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+const { test, expect } = require('playwright/test');
+const BASE_URL = process.env.SX_TEST_URL || 'http://localhost:8013';
+
+test.describe('Handler responses render correctly', () => {
+
+  test('bulk-update: deactivate renders proper HTML attributes', async ({ page }) => {
+    await page.goto(BASE_URL + '/sx/(geography.(hypermedia.(example.bulk-update)))', { waitUntil: 'networkidle' });
+    await page.waitForTimeout(2000);
+
+    // Check first row, note its status
+    const firstCheckbox = page.locator('input[type="checkbox"]').first();
+    await firstCheckbox.check();
+
+    // Click Deactivate
+    await page.locator('button:has-text("Deactivate")').first().click();
+    await page.waitForTimeout(3000);
+
+    // The table should still have proper HTML — no raw "class" text visible
+    const tableText = await page.locator('table').first().textContent();
+    expect(tableText).not.toContain('classpx');
+    expect(tableText).not.toContain('classborder');
+
+    // Rows should have proper class attributes, not class as text content
+    const firstTd = page.locator('table tbody tr td').first();
+    const tdClass = await firstTd.getAttribute('class');
+    expect(tdClass).toBeTruthy();
+    expect(tdClass).toContain('px-');
+  });
+
+  test('delete-row: deleted row disappears with proper rendering', async ({ page }) => {
+    await page.goto(BASE_URL + '/sx/(geography.(hypermedia.(example.delete-row)))', { waitUntil: 'networkidle' });
+    await page.waitForTimeout(2000);
+
+    const rows = page.locator('#delete-rows tr, table tbody tr');
+    const countBefore = await rows.count();
+
+    await page.locator('button:has-text("Delete")').first().click();
+    await page.waitForTimeout(3000);
+
+    // Row should be removed
+    const countAfter = await rows.count();
+    expect(countAfter).toBeLessThan(countBefore);
+
+    // Remaining rows should have proper class attrs, no raw text
+    if (countAfter > 0) {
+      const td = page.locator('table tbody tr td').first();
+      const text = await td.textContent();
+      expect(text).not.toContain('classpx');
+    }
+  });
+
+  test('click-to-load: loaded rows have proper HTML', async ({ page }) => {
+    await page.goto(BASE_URL + '/sx/(geography.(hypermedia.(example.click-to-load)))', { waitUntil: 'networkidle' });
+    await page.waitForTimeout(2000);
+
+    const rowsBefore = await page.locator('table tbody tr').count();
+    const loadBtn = page.locator('button:has-text("Load More")').first();
+    if (await loadBtn.count() > 0) {
+      await loadBtn.click();
+      await page.waitForTimeout(3000);
+
+      const rowsAfter = await page.locator('table tbody tr').count();
+      expect(rowsAfter).toBeGreaterThan(rowsBefore);
+
+      // New rows should have proper class attrs
+      const lastTd = page.locator('table tbody tr:last-child td').first();
+      const text = await lastTd.textContent();
+      expect(text).not.toContain('classpx');
+    }
+  });
+
+  test('active-search: results render as proper HTML', async ({ page }) => {
+    await page.goto(BASE_URL + '/sx/(geography.(hypermedia.(example.active-search)))', { waitUntil: 'networkidle' });
+    await page.waitForTimeout(2000);
+
+    const input = page.locator('input[placeholder*="earch"], input[name="q"]').first();
+    await input.fill('python');
+    await page.waitForTimeout(2000);
+
+    const results = page.locator('#search-results');
+    const text = await results.textContent();
+    // Should contain search results, not raw SX class text
+    expect(text).not.toContain('classpx');
+    expect(text).not.toContain('classbg');
+    expect(text.toLowerCase()).toContain('python');
+  });
+
+  test('form-submission: response renders as HTML not SX text', async ({ page }) => {
+    await page.goto(BASE_URL + '/sx/(geography.(hypermedia.(example.form-submission)))', { waitUntil: 'networkidle' });
+    await page.waitForTimeout(2000);
+
+    const form = page.locator('form').first();
+    const inputs = form.locator('input[type="text"], input:not([type])');
+    if (await inputs.count() > 0) {
+      await inputs.first().fill('test-value');
+    }
+
+    const submit = form.locator('button[type="submit"], button').first();
+    await submit.click();
+    await page.waitForTimeout(3000);
+
+    // Response should not have raw SX class text
+    const root = page.locator('#sx-root');
+    const text = await root.textContent();
+    expect(text).not.toContain('classpx');
+    expect(text).not.toContain('classborder');
+  });
+
+  test('edit-row: edited row renders with proper classes', async ({ page }) => {
+    await page.goto(BASE_URL + '/sx/(geography.(hypermedia.(example.edit-row)))', { waitUntil: 'networkidle' });
+    await page.waitForTimeout(2000);
+
+    const editBtn = page.locator('button:has-text("Edit")').first();
+    if (await editBtn.count() > 0) {
+      await editBtn.click();
+      await page.waitForTimeout(2000);
+
+      // Edit form or inline edit should not show raw class text
+      const root = page.locator('#sx-root');
+      const text = await root.textContent();
+      expect(text).not.toContain('classpx');
+    }
+  });
+
+  test('tabs: tab content renders as proper HTML', async ({ page }) => {
+    await page.goto(BASE_URL + '/sx/(geography.(hypermedia.(example.tabs)))', { waitUntil: 'networkidle' });
+    await page.waitForTimeout(2000);
+
+    // Click a tab
+    const tabs = page.locator('[sx-get*="tab"]');
+    if (await tabs.count() >= 2) {
+      await tabs.nth(1).click();
+      await page.waitForTimeout(2000);
+
+      const root = page.locator('#sx-root');
+      const text = await root.textContent();
+      expect(text).not.toContain('classpx');
+    }
+  });
+});