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+package org.onlab.onos.net.host;
+
+import java.util.Set;
+
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.onlab.onos.event.AbstractEventTest;
+import org.onlab.onos.net.DefaultHost;
+import org.onlab.onos.net.DeviceId;
+import org.onlab.onos.net.Host;
+import org.onlab.onos.net.HostId;
+import org.onlab.onos.net.HostLocation;
+import org.onlab.onos.net.PortNumber;
+import org.onlab.onos.net.provider.ProviderId;
+import org.onlab.packet.IPAddress;
+import org.onlab.packet.MACAddress;
+import org.onlab.packet.VLANID;
+
+import com.google.common.collect.Sets;
+
+public class HostEventTest extends AbstractEventTest {
+
+    private Host createHost() {
+        MACAddress mac = MACAddress.valueOf("00:00:11:00:00:01");
+        VLANID vlan = VLANID.vlanId((short) 10);
+        HostLocation loc = new HostLocation(
+                    DeviceId.deviceId("of:foo"),
+                    PortNumber.portNumber(100),
+                    123L
+                );
+        Set<IPAddress> ipset = Sets.newHashSet(
+                    IPAddress.valueOf("10.0.0.1"),
+                    IPAddress.valueOf("10.0.0.2")
+                );
+        HostId hid = HostId.hostId(mac, vlan);
+
+        return new DefaultHost(
+                new ProviderId("foo"), hid, mac, vlan, loc, ipset);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    @Test
+    public void withTime() {
+        Host host = createHost();
+        HostEvent event = new HostEvent(HostEvent.Type.HOST_ADDED, host, 123L);
+        validateEvent(event, HostEvent.Type.HOST_ADDED, host, 123L);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    @Test
+    public void withoutTime() {
+        Host host = createHost();
+        long before = System.currentTimeMillis();
+        HostEvent event = new HostEvent(HostEvent.Type.HOST_ADDED, host, before);
+        long after = System.currentTimeMillis();
+        validateEvent(event, HostEvent.Type.HOST_ADDED, host, before, after);
+    }
+}