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+import json
+from pathlib import Path
+from typing import Callable, Protocol, Type, TypeVar
+
+import pytest
+
+from cortexutils.analyzer import Analyzer
+
+DEFAULT_INPUT = {
+    "dataType": "ip",
+    "data": "1.2.3.4",
+}
+
+DEFAULT_OUTPUT = {
+    "success": True,
+    "full": {},
+    "summary": {},
+    "artifacts": [],
+    "operations": [],
+}
+
+
+@pytest.fixture(scope="function")
+def job_directory(tmp_path: Path) -> Path:
+    """Fixture to initialize the actual test job's directory."""
+
+    job_dir = tmp_path
+
+    input_dir = job_dir / "input"
+    input_dir.mkdir()
+
+    with open(input_dir / "input.json", "w") as f:
+        json.dump(DEFAULT_INPUT, f)
+
+    output_dir = job_dir / "output"
+    output_dir.mkdir()
+
+    print(job_dir)
+    return job_dir
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def add_job_input(job_directory: Path) -> Callable[[dict], None]:
+    """Factory fixture to specify a custom input.json for the actual test job."""
+
+    def _add_job_input(input_obj: dict):
+
+        with open(job_directory / "input" / "input.json", "w") as f:
+            print(f.name)
+            json.dump(input_obj, f)
+
+    return _add_job_input
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def load_job_output(job_directory: Path) -> Callable[[], dict]:
+    """Factory fixture to load the actual test job's output.json."""
+
+    def _load_job_output() -> dict:
+        with open(job_directory / "output" / "output.json") as output_file:
+            output = json.load(output_file)
+            return output
+
+    return _load_job_output
+
+
+def test_simple_analyzer_success(job_directory, load_job_output):
+    Analyzer(job_directory).report({})
+    output = load_job_output()
+    assert output == DEFAULT_OUTPUT
+
+
+def test_simple_analyzer_error(job_directory, load_job_output):
+    error_msg = "test analyzer error"
+    with pytest.raises(SystemExit):
+        Analyzer(job_directory).error(error_msg)
+
+    output = load_job_output()
+    assert output == {
+        "success": False,
+        "input": DEFAULT_INPUT,
+        "errorMessage": error_msg,
+    }
+
+
+def test_analyzer_report_with_summary_and_taxonomies(job_directory, load_job_output):
+    class TestAnalyzer(Analyzer):
+        def summary(self, raw):
+            taxonomies = []
+            for taxonomy_level in ["info", "safe", "suspicious", "malicious", "n/a"]:
+                taxonomies.append(
+                    self.build_taxonomy(
+                        level=taxonomy_level,
+                        namespace="cortexutils",
+                        predicate="integration-tests",
+                        value="analyzer",
+                    )
+                )
+            return {"taxonomies": taxonomies, "raw": raw}
+
+    full_report = {}
+    TestAnalyzer(job_directory).report(full_report)
+    output = load_job_output()
+
+    assert output == {
+        **DEFAULT_OUTPUT,
+        "summary": {
+            "raw": full_report,
+            "taxonomies": [
+                {
+                    "level": level,
+                    "namespace": "cortexutils",
+                    "predicate": "integration-tests",
+                    "value": "analyzer",
+                }
+                for level in ["info", "safe", "suspicious", "malicious", "info"]
+            ],
+        },
+    }
+
+
+def test_analyzer_report_with_operations(job_directory, load_job_output):
+    class TestAnalyzer(Analyzer):
+        def operations(self, raw):
+            return [self.build_operation(op_type="DummyOperation", dummy="parameter")]
+
+    TestAnalyzer(job_directory).report({})
+    output = load_job_output()
+
+    assert output == {
+        **DEFAULT_OUTPUT,
+        "operations": [{"type": "DummyOperation", "dummy": "parameter"}],
+    }
+
+
+def test_analyzer_report_with_extractable_artifacts(job_directory, load_job_output):
+    string_ip_artifact = "11.22.33.44"
+    list_ip_artifacts = ["10.20.30.40", "20.30.40.50"]
+    dict_item_ip_artifact = "100.100.100.100"
+
+    report = {
+        "simple-ip": string_ip_artifact,
+        "list-of-ips": list_ip_artifacts,
+        "dict-with-ip": {"just-an-ip": dict_item_ip_artifact},
+    }
+
+    Analyzer(job_directory).report(report)
+    output = load_job_output()
+
+    assert output == {
+        **DEFAULT_OUTPUT,
+        "artifacts": [
+            {"data": ip, "dataType": "ip"}
+            for ip in [string_ip_artifact, *list_ip_artifacts, dict_item_ip_artifact]
+        ],
+        "full": report,
+    }
+
+
+def test_analyzer_error_for_invalid_input(
+    job_directory, add_job_input, load_job_output
+):
+
+    empty_input = {}
+    add_job_input(empty_input)
+    with pytest.raises(SystemExit):
+        Analyzer(job_directory)
+    output = load_job_output()
+
+    assert output == {
+        "success": False,
+        "input": empty_input,
+        "errorMessage": "Missing dataType field",
+    }
+
+    generic_input_without_data = {"dataType": "ip"}
+    add_job_input(generic_input_without_data)
+    with pytest.raises(SystemExit):
+        Analyzer(job_directory).report({})
+    output = load_job_output()
+
+    assert output == {
+        "success": False,
+        "input": generic_input_without_data,
+        "errorMessage": "Missing data field",
+    }
+
+    file_input_without_filename = {"dataType": "file"}
+    add_job_input(file_input_without_filename)
+    with pytest.raises(SystemExit):
+        Analyzer(job_directory).report({})
+    output = load_job_output()
+
+    assert output == {
+        "success": False,
+        "input": file_input_without_filename,
+        "errorMessage": "Missing filename.",
+    }
+
+
+# Experimental test analyzer factory
+
+T = TypeVar("T", bound=Analyzer)
+
+
+class TestAnalyzerFactory(Protocol):
+    __test__ = False  # ignore for pytest
+
+    def __call__(self, analyzer_cls: Type[T] = Analyzer) -> T: ...
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def get_test_analyzer(job_directory: Path) -> TestAnalyzerFactory:
+
+    def _get_analyzer(analyzer_cls: Type[T] = Analyzer) -> T:
+        return analyzer_cls(job_directory)
+
+    return _get_analyzer
+
+
+def test_fancy_analyzer_test_factory(get_test_analyzer, load_job_output):
+    analyzer = get_test_analyzer()
+
+    analyzer.report({})
+
+    assert type(analyzer) is Analyzer
+
+    output = load_job_output()
+    assert output == DEFAULT_OUTPUT
+
+
+def test_fancy_custom_analyzer_test_factory(get_test_analyzer, load_job_output):
+    class TestAnalyzer(Analyzer):
+        def report(self, full_report, ensure_ascii=False):
+            return super().report(full_report, ensure_ascii)
+
+        def something_custom(self):
+            return "..."
+
+    custom_analyzer = get_test_analyzer(TestAnalyzer)
+
+    custom_analyzer.report({})
+
+    assert type(custom_analyzer) is TestAnalyzer
+
+    output = load_job_output()
+    assert output == DEFAULT_OUTPUT