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+"""Tests for the optional Rust-backed OCR path (``litellm/ocr/rust_bridge.py``)."""
+
+import importlib
+import sys
+import types
+
+import pytest
+
+import litellm
+from litellm.llms.base_llm.ocr.transformation import OCRResponse
+
+# `litellm/__init__.py` does `from .ocr.main import *`, which binds the `ocr`
+# function onto `litellm.ocr` and shadows the submodule — so import the modules
+# explicitly via importlib rather than attribute traversal.
+ocr_main = importlib.import_module("litellm.ocr.main")
+rust_bridge = importlib.import_module("litellm.ocr.rust_bridge")
+
+MODEL = "mistral/mistral-ocr-latest"
+DOCUMENT = {"type": "document_url", "document_url": "https://example.com/doc.pdf"}
+
+FAKE_OCR_RESPONSE = {
+    "pages": [{"index": 0, "markdown": "hello world"}],
+    "model": "mistral-ocr-2505-completion",
+    "document_annotation": None,
+    "usage_info": {"pages_processed": 1},
+    "object": "ocr",
+}
+
+
+@pytest.fixture(autouse=True)
+def _reset_rust_flag():
+    """Keep the global toggle isolated between tests."""
+    rust_bridge.use_litellm_rust(False)
+    yield
+    rust_bridge.use_litellm_rust(False)
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def fake_bridge(monkeypatch):
+    """Install a fake compiled ``litellm_python_bridge`` module and record calls."""
+    calls = []
+
+    def _ocr(model, document, api_key, api_base, optional_params):
+        calls.append(
+            {
+                "model": model,
+                "document": document,
+                "api_key": api_key,
+                "api_base": api_base,
+                "optional_params": optional_params,
+            }
+        )
+        return dict(FAKE_OCR_RESPONSE)
+
+    module = types.ModuleType("litellm_python_bridge")
+    module.ocr = _ocr  # type: ignore[attr-defined]
+    monkeypatch.setitem(sys.modules, "litellm_python_bridge", module)
+    return calls
+
+
+def test_use_litellm_rust_toggles_flag():
+    assert rust_bridge.rust_ocr_enabled() is False
+    litellm.use_litellm_rust()
+    assert rust_bridge.rust_ocr_enabled() is True
+    litellm.use_litellm_rust(False)
+    assert rust_bridge.rust_ocr_enabled() is False
+
+
+def test_rust_ocr_wraps_bridge_response(fake_bridge):
+    response = rust_bridge.rust_ocr(
+        model="mistral-ocr-latest",
+        document=DOCUMENT,
+        api_key="sk-test",
+        api_base=None,
+        optional_params={"include_image_base64": True},
+    )
+
+    assert isinstance(response, OCRResponse)
+    assert response.pages[0].markdown == "hello world"
+    assert response.model == "mistral-ocr-2505-completion"
+    assert fake_bridge[0]["model"] == "mistral-ocr-latest"
+    assert fake_bridge[0]["optional_params"] == {"include_image_base64": True}
+
+
+def test_ocr_routes_to_rust_when_enabled(fake_bridge):
+    litellm.use_litellm_rust()
+
+    response = litellm.ocr(
+        model=MODEL,
+        document=DOCUMENT,
+        api_key="sk-test",
+        include_image_base64=True,
+    )
+
+    assert isinstance(response, OCRResponse)
+    assert response.pages[0].markdown == "hello world"
+    assert len(fake_bridge) == 1
+    call = fake_bridge[0]
+    # Provider prefix is stripped before reaching the bridge.
+    assert call["model"] == "mistral-ocr-latest"
+    assert call["document"] == DOCUMENT
+    assert call["api_key"] == "sk-test"
+    # Raw OCR params ride along in optional_params; Rust filters to supported keys.
+    assert call["optional_params"].get("include_image_base64") is True
+
+
+def test_ocr_skips_rust_when_disabled(monkeypatch, fake_bridge):
+    """With the flag off, ocr() must take the normal Python provider path."""
+    called = {}
+
+    def _fake_handler(*_args, **_kwargs):
+        called["hit"] = True
+        return OCRResponse(pages=[], model="mistral-ocr-latest")
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(ocr_main.base_llm_http_handler, "ocr", _fake_handler)
+
+    litellm.ocr(model=MODEL, document=DOCUMENT, api_key="sk-test")
+
+    assert called.get("hit") is True
+    assert fake_bridge == []  # Rust bridge never invoked