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+import TestContainer from 'mocha-test-container-support';
+
+import {
+  cleanup
+} from '@testing-library/preact/pure';
+
+import {
+  clearBpmnJS,
+  setBpmnJS,
+  insertCoreStyles,
+  insertBpmnStyles,
+  enableLogging
+} from 'test/TestHelper';
+
+import {
+  query as domQuery
+} from 'min-dom';
+
+import Modeler from 'bpmn-js/lib/Modeler';
+import NavigatedViewer from 'bpmn-js/lib/NavigatedViewer';
+
+import BpmnPropertiesPanel from 'src/render';
+
+import BpmnPropertiesProvider from 'src/provider/bpmn';
+import ZeebePropertiesProvider from 'src/provider/zeebe';
+
+import ZeebeModdle from 'zeebe-bpmn-moddle/resources/zeebe';
+
+import TooltipProvider from 'src/contextProvider/zeebe/TooltipProvider';
+
+import {
+  insertCSS
+} from '../TestHelper';
+
+insertCoreStyles();
+insertBpmnStyles();
+
+insertCSS('readonly-properties-panel', `
+  .bio-properties-panel-input,
+  .bio-properties-panel-checkbox {
+    pointer-events: none;
+  }
+`);
+
+
+describe('<BpmnPropertiesPanelRenderer>', function() {
+
+  afterEach(() => cleanup());
+
+  let modelerContainer;
+
+  let propertiesContainer;
+
+  let container;
+
+  beforeEach(function() {
+    modelerContainer = document.createElement('div');
+    modelerContainer.classList.add('modeler-container');
+
+    propertiesContainer = document.createElement('div');
+    propertiesContainer.classList.add('properties-container');
+
+    container = TestContainer.get(this);
+
+    container.appendChild(modelerContainer);
+    container.appendChild(propertiesContainer);
+  });
+
+  async function createModeler(xml, options = {}, BpmnJS = Modeler) {
+    const {
+      shouldImport = true,
+      additionalModules = [
+        BpmnPropertiesPanel,
+        BpmnPropertiesProvider,
+        ZeebePropertiesProvider
+      ],
+      moddleExtensions = {
+        zeebe: ZeebeModdle
+      },
+      description = {},
+      tooltip = {},
+      layout = {}
+    } = options;
+
+    clearBpmnJS();
+
+    const modeler = new BpmnJS({
+      container: modelerContainer,
+      keyboard: {
+        bindTo: document
+      },
+      additionalModules,
+      moddleExtensions,
+      propertiesPanel: {
+        parent: propertiesContainer,
+        feelTooltipContainer: container,
+        description,
+        tooltip,
+        layout
+      },
+      ...options
+    });
+
+    enableLogging && enableLogging(modeler);
+
+    setBpmnJS(modeler);
+
+    if (!shouldImport) {
+      return { modeler };
+    }
+
+    try {
+      const result = await modeler.importXML(xml);
+
+      return { error: null, warnings: result.warnings, modeler: modeler };
+    } catch (err) {
+      return { error: err, warnings: err.warnings, modeler: modeler };
+    }
+  }
+
+
+  it.only('should work with viewer', async function() {
+
+    // given
+    const diagramXml = require('test/fixtures/service-task.bpmn').default;
+
+    const FakeModelingServicesModule = {
+      commandStack: [ 'value', {
+        registerHandler() { }
+      } ],
+      bpmnFactory: [ 'value', {} ],
+      modeling: [ 'value', {
+        updateProperties() { }
+      } ]
+    };
+
+    // when
+    const result = await createModeler(
+      diagramXml,
+      {
+        additionalModules: [
+          FakeModelingServicesModule,
+          BpmnPropertiesPanel,
+          BpmnPropertiesProvider,
+          ZeebePropertiesProvider
+        ],
+        moddleExtensions: {
+          zeebe: ZeebeModdle
+        },
+        tooltip: TooltipProvider
+      },
+      NavigatedViewer
+    );
+
+    // then
+    expect(result.error).not.to.exist;
+  });
+
+});
+
+
+// helpers /////////////////////
+
+// eslint-disable-next-line
+function getGroup(container, id) {
+  return domQuery(`[data-group-id="group-${id}"`, container);
+}
+
+// eslint-disable-next-line
+function getHeaderName(container) {
+  return domQuery('.bio-properties-panel-header-label', container).innerText;
+}
+
+// eslint-disable-next-line
+function getFeelPopup(container) {
+  return domQuery('.bio-properties-panel-feel-popup', container);
+}
+
+// eslint-disable-next-line
+function getOpenFeelPopup(id, container) {
+  return container.querySelector(`[data-entry-id="${id}"] .bio-properties-panel-open-feel-popup`);
+}