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+<?php
+
+namespace Tests\Unit\Post\UseCases;
+
+use App\Exceptions\BadRequestException;
+use App\Exceptions\ForbiddenException;
+use App\Post\CreatePostDto;
+use App\Post\Post;
+use App\Post\UseCases\DeletePost\DeletePost;
+use App\Post\UseCases\DeletePost\DeletePostRequest;
+use DateTimeImmutable;
+use DateTimeZone;
+use Tests\Fakes\FakePostRepository;
+use Tests\TestCase;
+
+class DeletePostTest extends TestCase
+{
+    private FakePostRepository $postRepo;
+
+    private DateTimeImmutable $now;
+
+    private DeletePost $useCase;
+
+    protected function setUp(): void
+    {
+        $this->now = new DateTimeImmutable(
+            '2026-05-06T12:00:00',
+            new DateTimeZone('UTC')
+        );
+        $this->postRepo = new FakePostRepository;
+        $this->useCase = new DeletePost($this->postRepo);
+    }
+
+    private function seedPostByUser(int $userId): Post
+    {
+        return $this->postRepo->create(new CreatePostDto(
+            userId: $userId,
+            title: 'Some Post',
+            body: 'Some body.',
+            createdAt: $this->now,
+        ));
+    }
+
+    public function test_zero_post_id_throws_bad_request(): void
+    {
+        $this->expectException(BadRequestException::class);
+        $this->useCase->execute(new DeletePostRequest(
+            postId: 0,
+            requesterId: 1,
+            requesterIsAdmin: false,
+        ));
+    }
+
+    public function test_zero_requester_id_throws_bad_request(): void
+    {
+        $post = $this->seedPostByUser(1);
+
+        $this->expectException(BadRequestException::class);
+        $this->useCase->execute(new DeletePostRequest(
+            postId: $post->getId(),
+            requesterId: 0,
+            requesterIsAdmin: false,
+        ));
+    }
+
+    public function test_unknown_post_is_no_op(): void
+    {
+        $this->useCase->execute(new DeletePostRequest(
+            postId: 999,
+            requesterId: 1,
+            requesterIsAdmin: false,
+        ));
+
+        // No exception thrown -> idempotent delete on missing post.
+        $this->assertNull($this->postRepo->find(999));
+    }
+
+    public function test_author_can_delete_own_post(): void
+    {
+        $post = $this->seedPostByUser(1);
+
+        $this->useCase->execute(new DeletePostRequest(
+            postId: $post->getId(),
+            requesterId: 1,
+            requesterIsAdmin: false,
+        ));
+
+        $this->assertNull($this->postRepo->find($post->getId()));
+    }
+
+    public function test_admin_can_delete_anyones_post(): void
+    {
+        $post = $this->seedPostByUser(1);
+
+        $this->useCase->execute(new DeletePostRequest(
+            postId: $post->getId(),
+            requesterId: 99,
+            requesterIsAdmin: true,
+        ));
+
+        $this->assertNull($this->postRepo->find($post->getId()));
+    }
+
+    public function test_other_user_cannot_delete_post(): void
+    {
+        $post = $this->seedPostByUser(1);
+
+        $this->expectException(ForbiddenException::class);
+        $this->useCase->execute(new DeletePostRequest(
+            postId: $post->getId(),
+            requesterId: 2,
+            requesterIsAdmin: false,
+        ));
+    }
+
+    public function test_forbidden_delete_does_not_remove_post(): void
+    {
+        $post = $this->seedPostByUser(1);
+
+        try {
+            $this->useCase->execute(new DeletePostRequest(
+                postId: $post->getId(),
+                requesterId: 2,
+                requesterIsAdmin: false,
+            ));
+        } catch (ForbiddenException) {
+            // expected
+        }
+
+        $this->assertNotNull($this->postRepo->find($post->getId()));
+    }
+}