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+/* -*- Mode:C++; c-file-style:"gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil; -*- */
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) 2014-2016,  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/>.
+ */
+
+/** \file
+ *  This test suite tests instantiation logic in strategies.
+ */
+
+// All strategies, sorted alphabetically.
+#include "fw/access-strategy.hpp"
+#include "fw/asf-strategy.hpp"
+#include "fw/best-route-strategy.hpp"
+#include "fw/best-route-strategy2.hpp"
+#include "fw/client-control-strategy.hpp"
+#include "fw/multicast-strategy.hpp"
+#include "fw/ncc-strategy.hpp"
+
+#include "tests/test-common.hpp"
+#include <boost/mpl/vector.hpp>
+
+namespace nfd {
+namespace fw {
+namespace tests {
+
+using namespace nfd::tests;
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE(Fw)
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE(TestStrategyInstantiation)
+
+template<typename S, bool CanAcceptParameters, uint64_t MinVersion>
+class Test
+{
+public:
+  using Strategy = S;
+
+  static bool
+  canAcceptParameters()
+  {
+    return CanAcceptParameters;
+  }
+
+  static uint64_t
+  getMinVersion()
+  {
+    return MinVersion;
+  }
+
+  static Name
+  getVersionedStrategyName(uint64_t version)
+  {
+    return S::getStrategyName().getPrefix(-1).appendVersion(version);
+  }
+};
+
+using Tests = boost::mpl::vector<
+  Test<AccessStrategy, false, 1>,
+  Test<AsfStrategy, true, 1>,
+  Test<BestRouteStrategy, false, 1>,
+  Test<BestRouteStrategy2, false, 4>,
+  Test<ClientControlStrategy, false, 2>,
+  Test<MulticastStrategy, false, 1>,
+  Test<NccStrategy, false, 1>
+>;
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE_TEMPLATE(Registration, T, Tests)
+{
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(Strategy::listRegistered().count(T::Strategy::getStrategyName()), 1);
+}
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE_TEMPLATE(InstanceName, T, Tests)
+{
+  BOOST_REQUIRE(T::Strategy::getStrategyName().at(-1).isVersion());
+  uint64_t maxVersion = T::Strategy::getStrategyName().at(-1).toVersion();
+  BOOST_REQUIRE_LE(T::getMinVersion(), maxVersion);
+
+  Forwarder forwarder;
+  for (uint64_t version = T::getMinVersion(); version <= maxVersion; ++version) {
+    Name versionedName = T::getVersionedStrategyName(version);
+    unique_ptr<typename T::Strategy> instance;
+    BOOST_CHECK_NO_THROW(instance = make_unique<typename T::Strategy>(forwarder, versionedName));
+    BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(instance->getInstanceName(), versionedName);
+
+    if (!T::canAcceptParameters()) {
+      Name nameWithParameters = Name(versionedName).append("param");
+      BOOST_CHECK_THROW(typename T::Strategy(forwarder, nameWithParameters), std::invalid_argument);
+    }
+  }
+
+  if (T::getMinVersion() > 0) {
+    Name version0Name = T::getVersionedStrategyName(0);
+    BOOST_CHECK_THROW(typename T::Strategy(forwarder, version0Name), std::invalid_argument);
+    Name earlyVersionName = T::getVersionedStrategyName(T::getMinVersion() - 1);
+    BOOST_CHECK_THROW(typename T::Strategy(forwarder, earlyVersionName), std::invalid_argument);
+  }
+
+  if (maxVersion < std::numeric_limits<uint64_t>::max()) {
+    Name versionMaxName = T::getVersionedStrategyName(std::numeric_limits<uint64_t>::max());
+    BOOST_CHECK_THROW(typename T::Strategy(forwarder, versionMaxName), std::invalid_argument);
+    Name lateVersionName = T::getVersionedStrategyName(maxVersion + 1);
+    BOOST_CHECK_THROW(typename T::Strategy(forwarder, lateVersionName), std::invalid_argument);
+  }
+}
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE_END() // TestStrategyInstantiation
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE_END() // Fw
+
+} // namespace tests
+} // namespace fw
+} // namespace nfd