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+#!/bin/bash
+# Verification script for ENABLE_TESTS functionality
+# This script tests that the extension behaves correctly with and without ENABLE_TESTS
+
+set -e
+
+# Colors for output
+RED='\033[0;31m'
+GREEN='\033[0;32m'
+YELLOW='\033[0;33m'
+NC='\033[0m' # No Color
+
+echo "==================================="
+echo "ENABLE_TESTS Verification Script"
+echo "==================================="
+echo ""
+
+# Function to run test and capture result
+run_test() {
+    local test_name="$1"
+    echo "Running: $test_name"
+
+    # Check if test-content-script.js exists in lib/tests/
+    if [ -f "lib/tests/test-content-script.js" ]; then
+        echo "  ✓ test-content-script.js found in lib/tests/"
+    else
+        echo "  ✗ test-content-script.js NOT found in lib/tests/"
+    fi
+
+    # Check if ENABLE_TESTS condition in background.js
+    if grep -q 'if (false)' lib/background.js 2>/dev/null; then
+        echo "  ✓ Test code is disabled (if (false) found)"
+    elif grep -q 'if (true)' lib/background.js 2>/dev/null; then
+        echo "  ✓ Test code is enabled (if (true) found)"
+    else
+        echo "  ? Could not determine test code state"
+    fi
+
+    # If we had Docker working, we would run the actual test here
+    # python3 tests/test_verify.py 2>&1 | tail -5
+    # For now, we just check the build artifacts
+
+    echo ""
+}
+
+# Clean previous builds
+echo "Cleaning previous builds..."
+rm -rf lib/
+echo ""
+
+# Test 1: Production build (without ENABLE_TESTS)
+echo -e "${YELLOW}TEST 1: Production Build (without ENABLE_TESTS)${NC}"
+echo "================================================"
+npm run build > /dev/null 2>&1
+run_test "Production Build"
+
+# Expected:
+# - lib/tests/ should NOT exist
+# - background.js should have 'if (false)'
+if [ ! -d "lib/tests" ] && grep -q 'if (false)' lib/background.js 2>/dev/null; then
+    echo -e "${GREEN}✓ PASS: Production build correctly excludes test code${NC}"
+else
+    echo -e "${RED}✗ FAIL: Production build still contains test code${NC}"
+fi
+echo ""
+
+# Clean for next test
+rm -rf lib/
+
+# Test 2: Test build (with ENABLE_TESTS=true)
+echo -e "${YELLOW}TEST 2: Test Build (with ENABLE_TESTS=true)${NC}"
+echo "============================================="
+ENABLE_TESTS=true npm run build > /dev/null 2>&1
+run_test "Test Build"
+
+# Expected:
+# - lib/tests/test-content-script.js should exist
+# - background.js should have 'if (true)'
+if [ -f "lib/tests/test-content-script.js" ] && grep -q 'if (true)' lib/background.js 2>/dev/null; then
+    echo -e "${GREEN}✓ PASS: Test build correctly includes test code${NC}"
+else
+    echo -e "${RED}✗ FAIL: Test build missing test code${NC}"
+fi
+echo ""
+
+# Summary
+echo "==================================="
+echo "SUMMARY"
+echo "==================================="
+echo ""
+
+# Check both conditions for final verdict
+PROD_OK=false
+TEST_OK=false
+
+# Re-test production build
+rm -rf lib/
+npm run build > /dev/null 2>&1
+if [ ! -d "lib/tests" ] && grep -q 'if (false)' lib/background.js 2>/dev/null; then
+    PROD_OK=true
+fi
+
+# Re-test test build
+rm -rf lib/
+ENABLE_TESTS=true npm run build > /dev/null 2>&1
+if [ -f "lib/tests/test-content-script.js" ] && grep -q 'if (true)' lib/background.js 2>/dev/null; then
+    TEST_OK=true
+fi
+
+if $PROD_OK && $TEST_OK; then
+    echo -e "${GREEN}✓ SUCCESS: ENABLE_TESTS mechanism works correctly!${NC}"
+    echo "  - Production builds exclude test code"
+    echo "  - Test builds include test code"
+    exit 0
+else
+    echo -e "${RED}✗ FAILURE: ENABLE_TESTS mechanism has issues${NC}"
+    if ! $PROD_OK; then
+        echo "  - Production build problem detected"
+    fi
+    if ! $TEST_OK; then
+        echo "  - Test build problem detected"
+    fi
+    exit 1
+fi
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