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+from plugins.icmp_ping.parser import parse
+
+def test_parse_normal_reachable():
+    output = (
+        "PING google.com (142.250.190.46) 56(84) bytes of data.\n"
+        "64 bytes from lhr25s34-in-f14.1e100.net (142.250.190.46): icmp_seq=1 ttl=116 time=7.80 ms\n"
+        "64 bytes from lhr25s34-in-f14.1e100.net (142.250.190.46): icmp_seq=2 ttl=116 time=7.92 ms\n"
+        "\n"
+        "--- google.com ping statistics ---\n"
+        "2 packets transmitted, 2 packets received, 0.0% packet loss, time 1001ms\n"
+        "rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 7.799/7.859/7.919/0.060 ms\n"
+    )
+
+    result = parse(output)
+
+    assert result["count"] == 1
+    assert len(result["findings"]) == 1
+    finding = result["findings"][0]
+    assert finding["title"] == "Host Reachable: google.com"
+    assert finding["category"] == "Network Reachability"
+    assert finding["severity"] == "info"
+    assert "google.com responded to ICMP echo requests" in finding["description"]
+    assert "Packet loss observed: 0.0%" in finding["description"]
+
+    metrics = result["metrics"]
+    assert metrics["target"] == "google.com"
+    assert metrics["transmitted"] == 2
+    assert metrics["received"] == 2
+    assert metrics["packet_loss_percent"] == 0.0
+    assert metrics["reachable"] is True
+    assert metrics["timeouts"] == 0
+    assert metrics["filtered"] is False
+
+    assert "google.com responded to ICMP echo with 2/2 replies." in result["summary"]
+
+def test_parse_reachable_with_loss_and_timeouts():
+    output = (
+        "PING google.com (142.250.190.46) 56(84) bytes of data.\n"
+        "64 bytes from lhr25s34-in-f14.1e100.net (142.250.190.46): icmp_seq=1 ttl=116 time=7.80 ms\n"
+        "Request timeout for icmp_seq 2\n"
+        "Request timeout for icmp_seq 3\n"
+        "64 bytes from lhr25s34-in-f14.1e100.net (142.250.190.46): icmp_seq=4 ttl=116 time=7.92 ms\n"
+        "\n"
+        "--- google.com ping statistics ---\n"
+        "4 packets transmitted, 2 packets received, 50% packet loss, time 3003ms\n"
+    )
+
+    result = parse(output)
+
+    assert result["count"] == 1
+    finding = result["findings"][0]
+    assert finding["title"] == "Host Reachable: google.com"
+    assert "Packet loss observed: 50.0%" in finding["description"]
+
+    metrics = result["metrics"]
+    assert metrics["target"] == "google.com"
+    assert metrics["transmitted"] == 4
+    assert metrics["received"] == 2
+    assert metrics["packet_loss_percent"] == 50.0
+    assert metrics["reachable"] is True
+    assert metrics["timeouts"] == 2
+    assert metrics["filtered"] is False
+
+def test_parse_unreachable():
+    output = (
+        "PING 192.0.2.1 (192.0.2.1) 56(84) bytes of data.\n"
+        "\n"
+        "--- 192.0.2.1 ping statistics ---\n"
+        "3 packets transmitted, 0 packets received, 100% packet loss, time 2015ms\n"
+    )
+
+    result = parse(output)
+
+    assert result["count"] == 1
+    finding = result["findings"][0]
+    assert finding["title"] == "No ICMP Response: 192.0.2.1"
+    assert "returned 0/3 ICMP replies with 100.0% packet loss." in finding["description"]
+    assert "The host did not reply to the probe." in finding["description"]
+
+    metrics = result["metrics"]
+    assert metrics["target"] == "192.0.2.1"
+    assert metrics["transmitted"] == 3
+    assert metrics["received"] == 0
+    assert metrics["packet_loss_percent"] == 100.0
+    assert metrics["reachable"] is False
+    assert metrics["timeouts"] == 0
+    assert metrics["filtered"] is False
+
+    assert "192.0.2.1 did not respond to ICMP echo. Packet loss: 100.0%." in result["summary"]
+
+def test_parse_filtered():
+    output = (
+        "PING 192.0.2.1 (192.0.2.1) 56(84) bytes of data.\n"
+        "From 192.0.2.2 icmp_seq=1 Destination Port Unreachable (communication prohibited by filter)\n"
+        "\n"
+        "--- 192.0.2.1 ping statistics ---\n"
+        "1 packets transmitted, 0 packets received, 100.0% packet loss, time 0ms\n"
+    )
+
+    result = parse(output)
+
+    assert result["count"] == 1
+    finding = result["findings"][0]
+    assert finding["title"] == "No ICMP Response: 192.0.2.1"
+    assert "ICMP traffic appears filtered along the network path." in finding["description"]
+
+    metrics = result["metrics"]
+    assert metrics["target"] == "192.0.2.1"
+    assert metrics["transmitted"] == 1
+    assert metrics["received"] == 0
+    assert metrics["packet_loss_percent"] == 100.0
+    assert metrics["reachable"] is False
+    assert metrics["timeouts"] == 0
+    assert metrics["filtered"] is True
+
+def test_parse_empty():
+    result = parse("")
+
+    assert result["count"] == 0
+    assert result["findings"] == []
+    assert "Ping output did not include packet statistics." in result["summary"]
+    assert result["metrics"] == {
+        "target": "unknown target",
+        "timeouts": 0,
+        "filtered": False,
+    }
+    assert result["items"] == []
+
+def test_parse_malformed():
+    result = parse("ping: unknown host someinvalidtarget")
+
+    assert result["count"] == 0
+    assert result["findings"] == []
+    assert "Ping output did not include packet statistics." in result["summary"]
+    assert result["metrics"] == {
+        "target": "unknown target",
+        "timeouts": 0,
+        "filtered": False,
+    }
+    assert len(result["items"]) == 1
+    assert result["items"][0] == "ping: unknown host someinvalidtarget"