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+// SPDX-License-Identifier: BUSL-1.1
+// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2026 FinCore Engine Authors
+
+package com.fincore.compliance.api
+
+import com.fincore.compliance.application.kyc.KycCheckRequest
+import com.fincore.compliance.application.kyc.KycCheckResult
+import com.fincore.compliance.application.kyc.KycProvider
+import com.fincore.compliance.infrastructure.persistence.ComplianceCaseRepository
+import com.fincore.test.containers.PostgresContainerExtension
+import io.mockk.mockk
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.AfterEach
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.extension.ExtendWith
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired
+import org.springframework.boot.test.autoconfigure.web.servlet.AutoConfigureMockMvc
+import org.springframework.boot.test.context.SpringBootTest
+import org.springframework.boot.test.context.TestConfiguration
+import org.springframework.context.annotation.Bean
+import org.springframework.context.annotation.Import
+import org.springframework.http.MediaType
+import org.springframework.security.core.authority.SimpleGrantedAuthority
+import org.springframework.security.oauth2.jwt.JwtDecoder
+import org.springframework.security.test.web.servlet.request.SecurityMockMvcRequestPostProcessors.jwt
+import org.springframework.test.context.DynamicPropertyRegistry
+import org.springframework.test.context.DynamicPropertySource
+import org.springframework.test.web.servlet.MockMvc
+import org.springframework.test.web.servlet.request.MockMvcRequestBuilders.get
+import org.springframework.test.web.servlet.request.MockMvcRequestBuilders.post
+import org.springframework.test.web.servlet.result.MockMvcResultMatchers.jsonPath
+import org.springframework.test.web.servlet.result.MockMvcResultMatchers.status
+
+@SpringBootTest
+@AutoConfigureMockMvc
+@ExtendWith(PostgresContainerExtension::class)
+@Import(ComplianceLifecycleIT.TestBeans::class)
+class ComplianceLifecycleIT(
+    @Autowired private val mockMvc: MockMvc,
+    @Autowired private val cases: ComplianceCaseRepository,
+) {
+    @TestConfiguration
+    class TestBeans {
+        @Bean fun jwtDecoder(): JwtDecoder = mockk()
+
+        @Bean fun kycProvider(): KycProvider =
+            object : KycProvider {
+                override fun check(request: KycCheckRequest): KycCheckResult = KycCheckResult.Pending("ref-test")
+            }
+    }
+
+    @AfterEach
+    fun cleanUp() {
+        cases.deleteAll()
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun `should drive a case from open through claim to resolved over http`() {
+        val location = openCase()
+
+        mockMvc
+            .perform(post("$location/claim").with(jwt().authorities(SimpleGrantedAuthority(WRITE))))
+            .andExpect(status().isOk)
+            .andExpect(jsonPath("$.status").value("CLAIMED"))
+
+        mockMvc
+            .perform(post("$location/resolve").with(jwt().authorities(SimpleGrantedAuthority(WRITE))))
+            .andExpect(status().isOk)
+            .andExpect(jsonPath("$.status").value("RESOLVED"))
+
+        mockMvc
+            .perform(get(location).with(jwt().authorities(SimpleGrantedAuthority(READ))))
+            .andExpect(status().isOk)
+            .andExpect(jsonPath("$.status").value("RESOLVED"))
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun `should return 409 when resolving a case twice`() {
+        val location = openCase()
+        mockMvc
+            .perform(post("$location/claim").with(jwt().authorities(SimpleGrantedAuthority(WRITE))))
+            .andExpect(status().isOk)
+        mockMvc
+            .perform(post("$location/resolve").with(jwt().authorities(SimpleGrantedAuthority(WRITE))))
+            .andExpect(status().isOk)
+
+        mockMvc
+            .perform(post("$location/resolve").with(jwt().authorities(SimpleGrantedAuthority(WRITE))))
+            .andExpect(status().isConflict)
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun `should return 403 when opening a case with only the read scope`() {
+        mockMvc
+            .perform(
+                post("/v1/compliance/cases")
+                    .with(jwt().authorities(SimpleGrantedAuthority(READ)))
+                    .contentType(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON)
+                    .content(VALID_BODY),
+            ).andExpect(status().isForbidden)
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun `should publish both kyc and compliance case paths in the openapi document`() {
+        mockMvc
+            .perform(get("/v3/api-docs"))
+            .andExpect(status().isOk)
+            .andExpect(jsonPath("$.paths['/v1/kyc/sessions']").exists())
+            .andExpect(jsonPath("$.paths['/v1/compliance/cases']").exists())
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun `should expose the health endpoint without a token`() {
+        mockMvc.perform(get("/actuator/health")).andExpect(status().isOk)
+    }
+
+    private fun openCase(): String =
+        mockMvc
+            .perform(
+                post("/v1/compliance/cases")
+                    .with(jwt().authorities(SimpleGrantedAuthority(WRITE)))
+                    .contentType(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON)
+                    .content(VALID_BODY),
+            ).andExpect(status().isCreated)
+            .andReturn()
+            .response
+            .getHeader("Location")!!
+
+    companion object {
+        private const val READ = "SCOPE_compliance:read"
+        private const val WRITE = "SCOPE_compliance:write"
+        private const val VALID_BODY = """{"reference":"case-ref-1"}"""
+
+        @JvmStatic
+        @DynamicPropertySource
+        fun properties(registry: DynamicPropertyRegistry) {
+            registry.add("spring.datasource.url") { PostgresContainerExtension.jdbcUrl }
+            registry.add("spring.datasource.username") { PostgresContainerExtension.username }
+            registry.add("spring.datasource.password") { PostgresContainerExtension.password }
+            registry.add("spring.jpa.hibernate.ddl-auto") { "none" }
+            registry.add("spring.security.oauth2.resourceserver.jwt.issuer-uri") { "https://issuer.test" }
+            // This context does not exercise the AML consumer; keep the Kafka listener from polling an absent broker.
+            registry.add("spring.kafka.listener.auto-startup") { "false" }
+        }
+    }
+}