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+package org.onlab.onos.event;
+
+import org.junit.Test;
+
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertFalse;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
+
+/**
+ * Tests of the base listener manager.
+ */
+public class AbstractListenerRegistryTest {
+
+    @Test
+    public void basics() {
+        TestListener listener = new TestListener();
+        TestListener secondListener = new TestListener();
+        TestListenerRegistry manager = new TestListenerRegistry();
+        manager.addListener(listener);
+        manager.addListener(secondListener);
+
+        TestEvent event = new TestEvent(TestEvent.Type.BAR, "bar");
+        manager.process(event);
+        assertTrue("event not processed", listener.events.contains(event));
+        assertTrue("event not processed", secondListener.events.contains(event));
+
+        manager.removeListener(listener);
+
+        TestEvent another = new TestEvent(TestEvent.Type.FOO, "foo");
+        manager.process(another);
+        assertFalse("event processed", listener.events.contains(another));
+        assertTrue("event not processed", secondListener.events.contains(event));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void badListener() {
+        TestListener listener = new BrokenListener();
+        TestListener secondListener = new TestListener();
+        TestListenerRegistry manager = new TestListenerRegistry();
+        manager.addListener(listener);
+        manager.addListener(secondListener);
+
+        TestEvent event = new TestEvent(TestEvent.Type.BAR, "bar");
+        manager.process(event);
+        assertFalse("event processed", listener.events.contains(event));
+        assertFalse("error not reported", manager.errors.isEmpty());
+        assertTrue("event not processed", secondListener.events.contains(event));
+    }
+
+}