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+import pytest
+import tempfile
+
+from pathlib import Path
+from _pytest.monkeypatch import MonkeyPatch
+
+from dzgui.api.shortcuts import Shortcuts
+from tests.fixtures import fixture_path
+
+pytestmark = pytest.mark.apitest
+
+
+def mock_find_shortcuts(self, steam_path: Path) -> Path:
+    return Path(fixture_path("api/no_shortcuts.vdf"))
+
+
+@pytest.fixture(scope="module", autouse=True)
+def patch_api() -> None:
+    mp = MonkeyPatch()
+    mp.setattr("dzgui.api.shortcuts.Shortcuts.find_shortcuts_path", mock_find_shortcuts)
+    yield
+    mp.undo()
+
+
+def test_no_shortcuts(monkeypatch) -> None:
+    s = Shortcuts(Path(""))
+    assert len(s.shortcuts["shortcuts"]) == 0
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def dummy_app() -> None:
+    d = {
+        "appname": "TEST APP",
+        "StartDir": "TEST_DIR",
+        "exe": "TEST_DIR/TEST_EXE.EXE",
+        "icon": "IMAGES_DIR/TEST_IMAGE.PNG",
+    }
+    return d
+
+
+def test_wrap_exe(dummy_app) -> None:
+    s = Shortcuts(Path(""))
+    s.add_shortcut(*dummy_app.values())
+    assert s.shortcuts["shortcuts"]["0"]["exe"][0] == '"'
+    assert s.shortcuts["shortcuts"]["0"]["exe"][-1] == '"'
+
+
+def test_add_shortcut(dummy_app) -> None:
+    s = Shortcuts(Path(""))
+    s.add_shortcut(*dummy_app.values())
+    new = s.shortcuts["shortcuts"]
+    ind = str(len(new) - 1)
+    for k, v in dummy_app.items():
+        if k == "exe":
+            v = f'"{v}"'
+        assert new[ind][k] == v
+
+
+def test_save_shortcut(dummy_app) -> None:
+    s = Shortcuts(Path(""))
+    s.add_shortcut(*dummy_app.values())
+    with tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile() as f:
+        tmp = Path(f.name)
+        s.shortcuts_path = tmp
+        s.save_shortcuts()
+        s._load_shortcuts(tmp)
+        assert len(s.shortcuts["shortcuts"]) == 1