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+/* -*- Mode:C++; c-file-style:"gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil; -*- */
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) 2013-2016 Regents of the University of California.
+ *
+ * This file is part of ndn-cxx library (NDN C++ library with eXperimental eXtensions).
+ *
+ * ndn-cxx library 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.
+ *
+ * ndn-cxx library 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 ndn-cxx, e.g., in COPYING.md file.  If not, see
+ * <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ *
+ * See AUTHORS.md for complete list of ndn-cxx authors and contributors.
+ */
+
+#include "mgmt/nfd/channel-status.hpp"
+
+#include "boost-test.hpp"
+
+namespace ndn {
+namespace nfd {
+namespace tests {
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE(Mgmt)
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE(Nfd)
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE(TestChannelStatus)
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(Encode)
+{
+  ChannelStatus status1;
+  status1
+    .setLocalUri("udp4://192.168.2.1")
+    ;
+
+  Block wire;
+  BOOST_REQUIRE_NO_THROW(wire = status1.wireEncode());
+
+  // These octets are obtained by the snippet below.
+  // This check is intended to detect unexpected encoding change in the future.
+  // for (Buffer::const_iterator it = wire.begin(); it != wire.end(); ++it) {
+  //  printf("0x%02x, ", *it);
+  // }
+  static const uint8_t expected[] = {
+    0x82, 0x14, 0x81, 0x12, 0x75, 0x64, 0x70, 0x34, 0x3a, 0x2f, 0x2f, 0x31, 0x39, 0x32,
+    0x2e, 0x31, 0x36, 0x38, 0x2e, 0x32, 0x2e, 0x31
+  };
+  BOOST_REQUIRE_EQUAL_COLLECTIONS(expected, expected + sizeof(expected),
+                                  wire.begin(), wire.end());
+
+  BOOST_REQUIRE_NO_THROW(ChannelStatus(wire));
+  ChannelStatus status2(wire);
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(status1.getLocalUri(), status2.getLocalUri());
+}
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE_END() // TestChannelStatus
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE_END() // Nfd
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE_END() // Mgmt
+
+} // namespace tests
+} // namespace nfd
+} // namespace ndn