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+/** *******************************************************************
+ * copyright (c) 2020-2026 Red Hat, Inc.
+ *
+ * This program and the accompanying materials are made
+ * available under the terms of the Eclipse Public License 2.0
+ * which is available at https://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-2.0/
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: EPL-2.0
+ **********************************************************************/
+import { e2eContainer } from '../../configs/inversify.config';
+import { ViewSection } from 'monaco-page-objects';
+import { CLASSES } from '../../configs/inversify.types';
+import { expect } from 'chai';
+import { WorkspaceHandlingTests } from '../../tests-library/WorkspaceHandlingTests';
+import { ProjectAndFileTests } from '../../tests-library/ProjectAndFileTests';
+import { LoginTests } from '../../tests-library/LoginTests';
+import { registerRunningWorkspace } from '../MochaHooks';
+import { BrowserTabsUtil } from '../../utils/BrowserTabsUtil';
+import { BASE_TEST_CONSTANTS } from '../../constants/BASE_TEST_CONSTANTS';
+import { Dashboard } from '../../pageobjects/dashboard/Dashboard';
+import { CreateWorkspace } from '../../pageobjects/dashboard/CreateWorkspace';
+import { TIMEOUT_CONSTANTS } from '../../constants/TIMEOUT_CONSTANTS';
+
+const sampleName: string = 'Java Lombok';
+
+suite(`"Create workspace from sample with existing name" test ${BASE_TEST_CONSTANTS.TEST_ENVIRONMENT}`, function (): void {
+	const workspaceHandlingTests: WorkspaceHandlingTests = e2eContainer.get(CLASSES.WorkspaceHandlingTests);
+	const projectAndFileTests: ProjectAndFileTests = e2eContainer.get(CLASSES.ProjectAndFileTests);
+	const loginTests: LoginTests = e2eContainer.get(CLASSES.LoginTests);
+	const browserTabsUtil: BrowserTabsUtil = e2eContainer.get(CLASSES.BrowserTabsUtil);
+	const dashboard: Dashboard = e2eContainer.get(CLASSES.Dashboard);
+	const createWorkspace: CreateWorkspace = e2eContainer.get(CLASSES.CreateWorkspace);
+
+	let projectSection: ViewSection;
+	let firstWorkspaceName: string;
+	let secondWorkspaceName: string;
+
+	suiteSetup('Login', async function (): Promise<void> {
+		await loginTests.loginIntoChe();
+	});
+
+	async function openCreateWorkspacePage(): Promise<void> {
+		await dashboard.openDashboard();
+		await dashboard.waitPage();
+		await browserTabsUtil.closeAllTabsExceptCurrent();
+
+		await dashboard.clickCreateWorkspaceButton();
+		await createWorkspace.waitPage();
+	}
+
+	async function waitWorkspaceReadiness(): Promise<void> {
+		await workspaceHandlingTests.obtainWorkspaceNameFromStartingPage();
+		registerRunningWorkspace(WorkspaceHandlingTests.getWorkspaceName());
+
+		await projectAndFileTests.waitWorkspaceReadinessForCheCodeEditor();
+		projectSection = await projectAndFileTests.getProjectViewSession();
+		expect(await projectAndFileTests.getProjectTreeItem(projectSection, 'lombok-project-sample'), 'Project folder was not imported').not
+			.undefined;
+		expect(
+			await projectAndFileTests.getProjectTreeItem(projectSection, BASE_TEST_CONSTANTS.TS_SELENIUM_PROJECT_ROOT_FILE_NAME),
+			'Project files were not imported'
+		).not.undefined;
+	}
+
+	test('Verify "Create New" is on by default and create first workspace from sample', async function (): Promise<void> {
+		await openCreateWorkspacePage();
+
+		// verify "Create New" checkbox is checked by default
+		expect(await createWorkspace.isCreateNewWorkspaceCheckboxChecked(), '"Create New" checkbox should be checked by default').to.be
+			.true;
+
+		// create workspace from sample
+		const parentGUID: string = await browserTabsUtil.getCurrentWindowHandle();
+		await createWorkspace.clickOnSampleNoEditorSelection(sampleName);
+		await browserTabsUtil.waitAndSwitchToAnotherWindow(parentGUID, TIMEOUT_CONSTANTS.TS_IDE_LOAD_TIMEOUT);
+
+		await waitWorkspaceReadiness();
+		firstWorkspaceName = WorkspaceHandlingTests.getWorkspaceName();
+		expect(firstWorkspaceName, 'First workspace name should not be empty').not.empty;
+	});
+
+	test('Turn off "Create New" and verify existing workspace opens', async function (): Promise<void> {
+		await openCreateWorkspacePage();
+
+		// turn off "Create New" checkbox
+		await createWorkspace.setCreateNewWorkspaceCheckbox(false);
+		expect(await createWorkspace.isCreateNewWorkspaceCheckboxChecked(), '"Create New" checkbox should be unchecked').to.be.false;
+
+		// click on the same sample
+		const parentGUID: string = await browserTabsUtil.getCurrentWindowHandle();
+		await createWorkspace.clickOnSampleNoEditorSelection(sampleName);
+		await browserTabsUtil.waitAndSwitchToAnotherWindow(parentGUID, TIMEOUT_CONSTANTS.TS_IDE_LOAD_TIMEOUT);
+
+		await waitWorkspaceReadiness();
+
+		// verify the same workspace was opened (not a new one)
+		expect(WorkspaceHandlingTests.getWorkspaceName(), 'The existing workspace should be opened').to.be.equal(firstWorkspaceName);
+	});
+
+	test('Turn on "Create New" and verify new workspace is created without warnings', async function (): Promise<void> {
+		await openCreateWorkspacePage();
+
+		// turn on "Create New" checkbox
+		await createWorkspace.setCreateNewWorkspaceCheckbox(true);
+		expect(await createWorkspace.isCreateNewWorkspaceCheckboxChecked(), '"Create New" checkbox should be checked').to.be.true;
+
+		// click on the same sample
+		const parentGUID: string = await browserTabsUtil.getCurrentWindowHandle();
+		await createWorkspace.clickOnSampleNoEditorSelection(sampleName);
+		await browserTabsUtil.waitAndSwitchToAnotherWindow(parentGUID, TIMEOUT_CONSTANTS.TS_IDE_LOAD_TIMEOUT);
+
+		await waitWorkspaceReadiness();
+
+		secondWorkspaceName = WorkspaceHandlingTests.getWorkspaceName();
+		expect(secondWorkspaceName, 'Second workspace name should not be empty').not.empty;
+		expect(secondWorkspaceName, 'A new workspace with different name should be created').not.to.be.equal(firstWorkspaceName);
+	});
+
+	test('Turn off "Create New", verify warning with workspace list, and select second workspace', async function (): Promise<void> {
+		await openCreateWorkspacePage();
+
+		// turn off "Create New" checkbox
+		await createWorkspace.setCreateNewWorkspaceCheckbox(false);
+		expect(await createWorkspace.isCreateNewWorkspaceCheckboxChecked(), '"Create New" checkbox should be unchecked').to.be.false;
+
+		// click on the same sample
+		const parentGUID: string = await browserTabsUtil.getCurrentWindowHandle();
+		await createWorkspace.clickOnSampleNoEditorSelection(sampleName);
+		await browserTabsUtil.waitAndSwitchToAnotherWindow(parentGUID, TIMEOUT_CONSTANTS.TS_IDE_LOAD_TIMEOUT);
+
+		// wait for existing workspace found alert with list of workspaces
+		await dashboard.waitExistingWorkspaceFoundAlert();
+
+		// select the second workspace (created at step 4)
+		await dashboard.startExistedWorkspace(secondWorkspaceName);
+
+		await workspaceHandlingTests.obtainWorkspaceNameFromStartingPage();
+		registerRunningWorkspace(WorkspaceHandlingTests.getWorkspaceName());
+
+		await projectAndFileTests.waitWorkspaceReadinessForCheCodeEditor();
+
+		// verify the second workspace was opened
+		expect(WorkspaceHandlingTests.getWorkspaceName(), 'The second workspace should be opened').to.be.equal(secondWorkspaceName);
+	});
+
+	suiteTeardown('Stop and delete all created workspaces', async function (): Promise<void> {
+		await workspaceHandlingTests.stopAndRemoveWorkspace(firstWorkspaceName);
+		await workspaceHandlingTests.stopAndRemoveWorkspace(secondWorkspaceName);
+	});
+
+	suiteTeardown('Unregister running workspace', function (): void {
+		registerRunningWorkspace('');
+	});
+});