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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""
+Minimal test for raw text training implementation.
+Tests basic functionality without heavy dependencies.
+"""
+
+import sys
+import os
+import tempfile
+from pathlib import Path
+import importlib.util
+
+# Mock the datasets module since it's not installed
+class MockDataset:
+    def __init__(self, data_dict):
+        self.data = data_dict
+        self.column_names = list(data_dict.keys())
+    
+    def __len__(self):
+        return len(next(iter(self.data.values())))
+    
+    def __getitem__(self, idx):
+        if isinstance(idx, str):
+            # Allow accessing columns by name like dataset['text']
+            return self.data[idx]
+        elif isinstance(idx, int):
+            # Allow accessing individual rows by index
+            return {key: values[idx] for key, values in self.data.items()}
+        else:
+            raise TypeError(f"Invalid index type: {type(idx)}")
+    
+    @classmethod
+    def from_dict(cls, data_dict):
+        return cls(data_dict)
+
+# Mock datasets module
+datasets_mock = type(sys)('datasets')
+datasets_mock.Dataset = MockDataset
+sys.modules['datasets'] = datasets_mock
+
+# Import the raw_text module directly to avoid unsloth/__init__.py dependencies
+current_dir = os.path.dirname(__file__)
+raw_text_path = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(current_dir), 'unsloth', 'dataprep', 'raw_text.py')
+
+spec = importlib.util.spec_from_file_location("raw_text", raw_text_path)
+raw_text_module = importlib.util.module_from_spec(spec)
+spec.loader.exec_module(raw_text_module)
+
+RawTextDataLoader = raw_text_module.RawTextDataLoader
+TextPreprocessor = raw_text_module.TextPreprocessor
+
+def test_raw_text_loader():
+    """Test basic RawTextDataLoader functionality."""
+    
+    # Mock tokenizer for testing
+    class MockTokenizer:
+        def __init__(self):
+            self.eos_token = "</s>"
+        
+        def __call__(self, text, return_tensors=None, add_special_tokens=False):
+            words = text.split()
+            token_ids = list(range(len(words)))
+            
+            if return_tensors == "pt":
+                # Mock tensor-like object
+                class MockTensor:
+                    def __init__(self, data):
+                        self.data = data
+                    def __getitem__(self, idx):
+                        return self.data
+                    def __len__(self):
+                        return len(self.data)
+                return {"input_ids": [MockTensor(token_ids)]}
+            return {"input_ids": token_ids}
+        
+        def decode(self, token_ids, skip_special_tokens=False):
+            return " ".join([f"word_{i}" for i in token_ids])
+    
+    
+    
+    
+    # Create test file
+    test_content = "This is a test file for raw text training. " * 10
+    with tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(mode='w', suffix='.txt', delete=False) as f:
+        f.write(test_content)
+        test_file = f.name
+    
+    try:
+        # Test loader
+        tokenizer = MockTokenizer()
+        loader = RawTextDataLoader(tokenizer, chunk_size=5, stride=2)
+        
+        # Test loading
+        dataset = loader.load_from_file(test_file)
+        assert len(dataset) > 0, "Should create at least one chunk"
+        assert 'text' in dataset.column_names, "Dataset should have 'text' column"
+        
+        # Test preprocessor
+        preprocessor = TextPreprocessor()
+        clean_text = preprocessor.clean_text("  messy   text  \n\n\n  ")
+        assert "messy text" in clean_text, "Should clean text properly"
+        
+        # Test validation
+        stats = preprocessor.validate_dataset(dataset)
+        assert stats['total_samples'] > 0, "Should count samples"
+        assert 'warnings' in stats, "Should include warnings"
+        
+        print("✅ All tests passed!")
+        return True
+        
+    except Exception as e:
+        print(f"❌ Test failed: {e}")
+        return False
+        
+    finally:
+        # Cleanup
+        os.unlink(test_file)
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    success = test_raw_text_loader()
+    sys.exit(0 if success else 1)
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