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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.net.flowobjective;
+
+import org.junit.Test;
+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.flow.criteria.Criteria;
+import org.onosproject.net.flow.criteria.Criterion;
+
+import static org.hamcrest.CoreMatchers.hasItem;
+import static org.hamcrest.CoreMatchers.is;
+import static org.hamcrest.MatcherAssert.assertThat;
+import static org.onlab.junit.ImmutableClassChecker.assertThatClassIsImmutable;
+import static org.onosproject.net.NetTestTools.APP_ID;
+import static org.onosproject.net.flowobjective.FilteringObjective.Type.DENY;
+import static org.onosproject.net.flowobjective.ForwardingObjective.Flag.SPECIFIC;
+import static org.onosproject.net.flowobjective.NextObjective.Type.HASHED;
+
+/**
+ * Unit tests for forwarding objective class.
+ */
+public class ObjectiveTest {
+
+    private final TrafficTreatment treatment =
+            DefaultTrafficTreatment.emptyTreatment();
+    private final TrafficSelector selector =
+            DefaultTrafficSelector.emptySelector();
+    private final Criterion criterion = Criteria.dummy();
+    private final Criterion key = Criteria.dummy();
+
+    /**
+     * Mock objective context.
+     */
+    private static class MockObjectiveContext implements ObjectiveContext {
+        @Override
+        public void onSuccess(Objective objective) {
+            // stub
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public void onError(Objective objective, ObjectiveError error) {
+            // stub
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Checks immutability of objective classes.
+     */
+    @Test
+    public void testImmutability() {
+        assertThatClassIsImmutable(DefaultFilteringObjective.class);
+        assertThatClassIsImmutable(DefaultForwardingObjective.class);
+        assertThatClassIsImmutable(DefaultNextObjective.class);
+    }
+
+    //  Forwarding Objectives
+
+    /**
+     * Makes a forwarding objective builder with a set of default values.
+     *
+     * @return forwarding objective builder
+     */
+    private ForwardingObjective.Builder baseForwardingBuilder() {
+        return DefaultForwardingObjective.builder()
+                .withSelector(selector)
+                .withTreatment(treatment)
+                .withFlag(SPECIFIC)
+                .fromApp(APP_ID)
+                .nextStep(33);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Checks the default values of a forwarding objective object.
+     *
+     * @param objective forwarding objective to check
+     */
+    private void checkForwardingBase(ForwardingObjective objective) {
+        assertThat(objective.selector(), is(selector));
+        assertThat(objective.treatment(), is(treatment));
+        assertThat(objective.flag(), is(SPECIFIC));
+        assertThat(objective.appId(), is(APP_ID));
+        assertThat(objective.nextId(), is(33));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Tests that forwarding objective objects are built correctly using the
+     * add() method.
+     */
+    @Test
+    public void testForwardingAdd() {
+        checkForwardingBase(baseForwardingBuilder().add());
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Tests that forwarding objective objects are built correctly using the
+     * add(context) method.
+     */
+    @Test
+    public void testForwardingAddWithContext() {
+        ObjectiveContext context = new MockObjectiveContext();
+        checkForwardingBase(baseForwardingBuilder().add(context));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Tests that forwarding objective objects are built correctly using the
+     * remove() method.
+     */
+    @Test
+    public void testForwardingRemove() {
+        checkForwardingBase(baseForwardingBuilder().remove());
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Tests that forwarding objective objects are built correctly using the
+     * remove(context) method.
+     */
+    @Test
+    public void testForwardingRemoveWithContext() {
+        ObjectiveContext context = new MockObjectiveContext();
+        checkForwardingBase(baseForwardingBuilder().remove(context));
+    }
+
+    // Filtering objectives
+
+    /**
+     * Makes a filtering objective builder with a set of default values.
+     *
+     * @return filtering objective builder
+     */
+    private FilteringObjective.Builder baseFilteringBuilder() {
+        return DefaultFilteringObjective.builder()
+                .withKey(key)
+                .withPriority(5)
+                .addCondition(criterion)
+                .fromApp(APP_ID)
+                .makeTemporary(2)
+                .deny();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Checks the default values of a filtering objective object.
+     *
+     * @param objective filtering objective to check
+     */
+    private void checkFilteringBase(FilteringObjective objective) {
+        assertThat(objective.key(), is(key));
+        assertThat(objective.conditions(), hasItem(criterion));
+        assertThat(objective.permanent(), is(false));
+        assertThat(objective.timeout(), is(2));
+        assertThat(objective.priority(), is(5));
+        assertThat(objective.appId(), is(APP_ID));
+        assertThat(objective.type(), is(DENY));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Tests that forwarding objective objects are built correctly using the
+     * add() method.
+     */
+    @Test
+    public void testFilteringAdd() {
+        checkFilteringBase(baseFilteringBuilder().add());
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Tests that forwarding objective objects are built correctly using the
+     * add(context) method.
+     */
+    @Test
+    public void testFilteringAddWithContext() {
+        ObjectiveContext context = new MockObjectiveContext();
+        checkFilteringBase(baseFilteringBuilder().add(context));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Tests that forwarding objective objects are built correctly using the
+     * remove() method.
+     */
+    @Test
+    public void testFilteringRemove() {
+        checkFilteringBase(baseFilteringBuilder().remove());
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Tests that forwarding objective objects are built correctly using the
+     * remove(context) method.
+     */
+    @Test
+    public void testFilteringRemoveWithContext() {
+        ObjectiveContext context = new MockObjectiveContext();
+        checkFilteringBase(baseFilteringBuilder().remove(context));
+    }
+
+    // Next objectives
+
+    /**
+     * Makes a next objective builder with a set of default values.
+     *
+     * @return next objective builder
+     */
+    private NextObjective.Builder baseNextBuilder() {
+        return DefaultNextObjective.builder()
+                .addTreatment(treatment)
+                .withId(12)
+                .withType(HASHED)
+                .fromApp(APP_ID);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Checks the default values of a next objective object.
+     *
+     * @param objective next objective to check
+     */
+    private void checkNextBase(NextObjective objective) {
+        assertThat(objective.id(), is(12));
+        assertThat(objective.appId(), is(APP_ID));
+        assertThat(objective.type(), is(HASHED));
+        assertThat(objective.next(), hasItem(treatment));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Tests that forwarding objective objects are built correctly using the
+     * add() method.
+     */
+    @Test
+    public void testNextAdd() {
+        checkNextBase(baseNextBuilder().add());
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Tests that forwarding objective objects are built correctly using the
+     * add(context) method.
+     */
+    @Test
+    public void testNextAddWithContext() {
+        ObjectiveContext context = new MockObjectiveContext();
+        checkNextBase(baseNextBuilder().add(context));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Tests that forwarding objective objects are built correctly using the
+     * remove() method.
+     */
+    @Test
+    public void testNextRemove() {
+        checkNextBase(baseNextBuilder().remove());
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Tests that forwarding objective objects are built correctly using the
+     * remove(context) method.
+     */
+    @Test
+    public void testNextRemoveWithContext() {
+        ObjectiveContext context = new MockObjectiveContext();
+        checkNextBase(baseNextBuilder().remove(context));
+    }
+}