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+/* -*- Mode:C++; c-file-style:"gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil; -*- */
+/**
+* Copyright (c) 2016 Regents of the University of California.
+*
+* This file is part of the nTorrent codebase.
+*
+* nTorrent is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the
+* terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by the Free Software
+* Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+*
+* nTorrent 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 Lesser General Public License for more details.
+*
+* You should have received copies of the GNU General Public License and GNU Lesser
+* General Public License along with nTorrent, e.g., in COPYING.md file. If not, see
+* <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+*
+* See AUTHORS for complete list of nTorrent authors and contributors.
+*/
+
+#include "../boost-test.hpp"
+#include "util/io-util.hpp"
+
+namespace ndn {
+namespace ntorrent {
+namespace tests {
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE(TestIoUtils)
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(TestFindType)
+{
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(IoUtil::findType(Name("NTORRENT/linux/torrent-file/sha256digest")), 0);
+
+  Name n1("NTORRENT/linux/torrent-file");
+  n1.appendSequenceNumber(0);
+  n1 = Name(n1.toUri() + "/sha256digest");
+
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(IoUtil::findType(n1), 0);
+
+  Name n2("NTORRENT/linux/file0");
+  n2.appendSequenceNumber(0);
+  n2 = Name(n2.toUri() + "/sha256digest");
+
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(IoUtil::findType(n2), 1);
+
+  Name n3("NTORRENT/linux/file0");
+  n3.appendSequenceNumber(0);
+  n3.appendSequenceNumber(0);
+  n3 = Name(n3.toUri() + "/sha256digest");
+
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(IoUtil::findType(n3), 2);
+}
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE_END()
+
+} // namespace tests
+} // namespace nTorrent
+} // namespace ndn