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+;;; test-bootstrap.el --- Common test initialization for pearl -*- lexical-binding: t; -*-
+
+;; Copyright (C) 2026 Craig Jennings
+
+;; Author: Craig Jennings <c@cjennings.net>
+
+;; This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+;; it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+;; the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+;; (at your option) any later version.
+
+;; This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+;; but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+;; MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+;; GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+;; You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+;; along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+;;; Commentary:
+
+;; Shared initialization for all pearl test files.
+;; Handles package setup, dependency loading, and loading the package source.
+;;
+;; Usage: (require 'test-bootstrap (expand-file-name "test-bootstrap.el"))
+
+;;; Code:
+
+;; Initialize package system for batch mode
+(when noninteractive
+  (package-initialize))
+
+(require 'ert)
+
+;; Load dependencies required by pearl
+(require 'request)
+(require 'json)
+(require 'dash)
+(require 's)
+(require 'org)
+(require 'cl-lib)
+
+;; Load pearl from parent directory
+(load (expand-file-name "../pearl.el") nil t)
+
+(provide 'test-bootstrap)
+;;; test-bootstrap.el ends here