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+#!/usr/bin/python
+#  -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+"""tests for the Network printer
+
+:author: `Patrick Kanzler <dev@pkanzler.de>`_ and the python-escpos developers
+:organization: `python-escpos <https://github.com/python-escpos>`_
+:copyright: Copyright (c) 2016-2023 `python-escpos <https://github.com/python-escpos>`_
+:license: MIT
+"""
+
+import logging
+
+import pytest
+
+
+def test_device_not_initialized(networkprinter):
+    """
+    GIVEN a network printer object
+    WHEN it is not initialized
+    THEN check the device property is False
+    """
+    assert networkprinter._device is False
+
+
+def test_open_raise_exception(networkprinter, devicenotfounderror):
+    """
+    GIVEN a network printer object
+    WHEN open() is set to raise a DeviceNotFoundError on error
+    THEN check the exception is raised
+    """
+    networkprinter.host = "fakehost"
+
+    with pytest.raises(devicenotfounderror):
+        networkprinter.open(raise_not_found=True)
+
+
+def test_open_not_raise_exception(networkprinter, caplog):
+    """
+    GIVEN a network printer object
+    WHEN open() is set to not raise on error but simply cancel
+    THEN check the error is logged and open() canceled
+    """
+    networkprinter.host = "fakehost"
+
+    with caplog.at_level(logging.ERROR):
+        networkprinter.open(raise_not_found=False)
+
+    assert "not found" in caplog.text
+    assert networkprinter.device is None
+
+
+def test_open(networkprinter, caplog, mocker):
+    """
+    GIVEN a network printer object and a mocked socket device
+    WHEN a valid connection to a device is opened
+    THEN check the success is logged and the device property is set
+    """
+    mocker.patch("socket.socket")
+
+    with caplog.at_level(logging.INFO):
+        networkprinter.open()
+
+    assert "enabled" in caplog.text
+    assert networkprinter.device
+
+
+def test_close_on_reopen(networkprinter, mocker):
+    """
+    GIVEN a network 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
+    """
+    mocker.patch("socket.socket")
+    spy = mocker.spy(networkprinter, "close")
+
+    networkprinter.open()
+    assert networkprinter._device
+
+    networkprinter.open()
+    spy.assert_called_once_with()
+
+
+def test_close(networkprinter, caplog, mocker):
+    """
+    GIVEN a network printer object and a mocked socket device
+    WHEN a connection is opened and closed
+    THEN check the closing is logged and the device property is False
+    """
+    mocker.patch("socket.socket")
+    networkprinter.open()
+
+    with caplog.at_level(logging.INFO):
+        networkprinter.close()
+
+    assert "Closing" in caplog.text
+    assert networkprinter._device is False