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+import { INestApplication } from '@nestjs/common';
+import * as request from 'supertest';
+import { createTestApp, createTestUser, generateTokensForUser, cleanupTestData } from './test-utils';
+import { v4 as uuidv4 } from 'uuid';
+
+describe('PersonsController (e2e)', () => {
+  let app: INestApplication;
+  let accessToken: string;
+  let testUser: any;
+  let testUserId: string;
+  let testProjectId: string;
+  let testPersonId: string;
+  let testGroupId: string;
+
+  beforeAll(async () => {
+    app = await createTestApp();
+    
+    // Create a test user and generate tokens
+    testUser = await createTestUser(app);
+    testUserId = testUser.id;
+    const tokens = await generateTokensForUser(app, testUserId);
+    accessToken = tokens.accessToken;
+
+    // Create a test project
+    const projectResponse = await request(app.getHttpServer())
+      .post('/api/projects')
+      .set('Authorization', `Bearer ${accessToken}`)
+      .send({
+        name: `Test Project ${uuidv4().substring(0, 8)}`,
+        description: 'Test project for e2e tests',
+        ownerId: testUserId
+      });
+    testProjectId = projectResponse.body.id;
+
+    // Create a test group
+    const groupResponse = await request(app.getHttpServer())
+      .post('/api/groups')
+      .set('Authorization', `Bearer ${accessToken}`)
+      .send({
+        name: `Test Group ${uuidv4().substring(0, 8)}`,
+        projectId: testProjectId,
+        description: 'Test group for e2e tests'
+      });
+    testGroupId = groupResponse.body.id;
+  });
+
+  afterAll(async () => {
+    // Clean up test data
+    if (testPersonId) {
+      await request(app.getHttpServer())
+        .delete(`/api/persons/${testPersonId}`)
+        .set('Authorization', `Bearer ${accessToken}`);
+    }
+    
+    if (testGroupId) {
+      await request(app.getHttpServer())
+        .delete(`/api/groups/${testGroupId}`)
+        .set('Authorization', `Bearer ${accessToken}`);
+    }
+    
+    if (testProjectId) {
+      await request(app.getHttpServer())
+        .delete(`/api/projects/${testProjectId}`)
+        .set('Authorization', `Bearer ${accessToken}`);
+    }
+    
+    await cleanupTestData(app, testUserId);
+    await app.close();
+  });
+
+  describe('POST /api/persons', () => {
+    it('should create a new person', async () => {
+      const createPersonDto = {
+        name: `Test Person ${uuidv4().substring(0, 8)}`,
+        projectId: testProjectId,
+        skills: ['JavaScript', 'TypeScript'],
+        metadata: { email: 'testperson@example.com' }
+      };
+      
+      const response = await request(app.getHttpServer())
+        .post('/api/persons')
+        .set('Authorization', `Bearer ${accessToken}`)
+        .send(createPersonDto)
+        .expect(201);
+      
+      expect(response.body).toHaveProperty('id');
+      expect(response.body.name).toBe(createPersonDto.name);
+      expect(response.body.projectId).toBe(createPersonDto.projectId);
+      expect(response.body.skills).toEqual(createPersonDto.skills);
+      
+      testPersonId = response.body.id;
+    });
+
+    it('should return 401 when not authenticated', () => {
+      return request(app.getHttpServer())
+        .post('/api/persons')
+        .send({
+          name: 'Unauthorized Person',
+          projectId: testProjectId
+        })
+        .expect(401);
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('GET /api/persons', () => {
+    it('should return all persons', () => {
+      return request(app.getHttpServer())
+        .get('/api/persons')
+        .set('Authorization', `Bearer ${accessToken}`)
+        .expect(200)
+        .expect((res) => {
+          expect(Array.isArray(res.body)).toBe(true);
+          expect(res.body.length).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+          expect(res.body.some(person => person.id === testPersonId)).toBe(true);
+        });
+    });
+
+    it('should filter persons by project ID', () => {
+      return request(app.getHttpServer())
+        .get(`/api/persons?projectId=${testProjectId}`)
+        .set('Authorization', `Bearer ${accessToken}`)
+        .expect(200)
+        .expect((res) => {
+          expect(Array.isArray(res.body)).toBe(true);
+          expect(res.body.length).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+          expect(res.body.every(person => person.projectId === testProjectId)).toBe(true);
+        });
+    });
+
+    it('should return 401 when not authenticated', () => {
+      return request(app.getHttpServer())
+        .get('/api/persons')
+        .expect(401);
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('GET /api/persons/:id', () => {
+    it('should return a person by ID', () => {
+      return request(app.getHttpServer())
+        .get(`/api/persons/${testPersonId}`)
+        .set('Authorization', `Bearer ${accessToken}`)
+        .expect(200)
+        .expect((res) => {
+          expect(res.body).toHaveProperty('id', testPersonId);
+          expect(res.body).toHaveProperty('projectId', testProjectId);
+        });
+    });
+
+    it('should return 401 when not authenticated', () => {
+      return request(app.getHttpServer())
+        .get(`/api/persons/${testPersonId}`)
+        .expect(401);
+    });
+
+    it('should return 404 for non-existent person', () => {
+      const nonExistentId = uuidv4();
+      return request(app.getHttpServer())
+        .get(`/api/persons/${nonExistentId}`)
+        .set('Authorization', `Bearer ${accessToken}`)
+        .expect(404);
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('PATCH /api/persons/:id', () => {
+    it('should update a person', () => {
+      const updateData = {
+        name: `Updated Person ${uuidv4().substring(0, 8)}`,
+        skills: ['JavaScript', 'TypeScript', 'NestJS']
+      };
+      
+      return request(app.getHttpServer())
+        .patch(`/api/persons/${testPersonId}`)
+        .set('Authorization', `Bearer ${accessToken}`)
+        .send(updateData)
+        .expect(200)
+        .expect((res) => {
+          expect(res.body).toHaveProperty('id', testPersonId);
+          expect(res.body.name).toBe(updateData.name);
+          expect(res.body.skills).toEqual(updateData.skills);
+        });
+    });
+
+    it('should return 401 when not authenticated', () => {
+      return request(app.getHttpServer())
+        .patch(`/api/persons/${testPersonId}`)
+        .send({ name: 'Unauthorized Update' })
+        .expect(401);
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('POST /api/persons/:id/groups/:groupId', () => {
+    it('should add a person to a group', () => {
+      return request(app.getHttpServer())
+        .post(`/api/persons/${testPersonId}/groups/${testGroupId}`)
+        .set('Authorization', `Bearer ${accessToken}`)
+        .expect(201);
+    });
+
+    it('should return 401 when not authenticated', () => {
+      return request(app.getHttpServer())
+        .post(`/api/persons/${testPersonId}/groups/${testGroupId}`)
+        .expect(401);
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('GET /api/persons/project/:projectId/group/:groupId', () => {
+    it('should get persons by project ID and group ID', () => {
+      return request(app.getHttpServer())
+        .get(`/api/persons/project/${testProjectId}/group/${testGroupId}`)
+        .set('Authorization', `Bearer ${accessToken}`)
+        .expect(200)
+        .expect((res) => {
+          expect(Array.isArray(res.body)).toBe(true);
+          expect(res.body.length).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+          expect(res.body.some(person => person.id === testPersonId)).toBe(true);
+        });
+    });
+
+    it('should return 401 when not authenticated', () => {
+      return request(app.getHttpServer())
+        .get(`/api/persons/project/${testProjectId}/group/${testGroupId}`)
+        .expect(401);
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('DELETE /api/persons/:id/groups/:groupId', () => {
+    it('should remove a person from a group', () => {
+      return request(app.getHttpServer())
+        .delete(`/api/persons/${testPersonId}/groups/${testGroupId}`)
+        .set('Authorization', `Bearer ${accessToken}`)
+        .expect(204);
+    });
+
+    it('should return 401 when not authenticated', () => {
+      return request(app.getHttpServer())
+        .delete(`/api/persons/${testPersonId}/groups/${testGroupId}`)
+        .expect(401);
+    });
+  });
+
+  // Note: We're not testing the DELETE /api/persons/:id endpoint here to avoid complications with test cleanup
+});
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