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+/**
+ * Copyright (c) Meta Platforms, Inc. and affiliates.
+ *
+ * This source code is licensed under the MIT license found in the
+ * LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree.
+ *
+ * @flow strict-local
+ * @format
+ */
+
+import setUpDefaultReactNativeEnvironment from 'react-native/src/private/setup/setUpDefaultReactNativeEnvironment';
+
+describe('setUpReactNativeEnvironment', () => {
+  it('should not load components as a side effect', () => {
+    // We set up has not been done yet.
+    expect(globalThis.self).toBeUndefined();
+
+    setUpDefaultReactNativeEnvironment(false);
+
+    // The set up worked.
+    expect(globalThis.self).toBe(globalThis);
+
+    // Verify that `View` and `Text` are not loaded as a side-effect
+
+    // $FlowExpectedError[prop-missing]
+    const viewModuleId = require.resolveWeak(
+      'react-native/Libraries/Components/View/View',
+    );
+    // $FlowExpectedError[prop-missing]
+    const textModuleId = require.resolveWeak(
+      'react-native/Libraries/Text/Text',
+    );
+    // $FlowExpectedError[prop-missing]
+    const metroModules = require.getModules();
+    const viewModule = metroModules.get(viewModuleId);
+    const textModule = metroModules.get(textModuleId);
+    expect(viewModule).toBeInstanceOf(Object);
+    expect(textModule).toBeInstanceOf(Object);
+
+    expect(viewModule.isInitialized).toBe(false);
+    expect(textModule.isInitialized).toBe(false);
+
+    // But then we can detect when they're loaded (to verify the previous
+    // detection works).
+
+    require('react-native').View;
+
+    expect(viewModule.isInitialized).toBe(true);
+    expect(textModule.isInitialized).toBe(false);
+
+    require('react-native').Text;
+
+    expect(viewModule.isInitialized).toBe(true);
+    expect(textModule.isInitialized).toBe(true);
+  });
+});