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+package org.onlab.onos.net.trivial.link.impl;
+
+import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableSet;
+import org.junit.After;
+import org.junit.Before;
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.onlab.onos.event.Event;
+import org.onlab.onos.net.ConnectPoint;
+import org.onlab.onos.net.Device;
+import org.onlab.onos.net.DeviceId;
+import org.onlab.onos.net.Link;
+import org.onlab.onos.net.MastershipRole;
+import org.onlab.onos.net.PortNumber;
+import org.onlab.onos.net.link.DefaultLinkDescription;
+import org.onlab.onos.net.link.LinkAdminService;
+import org.onlab.onos.net.link.LinkEvent;
+import org.onlab.onos.net.link.LinkListener;
+import org.onlab.onos.net.link.LinkProvider;
+import org.onlab.onos.net.link.LinkProviderRegistry;
+import org.onlab.onos.net.link.LinkProviderService;
+import org.onlab.onos.net.link.LinkService;
+import org.onlab.onos.net.provider.AbstractProvider;
+import org.onlab.onos.net.provider.ProviderId;
+import org.onlab.onos.event.impl.TestEventDispatcher;
+
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Iterator;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Set;
+
+import static org.junit.Assert.*;
+import static org.onlab.onos.net.DeviceId.deviceId;
+import static org.onlab.onos.net.Link.Type.DIRECT;
+import static org.onlab.onos.net.Link.Type.INDIRECT;
+import static org.onlab.onos.net.link.LinkEvent.Type.*;
+
+/**
+ * Test codifying the link service & link provider service contracts.
+ */
+public class SimpleLinkManagerTest {
+
+    private static final ProviderId PID = new ProviderId("foo");
+    private static final DeviceId DID1 = deviceId("of:foo");
+    private static final DeviceId DID2 = deviceId("of:bar");
+    private static final DeviceId DID3 = deviceId("of:goo");
+
+    private static final PortNumber P1 = PortNumber.portNumber(1);
+    private static final PortNumber P2 = PortNumber.portNumber(2);
+    private static final PortNumber P3 = PortNumber.portNumber(3);
+
+
+    private SimpleLinkManager mgr;
+
+    protected LinkService service;
+    protected LinkAdminService admin;
+    protected LinkProviderRegistry registry;
+    protected LinkProviderService providerService;
+    protected TestProvider provider;
+    protected TestListener listener = new TestListener();
+
+    @Before
+    public void setUp() {
+        mgr = new SimpleLinkManager();
+        service = mgr;
+        admin = mgr;
+        registry = mgr;
+        mgr.eventDispatcher = new TestEventDispatcher();
+        mgr.activate();
+
+        service.addListener(listener);
+
+        provider = new TestProvider();
+        providerService = registry.register(provider);
+        assertTrue("provider should be registered",
+                   registry.getProviders().contains(provider.id()));
+    }
+
+    @After
+    public void tearDown() {
+        registry.unregister(provider);
+        assertFalse("provider should not be registered",
+                    registry.getProviders().contains(provider.id()));
+        service.removeListener(listener);
+        mgr.deactivate();
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void createLink() {
+        addLink(DID1, P1, DID2, P2, DIRECT);
+        addLink(DID2, P2, DID1, P1, DIRECT);
+        assertEquals("incorrect link count", 2, service.getLinkCount());
+
+        Iterator<Link> it = service.getLinks().iterator();
+        it.next();
+        it.next();
+        assertFalse("incorrect link count", it.hasNext());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void updateLink() {
+        addLink(DID1, P1, DID2, P2, DIRECT);
+        addLink(DID2, P2, DID1, P1, INDIRECT);
+        assertEquals("incorrect link count", 2, service.getLinkCount());
+
+        providerService.linkDetected(new DefaultLinkDescription(cp(DID2, P2), cp(DID1, P1), DIRECT));
+        validateEvents(LINK_UPDATED);
+        assertEquals("incorrect link count", 2, service.getLinkCount());
+
+        providerService.linkDetected(new DefaultLinkDescription(cp(DID2, P2), cp(DID1, P1), INDIRECT));
+        providerService.linkDetected(new DefaultLinkDescription(cp(DID2, P2), cp(DID1, P1), DIRECT));
+        assertEquals("no events expected", 0, listener.events.size());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void removeLink() {
+        addLink(DID1, P1, DID2, P2, DIRECT);
+        addLink(DID2, P2, DID1, P1, DIRECT);
+        assertEquals("incorrect link count", 2, service.getLinkCount());
+
+        providerService.linkVanished(new DefaultLinkDescription(cp(DID1, P1), cp(DID2, P2), DIRECT));
+        validateEvents(LINK_REMOVED);
+        assertEquals("incorrect link count", 1, service.getLinkCount());
+        assertNull("link should not be found", service.getLink(cp(DID1, P1), cp(DID2, P2)));
+        assertNotNull("link should be found", service.getLink(cp(DID2, P2), cp(DID1, P1)));
+
+        providerService.linkVanished(new DefaultLinkDescription(cp(DID1, P1), cp(DID2, P2), DIRECT));
+        assertEquals("no events expected", 0, listener.events.size());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void removeLinksByConnectionPoint() {
+        Link l1 = addLink(DID1, P1, DID2, P2, DIRECT);
+        Link l2 = addLink(DID2, P2, DID1, P1, DIRECT);
+        addLink(DID3, P3, DID2, P1, DIRECT);
+        addLink(DID2, P1, DID3, P3, DIRECT);
+        assertEquals("incorrect link count", 4, service.getLinkCount());
+
+        providerService.linksVanished(cp(DID1, P1));
+        assertEquals("incorrect link count", 2, service.getLinkCount());
+        assertNull("link should be gone", service.getLink(l1.src(), l1.dst()));
+        assertNull("link should be gone", service.getLink(l2.src(), l2.dst()));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void removeLinksByDevice() {
+        addLink(DID1, P1, DID2, P2, DIRECT);
+        addLink(DID2, P2, DID1, P1, DIRECT);
+        addLink(DID3, P3, DID2, P1, DIRECT);
+        addLink(DID2, P1, DID3, P3, DIRECT);
+        Link l5 = addLink(DID3, P1, DID1, P2, DIRECT);
+        Link l6 = addLink(DID1, P2, DID3, P1, DIRECT);
+        assertEquals("incorrect link count", 6, service.getLinkCount());
+
+        providerService.linksVanished(DID2);
+        assertEquals("incorrect link count", 2, service.getLinkCount());
+        assertNotNull("link should not be gone", service.getLink(l5.src(), l5.dst()));
+        assertNotNull("link should not be gone", service.getLink(l6.src(), l6.dst()));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void removeLinksAsAdminByConnectionPoint() {
+        Link l1 = addLink(DID1, P1, DID2, P2, DIRECT);
+        Link l2 = addLink(DID2, P2, DID1, P1, DIRECT);
+        addLink(DID3, P3, DID2, P1, DIRECT);
+        addLink(DID2, P1, DID3, P3, DIRECT);
+        assertEquals("incorrect link count", 4, service.getLinkCount());
+
+        admin.removeLinks(cp(DID1, P1));
+        assertEquals("incorrect link count", 2, service.getLinkCount());
+        assertNull("link should be gone", service.getLink(l1.src(), l1.dst()));
+        assertNull("link should be gone", service.getLink(l2.src(), l2.dst()));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void removeLinksAsAdminByDevice() {
+        addLink(DID1, P1, DID2, P2, DIRECT);
+        addLink(DID2, P2, DID1, P1, DIRECT);
+        addLink(DID3, P3, DID2, P1, DIRECT);
+        addLink(DID2, P1, DID3, P3, DIRECT);
+        Link l5 = addLink(DID3, P1, DID1, P2, DIRECT);
+        Link l6 = addLink(DID1, P2, DID3, P1, DIRECT);
+        assertEquals("incorrect link count", 6, service.getLinkCount());
+
+        admin.removeLinks(DID2);
+        assertEquals("incorrect link count", 2, service.getLinkCount());
+        assertNotNull("link should not be gone", service.getLink(l5.src(), l5.dst()));
+        assertNotNull("link should not be gone", service.getLink(l6.src(), l6.dst()));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void getLinks() {
+        Link l1 = addLink(DID1, P1, DID2, P2, DIRECT);
+        Link l2 = addLink(DID2, P2, DID1, P1, DIRECT);
+        Link l3 = addLink(DID3, P3, DID2, P1, DIRECT);
+        Link l4 = addLink(DID2, P1, DID3, P3, DIRECT);
+        assertEquals("incorrect link count", 4, service.getLinkCount());
+
+        Set<Link> links = service.getLinks(cp(DID1, P1));
+        assertEquals("incorrect links", ImmutableSet.of(l1, l2), links);
+        links = service.getEgressLinks(cp(DID1, P1));
+        assertEquals("incorrect links", ImmutableSet.of(l1), links);
+        links = service.getIngressLinks(cp(DID1, P1));
+        assertEquals("incorrect links", ImmutableSet.of(l2), links);
+
+        links = service.getDeviceLinks(DID2);
+        assertEquals("incorrect links", ImmutableSet.of(l1, l2, l3, l4), links);
+        links = service.getDeviceLinks(DID3);
+        assertEquals("incorrect links", ImmutableSet.of(l3, l4), links);
+
+        links = service.getDeviceEgressLinks(DID2);
+        assertEquals("incorrect links", ImmutableSet.of(l2, l4), links);
+        links = service.getDeviceIngressLinks(DID2);
+        assertEquals("incorrect links", ImmutableSet.of(l1, l3), links);
+    }
+
+
+    private Link addLink(DeviceId sd, PortNumber sp, DeviceId dd, PortNumber dp,
+                         Link.Type type) {
+        providerService.linkDetected(new DefaultLinkDescription(cp(sd, sp), cp(dd, dp), type));
+        Link link = listener.events.get(0).subject();
+        validateEvents(LINK_ADDED);
+        return link;
+    }
+
+    private ConnectPoint cp(DeviceId id, PortNumber portNumber) {
+        return new ConnectPoint(id, portNumber);
+    }
+
+    protected void validateEvents(Enum... types) {
+        int i = 0;
+        assertEquals("wrong events received", types.length, listener.events.size());
+        for (Event event : listener.events) {
+            assertEquals("incorrect event type", types[i], event.type());
+            i++;
+        }
+        listener.events.clear();
+    }
+
+
+    private class TestProvider extends AbstractProvider implements LinkProvider {
+        private Device deviceReceived;
+        private MastershipRole roleReceived;
+
+        public TestProvider() {
+            super(PID);
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static class TestListener implements LinkListener {
+        final List<LinkEvent> events = new ArrayList<>();
+
+        @Override
+        public void event(LinkEvent event) {
+            events.add(event);
+        }
+    }
+
+}