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+# Test get_dof_mapping! function
+
+@testset "get_dof_mapping!" begin
+    kernel = create_test_kernel()
+    mesh = create_test_mesh()
+
+    # Allocate DOF buffer (8 nodes * 3 DOFs = 24)
+    dofs = zeros(Int, 24)
+
+    # Test DOF mapping for element 1
+    get_dof_mapping!(dofs, kernel, 1, mesh)
+
+    # Verify correct DOF indices (1-indexed)
+    # For element 1 with nodes [1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8]:
+    # Node 1: DOFs [1,2,3], Node 2: DOFs [4,5,6], etc.
+    expected_dofs = collect(1:24)
+    @test dofs == expected_dofs
+
+    # Test zero allocations (warm-up call first)
+    get_dof_mapping!(dofs, kernel, 1, mesh)
+    allocs = @allocated get_dof_mapping!(dofs, kernel, 1, mesh)
+    @test allocs == 0
+end