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+from modeldock.adapters.progress.rich_progress import RichProgress
+from modeldock.adapters.progress.silent import SilentProgress
+from modeldock.adapters.progress.tqdm_progress import TqdmProgress
+
+def test_rich_progress_contract():
+    port = RichProgress()
+    # Verify the port follows the contract methods
+    port.start(total=100, desc="Testing Rich")
+    port.update(advance=50)
+    port.finish()
+
+def test_tqdm_progress_contract():
+    port = TqdmProgress()
+    port.start(total=100, desc="Testing TQDM")
+    port.update(advance=50)
+    port.finish()
+
+def test_silent_progress_contract():
+    port = SilentProgress()
+    # Silent progress might not need all arguments, but it must accept them
+    # to fulfill the shared contract.
+    port.start(total=100, desc="Testing Silent")
+    port.update(advance=50)
+    port.finish()
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