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+"""Integration test for the swmmanywhere command-line interface."""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import sys
+import tempfile
+from pathlib import Path
+
+import yaml
+
+from swmmanywhere import __main__
+from swmmanywhere.logging import logger
+
+
+def test_swmmanywhere_cli(tmp_path):
+    """Test that the CLI can successfully run with an actual configuration."""
+    base_dir = Path(tmp_path)
+
+    # Define minimum viable config
+    config = {
+        "base_dir": str(base_dir),
+        "project": "my_first_swmm",
+        "bbox": [1.52740, 42.50524, 1.54273, 42.51259],
+    }
+
+    config_path = base_dir / "config.yml"
+    with config_path.open("w") as config_file:
+        yaml.dump(config, config_file)
+
+    # Mock sys.argv to simulate command-line arguments
+    sys.argv = [
+        "swmmanywhere",
+        "--config_path",
+        str(config_path),
+        "--verbose",
+        "True",
+    ]
+
+    expected = b"No real network provided, returning SWMM .inp file."
+
+    with tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(
+        suffix=".log", mode="w+b", delete=False
+    ) as temp_file:
+        fid = Path(temp_file.name)
+        logger.add(fid)
+
+        # Run the CLI entry point
+        __main__.run()
+
+        # Capture the output
+        assert expected in temp_file.read()
+        logger.remove()