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+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import time
+
+import pytest
+from pyspark.sql import SparkSession
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def spark_session():
+    """Fixture to create and clean up a Spark session."""
+    from daft.daft import connect_start
+
+    # Start Daft Connect server
+    server = connect_start("sc://localhost:50051")
+
+    # Initialize Spark Connect session
+    session = SparkSession.builder.appName("DaftConfigTest").remote("sc://localhost:50051").getOrCreate()
+
+    yield session
+
+    # Cleanup
+    server.shutdown()
+    session.stop()
+    time.sleep(2)  # Allow time for session cleanup
+
+
+def test_range_collect(spark_session):
+    # Create a range using Spark
+    # For example, creating a range from 0 to 9
+    spark_range = spark_session.range(10)  # Creates DataFrame with numbers 0 to 9
+
+    # Collect the data
+    collected_rows = spark_range.collect()
+
+    # Verify the collected data has expected values
+    assert len(collected_rows) == 10, "Should have 10 rows"
+    assert [row["id"] for row in collected_rows] == list(range(10)), "Should contain values 0-9"