe('mealMutations.createFromPhoto', () => {
+	it('persists with inputType=photo and the supplied media pointers', async () => {
+		await mealMutations.createFromPhoto({
+			mealType: 'lunch',
+			description: 'KI: Pizza Margherita',
+			nutrition: sampleNutrition,
+			photoMediaId: 'media-abc',
+			photoUrl: 'https://media.example/abc.jpg',
+			confidence: 0.74,
+		});
+
+		const stored = (await meals().toArray())[0];
+		expect(stored.inputType).toBe('photo');
+		expect(stored.photoMediaId).toBe('media-abc');
+		expect(stored.photoUrl).toBe('https://media.example/abc.jpg');
+		expect(stored.confidence).toBe(0.74);
+	});
+
+	it('keeps photoMediaId and photoUrl plaintext (registry allowlist)', async () => {
+		await mealMutations.createFromPhoto({
+			mealType: 'dinner',
+			description: 'KI: Sushi',
+			nutrition: sampleNutrition,
+			photoMediaId: 'media-xyz',
+			photoUrl: 'https://media.example/xyz.jpg',
+			confidence: 0.91,
+		});
+
+		const raw = (await meals().toArray())[0];
+		// description encrypted, photo metadata is not.
+		expect(raw.description.startsWith(ENC_PREFIX)).toBe(true);
+		expect(raw.photoMediaId).toBe('media-xyz');
+		expect(raw.photoUrl).toBe('https://media.example/xyz.jpg');
+		expect(typeof raw.confidence).toBe('number');
+	});
+
+	it('returns the plaintext snapshot with photo fields populated', async () => {
+		const result = await mealMutations.createFromPhoto({
+			mealType: 'breakfast',
+			description: 'KI: Müsli mit Joghurt',
+			nutrition: sampleNutrition,
+			photoMediaId: 'media-1',
+			photoUrl: 'https://media.example/1.jpg',
+			confidence: 0.85,
+		});
+
+		expect(result.description).toBe('KI: Müsli mit Joghurt');
+		expect(result.photoMediaId).toBe('media-1');
+		expect(result.photoUrl).toBe('https://media.example/1.jpg');
+		expect(result.inputType).toBe('photo');
+	});
+});
+
+describe('mealMutations.delete', () => {
+	it('soft-deletes by stamping deletedAt + updatedAt', async () => {
+		const created = await mealMutations.create({
+			mealType: 'lunch',
+			description: 'Reis mit Gemüse',
+		});
+
+		const beforeUpdate = (await meals().get(created.id))!.updatedAt;
+		// Make sure the updatedAt timestamp would actually change.
+		await new Promise((r) => setTimeout(r, 5));
+		await mealMutations.delete(created.id);
+
+		const stored = await meals().get(created.id);
+		expect(stored).toBeDefined();
+		expect(stored?.deletedAt).toBeTruthy();
+		expect(stored?.updatedAt).not.toBe(beforeUpdate);
+	});
+
+	it('does not physically remove the row (sync needs the tombstone)', async () => {
+		const created = await mealMutations.create({
+			mealType: 'lunch',
+			description: 'Bowl',
+		});
+		await mealMutations.delete(created.id);
+
+		const all = await meals().toArray();
+		expect(all).toHaveLength(1);
+		expect(all[0].deletedAt).toBeTruthy();
+	});
+});