diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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+++ b/.gitignore
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+# Android Studio
+.idea/
+*.iml
+.gradle/
+build/
+captures/
+
+# Kotlin
+*.class
+*.kotlin_module
+
+# Gradle
+local.properties
+/out/
+
+# Logs
+*.log
+
+# Virtual Machine
+.DS_Store
+
+# Dependency directories
+/node_modules/
+
+# Compiled class files
+*.class
+
+# Mobile Tools for Java (J2ME)
+.mtj.tmp/
+
+# Package Files
+*.jar
+*.war
+*.nar
+*.ear
+*.zip
+*.tar.gz
+*.rar
+
+# virtual machine crash logs
+hs_err_pid*
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diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
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+++ b/build.gradle
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+plugins {
+    id 'org.jetbrains.kotlin.jvm' version '1.9.0'
+}
+
+dependencies {
+    testImplementation 'junit:junit:4.13.2'
+    testImplementation "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-test-junit"
+}
+
+repositories {
+    mavenCentral()
+}
+
+test {
+    useJUnit()
+}
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diff --git a/build.gradle.kts b/build.gradle.kts
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+plugins {
+    kotlin("jvm") version "1.9.0"
+}
+
+dependencies {
+    testImplementation("junit:junit:4.13.2")
+    testImplementation(kotlin("test"))
+}
+
+repositories {
+    mavenCentral()
+}
+
+tasks.test {
+    useJUnitPlatform()
+}
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diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/com/todoapp/validation/TodoValidation.kt b/src/main/kotlin/com/todoapp/validation/TodoValidation.kt
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+++ b/src/main/kotlin/com/todoapp/validation/TodoValidation.kt
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+package com.todoapp.validation
+
+/**
+ * Provides validation methods for Todo items
+ */
+object TodoValidation {
+    /**
+     * Validates the title of a todo item
+     * 
+     * @param title The title to validate
+     * @return Boolean indicating if the title is valid
+     */
+    fun isValidTitle(title: String?): Boolean {
+        // Check if title is null or empty after trimming whitespace
+        return !title.isNullOrBlank()
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Throws an exception if the title is invalid
+     * 
+     * @param title The title to validate
+     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if title is invalid
+     */
+    fun validateTitle(title: String?) {
+        require(isValidTitle(title)) { "Todo item title cannot be empty" }
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/src/test/kotlin/com/todoapp/validation/TodoValidationTest.kt b/src/test/kotlin/com/todoapp/validation/TodoValidationTest.kt
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+++ b/src/test/kotlin/com/todoapp/validation/TodoValidationTest.kt
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+package com.todoapp.validation
+
+import org.junit.Assert.*
+import org.junit.Test
+
+class TodoValidationTest {
+    @Test
+    fun `test valid title returns true`() {
+        // Arrange
+        val validTitle = "Buy groceries"
+        
+        // Act
+        val result = TodoValidation.isValidTitle(validTitle)
+        
+        // Assert
+        assertTrue("Valid title should return true", result)
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun `test empty title returns false`() {
+        // Arrange
+        val emptyTitle = ""
+        
+        // Act
+        val result = TodoValidation.isValidTitle(emptyTitle)
+        
+        // Assert
+        assertFalse("Empty title should return false", result)
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun `test null title returns false`() {
+        // Arrange
+        val nullTitle: String? = null
+        
+        // Act
+        val result = TodoValidation.isValidTitle(nullTitle)
+        
+        // Assert
+        assertFalse("Null title should return false", result)
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun `test whitespace-only title returns false`() {
+        // Arrange
+        val whitespaceTitle = "   "
+        
+        // Act
+        val result = TodoValidation.isValidTitle(whitespaceTitle)
+        
+        // Assert
+        assertFalse("Whitespace-only title should return false", result)
+    }
+
+    @Test(expected = IllegalArgumentException::class)
+    fun `test validateTitle throws exception for invalid title`() {
+        // Act
+        TodoValidation.validateTitle("")
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun `test validateTitle does not throw for valid title`() {
+        // Act
+        TodoValidation.validateTitle("Valid Title")
+        // Assert (no exception thrown)
+    }
+}
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