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+/* -*- Mode:C++; c-file-style:"gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil; -*- */
+/**
+ * Copyright (C) 2014 Named Data Networking Project
+ * See COPYING for copyright and distribution information.
+ */
+
+#include "mgmt/manager-base.hpp"
+#include "mgmt/internal-face.hpp"
+
+#include <ndn-cpp-dev/management/control-response.hpp>
+
+#include <boost/test/unit_test.hpp>
+
+namespace nfd {
+
+NFD_LOG_INIT("ManagerBaseTest");
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE(MgmtManagerBase)
+
+class ManagerBaseTest : public ManagerBase
+{
+
+public:
+
+  ManagerBaseTest()
+    : ManagerBase(make_shared<InternalFace>()),
+      m_callbackFired(false)
+  {
+
+  }
+
+  void
+  testSetResponse(ndn::ControlResponse& response,
+                  uint32_t code,
+                  const std::string& text)
+  {
+    setResponse(response, code, text);
+  }
+
+  void
+  testSendResponse(const Name& name,
+                   uint32_t code,
+                   const std::string& text)
+  {
+    sendResponse(name, code, text);
+  }
+
+  void
+  testSendResponse(const Name& name,
+                   const ndn::ControlResponse& response)
+  {
+    sendResponse(name, response);
+  }
+
+  shared_ptr<InternalFace>
+  getInternalFace()
+  {
+    return ndn::ptr_lib::static_pointer_cast<InternalFace>(m_face);
+  }
+
+  void
+  validateControlResponse(const Data& response,
+                          const Name& expectedName,
+                          uint32_t expectedCode,
+                          const std::string& expectedText)
+  {
+    m_callbackFired = true;
+    Block controlRaw = response.getContent().blockFromValue();
+
+    ndn::ControlResponse control;
+    control.wireDecode(controlRaw);
+
+    NFD_LOG_DEBUG("received control response"
+                  << " name: " << response.getName()
+                  << " code: " << control.getCode()
+                  << " text: " << control.getText());
+
+    BOOST_REQUIRE(response.getName() == expectedName);
+    BOOST_REQUIRE(control.getCode() == expectedCode);
+    BOOST_REQUIRE(control.getText() == expectedText);
+  }
+
+  bool
+  didCallbackFire()
+  {
+    return m_callbackFired;
+  }
+
+private:
+
+  bool m_callbackFired;
+
+};
+
+BOOST_FIXTURE_TEST_CASE(SetResponse, ManagerBaseTest)
+{
+  ndn::ControlResponse response(200, "OK");
+
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(response.getCode(), 200);
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(response.getText(), "OK");
+
+  testSetResponse(response, 100, "test");
+
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(response.getCode(), 100);
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(response.getText(), "test");
+}
+
+
+BOOST_FIXTURE_TEST_CASE(SendResponse3Arg, ManagerBaseTest)
+{
+  getInternalFace()->onReceiveData +=
+    bind(&ManagerBaseTest::validateControlResponse, this, _1,
+         "/response", 100, "test");
+
+  testSendResponse("/response", 100, "test");
+  BOOST_REQUIRE(didCallbackFire());
+}
+
+
+BOOST_FIXTURE_TEST_CASE(SendResponse2Arg, ManagerBaseTest)
+{
+  getInternalFace()->onReceiveData +=
+    bind(&ManagerBaseTest::validateControlResponse, this, _1,
+         "/response", 100, "test");
+
+  ndn::ControlResponse response(100, "test");
+
+  testSendResponse("/response", 100, "test");
+  BOOST_REQUIRE(didCallbackFire());
+}
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE_END()
+
+} // namespace nfd
+
+
+
+
+
+
+