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+/* -*- Mode:C++; c-file-style:"gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil; -*- */
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) 2014,  Regents of the University of California
+ *
+ * This file is part of NSL (NDN Signature Logger).
+ * See AUTHORS.md for complete list of NSL authors and contributors.
+ *
+ * NSL is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms
+ * of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation,
+ * either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * NSL 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
+ * NSL, e.g., in COPYING.md file.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ *
+ * See AUTHORS.md for complete list of nsl authors and contributors.
+ */
+
+#include "conf/config-file.hpp"
+
+#include <boost/filesystem.hpp>
+#include <fstream>
+
+#include "boost-test.hpp"
+
+namespace nsl {
+namespace tests {
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE(TestConfig)
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(Basic)
+{
+  const std::string CONFIG =
+    "logger-name /test/logger                             \n"
+    "db-dir /test/db                                      \n"
+    "policy                                               \n"
+    "{                                                    \n"
+    "  policy-key policy-value                            \n"
+    "}                                                    \n"
+    "validator                                            \n"
+    "{                                                    \n"
+    "  validator-key validator-value                      \n"
+    "}                                                    \n";
+
+  namespace fs = boost::filesystem;
+
+  fs::create_directory(fs::path(TEST_LOGGER_PATH));
+
+  fs::path configPath = fs::path(TEST_LOGGER_PATH) / "logger-test.conf";
+  std::ofstream os(configPath.c_str());
+  os << CONFIG;
+  os.close();
+
+  conf::ConfigFile config(configPath.string());
+
+  BOOST_CHECK_NO_THROW(config.parse());
+
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(config.getConfFileName(), configPath.string());
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(config.getLoggerName(), Name("/test/logger"));
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(config.getDbDir(), "/test/db");
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(config.getPolicy().begin()->first, "policy-key");
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(config.getPolicy().begin()->second.data(), "policy-value");
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(config.getValidatorRule().begin()->first, "validator-key");
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(config.getValidatorRule().begin()->second.data(), "validator-value");
+
+  fs::remove_all(fs::path(TEST_LOGGER_PATH));
+}
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(Basic2)
+{
+  const std::string CONFIG =
+    "logger-name /test/logger                             \n"
+    "policy                                               \n"
+    "{                                                    \n"
+    "  policy-key policy-value                            \n"
+    "}                                                    \n"
+    "validator                                            \n"
+    "{                                                    \n"
+    "  validator-key validator-value                      \n"
+    "}                                                    \n";
+
+  namespace fs = boost::filesystem;
+
+  fs::create_directory(fs::path(TEST_LOGGER_PATH));
+
+  fs::path configPath = fs::path(TEST_LOGGER_PATH) / "logger-test.conf";
+  std::ofstream os(configPath.c_str());
+  os << CONFIG;
+  os.close();
+
+  conf::ConfigFile config(configPath.string());
+
+  BOOST_CHECK_NO_THROW(config.parse());
+
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(config.getConfFileName(), configPath.string());
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(config.getLoggerName(), Name("/test/logger"));
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(config.getDbDir(), fs::path(TEST_LOGGER_PATH).string());
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(config.getPolicy().begin()->first, "policy-key");
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(config.getPolicy().begin()->second.data(), "policy-value");
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(config.getValidatorRule().begin()->first, "validator-key");
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(config.getValidatorRule().begin()->second.data(), "validator-value");
+
+  fs::remove_all(fs::path(TEST_LOGGER_PATH));
+}
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE_END()
+
+} // namespace tests
+} // namespace nsl