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+/* -*- Mode: C++; c-file-style: "gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil -*- */
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2012 University of California, Los Angeles
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation;
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
+ *
+ * Author: Zhenkai Zhu <zhenkai@cs.ucla.edu>
+ *         Chaoyi Bian <bcy@pku.edu.cn>
+ *	   Alexander Afanasyev <alexander.afanasyev@ucla.edu>
+ */
+
+#include <boost/test/unit_test.hpp>
+#include <boost/test/output_test_stream.hpp> 
+#include <map>
+using boost::test_tools::output_test_stream;
+
+#include <boost/make_shared.hpp>
+#include "sync-scheduler.h"
+#include "sync-logic.h"
+
+using namespace Sync;
+using namespace std;
+using namespace boost;
+
+
+
+// void funcUpdate (const std::string &, const SeqNo &newSeq, const SeqNo &oldSeq)
+// {
+//   cout << "funcUpdate\n";
+// }
+
+// void funcRemove (const std::string &)
+// {
+//   cout << "funcRemove\n";
+// }
+
+enum SCHEDULE_LABELS
+  {
+    TEST_LABEL,
+    ANOTHER_LABEL
+  };
+
+struct SchedulerFixture
+{
+  SchedulerFixture ()
+    : counter (0)
+  {}
+
+  int counter;
+  
+  Scheduler *scheduler;
+
+  void everySecond ()
+  {
+    // cout << "." << flush;
+    counter ++;
+
+    if (counter < 9)
+    scheduler->schedule (boost::posix_time::milliseconds (100),
+                         boost::bind (&SchedulerFixture::everySecond, this),
+                         TEST_LABEL);
+  }
+
+  void setCounterFive ()
+  {
+    counter = 5;
+  }
+
+  void setCounterThree ()
+  {
+    counter = 3;
+  }
+};
+
+
+#ifdef _DEBUG
+
+BOOST_FIXTURE_TEST_SUITE (SchedulerTestSuite, SchedulerFixture)
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE (BasicTest)
+{
+  BOOST_CHECK_NO_THROW (scheduler = new Scheduler ());
+
+  scheduler->schedule (posix_time::milliseconds (100),
+                       bind (&SchedulerFixture::everySecond, this),
+                       TEST_LABEL);
+
+  sleep (1);
+  // cout << counter << endl;
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL (counter, 9); // generally, should be 9
+
+  scheduler->schedule (posix_time::seconds (2),
+		       bind (&SchedulerFixture::setCounterFive, this),
+                       TEST_LABEL);
+
+  this_thread::sleep (posix_time::milliseconds (400)); // just in case
+
+  scheduler->schedule (posix_time::milliseconds (600),
+		       bind (&SchedulerFixture::setCounterThree, this),
+                       TEST_LABEL);
+
+  this_thread::sleep (posix_time::milliseconds (500));
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL (counter, 9); // still 9
+  
+  this_thread::sleep (posix_time::milliseconds (200));
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL (counter, 3);
+
+  this_thread::sleep (posix_time::milliseconds (1000));
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL (counter, 5);
+
+  scheduler->schedule (posix_time::milliseconds (100),
+		       bind (&SchedulerFixture::setCounterThree, this),
+                       ANOTHER_LABEL);
+  this_thread::sleep (posix_time::milliseconds (50));
+  scheduler->cancel (ANOTHER_LABEL);
+  this_thread::sleep (posix_time::milliseconds (150));
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL (counter, 5);
+  
+  BOOST_CHECK_NO_THROW (delete scheduler);
+}
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE_END ()
+
+
+void funcUpdate( const std::string &/*prefix*/, const SeqNo &/*newSeq*/, const SeqNo &/*oldSeq*/ )
+{
+}
+
+void funcPass( const std::vector<MissingDataInfo> &v)
+{
+}
+
+void funcRemove( const std::string &/*prefix*/ )
+{
+}
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE (SyncLogicSchedulerTest)
+{  
+  SyncLogic *logic = 0;
+  BOOST_CHECK_NO_THROW (logic = new SyncLogic ("/prefix", funcPass, funcRemove));
+  this_thread::sleep (posix_time::milliseconds (100));
+
+  Scheduler &scheduler = logic->getScheduler ();
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL (scheduler.getEventsSize (), 1);
+
+  BOOST_CHECK_NO_THROW (logic->respondSyncInterest ("/prefix/e5fa44f2b31c1fb553b6021e7360d07d5d91ff5e")); 
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL (scheduler.getEventsSize (), 2);
+
+  this_thread::sleep (posix_time::milliseconds (100)); // max waiting time
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL (scheduler.getEventsSize (), 1);
+
+  BOOST_CHECK_NO_THROW (logic->respondSyncInterest ("/prefix/e5fa44f2b31c1fb553b6021e7360d07d5d91ff5e")); 
+  BOOST_CHECK_NO_THROW (logic->respondSyncInterest ("/prefix/e5fa44f2b31c1fb553b6021e7360d07d5d91ff5e")); 
+  BOOST_CHECK_NO_THROW (logic->respondSyncInterest ("/prefix/e5fa44f2b31c1fb553b6021e7360d07d5d91ff5e")); 
+  BOOST_CHECK_NO_THROW (logic->respondSyncInterest ("/prefix/e5fa44f2b31c1fb553b6021e7360d07d5d91ff5e"));
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL (scheduler.getEventsSize (), 5);  
+
+  this_thread::sleep (posix_time::milliseconds (19)); // min waiting time is 20
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL (scheduler.getEventsSize (), 5);  
+
+  this_thread::sleep (posix_time::milliseconds (100)); // max waiting time
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL (scheduler.getEventsSize (), 1);
+  
+  BOOST_CHECK_NO_THROW (delete logic);
+}
+
+#endif