diff --git a/core/api/BUCK b/core/api/BUCK
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+SRC = 'src/main/java/org/onosproject/**/'
+TEST = 'src/test/java/org/onosproject/**/'
+CURRENT_NAME = 'onos-api'
+CURRENT_TARGET = ':' + CURRENT_NAME
+
+COMPILE_DEPS = [
+    '//lib:COMPILE',
+    '//utils/misc:onlab-misc',
+    '//utils/osgi:onlab-osgi',
+    '//utils/rest:onlab-rest',
+]
+
+TEST_DEPS = [
+    '//lib:TEST',
+]
+
+java_library(
+    name = CURRENT_NAME,
+    srcs = glob([SRC + '/*.java']),
+    deps = COMPILE_DEPS,
+    resources_root = 'src/test/resources',
+    resources = glob(['src/test/resources/**']),
+    visibility = ['PUBLIC'],
+)
+
+java_test(
+    name = 'onos-api-tests',
+    visibility = ['PUBLIC'],
+    srcs = glob([TEST + '/*.java']),
+    deps = COMPILE_DEPS +
+           TEST_DEPS +
+           [CURRENT_TARGET],
+    source_under_test = [CURRENT_TARGET],
+)