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+#!/usr/bin/python2
+# -*- Mode:python; c-file-style:"gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil -*- */
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2014 Washington University in St. Louis
+# Author: Hila Ben Abraham <hila@wustl.edu>
+# See COPYING for copyright and distribution information.
+#
+
+import os
+import unittest
+import subprocess
+
+class test_nfdc(unittest.TestCase):
+    """Test case for testing nfdc and nfd-status applications"""
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        print "\nTesting nfdc and nfd-status"
+        print "*****************************"
+        os.chdir("test_nfdc")
+        os.system("mkdir -p logs")
+
+    def tearDown(self):
+        print "********************************"
+        os.chdir("..")
+
+    def test_nfdc_A(self):
+        print ">>> TEST CASE A: test nfdc create / add-nexthop / destroy test case <<<"
+        ret = subprocess.call(["./nfdc-test.sh A"], shell=True)
+        if ret != 0:
+            self.fail(" >> TEST CASE A FAILED")
+        else:
+            print ">> TEST CASE A PASSED SUCCESSFULLY"
+
+    def test_nfdc_B(self):
+        print ">>> TEST CASE B: test nfdc add-nexthop / remove-nexthop test case <<<"
+        ret = subprocess.call(["./nfdc-test.sh B"], shell=True)
+        if ret != 0:
+            self.fail(" >> TEST CASE B FAILED")
+        else:
+            print ">> TEST CASE B PASSED SUCCESSFULLY"
+
+    def test_nfdc_C(self):
+        print ">>> TEST CASE C: test nfdc register / unregister test case <<<"
+        ret = subprocess.call(["./nfdc-test.sh C"], shell=True)
+        if ret != 0:
+            self.fail(" >> TEST CASE C FAILED")
+        else:
+            print ">> TEST CASE C PASSED SUCCESSFULLY"
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