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+# pylint: disable=missing-function-docstring, missing-module-docstring, unused-import
+from unittest import mock
+
+import numpy as np
+import pytest
+from bec_lib import messages
+from qtpy.QtGui import QFontInfo
+
+from .client_mocks import mocked_client
+from .test_bec_figure import bec_figure
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def bec_image_show(bec_figure):
+    yield bec_figure.image("eiger")
+
+
+def test_on_image_update(bec_image_show):
+    data = np.random.rand(100, 100)
+    msg = messages.DeviceMonitorMessage(
+        device="eiger", data=data, metadata={"scan_id": "12345"}
+    ).model_dump()
+    bec_image_show.on_image_update(msg)
+    img = bec_image_show.images[0]
+    assert np.array_equal(img.get_data(), data)
+
+
+def test_autorange_on_image_update(bec_image_show):
+    # Check if autorange mode "mean" works, should be default
+    data = np.random.rand(100, 100)
+    msg = messages.DeviceMonitorMessage(
+        device="eiger", data=data, metadata={"scan_id": "12345"}
+    ).model_dump()
+    bec_image_show.on_image_update(msg)
+    img = bec_image_show.images[0]
+    assert np.array_equal(img.get_data(), data)
+    vmin = max(np.mean(data) - 2 * np.std(data), 0)
+    vmax = np.mean(data) + 2 * np.std(data)
+    assert np.isclose(img.color_bar.getLevels(), (vmin, vmax), rtol=(1e-5, 1e-5)).all()
+    # Test general update with autorange True, mode "max"
+    bec_image_show.set_autorange_mode("max")
+    bec_image_show.on_image_update(msg)
+    img = bec_image_show.images[0]
+    vmin = np.min(data)
+    vmax = np.max(data)
+    assert np.array_equal(img.get_data(), data)
+    assert np.isclose(img.color_bar.getLevels(), (vmin, vmax), rtol=(1e-5, 1e-5)).all()
+    # Change the input data, and switch to autorange False, colormap levels should stay untouched
+    data *= 100
+    msg = messages.DeviceMonitorMessage(
+        device="eiger", data=data, metadata={"scan_id": "12345"}
+    ).model_dump()
+    bec_image_show.set_autorange(False)
+    bec_image_show.on_image_update(msg)
+    img = bec_image_show.images[0]
+    assert np.array_equal(img.get_data(), data)
+    assert np.isclose(img.color_bar.getLevels(), (vmin, vmax), rtol=(1e-3, 1e-3)).all()
+    # Reactivate autorange, should now scale the new data
+    bec_image_show.set_autorange(True)
+    bec_image_show.set_autorange_mode("mean")
+    bec_image_show.on_image_update(msg)
+    img = bec_image_show.images[0]
+    vmin = max(np.mean(data) - 2 * np.std(data), 0)
+    vmax = np.mean(data) + 2 * np.std(data)
+    assert np.isclose(img.color_bar.getLevels(), (vmin, vmax), rtol=(1e-5, 1e-5)).all()