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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+
+import tempfile
+import os
+import pprint
+import shutil
+import atexit
+import _prep
+from osmo_gsm_tester import config, log, resource, util
+
+workdir = util.get_tempdir()
+
+# override config locations to make sure we use only the test conf
+config.ENV_CONF = './conf'
+
+log.get_process_id = lambda: '123-1490837279'
+
+print('- expect solutions:')
+pprint.pprint(
+    resource.solve([ [0, 1, 2],
+                     [0, 1, 2],
+                     [0, 1, 2] ]) )
+pprint.pprint(
+    resource.solve([ [0, 1, 2],
+                     [0, 1],
+                     [0, 2] ]) ) # == [0, 1, 2]
+pprint.pprint(
+    resource.solve([ [0, 1, 2],
+                     [0],
+                     [0, 2] ]) ) # == [1, 0, 2]
+pprint.pprint(
+    resource.solve([ [0, 1, 2],
+                     [2],
+                     [0, 2] ]) ) # == [1, 2, 0]
+
+print('- expect failure to solve:')
+try:
+    resource.solve([ [0, 2],
+                     [2],
+                     [0, 2] ]) 
+    assert False
+except resource.NoResourceExn as e:
+    print(e)
+
+print('- test removing a Resources list from itself')
+try:
+    r = resource.Resources({ 'k': [ {'a': 1, 'b': 2}, {'a': 3, 'b': 4}, ],
+                             'i': [ {'c': 1, 'd': 2}, {'c': 3, 'd': 4}, ] })
+    r.drop(r)
+    assert False
+except RuntimeError as e:
+    print('ok, caused exception: %r' % e)
+
+print('- test removing a Resources list from one with the same list in it')
+r = resource.Resources({ 'k': [ {'a': 1, 'b': 2}, {'a': 3, 'b': 4}, ],
+                         'i': [ {'c': 1, 'd': 2}, {'c': 3, 'd': 4}, ] })
+r.drop({ 'k': r.get('k'), 'i': r.get('i') })
+assert not r
+
+print('- test resources config and state dir:')
+resources_conf = os.path.join(_prep.script_dir, 'resource_test', 'etc',
+                              'resources.conf')
+
+state_dir = config.get_state_dir()
+rrfile = state_dir.child(resource.RESERVED_RESOURCES_FILE)
+
+pool = resource.ResourcesPool()
+
+print('*** all resources:')
+pprint.pprint(pool.all_resources)
+print('*** end: all resources\n')
+
+print('- request some resources')
+want = {
+       'nitb_iface': [ { 'times': 1 } ],
+       'bts': [ { 'type': 'sysmo', 'times': 1 }, { 'type': 'oct', 'times': 1 } ],
+       'arfcn': [ { 'band': 'GSM-1800', 'times': 2 } ],
+       'modem': [ { 'times': 2 } ],
+     }
+
+origin = log.Origin('testowner')
+
+resources = pool.reserve(origin, want)
+
+print('~~~ currently reserved:')
+with open(rrfile, 'r') as f:
+    print(f.read())
+print('~~~ end: currently reserved\n')
+
+resources.free()
+
+print('~~~ currently reserved:')
+with open(rrfile, 'r') as f:
+    print(f.read())
+print('~~~ end: currently reserved\n')
+
+# vim: expandtab tabstop=4 shiftwidth=4