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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>
+ */
+
+#define BOOST_TEST_DYN_LINK 1
+#define BOOST_TEST_NO_MAIN 1
+// #define BOOST_TEST_MODULE StateTests
+#include <boost/test/unit_test.hpp>
+#include <boost/test/output_test_stream.hpp> 
+using boost::test_tools::output_test_stream;
+
+#include <boost/make_shared.hpp>
+#include <boost/date_time/posix_time/posix_time.hpp>
+
+#include "sync-std-name-info.h"
+#include "sync-full-state.h"
+#include "sync-diff-state.h"
+
+using namespace Sync;
+using namespace std;
+using namespace boost;
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE(StateTests)
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE (FullStateTest)
+{
+  BOOST_CHECK_NO_THROW (FullState ());
+  FullState state;
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL (state.getLeaves ().size (), 0);
+
+  output_test_stream output;
+  output << state.getTimeFromLastUpdate ();
+  BOOST_CHECK (output.is_equal ("not-a-date-time", true));
+
+  NameInfoConstPtr name = StdNameInfo::FindOrCreate ("/test/name");
+  BOOST_CHECK_NO_THROW (state.update (name, SeqNo (12)));
+  BOOST_CHECK_NO_THROW (state.update (name, SeqNo (12)));
+  BOOST_CHECK_NO_THROW (state.update (name, SeqNo (12)));
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL (state.getLeaves ().size (), 1);
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL ((*state.getLeaves ().begin ())->getSeq ().getSeq (), 12);
+
+  BOOST_CHECK_NO_THROW (state.update (name, SeqNo (13)));
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL ((*state.getLeaves ().begin ())->getSeq ().getSeq (), 13);
+
+  BOOST_CHECK_NO_THROW (state.remove (name));
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL (state.getLeaves ().size (), 0);
+
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL (state.getTimeFromLastUpdate ().total_milliseconds (), 0);
+}
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE (DiffStateTest)
+{
+  BOOST_CHECK_NO_THROW (DiffState ());
+  DiffState state;
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL (state.getLeaves ().size (), 0);
+
+  NameInfoConstPtr name = StdNameInfo::FindOrCreate ("/test/name");
+  BOOST_CHECK_NO_THROW (state.update (name, SeqNo (12)));
+  BOOST_CHECK_NO_THROW (state.update (name, SeqNo (12)));
+  BOOST_CHECK_NO_THROW (state.update (name, SeqNo (12)));
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL (state.getLeaves ().size (), 1);
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL ((*state.getLeaves ().begin ())->getSeq ().getSeq (), 12);
+
+  BOOST_CHECK_NO_THROW (state.update (name, SeqNo (13)));
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL ((*state.getLeaves ().begin ())->getSeq ().getSeq (), 13);
+
+  BOOST_CHECK_NO_THROW (state.remove (name));
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL (state.getLeaves ().size (), 1);
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL ((*state.getLeaves ().begin ())->getSeq ().getSeq (), 0);
+}
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE (FullStateDigestTest)
+{
+  FullState state;
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL (state.getLeaves ().size (), 0);
+
+  NameInfoConstPtr name3 = StdNameInfo::FindOrCreate ("3");
+  NameInfoConstPtr name2 = StdNameInfo::FindOrCreate ("2");
+  NameInfoConstPtr name1 = StdNameInfo::FindOrCreate ("1");
+
+  state.update (name1, SeqNo (10));
+  DigestConstPtr digest1 = state.getDigest ();
+
+  state.update (name2, SeqNo (12));
+  DigestConstPtr digest2 = state.getDigest ();
+
+  BOOST_CHECK (digest1.get () != digest2.get ());
+  BOOST_CHECK (!digest1->empty ());
+  BOOST_CHECK (!digest2->empty ());
+
+  state.update (name3, SeqNo (8));
+  DigestConstPtr digest3 = state.getDigest ();
+
+  BOOST_CHECK (digest1.get () != digest2.get ());
+  BOOST_CHECK (digest2.get () != digest3.get ());
+  BOOST_CHECK (digest1.get () != digest3.get ());
+
+  BOOST_CHECK (*digest1 != *digest2);
+  BOOST_CHECK (*digest2 != *digest3);
+  BOOST_CHECK (*digest1 != *digest3);
+
+  // removing elements. Digest should get reverted to digest1
+  state.remove (name2);
+  state.remove (name3);
+  DigestConstPtr digest4 = state.getDigest ();
+  BOOST_CHECK (*digest1 == *digest4);
+
+  name2.reset (); // force destructor
+  name3.reset (); // force destructor
+  name3 = StdNameInfo::FindOrCreate ("3"); // this will enforce different (larger) hashing ID of name
+  name2 = StdNameInfo::FindOrCreate ("2"); // this will enforce different (larger) hashing ID of name
+  
+  // adding in different order
+  state.update (name3, SeqNo (8));
+  state.update (name2, SeqNo (12));
+  DigestConstPtr digest5 = state.getDigest ();
+  BOOST_CHECK (*digest5 == *digest3);
+}
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE (FullStateXml)
+{
+  FullState state;
+
+  NameInfoConstPtr name3 = StdNameInfo::FindOrCreate ("3");
+  NameInfoConstPtr name2 = StdNameInfo::FindOrCreate ("2");
+  NameInfoConstPtr name1 = StdNameInfo::FindOrCreate ("1");
+
+  state.update (name1, SeqNo (10));
+  state.update (name2, SeqNo (12));
+  state.update (name3, SeqNo (8));  
+
+  string xml1 = "<state>"
+    "<item><name>1</name><seq><session>0</session><seqno>10</seqno></seq></item>"
+    "<item><name>2</name><seq><session>0</session><seqno>12</seqno></seq></item>"
+    "<item><name>3</name><seq><session>0</session><seqno>8</seqno></seq></item>"
+    "</state>";
+  {
+  ostringstream os;
+  os << state;
+  string s = os.str ();
+  // cout << s << endl; 
+  erase_all (s, "\n");
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL (s, xml1);
+  }
+  
+  state.remove (name2);
+  string xml2 = "<state>"
+    "<item><name>1</name><seq><session>0</session><seqno>10</seqno></seq></item>"
+    "<item><name>3</name><seq><session>0</session><seqno>8</seqno></seq></item>"
+    "</state>";
+  {
+  ostringstream os;
+  os << state;
+  string s = os.str ();
+  erase_all (s, "\n");
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL (s, xml2);
+  }
+
+  FullState state2;
+  istringstream xml1_is (xml1);
+  BOOST_CHECK_NO_THROW (xml1_is >> state2);
+  {
+  ostringstream os;
+  os << state2;
+  string xml1_test = os.str ();
+  erase_all (xml1_test, "\n");
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL (xml1_test, xml1);
+  }
+  
+  istringstream xml2_is ("<state><item action=\"remove\"><name>2</name></item></state>");
+  BOOST_CHECK_NO_THROW (xml2_is >> state2);
+  
+  {
+  ostringstream os;
+  os << state2;
+  string xml2_test = os.str ();
+  erase_all (xml2_test, "\n");
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL (xml2_test, xml2);
+  }
+}
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE (DiffStateXml)
+{
+  DiffState state;
+
+  NameInfoConstPtr name3 = StdNameInfo::FindOrCreate ("3");
+  NameInfoConstPtr name2 = StdNameInfo::FindOrCreate ("2");
+  NameInfoConstPtr name1 = StdNameInfo::FindOrCreate ("1");
+
+  state.update (name1, SeqNo (10));
+  state.update (name2, SeqNo (12));
+  state.update (name3, SeqNo (8));  
+
+  string xml1 = "<state>"
+    "<item action=\"update\"><name>1</name><seq><session>0</session><seqno>10</seqno></seq></item>"
+    "<item action=\"update\"><name>2</name><seq><session>0</session><seqno>12</seqno></seq></item>"
+    "<item action=\"update\"><name>3</name><seq><session>0</session><seqno>8</seqno></seq></item>"
+    "</state>";
+  {
+  ostringstream os;
+  os << state;
+  string xml1_test = os.str ();
+  erase_all (xml1_test, "\n");
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL (xml1_test, xml1);
+  }
+  
+  state.remove (name2);
+  string xml2 = "<state>"
+    "<item action=\"update\"><name>1</name><seq><session>0</session><seqno>10</seqno></seq></item>"
+    "<item action=\"remove\"><name>2</name></item>"
+    "<item action=\"update\"><name>3</name><seq><session>0</session><seqno>8</seqno></seq></item>"
+    "</state>";
+  {
+  ostringstream os;
+  os << state;
+  string xml2_test = os.str ();
+  erase_all (xml2_test, "\n");
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL (xml2_test, xml2);
+  }
+
+  ////////////  ////////////  ////////////  ////////////  ////////////  ////////////
+  
+  DiffState state2;
+  istringstream xml1_is (xml1);
+  BOOST_CHECK_NO_THROW (xml1_is >> state2);
+  
+  {
+  ostringstream os;
+  os << state2;
+  string xml1_test = os.str ();
+  erase_all (xml1_test, "\n");
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL (xml1_test, xml1);
+  }
+
+  istringstream xml2_is ("<state><item action=\"remove\"><name>2</name></item></state>");
+  BOOST_CHECK_NO_THROW (xml2_is >> state2);
+  
+  {
+  ostringstream os;
+  os << state2;
+  string xml2_test = os.str ();
+  erase_all (xml2_test, "\n");
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL (xml2_test, xml2);
+  }
+
+}
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE (DiffStateDiffTest)
+{
+  DiffStatePtr root = make_shared<DiffState> ();
+
+  DiffStatePtr head = make_shared<DiffState> ();
+  root->setNext (head);
+  
+  head->update (StdNameInfo::FindOrCreate ("3"), SeqNo (1));
+  head->remove (StdNameInfo::FindOrCreate ("1"));
+  
+  DiffStatePtr tail = make_shared<DiffState> ();
+  head->setNext (tail);
+
+  tail->update (StdNameInfo::FindOrCreate ("3"), SeqNo (2));  
+
+  {
+  ostringstream os;
+  os << *root->diff ();
+  string diffState = os.str ();
+  erase_all (diffState, "\n");
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL (diffState,
+                     "<state>"
+                     "<item action=\"remove\"><name>1</name></item>"
+                     "<item action=\"update\"><name>3</name><seq><session>0</session><seqno>2</seqno></seq></item>"
+                     "</state>");
+  }
+}
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE_END()