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+import { getActiveSpan, startInactiveSpan } from '@sentry/browser';
+import type { Mock } from 'vitest';
+import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest';
+import { DEFAULT_HOOKS } from '../../src/constants';
+import { createTracingMixins } from '../../src/tracing';
+
+vi.mock('@sentry/browser', () => {
+  return {
+    getActiveSpan: vi.fn(),
+    startInactiveSpan: vi.fn().mockImplementation(({ name, op }) => {
+      return {
+        end: vi.fn(),
+        startChild: vi.fn(),
+        name,
+        op,
+      };
+    }),
+    SEMANTIC_ATTRIBUTE_SENTRY_ORIGIN: 'sentry.origin',
+  };
+});
+
+vi.mock('../../src/vendor/components', () => {
+  return {
+    formatComponentName: vi.fn().mockImplementation(vm => {
+      return vm.componentName || 'TestComponent';
+    }),
+  };
+});
+
+const mockSpanFactory = (): { name?: string; op?: string; end: Mock; startChild: Mock } => ({
+  name: undefined,
+  op: undefined,
+  end: vi.fn(),
+  startChild: vi.fn(),
+});
+
+vi.useFakeTimers();
+
+describe('Vue Tracing Mixins', () => {
+  let mockVueInstance: any;
+  let mockRootInstance: any;
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    vi.clearAllMocks();
+
+    mockRootInstance = {
+      $root: null,
+      componentName: 'RootComponent',
+      $_sentrySpans: {},
+    };
+    mockRootInstance.$root = mockRootInstance; // Self-reference for root
+
+    mockVueInstance = {
+      $root: mockRootInstance,
+      componentName: 'TestComponent',
+      $_sentrySpans: {},
+    };
+
+    (getActiveSpan as any).mockReturnValue({ id: 'parent-span' });
+    (startInactiveSpan as any).mockImplementation(({ name, op }: { name: string; op: string }) => {
+      const newSpan = mockSpanFactory();
+      newSpan.name = name;
+      newSpan.op = op;
+      return newSpan;
+    });
+  });
+
+  afterEach(() => {
+    vi.clearAllTimers();
+  });
+
+  describe('Mixin Creation', () => {
+    it('should create mixins for default hooks', () => {
+      const mixins = createTracingMixins();
+
+      DEFAULT_HOOKS.forEach(hook => {
+        const hookPairs = {
+          mount: ['beforeMount', 'mounted'],
+          update: ['beforeUpdate', 'updated'],
+          destroy: ['beforeDestroy', 'destroyed'],
+          unmount: ['beforeUnmount', 'unmounted'],
+          create: ['beforeCreate', 'created'],
+          activate: ['activated', 'deactivated'],
+        };
+
+        if (hook in hookPairs) {
+          hookPairs[hook as keyof typeof hookPairs].forEach(lifecycleHook => {
+            expect(mixins).toHaveProperty(lifecycleHook);
+            // @ts-expect-error we check the type here
+            expect(typeof mixins[lifecycleHook]).toBe('function');
+          });
+        }
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('should always include the activate and mount hooks', () => {
+      const mixins = createTracingMixins({ hooks: undefined });
+
+      expect(Object.keys(mixins)).toEqual(['activated', 'deactivated', 'beforeMount', 'mounted']);
+    });
+
+    it('should create mixins for custom hooks', () => {
+      const mixins = createTracingMixins({ hooks: ['update'] });
+
+      expect(Object.keys(mixins)).toEqual([
+        'beforeUpdate',
+        'updated',
+        'activated',
+        'deactivated',
+        'beforeMount',
+        'mounted',
+      ]);
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('Root Component Behavior', () => {
+    it('should always create a root component span for the Vue root component regardless of tracking options', () => {
+      const mixins = createTracingMixins({ trackComponents: false });
+
+      mixins.beforeMount.call(mockRootInstance);
+
+      expect(startInactiveSpan).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+        expect.objectContaining({
+          name: 'Application Render',
+          op: 'ui.vue.render',
+        }),
+      );
+    });
+
+    it('should finish root component span on timer after component spans end', () => {
+      // todo/fixme: This root component span is only finished if trackComponents is true --> it should probably be always finished
+      const mixins = createTracingMixins({ trackComponents: true, timeout: 1000 });
+      const rootMockSpan = mockSpanFactory();
+      mockRootInstance.$_sentryRootSpan = rootMockSpan;
+
+      // Create and finish a component span
+      mixins.beforeMount.call(mockVueInstance);
+      mixins.mounted.call(mockVueInstance);
+
+      // Root component span should not end immediately
+      expect(rootMockSpan.end).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+
+      // After timeout, root component span should end
+      vi.advanceTimersByTime(1001);
+      expect(rootMockSpan.end).toHaveBeenCalled();
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('Component Span Lifecycle', () => {
+    it('should create and end spans correctly through lifecycle hooks', () => {
+      const mixins = createTracingMixins({ trackComponents: true });
+
+      // 1. Create span in "before" hook
+      mixins.beforeMount.call(mockVueInstance);
+
+      // Verify span was created with correct details
+      expect(startInactiveSpan).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+        expect.objectContaining({
+          name: 'Vue TestComponent',
+          op: 'ui.vue.mount',
+        }),
+      );
+      expect(mockVueInstance.$_sentrySpans.mount).toBeDefined();
+
+      // 2. Get the span for verification
+      const componentSpan = mockVueInstance.$_sentrySpans.mount;
+
+      // 3. End span in "after" hook
+      mixins.mounted.call(mockVueInstance);
+      expect(componentSpan.end).toHaveBeenCalled();
+    });
+
+    it('should clean up existing spans when creating new ones', () => {
+      const mixins = createTracingMixins({ trackComponents: true });
+
+      // Create an existing span first
+      const oldSpan = mockSpanFactory();
+      mockVueInstance.$_sentrySpans.mount = oldSpan;
+
+      // Create a new span for the same operation
+      mixins.beforeMount.call(mockVueInstance);
+
+      // Verify old span was ended and new span was created
+      expect(oldSpan.end).toHaveBeenCalled();
+      expect(mockVueInstance.$_sentrySpans.mount).not.toBe(oldSpan);
+    });
+
+    it('should gracefully handle when "after" hook is called without "before" hook', () => {
+      const mixins = createTracingMixins();
+
+      // Call mounted hook without calling beforeMount first
+      expect(() => mixins.mounted.call(mockVueInstance)).not.toThrow();
+    });
+
+    it('should skip spans when no active root component span (transaction) exists', () => {
+      const mixins = createTracingMixins({ trackComponents: true });
+
+      // Remove active spans
+      (getActiveSpan as any).mockReturnValue(null);
+      mockRootInstance.$_sentryRootSpan = null;
+
+      // Try to create a span
+      mixins.beforeMount.call(mockVueInstance);
+
+      // No span should be created
+      expect(startInactiveSpan).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('Component Tracking Options', () => {
+    it.each([
+      { trackComponents: undefined, expected: false, description: 'defaults to not tracking components' },
+      { trackComponents: false, expected: false, description: 'does not track when explicitly disabled' },
+    ])('$description', ({ trackComponents }) => {
+      const mixins = createTracingMixins({ trackComponents });
+      mixins.beforeMount.call(mockVueInstance);
+      expect(startInactiveSpan).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    });
+
+    it.each([
+      { trackComponents: true, description: 'tracks all components when enabled' },
+      { trackComponents: ['TestComponent'], description: 'tracks components that match the name list' },
+    ])('$description', ({ trackComponents }) => {
+      const mixins = createTracingMixins({ trackComponents });
+      mixins.beforeMount.call(mockVueInstance);
+      expect(startInactiveSpan).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+        expect.objectContaining({
+          name: 'Vue TestComponent',
+          op: 'ui.vue.mount',
+        }),
+      );
+    });
+
+    it('does not track components not in the tracking list', () => {
+      const mixins = createTracingMixins({ trackComponents: ['OtherComponent'] });
+      mixins.beforeMount.call(mockVueInstance); // TestComponent
+      expect(startInactiveSpan).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    });
+  });
+});