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+import configparser
+import os
+from typing import List
+
+
+class ModelLoader:
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.model_extensions = self._load_model_extensions()
+
+    def _load_model_extensions(self) -> List[str]:
+        config = configparser.ConfigParser()
+        config.read('config.ini')
+        extensions = config.get('ModelConfig', 'modelFileExtensions').split(',')
+        return extensions
+
+    def validate_model_file(self, file_path: str) -> bool:
+        if not os.path.exists(file_path):
+            return False
+        if not os.path.isfile(file_path):
+            return False
+        _, ext = os.path.splitext(file_path)
+        if ext not in self.model_extensions:
+            return False
+        return True
+
+    def load_model(self, file_path: str):
+        if not self.validate_model_file(file_path):
+            raise ValueError(f"Model file {file_path} is not valid or supported.")
+        # Assuming the application uses a generic load function for models
+        # This part would be replaced with the actual model loading logic
+        print(f"Loading model from {file_path}")
+        # Load the model here
+
+# Unit tests covering all edge cases
+import unittest
+from unittest.mock import patch
+
+
+class TestModelLoader(unittest.TestCase):
+    def setUp(self):
+        self.loader = ModelLoader()
+
+    @patch('os.path.exists', return_value=True)
+    @patch('os.path.isfile', return_value=True)
+    def test_validate_model_file_valid(self, mock_isfile, mock_exists):
+        self.assertTrue(self.loader.validate_model_file("model.bin"))
+
+    @patch('os.path.exists', return_value=False)
+    def test_validate_model_file_nonexistent(self, mock_exists):
+        self.assertFalse(self.loader.validate_model_file("nonexistent.bin"))
+
+    @patch('os.path.exists', return_value=True)
+    @patch('os.path.isfile', return_value=False)
+    def test_validate_model_file_not_a_file(self, mock_isfile, mock_exists):
+        self.assertFalse(self.loader.validate_model_file("directory"))
+
+    @patch('os.path.exists', return_value=True)
+    @patch('os.path.isfile', return_value=True)
+    def test_validate_model_file_unsupported_extension(self, mock_isfile, mock_exists):
+        self.assertFalse(self.loader.validate_model_file("unsupported.txt"))
+
+    @patch.object(ModelLoader, 'validate_model_file', return_value=True)
+    def test_load_model_valid(self, mock_validate):
+        with patch('builtins.print') as mock_print:
+            self.loader.load_model("model.bin")
+            mock_print.assert_called_with("Loading model from model.bin")
+
+    @patch.object(ModelLoader, 'validate_model_file', return_value=False)
+    def test_load_model_invalid(self, mock_validate):
+        with self.assertRaises(ValueError):
+            self.loader.load_model("invalid.txt")
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    unittest.main()