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+#!/usr/bin/python
+#  -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+"""tests for the LP printer
+
+:author: Benito López and the python-escpos developers
+:organization: `python-escpos <https://github.com/python-escpos>`_
+:copyright: Copyright (c) 2023 `python-escpos <https://github.com/python-escpos>`_
+:license: MIT
+"""
+
+import logging
+import sys
+
+import pytest
+
+# skip all the tests if the platform is Windows
+pytestmark = pytest.mark.skipif(
+    sys.platform == "win32", reason="skipping non Windows platform specific tests"
+)
+
+
+def test_device_not_initialized(lpprinter):
+    """
+    GIVEN a lp printer object
+    WHEN it is not initialized
+    THEN check the device property is False
+    """
+    assert lpprinter._device is False
+
+
+def test_open_raise_exception(lpprinter, devicenotfounderror):
+    """
+    GIVEN a lp printer object
+    WHEN open() is set to raise a DeviceNotFoundError on error
+    THEN check the exception is raised
+    """
+    lpprinter.printer_name = "fakeprinter"
+
+    with pytest.raises(devicenotfounderror):
+        lpprinter.open(raise_not_found=True)
+
+
+def test_open_not_raise_exception(lpprinter, caplog):
+    """
+    GIVEN a lp printer object
+    WHEN open() is set to not raise on error but simply cancel
+    THEN check the error is logged and open() canceled
+    """
+    lpprinter.printer_name = "fakeprinter"
+
+    with caplog.at_level(logging.ERROR):
+        lpprinter.open(raise_not_found=False)
+
+    assert "not available" in caplog.text
+    assert lpprinter.device is None
+
+
+def test_open(lpprinter, caplog, mocker):
+    """
+    GIVEN a lp printer object and a mocked connection
+    WHEN a valid connection to a device is opened
+    THEN check the success is logged and the device property is set
+    """
+    mocker.patch("subprocess.Popen")
+    mocker.patch("escpos.printer.LP.printers", new={"test_printer": "Test"})
+
+    lpprinter.printer_name = "test_printer"
+
+    with caplog.at_level(logging.INFO):
+        lpprinter.open()
+
+    assert "enabled" in caplog.text
+    assert lpprinter.device
+
+
+def test_close_on_reopen(lpprinter, mocker):
+    """
+    GIVEN a lp printer object and a mocked connection
+    WHEN a valid connection to a device is reopened before close
+    THEN check the close method is called if _device
+    """
+    spy = mocker.spy(lpprinter, "close")
+    mocker.patch("subprocess.Popen")
+    mocker.patch("escpos.printer.LP.printers", new={"test_printer": "Test"})
+
+    lpprinter.printer_name = "test_printer"
+
+    lpprinter.open()
+    assert lpprinter._device
+
+    lpprinter.open()
+    spy.assert_called_once_with()
+
+
+def test_flush(lpprinter, mocker):
+    """
+    GIVEN a lp printer object and a mocked connection
+    WHEN auto_flush is disabled and flush() issued manually
+    THEN check the flush method is called only one time.
+    """
+    spy = mocker.spy(lpprinter, "flush")
+    mocker.patch("subprocess.Popen")
+    mocker.patch("escpos.printer.LP.printers", new={"test_printer": "Test"})
+
+    lpprinter.printer_name = "test_printer"
+    lpprinter.auto_flush = False
+    lpprinter.open()
+    lpprinter.textln("python-escpos")
+    lpprinter.flush()
+
+    assert spy.call_count == 1
+
+
+def test_auto_flush_on_command(lpprinter, mocker):
+    """
+    GIVEN a lp printer object and a mocked connection
+    WHEN auto_flush is enabled and flush() not issued manually
+    THEN check the flush method is called automatically
+    """
+    spy = mocker.spy(lpprinter, "flush")
+    mocker.patch("subprocess.Popen")
+    mocker.patch("escpos.printer.LP.printers", new={"test_printer": "Test"})
+
+    lpprinter.printer_name = "test_printer"
+    lpprinter.auto_flush = True
+    lpprinter.open()
+    lpprinter.textln("python-escpos")
+    lpprinter.textln("test")
+
+    assert spy.call_count > 1
+
+
+def test_auto_flush_on_close(lpprinter, mocker, caplog, capsys):
+    """
+    GIVEN a lp printer object and a mocked connection
+    WHEN auto_flush is disabled and flush() not issued manually
+    THEN check the flush method is called automatically on close
+    """
+    spy = mocker.spy(lpprinter, "flush")
+    mocker.patch("subprocess.Popen")
+    mocker.patch("escpos.printer.LP.printers", new={"test_printer": "Test"})
+
+    lpprinter.printer_name = "test_printer"
+    lpprinter.auto_flush = False
+    lpprinter.open()
+    lpprinter.textln("python-escpos")
+    lpprinter.close()
+
+    assert spy.call_count == 1
+
+
+def test_close(lpprinter, caplog, mocker):
+    """
+    GIVEN a lp printer object and a mocked connection
+    WHEN a connection is opened and closed
+    THEN check the closing is logged and the device property is False
+    """
+    mocker.patch("subprocess.Popen")
+    mocker.patch("escpos.printer.LP.printers", new={"test_printer": "Test"})
+
+    lpprinter.printer_name = "test_printer"
+    lpprinter.open()
+
+    with caplog.at_level(logging.INFO):
+        lpprinter.close()
+
+    assert "Closing" in caplog.text
+    assert lpprinter._device is False