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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/tables-config-section.hpp"
+#include "fw/forwarder.hpp"
+
+
+#include "tests/test-common.hpp"
+#include "tests/daemon/fw/dummy-strategy.hpp"
+
+namespace nfd {
+namespace tests {
+
+NFD_LOG_INIT("MgmtTablesConfigSection");
+
+class TablesConfigSectionFixture : protected BaseFixture
+{
+public:
+
+  TablesConfigSectionFixture()
+    : m_cs(m_forwarder.getCs())
+    , m_pit(m_forwarder.getPit())
+    , m_fib(m_forwarder.getFib())
+    , m_strategyChoice(m_forwarder.getStrategyChoice())
+    , m_measurements(m_forwarder.getMeasurements())
+    , m_tablesConfig(m_cs, m_pit, m_fib, m_strategyChoice, m_measurements)
+  {
+    m_tablesConfig.setConfigFile(m_config);
+  }
+
+  void
+  runConfig(const std::string& CONFIG, bool isDryRun)
+  {
+    m_config.parse(CONFIG, isDryRun, "dummy-config");
+  }
+
+  bool
+  validateException(const std::runtime_error& exception, const std::string& expectedMsg)
+  {
+    if (exception.what() != expectedMsg)
+      {
+        NFD_LOG_DEBUG("exception.what(): " << exception.what());
+        NFD_LOG_DEBUG("msg:            : " << expectedMsg);
+
+        return false;
+      }
+    return true;
+  }
+
+protected:
+  Forwarder m_forwarder;
+
+  Cs& m_cs;
+  Pit& m_pit;
+  Fib& m_fib;
+  StrategyChoice& m_strategyChoice;
+  Measurements& m_measurements;
+
+  TablesConfigSection m_tablesConfig;
+  ConfigFile m_config;
+};
+
+BOOST_FIXTURE_TEST_SUITE(MgmtTableConfigSection, TablesConfigSectionFixture)
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(ConfigureTablesWithDefaults)
+{
+  const size_t initialLimit = m_cs.getLimit();
+
+  m_tablesConfig.ensureTablesAreConfigured();
+  BOOST_CHECK_NE(initialLimit, m_cs.getLimit());
+}
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(EmptyTablesSection)
+{
+  const std::string CONFIG =
+    "tables\n"
+    "{\n"
+    "}\n";
+
+  const size_t nCsMaxPackets = m_cs.getLimit();
+
+  BOOST_REQUIRE_NO_THROW(runConfig(CONFIG, true));
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(m_cs.getLimit(), nCsMaxPackets);
+
+  BOOST_REQUIRE_NO_THROW(runConfig(CONFIG, false));
+  BOOST_CHECK_NE(m_cs.getLimit(), nCsMaxPackets);
+
+  const size_t defaultLimit = m_cs.getLimit();
+
+  m_tablesConfig.ensureTablesAreConfigured();
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(defaultLimit, m_cs.getLimit());
+}
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(ValidCsMaxPackets)
+{
+  const std::string CONFIG =
+    "tables\n"
+    "{\n"
+    "  cs_max_packets 101\n"
+    "}\n";
+
+  BOOST_REQUIRE_NE(m_cs.getLimit(), 101);
+
+  BOOST_REQUIRE_NO_THROW(runConfig(CONFIG, true));
+  BOOST_CHECK_NE(m_cs.getLimit(), 101);
+
+  BOOST_REQUIRE_NO_THROW(runConfig(CONFIG, false));
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(m_cs.getLimit(), 101);
+
+  m_tablesConfig.ensureTablesAreConfigured();
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(m_cs.getLimit(), 101);
+}
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(MissingValueCsMaxPackets)
+{
+  const std::string CONFIG =
+    "tables\n"
+    "{\n"
+    "  cs_max_packets\n"
+    "}\n";
+
+  const std::string expectedMsg =
+    "Invalid value for option \"cs_max_packets\" in \"tables\" section";
+
+  BOOST_CHECK_EXCEPTION(runConfig(CONFIG, true),
+                        ConfigFile::Error,
+                        bind(&TablesConfigSectionFixture::validateException,
+                             this, _1, expectedMsg));
+
+  BOOST_CHECK_EXCEPTION(runConfig(CONFIG, false),
+                        ConfigFile::Error,
+                        bind(&TablesConfigSectionFixture::validateException,
+                             this, _1, expectedMsg));
+}
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(InvalidValueCsMaxPackets)
+{
+  const std::string CONFIG =
+    "tables\n"
+    "{\n"
+    "  cs_max_packets invalid\n"
+    "}\n";
+
+  const std::string expectedMsg =
+    "Invalid value for option \"cs_max_packets\" in \"tables\" section";
+
+  BOOST_CHECK_EXCEPTION(runConfig(CONFIG, true),
+                        ConfigFile::Error,
+                        bind(&TablesConfigSectionFixture::validateException,
+                             this, _1, expectedMsg));
+
+
+  BOOST_CHECK_EXCEPTION(runConfig(CONFIG, false),
+                        ConfigFile::Error,
+                        bind(&TablesConfigSectionFixture::validateException,
+                             this, _1, expectedMsg));
+}
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(ConfigStrategy)
+{
+  const std::string CONFIG =
+    "tables\n"
+    "{\n"
+    "strategy_choice\n"
+    "{\n"
+    "  / /localhost/nfd/strategy/test-strategy-a\n"
+    "  /a /localhost/nfd/strategy/test-strategy-b\n"
+    "}\n"
+    "}\n";
+
+  m_strategyChoice.install(make_shared<DummyStrategy>(ref(m_forwarder),
+                                                      "/localhost/nfd/strategy/test-strategy-a"));
+  m_strategyChoice.install(make_shared<DummyStrategy>(ref(m_forwarder),
+                                                      "/localhost/nfd/strategy/test-strategy-b"));
+
+  runConfig(CONFIG, true);
+  {
+    fw::Strategy& rootStrategy = m_strategyChoice.findEffectiveStrategy("/");
+    BOOST_REQUIRE_NE(rootStrategy.getName(), "/localhost/nfd/strategy/test-strategy-a");
+    BOOST_REQUIRE_NE(rootStrategy.getName(), "/localhost/nfd/strategy/test-strategy-b");
+
+    fw::Strategy& aStrategy = m_strategyChoice.findEffectiveStrategy("/a");
+    BOOST_REQUIRE_NE(aStrategy.getName(), "/localhost/nfd/strategy/test-strategy-b");
+    BOOST_REQUIRE_NE(aStrategy.getName(), "/localhost/nfd/strategy/test-strategy-a");
+  }
+
+  runConfig(CONFIG, false);
+  {
+    fw::Strategy& rootStrategy = m_strategyChoice.findEffectiveStrategy("/");
+    BOOST_REQUIRE_EQUAL(rootStrategy.getName(), "/localhost/nfd/strategy/test-strategy-a");
+
+    fw::Strategy& aStrategy = m_strategyChoice.findEffectiveStrategy("/a");
+    BOOST_REQUIRE_EQUAL(aStrategy.getName(), "/localhost/nfd/strategy/test-strategy-b");
+  }
+}
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(ConfigVersionedStrategy)
+{
+  const std::string CONFIG =
+    "tables\n"
+    "{\n"
+    "strategy_choice\n"
+    "{\n"
+    "  /test/latest /localhost/nfd/strategy/test-strategy-a\n"
+    "  /test/old /localhost/nfd/strategy/test-strategy-a/%FD%01\n"
+    "}\n"
+    "}\n";
+
+
+  auto version1 = make_shared<DummyStrategy>(ref(m_forwarder),
+                                             "/localhost/nfd/strategy/test-strategy-a/%FD%01");
+
+  auto version2 = make_shared<DummyStrategy>(ref(m_forwarder),
+                                             "/localhost/nfd/strategy/test-strategy-a/%FD%02");
+  m_strategyChoice.install(version1);
+  m_strategyChoice.install(version2);
+
+  runConfig(CONFIG, true);
+  {
+    fw::Strategy& testLatestStrategy = m_strategyChoice.findEffectiveStrategy("/test/latest");
+    BOOST_REQUIRE_NE(testLatestStrategy.getName(),
+                     "/localhost/nfd/strategy/test-strategy-a/%FD%01");
+    BOOST_REQUIRE_NE(testLatestStrategy.getName(),
+                     "/localhost/nfd/strategy/test-strategy-a/%FD%02");
+
+    fw::Strategy& testOldStrategy = m_strategyChoice.findEffectiveStrategy("/test/old");
+    BOOST_REQUIRE_NE(testOldStrategy.getName(),
+                     "/localhost/nfd/strategy/test-strategy-a/%FD%01");
+    BOOST_REQUIRE_NE(testOldStrategy.getName(),
+                     "/localhost/nfd/strategy/test-strategy-a/%FD%02");
+  }
+
+  runConfig(CONFIG, false);
+  {
+    fw::Strategy& testLatestStrategy = m_strategyChoice.findEffectiveStrategy("/test/latest");
+    BOOST_REQUIRE_EQUAL(testLatestStrategy.getName(),
+                        "/localhost/nfd/strategy/test-strategy-a/%FD%02");
+
+    fw::Strategy& testOldStrategy = m_strategyChoice.findEffectiveStrategy("/test/old");
+    BOOST_REQUIRE_EQUAL(testOldStrategy.getName(),
+                        "/localhost/nfd/strategy/test-strategy-a/%FD%01");
+  }
+}
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(InvalidStrategy)
+{
+  const std::string CONFIG =
+    "tables\n"
+    "{\n"
+    "strategy_choice\n"
+    "{\n"
+    "  / /localhost/nfd/strategy/test-doesnotexist\n"
+    "}\n"
+    "}\n";
+
+
+  const std::string expectedMsg =
+    "Invalid strategy choice \"/localhost/nfd/strategy/test-doesnotexist\" "
+    "for prefix \"/\" in \"strategy_choice\" section";
+
+  BOOST_CHECK_EXCEPTION(runConfig(CONFIG, true),
+                        ConfigFile::Error,
+                        bind(&TablesConfigSectionFixture::validateException,
+                             this, _1, expectedMsg));
+
+  BOOST_CHECK_EXCEPTION(runConfig(CONFIG, false),
+                        ConfigFile::Error,
+                        bind(&TablesConfigSectionFixture::validateException,
+                             this, _1, expectedMsg));
+}
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(MissingStrategyPrefix)
+{
+  const std::string CONFIG =
+    "tables\n"
+    "{\n"
+    "strategy_choice\n"
+    "{\n"
+    "  /localhost/nfd/strategy/test-strategy-a\n"
+    "}\n"
+    "}\n";
+
+
+  m_strategyChoice.install(make_shared<DummyStrategy>(ref(m_forwarder),
+                                                      "/localhost/nfd/strategy/test-strategy-a"));
+
+
+  const std::string expectedMsg = "Invalid strategy choice \"\" for prefix "
+    "\"/localhost/nfd/strategy/test-strategy-a\" in \"strategy_choice\" section";
+
+  BOOST_CHECK_EXCEPTION(runConfig(CONFIG, true),
+                        ConfigFile::Error,
+                        bind(&TablesConfigSectionFixture::validateException,
+                             this, _1, expectedMsg));
+
+  BOOST_CHECK_EXCEPTION(runConfig(CONFIG, false),
+                        ConfigFile::Error,
+                        bind(&TablesConfigSectionFixture::validateException,
+                             this, _1, expectedMsg));
+}
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(DuplicateStrategy)
+{
+  const std::string CONFIG =
+    "tables\n"
+    "{\n"
+    "strategy_choice\n"
+    "{\n"
+    "  / /localhost/nfd/strategy/test-strategy-a\n"
+    "  /a /localhost/nfd/strategy/test-strategy-b\n"
+    "  / /localhost/nfd/strategy/test-strategy-b\n"
+    "}\n"
+    "}\n";
+
+  m_strategyChoice.install(make_shared<DummyStrategy>(ref(m_forwarder),
+                                                      "/localhost/nfd/strategy/test-strategy-a"));
+  m_strategyChoice.install(make_shared<DummyStrategy>(ref(m_forwarder),
+                                                      "/localhost/nfd/strategy/test-strategy-b"));
+
+  const std::string expectedMsg =
+    "Duplicate strategy choice for prefix \"/\" in \"strategy_choice\" section";
+
+  BOOST_CHECK_EXCEPTION(runConfig(CONFIG, true),
+                        ConfigFile::Error,
+                        bind(&TablesConfigSectionFixture::validateException,
+                             this, _1, expectedMsg));
+
+  BOOST_CHECK_EXCEPTION(runConfig(CONFIG, false),
+                        ConfigFile::Error,
+                        bind(&TablesConfigSectionFixture::validateException,
+                             this, _1, expectedMsg));
+}
+
+class IgnoreNotTablesSection
+{
+public:
+  void
+  operator()(const std::string& filename,
+             const std::string& sectionName,
+             const ConfigSection& section,
+             bool isDryRun)
+
+  {
+    // Ignore "not_tables" section
+    if (sectionName == "not_tables")
+      {
+        // do nothing
+      }
+  }
+};
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(MissingTablesSection)
+{
+  const std::string CONFIG =
+    "not_tables\n"
+    "{\n"
+    "  some_other_field 0\n"
+    "}\n";
+
+  ConfigFile passiveConfig((IgnoreNotTablesSection()));
+
+  const size_t initialLimit = m_cs.getLimit();
+
+  passiveConfig.parse(CONFIG, true, "dummy-config");
+  BOOST_REQUIRE_EQUAL(initialLimit, m_cs.getLimit());
+
+  passiveConfig.parse(CONFIG, false, "dummy-config");
+  BOOST_REQUIRE_EQUAL(initialLimit, m_cs.getLimit());
+
+  m_tablesConfig.ensureTablesAreConfigured();
+  BOOST_CHECK_NE(initialLimit, m_cs.getLimit());
+}
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE_END()
+
+} // namespace tests
+} // namespace nfd