diff --git a/utils/misc/src/test/java/org/onlab/util/ToolsTest.java b/utils/misc/src/test/java/org/onlab/util/ToolsTest.java
index ab6a7ee..abef47e 100644
--- a/utils/misc/src/test/java/org/onlab/util/ToolsTest.java
+++ b/utils/misc/src/test/java/org/onlab/util/ToolsTest.java
@@ -18,11 +18,23 @@
 import org.junit.Test;
 import org.onlab.junit.TestTools;
 
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.node.ObjectNode;
+import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableSet;
+import java.io.ByteArrayInputStream;
+import java.io.InputStream;
+import java.util.Collections;
+import java.util.Dictionary;
+import java.util.Hashtable;
+import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.Optional;
+import java.util.Set;
 import java.util.concurrent.ThreadFactory;
 import java.util.stream.Stream;
 
+import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.equalTo;
 import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.is;
+import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.nullValue;
 import static org.junit.Assert.*;
 import static org.onlab.junit.TestTools.assertAfter;
 
@@ -52,6 +64,25 @@
     }
 
     @Test
+    public void getBytesUtf8() {
+        assertThat(Tools.getBytesUtf8("Hi!"),
+                   is(equalTo(new byte[] {0x48, 0x69, 0x21})));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void toStringUtf8() {
+        assertThat(Tools.toStringUtf8(new byte[] {0x48, 0x69, 0x21}),
+                   is(equalTo("Hi!")));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void copyOf() {
+        byte[] input = new byte[] {1, 2, 3};
+        assertThat(Tools.copyOf(input), is(equalTo(input)));
+        assertNotSame(input, Tools.copyOf(input));
+    }
+
+    @Test
     public void namedThreads() {
         ThreadFactory f = Tools.namedThreads("foo-%d");
         Thread t = f.newThread(() -> TestTools.print("yo"));
@@ -67,6 +98,20 @@
     }
 
     @Test
+    public void minPriority() {
+        ThreadFactory f = Tools.minPriority(Tools.namedThreads("foo-%d"));
+        Thread t = f.newThread(() -> TestTools.print("yo"));
+        assertThat(t.getPriority(), is(equalTo(Thread.MIN_PRIORITY)));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void maxPriority() {
+        ThreadFactory f = Tools.maxPriority(Tools.namedThreads("foo-%d"));
+        Thread t = f.newThread(() -> TestTools.print("yo"));
+        assertThat(t.getPriority(), is(equalTo(Thread.MAX_PRIORITY)));
+    }
+
+    @Test
     public void exceptionHandler() throws InterruptedException {
         ThreadFactory f = Tools.namedThreads("foo");
         Thread t = f.newThread(() -> {
@@ -78,6 +123,106 @@
     }
 
     @Test
+    public void testIsNullOrEmpty() {
+        assertTrue(Tools.isNullOrEmpty(null));
+        assertTrue(Tools.isNullOrEmpty(Collections.emptyList()));
+    }
+
+    @Test(expected = ItemNotFoundException.class)
+    public void testNullIsNotFoundThrow() {
+        Tools.nullIsNotFound(null, "Not found!");
+        fail("Should've thrown some thing");
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testNullIsNotFound() {
+        String input = "Foo";
+        String output = Tools.nullIsNotFound(input, "Not found!");
+        assertEquals(input, output);
+        assertSame(input, output);
+    }
+
+    @Test(expected = ItemNotFoundException.class)
+    public void testEmptyIsNotFoundNullThrow() {
+        Tools.emptyIsNotFound(null, "Not found!");
+        fail("Should've thrown some thing");
+    }
+
+    @Test(expected = ItemNotFoundException.class)
+    public void testEmptyIsNotFoundEmptyThrow() {
+        Tools.emptyIsNotFound(Collections.emptySet(), "Not found!");
+        fail("Should've thrown some thing");
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testEmptyIsNotFound() {
+        Set<String> input = ImmutableSet.of("Foo", "Bar");
+        Set<String> output = Tools.emptyIsNotFound(input, "Not found!");
+        assertEquals(input, output);
+        assertSame(input, output);
+    }
+
+    @Test(expected = IllegalArgumentException.class)
+    public void testNullIsIllegalThrow() {
+        Tools.nullIsIllegal(null, "Not found!");
+        fail("Should've thrown some thing");
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testNullIsIllegal() {
+        String input = "Foo";
+        String output = Tools.nullIsIllegal(input, "Not found!");
+        assertEquals(input, output);
+        assertSame(input, output);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testReadTreeFromStream() throws Exception {
+        InputStream stream = new ByteArrayInputStream(Tools.getBytesUtf8("{\"foo\" : \"bar\"}"));
+        ObjectNode obj = Tools.readTreeFromStream(new ObjectMapper(), stream);
+        assertTrue(obj.has("foo"));
+        assertThat(obj.get("foo").asText(), is("bar"));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testDictonary() {
+        Map<String, Object> map = new Hashtable<>();
+        map.put("foo", "bar");
+        map.put("one", Integer.valueOf(1));
+        map.put("empty", "");
+        map.put("enabled", "true");
+        map.put("Enabled", true);
+        map.put("disabled", "disabled");
+        map.put("Disabled", false);
+        Dictionary<?, ?> dict = (Dictionary<?, ?>) map;
+
+        assertThat(Tools.get(dict, "foo"), is(equalTo("bar")));
+        assertThat(Tools.get(dict, "don't exist"), is(nullValue()));
+        assertThat(Tools.get(dict, "one"), is(equalTo("1")));
+        assertThat(Tools.get(dict, "empty"), is(nullValue()));
+
+        assertThat(Tools.getIntegerProperty(dict, "one"), is(equalTo(1)));
+        assertThat(Tools.getIntegerProperty(dict, "empty"), is(nullValue()));
+        assertThat(Tools.getIntegerProperty(dict, "foo"), is(nullValue()));
+
+        assertThat(Tools.getIntegerProperty(dict, "one", 2), is(equalTo(1)));
+        assertThat(Tools.getIntegerProperty(dict, "empty", 2), is(equalTo(2)));
+
+        assertThat(Tools.isPropertyEnabled(dict, "enabled"), is(equalTo(Boolean.TRUE)));
+        assertThat(Tools.isPropertyEnabled(dict, "Enabled"), is(equalTo(Boolean.TRUE)));
+        assertThat(Tools.isPropertyEnabled(dict, "disabled"), is(equalTo(Boolean.FALSE)));
+        assertThat(Tools.isPropertyEnabled(dict, "Disabled"), is(equalTo(Boolean.FALSE)));
+        assertThat(Tools.isPropertyEnabled(dict, "empty"), is(nullValue()));
+
+        assertThat(Tools.isPropertyEnabled(dict, "enabled", false), is(true));
+        assertThat(Tools.isPropertyEnabled(dict, "disabled", true), is(false));
+        assertThat(Tools.isPropertyEnabled(dict, "empty", false), is(false));
+
+        assertThat(Tools.getLongProperty(dict, "one"), is(1L));
+        assertThat(Tools.getLongProperty(dict, "foo"), is(nullValue()));
+}
+
+    @Test
     public void testOptionalStream() {
         Stream<Object> empty = Tools.stream(Optional.empty());
         assertThat(empty.count(), is(0L));