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+package org.onlab.onos.net.trivial.impl;
+
+import org.junit.After;
+import org.junit.Before;
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.onlab.onos.event.Event;
+import org.onlab.onos.net.Device;
+import org.onlab.onos.net.DeviceId;
+import org.onlab.onos.net.MastershipRole;
+import org.onlab.onos.net.device.DefaultDeviceDescription;
+import org.onlab.onos.net.device.DeviceAdminService;
+import org.onlab.onos.net.device.DeviceDescription;
+import org.onlab.onos.net.device.DeviceEvent;
+import org.onlab.onos.net.device.DeviceListener;
+import org.onlab.onos.net.device.DeviceProvider;
+import org.onlab.onos.net.device.DeviceProviderRegistry;
+import org.onlab.onos.net.device.DeviceProviderService;
+import org.onlab.onos.net.device.DeviceService;
+import org.onlab.onos.net.provider.AbstractProvider;
+import org.onlab.onos.net.provider.ProviderId;
+
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Iterator;
+import java.util.List;
+
+import static org.junit.Assert.*;
+import static org.onlab.onos.net.Device.Type.SWITCH;
+import static org.onlab.onos.net.DeviceId.deviceId;
+import static org.onlab.onos.net.device.DeviceEvent.Type.*;
+
+/**
+ * Test codifying the device service & device provider service contracts.
+ */
+public class SimpleDeviceManagerTest {
+
+    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 String MFR = "whitebox";
+    private static final String HW = "1.1.x";
+    private static final String SW1 = "3.8.1";
+    private static final String SW2 = "3.9.5";
+    private static final String SN = "43311-12345";
+
+
+    private SimpleDeviceManager mgr;
+
+    protected DeviceService service;
+    protected DeviceAdminService admin;
+    protected DeviceProviderRegistry registry;
+    protected DeviceProviderService providerService;
+    protected TestProvider provider;
+    protected TestListener listener = new TestListener();
+
+    @Before
+    public void setUp() {
+        mgr = new SimpleDeviceManager();
+        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();
+    }
+
+    private void connectDevice(DeviceId deviceId, String swVersion) {
+        DeviceDescription description =
+                new DefaultDeviceDescription(deviceId.uri(), SWITCH, MFR,
+                                             HW, swVersion, SN);
+        providerService.deviceConnected(deviceId, description);
+        assertNotNull("device should be found", service.getDevice(DID1));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void deviceConnected() {
+        assertNull("device should not be found", service.getDevice(DID1));
+        connectDevice(DID1, SW1);
+        validateEvents(DEVICE_ADDED);
+
+        Iterator<Device> it = service.getDevices().iterator();
+        assertNotNull("one device expected", it.next());
+        assertFalse("only one device expected", it.hasNext());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void deviceDisconnected() {
+        connectDevice(DID1, SW1);
+        connectDevice(DID2, SW1);
+        validateEvents(DEVICE_ADDED, DEVICE_ADDED);
+
+        // Disconnect
+        providerService.deviceDisconnected(DID1);
+        assertNotNull("device should not be found", service.getDevice(DID1));
+        validateEvents(DEVICE_AVAILABILITY_CHANGED);
+
+        // Reconnect
+        connectDevice(DID1, SW1);
+        validateEvents(DEVICE_AVAILABILITY_CHANGED);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void deviceUpdated() {
+        connectDevice(DID1, SW1);
+        validateEvents(DEVICE_ADDED);
+
+        connectDevice(DID1, SW2);
+        validateEvents(DEVICE_UPDATED);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void getRole() {
+        connectDevice(DID1, SW1);
+        assertEquals("incorrect role", MastershipRole.NONE, service.getRole(DID1));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void setRole() {
+        connectDevice(DID1, SW1);
+        admin.setRole(DID1, MastershipRole.MASTER);
+        validateEvents(DEVICE_ADDED, DEVICE_MASTERSHIP_CHANGED);
+        assertEquals("incorrect role", MastershipRole.MASTER, service.getRole(DID1));
+        assertEquals("incorrect device", DID1, provider.deviceReceived.id());
+        assertEquals("incorrect role", MastershipRole.MASTER, provider.roleReceived);
+    }
+
+
+
+    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 DeviceProvider {
+        private Device deviceReceived;
+        private MastershipRole roleReceived;
+
+        public TestProvider() {
+            super(PID);
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public void triggerProbe(Device device) {
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public void roleChanged(Device device, MastershipRole newRole) {
+            deviceReceived = device;
+            roleReceived = newRole;
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static class TestListener implements DeviceListener {
+        final List<DeviceEvent> events = new ArrayList<>();
+
+        @Override
+        public void event(DeviceEvent event) {
+            events.add(event);
+        }
+    }
+
+}