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+/**
+ * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: (c) 2024 Liferay, Inc. https://liferay.com
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.1-or-later OR LicenseRef-Liferay-DXP-EULA-2.0.0-2023-06
+ */
+
+package com.liferay.layout.internal.upgrade.v1_4_4.test;
+
+import com.liferay.arquillian.extension.junit.bridge.junit.Arquillian;
+import com.liferay.portal.kernel.cache.MultiVMPool;
+import com.liferay.portal.kernel.dao.orm.EntityCache;
+import com.liferay.portal.kernel.feature.flag.constants.FeatureFlagConstants;
+import com.liferay.portal.kernel.portlet.PortalPreferences;
+import com.liferay.portal.kernel.service.PortalPreferencesLocalService;
+import com.liferay.portal.kernel.test.rule.AggregateTestRule;
+import com.liferay.portal.kernel.test.util.TestPropsValues;
+import com.liferay.portal.kernel.upgrade.UpgradeProcess;
+import com.liferay.portal.kernel.util.PortletKeys;
+import com.liferay.portal.kernel.version.Version;
+import com.liferay.portal.test.rule.Inject;
+import com.liferay.portal.test.rule.LiferayIntegrationTestRule;
+import com.liferay.portal.test.rule.PermissionCheckerMethodTestRule;
+import com.liferay.portal.upgrade.registry.UpgradeStepRegistrator;
+import com.liferay.portal.upgrade.test.util.UpgradeTestUtil;
+import com.liferay.portlet.PortalPreferencesWrapper;
+import com.liferay.release.feature.flag.ReleaseFeatureFlag;
+import com.liferay.release.feature.flag.ReleaseFeatureFlagManager;
+
+import org.junit.Assert;
+import org.junit.ClassRule;
+import org.junit.Rule;
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
+
+/**
+ * @author Lourdes Fernández Besada
+ */
+@RunWith(Arquillian.class)
+public class LayoutPrivateLayoutsUpgradeProcessTest {
+
+	@ClassRule
+	@Rule
+	public static final AggregateTestRule aggregateTestRule =
+		new AggregateTestRule(
+			new LiferayIntegrationTestRule(),
+			PermissionCheckerMethodTestRule.INSTANCE);
+
+	@Test
+	public void testUpgrade() throws Exception {
+		boolean releaseFeatureFlagEnabled =
+			_releaseFeatureFlagManager.isEnabled(
+				ReleaseFeatureFlag.DISABLE_PRIVATE_LAYOUTS);
+
+		String originalFeatureFlagValue = _updateFeatureFlagValue(
+			Boolean.FALSE.toString());
+
+		try {
+			_releaseFeatureFlagManager.setEnabled(
+				ReleaseFeatureFlag.DISABLE_PRIVATE_LAYOUTS, false);
+
+			_runUpgrade();
+
+			_assertFeatureFlagValue(Boolean.TRUE.toString());
+
+			_updateFeatureFlagValue(Boolean.FALSE.toString());
+
+			_releaseFeatureFlagManager.setEnabled(
+				ReleaseFeatureFlag.DISABLE_PRIVATE_LAYOUTS, true);
+
+			_runUpgrade();
+
+			_assertFeatureFlagValue(Boolean.FALSE.toString());
+		}
+		finally {
+			_releaseFeatureFlagManager.setEnabled(
+				ReleaseFeatureFlag.DISABLE_PRIVATE_LAYOUTS,
+				releaseFeatureFlagEnabled);
+
+			_updateFeatureFlagValue(originalFeatureFlagValue);
+		}
+	}
+
+	private void _assertFeatureFlagValue(String value) throws Exception {
+		PortalPreferencesWrapper portalPreferencesWrapper =
+			(PortalPreferencesWrapper)
+				_portalPreferencesLocalService.getPreferences(
+					TestPropsValues.getCompanyId(),
+					PortletKeys.PREFS_OWNER_TYPE_COMPANY);
+
+		PortalPreferences portalPreferences =
+			portalPreferencesWrapper.getPortalPreferencesImpl();
+
+		Assert.assertEquals(
+			value,
+			portalPreferences.getValue(
+				FeatureFlagConstants.FEATURE_FLAG, "LPD-38869", null));
+	}
+
+	private void _runUpgrade() throws Exception {
+		UpgradeProcess[] upgradeSteps = UpgradeTestUtil.getUpgradeSteps(
+			_upgradeStepRegistrator, new Version(1, 4, 4));
+
+		UpgradeProcess upgradeProcess = upgradeSteps[0];
+
+		upgradeProcess.upgrade();
+
+		_entityCache.clearCache();
+		_multiVMPool.clear();
+	}
+
+	private String _updateFeatureFlagValue(String value) throws Exception {
+		PortalPreferencesWrapper portalPreferencesWrapper =
+			(PortalPreferencesWrapper)
+				_portalPreferencesLocalService.getPreferences(
+					TestPropsValues.getCompanyId(),
+					PortletKeys.PREFS_OWNER_TYPE_COMPANY);
+
+		PortalPreferences portalPreferences =
+			portalPreferencesWrapper.getPortalPreferencesImpl();
+
+		String previousValue = portalPreferences.getValue(
+			FeatureFlagConstants.FEATURE_FLAG, "LPD-38869", null);
+
+		portalPreferences = portalPreferencesWrapper.getPortalPreferencesImpl();
+
+		portalPreferences.setValue(
+			FeatureFlagConstants.FEATURE_FLAG, "LPD-38869", value);
+
+		_portalPreferencesLocalService.updatePreferences(
+			TestPropsValues.getCompanyId(),
+			PortletKeys.PREFS_OWNER_TYPE_COMPANY, portalPreferences);
+
+		_assertFeatureFlagValue(value);
+
+		return previousValue;
+	}
+
+	@Inject(
+		filter = "(&(component.name=com.liferay.layout.internal.upgrade.registry.LayoutServiceUpgradeStepRegistrator))"
+	)
+	private static UpgradeStepRegistrator _upgradeStepRegistrator;
+
+	@Inject
+	private EntityCache _entityCache;
+
+	@Inject
+	private MultiVMPool _multiVMPool;
+
+	@Inject
+	private PortalPreferencesLocalService _portalPreferencesLocalService;
+
+	@Inject
+	private ReleaseFeatureFlagManager _releaseFeatureFlagManager;
+
+}
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