diff --git a/database/migrations/2023_09_21_042010_add_template_flag_to_designs_table.php b/database/migrations/2023_09_21_042010_add_template_flag_to_designs_table.php
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+<?php
+
+use Illuminate\Database\Migrations\Migration;
+use Illuminate\Database\Schema\Blueprint;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Schema;
+
+return new class extends Migration
+{
+    /**
+     * Run the migrations.
+     */
+    public function up(): void
+    {
+        Schema::table('designs', function (Blueprint $table) {
+            $table->boolean('is_template')->default(false);
+        });
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Reverse the migrations.
+     */
+    public function down(): void
+    {
+    }
+};
diff --git a/tests/Feature/Template/TemplateTest.php b/tests/Feature/Template/TemplateTest.php
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+<?php
+/**
+ * Invoice Ninja (https://invoiceninja.com).
+ *
+ * @link https://github.com/invoiceninja/invoiceninja source repository
+ *
+ * @copyright Copyright (c) 2021. Invoice Ninja LLC (https://invoiceninja.com)
+ *
+ * @license https://www.elastic.co/licensing/elastic-license
+ */
+
+namespace Tests\Feature\Template;
+
+use App\Models\Design;
+use Tests\TestCase;
+use App\Utils\Ninja;
+use App\Utils\HtmlEngine;
+use Tests\MockAccountData;
+use App\Services\PdfMaker\PdfMaker;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\App;
+use Illuminate\Routing\Middleware\ThrottleRequests;
+use Illuminate\Foundation\Testing\DatabaseTransactions;
+use App\Services\PdfMaker\Design as PdfDesignModel;
+use App\Services\PdfMaker\Design as PdfMakerDesign;
+
+/**
+ * @test
+ * @covers 
+ */
+class TemplateTest extends TestCase
+{
+    use DatabaseTransactions;
+    use MockAccountData;
+
+    protected function setUp() :void
+    {
+        parent::setUp();
+
+        $this->makeTestData();
+
+        $this->withoutMiddleware(
+            ThrottleRequests::class
+        );
+        
+    }
+
+    public function testTemplateGeneration()
+    {
+        $entity_obj = $this->invoice;
+        
+        $design = new Design();
+        $design->design = json_decode(json_encode($this->invoice->company->settings->pdf_variables), true);
+        $design->name = 'test';
+        $design->is_active = true;
+        $design->is_template = true;
+        $design->is_custom = true;
+        $design->user_id = $this->invoice->user_id;
+        $design->company_id = $this->invoice->company_id;
+
+            $design_object = new \stdClass;
+            $design_object->includes = '';
+            $design_object->header = '';
+            $design_object->body = '';
+            $design_object->product = '';
+            $design_object->task = '';
+            $design_object->footer = '';
+
+            $design->design = $design_object;
+
+        $design->save();
+
+        App::forgetInstance('translator');
+        $t = app('translator');
+        App::setLocale($entity_obj->client->locale());
+        $t->replace(Ninja::transformTranslations($entity_obj->client->getMergedSettings()));
+
+        $html = new HtmlEngine($entity_obj->invitations()->first());
+
+        /** @var \App\Models\Design $design */
+        $design = \App\Models\Design::withTrashed()->find($entity_obj->design_id);
+
+        $options = [
+            'custom_partials' => json_decode(json_encode($design->design), true),
+        ];
+        $template = new PdfMakerDesign(PdfDesignModel::CUSTOM, $options);
+    
+        $variables = $html->generateLabelsAndValues();
+
+        $state = [
+            'template' => $template->elements([
+                'client' => $entity_obj->client,
+                'entity' => $entity_obj,
+                'pdf_variables' => (array) $entity_obj->company->settings->pdf_variables,
+                '$product' => $design->design->product,
+                'variables' => $variables,
+            ]),
+            'variables' => $variables,
+            'options' => [
+                'all_pages_header' => $entity_obj->client->getSetting('all_pages_header'),
+                'all_pages_footer' => $entity_obj->client->getSetting('all_pages_footer'),
+                'client' => $entity_obj->client,
+                'entity' => $entity_obj,
+                'variables' => $variables,
+            ],
+            'process_markdown' => $entity_obj->client->company->markdown_enabled,
+        ];
+
+        $maker = new PdfMaker($state);
+
+
+    }
+}
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