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+---
+"@wpengine/wp-graphql-content-blocks": patch
+---
+
+tests: Add tests for CoreParagraph block
diff --git a/tests/unit/CoreParagraphTest.php b/tests/unit/CoreParagraphTest.php
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+<?php
+
+namespace WPGraphQL\ContentBlocks\Unit;
+
+final class CoreParagraphTest extends PluginTestCase {
+	/**
+	 * The ID of the post created for the test.
+	 *
+	 * @var int
+	 */
+	public $post_id;
+
+	/**
+	 * Set up the test environment.
+	 */
+	public function setUp(): void {
+		parent::setUp();
+
+		$this->post_id = wp_insert_post(
+			[
+				'post_title'   => 'Post with Paragraph',
+				'post_content' => '',
+				'post_status'  => 'publish',
+			]
+		);
+
+		\WPGraphQL::clear_schema();
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Tear down the test environment.
+	 */
+	public function tearDown(): void {
+		parent::tearDown();
+
+		wp_delete_post( $this->post_id, true );
+
+		\WPGraphQL::clear_schema();
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Provide the GraphQL query for testing.
+	 *
+	 * @return string The GraphQL query.
+	 */
+	public function query(): string {
+		return '
+			fragment CoreParagraphBlockFragment on CoreParagraph {
+				attributes {
+					align
+					anchor
+					backgroundColor
+					className
+					content
+					cssClassName
+					dropCap
+					direction
+					fontFamily
+					fontSize
+					gradient
+					lock
+					# metadata
+					placeholder
+					style
+					textColor
+				}
+			}
+			query Post( $id: ID! ) {
+				post(id: $id, idType: DATABASE_ID) {
+					databaseId
+					editorBlocks {
+						apiVersion
+						blockEditorCategoryName
+						clientId
+						cssClassNames
+						innerBlocks {
+							name
+						}
+						isDynamic
+						name
+						parentClientId
+						renderedHtml
+						... on BlockWithSupportsAnchor {
+							anchor
+						}
+						...CoreParagraphBlockFragment
+					}
+				}
+			}
+		';
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Test the retrieval of core/paragraph block attributes.
+	 *
+	 * Attributes covered:
+	 * - align
+	 * - backgroundColor
+	 * - textColor
+	 * - fontSize
+	 * - fontFamily
+	 * - content
+	 * - cssClassName
+	 *
+	 * @return void
+	 */
+	public function test_retrieve_core_paragraph_attributes() {
+		$block_content = '
+			<!-- wp:paragraph {"align":"center","backgroundColor":"pale-cyan-blue","textColor":"vivid-red","fontSize":"large","fontFamily":"helvetica-arial"} -->
+			<p class="has-text-align-center has-vivid-red-color has-pale-cyan-blue-background-color has-text-color has-background has-large-font-size has-helvetica-arial-font-family">This is a test paragraph with various attributes.</p>
+			<!-- /wp:paragraph -->
+		';
+
+		wp_update_post(
+			[
+				'ID'           => $this->post_id,
+				'post_content' => $block_content,
+			]
+		);
+
+		$query     = $this->query();
+		$variables = [
+			'id' => $this->post_id,
+		];
+
+		$actual = graphql( compact( 'query', 'variables' ) );
+
+		$this->assertArrayNotHasKey( 'errors', $actual, 'There should not be any errors' );
+		$this->assertArrayHasKey( 'data', $actual, 'The data key should be present' );
+		$this->assertArrayHasKey( 'post', $actual['data'], 'The post key should be present' );
+
+		$this->assertEquals( $this->post_id, $actual['data']['post']['databaseId'], 'The post ID should match' );
+
+		$this->assertEquals( 1, count( $actual['data']['post']['editorBlocks'] ) );
+
+		$block = $actual['data']['post']['editorBlocks'][0];
+
+		$this->assertNotEmpty( $block['apiVersion'], 'The apiVersion should be present' );
+		$this->assertEquals( 'text', $block['blockEditorCategoryName'], 'The blockEditorCategoryName should be text' );
+		$this->assertNotEmpty( $block['clientId'], 'The clientId should be present' );
+
+		$this->assertEmpty( $block['innerBlocks'], 'There should be no inner blocks' );
+		$this->assertEquals( 'core/paragraph', $block['name'], 'The block name should be core/paragraph' );
+		$this->assertEmpty( $block['parentClientId'], 'There should be no parentClientId' );
+		$this->assertNotEmpty( $block['renderedHtml'], 'The renderedHtml should be present' );
+
+		$attributes = $block['attributes'];
+		$this->assertEquals(
+			[
+				'align'           => 'center', // previously untested
+				'anchor'          => null,
+				'backgroundColor' => 'pale-cyan-blue', // previously untested
+				'className'       => null,
+				'content'         => 'This is a test paragraph with various attributes.', // previously untested
+				'cssClassName'    => 'has-text-align-center has-vivid-red-color has-pale-cyan-blue-background-color has-text-color has-background has-large-font-size has-helvetica-arial-font-family', // previously untested
+				'dropCap'         => false,
+				'direction'       => null,
+				'fontFamily'      => 'helvetica-arial', // previously untested
+				'fontSize'        => 'large', // previously untested
+				'gradient'        => null,
+				'lock'            => null,
+				'placeholder'     => null,
+				'style'           => null,
+				'textColor'       => 'vivid-red', // previously untested
+			],
+			$attributes
+		);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Test retrieval of core/paragraph block with drop cap and custom styles.
+	 *
+	 * Attributes covered:
+	 * - dropCap
+	 * - style (typography and spacing)
+	 * - content
+	 * - cssClassName
+	 *
+	 * @return void
+	 */
+	public function test_retrieve_core_paragraph_with_drop_cap_and_custom_styles() {
+		$block_content = '
+			<!-- wp:paragraph {"dropCap":true,"style":{"typography":{"lineHeight":"2","textTransform":"uppercase"},"spacing":{"padding":{"top":"20px","right":"20px","bottom":"20px","left":"20px"}}}} -->
+			<p class="has-drop-cap" style="padding-top:20px;padding-right:20px;padding-bottom:20px;padding-left:20px;line-height:2;text-transform:uppercase">This is a paragraph with drop cap and custom styles.</p>
+			<!-- /wp:paragraph -->
+		';
+
+		wp_update_post(
+			[
+				'ID'           => $this->post_id,
+				'post_content' => $block_content,
+			]
+		);
+
+		$query     = $this->query();
+		$variables = [
+			'id' => $this->post_id,
+		];
+
+		$actual = graphql( compact( 'query', 'variables' ) );
+
+		$this->assertArrayNotHasKey( 'errors', $actual, 'There should not be any errors' );
+		$this->assertArrayHasKey( 'data', $actual, 'The data key should be present' );
+		$this->assertArrayHasKey( 'post', $actual['data'], 'The post key should be present' );
+
+		$this->assertEquals( $this->post_id, $actual['data']['post']['databaseId'], 'The post ID should match' );
+
+		$this->assertEquals( 1, count( $actual['data']['post']['editorBlocks'] ) );
+
+		$block = $actual['data']['post']['editorBlocks'][0];
+
+		$this->assertEquals( 'core/paragraph', $block['name'], 'The block name should be core/paragraph' );
+
+		$attributes = $block['attributes'];
+		$this->assertEquals(
+			[
+				'align'           => null,
+				'anchor'          => null,
+				'backgroundColor' => null,
+				'className'       => null,
+				'content'         => 'This is a paragraph with drop cap and custom styles.',
+				'cssClassName'    => 'has-drop-cap',
+				'dropCap'         => true, // previously untested
+				'direction'       => null,
+				'fontFamily'      => null,
+				'fontSize'        => null,
+				'gradient'        => null,
+				'lock'            => null,
+				'placeholder'     => null,
+				'style'           => wp_json_encode( // previously untested
+					[
+						'typography' => [
+							'lineHeight'    => '2',
+							'textTransform' => 'uppercase',
+						],
+						'spacing'    => [
+							'padding' => [
+								'top'    => '20px',
+								'right'  => '20px',
+								'bottom' => '20px',
+								'left'   => '20px',
+							],
+						],
+					]
+				),
+				'textColor'       => null,
+			],
+			$attributes
+		);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Test retrieval of core/paragraph block with direction and gradient.
+	 *
+	 * - Attributes covered:
+	 * - align
+	 * - direction
+	 * - gradient
+	 * - content
+	 * - cssClassName
+	 *
+	 * @return void
+	 */
+	public function test_retrieve_core_paragraph_with_direction_and_gradient() {
+		$block_content = '
+			<!-- wp:paragraph {"align":"right","direction":"rtl","gradient":"vivid-cyan-blue-to-vivid-purple"} -->
+			<p class="has-text-align-right has-vivid-cyan-blue-to-vivid-purple-gradient-background" style="direction:rtl">This is a right-aligned RTL paragraph with a gradient background.</p>
+			<!-- /wp:paragraph -->
+		';
+
+		wp_update_post(
+			[
+				'ID'           => $this->post_id,
+				'post_content' => $block_content,
+			]
+		);
+
+		$query     = $this->query();
+		$variables = [
+			'id' => $this->post_id,
+		];
+
+		$actual = graphql( compact( 'query', 'variables' ) );
+
+		$this->assertArrayNotHasKey( 'errors', $actual, 'There should not be any errors' );
+		$this->assertArrayHasKey( 'data', $actual, 'The data key should be present' );
+		$this->assertArrayHasKey( 'post', $actual['data'], 'The post key should be present' );
+
+		$this->assertEquals( $this->post_id, $actual['data']['post']['databaseId'], 'The post ID should match' );
+
+		$this->assertEquals( 1, count( $actual['data']['post']['editorBlocks'] ) );
+
+		$block = $actual['data']['post']['editorBlocks'][0];
+
+		$this->assertEquals( 'core/paragraph', $block['name'], 'The block name should be core/paragraph' );
+
+		$attributes = $block['attributes'];
+		$this->assertEquals(
+			[
+				'align'           => 'right',
+				'anchor'          => null,
+				'backgroundColor' => null,
+				'className'       => null,
+				'content'         => 'This is a right-aligned RTL paragraph with a gradient background.',
+				'cssClassName'    => 'has-text-align-right has-vivid-cyan-blue-to-vivid-purple-gradient-background',
+				'dropCap'         => false,
+				'direction'       => 'rtl', // previously untested
+				'fontFamily'      => null,
+				'fontSize'        => null,
+				'gradient'        => 'vivid-cyan-blue-to-vivid-purple', // previously untested
+				'lock'            => null,
+				'placeholder'     => null,
+				'style'           => null,
+				'textColor'       => null,
+			],
+			$attributes
+		);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Test retrieval of core/paragraph block with additional attributes.
+	 *
+	 * Attributes covered:
+	 * - anchor
+	 * - className
+	 * - lock
+	 * - placeholder
+	 *
+	 * @return void
+	 */
+	public function test_retrieve_core_paragraph_with_additional_attributes() {
+		$block_content = '
+			<!-- wp:paragraph {"anchor":"test-anchor","className":"custom-class","lock":{"move":true,"remove":true},"metadata":{"someKey":"someValue"},"placeholder":"Type here..."} -->
+			<p class="custom-class" id="test-anchor">This is a paragraph with additional attributes.</p>
+			<!-- /wp:paragraph -->
+		';
+
+		wp_update_post(
+			[
+				'ID'           => $this->post_id,
+				'post_content' => $block_content,
+			]
+		);
+
+		$query     = $this->query();
+		$variables = [
+			'id' => $this->post_id,
+		];
+
+		$actual = graphql( compact( 'query', 'variables' ) );
+
+		$this->assertArrayNotHasKey( 'errors', $actual, 'There should not be any errors' );
+		$this->assertArrayHasKey( 'data', $actual, 'The data key should be present' );
+		$this->assertArrayHasKey( 'post', $actual['data'], 'The post key should be present' );
+
+		$this->assertEquals( $this->post_id, $actual['data']['post']['databaseId'], 'The post ID should match' );
+
+		$this->assertEquals( 1, count( $actual['data']['post']['editorBlocks'] ) );
+
+		$block = $actual['data']['post']['editorBlocks'][0];
+
+		$this->assertEquals( 'core/paragraph', $block['name'], 'The block name should be core/paragraph' );
+
+		$attributes = $block['attributes'];
+		$this->assertEquals(
+			[
+				'align'           => null,
+				'anchor'          => 'test-anchor', // previously untested
+				'backgroundColor' => null,
+				'className'       => 'custom-class', // previously untested
+				'content'         => 'This is a paragraph with additional attributes.',
+				'cssClassName'    => 'custom-class',
+				'dropCap'         => false,
+				'direction'       => null,
+				'fontFamily'      => null,
+				'fontSize'        => null,
+				'gradient'        => null,
+				'lock'            => '{"move":true,"remove":true}', // previously untested
+				'placeholder'     => 'Type here...', // previously untested
+				'style'           => null,
+				'textColor'       => null,
+			],
+			$attributes
+		);
+	}
+}