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+import asyncio
+import os
+import sys
+import time
+from unittest.mock import AsyncMock, MagicMock, patch
+
+import pytest
+
+sys.path.insert(
+    0, os.path.abspath("../../../..")
+)  # Adds the parent directory to the system path
+
+from litellm.proxy.utils import PrismaClient, ProxyLogging
+
+
+@pytest.fixture(autouse=True)
+def mock_prisma_binary():
+    """Mock prisma.Prisma to avoid requiring generated Prisma binaries for unit tests."""
+    mock_module = MagicMock()
+    with patch.dict(sys.modules, {"prisma": mock_module}):
+        yield
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def mock_proxy_logging():
+    proxy_logging = AsyncMock(spec=ProxyLogging)
+    proxy_logging.failure_handler = AsyncMock()
+    return proxy_logging
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_attempt_db_reconnect_should_succeed(mock_proxy_logging):
+    client = PrismaClient(database_url="mock://test", proxy_logging_obj=mock_proxy_logging)
+    client.disconnect = AsyncMock(return_value=None)
+    client.connect = AsyncMock(return_value=None)
+    client.health_check = AsyncMock(return_value=[{"result": 1}])
+
+    result = await client.attempt_db_reconnect(
+        reason="unit_test_reconnect_success",
+        force=True,
+    )
+
+    assert result is True
+    client.disconnect.assert_awaited_once()
+    client.connect.assert_awaited_once()
+    client.health_check.assert_awaited_once()
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_attempt_db_reconnect_should_skip_when_in_cooldown(mock_proxy_logging):
+    client = PrismaClient(database_url="mock://test", proxy_logging_obj=mock_proxy_logging)
+    client.disconnect = AsyncMock(return_value=None)
+    client.connect = AsyncMock(return_value=None)
+    client.health_check = AsyncMock(return_value=[{"result": 1}])
+    client._db_reconnect_cooldown_seconds = 120
+    client._db_last_reconnect_attempt_ts = time.time()
+
+    result = await client.attempt_db_reconnect(
+        reason="unit_test_reconnect_cooldown",
+        force=False,
+    )
+
+    assert result is False
+    client.disconnect.assert_not_called()
+    client.connect.assert_not_called()
+    client.health_check.assert_not_called()
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_db_health_watchdog_should_trigger_reconnect_on_db_error(mock_proxy_logging):
+    client = PrismaClient(database_url="mock://test", proxy_logging_obj=mock_proxy_logging)
+    client.health_check = AsyncMock(side_effect=Exception("db connection dropped"))
+    client.attempt_db_reconnect = AsyncMock(return_value=True)
+    client._db_health_watchdog_interval_seconds = 1
+
+    with patch(
+        "litellm.proxy.utils.asyncio.sleep",
+        AsyncMock(side_effect=[None, asyncio.CancelledError()]),
+    ), patch(
+        "litellm.proxy.db.exception_handler.PrismaDBExceptionHandler.is_database_connection_error",
+        return_value=True,
+    ):
+        await client._db_health_watchdog_loop()
+
+    client.attempt_db_reconnect.assert_awaited_once_with(
+        reason="db_health_watchdog_connection_error"
+    )
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_db_health_watchdog_start_stop_lifecycle(mock_proxy_logging):
+    client = PrismaClient(database_url="mock://test", proxy_logging_obj=mock_proxy_logging)
+    client._db_health_watchdog_enabled = True
+    client._db_health_watchdog_interval_seconds = 3600
+
+    loop = asyncio.get_running_loop()
+    dummy_task = loop.create_task(asyncio.sleep(3600))
+
+    def _fake_create_task(coro):
+        # create_task is patched in this test, so explicitly close the incoming coroutine
+        # to avoid "coroutine was never awaited" warnings.
+        coro.close()
+        return dummy_task
+
+    with patch("litellm.proxy.utils.asyncio.create_task", side_effect=_fake_create_task):
+        await client.start_db_health_watchdog_task()
+        assert client._db_health_watchdog_task is dummy_task
+
+        await client.stop_db_health_watchdog_task()
+        assert client._db_health_watchdog_task is None
+        assert dummy_task.cancelled() is True