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+/**
+ * Copyright (C) 2013 Regents of the University of California.
+ * See COPYING for copyright and distribution information.
+ */
+
+#include <boost/test/unit_test.hpp>
+
+#include "encoding/encoding-buffer.hpp"
+
+using namespace std;
+namespace ndn {
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE(TestBlock)
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE (Decode)
+{
+  uint8_t value[4];
+
+  ndn::EncodingBuffer buffer;
+  size_t length = buffer.prependByteArray(value, sizeof(value));
+  buffer.prependVarNumber(length);
+  buffer.prependVarNumber(0xe0);
+
+  Block block;
+  BOOST_REQUIRE_NO_THROW(block = buffer.block());
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(block.type(), 0xe0);
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(block.value_size(), sizeof(value));
+}
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE_END()
+
+} // namespace ndn