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+#!/usr/bin/env perl
+
+# This file is part of Koha.
+#
+# Koha is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+# under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# Koha is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+# WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with Koha; if not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses>.
+
+use Modern::Perl;
+
+use Test::NoWarnings;
+use Test::More tests => 2;
+use Test::Mojo;
+
+use t::lib::TestBuilder;
+use t::lib::Mocks;
+
+use Koha::Item::Transfers;
+use Koha::Database;
+
+my $schema  = Koha::Database->new->schema;
+my $builder = t::lib::TestBuilder->new;
+
+my $t = Test::Mojo->new('Koha::REST::V1');
+t::lib::Mocks::mock_preference( 'RESTBasicAuth', 1 );
+
+subtest 'list() tests' => sub {
+
+    plan tests => 19;
+
+    $schema->storage->txn_begin;
+
+    Koha::Item::Transfers->search->delete;
+
+    my $librarian = $builder->build_object(
+        {
+            class => 'Koha::Patrons',
+            value => { flags => 2**1 }    # circulate flag = 1
+        }
+    );
+    my $password = 'thePassword123';
+    $librarian->set_password( { password => $password, skip_validation => 1 } );
+    my $userid = $librarian->userid;
+
+    my $patron = $builder->build_object(
+        {
+            class => 'Koha::Patrons',
+            value => { flags => 0 }
+        }
+    );
+    $patron->set_password( { password => $password, skip_validation => 1 } );
+    my $unauth_userid = $patron->userid;
+
+    # Unauthorized access
+    $t->get_ok("//$unauth_userid:$password@/api/v1/transfers")->status_is(403);
+
+    # No transfers, so empty array should be returned
+    $t->get_ok("//$userid:$password@/api/v1/transfers")->status_is(200)->json_is( [] );
+
+    my $library_a = $builder->build_object( { class => 'Koha::Libraries' } );
+    my $library_b = $builder->build_object( { class => 'Koha::Libraries' } );
+
+    my $item_0     = $builder->build_sample_item;
+    my $transfer_0 = $builder->build_object(
+        {
+            class => 'Koha::Item::Transfers',
+            value => {
+                itemnumber => $item_0->itemnumber,
+                tobranch   => $library_a->branchcode
+            }
+        }
+    );
+
+    # One transfer
+    $t->get_ok("//$userid:$password@/api/v1/transfers")->status_is(200)->json_is( [ $transfer_0->to_api ] );
+
+    my $item_1     = $builder->build_sample_item;
+    my $transfer_1 = $builder->build_object(
+        {
+            class => 'Koha::Item::Transfers',
+            value => {
+                itemnumber => $item_1->itemnumber,
+                tobranch   => $library_b->branchcode
+            }
+        }
+    );
+
+    # Filtering by destination library
+    $t->get_ok( "//$userid:$password@/api/v1/transfers?to_library_id=" . $library_a->branchcode )
+        ->status_is(200)
+        ->json_is( '' => [ $transfer_0->to_api ], 'filtering by to_library_id returns the matching transfer' );
+
+    # Embeds resolve through the item
+    $t->get_ok( "//$userid:$password@/api/v1/transfers?to_library_id="
+            . $library_a->branchcode => { 'x-koha-embed' => 'item.biblio,from_library' } )
+        ->status_is(200)
+        ->json_is( '/0/item/item_id'            => $item_0->itemnumber )
+        ->json_is( '/0/item/biblio/title'       => $item_0->biblio->title )
+        ->json_is( '/0/from_library/library_id' => $transfer_0->frombranch );
+
+    # Warn on unsupported query parameter
+    $t->get_ok("//$userid:$password@/api/v1/transfers?transfer_blah=blah")
+        ->status_is(400)
+        ->json_is( [ { path => '/query/transfer_blah', message => 'Malformed query string' } ] );
+
+    $schema->storage->txn_rollback;
+};