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+#!/usr/bin/env bats
+
+teardown() {
+    # Clean up specific VMs that THIS test might have created
+    # (Global cleanup will catch anything we miss)
+    ./kvm-install-vm remove "${VMPREFIX}"-dhcp-test 2>/dev/null || true
+    ./kvm-install-vm remove "${VMPREFIX}"-specific-test 2>/dev/null || true
+}
+
+@test "Check dhcp_release prerequisite detection" {
+    # Test the check_dhcp_release function behavior
+    if command -v dhcp_release > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+        skip "dhcp_release is installed, cannot test missing prerequisite"
+    fi
+
+    # This is just a check - no VM creation needed
+    echo "dhcp_release not available - this is expected for testing"
+}
+
+@test "DHCP lease release integration - VM removal" {
+    # Test the DHCP release function behavior without creating actual VM
+    # This tests the logic path without requiring VM infrastructure
+
+    # Test removing a non-existent VM to verify DHCP release handling
+    run timeout $TIMEOUT ./kvm-install-vm remove "nonexistent-test-vm-${RANDOM}"
+
+    # Should complete successfully (removal of non-existent VM should not fail)
+    [ "$status" -eq 0 ]
+
+    # Should show that domain doesn't exist
+    [[ "${output}" =~ "does not exist" ]]
+
+    # If dhcp_release is missing, should show appropriate message during removal
+    if ! command -v dhcp_release > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+        [[ "${output}" =~ "dhcp_release not found" ]] || [[ "${output}" =~ "DHCP lease cleanup will be skipped" ]]
+    fi
+}
+
+@test "DHCP lease release - MAC address extraction logic" {
+    # Test the MAC address extraction logic without requiring actual VMs
+
+    # Test MAC address regex pattern used in the script
+    SAMPLE_MAC="52:54:00:12:34:56"
+    [[ "$SAMPLE_MAC" =~ ^[0-9a-fA-F]{2}:[0-9a-fA-F]{2}:[0-9a-fA-F]{2}:[0-9a-fA-F]{2}:[0-9a-fA-F]{2}:[0-9a-fA-F]{2}$ ]]
+
+    # Test invalid MAC addresses
+    INVALID_MAC="invalid:mac:address"
+    [[ ! "$INVALID_MAC" =~ ^[0-9a-fA-F]{2}:[0-9a-fA-F]{2}:[0-9a-fA-F]{2}:[0-9a-fA-F]{2}:[0-9a-fA-F]{2}:[0-9a-fA-F]{2}$ ]]
+
+    echo "MAC address validation logic works correctly"
+}
+
+@test "Distribution detection for dhcp_release installation suggestions" {
+    # Test that appropriate installation commands are suggested
+
+    # Skip if dhcp_release is available - we need it to be missing for this test
+    if command -v dhcp_release > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+        skip "dhcp_release is available, cannot test installation suggestions"
+    fi
+
+    # Test distribution detection without creating a VM
+    # Check if we have the expected package managers
+    if command -v apt-get > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+        echo "apt-get detected - should suggest dnsmasq-utils installation via apt-get"
+    elif command -v dnf > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+        echo "dnf detected - should suggest dnsmasq-utils installation via dnf"
+    else
+        echo "Unknown package manager - should suggest generic installation"
+    fi
+}
+
+@test "DHCP status file path validation" {
+    # Test that the script handles DHCP status file paths correctly
+
+    # Check that the expected status file path format is correct
+    EXPECTED_STATUS_FILE="/var/lib/libvirt/dnsmasq/virbr0.status"
+
+    # Test file path construction (default bridge virbr0)
+    [[ "$EXPECTED_STATUS_FILE" =~ /var/lib/libvirt/dnsmasq/.*.status ]]
+
+    echo "DHCP status file path format is correct"
+}
+
+@test "DHCP release error handling" {
+    # Test error handling in DHCP release scenarios
+
+    # Test removal of non-existent VM (should handle gracefully)
+    run timeout $TIMEOUT ./kvm-install-vm remove "totally-fake-vm-${RANDOM}"
+    [ "$status" -eq 0 ]
+
+    # Should indicate domain doesn't exist
+    [[ "${output}" =~ "does not exist" ]]
+
+    # Should not crash or show fatal errors
+    [[ ! "${output}" =~ "fatal" ]]
+    [[ ! "${output}" =~ "ERROR" ]]
+}
+
+@test "Error handling for missing domain during DHCP release" {
+    # Test handling when domain doesn't exist but we try to release lease
+
+    # Try to remove non-existent VM
+    run timeout $TIMEOUT ./kvm-install-vm remove "nonexistent-vm-${RANDOM}"
+
+    # Should handle gracefully without errors
+    [ "$status" -eq 0 ]
+    [[ "${output}" =~ "does not exist" ]]
+}
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