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+import Service from '@ember/service';
+import sinon from 'sinon';
+import {describe, it} from 'mocha';
+import {expect} from 'chai';
+import {setupTest} from 'ember-mocha';
+
+// Stub modals service
+class ModalsStub extends Service {
+    open() {
+        return Promise.resolve();
+    }
+}
+
+describe('Unit: Re-authenticate error handling', function () {
+    setupTest();
+
+    beforeEach(function () {
+        this.owner.register('service:modals', ModalsStub);
+    });
+
+    it('identifies 2FA token required error', function () {
+        const isTwoFactorTokenRequiredError = (error) => {
+            return error?.payload?.errors?.[0]?.code === '2FA_TOKEN_REQUIRED';
+        };
+
+        const error2FA = {
+            payload: {
+                errors: [{
+                    code: '2FA_TOKEN_REQUIRED'
+                }]
+            }
+        };
+
+        const regularError = {
+            payload: {
+                errors: [{
+                    message: 'Access denied.'
+                }]
+            }
+        };
+
+        expect(isTwoFactorTokenRequiredError(error2FA)).to.be.true;
+        expect(isTwoFactorTokenRequiredError(regularError)).to.be.false;
+    });
+
+    it('identifies different error types', function () {
+        const isTwoFactorTokenRequiredError = (error) => {
+            return error?.payload?.errors?.[0]?.code === '2FA_TOKEN_REQUIRED';
+        };
+
+        const errors = [
+            {
+                payload: {
+                    errors: [{
+                        code: '2FA_TOKEN_REQUIRED'
+                    }]
+                },
+                expected: true
+            },
+            {
+                payload: {
+                    errors: [{
+                        message: 'Access denied.'
+                    }]
+                },
+                expected: false
+            },
+            {
+                payload: {
+                    errors: [{
+                        code: 'DIFFERENT_ERROR'
+                    }]
+                },
+                expected: false
+            }
+        ];
+
+        errors.forEach((testCase) => {
+            expect(
+                isTwoFactorTokenRequiredError(testCase),
+                `should ${testCase.expected ? '' : 'not '}identify as 2FA error`
+            ).to.equal(testCase.expected);
+        });
+    });
+
+    it('calls re-verify modal exactly once for 2FA error', async function () {
+        const modals = this.owner.lookup('service:modals');
+        const openSpy = sinon.spy(modals, 'open');
+
+        const handleError = async (error) => {
+            if (error?.payload?.errors?.[0]?.code === '2FA_TOKEN_REQUIRED') {
+                await modals.open('editor/modals/re-verify');
+                return true;
+            }
+            return false;
+        };
+
+        const error2FA = {
+            payload: {
+                errors: [{
+                    code: '2FA_TOKEN_REQUIRED'
+                }]
+            }
+        };
+
+        await handleError(error2FA);
+
+        expect(openSpy.calledOnce, 're-verify modal called once').to.be.true;
+        expect(openSpy.firstCall.args[0]).to.equal('editor/modals/re-verify');
+    });
+}); 
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