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+/*
+ * Copyright 2016 Open Networking Laboratory
+ *
+ * Licensed 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.onosproject.net.key;
+
+import org.junit.Test;
+
+import static org.junit.Assert.*;
+import static org.onlab.junit.ImmutableClassChecker.assertThatClassIsImmutable;
+
+/**
+ * Test class for CommunityName.
+ */
+public class CommunityNameTest {
+
+    final String cName = "CommunityName";
+
+    /**
+     * Checks that the CommunityName class is immutable.
+     */
+    @Test
+    public void testImmutability() {
+        assertThatClassIsImmutable(CommunityName.class);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Checks the construction of a community name object with a null
+     * value passed into it.
+     */
+    @Test
+    public void testCommunityNameNull() {
+        CommunityName communityName = CommunityName.communityName(null);
+
+        assertNotNull("The CommunityName should not be null.", communityName);
+        assertNull("The name should be null.", communityName.name());
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Checks the construction of a community name object with a non-null
+     * value passed into it.
+     */
+    @Test
+    public void testCommunityName() {
+        CommunityName communityName = CommunityName.communityName(cName);
+
+        assertNotNull("The CommunityName should not be null.", communityName);
+        assertEquals("The name should match the expected value.", cName, communityName.name());
+    }
+}