diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 10b04fd7..318a6a87 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -136,3 +136,6 @@ out/
 
 # Ignore dynaconf secret files
 .secrets.*
+
+# omit IDE data
+.idea/
diff --git a/tests/corpora/test_paratext_project_settings_parser.py b/tests/corpora/test_paratext_project_settings_parser.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..141f826b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/corpora/test_paratext_project_settings_parser.py
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+from testutils.memory_paratext_project_settings_parser import MemoryParatextProjectSettingsParser
+
+
+def test_translation_info_empty_values() -> None:
+    settings = _create_settings("<TranslationInfo></TranslationInfo>")
+
+    assert settings.translation_type == "Standard"
+    assert settings.parent_name is None
+    assert settings.parent_guid is None
+
+
+def test_translation_info_no_parent_specified() -> None:
+    settings = _create_settings("<TranslationInfo>BackTranslation::</TranslationInfo>")
+
+    assert settings.translation_type == "BackTranslation"
+    assert settings.parent_name is None
+    assert settings.parent_guid is None
+
+
+def test_translation_info_specified() -> None:
+    settings = _create_settings("<TranslationInfo>Daughter:DEF:22222222222222222222222222222222</TranslationInfo>")
+
+    assert settings.translation_type == "Daughter"
+    assert settings.parent_name == "DEF"
+    assert settings.parent_guid == "22222222222222222222222222222222"
+
+
+def _create_settings(additional_settings_xml: str = ""):
+    files = {
+        "Settings.xml": (
+            "<ScriptureText>"
+            "<Guid>11111111111111111111111111111111</Guid>"
+            "<Name>ABC</Name>"
+            "<FullName>Test Project</FullName>"
+            f"{additional_settings_xml}"
+            "</ScriptureText>"
+        )
+    }
+
+    parser = MemoryParatextProjectSettingsParser(files)
+    return parser.parse()
diff --git a/tests/testutils/memory_paratext_project_file_handler.py b/tests/testutils/memory_paratext_project_file_handler.py
index 89b7b5f6..8916e6cd 100644
--- a/tests/testutils/memory_paratext_project_file_handler.py
+++ b/tests/testutils/memory_paratext_project_file_handler.py
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@
 
 
 class MemoryParatextProjectFileHandler(ParatextProjectFileHandler):
-    def __init__(self, files: Dict[str, str]) -> None:
-        self.files = files
+    def __init__(self, files: Optional[Dict[str, str]]) -> None:
+        self.files = files or {}
 
     def exists(self, file_name: str) -> bool:
         return file_name in self.files
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ def create_stylesheet(self, file_name: str) -> UsfmStylesheet:
 
 
 class MemoryParatextProjectTextUpdater(ParatextProjectTextUpdaterBase):
-    def __init__(self, files: Dict[str, str], settings: ParatextProjectSettings) -> None:
+    def __init__(self, files: Optional[Dict[str, str]], settings: ParatextProjectSettings) -> None:
         super().__init__(MemoryParatextProjectFileHandler(files), settings)
 
 
diff --git a/tests/testutils/memory_paratext_project_quote_convention_detector.py b/tests/testutils/memory_paratext_project_quote_convention_detector.py
index f8976e78..aa10eced 100644
--- a/tests/testutils/memory_paratext_project_quote_convention_detector.py
+++ b/tests/testutils/memory_paratext_project_quote_convention_detector.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-from typing import Dict
+from typing import Dict, Optional
 
 from machine.corpora import ParatextProjectSettings
 from machine.punctuation_analysis import ParatextProjectQuoteConventionDetector
@@ -7,5 +7,5 @@
 
 
 class MemoryParatextProjectQuoteConventionDetector(ParatextProjectQuoteConventionDetector):
-    def __init__(self, settings: ParatextProjectSettings, files: Dict[str, str]) -> None:
+    def __init__(self, settings: ParatextProjectSettings, files: Optional[Dict[str, str]]) -> None:
         super().__init__(MemoryParatextProjectFileHandler(files), settings or DefaultParatextProjectSettings())
diff --git a/tests/testutils/memory_paratext_project_settings_parser.py b/tests/testutils/memory_paratext_project_settings_parser.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ff25e64a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/testutils/memory_paratext_project_settings_parser.py
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+from typing import Optional
+
+from machine.corpora import ParatextProjectSettings, ParatextProjectSettingsParserBase
+
+from .memory_paratext_project_file_handler import MemoryParatextProjectFileHandler
+
+
+class MemoryParatextProjectSettingsParser(ParatextProjectSettingsParserBase):
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        files: Optional[dict[str, str]] = None,
+        parent_settings: Optional[ParatextProjectSettings] = None,
+    ):
+        super().__init__(
+            MemoryParatextProjectFileHandler(files),
+            parent_settings,
+        )
diff --git a/tests/testutils/memory_paratext_project_terms_parser.py b/tests/testutils/memory_paratext_project_terms_parser.py
index fd1dc31c..1bd33dce 100644
--- a/tests/testutils/memory_paratext_project_terms_parser.py
+++ b/tests/testutils/memory_paratext_project_terms_parser.py
@@ -6,5 +6,5 @@
 
 
 class MemoryParatextProjectTermsParser(ParatextProjectTermsParserBase):
-    def __init__(self, files: Dict[str, str], settings: Optional[ParatextProjectSettings]) -> None:
+    def __init__(self, files: Optional[Dict[str, str]], settings: Optional[ParatextProjectSettings]) -> None:
         super().__init__(MemoryParatextProjectFileHandler(files), settings or DefaultParatextProjectSettings())
diff --git a/tests/testutils/memory_paratext_project_versification_error_detector.py b/tests/testutils/memory_paratext_project_versification_error_detector.py
index 512ee930..3a710169 100644
--- a/tests/testutils/memory_paratext_project_versification_error_detector.py
+++ b/tests/testutils/memory_paratext_project_versification_error_detector.py
@@ -6,5 +6,5 @@
 
 
 class MemoryParatextProjectVersificationErrorDetector(ParatextProjectVersificationErrorDetectorBase):
-    def __init__(self, settings: Optional[ParatextProjectSettings], files: Dict[str, str]) -> None:
+    def __init__(self, settings: Optional[ParatextProjectSettings], files: Optional[Dict[str, str]]) -> None:
         super().__init__(MemoryParatextProjectFileHandler(files), settings or DefaultParatextProjectSettings())