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+import { describe, expect, test } from 'vitest'
+import { defaultParseSearch, defaultStringifySearch } from '../src'
+
+describe('Search Params serialization and deserialization', () => {
+  /*
+   * JSON-compatible objects can be serialized into a string,
+   * and then deserialized back into the original object.
+   */
+  test.each([
+    [{}, ''],
+    [{ foo: '' }, '?foo='],
+    [{ foo: 'bar' }, '?foo=bar'],
+    [{ foo: 'bar baz' }, '?foo=bar+baz'],
+    [{ foo: 123 }, '?foo=123'],
+    [{ foo: '123' }, '?foo=%22123%22'],
+    [{ foo: true }, '?foo=true'],
+    [{ foo: 'true' }, '?foo=%22true%22'],
+    [{ foo: null }, '?foo=null'],
+    [{ foo: 'null' }, '?foo=%22null%22'],
+    [{ foo: 'undefined' }, '?foo=undefined'],
+    [{ foo: {} }, '?foo=%7B%7D'],
+    [{ foo: '{}' }, '?foo=%22%7B%7D%22'],
+    [{ foo: [] }, '?foo=%5B%5D'],
+    [{ foo: '[]' }, '?foo=%22%5B%5D%22'],
+    [{ foo: [1, 2, 3] }, '?foo=%5B1%2C2%2C3%5D'],
+    [{ foo: '1,2,3' }, '?foo=1%2C2%2C3'],
+    [{ foo: { bar: 'baz' } }, '?foo=%7B%22bar%22%3A%22baz%22%7D'],
+    [{ 0: 1 }, '?0=1'],
+    [{ 'foo=bar': 1 }, '?foo%3Dbar=1'],
+    [{ '{}': 1 }, '?%7B%7D=1'],
+    [{ '': 1 }, '?=1'],
+    [{ '=': '=' }, '?%3D=%3D'],
+    [{ '=': '', '': '=' }, '?%3D=&=%3D'],
+    [{ 'foo=2&bar': 3 }, '?foo%3D2%26bar=3'],
+    [{ 'foo?': 1 }, '?foo%3F=1'],
+    [{ foo: 'bar=' }, '?foo=bar%3D'],
+    [{ foo: '2&bar=3' }, '?foo=2%26bar%3D3'],
+  ])('isomorphism %j', (input, expected) => {
+    const str = defaultStringifySearch(input)
+    expect(str).toEqual(expected)
+    expect(defaultParseSearch(str)).toEqual(input)
+  })
+
+  test('undefined values are removed during stringification', () => {
+    const str = defaultStringifySearch({ foo: 'bar', bar: undefined })
+    expect(str).toEqual('?foo=bar')
+    expect(defaultParseSearch(str)).toEqual({ foo: 'bar' })
+  })
+
+  test('[edge case] self-reference serializes to "object Object"', () => {
+    const obj = {} as any
+    obj.self = obj
+    const str = defaultStringifySearch(obj)
+    expect(str).toEqual('?self=%5Bobject+Object%5D')
+    expect(defaultParseSearch(str)).toEqual({ self: '[object Object]' })
+  })
+
+  /*
+   * It is able to parse strings that could not have come
+   * from the serializer.
+   *
+   * This can be useful because search params can be manipulated
+   * by human users.
+   */
+  test.each([
+    ['?foo={}', { foo: {} }],
+    ['?foo=[]', { foo: [] }],
+    ['?foo=1,2,3', { foo: '1,2,3' }],
+    ['?foo={"bar":"baz"}', { foo: { bar: 'baz' } }],
+    ['?foo=1&foo=2', { foo: [1, 2] }],
+    ['?foo=""', { foo: '' }],
+    ['?foo=""""', { foo: '""""' }],
+    ['?foo=()', { foo: '()' }],
+    ['?foo=[{}]', { foo: [{}] }],
+  ])('alien deserialization %s', (input, expected) => {
+    const obj = defaultParseSearch(input)
+    expect(obj).toEqual(expected)
+    expect(defaultStringifySearch(obj)).not.toBe(input)
+  })
+
+  /*
+   * It can serialize stuff that really shouldn't be passed as input.
+   * But just in case, this test serves as documentation of "what would happen"
+   * if you did.
+   */
+  test('[edge case] inputs that are not primitive objects', () => {
+    expect(defaultStringifySearch(new Number(99))).toEqual('')
+    expect(defaultStringifySearch({ foo: new Number(99) })).toEqual('?foo=99')
+    expect(defaultStringifySearch(new String('foo'))).toEqual('?0=f&1=o&2=o')
+    expect(defaultStringifySearch(new Promise(() => {}))).toEqual('')
+    expect(defaultStringifySearch({ foo: new Promise(() => {}) })).toEqual(
+      '?foo=%7B%7D',
+    )
+    expect(defaultStringifySearch([1])).toEqual('?0=1')
+    const date = new Date('2024-11-18')
+    expect(defaultStringifySearch(date)).toEqual('')
+    expect(defaultStringifySearch({ foo: date })).toEqual(
+      '?foo=%222024-11-18T00%3A00%3A00.000Z%22',
+    )
+  })
+})