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+package blobgen
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"crypto/rand"
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+)
+
+// testRecipient is a static age recipient for tests.
+const testRecipient = "age1cplgrwj77ta54dnmydvvmzn64ltk83ankxl5sww04mrtmu62kv3s89gmvv"
+
+// TestCompressStreamNoDoubleClose is a regression test for issue #28.
+// It verifies that CompressStream does not panic or return an error due to
+// double-closing the underlying blobgen.Writer. Before the fix in PR #33,
+// the explicit Close() on the happy path combined with defer Close() would
+// cause a double close.
+func TestCompressStreamNoDoubleClose(t *testing.T) {
+	input := []byte("regression test data for issue #28 double-close fix")
+	var buf bytes.Buffer
+
+	written, hash, err := CompressStream(&buf, bytes.NewReader(input), 3, []string{testRecipient})
+	require.NoError(t, err, "CompressStream should not return an error")
+	assert.True(t, written > 0, "expected bytes written > 0")
+	assert.NotEmpty(t, hash, "expected non-empty hash")
+	assert.True(t, buf.Len() > 0, "expected non-empty output")
+}
+
+// TestCompressStreamLargeInput exercises CompressStream with a larger payload
+// to ensure no double-close issues surface under heavier I/O.
+func TestCompressStreamLargeInput(t *testing.T) {
+	data := make([]byte, 512*1024) // 512 KB
+	_, err := rand.Read(data)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	var buf bytes.Buffer
+	written, hash, err := CompressStream(&buf, bytes.NewReader(data), 3, []string{testRecipient})
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.True(t, written > 0)
+	assert.NotEmpty(t, hash)
+}
+
+// TestCompressStreamEmptyInput verifies CompressStream handles empty input
+// without double-close issues.
+func TestCompressStreamEmptyInput(t *testing.T) {
+	var buf bytes.Buffer
+	_, hash, err := CompressStream(&buf, strings.NewReader(""), 3, []string{testRecipient})
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.NotEmpty(t, hash)
+}
+
+// TestCompressDataNoDoubleClose mirrors the stream test for CompressData,
+// ensuring the explicit Close + error-path Close pattern is also safe.
+func TestCompressDataNoDoubleClose(t *testing.T) {
+	input := []byte("CompressData regression test for double-close")
+	result, err := CompressData(input, 3, []string{testRecipient})
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.True(t, result.CompressedSize > 0)
+	assert.True(t, result.UncompressedSize == int64(len(input)))
+	assert.NotEmpty(t, result.SHA256)
+}