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+import { render, screen } from "@testing-library/react";
+import { describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
+import { ThemeProvider } from "../../theme/provider";
+import type { CustomFlowbiteTheme } from "../../types";
+import { HelperText } from "./HelperText";
+
+describe("Components / HelperText", () => {
+  describe("Rendering", () => {
+    it("should render", () => {
+      render(<HelperText>Some helper text</HelperText>);
+
+      expect(helperText()).toBeInTheDocument();
+    });
+
+    it("should render as a `<p>` element by default", () => {
+      render(<HelperText>Some helper text</HelperText>);
+
+      expect(helperText().tagName).toBe("P");
+    });
+
+    it("should use `gray` color by default", () => {
+      render(<HelperText>Some helper text</HelperText>);
+
+      expect(helperText()).toHaveClass("text-gray-500");
+      expect(helperText()).toHaveClass("dark:text-gray-300");
+    });
+
+    it.each([
+      ["gray", "text-gray-500", "dark:text-gray-300"],
+      ["info", "text-cyan-700", "dark:text-cyan-800"],
+      ["success", "text-green-600", "dark:text-green-500"],
+      ["failure", "text-red-600", "dark:text-red-500"],
+      ["warning", "text-yellow-500", "dark:text-yellow-600"],
+    ] as const)("should use `%s` color classes when passed", (color, expectedClass, darkClass) => {
+      render(<HelperText color={color}>Some helper text</HelperText>);
+
+      expect(helperText()).toHaveClass(expectedClass);
+      expect(helperText()).toHaveClass(darkClass);
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe("Classname", () => {
+    it("should merge not overwrite", () => {
+      render(<HelperText className="italic">Some helper text</HelperText>);
+
+      expect(helperText()).toHaveClass("italic");
+      expect(helperText()).toHaveClass("text-sm");
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe("Ref", () => {
+    it("should forward the ref to the underlying `<p>` element", () => {
+      let ref: HTMLParagraphElement | null = null;
+
+      render(
+        <HelperText
+          ref={(node) => {
+            ref = node;
+          }}
+        >
+          Some helper text
+        </HelperText>,
+      );
+
+      expect(ref).toBeInstanceOf(HTMLParagraphElement);
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe("Theme", () => {
+    it("should use custom `base` classes", () => {
+      const theme: CustomFlowbiteTheme = {
+        helperText: {
+          root: {
+            base: "mt-4 text-lg",
+          },
+        },
+      };
+
+      render(
+        <ThemeProvider theme={theme}>
+          <HelperText>Some helper text</HelperText>
+        </ThemeProvider>,
+      );
+
+      expect(helperText()).toHaveClass("mt-4 text-lg");
+    });
+
+    it("should use custom `colors` classes", () => {
+      const theme: CustomFlowbiteTheme = {
+        helperText: {
+          root: {
+            colors: {
+              gray: "text-purple-500",
+            },
+          },
+        },
+      };
+
+      render(
+        <ThemeProvider theme={theme}>
+          <HelperText>Some helper text</HelperText>
+        </ThemeProvider>,
+      );
+
+      expect(helperText()).toHaveClass("text-purple-500");
+    });
+  });
+});
+
+const helperText = () => screen.getByText("Some helper text", { exact: false });