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+<!--
+SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2026 LibreCode coop and contributors
+SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-or-later
+-->
+
+# DANFSe v2 rendering guarantees
+
+The local DANFSe renderer follows the field/layout semantics implemented from
+the National NFS-e DANFSe v2 / NT 008 work. Regression coverage intentionally
+uses synthetic/public-schema data rather than copyrighted screenshots.
+
+The stable contract covered by tests is:
+
+- authorized NFS-e identity, access key and QR-code presence;
+- provider, taker and intermediary identity fields;
+- retained ISS labels and totals as authorized in the XML;
+- foreign taker NIF without inventing a Brazilian CPF/CNPJ;
+- 60-character taxation-description content with an ellipsis suffix when truncated;
+- IBS/CBS block rendered only when the authorized XML contains it;
+- IBS/CBS values displayed from authorized totals without recalculation;
+- legacy authorized XML without IBS/CBS remains renderable;
+- homologation documents have a visible environment marker;
+- local generation returns a valid PDF artifact.
+
+The project does not guarantee byte-identical PDF output. PDF metadata, font
+metrics and QR SVG serialization can change when rendering dependencies are
+updated. Reviews should therefore treat the named structural reference tests
+as the baseline and intentionally inspect renderer changes that alter them.
diff --git a/tests/Unit/Danfse/DanfseGoldenReferenceTest.php b/tests/Unit/Danfse/DanfseGoldenReferenceTest.php
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+<?php
+
+// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2026 LibreCode coop and contributors
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-or-later
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace LibreCodeCoop\NfsePHP\Tests\Unit\Danfse;
+
+use LibreCodeCoop\NfsePHP\Danfse\Config\DanfseConfig;
+use LibreCodeCoop\NfsePHP\Danfse\DanfseGenerator;
+use LibreCodeCoop\NfsePHP\Danfse\DanfseTemplate;
+use LibreCodeCoop\NfsePHP\Danfse\XmlToArray;
+use LibreCodeCoop\NfsePHP\Tests\TestCase;
+
+/**
+ * Structural reference cases for the DANFSe v2 renderer.
+ *
+ * These tests intentionally avoid pixel/PDF-byte snapshots because QR/PDF
+ * metadata can vary across renderer versions. The stable contract is the
+ * normalized document data plus required/optional HTML sections.
+ *
+ * @covers \LibreCodeCoop\NfsePHP\Danfse\DanfseGenerator
+ * @covers \LibreCodeCoop\NfsePHP\Danfse\DanfseTemplate
+ */
+final class DanfseGoldenReferenceTest extends TestCase
+{
+    public function testCommonTaxableReferenceKeepsRequiredIdentityAndSections(): void
+    {
+        $data = $this->fixtureData();
+        $html = (new DanfseTemplate())->render($data, new DanfseConfig());
+
+        self::assertStringContainsString('DANFSe v2.0', $html);
+        self::assertStringContainsString('3303302112233450000195000000000000100000000001', $html);
+        self::assertStringContainsString('EMPRESA EXEMPLO DESENVOLVIMENTO LTDA', $html);
+        self::assertStringContainsString('CLIENTE FICTICIO COMERCIO S.A.', $html);
+        self::assertStringContainsString('data:image/svg+xml;base64,', $html);
+        self::assertStringNotContainsString('HOMOLOGAÇÃO', $html);
+    }
+
+    public function testRetainedIssReferenceKeepsAuthorizedRetentionValues(): void
+    {
+        $data = (new DanfseTemplate())->buildData($this->fixtureData());
+
+        self::assertSame('Retido pelo Tomador', $data['tributacao_municipal']['retencao_issqn']);
+        self::assertNotSame('-', $data['totais']['issqn_retido']);
+        self::assertSame('R$ 27,00', $data['totais']['issqn_retido']);
+    }
+
+    public function testForeignTakerReferenceUsesNifWithoutInventingBrazilianDocument(): void
+    {
+        $nfse = $this->fixtureData();
+        $taker = & $nfse['infNFSe']['DPS']['infDPS']['toma'];
+
+        unset($taker['CNPJ'], $taker['CPF']);
+        $taker['NIF'] = 'EU-PT-998877';
+
+        $data = (new DanfseTemplate())->buildData($nfse);
+
+        self::assertSame('EU-PT-998877', $data['tomador']['cnpj_cpf']);
+    }
+
+    public function testLongOfficialDescriptionsUseStableSixtyCharacterSummary(): void
+    {
+        $nfse = $this->fixtureData();
+        $longDescription = str_repeat('Descrição fiscal extensa ', 8);
+        $nfse['infNFSe']['xTribNac'] = $longDescription;
+        $nfse['infNFSe']['xTribMun'] = $longDescription;
+
+        $data = (new DanfseTemplate())->buildData($nfse);
+
+        self::assertSame(63, mb_strlen($data['servico']['desc_trib_nacional']));
+        self::assertSame(63, mb_strlen($data['servico']['desc_trib_municipal']));
+        self::assertStringEndsWith('...', $data['servico']['desc_trib_nacional']);
+        self::assertStringEndsWith('...', $data['servico']['desc_trib_municipal']);
+        self::assertNotSame($longDescription, $data['servico']['desc_trib_nacional']);
+    }
+
+    public function testIbsCbsReferenceRendersOnlyAuthorizedTotals(): void
+    {
+        $nfse = $this->fixtureData();
+        $nfse['infNFSe']['IBSCBS'] = [
+            'xLocalidadeIncid' => 'Niterói',
+            'valores' => [
+                'vBC' => '1500.00',
+                'uf' => ['pIBSUF' => '0.10'],
+                'mun' => ['pIBSMun' => '0.05'],
+                'fed' => ['pCBS' => '0.90'],
+            ],
+            'totCIBS' => [
+                'vTotNF' => '1515.75',
+                'gIBS' => ['vIBSTot' => '2.25'],
+                'gCBS' => ['vCBS' => '13.50'],
+            ],
+        ];
+
+        $template = new DanfseTemplate();
+        $data = $template->buildData($nfse);
+        $html = $template->render($nfse, new DanfseConfig());
+
+        self::assertSame('R$ 2,25', $data['ibs_cbs']['total_ibs']);
+        self::assertSame('R$ 13,50', $data['ibs_cbs']['total_cbs']);
+        self::assertSame('R$ 1.515,75', $data['ibs_cbs']['valor_total_nfse']);
+        self::assertStringContainsString('TRIBUTAÇÃO IBS / CBS', $html);
+    }
+
+    public function testLegacyAuthorizedXmlWithoutIbsCbsKeepsLegacyLayout(): void
+    {
+        $nfse = $this->fixtureData();
+        unset($nfse['infNFSe']['IBSCBS']);
+
+        $template = new DanfseTemplate();
+        $data = $template->buildData($nfse);
+        $html = $template->render($nfse, new DanfseConfig());
+
+        self::assertNull($data['ibs_cbs']);
+        self::assertStringNotContainsString('TRIBUTAÇÃO IBS / CBS', $html);
+        self::assertStringContainsString('DANFSe v2.0', $html);
+    }
+
+    public function testHomologationReferenceCarriesVisibleMarker(): void
+    {
+        $nfse = $this->fixtureData();
+        $nfse['infNFSe']['DPS']['infDPS']['tpAmb'] = '2';
+
+        $html = (new DanfseTemplate())->render($nfse, new DanfseConfig());
+
+        self::assertStringContainsString('HOMOLOGAÇÃO', $html);
+    }
+
+    public function testReferenceXmlStillProducesA4PdfArtifact(): void
+    {
+        $xml = file_get_contents(__DIR__ . '/../../fixtures/nfse_exemplo.xml');
+        self::assertNotFalse($xml);
+
+        $pdf = (new DanfseGenerator())->generateFromXml($xml);
+
+        self::assertStringStartsWith('%PDF-', $pdf);
+        self::assertGreaterThan(1000, strlen($pdf));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @return array<string, mixed>
+     */
+    private function fixtureData(): array
+    {
+        $xml = file_get_contents(__DIR__ . '/../../fixtures/nfse_exemplo.xml');
+        self::assertNotFalse($xml);
+
+        return (new XmlToArray())->convert($xml);
+    }
+}