diff --git a/extensions/ql-vscode/test/unit-tests/common/short-paths.test.ts b/extensions/ql-vscode/test/unit-tests/common/short-paths.test.ts
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-import { platform } from "os";
-import type { BaseLogger } from "../../../src/common/logging";
-import { expandShortPaths } from "../../../src/common/short-paths";
-import { join } from "path";
-
-describe("expandShortPaths", () => {
-  let logger: BaseLogger;
-
-  beforeEach(() => {
-    logger = {
-      log: jest.fn(),
-    };
-  });
-
-  describe("on POSIX", () => {
-    if (platform() === "win32") {
-      console.log(`Skipping test on Windows`);
-      return;
-    }
-
-    it("should return the same path for non-Windows platforms", async () => {
-      const path = "/home/user/some~path";
-      const result = await expandShortPaths(path, logger);
-
-      expect(logger.log).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
-      expect(result).toBe(path);
-    });
-  });
-
-  describe("on Windows", () => {
-    if (platform() !== "win32") {
-      console.log(`Skipping test on non-Windows`);
-      return;
-    }
-
-    it("should return the same path if no short components", async () => {
-      const path = "C:\\Program Files\\Some Folder";
-      const result = await expandShortPaths(path, logger);
-
-      expect(logger.log).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
-        `Expanding short paths in: ${path}`,
-      );
-      expect(logger.log).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
-        "Skipping due to no short components",
-      );
-      expect(result).toBe(path);
-    });
-
-    it("should not attempt to expand long paths with '~' in the name", async () => {
-      const testDir = join(__dirname, "../data/short-paths");
-      const path = join(testDir, "textfile-with~tilde.txt");
-      const result = await expandShortPaths(path, logger);
-
-      expect(logger.log).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
-        `Expanding short paths in: ${path}`,
-      );
-      expect(logger.log).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
-        `Expanding short path component: textfile-with~tilde.txt`,
-      );
-      expect(logger.log).toHaveBeenCalledWith(`Component is not a short name`);
-      expect(result).toBe(join(testDir, "textfile-with~tilde.txt"));
-    });
-
-    it("should expand a short path", async () => {
-      const path = "C:\\PROGRA~1\\Some Folder";
-      const result = await expandShortPaths(path, logger);
-
-      expect(logger.log).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
-        `Expanding short paths in: ${path}`,
-      );
-      expect(logger.log).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
-        `Expanding short path component: PROGRA~1`,
-      );
-      expect(result).toBe("C:\\Program Files\\Some Folder");
-    });
-
-    it("should expand multiple short paths", async () => {
-      const testDir = join(__dirname, "../data/short-paths");
-      const path = join(testDir, "FOLDER~1", "TEXTFI~1.TXT");
-      const result = await expandShortPaths(path, logger);
-
-      expect(logger.log).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
-        `Expanding short paths in: ${path}`,
-      );
-      expect(logger.log).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
-        `Expanding short path component: FOLDER~1`,
-      );
-      expect(logger.log).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
-        `Expanding short path component: TEXTFI~1.TXT`,
-      );
-      expect(result).toBe(
-        join(testDir, "folder with space", ".textfile+extra.characters.txt"),
-      );
-    });
-  });
-});