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+import { db } from "@budibase/backend-core"
+import TestConfiguration from "../../../tests/utilities/TestConfiguration"
+import { rawUserMetadata, syncGlobalUsers } from "../utils"
+
+describe("syncGlobalUsers", () => {
+  const config = new TestConfiguration()
+
+  beforeAll(async () => {
+    await config.init()
+  })
+
+  afterAll(config.end)
+
+  it("the default user is synced", async () => {
+    await config.doInContext(config.appId, async () => {
+      await syncGlobalUsers()
+
+      const metadata = await rawUserMetadata()
+      expect(metadata).toHaveLength(1)
+      expect(metadata).toEqual([
+        expect.objectContaining({
+          _id: db.generateUserMetadataID(config.user._id),
+        }),
+      ])
+    })
+  })
+
+  it("app users are synced", async () => {
+    await config.doInContext(config.appId, async () => {
+      const user1 = await config.createUser()
+      const user2 = await config.createUser()
+
+      await syncGlobalUsers()
+
+      const metadata = await rawUserMetadata()
+      expect(metadata).toHaveLength(3)
+      expect(metadata).toContainEqual(
+        expect.objectContaining({
+          _id: db.generateUserMetadataID(user1._id),
+        })
+      )
+      expect(metadata).toContainEqual(
+        expect.objectContaining({
+          _id: db.generateUserMetadataID(user2._id),
+        })
+      )
+    })
+  })
+})