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+/*
+ * Copyright 2015 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.rest.resources;
+
+import org.glassfish.jersey.server.ResourceConfig;
+import org.glassfish.jersey.test.JerseyTest;
+
+/**
+ * Base class for REST API tests.  Performs common configuration operations.
+ */
+public class ResourceTest extends JerseyTest {
+
+    /**
+     * Creates a new web-resource test.
+     */
+    public ResourceTest() {
+        super(ResourceConfig.forApplicationClass(CoreWebApplication.class));
+    }
+}