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+"""
+Integration tests for Gitea operations.
+"""
+import pytest
+
+
+class TestGiteaRepos:
+    """Test Gitea repository endpoints."""
+
+    @pytest.mark.skip(reason="Requires external Gitea API - tested manually")
+    def test_list_repos(self, test_app, admin_headers):
+        """Test listing Gitea repositories."""
+        response = test_app.get("/api/gitea/repos", headers=admin_headers)
+        # This would require a real Gitea instance
+        assert response.status_code in [200, 500, 503]
+
+    def test_list_repos_without_auth(self, test_app):
+        """Test listing repos without authentication."""
+        response = test_app.get("/api/gitea/repos")
+
+        assert response.status_code == 401
+
+
+class TestGiteaCommits:
+    """Test Gitea commits endpoint."""
+
+    @pytest.mark.skip(reason="Requires external Gitea API - tested manually")
+    def test_list_commits(self, test_app, admin_headers):
+        """Test listing commits for a repository."""
+        response = test_app.get(
+            "/api/gitea/repos/owner/repo/commits",
+            headers=admin_headers
+        )
+        # This would require a real Gitea instance
+        assert response.status_code in [200, 404, 500, 503]
+
+    def test_list_commits_invalid_owner(self, test_app, admin_headers):
+        """Test listing commits with invalid owner name."""
+        response = test_app.get(
+            "/api/gitea/repos/invalid@owner/repo/commits",
+            headers=admin_headers
+        )
+
+        assert response.status_code == 400
+        data = response.json()
+        assert "detail" in data
+        assert "invalid" in data["detail"].lower()
+
+    def test_list_commits_invalid_repo(self, test_app, admin_headers):
+        """Test listing commits with invalid repo name."""
+        response = test_app.get(
+            "/api/gitea/repos/owner/invalid@repo/commits",
+            headers=admin_headers
+        )
+
+        assert response.status_code == 400
+        data = response.json()
+        assert "detail" in data
+        assert "invalid" in data["detail"].lower()
+
+    def test_list_commits_special_chars_in_owner(self, test_app, admin_headers):
+        """Test listing commits with special characters in owner."""
+        response = test_app.get(
+            "/api/gitea/repos/owner$/repo/commits",
+            headers=admin_headers
+        )
+
+        assert response.status_code == 400
+
+    def test_list_commits_special_chars_in_repo(self, test_app, admin_headers):
+        """Test listing commits with special characters in repo."""
+        response = test_app.get(
+            "/api/gitea/repos/owner/repo!/commits",
+            headers=admin_headers
+        )
+
+        assert response.status_code == 400
+
+    @pytest.mark.skip(reason="Requires external Gitea API - tested manually")
+    def test_list_commits_valid_names(self, test_app, admin_headers):
+        """Test that valid names with allowed characters pass validation."""
+        # Valid characters: a-zA-Z0-9._-
+        # This will fail at the HTTP call level, but should pass validation
+        response = test_app.get(
+            "/api/gitea/repos/valid-owner_123/repo.name-456/commits",
+            headers=admin_headers
+        )
+
+        # Should not be 400 (validation error), but may be 500/503 (HTTP error)
+        assert response.status_code != 400
+
+    def test_list_commits_without_auth(self, test_app):
+        """Test listing commits without authentication."""
+        response = test_app.get("/api/gitea/repos/owner/repo/commits")
+
+        assert response.status_code == 401
+