diff --git a/packages/imagetools/plugin/hooks/load.js b/packages/imagetools/plugin/hooks/load.js
index 635f788..f09d5b7 100644
--- a/packages/imagetools/plugin/hooks/load.js
+++ b/packages/imagetools/plugin/hooks/load.js
@@ -19,12 +19,13 @@ export default async function load(id) {
 
   
   const { search, searchParams } = fileURL;
-
+  
   id = id.replace(search, "");
-
+  
   const ext = path.extname(id).slice(1);
-
+  
   if (!supportedImageTypes.includes(ext)) return null;
+  debugger
 
   const { default: astroViteConfigs } = await import(
     // @ts-ignore
diff --git a/packages/imagetools_3/api/utils/getImage.js b/packages/imagetools_3/api/utils/getImage.js
index a51b367..c857a87 100644
--- a/packages/imagetools_3/api/utils/getImage.js
+++ b/packages/imagetools_3/api/utils/getImage.js
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ export default async function ({
   transformConfigs,
 }) {
   try {
+    
     const args = Array.from(arguments);
     const hash = objectHash(args);
     
@@ -41,11 +42,6 @@ export default async function ({
       return imagesData.get(hash);
     }
 
-    // Caching removed from this level to ensure proper Vite store population
-    // Cache is now handled at the plugin level where it can properly manage the store
-
-    const start = performance.now();
-
     const {
       path,
       base,
@@ -119,6 +115,8 @@ export default async function ({
     return returnObject;
   } catch (error) {
     console.error(`Error processing images:: ${src}`, error, error.stack);
+    debugger
+    
     throw error;
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/imagetools_3/api/utils/getProcessedImage.js b/packages/imagetools_3/api/utils/getProcessedImage.js
index 4cc14cd..08a86b3 100644
--- a/packages/imagetools_3/api/utils/getProcessedImage.js
+++ b/packages/imagetools_3/api/utils/getProcessedImage.js
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 // @ts-check
-import { fileURLToPath } from "node:url";
-import { extname, relative, resolve } from "node:path";
+import { fileURLToPath, URL } from "node:url";
+import { extname, relative, resolve, join } from "node:path";
+import fs from "node:fs/promises";
+import { existsSync } from "node:fs";
 
 import { getSrcPath } from "./getSrcPath.js";
 import getResolvedSrc from "./getResolvedSrc.js";
@@ -16,7 +18,14 @@ export default async function getProcessedImage(
   transformConfigs,
   { skipCache = false } = {}
 ) {
-  throwErrorIfUnsupported(src, extname(src).slice(1));
+  const isRemote = src.startsWith("http");
+
+  const ext = isRemote
+    ? extname(new URL(src).pathname).slice(1)
+    : extname(src).slice(1);
+
+  throwErrorIfUnsupported(src, ext);
+
   let base;
 
   if (src.match("(http://|https://|data:image/).*")) {
@@ -44,15 +53,14 @@ export default async function getProcessedImage(
     ...rest
   } = transformConfigs;
 
-  const path = src.replace(/\\/g, `/`);
+  let path = src.replace(/\\/g, `/`);
 
-  const { image, imageWidth, imageHeight, imageFormat } = await getImageDetails(
-    await getSrcPath(src),
-    width,
-    height,
-    aspect,
-    skipCache
-  );
+  let imagePath = isRemote ? join(cwd, path) : await getSrcPath(src);
+  
+  const imageBuffer = await fs.readFile(imagePath);
+
+  const { image, imageWidth, imageHeight, imageFormat } =
+    await getImageDetails(imageBuffer, width, height, aspect, skipCache);
 
   return {
     path,
diff --git a/packages/imagetools_3/api/utils/getSrcPath.js b/packages/imagetools_3/api/utils/getSrcPath.js
index 3a7a7da..5c9c5af 100644
--- a/packages/imagetools_3/api/utils/getSrcPath.js
+++ b/packages/imagetools_3/api/utils/getSrcPath.js
@@ -27,6 +27,10 @@ export async function getSrcPath(src) {
   const publicTest = publicPath.replace(paramPattern, "");
   if (fs.existsSync(publicTest)) return publicPath;
 
+  // @todo : remove this
+  const cwdTest = path.join(process.cwd(), src);
+  if (fs.existsSync(cwdTest)) return cwdTest;
+
   // Fallback
   return src;
 }
diff --git a/packages/imagetools_3/api/utils/getSrcset.js b/packages/imagetools_3/api/utils/getSrcset.js
index 14b3bf5..75f411d 100644
--- a/packages/imagetools_3/api/utils/getSrcset.js
+++ b/packages/imagetools_3/api/utils/getSrcset.js
@@ -29,20 +29,19 @@ export default async function getSrcset(
   const [cleanSrc] = src.split("?");
 
   const id = `${cleanSrc}?${params.slice(1)}`;
-
-  const fullPath = await getSrcPath(id);
-
+  const fullPath = await getSrcPath(cleanSrc);
   const { default: load } = await import("../../plugin/hooks/load.js");
   // @ts-ignore
   let srcset = null
   
   try {
+    
     const loaded = await load(fullPath, base);
     if (loaded) {
       srcset = loaded.slice(16, -1);
     }
   } catch (error) {
-    console.error(`Error loading image ${fullPath}:`, error);
+    console.error(`getSrcset::Error loading image ${fullPath}:`, error.message);
     return null;
   }
 
diff --git a/packages/imagetools_3/api/utils/throwErrorIfUnsupported.js b/packages/imagetools_3/api/utils/throwErrorIfUnsupported.js
index 581ca16..5ef7e73 100644
--- a/packages/imagetools_3/api/utils/throwErrorIfUnsupported.js
+++ b/packages/imagetools_3/api/utils/throwErrorIfUnsupported.js
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 import { supportedImageTypes } from "../../utils/runtimeChecks.js";
 
 export default function throwErrorIfUnsupported(src, ext) {
+  
   if (!ext && typeof ext !== "string") {
     throw new Error(`Failed to load ${src}; Invalid image format`);
   }
diff --git a/packages/imagetools_3/astro-imagetools.config.mjs b/packages/imagetools_3/astro-imagetools.config.mjs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f1d3193
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/imagetools_3/astro-imagetools.config.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+import { defineConfig } from "imagetools/config"
+// https://astro-imagetools-docs.vercel.app/en/global-config-options/
+export default defineConfig({
+    placeholder: "blurred",
+    format: ["webp", "avif", "jpg"],
+    fallbackFormat: "jpg",
+    includeSourceFormat: false,
+    cacheRoot:".test_cache2",
+    formatOptions: {
+      jpg: {
+        quality: 80,
+      },
+      png: {
+        quality: 80,
+      },
+      webp: {
+        quality: 50,
+      }
+    }
+});
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/imagetools_3/astroViteConfigs.js b/packages/imagetools_3/astroViteConfigs.js
index 2f7b5cc..af59ac4 100644
--- a/packages/imagetools_3/astroViteConfigs.js
+++ b/packages/imagetools_3/astroViteConfigs.js
@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@ export default {
   "environment": "build",
   "isSsrBuild": false,
   "projectBase": "",
-  "publicDir": "C:\\Users\\zx\\Desktop\\polymech\\site2\\public\\",
-  "rootDir": "C:\\Users\\zx\\Desktop\\polymech\\site2\\",
+  "publicDir": "C:\\Users\\zx\\Desktop\\polymech\\site-min\\public\\",
+  "rootDir": "C:\\Users\\zx\\Desktop\\polymech\\site-min\\",
   "mode": "production",
-  "outDir": "C:\\Users\\zx\\Desktop\\polymech\\site2\\dist\\",
+  "outDir": "C:\\Users\\zx\\Desktop\\polymech\\site-min\\dist\\",
   "assetsDir": "_astro",
   "sourcemap": false,
   "assetFileNames": "/_astro/[name]@[width].[hash][extname]"
diff --git a/packages/imagetools_3/integration/utils/saveAndCopyAsset.js b/packages/imagetools_3/integration/utils/saveAndCopyAsset.js
index 8ab63ca..f075377 100644
--- a/packages/imagetools_3/integration/utils/saveAndCopyAsset.js
+++ b/packages/imagetools_3/integration/utils/saveAndCopyAsset.js
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ export async function saveAndCopyAsset(
     assetsDirExists = true;
   }
 
-  console.log(`cp ${src} ${dest}`);
   await fs.copyFile(src, dest).catch(async (error) => {
     if (error.code === "ENOENT") {
       const imageBuffer = buffer || (await image.toBuffer());
diff --git a/packages/imagetools_3/package.json b/packages/imagetools_3/package.json
index d452f47..5919f56 100644
--- a/packages/imagetools_3/package.json
+++ b/packages/imagetools_3/package.json
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@
   "scripts": {
     "test:watch": "vitest",
     "test": "vitest run",
-    "test:src": "vitest run tests/src.js"
+    "test:src": "vitest run tests/src.js",
+    "test:image": "vitest run tests/image.js"
   },
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
diff --git a/packages/imagetools_3/public/images/default.png b/packages/imagetools_3/public/images/default.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..48180db
Binary files /dev/null and b/packages/imagetools_3/public/images/default.png differ
diff --git a/packages/imagetools_3/tests/commons.js b/packages/imagetools_3/tests/commons.js
index 5561298..6cf469d 100644
--- a/packages/imagetools_3/tests/commons.js
+++ b/packages/imagetools_3/tests/commons.js
@@ -1,36 +1,52 @@
 import fs from "node:fs";
 import path from "node:path";
-import { vi } from "vitest";
 
-const testCachePath = path.join(process.cwd(), ".test_cache/");
+const testCachePath = path.join(process.cwd(), "test_cache/");
+
+export const invalid_urls = ["https://example.com/non-existent-image.jpg"];
+
+export const real_urls = [
+  "https://picsum.photos/200/300",
+  "https://fastly.picsum.photos/id/343/200/300.jpg?hmac=_7ttvLezG-XONDvp0ILwQCv50ivQa_oewm7m6xV2uZA",
+  "https://assets.osr-plastic.org//products/sheetpress/cassandra-edczmax-rc2/media/gallery/latest_controller.jpg",
+  "https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1555066931-4365d14bab8c?w=800&h=400&fit=crop",
+  "https://assets.osr-plastic.org//products/sheetpress/cassandra-edczmax-rc2/media/samples/30mm.jpg",
+  "https://assets.osr-plastic.org//products/sheetpress/cassandra-edczmax-rc2/media/samples/DSC05051.JPG",
+];
+
+export const default_options = {
+  format: ["webp", "avif", "jpg"],
+  formatOptions: {
+    jpg: {
+      quality: 80,
+    },
+    png: {
+      quality: 80,
+    },
+    webp: {
+      quality: 50,
+    },
+  },
+  placeholder: "blurred",
+  includeSourceFormat: false,
+  fallbackFormat: ["webp", "avif", "jpg"],
+  // cacheRoot: testCachePath,
+  sizes: (breakpoints) => {
+    const maxWidth = breakpoints[breakpoints.length - 1];
+    return `(min-width: ${maxWidth}px) ${maxWidth}px, 100vw`;
+  },
+};
 
 export function setup() {
   // Create a temporary cache directory for tests
   if (!fs.existsSync(testCachePath)) {
     fs.mkdirSync(testCachePath, { recursive: true });
   }
-
-  // Mock runtimeChecks to use the test cache path
-  vi.mock("../utils/runtimeChecks.js", () => ({
-    cwd: process.cwd(),
-    fsCachePath: testCachePath,
-    supportedImageTypes: [
-      "avif",
-      "jpeg",
-      "jpg",
-      "png",
-      "webp",
-      "heic",
-      "heif",
-      "tiff",
-      "gif",
-    ],
-  }));
 }
 
 export function teardown() {
   // Clean up the temporary cache directory
   if (fs.existsSync(testCachePath)) {
-    fs.rmSync(testCachePath, { recursive: true, force: true });
+    // fs.rmSync(testCachePath, { recursive: true, force: true });
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/imagetools_3/tests/image.js b/packages/imagetools_3/tests/image.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..47ccf8b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/imagetools_3/tests/image.js
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+import { describe, it, expect, beforeAll, afterAll, vi, beforeEach } from "vitest";
+import getImage from "../api/utils/getImage.js";
+import {
+  setup,
+  teardown,
+  invalid_urls,
+  real_urls,
+  default_options,
+} from "./commons.js";
+
+describe("getImage", () => {
+  beforeAll(() => setup());
+  afterAll(teardown);
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    vi.clearAllMocks();
+  });
+
+  it("should return a default image for invalid URLs", async () => {
+    for (const src of invalid_urls) {
+      const result = await getImage({
+        src,
+        ...default_options,
+        transformConfigs: {},
+      });
+      expect(result.images[0].sources[0].srcset).toContain("default");
+    }
+  }, 20000);
+
+  it("should process and return image data for valid URLs", async () => {
+    
+    for (const src of real_urls) {
+      const result = await getImage({
+        src,
+        ...default_options,
+        transformConfigs: {},
+      });
+      expect(result).toHaveProperty("uuid");
+      expect(result).toHaveProperty("images");
+      expect(Array.isArray(result.images)).toBe(true);
+      expect(result.images.length).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+    }
+  }, 20000);
+});
diff --git a/packages/imagetools_3/vitest.config.ts b/packages/imagetools_3/vitest.config.ts
index 295c03c..58258f2 100644
--- a/packages/imagetools_3/vitest.config.ts
+++ b/packages/imagetools_3/vitest.config.ts
@@ -4,5 +4,5 @@ export default defineConfig({
   test: {
     include: ["tests/**/*.js"],
   },
-  root: ".",
+  root: ".",  
 });