diff --git a/wizard-work/spark/test_ipv4_validator.sh b/wizard-work/spark/test_ipv4_validator.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+# test_ipv4_validator.sh - Automated tests for validate_ipv4.sh
+# Run this to verify the IPv4 validator works correctly
+
+SCRIPT="/root/.hermes/wizard-outputs/spark/validate_ipv4.sh"
+ERRORS=0
+
+test_case() {
+    local input="$1"
+    local expected="$2"
+    local output
+    output=$($SCRIPT "$input" 2>/dev/null)
+    local exit_code=$?
+    
+    if [[ "$expected" == "valid" ]]; then
+        if [[ "$output" == "valid" && $exit_code -eq 0 ]]; then
+            echo "PASS: '$input' -> valid (exit 0)"
+        else
+            echo "FAIL: '$input' expected valid, got '$output' (exit $exit_code)"
+            ((ERRORS++))
+        fi
+    else
+        if [[ "$output" == "invalid" && $exit_code -ne 0 ]]; then
+            echo "PASS: '$input' -> invalid (exit $exit_code)"
+        else
+            echo "FAIL: '$input' expected invalid, got '$output' (exit $exit_code)"
+            ((ERRORS++))
+        fi
+    fi
+}
+
+echo "=== IPv4 Validator Test Suite ==="
+echo ""
+
+# Valid addresses
+test_case "192.168.1.1" "valid"
+test_case "0.0.0.0" "valid"
+test_case "255.255.255.255" "valid"
+test_case "10.0.0.1" "valid"
+test_case "172.16.0.1" "valid"
+test_case "8.8.8.8" "valid"
+test_case "127.0.0.1" "valid"
+test_case "1.2.3.4" "valid"
+test_case "200.200.200.200" "valid"
+
+# Invalid addresses
+test_case "256.1.1.1" "invalid"
+test_case "1.2.3" "invalid"
+test_case "1.2.3.4.5" "invalid"
+test_case "a.b.c.d" "invalid"
+test_case "192.168.1.300" "invalid"
+test_case "999.999.999.999" "invalid"
+test_case "192.168.1.256" "invalid"
+test_case "255.255.255.256" "invalid"
+test_case "-1.2.3.4" "invalid"
+test_case "192.168.1.-1" "invalid"
+test_case "" "invalid"
+test_case "192.168.1.1." "invalid"
+test_case ".192.168.1.1" "invalid"
+test_case "192.168.1.1a" "invalid"
+
+echo ""
+echo "=== Results: $ERRORS failures ==="
+
+if [[ $ERRORS -eq 0 ]]; then
+    echo "ALL TESTS PASSED"
+    exit 0
+else
+    echo "SOME TESTS FAILED"
+    exit 1
+fi
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diff --git a/wizard-work/spark/validate_ipv4.sh b/wizard-work/spark/validate_ipv4.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+# validate_ipv4.sh - Check if a string is a valid IPv4 address
+# Usage: validate_ipv4.sh <IP_ADDRESS>
+# Returns: 0 if valid, 1 if invalid
+# Output: "valid" or "invalid"
+
+validate_ipv4() {
+    local ip="$1"
+    local regex='^([0-9]{1,3})\.([0-9]{1,3})\.([0-9]{1,3})\.([0-9]{1,3})$'
+    
+    if [[ ! $ip =~ $regex ]]; then
+        echo "invalid"
+        return 1
+    fi
+    
+    for i in "${BASH_REMATCH[1]}" "${BASH_REMATCH[2]}" "${BASH_REMATCH[3]}" "${BASH_REMATCH[4]}"; do
+        if (( i > 255 )); then
+            echo "invalid"
+            return 1
+        fi
+    done
+    
+    echo "valid"
+    return 0
+}
+
+# Main execution
+if [[ $# -ne 1 ]]; then
+    echo "Usage: $0 <IP_ADDRESS>" >&2
+    exit 2
+fi
+
+validate_ipv4 "$1"
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