diff --git a/tests/integration/test_no_circular_before_after_dependencies.py b/tests/integration/test_no_circular_before_after_dependencies.py
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+import unittest
+import os
+import yaml
+
+def load_yaml_file(file_path):
+    """Load a YAML file and return its content."""
+    with open(file_path, 'r') as file:
+        return yaml.safe_load(file) or {}
+
+def get_meta_info(role_path):
+    """Extract before and after dependencies from the meta/main.yml of a role."""
+    meta_file = os.path.join(role_path, 'meta', 'main.yml')
+    if not os.path.isfile(meta_file):
+        return [], []
+    meta_data = load_yaml_file(meta_file)
+    run_order = meta_data.get('applications_run_order', {})
+    before = run_order.get('before', [])
+    after = run_order.get('after', [])
+    return before, after
+
+def resolve_dependencies(roles_dir):
+    """Resolve all role dependencies and detect circular dependencies in before/after."""
+    visited = set()  # Tracks roles that have been processed
+    stack = set()  # Tracks roles being processed in the current recursion path
+
+    def visit(role_path, stack):
+        role_name = os.path.basename(role_path)
+
+        # Check for circular dependencies in the recursion path (for before/after)
+        if role_name in stack:
+            raise ValueError(f"Circular dependency detected in 'before'/'after' between roles: {' -> '.join(stack)} -> {role_name}")
+
+        # Check if role is already processed
+        if role_name in visited:
+            return []
+
+        # Mark role as visited and add to stack
+        visited.add(role_name)
+        stack.append(role_name)
+
+        # Get before and after dependencies
+        before, after = get_meta_info(role_path)
+
+        # Resolve before and after roles
+        for before_role in before:
+            before_role_path = os.path.join(roles_dir, before_role)
+            visit(before_role_path, stack)  # Recurse into before dependencies
+
+        for after_role in after:
+            after_role_path = os.path.join(roles_dir, after_role)
+            visit(after_role_path, stack)  # Recurse into after dependencies
+
+        stack.pop()  # Remove the current role from the stack
+
+    for role_name in os.listdir(roles_dir):
+        role_path = os.path.join(roles_dir, role_name)
+        if os.path.isdir(role_path):
+            try:
+                visit(role_path, [])  # Start recursion from this role
+            except ValueError as e:
+                raise ValueError(f"Error processing role '{role_name}' at path '{role_path}': {str(e)}")
+
+    return "No Circular Dependency Detected"
+
+class TestRoleBeforeAfterDependencies(unittest.TestCase):
+    def test_no_circular_before_after_dependencies(self):
+        roles_dir = "roles"  # Path to the roles directory
+
+        try:
+            result = resolve_dependencies(roles_dir)
+        except ValueError as e:
+            self.fail(f"Circular dependency detected: {e}")
+
+        # If no exception, the test passed
+        self.assertEqual(result, "No Circular Dependency Detected")
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    unittest.main()