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+//
+// Copyright (C) 2019 The Android Open Source Project
+//
+// 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.
+//
+
+cc_test {
+    name: "VtsHalSoundtriggerV2_3TargetTest",
+    defaults: ["VtsHalTargetTestDefaults"],
+    srcs: ["VtsHalSoundtriggerV2_3TargetTest.cpp"],
+    static_libs: [
+        "android.hardware.soundtrigger@2.0",
+        "android.hardware.soundtrigger@2.1",
+        "android.hardware.soundtrigger@2.2",
+        "android.hardware.soundtrigger@2.3",
+    ],
+    test_suites: [
+        "general-tests",
+        "vts-core",
+    ],
+}
diff --git a/soundtrigger/2.3/vts/functional/VtsHalSoundtriggerV2_3TargetTest.cpp b/soundtrigger/2.3/vts/functional/VtsHalSoundtriggerV2_3TargetTest.cpp
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+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2019 The Android Open Source Project
+ *
+ * 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.
+ */
+
+#define LOG_TAG "SoundTriggerHidlHalTest"
+
+#include <android-base/logging.h>
+#include <android/hardware/audio/common/2.0/types.h>
+#include <android/hardware/soundtrigger/2.3/ISoundTriggerHw.h>
+#include <android/hardware/soundtrigger/2.3/types.h>
+#include <gtest/gtest.h>
+#include <hidl/GtestPrinter.h>
+#include <hidl/ServiceManagement.h>
+
+using ::android::sp;
+using ::android::hardware::Return;
+using ::android::hardware::soundtrigger::V2_3::ISoundTriggerHw;
+
+/**
+ * Test class holding the instance of the SoundTriggerHW service to test.
+ * The passed parameter is the registered name of the implementing service
+ * supplied by INSTANTIATE_TEST_SUITE_P() call.
+ */
+class SoundTriggerHidlTest : public testing::TestWithParam<std::string> {
+  public:
+    void SetUp() override {
+        soundtrigger = ISoundTriggerHw::getService(GetParam());
+
+        ASSERT_NE(soundtrigger, nullptr);
+        LOG(INFO) << "Test is remote " << soundtrigger->isRemote();
+    }
+
+    sp<ISoundTriggerHw> soundtrigger;
+};
+
+/**
+ * Empty test is in place to ensure service is initalized.
+ * Due to the nature of SoundTrigger HAL providing an interface for
+ * proprietary or vendor specific implementations, limited testing on
+ * individual APIs is possible.
+ */
+TEST_P(SoundTriggerHidlTest, ServiceIsInstantiated) {}
+
+INSTANTIATE_TEST_SUITE_P(
+        PerInstance, SoundTriggerHidlTest,
+        testing::ValuesIn(android::hardware::getAllHalInstanceNames(ISoundTriggerHw::descriptor)),
+        android::hardware::PrintInstanceNameToString);