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+/* -*- Mode:C++; c-file-style:"gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil -*- */
+/**
+ * Copyright (C) 2013 Regents of the University of California.
+ * @author: Yingdi Yu <yingdi@cs.ucla.edu>
+ * See COPYING for copyright and distribution information.
+ */
+
+#include <boost/test/unit_test.hpp>
+
+#include "profile.hpp"
+#include <ndn-cxx/encoding/buffer-stream.hpp>
+
+namespace chronochat {
+namespace tests {
+
+using std::string;
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE(TestProfile)
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(EncodeDecodeProfile)
+{
+  Name identity("/ndn/ucla/yingdi");
+  Profile profile(identity);
+  profile["name"] = "Yingdi Yu";
+  profile["school"] = "UCLA";
+
+  ndn::OBufferStream os;
+  profile.encode(os);
+
+  ndn::ConstBufferPtr encoded = os.buf();
+
+  boost::iostreams::stream
+    <boost::iostreams::array_source> is(reinterpret_cast<const char*>(encoded->buf()),
+                                        encoded->size ());
+
+  Profile decodedProfile;
+  decodedProfile.decode(is);
+
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(decodedProfile.getIdentityName().toUri(), string("/ndn/ucla/yingdi"));
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(decodedProfile["name"], string("Yingdi Yu"));
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(decodedProfile["school"], string("UCLA"));
+}
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE_END()
+
+} // namespace tests
+} // namespace chronochat