diff --git a/tests/test-exclude.cpp b/tests/test-exclude.cpp
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+/* -*- Mode:C++; c-file-style:"gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil -*- */
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2013, Regents of the University of California
+ *                     Alexander Afanasyev
+ *
+ * BSD license, See the LICENSE file for more information
+ *
+ * Author: Alexander Afanasyev <alexander.afanasyev@ucla.edu>
+ */
+
+#include "exclude.hpp"
+
+#include <boost/test/unit_test.hpp>
+
+namespace ndn {
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE(TestExclude)
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE (Basic)
+{
+  Exclude e;
+  e.excludeOne (name::Component("b"));
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL (e.size (), 1);
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL (e.toUri(), "b");
+
+  e.excludeOne (name::Component("d"));
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL (e.size (), 2);
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL (e.toUri(), "b,d");
+
+  e.excludeOne (name::Component("a"));
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL (e.size (), 3);
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL (e.toUri(), "a,b,d");
+
+  e.excludeOne (name::Component("aa"));
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL (e.size (), 4);
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL (e.toUri(), "a,b,d,aa");
+
+  e.excludeOne (name::Component("cc"));
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL (e.size (), 5);
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL (e.toUri(), "a,b,d,aa,cc");
+
+  e.excludeOne (name::Component("c"));
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL (e.size (), 6);
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL (e.toUri(), "a,b,c,d,aa,cc");
+}
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE (Before)
+{
+  // based on http://redmine.named-data.net/issues/1158
+  ndn::Exclude e;
+  BOOST_REQUIRE_NO_THROW(e.excludeBefore(name::Component("PuQxMaf91")));
+
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(e.toUri(), "*,PuQxMaf91");
+}
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE (Ranges)
+{
+// example: ANY /b /d ANY /f
+
+  Exclude e;
+  e.excludeOne (name::Component ("b0"));
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL (e.size (), 1);
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL (e.toUri(), "b0");
+
+  e.excludeRange (name::Component (), name::Component ("b1"));
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL (e.size (), 2);
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL (e.toUri(), "*,b1");
+
+  e.excludeRange (name::Component (), name::Component("c0"));
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL (e.size (), 2);
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL (e.toUri(), "*,c0");
+
+  e.excludeRange (name::Component("a0"), name::Component("c0"));
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL (e.size (), 2);
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL (e.toUri(), "*,c0");
+
+  e.excludeRange (name::Component("d0"), name::Component("e0"));
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL (e.size (), 4);
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL (e.toUri(), "*,c0,d0,*,e0");
+
+  e.excludeRange (name::Component("c1"), name::Component("d1"));
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL (e.size (), 4);
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL (e.toUri(), "*,c0,c1,*,e0");
+
+  e.excludeRange (name::Component("a1"), name::Component("d1"));
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL (e.size (), 2);
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL (e.toUri(), "*,e0");
+
+  e.excludeBefore (name::Component("e2"));
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL (e.size (), 2);
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL (e.toUri(), "*,e2");
+
+  e.excludeAfter (name::Component("f0"));
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL (e.size (), 3);
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL (e.toUri(), "*,e2,f0,*");
+
+  e.excludeAfter (name::Component("e5"));
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL (e.size (), 3);
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL (e.toUri(), "*,e2,e5,*");
+
+  e.excludeAfter (name::Component("b2"));
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL (e.size (), 1);
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL (e.toUri(), "*");
+
+  BOOST_REQUIRE_THROW (e.excludeRange (name::Component("d0"), name::Component("a0")), Exclude::Error);
+}
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE_END()
+
+} // namespace ndn