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+import 'dart:io';
+
+import 'package:bdk_dart/bdk.dart';
+import 'package:test/test.dart';
+
+import 'test_constants.dart';
+
+Future<void> _deleteDirectoryWithRetry(Directory directory) async {
+  for (var attempt = 0; attempt < 10; attempt++) {
+    try {
+      if (directory.existsSync()) {
+        await directory.delete(recursive: true);
+      }
+      return;
+    } on PathAccessException {
+      await Future<void>.delayed(const Duration(milliseconds: 100));
+    }
+  }
+
+  if (directory.existsSync()) {
+    await directory.delete(recursive: true);
+  }
+}
+
+void main() {
+  group('Wallet creation SQLite lifecycle', () {
+    test(
+      'persists external and internal derivation state across SQLite reopen',
+      () {
+        final tempDir = Directory.systemTemp.createTempSync(
+          'bdk_dart_wallet_creation_',
+        );
+        addTearDown(() => _deleteDirectoryWithRetry(tempDir));
+
+        final dbPath = '${tempDir.path}/wallet.sqlite';
+        final descriptor = buildBip84Descriptor(Network.testnet);
+        final changeDescriptor = buildBip84ChangeDescriptor(Network.testnet);
+        Persister? persister;
+        Wallet? wallet;
+        Address? externalAddress;
+        Address? internalAddress;
+        Script? externalScript;
+        Script? internalScript;
+        Persister? reopenedPersister;
+        Wallet? reopenedWallet;
+        Address? reopenedExternalAddress;
+        Address? reopenedInternalAddress;
+        Script? reopenedExternalScript;
+        Script? reopenedInternalScript;
+
+        try {
+          expect(File(dbPath).existsSync(), isFalse);
+
+          persister = Persister.newSqlite(path: dbPath);
+          wallet = Wallet(
+            descriptor: descriptor,
+            changeDescriptor: changeDescriptor,
+            network: Network.testnet,
+            persister: persister,
+            lookahead: defaultLookahead,
+          );
+
+          final extAddressInfo = wallet.revealNextAddress(
+            keychain: KeychainKind.external_,
+          );
+          externalAddress = extAddressInfo.address;
+
+          final intAddressInfo = wallet.revealNextAddress(
+            keychain: KeychainKind.internal,
+          );
+          internalAddress = intAddressInfo.address;
+
+          expect(extAddressInfo.index, equals(0));
+          expect(intAddressInfo.index, equals(0));
+          expect(wallet.persist(persister: persister), isTrue);
+
+          externalScript = externalAddress.scriptPubkey();
+          final extBytes = externalScript.toBytes();
+
+          internalScript = internalAddress.scriptPubkey();
+          final intBytes = internalScript.toBytes();
+
+          // Dispose temporary address and script objects
+          externalScript.dispose();
+          externalScript = null;
+          externalAddress.dispose();
+          externalAddress = null;
+
+          internalScript.dispose();
+          internalScript = null;
+          internalAddress.dispose();
+          internalAddress = null;
+
+          wallet.dispose();
+          wallet = null;
+          persister.dispose();
+          persister = null;
+
+          expect(File(dbPath).existsSync(), isTrue);
+
+          reopenedPersister = Persister.newSqlite(path: dbPath);
+          reopenedWallet = Wallet.load(
+            descriptor: descriptor,
+            changeDescriptor: changeDescriptor,
+            persister: reopenedPersister,
+            lookahead: defaultLookahead,
+          );
+
+          expect(reopenedWallet.network(), equals(Network.testnet));
+
+          final balance = reopenedWallet.balance();
+          final balanceSat = balance.total.toSat();
+          balance.immature.dispose();
+          balance.trustedPending.dispose();
+          balance.untrustedPending.dispose();
+          balance.confirmed.dispose();
+          balance.trustedSpendable.dispose();
+          balance.total.dispose();
+
+          expect(balanceSat, equals(0));
+          expect(
+            reopenedWallet.nextDerivationIndex(
+              keychain: KeychainKind.external_,
+            ),
+            equals(1),
+          );
+          expect(
+            reopenedWallet.nextDerivationIndex(keychain: KeychainKind.internal),
+            equals(1),
+          );
+
+          final reopenedExtAddressInfo = reopenedWallet.peekAddress(
+            keychain: KeychainKind.external_,
+            index: 0,
+          );
+          reopenedExternalAddress = reopenedExtAddressInfo.address;
+
+          final reopenedIntAddressInfo = reopenedWallet.peekAddress(
+            keychain: KeychainKind.internal,
+            index: 0,
+          );
+          reopenedInternalAddress = reopenedIntAddressInfo.address;
+
+          reopenedExternalScript = reopenedExternalAddress.scriptPubkey();
+          final reopenedExtBytes = reopenedExternalScript.toBytes();
+
+          reopenedInternalScript = reopenedInternalAddress.scriptPubkey();
+          final reopenedIntBytes = reopenedInternalScript.toBytes();
+
+          expect(reopenedExtBytes, orderedEquals(extBytes));
+          expect(reopenedIntBytes, orderedEquals(intBytes));
+        } finally {
+          reopenedInternalScript?.dispose();
+          reopenedExternalScript?.dispose();
+          reopenedInternalAddress?.dispose();
+          reopenedExternalAddress?.dispose();
+          reopenedWallet?.dispose();
+          reopenedPersister?.dispose();
+          internalScript?.dispose();
+          externalScript?.dispose();
+          internalAddress?.dispose();
+          externalAddress?.dispose();
+          wallet?.dispose();
+          persister?.dispose();
+          descriptor.dispose();
+          changeDescriptor.dispose();
+        }
+      },
+    );
+
+    test('does not restore derivation changes made after the last persist', () {
+      final tempDir = Directory.systemTemp.createTempSync(
+        'bdk_dart_wallet_creation_test2_',
+      );
+      addTearDown(() => _deleteDirectoryWithRetry(tempDir));
+
+      final dbPath = '${tempDir.path}/wallet.sqlite';
+      final descriptor = buildBip84Descriptor(Network.testnet);
+      final changeDescriptor = buildBip84ChangeDescriptor(Network.testnet);
+      Persister? persister;
+      Wallet? wallet;
+      Address? externalAddress0;
+      Address? externalAddress1;
+      Persister? reopenedPersister;
+      Wallet? reopenedWallet;
+
+      try {
+        persister = Persister.newSqlite(path: dbPath);
+        wallet = Wallet(
+          descriptor: descriptor,
+          changeDescriptor: changeDescriptor,
+          network: Network.testnet,
+          persister: persister,
+          lookahead: defaultLookahead,
+        );
+
+        final extAddressInfo0 = wallet.revealNextAddress(
+          keychain: KeychainKind.external_,
+        );
+        externalAddress0 = extAddressInfo0.address;
+        expect(extAddressInfo0.index, equals(0));
+
+        expect(wallet.persist(persister: persister), isTrue);
+
+        final extAddressInfo1 = wallet.revealNextAddress(
+          keychain: KeychainKind.external_,
+        );
+        externalAddress1 = extAddressInfo1.address;
+        expect(extAddressInfo1.index, equals(1));
+
+        // Dispose original wallet and persister before reopening
+        externalAddress0.dispose();
+        externalAddress0 = null;
+        externalAddress1.dispose();
+        externalAddress1 = null;
+
+        wallet.dispose();
+        wallet = null;
+        persister.dispose();
+        persister = null;
+
+        reopenedPersister = Persister.newSqlite(path: dbPath);
+        reopenedWallet = Wallet.load(
+          descriptor: descriptor,
+          changeDescriptor: changeDescriptor,
+          persister: reopenedPersister,
+          lookahead: defaultLookahead,
+        );
+
+        expect(
+          reopenedWallet.nextDerivationIndex(keychain: KeychainKind.external_),
+          equals(1),
+        );
+      } finally {
+        reopenedWallet?.dispose();
+        reopenedPersister?.dispose();
+        externalAddress1?.dispose();
+        externalAddress0?.dispose();
+        wallet?.dispose();
+        persister?.dispose();
+        descriptor.dispose();
+        changeDescriptor.dispose();
+      }
+    });
+  });
+}