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+/* -*- Mode:C++; c-file-style:"gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil; -*- */
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) 2014-2015,  Regents of the University of California,
+ *                           Arizona Board of Regents,
+ *                           Colorado State University,
+ *                           University Pierre & Marie Curie, Sorbonne University,
+ *                           Washington University in St. Louis,
+ *                           Beijing Institute of Technology,
+ *                           The University of Memphis.
+ *
+ * This file is part of NFD (Named Data Networking Forwarding Daemon).
+ * See AUTHORS.md for complete list of NFD authors and contributors.
+ *
+ * NFD 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.
+ *
+ * NFD 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
+ * NFD, e.g., in COPYING.md file.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+#include "mgmt/face-manager.hpp"
+#include "face/udp-factory.hpp"
+
+#ifdef HAVE_LIBPCAP
+#include "face/ethernet-factory.hpp"
+#endif // HAVE_LIBPCAP
+
+#include "manager-common-fixture.hpp"
+
+namespace nfd {
+namespace tests {
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE(Mgmt)
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE(TestFaceManager)
+
+class FaceManagerProcessConfigFixture : public ManagerCommonFixture
+{
+public:
+  FaceManagerProcessConfigFixture()
+    : m_manager(m_forwarder.getFaceTable(), m_dispatcher, m_validator)
+  {
+    m_manager.setConfigFile(m_config);
+  }
+
+public:
+  void
+  parseConfig(const std::string& type, bool isDryRun)
+  {
+    m_config.parse(type, isDryRun, "test-config");
+  }
+
+protected:
+  FaceManager m_manager;
+  ConfigFile m_config;
+};
+
+
+BOOST_FIXTURE_TEST_SUITE(ProcessConfig, FaceManagerProcessConfigFixture)
+
+#ifdef HAVE_UNIX_SOCKETS
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(ProcessSectionUnix)
+{
+  const std::string CONFIG =
+    "face_system\n"
+    "{\n"
+    "  unix\n"
+    "  {\n"
+    "    path /tmp/nfd.sock\n"
+    "  }\n"
+    "}\n";
+  BOOST_CHECK_NO_THROW(parseConfig(CONFIG, true));
+  BOOST_CHECK_NO_THROW(parseConfig(CONFIG, false));
+}
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(ProcessSectionUnixUnknownOption)
+{
+  const std::string CONFIG =
+    "face_system\n"
+    "{\n"
+    "  unix\n"
+    "  {\n"
+    "    hello\n"
+    "  }\n"
+    "}\n";
+  BOOST_CHECK_THROW(parseConfig(CONFIG, true), ConfigFile::Error);
+  BOOST_CHECK_THROW(parseConfig(CONFIG, false), ConfigFile::Error);
+}
+
+#endif // HAVE_UNIX_SOCKETS
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(ProcessSectionTcp)
+{
+  const std::string CONFIG =
+    "face_system\n"
+    "{\n"
+    "  tcp\n"
+    "  {\n"
+    "    listen yes\n"
+    "    port 16363\n"
+    "    enable_v4 yes\n"
+    "    enable_v6 yes\n"
+    "  }\n"
+    "}\n";
+  BOOST_CHECK_NO_THROW(parseConfig(CONFIG, true));
+  BOOST_CHECK_NO_THROW(parseConfig(CONFIG, false));
+}
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(ProcessSectionTcpBadListen)
+{
+  const std::string CONFIG =
+    "face_system\n"
+    "{\n"
+    "  tcp\n"
+    "  {\n"
+    "    listen hello\n"
+    "  }\n"
+    "}\n";
+
+  BOOST_CHECK_THROW(parseConfig(CONFIG, true), ConfigFile::Error);
+  BOOST_CHECK_THROW(parseConfig(CONFIG, false), ConfigFile::Error);
+}
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(ProcessSectionTcpChannelsDisabled)
+{
+  const std::string CONFIG =
+    "face_system\n"
+    "{\n"
+    "  tcp\n"
+    "  {\n"
+    "    port 6363\n"
+    "    enable_v4 no\n"
+    "    enable_v6 no\n"
+    "  }\n"
+    "}\n";
+  BOOST_CHECK_THROW(parseConfig(CONFIG, true), ConfigFile::Error);
+  BOOST_CHECK_THROW(parseConfig(CONFIG, false), ConfigFile::Error);
+}
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(ProcessSectionTcpUnknownOption)
+{
+  const std::string CONFIG =
+    "face_system\n"
+    "{\n"
+    "  tcp\n"
+    "  {\n"
+    "    hello\n"
+    "  }\n"
+    "}\n";
+  BOOST_CHECK_THROW(parseConfig(CONFIG, true), ConfigFile::Error);
+  BOOST_CHECK_THROW(parseConfig(CONFIG, false), ConfigFile::Error);
+}
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(ProcessSectionUdp)
+{
+  const std::string CONFIG =
+    "face_system\n"
+    "{\n"
+    "  udp\n"
+    "  {\n"
+    "    port 6363\n"
+    "    enable_v4 yes\n"
+    "    enable_v6 yes\n"
+    "    idle_timeout 30\n"
+    "    keep_alive_interval 25\n"
+    "    mcast yes\n"
+    "    mcast_port 56363\n"
+    "    mcast_group 224.0.23.170\n"
+    "  }\n"
+    "}\n";
+  BOOST_CHECK_NO_THROW(parseConfig(CONFIG, true));
+  BOOST_CHECK_NO_THROW(parseConfig(CONFIG, false));
+}
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(ProcessSectionUdpBadIdleTimeout)
+{
+  const std::string CONFIG =
+    "face_system\n"
+    "{\n"
+    "  udp\n"
+    "  {\n"
+    "    idle_timeout hello\n"
+    "  }\n"
+    "}\n";
+  BOOST_CHECK_THROW(parseConfig(CONFIG, true), ConfigFile::Error);
+  BOOST_CHECK_THROW(parseConfig(CONFIG, false), ConfigFile::Error);
+}
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(ProcessSectionUdpBadMcast)
+{
+  const std::string CONFIG =
+    "face_system\n"
+    "{\n"
+    "  udp\n"
+    "  {\n"
+    "    mcast hello\n"
+    "  }\n"
+    "}\n";
+  BOOST_CHECK_THROW(parseConfig(CONFIG, true), ConfigFile::Error);
+  BOOST_CHECK_THROW(parseConfig(CONFIG, false), ConfigFile::Error);
+}
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(ProcessSectionUdpBadMcastGroup)
+{
+  const std::string CONFIG =
+    "face_system\n"
+    "{\n"
+    "  udp\n"
+    "  {\n"
+    "    mcast no\n"
+    "    mcast_port 50\n"
+    "    mcast_group hello\n"
+    "  }\n"
+    "}\n";
+  BOOST_CHECK_THROW(parseConfig(CONFIG, true), ConfigFile::Error);
+  BOOST_CHECK_THROW(parseConfig(CONFIG, false), ConfigFile::Error);
+}
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(ProcessSectionUdpBadMcastGroupV6)
+{
+  const std::string CONFIG =
+    "face_system\n"
+    "{\n"
+    "  udp\n"
+    "  {\n"
+    "    mcast no\n"
+    "    mcast_port 50\n"
+    "    mcast_group ::1\n"
+    "  }\n"
+    "}\n";
+  BOOST_CHECK_THROW(parseConfig(CONFIG, true), ConfigFile::Error);
+  BOOST_CHECK_THROW(parseConfig(CONFIG, false), ConfigFile::Error);
+}
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(ProcessSectionUdpChannelsDisabled)
+{
+  const std::string CONFIG =
+    "face_system\n"
+    "{\n"
+    "  udp\n"
+    "  {\n"
+    "    port 6363\n"
+    "    enable_v4 no\n"
+    "    enable_v6 no\n"
+    "    idle_timeout 30\n"
+    "    keep_alive_interval 25\n"
+    "    mcast yes\n"
+    "    mcast_port 56363\n"
+    "    mcast_group 224.0.23.170\n"
+    "  }\n"
+    "}\n";
+  BOOST_CHECK_THROW(parseConfig(CONFIG, true), ConfigFile::Error);
+  BOOST_CHECK_THROW(parseConfig(CONFIG, false), ConfigFile::Error);
+}
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(ProcessSectionUdpConflictingMcast)
+{
+  const std::string CONFIG =
+    "face_system\n"
+    "{\n"
+    "  udp\n"
+    "  {\n"
+    "    port 6363\n"
+    "    enable_v4 no\n"
+    "    enable_v6 yes\n"
+    "    idle_timeout 30\n"
+    "    keep_alive_interval 25\n"
+    "    mcast yes\n"
+    "    mcast_port 56363\n"
+    "    mcast_group 224.0.23.170\n"
+    "  }\n"
+    "}\n";
+  BOOST_CHECK_THROW(parseConfig(CONFIG, true), ConfigFile::Error);
+  BOOST_CHECK_THROW(parseConfig(CONFIG, false), ConfigFile::Error);
+}
+
+
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(ProcessSectionUdpUnknownOption)
+{
+  const std::string CONFIG =
+    "face_system\n"
+    "{\n"
+    "  udp\n"
+    "  {\n"
+    "    hello\n"
+    "  }\n"
+    "}\n";
+  BOOST_CHECK_THROW(parseConfig(CONFIG, true), ConfigFile::Error);
+  BOOST_CHECK_THROW(parseConfig(CONFIG, false), ConfigFile::Error);
+}
+
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(ProcessSectionUdpMulticastReinit)
+{
+  const std::string CONFIG_WITH_MCAST =
+    "face_system\n"
+    "{\n"
+    "  udp\n"
+    "  {\n"
+    "    mcast yes\n"
+    "  }\n"
+    "}\n";
+  BOOST_CHECK_NO_THROW(parseConfig(CONFIG_WITH_MCAST, false));
+
+  BOOST_REQUIRE(m_manager.m_factories.find("udp") != m_manager.m_factories.end());
+  auto factory = dynamic_pointer_cast<UdpFactory>(m_manager.m_factories.find("udp")->second);
+  BOOST_REQUIRE(factory != nullptr);
+
+  if (factory->getMulticastFaces().size() == 0) {
+    BOOST_TEST_MESSAGE("Destroying multicast faces is not tested because "
+                       "no UDP multicast faces are available");
+    return;
+  }
+  BOOST_CHECK_GT(factory->getMulticastFaces().size(), 0);
+
+  const std::string CONFIG_WITHOUT_MCAST =
+    "face_system\n"
+    "{\n"
+    "  udp\n"
+    "  {\n"
+    "    mcast no\n"
+    "  }\n"
+    "}\n";
+  BOOST_CHECK_NO_THROW(parseConfig(CONFIG_WITHOUT_MCAST, false));
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(factory->getMulticastFaces().size(), 0);
+}
+
+#ifdef HAVE_LIBPCAP
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(ProcessSectionEther)
+{
+
+  const std::string CONFIG =
+    "face_system\n"
+    "{\n"
+    "  ether\n"
+    "  {\n"
+    "    mcast yes\n"
+    "    mcast_group 01:00:5E:00:17:AA\n"
+    "  }\n"
+    "}\n";
+
+  BOOST_CHECK_NO_THROW(parseConfig(CONFIG, true));
+  BOOST_CHECK_NO_THROW(parseConfig(CONFIG, false));
+}
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(ProcessSectionEtherBadMcast)
+{
+  const std::string CONFIG =
+    "face_system\n"
+    "{\n"
+    "  ether\n"
+    "  {\n"
+    "    mcast hello\n"
+    "  }\n"
+    "}\n";
+  BOOST_CHECK_THROW(parseConfig(CONFIG, true), ConfigFile::Error);
+  BOOST_CHECK_THROW(parseConfig(CONFIG, false), ConfigFile::Error);
+}
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(ProcessSectionEtherBadMcastGroup)
+{
+  const std::string CONFIG =
+    "face_system\n"
+    "{\n"
+    "  ether\n"
+    "  {\n"
+    "    mcast yes\n"
+    "    mcast_group\n"
+    "  }\n"
+    "}\n";
+  BOOST_CHECK_THROW(parseConfig(CONFIG, true), ConfigFile::Error);
+  BOOST_CHECK_THROW(parseConfig(CONFIG, false), ConfigFile::Error);
+}
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(ProcessSectionEtherUnknownOption)
+{
+  const std::string CONFIG =
+    "face_system\n"
+    "{\n"
+    "  ether\n"
+    "  {\n"
+    "    hello\n"
+    "  }\n"
+    "}\n";
+  BOOST_CHECK_THROW(parseConfig(CONFIG, true), ConfigFile::Error);
+  BOOST_CHECK_THROW(parseConfig(CONFIG, false), ConfigFile::Error);
+}
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(ProcessSectionEtherMulticastReinit)
+{
+  const std::string CONFIG_WITH_MCAST =
+    "face_system\n"
+    "{\n"
+    "  ether\n"
+    "  {\n"
+    "    mcast yes\n"
+    "  }\n"
+    "}\n";
+  BOOST_CHECK_NO_THROW(parseConfig(CONFIG_WITH_MCAST, false));
+
+  BOOST_REQUIRE(m_manager.m_factories.find("ether") != m_manager.m_factories.end());
+  auto factory = dynamic_pointer_cast<EthernetFactory>(m_manager.m_factories.find("ether")->second);
+  BOOST_REQUIRE(factory != nullptr);
+
+  if (factory->getMulticastFaces().size() == 0) {
+    BOOST_TEST_MESSAGE("Destroying multicast faces is not tested because "
+                       "no Ethernet multicast faces are available");
+    return;
+  }
+  BOOST_CHECK_GT(factory->getMulticastFaces().size(), 0);
+
+  const std::string CONFIG_WITHOUT_MCAST =
+    "face_system\n"
+    "{\n"
+    "  ether\n"
+    "  {\n"
+    "    mcast no\n"
+    "  }\n"
+    "}\n";
+  BOOST_CHECK_NO_THROW(parseConfig(CONFIG_WITHOUT_MCAST, false));
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(factory->getMulticastFaces().size(), 0);
+}
+
+#endif // HAVE_LIBPCAP
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE_END() // ProcessConfig
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE_END() // TestFaceManager
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE_END() // Mgmt
+
+} // namespace tests
+} // namespace nfd