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+/**
+ * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2023 Nextcloud GmbH and Nextcloud contributors
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-or-later
+ */
+
+import { clearState } from '../../support/commonUtils.ts'
+
+describe('Calendar: Availability', { testIsolation: true }, () => {
+	before(() => {
+		clearState()
+	})
+
+	it('User can see the availability section in settings', () => {
+		cy.createRandomUser().then(($user) => {
+			cy.login($user)
+			cy.visit('/settings/user')
+		})
+
+		// can see the section
+		cy.findAllByRole('link', { name: /Availability/ })
+			.should('be.visible')
+			.click()
+
+		cy.url().should('match', /settings\/user\/availability$/)
+		cy.findByRole('heading', { name: /Availability/, level: 2 })
+			.should('be.visible')
+	})
+
+	it('Users can set their availability status', () => {
+		cy.createRandomUser().then(($user) => {
+			cy.login($user)
+			cy.visit('/settings/user/availability')
+		})
+
+		// can see the settings
+		cy.findByRole('list', { name: 'Weekdays' })
+			.should('be.visible')
+			.within(() => {
+				cy.contains('li', 'Friday')
+					.should('be.visible')
+					.should('contain.text', 'No working hours set')
+					.as('fridayItem')
+					.findByRole('button', { name: 'Add slot' })
+					.click()
+			})
+
+		cy.get('@fridayItem')
+			.findByLabelText(/start time/i)
+			.type('09:00')
+
+		cy.get('@fridayItem')
+			.findByLabelText(/end time/i)
+			.type('18:00')
+
+		cy.intercept('PROPPATCH', '**/remote.php/dav/calendars/*/inbox').as('saveAvailability')
+		cy.get('#availability')
+			.findByRole('button', { name: 'Save' })
+			.click()
+		cy.wait('@saveAvailability')
+
+		cy.reload()
+
+		cy.findByRole('list', { name: 'Weekdays' })
+			.should('be.visible')
+			.within(() => {
+				cy.contains('li', 'Friday')
+					.should('be.visible')
+					.should('not.contain.text', 'No working hours set')
+			})
+	})
+
+	it('Users can set their absence', () => {
+		cy.createUser({ language: 'en', password: 'password', userId: 'replacement-user' })
+		cy.createRandomUser().then(($user) => {
+			cy.login($user)
+			cy.visit('/settings/user/availability')
+		})
+
+		cy.findByRole('heading', { name: /absence/i }).scrollIntoView()
+
+		cy.findByLabelText(/First day/)
+			.should('be.visible')
+			.type('2024-12-24')
+
+		cy.findByLabelText(/Last day/)
+			.should('be.visible')
+			.type('2024-12-28')
+
+		cy.findByRole('textbox', { name: /Short absence/ })
+			.should('be.visible')
+			.type('Vacation')
+		cy.findByRole('textbox', { name: /Long absence/ })
+			.should('be.visible')
+			.type('Happy holidays!')
+
+		cy.intercept('GET', '**/ocs/v2.php/apps/files_sharing/api/v1/sharees?*search=replacement*').as('userSearch')
+		cy.findByRole('searchbox')
+			.should('be.visible')
+			.as('userSearchBox')
+			.click()
+		cy.get('@userSearchBox')
+			.type('replacement')
+		cy.wait('@userSearch')
+
+		cy.findByRole('option', { name: 'replacement-user' })
+			.click()
+
+		cy.intercept('POST', '**/ocs/v2.php/apps/dav/api/v1/outOfOffice/*').as('saveAbsence')
+		cy.get('#absence')
+			.findByRole('button', { name: 'Save' })
+			.click()
+		cy.wait('@saveAbsence')
+
+		cy.reload()
+
+		// see its saved
+		cy.findByLabelText(/First day/)
+			.should('have.value', '2024-12-24')
+		cy.findByLabelText(/Last day/)
+			.should('have.value', '2024-12-28')
+		cy.findByRole('textbox', { name: /Short absence/ })
+			.should('have.value', 'Vacation')
+		cy.findByRole('textbox', { name: /Long absence/ })
+			.should('have.value', 'Happy holidays!')
+		cy.findByRole('combobox')
+			.should('contain.text', 'replacement-user')
+	})
+})