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+/* -*- Mode:C++; c-file-style:"gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil; -*- */
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2013-2018 Regents of the University of California.
+ *
+ * This file is part of ndn-cxx library (NDN C++ library with eXperimental eXtensions).
+ *
+ * ndn-cxx library is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the
+ * terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by the Free Software
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+ *
+ * See AUTHORS.md for complete list of ndn-cxx authors and contributors.
+ */
+
+#ifndef NDN_TESTS_MGMT_NFD_CONTROLLER_FIXTURE_HPP
+#define NDN_TESTS_MGMT_NFD_CONTROLLER_FIXTURE_HPP
+
+#include "mgmt/nfd/controller.hpp"
+#include "util/dummy-client-face.hpp"
+#include "security/v2/certificate-fetcher-offline.hpp"
+
+#include "boost-test.hpp"
+#include "dummy-validator.hpp"
+#include "../../identity-management-time-fixture.hpp"
+
+namespace ndn {
+namespace nfd {
+namespace tests {
+
+using namespace ndn::tests;
+
+class ControllerFixture : public IdentityManagementTimeFixture
+{
+protected:
+  ControllerFixture()
+    : face(io, m_keyChain)
+    , m_validator(true)
+    , controller(face, m_keyChain, m_validator)
+    , commandFailCallback(bind(&ControllerFixture::recordCommandFail, this, _1))
+    , datasetFailCallback(bind(&ControllerFixture::recordDatasetFail, this, _1, _2))
+  {
+    Name identityName("/localhost/ControllerFixture");
+    m_keyChain.setDefaultIdentity(this->addIdentity(identityName));
+  }
+
+  /** \brief controls whether Controller's validator should accept or reject validation requests
+   *
+   *  Initially, the validator accepts all requests.
+   *  Setting \p false causes validator to reject all requests.
+   */
+  void
+  setValidationResult(bool shouldAccept)
+  {
+    m_validator.getPolicy().setResult(shouldAccept);
+  }
+
+private:
+  void
+  recordCommandFail(const ControlResponse& response)
+  {
+    failCodes.push_back(response.getCode());
+  }
+
+  void
+  recordDatasetFail(uint32_t code, const std::string& reason)
+  {
+    failCodes.push_back(code);
+  }
+
+protected:
+  ndn::util::DummyClientFace face;
+  DummyValidator m_validator;
+  Controller controller;
+  Controller::CommandFailCallback commandFailCallback;
+  Controller::DatasetFailCallback datasetFailCallback;
+  std::vector<uint32_t> failCodes;
+};
+
+} // namespace tests
+} // namespace nfd
+} // namespace ndn
+
+#endif // NDN_TESTS_MGMT_NFD_CONTROLLER_FIXTURE_HPP