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+# What is this?
+## Tests if 'get_end_user_object' works as expected
+
+import sys, os, asyncio, time, random, uuid
+import traceback
+from dotenv import load_dotenv
+
+load_dotenv()
+import os
+
+sys.path.insert(
+    0, os.path.abspath("../..")
+)  # Adds the parent directory to the system path
+import pytest, litellm
+from litellm.proxy.auth.auth_checks import get_end_user_object
+from litellm.caching import DualCache
+from litellm.proxy._types import LiteLLM_EndUserTable, LiteLLM_BudgetTable
+from litellm.proxy.utils import PrismaClient
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("customer_spend, customer_budget", [(0, 10), (10, 0)])
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_get_end_user_object(customer_spend, customer_budget):
+    """
+    Scenario 1: normal
+    Scenario 2: user over budget
+    """
+    end_user_id = "my-test-customer"
+    _budget = LiteLLM_BudgetTable(max_budget=customer_budget)
+    end_user_obj = LiteLLM_EndUserTable(
+        user_id=end_user_id,
+        spend=customer_spend,
+        litellm_budget_table=_budget,
+        blocked=False,
+    )
+    _cache = DualCache()
+    _key = "end_user_id:{}".format(end_user_id)
+    _cache.set_cache(key=_key, value=end_user_obj)
+    try:
+        await get_end_user_object(
+            end_user_id=end_user_id,
+            prisma_client="RANDOM VALUE",  # type: ignore
+            user_api_key_cache=_cache,
+        )
+        if customer_spend > customer_budget:
+            pytest.fail(
+                "Expected call to fail. Customer Spend={}, Customer Budget={}".format(
+                    customer_spend, customer_budget
+                )
+            )
+    except Exception as e:
+        if (
+            isinstance(e, litellm.BudgetExceededError)
+            and customer_spend > customer_budget
+        ):
+            pass
+        else:
+            pytest.fail(
+                "Expected call to work. Customer Spend={}, Customer Budget={}, Error={}".format(
+                    customer_spend, customer_budget, str(e)
+                )
+            )