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+import subprocess
+import time
+from unittest.mock import patch
+import sys
+import os
+import json
+import requests
+from datetime import datetime
+import pytest
+import importlib.util
+import traceback
+
+
+class CaltechDataTester:
+    def __init__(self):
+        # Use GitHub Actions environment or create a local test directory
+        self.test_dir = os.environ.get(
+            "GITHUB_WORKSPACE", os.path.join(os.getcwd(), "caltech_test_data")
+        )
+        self.timestamp = datetime.now().strftime("%Y%m%d_%H%M%S")
+
+        # Ensure test directory exists
+        os.makedirs(self.test_dir, exist_ok=True)
+
+        # Create test run directory
+        self.test_run_dir = os.path.join(self.test_dir, f"test_run_{self.timestamp}")
+        os.makedirs(self.test_run_dir, exist_ok=True)
+
+        # Initialize logging
+        self.log_file = os.path.join(self.test_run_dir, "test_log.txt")
+
+    def log(self, message):
+        """Log message to both console and file"""
+        print(message)
+        with open(self.log_file, "a") as f:
+            f.write(f"{datetime.now()}: {message}\n")
+
+    def create_test_files(self):
+        """Create necessary test files"""
+        csv_path = os.path.join(self.test_run_dir, "test_data.csv")
+        with open(csv_path, "w") as f:
+            f.write("date,temperature,humidity\n")
+            f.write("2023-01-01,25.5,60\n")
+            f.write("2023-01-02,26.0,62\n")
+            f.write("2023-01-03,24.8,65\n")
+
+        self.log(f"Created test CSV file: {csv_path}")
+        return csv_path
+
+    def import_cli_module(self):
+        """Dynamically import cli module from the correct path"""
+        cli_path = os.path.join(
+            os.environ.get("GITHUB_WORKSPACE", os.getcwd()), "caltechdata_api", "cli.py"
+        )
+        spec = importlib.util.spec_from_file_location("cli", cli_path)
+        cli_module = importlib.util.module_from_spec(spec)
+        spec.loader.exec_module(cli_module)
+        return cli_module
+
+    def generate_test_responses(self):
+        """Generate test responses for CLI prompts"""
+        return {
+            "Do you want to create or edit a CaltechDATA record? (create/edit): ": "create",
+            "Do you want to use metadata from an existing file or create new metadata? (existing/create): ": "create",
+            "Enter the title of the dataset: ": f"Test Dataset {self.timestamp}",
+            "Enter the abstract or description of the dataset: ": "This is an automated test dataset containing sample climate data for validation purposes.",
+            "Enter the number corresponding to the desired license: ": "1",
+            "Enter your ORCID identifier: ": os.environ.get(
+                "TEST_ORCID", "0000-0002-1825-0097"
+            ),
+            "How many funding entries do you want to provide? ": "1",
+            "Enter the award number for funding: ": "NSF-1234567",
+            "Enter the award title for funding: ": "Automated Testing Grant",
+            "Enter the funder ROR (https://ror.org): ": "021nxhr62",
+            "Do you want to upload or link data files? (upload/link/n): ": "upload",
+            "Enter the filename to upload as a supporting file (or 'n' to finish): ": "test_data.csv",
+            "Do you want to add more files? (y/n): ": "n",
+            "Do you want to send this record to CaltechDATA? (y/n): ": "y",
+        }
+
+    def run_test_submission(self):
+        """Run the complete test submission process"""
+        try:
+            self.log("Starting test submission process...")
+
+            # Create test files
+            test_csv = self.create_test_files()
+
+            # Dynamically import cli module
+            cli_module = self.import_cli_module()
+
+            # Generate responses
+            responses = self.generate_test_responses()
+
+            # Setup output capture
+            class OutputCapture:
+                def __init__(self):
+                    self.output = []
+
+                def write(self, text):
+                    self.output.append(text)
+                    sys.__stdout__.write(text)
+
+                def flush(self):
+                    pass
+
+                def get_output(self):
+                    return "".join(self.output)
+
+            output_capture = OutputCapture()
+            sys.stdout = output_capture
+
+            # Mock input and run CLI
+            def mock_input(prompt):
+                self.log(f"Prompt: {prompt}")
+                if prompt in responses:
+                    response = responses[prompt]
+                    self.log(f"Response: {response}")
+                    return response
+                return ""
+
+            with patch("builtins.input", side_effect=mock_input):
+                # Use -test flag to use test mode
+                sys.argv = [sys.argv[0], "-test"]
+                cli_module.main()
+
+            # Restore stdout
+            sys.stdout = sys.__stdout__
+
+            return True
+
+        except Exception as e:
+            self.log(f"Error in test submission: {e}")
+            traceback.print_exc()
+            return False
+        finally:
+            # Cleanup
+            if "test_csv" in locals() and os.path.exists(test_csv):
+                os.remove(test_csv)
+            self.log("Test files cleaned up")
+
+
+def main():
+    tester = CaltechDataTester()
+
+    success = tester.run_test_submission()
+
+    if success:
+        tester.log("\n🎉 Test submission completed successfully!")
+        sys.exit(0)
+    else:
+        tester.log("\n❌ Test submission failed - check logs for details")
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()