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+/* 
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+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
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+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
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+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+package org.apache.felix.ipojo.test;
+
+import java.util.Dictionary;
+import java.util.Hashtable;
+
+import org.apache.felix.ipojo.ComponentFactory;
+import org.apache.felix.ipojo.ComponentInstance;
+import org.apache.felix.ipojo.ConfigurationException;
+import org.apache.felix.ipojo.MissingHandlerException;
+import org.apache.felix.ipojo.UnacceptableConfiguration;
+import org.apache.felix.ipojo.junit4osgi.OSGiTestCase;
+import org.apache.felix.ipojo.metadata.Attribute;
+import org.apache.felix.ipojo.metadata.Element;
+import org.apache.felix.ipojo.parser.ManifestMetadataParser;
+import org.apache.felix.ipojo.parser.ParseException;
+import org.apache.felix.ipojo.test.donut.Donut;
+import org.apache.felix.ipojo.test.donut.DonutConsumer;
+import org.apache.felix.ipojo.test.donut.DonutProvider;
+import org.apache.felix.ipojo.test.util.IPojoTestUtils;
+import org.osgi.framework.ServiceReference;
+
+/**
+ * Test the good behaviour of the EventAdminHandler.
+ * 
+ * @author <a href="mailto:dev@felix.apache.org">Felix Project Team</a>
+ */
+public class BadTests extends OSGiTestCase {
+
+    /**
+     * The namespace of the Event admin handler.
+     */
+    private static final String NAMESPACE = "org.apache.felix.ipojo.handlers.event.EventAdminHandler";
+
+    /**
+     * The available components.
+     */
+    private Element[] m_components;
+
+    /**
+     * The description of a component that uses an event publisher.
+     */
+    private Element m_provider;
+
+    /**
+     * The event publisher description.
+     */
+    private Element m_publisher;
+
+    /**
+     * The name attribute of the event publisher.
+     */
+    private Attribute m_publisherName;
+
+    /**
+     * The field attribute of the event publisher.
+     */
+    private Attribute m_publisherField;
+
+    /**
+     * The topics attribute of the event publisher.
+     */
+    private Attribute m_publisherTopics;
+
+    /**
+     * The data-key attribute of the event publisher.
+     */
+    private Attribute m_publisherDataKey;
+
+    /**
+     * The synchronous attribute of the event publisher.
+     */
+    private Attribute m_publisherSynchronous;
+
+    /**
+     * The description of a component that uses an event subscriber.
+     */
+    private Element m_consumer;
+
+    /**
+     * The event subscriber description.
+     */
+    private Element m_subscriber;
+
+    /**
+     * The name attribute of the event subscriber.
+     */
+    private Attribute m_subscriberName;
+
+    /**
+     * The callback attribute of the event subscriber.
+     */
+    private Attribute m_subscriberCallback;
+
+    /**
+     * The topics attribute of the event subscriber.
+     */
+    private Attribute m_subscriberTopics;
+
+    /**
+     * The data-key attribute of the event subscriber.
+     */
+    private Attribute m_subscriberDataKey;
+
+    /**
+     * The data-type attribute of the event subscriber.
+     */
+    private Attribute m_subscriberDataType;
+
+    private Element getManipulationForComponent(String compName) {
+        for (int i = 0; i < m_components.length; i++) {
+            if (m_components[i].containsAttribute("name")
+                    && m_components[i].getAttribute("name").equals(compName)) {
+                return m_components[i].getElements("manipulation")[0];
+            }
+        }
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Initialization before test cases.
+     * 
+     * Create all the instances
+     * 
+     */
+    public void setUp() {
+
+        /**
+         * Get the list of available components.
+         */
+        try {
+            String header = (String) context.getBundle().getHeaders().get(
+                    "iPOJO-Components");
+            m_components = ManifestMetadataParser.parseHeaderMetadata(header)
+                    .getElements("component");
+        } catch (ParseException e) {
+            fail("Parse Exception when parsing iPOJO-Component");
+        }
+
+        /**
+         * Initialize the standard publishing component (based on the
+         * asynchronous donut provider).
+         */
+        m_provider = new Element("component", "");
+        m_provider.addAttribute(new Attribute("className",
+                "org.apache.felix.ipojo.test.donut.DonutProviderImpl"));
+        m_provider.addAttribute(new Attribute("name",
+                "standard donut provider for bad tests"));
+
+        // The provided service of the publisher
+        Element providesDonutProvider = new Element("provides", "");
+        providesDonutProvider.addAttribute(new Attribute("interface",
+                "org.apache.felix.ipojo.test.donut.DonutProvider"));
+        Element providesDonutProviderProperty = new Element("property", "");
+        providesDonutProviderProperty
+                .addAttribute(new Attribute("name", "name"));
+        providesDonutProviderProperty.addAttribute(new Attribute("field",
+                "m_name"));
+        providesDonutProviderProperty.addAttribute(new Attribute("value",
+                "Unknown donut vendor"));
+        providesDonutProvider.addElement(providesDonutProviderProperty);
+        m_provider.addElement(providesDonutProvider);
+
+        // The event publisher, corresponding to the following description :
+        // <ev:publisher name="donut-publisher" field="m_publisher"
+        // topics="food/donuts" data-key="food" synchronous="false"/>
+        m_publisher = new Element("publisher", NAMESPACE);
+        m_publisherName = new Attribute("name", "donut-publisher");
+        m_publisherField = new Attribute("field", "m_publisher");
+        m_publisherTopics = new Attribute("topics", "food/donuts");
+        m_publisherDataKey = new Attribute("data-key", "food");
+        m_publisherSynchronous = new Attribute("synchronous", "false");
+        m_publisher.addAttribute(m_publisherName);
+        m_publisher.addAttribute(m_publisherField);
+        m_publisher.addAttribute(m_publisherTopics);
+        m_publisher.addAttribute(m_publisherDataKey);
+        m_publisher.addAttribute(m_publisherSynchronous);
+        m_provider.addElement(m_publisher);
+
+        m_provider.addElement(getManipulationForComponent("donut-provider"));
+
+        /**
+         * Initialize the standard subscribing component (based on the donut
+         * consumer).
+         */
+        m_consumer = new Element("component", "");
+        m_consumer.addAttribute(new Attribute("className",
+                "org.apache.felix.ipojo.test.donut.DonutConsumerImpl"));
+        m_consumer.addAttribute(new Attribute("name",
+                "standard donut consumer for bad tests"));
+
+        // The provided service of the publisher
+        Element providesDonutConsumer = new Element("provides", "");
+        providesDonutConsumer.addAttribute(new Attribute("interface",
+                "org.apache.felix.ipojo.test.donut.DonutConsumer"));
+        Element providesDonutConsumerNameProperty = new Element("property", "");
+        providesDonutConsumerNameProperty.addAttribute(new Attribute("name",
+                "name"));
+        providesDonutConsumerNameProperty.addAttribute(new Attribute("field",
+                "m_name"));
+        providesDonutConsumerNameProperty.addAttribute(new Attribute("value",
+                "Unknown donut consumer"));
+        providesDonutConsumer.addElement(providesDonutConsumerNameProperty);
+        Element providesDonutConsumerSlowProperty = new Element("property", "");
+        providesDonutConsumerSlowProperty.addAttribute(new Attribute("name",
+                "slow"));
+        providesDonutConsumerSlowProperty.addAttribute(new Attribute("field",
+                "m_isSlow"));
+        providesDonutConsumerSlowProperty.addAttribute(new Attribute("value",
+                "false"));
+        providesDonutConsumer.addElement(providesDonutConsumerSlowProperty);
+        m_consumer.addElement(providesDonutConsumer);
+
+        // The event publisher, corresponding to the following description :
+        // <ev:subscriber name="donut-subscriber" callback="receiveDonut"
+        // topics="food/donuts" data-key="food"
+        // data-type="org.apache.felix.ipojo.test.donut.Donut"/>
+        m_subscriber = new Element("subscriber", NAMESPACE);
+        m_subscriberName = new Attribute("name", "donut-subscriber");
+        m_subscriberCallback = new Attribute("callback", "receiveDonut");
+        m_subscriberTopics = new Attribute("topics", "food/donuts");
+        m_subscriberDataKey = new Attribute("data-key", "food");
+        m_subscriberDataType = new Attribute("data-type",
+                "org.apache.felix.ipojo.test.donut.Donut");
+        m_subscriber.addAttribute(m_subscriberName);
+        m_subscriber.addAttribute(m_subscriberCallback);
+        m_subscriber.addAttribute(m_subscriberTopics);
+        m_subscriber.addAttribute(m_subscriberDataKey);
+        m_subscriber.addAttribute(m_subscriberDataType);
+        m_consumer.addElement(m_subscriber);
+
+        m_consumer.addElement(getManipulationForComponent("donut-consumer"));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Test the base configuration is correct to be sure the bad tests will fail
+     * because of they are really bad, and not because of an other application
+     * error.
+     * 
+     * This test simply create a provider and a consumer instance, send one
+     * event and check it is received.
+     * 
+     * @throws ConfigurationException
+     *             something bad happened
+     * @throws MissingHandlerException
+     *             something bad happened
+     * @throws UnacceptableConfiguration
+     *             something bad happened
+     */
+    public void testGoodConfig()
+        throws ConfigurationException, UnacceptableConfiguration,
+        MissingHandlerException {
+        /**
+         * Create the provider and the consumer instances.
+         */
+        Dictionary properties = new Hashtable();
+
+        // Provider
+        ComponentFactory providerFactory = new ComponentFactory(context,
+                m_provider);
+        providerFactory.start();
+        properties.put("name", "Emperor of donuts");
+        ComponentInstance providerInstance = providerFactory
+                .createComponentInstance(properties);
+        ServiceReference providerService = IPojoTestUtils
+                .getServiceReferenceByName(context, DonutProvider.class
+                        .getName(), providerInstance.getInstanceName());
+        DonutProvider provider = (DonutProvider) context
+                .getService(providerService);
+
+        // The consumer
+        ComponentFactory consumerFactory = new ComponentFactory(context,
+                m_consumer);
+        consumerFactory.start();
+        properties.put("name", "Homer Simpson");
+        properties.put("slow", "false");
+        ComponentInstance consumerInstance = consumerFactory
+                .createComponentInstance(properties);
+        ServiceReference consumerService = IPojoTestUtils
+                .getServiceReferenceByName(context, DonutConsumer.class
+                        .getName(), consumerInstance.getInstanceName());
+        DonutConsumer consumer = (DonutConsumer) context
+                .getService(consumerService);
+
+        /**
+         * Test the normal behaviour of the instances.
+         */
+        consumer.clearDonuts();
+        Donut sentDonut = provider.sellDonut();
+        Donut receivedDonut = consumer.waitForDonut();
+        assertEquals("The received donut must be the same as the sent one.",
+                sentDonut, receivedDonut);
+
+        /**
+         * Destroy component's instances.
+         */
+        context.ungetService(providerService);
+        providerInstance.dispose();
+        context.ungetService(consumerService);
+        consumerInstance.dispose();
+        providerFactory.stop();
+        consumerFactory.stop();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Try to create a publisher with no name.
+     * 
+     * @throws ConfigurationException
+     *             something bad happened
+     * @throws MissingHandlerException
+     *             something bad happened
+     * @throws UnacceptableConfiguration
+     *             something bad happened
+     */
+    public void testPublisherWithoutName()
+        throws ConfigurationException, MissingHandlerException,
+        UnacceptableConfiguration {
+
+        // Remove the name attribute of the publisher
+        m_publisher.removeAttribute(m_publisherName);
+
+        // Create and try to start the factory
+        ComponentFactory fact = new ComponentFactory(context, m_provider);
+        try {
+            fact.start();
+            // Should not be executed
+            fact.stop();
+            fail("The factory must not start when no name is specified.");
+        } catch (IllegalStateException e) {
+            // OK
+        } finally {
+            // Restore the original state of the publisher
+            m_publisher.addAttribute(m_publisherName);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Try to create a publisher with no field.
+     * 
+     * @throws ConfigurationException
+     *             something bad happened
+     * @throws MissingHandlerException
+     *             something bad happened
+     * @throws UnacceptableConfiguration
+     *             something bad happened
+     */
+    public void testPublisherWithoutField()
+        throws ConfigurationException, MissingHandlerException,
+        UnacceptableConfiguration {
+
+        // Remove the name attribute of the publisher
+        m_publisher.removeAttribute(m_publisherField);
+
+        // Create and try to start the factory
+        ComponentFactory fact = new ComponentFactory(context, m_provider);
+        try {
+            fact.start();
+            // Should not be executed
+            fact.stop();
+            fail("The factory must not start when no field is specified.");
+        } catch (IllegalStateException e) {
+            // OK
+        } finally {
+            // Restore the original state of the publisher
+            m_publisher.addAttribute(m_publisherField);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Try to create a publisher with an unexisting field.
+     * 
+     * @throws ConfigurationException
+     *             something bad happened
+     * @throws MissingHandlerException
+     *             something bad happened
+     * @throws UnacceptableConfiguration
+     *             something bad happened
+     */
+    public void testPublisherWithUnexistingField()
+        throws ConfigurationException, MissingHandlerException,
+        UnacceptableConfiguration {
+
+        // Remove the name attribute of the publisher and replace with an
+        // unexisting field name
+        m_publisher.removeAttribute(m_publisherField);
+        Attribute unexistingField = new Attribute("field", "m_unexistingField");
+        m_publisher.addAttribute(unexistingField);
+
+        // Create and try to start the factory
+        ComponentFactory fact = new ComponentFactory(context, m_provider);
+        try {
+            fact.start();
+            // Should not be executed
+            fact.stop();
+            fail("The factory must not start when an unexisting field is specified.");
+        } catch (IllegalStateException e) {
+            // OK
+        } finally {
+            // Restore the original state of the publisher
+            m_publisher.removeAttribute(unexistingField);
+            m_publisher.addAttribute(m_publisherField);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Try to create a publisher with a bad typed field.
+     * 
+     * @throws ConfigurationException
+     *             something bad happened
+     * @throws MissingHandlerException
+     *             something bad happened
+     * @throws UnacceptableConfiguration
+     *             something bad happened
+     */
+    public void testPublisherWithBadTypedField()
+        throws ConfigurationException, MissingHandlerException,
+        UnacceptableConfiguration {
+
+        // Remove the name attribute of the publisher and replace with an
+        // bad typed field name
+        m_publisher.removeAttribute(m_publisherField);
+        Attribute badTypedField = new Attribute("field", "m_name");
+        m_publisher.addAttribute(badTypedField);
+
+        // Create and try to start the factory
+        ComponentFactory fact = new ComponentFactory(context, m_provider);
+        try {
+            fact.start();
+            // Should not be executed
+            fact.stop();
+            fail("The factory must not start when an bad typed field is specified.");
+        } catch (IllegalStateException e) {
+            // OK
+        } finally {
+            // Restore the original state of the publisher
+            m_publisher.removeAttribute(badTypedField);
+            m_publisher.addAttribute(m_publisherField);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Try to create a publisher instance without topics.
+     * 
+     * @throws ConfigurationException
+     *             something bad happened
+     * @throws MissingHandlerException
+     *             something bad happened
+     * @throws UnacceptableConfiguration
+     *             something bad happened
+     */
+    public void testPublisherWithoutTopics()
+        throws ConfigurationException, MissingHandlerException,
+        UnacceptableConfiguration {
+
+        // Remove the topics attribute of the publisher
+        m_publisher.removeAttribute(m_publisherTopics);
+        ComponentFactory fact = new ComponentFactory(context, m_provider);
+        fact.start();
+
+        // Try to create an instance without specified topics
+        Dictionary conf = new Hashtable();
+        conf.put("name", "provider without topics");
+
+        ComponentInstance instance;
+        try {
+            instance = fact.createComponentInstance(conf);
+            // Should not be executed
+            instance.dispose();
+            fail("The factory must not create instance without specified topics.");
+        } catch (ConfigurationException e) {
+            // OK
+        } finally {
+            fact.stop();
+            // Restore the original state of the publisher
+            m_publisher.addAttribute(m_publisherTopics);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Try to create a publisher with malformed topics.
+     * 
+     * @throws ConfigurationException
+     *             something bad happened
+     * @throws MissingHandlerException
+     *             something bad happened
+     * @throws UnacceptableConfiguration
+     *             something bad happened
+     */
+    public void testPublisherWithMalformedTopics()
+        throws ConfigurationException, MissingHandlerException,
+        UnacceptableConfiguration {
+
+        // Remove the topics attribute of the publisher and replace with a
+        // malformed one
+        m_publisher.removeAttribute(m_publisherTopics);
+        Attribute malformedTopics = new Attribute("topics",
+                "| |\\| \\/ /-\\ |_ | |)");
+        m_publisher.addAttribute(malformedTopics);
+
+        // Create and try to start the factory
+        ComponentFactory fact = new ComponentFactory(context, m_provider);
+        try {
+            fact.start();
+            // Should not be executed
+            fact.stop();
+            fail("The factory must not start when invalid topics are specified.");
+        } catch (IllegalStateException e) {
+            // OK
+        } finally {
+            // Restore the original state of the publisher
+            m_publisher.removeAttribute(malformedTopics);
+            m_publisher.addAttribute(m_publisherTopics);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Try to create a publisher with malformed instance topics.
+     * 
+     * @throws ConfigurationException
+     *             something bad happened
+     * @throws MissingHandlerException
+     *             something bad happened
+     * @throws UnacceptableConfiguration
+     *             something bad happened
+     */
+    public void testPublisherWithMalformedInstanceTopics()
+        throws ConfigurationException, MissingHandlerException,
+        UnacceptableConfiguration {
+
+        // Remove the topics attribute of the publisher and replace with a
+        // malformed one
+        m_publisher.removeAttribute(m_publisherTopics);
+        ComponentFactory fact = new ComponentFactory(context, m_provider);
+        fact.start();
+
+        // Try to create an instance with malformed specified topics
+        Dictionary conf = new Hashtable();
+        conf.put("name", "provider with malformed topics");
+        Dictionary topics = new Hashtable();
+        topics.put("donut-publisher", "| |\\| \\/ /-\\ |_ | |)");
+        conf.put("event.topics", topics);
+
+        ComponentInstance instance;
+        try {
+            instance = fact.createComponentInstance(conf);
+            // Should not be executed
+            instance.dispose();
+            fail("The factory must not create instance with invalid specified topics.");
+        } catch (ConfigurationException e) {
+            // OK
+        } finally {
+            fact.stop();
+            // Restore the original state of the publisher
+            m_publisher.addAttribute(m_publisherTopics);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Try to create a subscriber with no name.
+     * 
+     * @throws ConfigurationException
+     *             something bad happened
+     * @throws MissingHandlerException
+     *             something bad happened
+     * @throws UnacceptableConfiguration
+     *             something bad happened
+     */
+    public void testSubscriberWithoutName()
+        throws ConfigurationException, MissingHandlerException,
+        UnacceptableConfiguration {
+
+        // Remove the name attribute of the publisher
+        m_subscriber.removeAttribute(m_subscriberName);
+
+        // Create and try to start the factory
+        ComponentFactory fact = new ComponentFactory(context, m_consumer);
+        try {
+            fact.start();
+            // Should not be executed
+            fact.stop();
+            fail("The factory must not start when no name is specified.");
+        } catch (IllegalStateException e) {
+            // OK
+        } finally {
+            // Restore the original state of the publisher
+            m_subscriber.addAttribute(m_subscriberName);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Try to create a subscriber with no callback.
+     * 
+     * @throws ConfigurationException
+     *             something bad happened
+     * @throws MissingHandlerException
+     *             something bad happened
+     * @throws UnacceptableConfiguration
+     *             something bad happened
+     */
+    public void testSubscriberWithoutCallback()
+        throws ConfigurationException, MissingHandlerException,
+        UnacceptableConfiguration {
+
+        // Remove the name attribute of the publisher
+        m_subscriber.removeAttribute(m_subscriberCallback);
+
+        // Create and try to start the factory
+        ComponentFactory fact = new ComponentFactory(context, m_consumer);
+        try {
+            fact.start();
+            // Should not be executed
+            fact.stop();
+            fail("The factory must not start when no callback is specified.");
+        } catch (IllegalStateException e) {
+            // OK
+        } finally {
+            // Restore the original state of the publisher
+            m_subscriber.addAttribute(m_subscriberCallback);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Try to create a subscriber instance without topics.
+     * 
+     * @throws ConfigurationException
+     *             something bad happened
+     * @throws MissingHandlerException
+     *             something bad happened
+     * @throws UnacceptableConfiguration
+     *             something bad happened
+     */
+    public void testSubscriberWithoutTopics()
+        throws ConfigurationException, MissingHandlerException,
+        UnacceptableConfiguration {
+
+        // Remove the topics attribute of the subscriber
+        m_subscriber.removeAttribute(m_subscriberTopics);
+        ComponentFactory fact = new ComponentFactory(context, m_consumer);
+        fact.start();
+
+        // Try to create an instance without specified topics
+        Dictionary conf = new Hashtable();
+        conf.put("name", "consumer without topics");
+        conf.put("slow", "false");
+
+        ComponentInstance instance;
+        try {
+            instance = fact.createComponentInstance(conf);
+            // Should not be executed
+            instance.dispose();
+            fail("The factory must not create instance without specified topics.");
+        } catch (ConfigurationException e) {
+            // OK
+        } finally {
+            fact.stop();
+            // Restore the original state of the subscriber
+            m_subscriber.addAttribute(m_subscriberTopics);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Try to create a subscriber with malformed topics.
+     * 
+     * @throws ConfigurationException
+     *             something bad happened
+     * @throws MissingHandlerException
+     *             something bad happened
+     * @throws UnacceptableConfiguration
+     *             something bad happened
+     */
+    public void testSubscriberWithMalformedTopics()
+        throws ConfigurationException, MissingHandlerException,
+        UnacceptableConfiguration {
+
+        // Remove the topics attribute of the subscriber and replace with a
+        // malformed one
+        m_subscriber.removeAttribute(m_subscriberTopics);
+        Attribute malformedTopics = new Attribute("topics",
+                "| |\\| \\/ /-\\ |_ | |)");
+        m_subscriber.addAttribute(malformedTopics);
+
+        // Create and try to start the factory
+        ComponentFactory fact = new ComponentFactory(context, m_consumer);
+        try {
+            fact.start();
+            // Should not be executed
+            fact.stop();
+            fail("The factory must not start when invalid topics are specified.");
+        } catch (IllegalStateException e) {
+            // OK
+        } finally {
+            // Restore the original state of the subscriber
+            m_subscriber.removeAttribute(malformedTopics);
+            m_subscriber.addAttribute(m_subscriberTopics);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Try to create a subscriber with malformed instance topics.
+     * 
+     * @throws ConfigurationException
+     *             something bad happened
+     * @throws MissingHandlerException
+     *             something bad happened
+     * @throws UnacceptableConfiguration
+     *             something bad happened
+     */
+    public void testSubscriberWithMalformedInstanceTopics()
+        throws ConfigurationException, MissingHandlerException,
+        UnacceptableConfiguration {
+
+        // Remove the topics attribute of the subscriber and replace with a
+        // malformed one
+        m_subscriber.removeAttribute(m_subscriberTopics);
+        ComponentFactory fact = new ComponentFactory(context, m_consumer);
+        fact.start();
+
+        // Try to create an instance with malformed specified topics
+        Dictionary conf = new Hashtable();
+        conf.put("name", "consumer with malformed topics");
+        Dictionary topics = new Hashtable();
+        topics.put("donut-subscriber", "| |\\| \\/ /-\\ |_ | |)");
+        conf.put("event.topics", topics);
+
+        ComponentInstance instance;
+        try {
+            instance = fact.createComponentInstance(conf);
+            // Should not be executed
+            instance.dispose();
+            fail("The factory must not create instance with invalid specified topics.");
+        } catch (ConfigurationException e) {
+            // OK
+        } finally {
+            fact.stop();
+            // Restore the original state of the subscriber
+            m_subscriber.addAttribute(m_subscriberTopics);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Try to create a subscriber with unknown data type.
+     * 
+     * @throws ConfigurationException
+     *             something bad happened
+     * @throws MissingHandlerException
+     *             something bad happened
+     * @throws UnacceptableConfiguration
+     *             something bad happened
+     */
+    public void testSubscriberWithUnknownDataType()
+        throws ConfigurationException, MissingHandlerException,
+        UnacceptableConfiguration {
+
+        // Remove the data-type attribute of the subscriber and replace with a
+        // malformed one
+        m_subscriber.removeAttribute(m_subscriberDataType);
+        Attribute unknownType = new Attribute("data-type", "org.unknown.Clazz");
+        m_subscriber.addAttribute(unknownType);
+
+        // Create and try to start the factory
+        ComponentFactory fact = new ComponentFactory(context, m_consumer);
+        try {
+            fact.start();
+            // Should not be executed
+            fact.stop();
+            fail("The factory must not start when unknown data type is specified.");
+        } catch (IllegalStateException e) {
+            // OK
+        } finally {
+            // Restore the original state of the subscriber
+            m_subscriber.removeAttribute(unknownType);
+            m_subscriber.addAttribute(m_subscriberDataType);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Try to create a subscriber with a data type that does not match with the
+     * callback parameter type.
+     * 
+     * @throws ConfigurationException
+     *             something bad happened
+     * @throws MissingHandlerException
+     *             something bad happened
+     * @throws UnacceptableConfiguration
+     *             something bad happened
+     */
+    public void testSubscriberWithUnappropriatedDataType()
+        throws ConfigurationException, MissingHandlerException,
+        UnacceptableConfiguration {
+
+        // Remove the data-type attribute of the subscriber and replace with a
+        // malformed one
+        m_subscriber.removeAttribute(m_subscriberDataType);
+        Attribute unknownType = new Attribute("data-type", "java.lang.String");
+        m_subscriber.addAttribute(unknownType);
+
+        // Create and try to start the factory
+        ComponentFactory fact = new ComponentFactory(context, m_consumer);
+        try {
+            fact.start();
+            // Should not be executed
+            fact.stop();
+            fail("The factory must not start when unappropriated data type is specified.");
+        } catch (IllegalStateException e) {
+            // OK
+        } finally {
+            // Restore the original state of the subscriber
+            m_subscriber.removeAttribute(unknownType);
+            m_subscriber.addAttribute(m_subscriberDataType);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Finalization after test cases.
+     * 
+     * Release all services references and destroy instances.
+     */
+    public void tearDown() {
+
+    }
+
+    // DEBUG
+    public void dumpElement(String message, Element root) {
+        System.err.println(message + "\n" + dumpElement(0, root));
+    }
+
+    // DEBUG
+    private String dumpElement(int level, Element element) {
+        StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
+        // Enter tag
+        for (int i = 0; i < level; i++) {
+            sb.append("  ");
+        }
+        sb.append('<');
+        sb.append(element.getName());
+        Attribute[] attributes = element.getAttributes();
+        for (int i = 0; i < attributes.length; i++) {
+            Attribute attribute = attributes[i];
+            sb.append(' ');
+            sb.append(attribute.getName());
+            sb.append('=');
+            sb.append(attribute.getValue());
+        }
+        sb.append(">\n");
+        // Children
+        Element[] elements = element.getElements();
+        for (int i = 0; i < elements.length; i++) {
+            sb.append(dumpElement(level + 1, elements[i]));
+        }
+        // Exit tag
+        for (int i = 0; i < level; i++) {
+            sb.append("  ");
+        }
+        sb.append("</" + element.getName() + ">\n");
+        return sb.toString();
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/ipojo/tests/handler/eventadmin/src/main/java/org/apache/felix/ipojo/test/EahTestSuite.java b/ipojo/tests/handler/eventadmin/src/main/java/org/apache/felix/ipojo/test/EahTestSuite.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..89dd5e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ipojo/tests/handler/eventadmin/src/main/java/org/apache/felix/ipojo/test/EahTestSuite.java
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+/* 
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+package org.apache.felix.ipojo.test;
+
+import junit.framework.Test;
+
+import org.apache.felix.ipojo.junit4osgi.OSGiTestSuite;
+import org.osgi.framework.BundleContext;
+
+/**
+ * Event Admin Handler test suite.
+ * 
+ * @author <a href="mailto:dev@felix.apache.org">Felix Project Team</a>
+ */
+public class EahTestSuite {
+
+    /**
+     * Generate the Event Admin Handler test suite.
+     * 
+     * @param bc
+     *            the OSGi bundle context
+     * @return the Event Admin Handler test suite.
+     */
+    public static Test suite(BundleContext bc) {
+        OSGiTestSuite ots = new OSGiTestSuite("Event Admin Handler test suite",
+                bc);
+        ots.addTestSuite(BadTests.class);
+        ots.addTestSuite(GoodTests.class);
+        return ots;
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/ipojo/tests/handler/eventadmin/src/main/java/org/apache/felix/ipojo/test/GoodTests.java b/ipojo/tests/handler/eventadmin/src/main/java/org/apache/felix/ipojo/test/GoodTests.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1a7bec3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ipojo/tests/handler/eventadmin/src/main/java/org/apache/felix/ipojo/test/GoodTests.java
@@ -0,0 +1,716 @@
+/* 
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+package org.apache.felix.ipojo.test;
+
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.Dictionary;
+import java.util.Hashtable;
+import java.util.List;
+
+import org.apache.felix.ipojo.ComponentInstance;
+import org.apache.felix.ipojo.ConfigurationException;
+import org.apache.felix.ipojo.MissingHandlerException;
+import org.apache.felix.ipojo.UnacceptableConfiguration;
+import org.apache.felix.ipojo.junit4osgi.OSGiTestCase;
+import org.apache.felix.ipojo.test.donut.Donut;
+import org.apache.felix.ipojo.test.donut.DonutConsumer;
+import org.apache.felix.ipojo.test.donut.DonutProvider;
+import org.apache.felix.ipojo.test.donut.EventTracker;
+import org.apache.felix.ipojo.test.util.EahTestUtils;
+import org.apache.felix.ipojo.test.util.IPojoTestUtils;
+import org.osgi.framework.ServiceReference;
+import org.osgi.service.event.Event;
+
+/**
+ * Test the good behaviour of the EventAdminHandler.
+ * 
+ * @author <a href="mailto:dev@felix.apache.org">Felix Project Team</a>
+ */
+public class GoodTests extends OSGiTestCase {
+
+    /**
+     * The number of providers to test.
+     */
+    private static final int NUMBER_OF_PROVIDERS = 6;
+
+    /**
+     * The number of providers using the event admin handler to test.
+     */
+    private static final int NUMBER_OF_EAH_PROVIDERS = 4;
+
+    /**
+     * The number of consumers to test.
+     */
+    private static final int NUMBER_OF_CONSUMERS = 6;
+
+    /**
+     * The number of synchronous providers to test.
+     */
+    private static final int NUMBER_OF_SYNCHRONOUS_PROVIDERS = 3;
+
+    /**
+     * The number of slow consumers to test.
+     */
+    private static final int NUMBER_OF_QUICK_CONSUMERS = 3;
+
+    /**
+     * The list of topics to test.
+     */
+    private static final String[] TOPICS_LIST = { "foo", "bar", "nut",
+        "foo,bar", "bar,nut", "foo,nut", "foo,bar,nut" };
+
+    /**
+     * The utility class instance.
+     */
+    public EahTestUtils m_utils;
+
+    /**
+     * The providers' instances.
+     */
+    private ComponentInstance[] m_providersInstances;
+
+    /**
+     * The providers' service references.
+     */
+    private ServiceReference[] m_providersServices;
+
+    /**
+     * The providers' services.
+     */
+    private DonutProvider[] m_providers;
+
+    /**
+     * The synchronous providers' services.
+     */
+    private DonutProvider[] m_synchronousProviders;
+
+    /**
+     * The instances of providers that uses the event admin handler.
+     */
+    private ComponentInstance[] m_eahProvidersInstances;
+
+    /**
+     * The services of the providers that uses the event admin handler.
+     */
+    private DonutProvider[] m_eahProviders;
+
+    /**
+     * The synchronous donut event provider service.
+     */
+    private DonutProvider m_synchronousDonutEventProvider;
+
+    /**
+     * The consumers' instances.
+     */
+    private ComponentInstance[] m_consumersInstances;
+
+    /**
+     * The consumers' service references.
+     */
+    private ServiceReference[] m_consumersServices;
+
+    /**
+     * The consumers' services.
+     */
+    private DonutConsumer[] m_consumers;
+
+    /**
+     * The slow consumers' services.
+     */
+    private DonutConsumer[] m_quickConsumers;
+
+    /**
+     * The event tracker' instances.
+     */
+    private ComponentInstance m_eventTrackerInstance;
+
+    /**
+     * The event tracker' service references.
+     */
+    private ServiceReference m_eventTrackerService;
+
+    /**
+     * The event tracker service.
+     */
+    private EventTracker m_eventTracker;
+
+    /**
+     * The filtered consumers' instances.
+     */
+    private ComponentInstance[] m_filteredConsumersInstances;
+
+    /**
+     * The filtered consumers' service references.
+     */
+    private ServiceReference[] m_filteredConsumersServices;
+
+    /**
+     * The filtered consumers' services.
+     */
+    private DonutConsumer[] m_filteredConsumers;
+
+    /**
+     * The providers' instances with specified topics.
+     */
+    private ComponentInstance[] m_topicsProvidersInstances;
+
+    /**
+     * The providers' service references with specified topics.
+     */
+    private ServiceReference[] m_topicsProvidersServices;
+
+    /**
+     * The providers' service with specified topics.
+     */
+    private DonutProvider[] m_topicsProviders;
+
+    /**
+     * The provider that send donuts on the "foo" topic.
+     */
+    private DonutProvider m_fooProvider;
+
+    /**
+     * The provider that send donuts on the "bar" topic.
+     */
+    private DonutProvider m_barProvider;
+
+    /**
+     * The provider that send donuts on the "nut" topic.
+     */
+    private DonutProvider m_nutProvider;
+
+    /**
+     * The provider that send donuts on the "foo,bar" topics.
+     */
+    private DonutProvider m_fooBarProvider;
+
+    /**
+     * The provider that send donuts on the "bar,nut" topics.
+     */
+    private DonutProvider m_barNutProvider;
+
+    /**
+     * The provider that send donuts on the "foo,nut" topics.
+     */
+    private DonutProvider m_fooNutProvider;
+
+    /**
+     * The provider that send donuts on the "foo,bar,nut" topics.
+     */
+    private DonutProvider m_fooBarNutProvider;
+
+    /**
+     * The consumers' instances with specified topics.
+     */
+    private ComponentInstance[] m_topicsConsumersInstances;
+
+    /**
+     * The consumers' service references with specified topics.
+     */
+    private ServiceReference[] m_topicsConsumersServices;
+
+    /**
+     * The consumers' service references with specified topics.
+     */
+    private DonutConsumer[] m_topicsConsumers;
+
+    /**
+     * The consumer that receive donuts on the "foo" topic.
+     */
+    private DonutConsumer m_fooConsumer;
+
+    /**
+     * The consumer that receive donuts on the "bar" topic.
+     */
+    private DonutConsumer m_barConsumer;
+
+    /**
+     * The consumer that receive donuts on the "nut" topic.
+     */
+    private DonutConsumer m_nutConsumer;
+
+    /**
+     * The consumer that receive donuts on the "foo,bar" topics.
+     */
+    private DonutConsumer m_fooBarConsumer;
+
+    /**
+     * The consumer that receive donuts on the "bar,nut" topics.
+     */
+    private DonutConsumer m_barNutConsumer;
+
+    /**
+     * The consumer that receive donuts on the "foo,nut" topics.
+     */
+    private DonutConsumer m_fooNutConsumer;
+
+    /**
+     * The consumer that receive donuts on the "foo,bar,nut" topics.
+     */
+    private DonutConsumer m_fooBarNutConsumer;
+
+    /**
+     * Initialization before test cases.
+     * 
+     * Create all the instances
+     * 
+     * @throws UnacceptableConfiguration
+     *             something bad happened
+     * @throws MissingHandlerException
+     *             something bad happened
+     * @throws ConfigurationException
+     *             something bad happened
+     * 
+     */
+    public void setUp()
+        throws UnacceptableConfiguration, MissingHandlerException,
+        ConfigurationException {
+
+        m_utils = new EahTestUtils(context);
+        Dictionary properties = new Hashtable();
+
+        // All the providers
+        m_providersInstances = new ComponentInstance[NUMBER_OF_PROVIDERS];
+        m_providersServices = new ServiceReference[NUMBER_OF_PROVIDERS];
+        m_providers = new DonutProvider[NUMBER_OF_PROVIDERS];
+        m_synchronousProviders = new DonutProvider[NUMBER_OF_SYNCHRONOUS_PROVIDERS];
+        m_eahProviders = new DonutProvider[NUMBER_OF_EAH_PROVIDERS];
+        m_eahProvidersInstances = new ComponentInstance[NUMBER_OF_EAH_PROVIDERS];
+        m_topicsProvidersInstances = new ComponentInstance[TOPICS_LIST.length];
+        m_topicsProvidersServices = new ServiceReference[TOPICS_LIST.length];
+        m_topicsProviders = new DonutProvider[TOPICS_LIST.length];
+
+        // Create the (asynchronous) donut provider
+        properties.put("name", "asynchronous donut provider");
+        m_providersInstances[0] = m_utils.getDonutProviderFactory()
+                .createComponentInstance(properties);
+
+        // Create the synchronous donut provider
+        properties.put("name", "synchronous donut provider");
+        m_providersInstances[1] = m_utils.getSynchronousDonutProviderFactory()
+                .createComponentInstance(properties);
+
+        // Create the (asynchronous) donut event provider
+        properties.put("name", "asynchronous donut event provider");
+        m_providersInstances[2] = m_utils.getDonutEventProviderFactory()
+                .createComponentInstance(properties);
+
+        // Create the synchronous donut event provider
+        properties.put("name", "synchronous donut event provider");
+        m_providersInstances[3] = m_utils
+                .getSynchronousDonutEventProviderFactory()
+                .createComponentInstance(properties);
+
+        // Create the (asynchronous) event provider
+        properties.put("name", "asynchronous event provider");
+        m_providersInstances[4] = m_utils.getEventProviderFactory()
+                .createComponentInstance(properties);
+
+        // Create the synchronous event provider
+        properties.put("name", "synchronous event provider");
+        m_providersInstances[5] = m_utils.getSynchronousEventProviderFactory()
+                .createComponentInstance(properties);
+
+        // Get all the services references
+        for (int i = 0; i < NUMBER_OF_PROVIDERS; i++) {
+            m_providersServices[i] = IPojoTestUtils.getServiceReferenceByName(
+                    context, DonutProvider.class.getName(),
+                    m_providersInstances[i].getInstanceName());
+            m_providers[i] = (DonutProvider) context
+                    .getService(m_providersServices[i]);
+        }
+        m_synchronousProviders[0] = m_providers[1];
+        m_synchronousProviders[1] = m_providers[3];
+        m_synchronousProviders[2] = m_providers[5];
+        m_eahProviders[0] = m_providers[0];
+        m_eahProviders[1] = m_providers[1];
+        m_eahProviders[2] = m_providers[2];
+        m_eahProviders[3] = m_providers[3];
+        m_eahProvidersInstances[0] = m_providersInstances[0];
+        m_eahProvidersInstances[1] = m_providersInstances[1];
+        m_eahProvidersInstances[2] = m_providersInstances[2];
+        m_eahProvidersInstances[3] = m_providersInstances[3];
+        m_synchronousDonutEventProvider = m_providers[3];
+
+        // All the consumers
+        m_consumersInstances = new ComponentInstance[NUMBER_OF_CONSUMERS];
+        m_consumersServices = new ServiceReference[NUMBER_OF_CONSUMERS];
+        m_consumers = new DonutConsumer[NUMBER_OF_CONSUMERS];
+        m_quickConsumers = new DonutConsumer[NUMBER_OF_QUICK_CONSUMERS];
+        m_filteredConsumersInstances = new ComponentInstance[Donut.FLAVOURS.length];
+        m_filteredConsumersServices = new ServiceReference[Donut.FLAVOURS.length];
+        m_filteredConsumers = new DonutConsumer[Donut.FLAVOURS.length];
+        m_topicsConsumersInstances = new ComponentInstance[TOPICS_LIST.length];
+        m_topicsConsumersServices = new ServiceReference[TOPICS_LIST.length];
+        m_topicsConsumers = new DonutConsumer[TOPICS_LIST.length];
+
+        // Create the (quick) donut consumer
+        properties.put("name", "quick donut consumer");
+        m_consumersInstances[0] = m_utils.getDonutConsumerFactory()
+                .createComponentInstance(properties);
+
+        // Create the (quick) donut event consumer
+        properties.put("name", "quick donut event consumer");
+        m_consumersInstances[1] = m_utils.getDonutEventConsumerFactory()
+                .createComponentInstance(properties);
+
+        // Create the (quick) event consumer
+        properties.put("name", "quick event consumer");
+        m_consumersInstances[2] = m_utils.getEventConsumerFactory()
+                .createComponentInstance(properties);
+
+        properties.put("slow", Boolean.TRUE);
+
+        // Create the slow donut consumer
+        properties.put("name", "slow donut consumer");
+        m_consumersInstances[3] = m_utils.getDonutConsumerFactory()
+                .createComponentInstance(properties);
+
+        // Create the slow donut event consumer
+        properties.put("name", "slow donut event consumer");
+        m_consumersInstances[4] = m_utils.getDonutEventConsumerFactory()
+                .createComponentInstance(properties);
+
+        // Create the slow event consumer
+        properties.put("name", "slow event consumer");
+        m_consumersInstances[5] = m_utils.getEventConsumerFactory()
+                .createComponentInstance(properties);
+
+        properties.remove("slow");
+
+        // Get all the services references
+        for (int i = 0; i < NUMBER_OF_CONSUMERS; i++) {
+            m_consumersServices[i] = IPojoTestUtils.getServiceReferenceByName(
+                    context, DonutConsumer.class.getName(),
+                    m_consumersInstances[i].getInstanceName());
+            m_consumers[i] = (DonutConsumer) context
+                    .getService(m_consumersServices[i]);
+        }
+        m_quickConsumers[0] = m_consumers[0];
+        m_quickConsumers[1] = m_consumers[1];
+        m_quickConsumers[2] = m_consumers[2];
+
+        // Create the event tracker
+        properties.put("name", "event tracker");
+        m_eventTrackerInstance = m_utils.getEventTrackerFactory()
+                .createComponentInstance(properties);
+        m_eventTrackerService = IPojoTestUtils.getServiceReferenceByName(
+                context, EventTracker.class.getName(), m_eventTrackerInstance
+                        .getInstanceName());
+        m_eventTracker = (EventTracker) context
+                .getService(m_eventTrackerService);
+
+        // Create the filtered consumer
+        Dictionary filter = new Hashtable();
+        for (int i = 0; i < Donut.FLAVOURS.length; i++) {
+            String flavour = Donut.FLAVOURS[i];
+            filter.put("donut-event-subscriber", "(flavour=" + flavour + ")");
+            properties.put("name", flavour + " donut consumer");
+            properties.put("event.filter", filter);
+            m_filteredConsumersInstances[i] = m_utils
+                    .getDonutEventConsumerFactory().createComponentInstance(
+                            properties);
+            m_filteredConsumersServices[i] = IPojoTestUtils
+                    .getServiceReferenceByName(context, DonutConsumer.class
+                            .getName(), m_filteredConsumersInstances[i]
+                            .getInstanceName());
+            m_filteredConsumers[i] = (DonutConsumer) context
+                    .getService(m_filteredConsumersServices[i]);
+        }
+        properties.remove("event.filter");
+
+        // Create the providers and consumers selling and receiving donuts on
+        // specific topics
+        Dictionary topics = new Hashtable();
+        for (int i = 0; i < TOPICS_LIST.length; i++) {
+            String topicsString = TOPICS_LIST[i];
+
+            // Create provider
+            topics.put("donut-publisher", topicsString);
+            properties.put("event.topics", topics);
+            properties.put("name", topicsString + " donut provider");
+            m_topicsProvidersInstances[i] = m_utils
+                    .getSynchronousDonutProviderFactory()
+                    .createComponentInstance(properties);
+            m_topicsProvidersServices[i] = IPojoTestUtils
+                    .getServiceReferenceByName(context, DonutProvider.class
+                            .getName(), m_topicsProvidersInstances[i]
+                            .getInstanceName());
+            m_topicsProviders[i] = (DonutProvider) context
+                    .getService(m_topicsProvidersServices[i]);
+            topics.remove("donut-publisher");
+
+            // Create consumer
+            topics.put("donut-subscriber", topicsString);
+            properties.put("event.topics", topics);
+            properties.put("name", topicsString + " donut consumer");
+
+            m_topicsConsumersInstances[i] = m_utils.getDonutConsumerFactory()
+                    .createComponentInstance(properties);
+            m_topicsConsumersServices[i] = IPojoTestUtils
+                    .getServiceReferenceByName(context, DonutConsumer.class
+                            .getName(), m_topicsConsumersInstances[i]
+                            .getInstanceName());
+            m_topicsConsumers[i] = (DonutConsumer) context
+                    .getService(m_topicsConsumersServices[i]);
+            topics.remove("donut-subscriber");
+        }
+        properties.remove("event.topics");
+        m_fooProvider = m_topicsProviders[0];
+        m_barProvider = m_topicsProviders[1];
+        m_nutProvider = m_topicsProviders[2];
+        m_fooBarProvider = m_topicsProviders[3];
+        m_barNutProvider = m_topicsProviders[4];
+        m_fooNutProvider = m_topicsProviders[5];
+        m_fooBarNutProvider = m_topicsProviders[6];
+        m_fooConsumer = m_topicsConsumers[0];
+        m_barConsumer = m_topicsConsumers[1];
+        m_nutConsumer = m_topicsConsumers[2];
+        m_fooBarConsumer = m_topicsConsumers[3];
+        m_barNutConsumer = m_topicsConsumers[4];
+        m_fooNutConsumer = m_topicsConsumers[5];
+        m_fooBarNutConsumer = m_topicsConsumers[6];
+
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Test the event handler reliability by sending events with all kinds of
+     * publisher and check they are received by all kinds of subscriber.
+     */
+    public void testReliability() {
+
+        // Flush donut list for each consumer
+        for (int i = 0; i < NUMBER_OF_CONSUMERS; i++) {
+            m_consumers[i].clearDonuts();
+        }
+
+        // Send a lot of donut with each provider
+        List sentDonuts = new ArrayList(NUMBER_OF_PROVIDERS
+                * EahTestUtils.NUMBER_OF_TESTS);
+        for (int i = 0; i < NUMBER_OF_PROVIDERS; i++) {
+            for (int j = 0; j < EahTestUtils.NUMBER_OF_TESTS; j++) {
+                sentDonuts.add(m_providers[i].sellDonut());
+            }
+        }
+
+        // Wait a respectable amount of time
+        EahTestUtils.sleep(EahTestUtils.BLACK_LIST_TIME
+                + EahTestUtils.A_LONG_TIME);
+
+        // Collect all received donuts for each consumer
+        for (int i = 0; i < NUMBER_OF_CONSUMERS; i++) {
+            List receivedDonuts = Arrays.asList(m_consumers[i].getAllDonuts());
+            assertEquals(
+                    "The number of received donuts must be the same as the number of sent donuts.",
+                    sentDonuts.size(), receivedDonuts.size());
+            assertTrue("The receiver must have eaten all sent donuts.",
+                    receivedDonuts.containsAll(sentDonuts));
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Test the synchronism of event sending for the component.
+     * 
+     * This test consists to send synchronously a big amount of donuts and to
+     * check immediately if it has been received (by all quick consumers).
+     */
+    public void testSynchronism() {
+
+        // Flush donut list for quick consumers
+        for (int i = 0; i < NUMBER_OF_QUICK_CONSUMERS; i++) {
+            m_quickConsumers[i].clearDonuts();
+        }
+
+        // Send a lot of donuts and check they are immediately received.
+        Donut sentDonut;
+        Donut receivedDonut;
+        for (int i = 0; i < EahTestUtils.NUMBER_OF_TESTS; i++) {
+            for (int j = 0; j < NUMBER_OF_SYNCHRONOUS_PROVIDERS; j++) {
+                sentDonut = m_synchronousProviders[j].sellDonut();
+                for (int k = 0; k < NUMBER_OF_QUICK_CONSUMERS; k++) {
+                    receivedDonut = m_quickConsumers[k].getDonut();
+                    assertEquals(
+                            "The donut must have been received immediately and be the be the same as the sent one.",
+                            sentDonut, receivedDonut);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Test that the received events contains the instance name of the sender.
+     */
+    public void testInstanceName() {
+
+        // Flush event list of the event tracker
+        m_eventTracker.clearEvents();
+
+        // Send donuts and check the sender instance name
+        Event receivedEvent;
+        for (int i = 0; i < NUMBER_OF_EAH_PROVIDERS; i++) {
+            m_eahProviders[i].sellDonut();
+            receivedEvent = m_eventTracker.waitForEvent();
+            assertEquals(
+                    "The instance name property of the received message must be the same as the sender instance name.",
+                    m_eahProvidersInstances[i].getInstanceName(), receivedEvent
+                            .getProperty("publisher.instance.name"));
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Test the event filtering.
+     * 
+     * This test send donuts with different flavours. Each filtered consumer
+     * must receive only a certain kind of donut. Of course, all donuts must
+     * have been received too.
+     */
+    public void testFilters() {
+
+        // The sent donuts, sorted by flavour
+        List[] sentDonuts = new List[Donut.FLAVOURS.length];
+
+        // Flush donut list for each filtered consumer
+        for (int i = 0; i < Donut.FLAVOURS.length; i++) {
+            m_filteredConsumers[i].clearDonuts();
+            sentDonuts[i] = new ArrayList(EahTestUtils.NUMBER_OF_TESTS
+                    / Donut.FLAVOURS.length);
+        }
+
+        // Send donuts
+        for (int j = 0; j < EahTestUtils.NUMBER_OF_TESTS; j++) {
+            Donut donut = m_synchronousDonutEventProvider.sellDonut();
+            sentDonuts[EahTestUtils.flavourIndex(donut.getFlavour())]
+                    .add(donut);
+        }
+
+        // Check the received donuts
+        for (int i = 0; i < Donut.FLAVOURS.length; i++) {
+            Donut[] receivedDonuts = m_filteredConsumers[i].getAllDonuts();
+            assertEquals(
+                    "The number of received donuts must be the same as the number of sent donuts with the matching flavour.",
+                    sentDonuts[i].size(), receivedDonuts.length);
+            assertTrue(
+                    "The receiver must have eaten all sent donuts matching the wanted flavour.",
+                    Arrays.asList(receivedDonuts).containsAll(sentDonuts[i]));
+        }
+
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Test the event topic.
+     * 
+     * This test send donuts on several topics. Each consumer (who listens to
+     * one or several topics) must receive donuts sent on his specifics topics.
+     */
+    public void testTopics() {
+
+        // The sent donuts, sorted by topic
+        int foos = 0;
+        int bars = 0;
+        int nuts = 0;
+
+        // Flush consumers
+        m_fooConsumer.clearDonuts();
+        m_barConsumer.clearDonuts();
+        m_nutConsumer.clearDonuts();
+        m_fooBarConsumer.clearDonuts();
+        m_barNutConsumer.clearDonuts();
+        m_fooNutConsumer.clearDonuts();
+        m_fooBarNutConsumer.clearDonuts();
+
+        // Send donuts
+        Donut sentDonut;
+        for (int i = 0; i < EahTestUtils.NUMBER_OF_TESTS; i++) {
+            m_fooProvider.sellDonut();
+            foos++;
+
+            m_barProvider.sellDonut();
+            bars++;
+
+            m_nutProvider.sellDonut();
+            nuts++;
+
+            sentDonut = m_fooBarProvider.sellDonut();
+            foos++;
+            bars++;
+
+            sentDonut = m_barNutProvider.sellDonut();
+            bars++;
+            nuts++;
+
+            sentDonut = m_fooNutProvider.sellDonut();
+            foos++;
+            nuts++;
+
+            sentDonut = m_fooBarNutProvider.sellDonut();
+            foos++;
+            bars++;
+            nuts++;
+        }
+
+        // Check received donuts
+        assertEquals("The number of received donuts must be correct.", foos,
+                m_fooConsumer.getAllDonuts().length);
+        assertEquals("The number of received donuts must be correct.", bars,
+                m_barConsumer.getAllDonuts().length);
+        assertEquals("The number of received donuts must be correct.", nuts,
+                m_nutConsumer.getAllDonuts().length);
+        assertEquals("The number of received donuts must be correct.", foos
+                + bars, m_fooBarConsumer.getAllDonuts().length);
+        assertEquals("The number of received donuts must be correct.", bars
+                + nuts, m_barNutConsumer.getAllDonuts().length);
+        assertEquals("The number of received donuts must be correct.", foos
+                + nuts, m_fooNutConsumer.getAllDonuts().length);
+        assertEquals("The number of received donuts must be correct.", foos
+                + bars + nuts, m_fooBarNutConsumer.getAllDonuts().length);
+
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Finalization after test cases.
+     * 
+     * Release all services references and destroy instances.
+     */
+    public void tearDown() {
+        int index;
+        for (index = 0; index < NUMBER_OF_PROVIDERS; index++) {
+            context.ungetService(m_providersServices[index]);
+            m_providersInstances[index].dispose();
+        }
+        for (index = 0; index < NUMBER_OF_CONSUMERS; index++) {
+            context.ungetService(m_consumersServices[index]);
+            m_consumersInstances[index].dispose();
+        }
+        context.ungetService(m_eventTrackerService);
+        m_eventTrackerInstance.dispose();
+        for (int i = 0; i < Donut.FLAVOURS.length; i++) {
+            context.ungetService(m_filteredConsumersServices[i]);
+            m_filteredConsumersInstances[i].dispose();
+        }
+        for (int i = 0; i < TOPICS_LIST.length; i++) {
+            context.ungetService(m_topicsProvidersServices[i]);
+            m_topicsProvidersInstances[i].dispose();
+            context.ungetService(m_topicsConsumersServices[i]);
+            m_topicsConsumersInstances[i].dispose();
+        }
+
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/ipojo/tests/handler/eventadmin/src/main/java/org/apache/felix/ipojo/test/donut/AsyncEventProviderImpl.java b/ipojo/tests/handler/eventadmin/src/main/java/org/apache/felix/ipojo/test/donut/AsyncEventProviderImpl.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6b0da14
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ipojo/tests/handler/eventadmin/src/main/java/org/apache/felix/ipojo/test/donut/AsyncEventProviderImpl.java
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+/* 
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+package org.apache.felix.ipojo.test.donut;
+
+import java.util.Dictionary;
+import java.util.Hashtable;
+import java.util.Random;
+
+import org.apache.felix.ipojo.test.util.EahTestUtils;
+import org.osgi.service.event.Event;
+import org.osgi.service.event.EventAdmin;
+
+/**
+ * Implementation of an event vendor that directly uses the Event Admin service
+ * to post (asynchronously) raw events.
+ * 
+ * @author <a href="mailto:dev@felix.apache.org">Felix Project Team</a>
+ * 
+ */
+public class AsyncEventProviderImpl implements DonutProvider {
+
+    /**
+     * The donut current serial number.
+     */
+    private long m_serial = 0L;
+
+    /**
+     * The name of the donut vendor.
+     */
+    private String m_name;
+
+    /**
+     * A random generator.
+     */
+    private Random m_random;
+
+    /**
+     * The Event Admin service reference.
+     */
+    private EventAdmin m_ea;
+
+    /**
+     * Construct a new donut provider. The initial serial number is randomly
+     * generated.
+     */
+    public AsyncEventProviderImpl() {
+        m_random = new Random(System.currentTimeMillis());
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Sell a donut with a random flavour.
+     * 
+     * @return the sold donut
+     */
+    public Donut sellDonut() {
+        Dictionary rawEvent = new Hashtable();
+        Donut donut = new Donut(m_serial++, m_name, Donut.FLAVOURS[m_random
+                .nextInt(Donut.FLAVOURS.length)]);
+        rawEvent.put("food", donut);
+        m_ea.postEvent(new Event("food/donuts", rawEvent));
+        if (EahTestUtils.TRACE) {
+            System.err.println("[" + this.getClass().getSimpleName() + ":"
+                    + m_name + "] Selling donut " + donut);
+        }
+        return donut;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/ipojo/tests/handler/eventadmin/src/main/java/org/apache/felix/ipojo/test/donut/Donut.java b/ipojo/tests/handler/eventadmin/src/main/java/org/apache/felix/ipojo/test/donut/Donut.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c7b4fc5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ipojo/tests/handler/eventadmin/src/main/java/org/apache/felix/ipojo/test/donut/Donut.java
@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
+/* 
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+package org.apache.felix.ipojo.test.donut;
+
+/**
+ * Donut representation.
+ * 
+ * @author <a href="mailto:dev@felix.apache.org">Felix Project Team</a>
+ */
+public class Donut {
+
+    /**
+     * All possible donut flavours.
+     */
+    public static final String[] FLAVOURS = { "unflavoured", "icing sugar",
+        "chocolate", "toffee", "strawberry", "apple" };
+
+    /**
+     * The vendor's unique donut identifier.
+     */
+    private final long m_id;
+
+    /**
+     * The name of this donut's vendor.
+     */
+    private final String m_vendorName;
+
+    /**
+     * The m_flavour of this donut.
+     */
+    private final String m_flavour;
+
+    /**
+     * Create a new donut.
+     * 
+     * @param id
+     *            the vendor's unique donut identifier
+     * @param vendorName
+     *            the name of this donut's vendor
+     * @param flavour
+     *            the m_flavour of this donut
+     */
+    public Donut(long id, String vendorName, String flavour) {
+        this.m_id = id;
+        this.m_vendorName = vendorName;
+        this.m_flavour = flavour;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get the vendor's unique identifier of this donut.
+     * 
+     * @return the id
+     */
+    public long getId() {
+        return m_id;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get the vendor name of this donut.
+     * 
+     * @return the name
+     */
+    public String getVendorName() {
+        return m_vendorName;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get the flavour of this donut.
+     * 
+     * @return the flavour
+     */
+    public String getFlavour() {
+        return m_flavour;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Return the string representation of this donut.
+     * 
+     * @return this donut as a String
+     */
+    public String toString() {
+        return m_id + " " + m_flavour + " (" + m_vendorName + ")";
+    }
+}
diff --git a/ipojo/tests/handler/eventadmin/src/main/java/org/apache/felix/ipojo/test/donut/DonutConsumer.java b/ipojo/tests/handler/eventadmin/src/main/java/org/apache/felix/ipojo/test/donut/DonutConsumer.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0e5c483
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ipojo/tests/handler/eventadmin/src/main/java/org/apache/felix/ipojo/test/donut/DonutConsumer.java
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+/* 
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+package org.apache.felix.ipojo.test.donut;
+
+import org.osgi.service.event.Event;
+
+/**
+ * Specification of a donut consumer.
+ * 
+ * @author <a href="mailto:dev@felix.apache.org">Felix Project Team</a>
+ */
+public interface DonutConsumer {
+
+    /**
+     * Donut receiver callback. This method is called when a donut is received
+     * on the listened topic.
+     * 
+     * @param donut
+     *            the received donut
+     */
+    void receiveDonut(Donut donut);
+
+    /**
+     * Event donut receiver callback. This method is called when an event is
+     * received on the listened topic.
+     * 
+     * @param event
+     *            the received event
+     */
+    void receiveEvent(Event event);
+
+    /**
+     * Clear the eaten donuts list. (Useful before tests)
+     */
+    void clearDonuts();
+
+    /**
+     * Get the first received donut and remove it from the eaten donut list.
+     * 
+     * @return the first received donut or null if no donut is available
+     */
+    Donut getDonut();
+
+    /**
+     * Get the whole list of eaten donuts.
+     * 
+     * @return the array containing all eaten donuts
+     */
+    Donut[] getAllDonuts();
+
+    /**
+     * Get the first donut if available or wait for an incoming donut. The
+     * returned donut is removed from the eaten donut list.
+     * 
+     * @return the first available donut.
+     */
+    Donut waitForDonut();
+
+    /**
+     * Return the size of the eaten donut list.
+     * 
+     * @return the size of the eaten donut list
+     */
+    int getNumberOfDonuts();
+}
diff --git a/ipojo/tests/handler/eventadmin/src/main/java/org/apache/felix/ipojo/test/donut/DonutConsumerImpl.java b/ipojo/tests/handler/eventadmin/src/main/java/org/apache/felix/ipojo/test/donut/DonutConsumerImpl.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..664290f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ipojo/tests/handler/eventadmin/src/main/java/org/apache/felix/ipojo/test/donut/DonutConsumerImpl.java
@@ -0,0 +1,205 @@
+/* 
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+package org.apache.felix.ipojo.test.donut;
+
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.List;
+
+import org.apache.felix.ipojo.test.util.EahTestUtils;
+import org.osgi.service.event.Event;
+
+/**
+ * Implementation of a donut consumer.
+ * 
+ * @see Homer Simpson
+ * 
+ * @author <a href="mailto:dev@felix.apache.org">Felix Project Team</a>
+ */
+public class DonutConsumerImpl implements DonutConsumer {
+
+    /**
+     * The name of the donut consumer.
+     */
+    private String m_name;
+
+    /**
+     * The list of eaten donuts.
+     */
+    private List m_donuts = new ArrayList();
+
+    /**
+     * Is this consumer a slow eater ?
+     */
+    private boolean m_isSlow;
+
+    /**
+     * Process incoming donuts. This method is called by the receiveDonut
+     * callback.
+     * 
+     * @param donut
+     *            the received donut
+     */
+    private void doReceiveDonut(Donut donut) {
+        synchronized (m_donuts) {
+            m_donuts.add(donut);
+            m_donuts.notify();
+            if (EahTestUtils.TRACE) {
+                System.err.println("[" + this.getClass().getSimpleName() + ":"
+                        + m_name + "] Eating donut " + donut);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Utility method that causes the current thread to sleep.
+     * 
+     * @param millis
+     *            the number of milliseconds to wait
+     */
+    public static void sleep(long millis) {
+        long past = System.currentTimeMillis();
+        long future = past + millis;
+        long now = past;
+        while (now < future) {
+            try {
+                Thread.sleep(future - now);
+            } catch (Exception e) {
+            }
+            now = System.currentTimeMillis();
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Donut receiver callback. This method is called when a donut is received
+     * on the listened topic.
+     * 
+     * @param donut
+     *            the received donut
+     */
+    public void receiveDonut(Donut donut) {
+        final Donut myDonut = donut;
+        if (m_isSlow) {
+            new Thread(new Runnable() {
+                public void run() {
+                    sleep(EahTestUtils.BLACK_LIST_TIME);
+                    doReceiveDonut(myDonut);
+                }
+            }, m_name + " eating " + donut).start();
+        } else {
+            doReceiveDonut(donut);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Event donut receiver callback. This method is called when an event is
+     * received on the listened topic.
+     * 
+     * @param event
+     *            the received event
+     */
+    public void receiveEvent(Event event) {
+        Object thing = event.getProperty("food");
+        if (Donut.class.isInstance(thing)) {
+            receiveDonut((Donut) thing);
+        } else {
+            if (EahTestUtils.TRACE) {
+                System.err.println("[" + this.getClass().getSimpleName() + ":"
+                        + m_name + "] D'oh ! Received an uneatable thing : "
+                        + thing);
+                throw new ClassCastException("I want DONUTS !");
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Clear the eaten donuts list. (Useful before tests)
+     */
+    public void clearDonuts() {
+        synchronized (m_donuts) {
+            m_donuts.clear();
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get the first received donut and remove it from the eaten donut list.
+     * 
+     * @return the first received donut or null if no donut is available
+     */
+    public Donut getDonut() {
+        Donut donut = null;
+        synchronized (m_donuts) {
+            if (!m_donuts.isEmpty()) {
+                donut = (Donut) m_donuts.remove(0);
+            }
+        }
+        return donut;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get the whole list of eaten donuts.
+     * 
+     * @return the array containing all eaten donuts
+     */
+    public Donut[] getAllDonuts() {
+        Donut[] donuts = new Donut[0];
+        synchronized (m_donuts) {
+            donuts = (Donut[]) m_donuts.toArray(donuts);
+            m_donuts.clear();
+        }
+        return donuts;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get the first donut if available or wait for an incoming donut. The
+     * returned donut is removed from the eaten donut list.
+     * 
+     * @return the first available donut.
+     */
+    public Donut waitForDonut() {
+        Donut donut = null;
+        synchronized (m_donuts) {
+            while (donut == null) {
+                if (m_donuts.isEmpty()) {
+                    try {
+                        m_donuts.wait();
+                    } catch (InterruptedException e) {
+                        // Thanks Checkstyle to forbid empty catch statements
+                        // ;-(
+                    }
+                } else {
+                    donut = (Donut) m_donuts.remove(0);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        return donut;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Return the size of the eaten donut list.
+     * 
+     * @return the size of the eaten donut list
+     */
+    public int getNumberOfDonuts() {
+        int length;
+        synchronized (m_donuts) {
+            length = m_donuts.size();
+        }
+        return length;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/ipojo/tests/handler/eventadmin/src/main/java/org/apache/felix/ipojo/test/donut/DonutEventProviderImpl.java b/ipojo/tests/handler/eventadmin/src/main/java/org/apache/felix/ipojo/test/donut/DonutEventProviderImpl.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..154eff4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ipojo/tests/handler/eventadmin/src/main/java/org/apache/felix/ipojo/test/donut/DonutEventProviderImpl.java
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+/* 
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+package org.apache.felix.ipojo.test.donut;
+
+import java.util.Dictionary;
+import java.util.Hashtable;
+import java.util.Random;
+
+import org.apache.felix.ipojo.handlers.event.publisher.Publisher;
+import org.apache.felix.ipojo.test.util.EahTestUtils;
+
+/**
+ * Implementation of a donut vendor that send raw events instead of sending
+ * Donut objects.
+ * 
+ * @author <a href="mailto:dev@felix.apache.org">Felix Project Team</a>
+ * 
+ */
+public class DonutEventProviderImpl implements DonutProvider {
+
+    /**
+     * The donut current serial number.
+     */
+    private long m_serial = 0L;
+
+    /**
+     * The name of the donut vendor.
+     */
+    private String m_name;
+
+    /**
+     * A random generator.
+     */
+    private Random m_random;
+
+    /**
+     * The event publisher of the donut vendor.
+     */
+    private Publisher m_publisher;
+
+    /**
+     * Construct a new donut provider. The initial serial number is randomly
+     * generated.
+     */
+    public DonutEventProviderImpl() {
+        m_random = new Random(System.currentTimeMillis());
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Sell a donut with a random flavour.
+     * 
+     * @return the sold donut
+     */
+    public Donut sellDonut() {
+        Dictionary rawEvent = new Hashtable();
+        String flavour = Donut.FLAVOURS[m_random.nextInt(Donut.FLAVOURS.length)];
+        Donut donut = new Donut(m_serial++, m_name, flavour);
+        rawEvent.put("food", donut);
+        rawEvent.put("flavour", flavour);
+        m_publisher.send(rawEvent);
+        if (EahTestUtils.TRACE) {
+            System.err.println("[" + this.getClass().getSimpleName() + ":"
+                    + m_name + "] Selling event donut " + donut);
+        }
+        return donut;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/ipojo/tests/handler/eventadmin/src/main/java/org/apache/felix/ipojo/test/donut/DonutProvider.java b/ipojo/tests/handler/eventadmin/src/main/java/org/apache/felix/ipojo/test/donut/DonutProvider.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..17a1b92
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ipojo/tests/handler/eventadmin/src/main/java/org/apache/felix/ipojo/test/donut/DonutProvider.java
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+/* 
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+package org.apache.felix.ipojo.test.donut;
+
+/**
+ * Specification of a donut vendor.
+ * 
+ * @author <a href="mailto:dev@felix.apache.org">Felix Project Team</a>
+ * 
+ */
+public interface DonutProvider {
+
+    /**
+     * Sell a donut with a random flavour.
+     * 
+     * @return the sold donut
+     */
+    Donut sellDonut();
+}
diff --git a/ipojo/tests/handler/eventadmin/src/main/java/org/apache/felix/ipojo/test/donut/DonutProviderImpl.java b/ipojo/tests/handler/eventadmin/src/main/java/org/apache/felix/ipojo/test/donut/DonutProviderImpl.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..961eb1e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ipojo/tests/handler/eventadmin/src/main/java/org/apache/felix/ipojo/test/donut/DonutProviderImpl.java
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+/* 
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+package org.apache.felix.ipojo.test.donut;
+
+import java.util.Random;
+
+import org.apache.felix.ipojo.handlers.event.publisher.Publisher;
+import org.apache.felix.ipojo.test.util.EahTestUtils;
+
+/**
+ * The standard implementation of a donut vendor.
+ * 
+ * @author <a href="mailto:dev@felix.apache.org">Felix Project Team</a>
+ * 
+ */
+public class DonutProviderImpl implements DonutProvider {
+
+    
+
+    /**
+     * The donut current serial number.
+     */
+    private long m_serial = 0L;
+
+    /**
+     * The name of the donut vendor.
+     */
+    private String m_name;
+
+    /**
+     * A random generator.
+     */
+    private Random m_random;
+
+    /**
+     * The donut publisher of the vendor.
+     */
+    private Publisher m_publisher;
+
+    /**
+     * Construct a new donut provider. The initial serial number is randomly
+     * generated.
+     */
+    public DonutProviderImpl() {
+        m_random = new Random(System.currentTimeMillis());
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Sell a donut with a random flavour.
+     * 
+     * @return the sold donut
+     */
+    public Donut sellDonut() {
+        Donut donut = new Donut(m_serial++, m_name, Donut.FLAVOURS[m_random
+                .nextInt(Donut.FLAVOURS.length)]);
+        m_publisher.sendData(donut);
+        if (EahTestUtils.TRACE) {
+            System.err.println("[" + this.getClass().getSimpleName() + ":"
+                    + m_name + "] Selling donut " + donut);
+        }
+        return donut;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/ipojo/tests/handler/eventadmin/src/main/java/org/apache/felix/ipojo/test/donut/EventConsumerImpl.java b/ipojo/tests/handler/eventadmin/src/main/java/org/apache/felix/ipojo/test/donut/EventConsumerImpl.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..78b6f9f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ipojo/tests/handler/eventadmin/src/main/java/org/apache/felix/ipojo/test/donut/EventConsumerImpl.java
@@ -0,0 +1,217 @@
+/* 
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+package org.apache.felix.ipojo.test.donut;
+
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.List;
+
+import org.apache.felix.ipojo.test.util.EahTestUtils;
+import org.osgi.service.event.Event;
+import org.osgi.service.event.EventHandler;
+
+/**
+ * Implementation of a donut consumer.
+ * 
+ * @see Homer Simpson
+ * 
+ * @author <a href="mailto:dev@felix.apache.org">Felix Project Team</a>
+ */
+public class EventConsumerImpl implements DonutConsumer, EventHandler {
+
+    /**
+     * The name of the donut consumer.
+     */
+    private String m_name;
+
+    /**
+     * The list of eaten donuts.
+     */
+    private List m_donuts = new ArrayList();
+
+    /**
+     * Is this consumer a slow eater ?
+     */
+    private boolean m_isSlow;
+
+    /**
+     * Process incoming donuts. This method is called by the receiveDonut
+     * callback.
+     * 
+     * @param donut
+     *            the received donut
+     */
+    private void doReceiveDonut(Donut donut) {
+        synchronized (m_donuts) {
+            m_donuts.add(donut);
+            m_donuts.notify();
+            if (EahTestUtils.TRACE) {
+                System.err.println("[" + this.getClass().getSimpleName() + ":"
+                        + m_name + "] Eating donut " + donut);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Utility method that causes the current thread to sleep.
+     * 
+     * @param millis
+     *            the number of milliseconds to wait
+     */
+    public static void sleep(long millis) {
+        long past = System.currentTimeMillis();
+        long future = past + millis;
+        long now = past;
+        while (now < future) {
+            try {
+                Thread.sleep(future - now);
+            } catch (Exception e) {
+            }
+            now = System.currentTimeMillis();
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Donut receiver callback. This method is called when a donut is received
+     * on the listened topic.
+     * 
+     * @param donut
+     *            the received donut
+     */
+    public void receiveDonut(Donut donut) {
+        final Donut myDonut = donut;
+        if (m_isSlow) {
+            new Thread(new Runnable() {
+                public void run() {
+                    sleep(EahTestUtils.BLACK_LIST_TIME);
+                    doReceiveDonut(myDonut);
+                }
+            }, m_name + " eating " + donut).start();
+        } else {
+            doReceiveDonut(donut);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Event donut receiver callback. This method is called when an event is
+     * received on the listened topic.
+     * 
+     * @param event
+     *            the received event
+     */
+    public void receiveEvent(Event event) {
+        Object thing = event.getProperty("food");
+        if (Donut.class.isInstance(thing)) {
+            receiveDonut((Donut) thing);
+        } else {
+            if (EahTestUtils.TRACE) {
+                System.err.println("[" + this.getClass().getSimpleName() + ":"
+                        + m_name + "] D'oh ! Received an uneatable thing : "
+                        + thing);
+                throw new ClassCastException("I want DONUTS !");
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Event receiver callback. This method is called by the event admin service
+     * when a event is received.
+     * 
+     * @param event
+     *            the received event
+     */
+    public void handleEvent(Event event) {
+        receiveEvent(event);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Clear the eaten donuts list. (Useful before tests)
+     */
+    public void clearDonuts() {
+        synchronized (m_donuts) {
+            m_donuts.clear();
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get the first received donut and remove it from the eaten donut list.
+     * 
+     * @return the first received donut or null if no donut is available
+     */
+    public Donut getDonut() {
+        Donut donut = null;
+        synchronized (m_donuts) {
+            if (!m_donuts.isEmpty()) {
+                donut = (Donut) m_donuts.remove(0);
+            }
+        }
+        return donut;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get the whole list of eaten donuts.
+     * 
+     * @return the array containing all eaten donuts
+     */
+    public Donut[] getAllDonuts() {
+        Donut[] donuts = new Donut[0];
+        synchronized (m_donuts) {
+            donuts = (Donut[]) m_donuts.toArray(donuts);
+            m_donuts.clear();
+        }
+        return donuts;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get the first donut if available or wait for an incoming donut. The
+     * returned donut is removed from the eaten donut list.
+     * 
+     * @return the first available donut.
+     */
+    public Donut waitForDonut() {
+        Donut donut = null;
+        synchronized (m_donuts) {
+            while (donut == null) {
+                if (m_donuts.isEmpty()) {
+                    try {
+                        m_donuts.wait();
+                    } catch (InterruptedException e) {
+                        // Thanks Checkstyle to forbid empty catch statements
+                        // ;-(
+                    }
+                } else {
+                    donut = (Donut) m_donuts.remove(0);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        return donut;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Return the size of the eaten donut list.
+     * 
+     * @return the size of the eaten donut list
+     */
+    public int getNumberOfDonuts() {
+        int length;
+        synchronized (m_donuts) {
+            length = m_donuts.size();
+        }
+        return length;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/ipojo/tests/handler/eventadmin/src/main/java/org/apache/felix/ipojo/test/donut/EventTracker.java b/ipojo/tests/handler/eventadmin/src/main/java/org/apache/felix/ipojo/test/donut/EventTracker.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..eaca6c5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ipojo/tests/handler/eventadmin/src/main/java/org/apache/felix/ipojo/test/donut/EventTracker.java
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+/* 
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+package org.apache.felix.ipojo.test.donut;
+
+import org.osgi.service.event.Event;
+
+/**
+ * Specification of an event tracker.
+ * 
+ * @author <a href="mailto:dev@felix.apache.org">Felix Project Team</a>
+ */
+public interface EventTracker {
+
+    /**
+     * Clear the received events list. (Useful before tests)
+     */
+    void clearEvents();
+
+    /**
+     * Get the first received event and remove it from the events list.
+     * 
+     * @return the first received event or null if no event is available
+     */
+    Event getEvent();
+
+    /**
+     * Get the whole list of received events.
+     * 
+     * @return the array containing all received events
+     */
+    Event[] getAllEvents();
+
+    /**
+     * Get the first event if available or wait for an incoming event. The
+     * returned event is removed from the eaten event list.
+     * 
+     * @return the first available event.
+     */
+    Event waitForEvent();
+
+    /**
+     * Return the size of the events list.
+     * 
+     * @return the size of the events list
+     */
+    int getNumberOfEvents();
+}
diff --git a/ipojo/tests/handler/eventadmin/src/main/java/org/apache/felix/ipojo/test/donut/EventTrackerImpl.java b/ipojo/tests/handler/eventadmin/src/main/java/org/apache/felix/ipojo/test/donut/EventTrackerImpl.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cb46662
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ipojo/tests/handler/eventadmin/src/main/java/org/apache/felix/ipojo/test/donut/EventTrackerImpl.java
@@ -0,0 +1,159 @@
+/* 
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+package org.apache.felix.ipojo.test.donut;
+
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.List;
+
+import org.apache.felix.ipojo.test.util.EahTestUtils;
+import org.osgi.service.event.Event;
+import org.osgi.service.event.EventHandler;
+
+/**
+ * Implementation of an event tracker.
+ * 
+ * @author <a href="mailto:dev@felix.apache.org">Felix Project Team</a>
+ */
+public class EventTrackerImpl implements EventTracker, EventHandler {
+
+    /**
+     * The name of the event tracker.
+     */
+    private String m_name;
+
+    /**
+     * The list of received events
+     */
+    private List m_events = new ArrayList();
+
+    /**
+     * Event receiver callback. This method is called by the event admin service
+     * when a event is received.
+     * 
+     * @param event
+     *            the received event
+     */
+    public void handleEvent(Event event) {
+        synchronized (m_events) {
+            m_events.add(event);
+            m_events.notify();
+            if (EahTestUtils.TRACE) {
+                System.err.println("[" + this.getClass().getSimpleName() + ":"
+                        + m_name + "] Event received : " + event);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Clear the received events list. (Useful before tests)
+     */
+    public void clearEvents() {
+        synchronized (m_events) {
+            m_events.clear();
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get the first received event and remove it from the events list.
+     * 
+     * @return the first received event or null if no event is available
+     */
+    public Event getEvent() {
+        Event event = null;
+        synchronized (m_events) {
+            if (!m_events.isEmpty()) {
+                event = (Event) m_events.remove(0);
+            }
+        }
+        return event;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get the whole list of received events.
+     * 
+     * @return the array containing all received events
+     */
+    public Event[] getAllEvents() {
+        Event[] events = new Event[0];
+        synchronized (m_events) {
+            events = (Event[]) m_events.toArray(events);
+            m_events.clear();
+        }
+        return events;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get the first event if available or wait for an incoming event. The
+     * returned event is removed from the eaten event list.
+     * 
+     * @return the first available event.
+     */
+    public Event waitForEvent() {
+        Event event = null;
+        synchronized (m_events) {
+            while (event == null) {
+                if (m_events.isEmpty()) {
+                    try {
+                        m_events.wait();
+                    } catch (InterruptedException e) {
+                        // Thanks Checkstyle to forbid empty catch statements
+                        // ;-(
+                    }
+                } else {
+                    event = (Event) m_events.remove(0);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        return event;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Return the size of the events list.
+     * 
+     * @return the size of the events list
+     */
+    public int getNumberOfEvents() {
+        int length;
+        synchronized (m_events) {
+            length = m_events.size();
+        }
+        return length;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Return the string representation of a given event.
+     * 
+     * @return the string representation of a given event
+     */
+    public static String eventToString(Event e) {
+        StringBuilder buf = new StringBuilder();
+        buf.append("[" + e.getTopic() + "] {");
+
+        String[] properties = e.getPropertyNames();
+        int n = properties.length - 1;
+        for (int i = 0; i <= n; i++) {
+            String name = properties[i];
+            buf.append(name + "=" + e.getProperty(name));
+            if (i != n)
+                buf.append(", ");
+        }
+        buf.append("}");
+        return buf.toString();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/ipojo/tests/handler/eventadmin/src/main/java/org/apache/felix/ipojo/test/donut/SyncEventProviderImpl.java b/ipojo/tests/handler/eventadmin/src/main/java/org/apache/felix/ipojo/test/donut/SyncEventProviderImpl.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b8bfc8b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ipojo/tests/handler/eventadmin/src/main/java/org/apache/felix/ipojo/test/donut/SyncEventProviderImpl.java
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+/* 
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+package org.apache.felix.ipojo.test.donut;
+
+import java.util.Dictionary;
+import java.util.Hashtable;
+import java.util.Random;
+
+import org.apache.felix.ipojo.test.util.EahTestUtils;
+import org.osgi.service.event.Event;
+import org.osgi.service.event.EventAdmin;
+
+/**
+ * Implementation of an event vendor that directly uses the Event Admin service
+ * to send (synchronously) raw events.
+ * 
+ * @author <a href="mailto:dev@felix.apache.org">Felix Project Team</a>
+ * 
+ */
+public class SyncEventProviderImpl implements DonutProvider {
+
+    /**
+     * The donut current serial number.
+     */
+    private long m_serial = 0L;
+
+    /**
+     * The name of the donut vendor.
+     */
+    private String m_name;
+
+    /**
+     * A random generator.
+     */
+    private Random m_random;
+
+    /**
+     * The Event Admin service reference.
+     */
+    private EventAdmin m_ea;
+
+    /**
+     * Construct a new donut provider. The initial serial number is randomly
+     * generated.
+     */
+    public SyncEventProviderImpl() {
+        m_random = new Random(System.currentTimeMillis());
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Sell a donut with a random flavour.
+     * 
+     * @return the sold donut
+     */
+    public Donut sellDonut() {
+        Dictionary rawEvent = new Hashtable();
+        Donut donut = new Donut(m_serial++, m_name, Donut.FLAVOURS[m_random
+                .nextInt(Donut.FLAVOURS.length)]);
+        rawEvent.put("food", donut);
+        m_ea.sendEvent(new Event("food/donuts", rawEvent));
+        if (EahTestUtils.TRACE) {
+            System.err.println("[" + this.getClass().getSimpleName() + ":"
+                    + m_name + "] Selling donut " + donut);
+        }
+        return donut;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/ipojo/tests/handler/eventadmin/src/main/java/org/apache/felix/ipojo/test/util/EahTestUtils.java b/ipojo/tests/handler/eventadmin/src/main/java/org/apache/felix/ipojo/test/util/EahTestUtils.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5345d01
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ipojo/tests/handler/eventadmin/src/main/java/org/apache/felix/ipojo/test/util/EahTestUtils.java
@@ -0,0 +1,197 @@
+/* 
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+package org.apache.felix.ipojo.test.util;
+
+import org.apache.felix.ipojo.Factory;
+import org.apache.felix.ipojo.test.donut.Donut;
+import org.osgi.framework.BundleContext;
+
+/**
+ * Useful variables used for the tests of the Event Admin Handler.
+ * 
+ * @author <a href="mailto:dev@felix.apache.org">Felix Project Team</a>
+ */
+public class EahTestUtils {
+
+    /**
+     * Enable debug messages ?
+     */
+    public static final boolean TRACE = false;
+
+    /**
+     * The number of tests to execute.
+     */
+    public static final int NUMBER_OF_TESTS = 50;
+
+    /**
+     * The time that is normally necessary to cause a blacklist from the event
+     * admin service.
+     */
+    public static final long BLACK_LIST_TIME = 5000L;
+    
+    /**
+     * The long amount of time.
+     */
+    public static final long A_LONG_TIME = 1000L;
+
+    /**
+     * The bundle context.
+     */
+    private BundleContext m_context;
+
+    /**
+     * Construct a new Event Admin Handler Tests utility instance.
+     * 
+     * @param context
+     *            the bundle context
+     */
+    public EahTestUtils(BundleContext context) {
+        m_context = context;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Return the (asynchronous) donut provider factory.
+     * 
+     * @return the (asynchronous) donut provider factory
+     */
+    public Factory getDonutProviderFactory() {
+        return IPojoTestUtils.getFactoryByName(m_context, "donut-provider");
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Return the synchronous donut provider factory.
+     * 
+     * @return the synchronous donut provider factory
+     */
+    public Factory getSynchronousDonutProviderFactory() {
+        return IPojoTestUtils.getFactoryByName(m_context,
+                "synchronous-donut-provider");
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Return the (asynchronous) donut event provider factory.
+     * 
+     * @return the (asynchronous) donut event provider factory
+     */
+    public Factory getDonutEventProviderFactory() {
+        return IPojoTestUtils.getFactoryByName(m_context,
+                "donut-event-provider");
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Return the synchronous donut event provider factory.
+     * 
+     * @return the synchronous donut event provider factory
+     */
+    public Factory getSynchronousDonutEventProviderFactory() {
+        return IPojoTestUtils.getFactoryByName(m_context,
+                "synchronous-donut-event-provider");
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Return the event provider factory.
+     * 
+     * @return the event provider factory
+     */
+    public Factory getEventProviderFactory() {
+        return IPojoTestUtils.getFactoryByName(m_context, "event-provider");
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Return the synchronous event provider factory.
+     * 
+     * @return the synchronous event provider factory
+     */
+    public Factory getSynchronousEventProviderFactory() {
+        return IPojoTestUtils.getFactoryByName(m_context,
+                "synchronous-event-provider");
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Return the donut consumer factory.
+     * 
+     * @return the donut consumer factory
+     */
+    public Factory getDonutConsumerFactory() {
+        return IPojoTestUtils.getFactoryByName(m_context, "donut-consumer");
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Return the donut event consumer factory.
+     * 
+     * @return the donut event consumer factory
+     */
+    public Factory getDonutEventConsumerFactory() {
+        return IPojoTestUtils.getFactoryByName(m_context,
+                "donut-event-consumer");
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Return the event consumer factory.
+     * 
+     * @return the event consumer factory
+     */
+    public Factory getEventConsumerFactory() {
+        return IPojoTestUtils.getFactoryByName(m_context, "event-consumer");
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Return the event tracker.
+     * 
+     * @return the event consumer factory
+     */
+    public Factory getEventTrackerFactory() {
+        return IPojoTestUtils.getFactoryByName(m_context, "event-tracker");
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Utility method that causes the current thread to sleep.
+     * 
+     * @param millis
+     *            the number of milliseconds to wait
+     */
+    public static void sleep(long millis) {
+        long past = System.currentTimeMillis();
+        long future = past + millis;
+        long now = past;
+        if (TRACE) {
+            System.err.println("Sleeping for " + millis + "ms");
+        }
+        while (now < future) {
+            try {
+                Thread.sleep(future - now);
+            } catch (Exception e) {
+            }
+            now = System.currentTimeMillis();
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Return the index of the given donut flavour in the flavour array.
+     * 
+     * @return the index of the given flavour or -1 if not found
+     */
+    public static int flavourIndex(String flavour) {
+        for (int i = 0; i < Donut.FLAVOURS.length; i++) {
+            if (Donut.FLAVOURS[i].equals(flavour))
+                return i;
+        }
+        return -1;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/ipojo/tests/handler/eventadmin/src/main/java/org/apache/felix/ipojo/test/util/IPojoTestUtils.java b/ipojo/tests/handler/eventadmin/src/main/java/org/apache/felix/ipojo/test/util/IPojoTestUtils.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..14a4a96
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ipojo/tests/handler/eventadmin/src/main/java/org/apache/felix/ipojo/test/util/IPojoTestUtils.java
@@ -0,0 +1,307 @@
+/* 
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+package org.apache.felix.ipojo.test.util;
+
+import java.util.Dictionary;
+import java.util.Properties;
+
+import org.apache.felix.ipojo.ComponentInstance;
+import org.apache.felix.ipojo.Factory;
+import org.apache.felix.ipojo.Handler;
+import org.apache.felix.ipojo.HandlerFactory;
+import org.apache.felix.ipojo.ServiceContext;
+import org.osgi.framework.BundleContext;
+import org.osgi.framework.InvalidSyntaxException;
+import org.osgi.framework.ServiceReference;
+import org.osgi.service.cm.ManagedServiceFactory;
+
+/**
+ * Useful iPOJO methods used for the tests of the Event Admin Handler.
+ * 
+ * @author <a href="mailto:dev@felix.apache.org">Felix Project Team</a>
+ */
+public class IPojoTestUtils {
+
+    public static ComponentInstance getComponentInstance(BundleContext bc,
+            String factoryName, Dictionary configuration) {
+        Factory fact = getFactoryByName(bc, factoryName);
+
+        if (fact == null) {
+            System.err.println("Factory " + factoryName + " not found");
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        try {
+            return fact.createComponentInstance(configuration);
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            System.err.println("Cannot create the instance from " + factoryName
+                    + " : " + e.getMessage());
+            e.printStackTrace();
+            return null;
+        }
+    }
+
+    public static ComponentInstance getComponentInstance(ServiceContext bc,
+            String factoryName, Dictionary configuration) {
+        Factory fact = getFactoryByName(bc, factoryName);
+
+        if (fact == null) {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        if (fact.isAcceptable(configuration)) {
+            try {
+                return fact.createComponentInstance(configuration);
+            } catch (Exception e) {
+                System.err.println(e.getMessage());
+                e.printStackTrace();
+                return null;
+            }
+        } else {
+            System.err
+                    .println("Configuration not accepted by : " + factoryName);
+            return null;
+        }
+    }
+
+    public static ComponentInstance getComponentInstanceByName(
+            BundleContext bc, String factoryName, String name) {
+        Factory fact = getFactoryByName(bc, factoryName);
+
+        if (fact == null) {
+            System.err.println("Factory " + factoryName + " not found");
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        try {
+            Properties props = new Properties();
+            props.put("name", name);
+            return fact.createComponentInstance(props);
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            System.err.println("Cannot create the instance from " + factoryName
+                    + " : " + e.getMessage());
+            e.printStackTrace();
+            return null;
+        }
+    }
+
+    public static Factory getFactoryByName(BundleContext bc, String factoryName) {
+        ServiceReference[] refs;
+        try {
+            refs = bc.getServiceReferences(Factory.class.getName(),
+                    "(factory.name=" + factoryName + ")");
+            if (refs == null) {
+                System.err.println("Cannot get the factory " + factoryName);
+                return null;
+            }
+            return (Factory) bc.getService(refs[0]);
+        } catch (InvalidSyntaxException e) {
+            System.err.println("Cannot get the factory " + factoryName + " : "
+                    + e.getMessage());
+            return null;
+        }
+    }
+
+    public static Factory getFactoryByName(ServiceContext bc, String factoryName) {
+        ServiceReference[] refs;
+        try {
+            refs = bc.getServiceReferences(Factory.class.getName(),
+                    "(factory.name=" + factoryName + ")");
+            if (refs == null) {
+                return null;
+            }
+            return (Factory) bc.getService(refs[0]);
+        } catch (InvalidSyntaxException e) {
+            System.err.println("Cannot get the factory " + factoryName + " : "
+                    + e.getMessage());
+            return null;
+        }
+    }
+
+    public static HandlerFactory getHandlerFactoryByName(BundleContext bc,
+            String factoryName) {
+        ServiceReference[] refs;
+        try {
+            refs = bc.getServiceReferences(Factory.class.getName(), "("
+                    + Handler.HANDLER_NAME_PROPERTY + "=" + factoryName + ")");
+            if (refs == null) {
+                System.err.println("Cannot get the factory " + factoryName);
+                return null;
+            }
+            return (HandlerFactory) bc.getService(refs[0]);
+        } catch (InvalidSyntaxException e) {
+            System.err.println("Cannot get the factory " + factoryName + " : "
+                    + e.getMessage());
+            return null;
+        }
+    }
+
+    public static Object getServiceObject(BundleContext bc, String itf,
+            String filter) {
+        ServiceReference ref = getServiceReference(bc, itf, filter);
+        if (ref != null) {
+            return bc.getService(ref);
+        } else {
+            return null;
+        }
+    }
+
+    public static Object getServiceObject(ServiceContext bc, String itf,
+            String filter) {
+        ServiceReference ref = getServiceReference(bc, itf, filter);
+        if (ref != null) {
+            return bc.getService(ref);
+        } else {
+            return null;
+        }
+    }
+
+    public static Object[] getServiceObjects(BundleContext bc, String itf,
+            String filter) {
+        ServiceReference[] refs = getServiceReferences(bc, itf, filter);
+        if (refs != null) {
+            Object[] list = new Object[refs.length];
+            for (int i = 0; i < refs.length; i++) {
+                list[i] = bc.getService(refs[i]);
+            }
+            return list;
+        } else {
+            return new Object[0];
+        }
+    }
+
+    public static Object[] getServiceObjects(ServiceContext bc, String itf,
+            String filter) {
+        ServiceReference[] refs = getServiceReferences(bc, itf, filter);
+        if (refs != null) {
+            Object[] list = new Object[refs.length];
+            for (int i = 0; i < refs.length; i++) {
+                list[i] = bc.getService(refs[i]);
+            }
+            return list;
+        } else {
+            return new Object[0];
+        }
+    }
+
+    public static ServiceReference getServiceReference(BundleContext bc,
+            String itf, String filter) {
+        ServiceReference[] refs = null;
+        try {
+            refs = bc.getServiceReferences(itf, filter);
+        } catch (InvalidSyntaxException e) {
+            System.err.println("Invalid Filter : " + filter);
+        }
+        if (refs == null) {
+            return null;
+        } else {
+            return refs[0];
+        }
+    }
+
+    public static ServiceReference getServiceReference(ServiceContext bc,
+            String itf, String filter) {
+        ServiceReference[] refs = null;
+        try {
+            refs = bc.getServiceReferences(itf, filter);
+        } catch (InvalidSyntaxException e) {
+            System.err.println("Invalid Filter : " + filter);
+        }
+        if (refs == null) {
+            return null;
+        } else {
+            return refs[0];
+        }
+    }
+
+    public static ServiceReference getServiceReferenceByName(BundleContext bc,
+            String itf, String name) {
+        ServiceReference[] refs = null;
+        String filter = null;
+        if (itf.equals(Factory.class.getName())
+                || itf.equals(ManagedServiceFactory.class.getName())) {
+            filter = "(" + "factory.name" + "=" + name + ")";
+        } else {
+            filter = "(" + "instance.name" + "=" + name + ")";
+        }
+        try {
+            refs = bc.getServiceReferences(itf, filter);
+        } catch (InvalidSyntaxException e) {
+            System.err.println("Invalid Filter : " + filter);
+        }
+        if (refs == null) {
+            return null;
+        } else {
+            return refs[0];
+        }
+    }
+
+    public static ServiceReference getServiceReferenceByName(ServiceContext bc,
+            String itf, String name) {
+        ServiceReference[] refs = null;
+        String filter = null;
+        if (itf.equals(Factory.class.getName())
+                || itf.equals(ManagedServiceFactory.class.getName())) {
+            filter = "(" + "factory.name" + "=" + name + ")";
+        } else {
+            filter = "(" + "instance.name" + "=" + name + ")";
+        }
+        try {
+            refs = bc.getServiceReferences(itf, filter);
+        } catch (InvalidSyntaxException e) {
+            System.err.println("Invalid Filter : " + filter);
+        }
+        if (refs == null) {
+            return null;
+        } else {
+            return refs[0];
+        }
+    }
+
+    public static ServiceReference[] getServiceReferences(BundleContext bc,
+            String itf, String filter) {
+        ServiceReference[] refs = null;
+        try {
+            refs = bc.getServiceReferences(itf, filter);
+        } catch (InvalidSyntaxException e) {
+            System.err.println("Invalid Filter : " + filter);
+        }
+        if (refs == null) {
+            return new ServiceReference[0];
+        } else {
+            return refs;
+        }
+    }
+
+    public static ServiceReference[] getServiceReferences(ServiceContext bc,
+            String itf, String filter) {
+        ServiceReference[] refs = null;
+        try {
+            refs = bc.getServiceReferences(itf, filter);
+        } catch (InvalidSyntaxException e) {
+            System.err.println("Invalid Filter : " + filter);
+        }
+        if (refs == null) {
+            return new ServiceReference[0];
+        } else {
+            return refs;
+        }
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/ipojo/tests/handler/eventadmin/src/main/resources/metadata.xml b/ipojo/tests/handler/eventadmin/src/main/resources/metadata.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..977cb3f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ipojo/tests/handler/eventadmin/src/main/resources/metadata.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,138 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<ipojo xmlns:ev="org.apache.felix.ipojo.handlers.event.EventAdminHandler">
+	
+	<!-- The (asynchronous) donut provider -->
+	<component className="org.apache.felix.ipojo.test.donut.DonutProviderImpl"
+		name="donut-provider">
+		<!-- Expose the donut provider service -->
+		<provides interface="org.apache.felix.ipojo.test.donut.DonutProvider">
+			<property name="name" field="m_name" value="Unknown donut vendor"/>
+		</provides>
+		<!-- Donut publisher -->
+		<ev:publisher name="donut-publisher" field="m_publisher"
+			topics="food/donuts" data-key="food" synchronous="false"/>
+	</component>
+	
+	<!-- The synchronous donut provider -->
+	<component className="org.apache.felix.ipojo.test.donut.DonutProviderImpl"
+		name="synchronous-donut-provider">
+		<!-- Expose the donut provider service -->
+		<provides interface="org.apache.felix.ipojo.test.donut.DonutProvider">
+			<property name="name" field="m_name" value="Unknown donut vendor"/>
+		</provides>
+		<!-- Donut publisher -->
+		<ev:publisher name="donut-publisher" field="m_publisher"
+			topics="food/donuts" data-key="food" synchronous="true"/>
+	</component>
+	
+	<!-- The (asynchronous) donut event provider -->
+	<component
+		className="org.apache.felix.ipojo.test.donut.DonutEventProviderImpl"
+		name="donut-event-provider">
+		<!-- Expose the donut provider service -->
+		<provides interface="org.apache.felix.ipojo.test.donut.DonutProvider">
+			<property name="name" field="m_name" value="Unknown donut vendor"/>
+		</provides>
+		<!-- Raw events publisher -->
+		<ev:publisher name="event-publisher" field="m_publisher"
+			topics="food/donuts" synchronous="false"/>
+	</component>
+	
+	<!-- The synchronous donut event provider -->
+	<component
+		className="org.apache.felix.ipojo.test.donut.DonutEventProviderImpl"
+		name="synchronous-donut-event-provider">
+		<!-- Expose the donut provider service -->
+		<provides interface="org.apache.felix.ipojo.test.donut.DonutProvider">
+			<property name="name" field="m_name" value="Unknown donut vendor"/>
+		</provides>
+		<!-- Raw events publisher -->
+		<ev:publisher name="event-publisher" field="m_publisher"
+			topics="food/donuts" synchronous="true"/>
+	</component>
+	
+	<!-- The (asynchronous) event provider -->
+	<component
+		className="org.apache.felix.ipojo.test.donut.AsyncEventProviderImpl"
+		name="event-provider">
+		<!-- Expose the donut provider service -->
+		<provides interface="org.apache.felix.ipojo.test.donut.DonutProvider">
+			<property name="name" field="m_name" value="Unknown donut vendor"/>
+		</provides>
+		<!-- Direcly interacts with the Event Admin service -->
+		<requires field="m_ea"/>
+	</component>
+	
+	<!-- The synchronous event provider -->
+	<component
+		className="org.apache.felix.ipojo.test.donut.SyncEventProviderImpl"
+		name="synchronous-event-provider">
+		<!-- Expose the donut provider service -->
+		<provides interface="org.apache.felix.ipojo.test.donut.DonutProvider">
+			<property name="name" field="m_name" value="Unknown donut vendor"/>
+		</provides>
+		<!-- Direcly interacts with the Event Admin service -->
+		<requires field="m_ea"/>
+	</component>
+	
+	<!-- The donut consumer -->
+	<component className="org.apache.felix.ipojo.test.donut.DonutConsumerImpl"
+		name="donut-consumer">
+		<!-- Expose the donut consumer service -->
+		<provides interface="org.apache.felix.ipojo.test.donut.DonutConsumer">
+			<property name="name" field="m_name" value="Unknown donut consumer"/>
+			<property name="slow" field="m_isSlow" value="false"/>
+		</provides>
+		<!-- Donut events subscriber -->
+		<ev:subscriber name="donut-subscriber" callback="receiveDonut"
+			topics="food/donuts" data-key="food"
+			data-type="org.apache.felix.ipojo.test.donut.Donut"/>
+	</component>
+	
+	<!-- The donut event consumer -->
+	<component className="org.apache.felix.ipojo.test.donut.DonutConsumerImpl"
+		name="donut-event-consumer">
+		<!-- Expose the donut consumer service -->
+		<provides interface="org.apache.felix.ipojo.test.donut.DonutConsumer">
+			<property name="name" field="m_name" value="Unknown donut consumer"/>
+			<property name="slow" field="m_isSlow" value="false"/>
+		</provides>
+		<!-- Raw events subscriber -->
+		<ev:subscriber name="donut-event-subscriber" callback="receiveEvent"
+			topics="food/donuts"/>
+	</component>
+	
+	<!-- The event consumer -->
+	<component className="org.apache.felix.ipojo.test.donut.EventConsumerImpl"
+		name="event-consumer">
+		<!-- Expose the donut consumer service -->
+		<provides
+			interface="{org.apache.felix.ipojo.test.donut.DonutConsumer,org.osgi.service.event.EventHandler}">
+			<property name="name" field="m_name" value="Unknown event consumer"/>
+			<property name="slow" field="m_isSlow" value="false"/>
+			<property name="event.topics" type="String" value="food/donuts"/>
+		</provides>
+	</component>
+	
+	<!-- The event tracker -->
+	<component className="org.apache.felix.ipojo.test.donut.EventTrackerImpl"
+		name="event-tracker">
+		<!-- Expose the donut consumer service -->
+		<provides
+			interface="{org.apache.felix.ipojo.test.donut.EventTracker,org.osgi.service.event.EventHandler}">
+			<property name="name" field="m_name" value="Unknown event tracker"/>
+			<property name="event.topics" type="String" value="food/donuts"/>
+		</provides>
+	</component>
+	
+	
+	<!-- Example instances -->
+	<instance component="donut-provider" name="zeifhgbzre">
+		<property name="name" value="zeifhgbzre donuts"/>
+	</instance>
+	<instance component="donut-consumer" name="zeifhgbzre simpson">
+		<property name="name" value="zeifhgbzre simpson"/>
+		<property name="slow" value="false"/>
+	</instance>
+	
+</ipojo>
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