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+import { expect, fixture, waitUntil } from '@open-wc/testing';
+import { sendKeys } from '@web/test-runner-commands';
+import { html } from 'lit';
+import sinon from 'sinon';
+import type SlMenuItem from '../menu-item/menu-item';
+import type SlMenu from './menu';
+
+interface Payload {
+  item: SlMenuItem;
+}
+
+const createTestMenu = (): Promise<SlMenu> => {
+  return fixture<SlMenu>(html`
+    <sl-menu>
+      <sl-menu-item value="test1">test1</sl-menu-item>
+      <sl-menu-item value="test2">test2</sl-menu-item>
+      <sl-menu-item value="test3">test3</sl-menu-item>
+      <sl-menu-item value="testDisabled" disabled>testDisabled</sl-menu-item>
+    </sl-menu>
+  `);
+};
+
+const clickOnItemWithValue = (menu: SlMenu, value: string) => {
+  const clickedItem = menu.querySelector(`[value=${value}]`);
+  if (clickedItem) {
+    (clickedItem as SlMenuItem).click();
+  }
+};
+
+const spyOnSelectHandler = (menu: SlMenu): sinon.SinonSpy => {
+  const selectHandler = sinon.spy();
+  menu.addEventListener('sl-select', selectHandler);
+  return selectHandler;
+};
+
+const expectSelectHandlerToHaveBeenCalledOn = async (
+  selectHandler: sinon.SinonSpy,
+  expectedValue: string
+): Promise<void> => {
+  await waitUntil(() => selectHandler.calledOnce);
+  expect(selectHandler).to.have.been.calledOnce;
+  const event = selectHandler.args[0][0] as CustomEvent;
+  const detail = event.detail as Payload;
+  expect(detail.item.value).to.equal(expectedValue);
+};
+
+describe('<sl-menu>', () => {
+  it('emits sl-select on click of an item returning the selected item as payload', async () => {
+    const menu = await createTestMenu();
+    const selectHandler = spyOnSelectHandler(menu);
+
+    clickOnItemWithValue(menu, 'test1');
+
+    await expectSelectHandlerToHaveBeenCalledOn(selectHandler, 'test1');
+  });
+
+  it('can be selected via keyboard', async () => {
+    const menu = await createTestMenu();
+    const selectHandler = spyOnSelectHandler(menu);
+
+    await sendKeys({ press: 'Tab' });
+    await sendKeys({ press: 'ArrowDown' });
+    await sendKeys({ press: 'Enter' });
+
+    await expectSelectHandlerToHaveBeenCalledOn(selectHandler, 'test2');
+  });
+
+  it('can be selected via type to select', async () => {
+    const menu = await createTestMenu();
+    const selectHandler = spyOnSelectHandler(menu);
+
+    await sendKeys({ press: 'Tab' });
+    await sendKeys({ type: 'test3' });
+    await sendKeys({ press: 'Enter' });
+
+    await expectSelectHandlerToHaveBeenCalledOn(selectHandler, 'test3');
+  });
+
+  it('does not select disabled items', async () => {
+    const menu = await createTestMenu();
+    const selectHandler = spyOnSelectHandler(menu);
+
+    await sendKeys({ press: 'Tab' });
+    await sendKeys({ type: 'testDisabled' });
+    await sendKeys({ press: 'Enter' });
+
+    await expectSelectHandlerToHaveBeenCalledOn(selectHandler, 'test1');
+  });
+});