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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 "face/unix-stream-channel-factory.hpp"
+#include "core/scheduler.hpp"
+
+#include <ndn-cpp-dev/security/key-chain.hpp>
+
+#include <boost/test/unit_test.hpp>
+
+using namespace boost::asio::local;
+
+namespace nfd {
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE(FaceUnixStream)
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(ChannelMap)
+{
+  boost::asio::io_service io;
+  UnixStreamChannelFactory factory(io);
+
+  shared_ptr<UnixStreamChannel> channel1 = factory.create("foo");
+  shared_ptr<UnixStreamChannel> channel1a = factory.create("foo");
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(channel1, channel1a);
+
+  shared_ptr<UnixStreamChannel> channel2 = factory.create("bar");
+  BOOST_CHECK_NE(channel1, channel2);
+}
+
+class EndToEndFixture
+{
+public:
+  void
+  client_onConnect(const boost::system::error_code& error)
+  {
+    BOOST_CHECK_MESSAGE(!error, error.message());
+
+    this->afterIo();
+  }
+
+  void
+  channel1_onFaceCreated(const shared_ptr<UnixStreamFace>& newFace)
+  {
+    BOOST_CHECK(!static_cast<bool>(m_face1));
+    m_face1 = newFace;
+    m_face1->onReceiveInterest +=
+      bind(&EndToEndFixture::face1_onReceiveInterest, this, _1);
+    m_face1->onReceiveData +=
+      bind(&EndToEndFixture::face1_onReceiveData, this, _1);
+
+    this->afterIo();
+  }
+
+  void
+  channel1_onConnectFailed(const std::string& reason)
+  {
+    BOOST_CHECK_MESSAGE(false, reason);
+
+    this->afterIo();
+  }
+  
+  void
+  face1_onReceiveInterest(const Interest& interest)
+  {
+    m_face1_receivedInterests.push_back(interest);
+
+    this->afterIo();
+  }
+  
+  void
+  face1_onReceiveData(const Data& data)
+  {
+    m_face1_receivedDatas.push_back(data);
+
+    this->afterIo();
+  }
+
+  void
+  face2_onReceiveInterest(const Interest& interest)
+  {
+    m_face2_receivedInterests.push_back(interest);
+
+    this->afterIo();
+  }
+  
+  void
+  face2_onReceiveData(const Data& data)
+  {
+    m_face2_receivedDatas.push_back(data);
+
+    this->afterIo();
+  }
+
+  void
+  channel_onFaceCreated(const shared_ptr<UnixStreamFace>& newFace)
+  {
+    m_faces.push_back(newFace);
+
+    this->afterIo();
+  }
+
+  void
+  channel_onConnectFailed(const std::string& reason)
+  {
+    BOOST_CHECK_MESSAGE(false, reason);
+
+    this->afterIo();
+  }
+
+  void
+  abortTestCase(const std::string& message)
+  {
+    m_ioService.stop();
+    BOOST_FAIL(message);
+  }
+
+private:
+  void
+  afterIo()
+  {
+    if (--m_ioRemaining <= 0)
+      m_ioService.stop();
+  }
+
+protected:
+  boost::asio::io_service m_ioService;
+
+  int m_ioRemaining;
+
+  shared_ptr<UnixStreamFace> m_face1;
+  std::vector<Interest> m_face1_receivedInterests;
+  std::vector<Data> m_face1_receivedDatas;
+  shared_ptr<UnixStreamFace> m_face2;
+  std::vector<Interest> m_face2_receivedInterests;
+  std::vector<Data> m_face2_receivedDatas;
+
+  std::list< shared_ptr<UnixStreamFace> > m_faces;
+};
+
+
+BOOST_FIXTURE_TEST_CASE(EndToEnd, EndToEndFixture)
+{
+  UnixStreamChannelFactory factory(m_ioService);
+  Scheduler scheduler(m_ioService); // to limit the amount of time the test may take
+
+  EventId abortEvent =
+    scheduler.scheduleEvent(time::seconds(1),
+                            bind(&EndToEndFixture::abortTestCase, this,
+                                 "UnixStreamChannel error: cannot connect or cannot accept connection"));
+
+  shared_ptr<UnixStreamChannel> channel1 = factory.create("foo");
+  channel1->listen(bind(&EndToEndFixture::channel1_onFaceCreated,   this, _1),
+                   bind(&EndToEndFixture::channel1_onConnectFailed, this, _1));
+
+  shared_ptr<stream_protocol::socket> client =
+      make_shared<stream_protocol::socket>(boost::ref(m_ioService));
+  client->async_connect(stream_protocol::endpoint("foo"),
+                        bind(&EndToEndFixture::client_onConnect, this, _1));
+
+  m_ioRemaining = 2;
+  m_ioService.run();
+  m_ioService.reset();
+  scheduler.cancelEvent(abortEvent);
+
+  BOOST_REQUIRE(static_cast<bool>(m_face1));
+
+  abortEvent =
+    scheduler.scheduleEvent(time::seconds(1),
+                            bind(&EndToEndFixture::abortTestCase, this,
+                                 "UnixStreamChannel error: cannot send or receive Interest/Data packets"));
+
+  m_face2 = make_shared<UnixStreamFace>(client);
+  m_face2->onReceiveInterest +=
+    bind(&EndToEndFixture::face2_onReceiveInterest, this, _1);
+  m_face2->onReceiveData +=
+    bind(&EndToEndFixture::face2_onReceiveData, this, _1);
+
+  Interest interest1("ndn:/TpnzGvW9R");
+  Data     data1    ("ndn:/KfczhUqVix");
+  data1.setContent(0, 0);
+  Interest interest2("ndn:/QWiIMfj5sL");
+  Data     data2    ("ndn:/XNBV796f");
+  data2.setContent(0, 0);
+
+  ndn::SignatureSha256WithRsa fakeSignature;
+  fakeSignature.setValue(ndn::dataBlock(tlv::SignatureValue, reinterpret_cast<const uint8_t*>(0), 0));
+
+  // set fake signature on data1 and data2
+  data1.setSignature(fakeSignature);
+  data2.setSignature(fakeSignature);
+
+  m_face1->sendInterest(interest1);
+  m_face1->sendData    (data1    );
+  m_face2->sendInterest(interest2);
+  m_face2->sendData    (data2    );
+
+  m_ioRemaining = 4;
+  m_ioService.run();
+  m_ioService.reset();
+
+  BOOST_REQUIRE_EQUAL(m_face1_receivedInterests.size(), 1);
+  BOOST_REQUIRE_EQUAL(m_face1_receivedDatas    .size(), 1);
+  BOOST_REQUIRE_EQUAL(m_face2_receivedInterests.size(), 1);
+  BOOST_REQUIRE_EQUAL(m_face2_receivedDatas    .size(), 1);
+
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(m_face1_receivedInterests[0].getName(), interest2.getName());
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(m_face1_receivedDatas    [0].getName(), data2.getName());
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(m_face2_receivedInterests[0].getName(), interest1.getName());
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(m_face2_receivedDatas    [0].getName(), data1.getName());
+}
+
+BOOST_FIXTURE_TEST_CASE(MultipleAccepts, EndToEndFixture)
+{
+  UnixStreamChannelFactory factory(m_ioService);
+  Scheduler scheduler(m_ioService); // to limit the amount of time the test may take
+
+  EventId abortEvent =
+    scheduler.scheduleEvent(time::seconds(1),
+                            bind(&EndToEndFixture::abortTestCase, this,
+                                 "UnixStreamChannel error: cannot connect or cannot accept connection"));
+
+  shared_ptr<UnixStreamChannel> channel = factory.create("foo");
+  channel->listen(bind(&EndToEndFixture::channel_onFaceCreated,   this, _1),
+                  bind(&EndToEndFixture::channel_onConnectFailed, this, _1));
+
+  shared_ptr<stream_protocol::socket> client1 =
+      make_shared<stream_protocol::socket>(boost::ref(m_ioService));
+  client1->async_connect(stream_protocol::endpoint("foo"),
+                         bind(&EndToEndFixture::client_onConnect, this, _1));
+
+  m_ioRemaining = 2;
+  m_ioService.run();
+  m_ioService.reset();
+  scheduler.cancelEvent(abortEvent);
+
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(m_faces.size(), 1);
+
+  abortEvent =
+    scheduler.scheduleEvent(time::seconds(1),
+                            bind(&EndToEndFixture::abortTestCase, this,
+                                 "UnixStreamChannel error: cannot accept multiple connections"));
+
+  shared_ptr<stream_protocol::socket> client2 =
+      make_shared<stream_protocol::socket>(boost::ref(m_ioService));
+  client2->async_connect(stream_protocol::endpoint("foo"),
+                         bind(&EndToEndFixture::client_onConnect, this, _1));
+
+  m_ioRemaining = 2;
+  m_ioService.run();
+  m_ioService.reset();
+  scheduler.cancelEvent(abortEvent);
+
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(m_faces.size(), 2);
+
+  // now close one of the faces
+  m_faces.front()->close();
+
+  // we should still be able to send/receive with the other one
+  m_face1 = m_faces.back();
+  m_face1->onReceiveInterest +=
+      bind(&EndToEndFixture::face1_onReceiveInterest, this, _1);
+  m_face1->onReceiveData +=
+      bind(&EndToEndFixture::face1_onReceiveData, this, _1);
+
+  m_face2 = make_shared<UnixStreamFace>(client2);
+  m_face2->onReceiveInterest +=
+      bind(&EndToEndFixture::face2_onReceiveInterest, this, _1);
+  m_face2->onReceiveData +=
+      bind(&EndToEndFixture::face2_onReceiveData, this, _1);
+
+  abortEvent =
+    scheduler.scheduleEvent(time::seconds(1),
+                            bind(&EndToEndFixture::abortTestCase, this,
+                                 "UnixStreamChannel error: cannot send or receive Interest/Data packets"));
+
+  Interest interest1("ndn:/TpnzGvW9R");
+  Data     data1    ("ndn:/KfczhUqVix");
+  data1.setContent(0, 0);
+  Interest interest2("ndn:/QWiIMfj5sL");
+  Data     data2    ("ndn:/XNBV796f");
+  data2.setContent(0, 0);
+
+  ndn::SignatureSha256WithRsa fakeSignature;
+  fakeSignature.setValue(ndn::dataBlock(tlv::SignatureValue, reinterpret_cast<const uint8_t*>(0), 0));
+
+  // set fake signature on data1 and data2
+  data1.setSignature(fakeSignature);
+  data2.setSignature(fakeSignature);
+
+  m_face1->sendInterest(interest1);
+  m_face1->sendData    (data1    );
+  m_face2->sendInterest(interest2);
+  m_face2->sendData    (data2    );
+
+  m_ioRemaining = 4;
+  m_ioService.run();
+  m_ioService.reset();
+
+  BOOST_REQUIRE_EQUAL(m_face1_receivedInterests.size(), 1);
+  BOOST_REQUIRE_EQUAL(m_face1_receivedDatas    .size(), 1);
+  BOOST_REQUIRE_EQUAL(m_face2_receivedInterests.size(), 1);
+  BOOST_REQUIRE_EQUAL(m_face2_receivedDatas    .size(), 1);
+
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(m_face1_receivedInterests[0].getName(), interest2.getName());
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(m_face1_receivedDatas    [0].getName(), data2.getName());
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(m_face2_receivedInterests[0].getName(), interest1.getName());
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(m_face2_receivedDatas    [0].getName(), data1.getName());
+}
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE_END()
+
+} // namespace nfd