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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.codec.impl;
+
+import java.util.List;
+
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.onlab.packet.IpPrefix;
+import org.onlab.packet.MacAddress;
+import org.onosproject.codec.CodecContext;
+import org.onosproject.codec.JsonCodec;
+import org.onosproject.core.ApplicationId;
+import org.onosproject.core.DefaultApplicationId;
+import org.onosproject.net.ConnectPoint;
+import org.onosproject.net.HostId;
+import org.onosproject.net.NetTestTools;
+import org.onosproject.net.PortNumber;
+import org.onosproject.net.flow.DefaultTrafficSelector;
+import org.onosproject.net.flow.DefaultTrafficTreatment;
+import org.onosproject.net.flow.TrafficSelector;
+import org.onosproject.net.flow.TrafficTreatment;
+import org.onosproject.net.intent.Constraint;
+import org.onosproject.net.intent.HostToHostIntent;
+import org.onosproject.net.intent.AbstractIntentTest;
+import org.onosproject.net.intent.PointToPointIntent;
+import org.onosproject.net.intent.constraint.BandwidthConstraint;
+import org.onosproject.net.intent.constraint.LambdaConstraint;
+import org.onosproject.net.resource.Bandwidth;
+import org.onosproject.net.resource.Lambda;
+
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.node.ObjectNode;
+import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableList;
+
+import static org.onosproject.codec.impl.IntentJsonMatcher.matchesIntent;
+import static org.onosproject.net.NetTestTools.hid;
+
+
+import static org.hamcrest.MatcherAssert.assertThat;
+import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.notNullValue;
+
+/**
+ * Unit tests for the host to host intent class codec.
+ */
+public class IntentCodecTest extends AbstractIntentTest {
+
+    private final HostId id1 = hid("12:34:56:78:91:ab/1");
+    private final HostId id2 = hid("12:34:56:78:92:ab/1");
+    private final ApplicationId appId =
+            new DefaultApplicationId((short) 3, "test");
+    final TrafficSelector emptySelector =
+            DefaultTrafficSelector.builder().build();
+    final TrafficTreatment emptyTreatment =
+            DefaultTrafficTreatment.builder().build();
+    private final CodecContext context = new MockCodecContext();
+
+    /**
+     * Tests the encoding of a host to host intent.
+     */
+    @Test
+    public void hostToHostIntent() {
+        final HostToHostIntent intent =
+                new HostToHostIntent(appId, id1, id2);
+
+        final JsonCodec<HostToHostIntent> intentCodec =
+                context.codec(HostToHostIntent.class);
+        assertThat(intentCodec, notNullValue());
+
+        final ObjectNode intentJson = intentCodec.encode(intent, context);
+        assertThat(intentJson, matchesIntent(intent));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Tests the encoding of a point to point intent.
+     */
+    @Test
+    public void pointToPointIntent() {
+        ConnectPoint ingress = NetTestTools.connectPoint("ingress", 1);
+        ConnectPoint egress = NetTestTools.connectPoint("egress", 2);
+
+        final PointToPointIntent intent =
+                new PointToPointIntent(appId, emptySelector,
+                        emptyTreatment, ingress, egress);
+
+        final CodecContext context = new MockCodecContext();
+        final JsonCodec<PointToPointIntent> intentCodec =
+                context.codec(PointToPointIntent.class);
+        assertThat(intentCodec, notNullValue());
+
+        final ObjectNode intentJson = intentCodec.encode(intent, context);
+        assertThat(intentJson, matchesIntent(intent));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Tests the encoding of an intent with treatment, selector and constraints
+     * specified.
+     */
+    @Test
+    public void intentWithTreatmentSelectorAndConstraints() {
+        ConnectPoint ingress = NetTestTools.connectPoint("ingress", 1);
+        ConnectPoint egress = NetTestTools.connectPoint("egress", 2);
+        final TrafficSelector selector = DefaultTrafficSelector.builder()
+                .matchIPProtocol((byte) 3)
+                .matchMplsLabel(4)
+                .matchOpticalSignalType((short) 5)
+                .matchLambda((short) 6)
+                .matchEthDst(MacAddress.BROADCAST)
+                .matchIPDst(IpPrefix.valueOf("1.2.3.4/24"))
+                .build();
+        final TrafficTreatment treatment = DefaultTrafficTreatment.builder()
+                .setLambda((short) 33)
+                .setMpls(44)
+                .setOutput(PortNumber.CONTROLLER)
+                .setEthDst(MacAddress.BROADCAST)
+                .build();
+        final Constraint constraint1 = new BandwidthConstraint(Bandwidth.valueOf(1.0));
+        final Constraint constraint2 = new LambdaConstraint(Lambda.valueOf(3));
+        final List<Constraint> constraints = ImmutableList.of(constraint1, constraint2);
+
+        final PointToPointIntent intent =
+                new PointToPointIntent(appId, selector, treatment,
+                                       ingress, egress, constraints);
+
+        final CodecContext context = new MockCodecContext();
+        final JsonCodec<PointToPointIntent> intentCodec =
+                context.codec(PointToPointIntent.class);
+        assertThat(intentCodec, notNullValue());
+
+        final ObjectNode intentJson = intentCodec.encode(intent, context);
+        assertThat(intentJson, matchesIntent(intent));
+
+    }
+}