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+/*---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ *  Copyright (C) 2026 Posit Software, PBC. All rights reserved.
+ *  Licensed under the Elastic License 2.0. See LICENSE.txt for license information.
+ *--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+
+import { join } from 'path';
+import * as fs from 'fs';
+import { test, expect, tags } from '../_test.setup';
+
+test.use({
+	suiteId: __filename
+});
+
+test.describe('Reticulate - F1 Help', {
+	tag: [tags.RETICULATE, tags.WEB, tags.HELP, tags.SOFT_FAIL],
+}, () => {
+	let reticulateVersionSupported = false;
+
+	test.beforeAll(async function ({ app, sessions, logger }) {
+		try {
+			// Start R session and check reticulate version
+			const { console, variables } = app.workbench;
+			await sessions.start('r');
+
+			await console.pasteCodeToConsole('supported <- packageVersion("reticulate") >= "1.44.1.9000"', true);
+			await console.waitForExecutionComplete();
+
+			try {
+				await variables.expectVariableToBe('supported', 'TRUE');
+				reticulateVersionSupported = true;
+			} catch (e) {
+				logger.log('Reticulate version < 1.44.1.9000 does not support F1 help for Python objects. Tests will be skipped.');
+				reticulateVersionSupported = false;
+			}
+		} catch (e) {
+			await app.code.driver.takeScreenshot('reticulateF1HelpSetup');
+			throw e;
+		}
+	});
+
+	test.afterEach(async function ({ app, cleanup }) {
+		await app.workbench.quickaccess.runCommand('workbench.action.closeAllEditors');
+		await app.workbench.quickaccess.runCommand('workbench.action.toggleAuxiliaryBar');
+		// Clear both the console input and output
+		await app.workbench.console.clearInput();
+		await app.workbench.console.clearButton.click();
+		await app.workbench.quickaccess.runCommand('workbench.action.toggleAuxiliaryBar');
+		await cleanup.removeTestFiles(['reticulate-help-test.R']);
+	});
+
+	test('R - Verify F1 help for reticulate Python object method in console', async function ({ app, page }) {
+		test.skip(!reticulateVersionSupported, 'Reticulate version < 1.44.1.9000');
+
+		const { console } = app.workbench;
+
+		// Import numpy via reticulate (R session already started in beforeAll)
+		await console.pasteCodeToConsole('np <- reticulate::import("numpy")', true);
+		await console.waitForExecutionComplete();
+
+		// Type code that uses numpy in the console (without executing)
+		await console.pasteCodeToConsole('np$sum(c(1, 2, 3))');
+
+		// Double-click on 'sum' to select it
+		await console.doubleClickConsoleText('sum');
+
+		// Press F1 to trigger help
+		await page.keyboard.press('F1');
+
+		// Verify numpy.sum help appears
+		const helpFrame = await app.workbench.help.getHelpFrame(0);
+		await expect(helpFrame.locator('body')).toContainText('numpy.sum', { timeout: 30000 });
+	});
+
+	test('R - Verify F1 help for reticulate Python object method in editor', async function ({ app, page }) {
+		test.skip(!reticulateVersionSupported, 'Reticulate version < 1.44.1.9000');
+
+		const { console } = app.workbench;
+
+		// Import numpy via reticulate (R session already started in beforeAll)
+		await console.pasteCodeToConsole('np <- reticulate::import("numpy")', true);
+		await console.waitForExecutionComplete();
+
+		// Create a test R file with reticulate code
+		// Using np$mean() instead of np$sum() to ensure the help page changes from the first test
+		const testFilePath = join(app.workspacePathOrFolder, 'reticulate-help-test.R');
+		const testFileContent = `# Test file for reticulate F1 help
+np <- reticulate::import("numpy")
+np$mean(c(1, 2, 3))
+`;
+		fs.writeFileSync(testFilePath, testFileContent);
+
+		// Open the test file
+		await app.workbench.quickaccess.openFile(testFilePath);
+
+		// Wait for the file to be fully loaded and the language server to be ready
+		await page.waitForTimeout(1000);
+
+		// Find and double-click on 'mean' within the np$mean expression
+		// The editor should have 'mean' as a separate token after the '$' operator
+		const editorContent = app.code.driver.page.locator('.monaco-editor .view-lines');
+		const meanSpan = editorContent.locator('span').filter({ hasText: /^mean$/ }).first();
+		await meanSpan.dblclick();
+
+		// Press F1 to trigger help
+		await page.keyboard.press('F1');
+
+		// Verify numpy.mean help appears
+		const helpFrame = await app.workbench.help.getHelpFrame(0);
+		await expect(helpFrame.locator('body')).toContainText('numpy.mean', { timeout: 30000 });
+	});
+});