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+import axios from 'axios';
+import MockAdapter from 'axios-mock-adapter';
+import useResourcesApi from './useResourcesApi';
+
+describe('useResourcesApi', () => {
+  let mock: any;
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    mock = new MockAdapter(axios);
+  });
+
+  afterEach(() => {
+    mock.restore();
+  });
+
+  it('listResources works as expected for an empty list', async () => {
+    mock.onGet('/api/resources/list').reply(200, {
+      files: []
+    });
+
+    const result = await useResourcesApi(axios).listResources();
+
+    expect(result).toEqual({ files: [] });
+  });
+
+  it('listResources works as expected for a non-empty list', async () => {
+    mock.onGet('/api/resources/list').reply(200, {
+      files: [
+        {
+          fileName: 'filename',
+          url: 'url',
+          lastModified: 'lastmodified',
+          fileSize: 10,
+          metadata: {
+            templateName: 'templatename',
+            templateType: 'templatetype',
+            species: 'species'
+          }
+        }
+      ]
+    });
+
+    const result = await useResourcesApi(axios).listResources();
+
+    expect(result.files).toBeDefined();
+    expect(result.files.length).toEqual(1);
+    expect(result.files[0]).toEqual({
+      fileName: 'filename',
+      url: 'url',
+      lastModified: 'lastmodified',
+      fileSize: 10,
+      metadata: {
+        templateName: 'templatename',
+        templateType: 'templatetype',
+        species: 'species'
+      }
+    });
+  });
+});