assertEquals(strategy, config.getLoadBalancingStrategy());
        }

        // Test case insensitivity
        props.setProperty("jcifs.smb.client.loadBalancingStrategy", "ADAPTIVE");
        PropertyConfiguration config = new PropertyConfiguration(props);
        assertEquals("ADAPTIVE", config.getLoadBalancingStrategy());
    }

    @Test

        return this.delegate.getChannelBindingPolicy();
    }

    /**
     * {@inheritDoc}
     *
     * @see jcifs.Configuration#getLoadBalancingStrategy()
     */
    @Override
    public String getLoadBalancingStrategy() {
        return this.delegate.getLoadBalancingStrategy();
    }

    /**
     * {@inheritDoc}
     *
     * @see jcifs.Configuration#getChannelHealthCheckInterval()
     */

        when(mockConfig.isUseMultiChannel()).thenReturn(true);
        when(mockConfig.getMaxChannels()).thenReturn(4);
        when(mockConfig.getChannelBindingPolicy()).thenReturn(1); // preferred
        when(mockConfig.getLoadBalancingStrategy()).thenReturn("adaptive");
        when(mockConfig.getChannelHealthCheckInterval()).thenReturn(10);

        channelManager = new ChannelManager(mockContext, mockSession);
    }

    @Test

    public int getChannelBindingPolicy() {
        return this.channelBindingPolicy;
    }

    /**
     * {@inheritDoc}
     *
     * @see jcifs.Configuration#getLoadBalancingStrategy()
     */
    @Override
    public String getLoadBalancingStrategy() {
        return this.loadBalancingStrategy;
    }

    /**
     * {@inheritDoc}
     *
     * @see jcifs.Configuration#getChannelHealthCheckInterval()

     * Values: "round_robin", "least_loaded", "weighted_random", "affinity_based", "adaptive"
     *
     * @return load balancing strategy
     */
    String getLoadBalancingStrategy();

    /**
     * Channel health check interval in seconds
     *
     * Property {@code jcifs.smb.client.channelHealthCheckInterval} (int, default 10)
     *

    switch (policy.toLowerCase()) {
        case "disabled": return 0;
        case "required": return 2;
        default: return 1;  // preferred
    }
}

public LoadBalancingStrategy getLoadBalancingStrategy() {
    String strategy = getProperty(LOAD_BALANCING_STRATEGY, "adaptive");
    return LoadBalancingStrategy.valueOf(strategy.toUpperCase());
}
```

## 7. Testing Strategy