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+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2022 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.
+ */
+
+#include <string>
+
+#define LOG_TAG "VtsHalAudioEffect"
+
+#include <aidl/Gtest.h>
+#include <aidl/Vintf.h>
+#include <android-base/logging.h>
+#include <android-base/properties.h>
+#include <android/binder_interface_utils.h>
+#include <android/binder_manager.h>
+#include <android/binder_process.h>
+
+#include <aidl/android/hardware/audio/effect/IFactory.h>
+
+#include "AudioHalBinderServiceUtil.h"
+
+using namespace android;
+
+using ndk::ScopedAStatus;
+
+using aidl::android::hardware::audio::effect::Descriptor;
+using aidl::android::hardware::audio::effect::IFactory;
+using aidl::android::media::audio::common::AudioUuid;
+
+namespace ndk {
+std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& str, const ScopedAStatus& status) {
+    str << status.getDescription();
+    return str;
+}
+}  // namespace ndk
+
+class EffectFactory : public testing::TestWithParam<std::string> {
+  public:
+    void SetUp() override { ASSERT_NO_FATAL_FAILURE(ConnectToService()); }
+
+    void TearDown() override {}
+
+    void ConnectToService() {
+        serviceName = GetParam();
+        factory = IFactory::fromBinder(binderUtil.connectToService(serviceName));
+        ASSERT_NE(factory, nullptr);
+    }
+
+    void RestartService() {
+        ASSERT_NE(factory, nullptr);
+        factory = IFactory::fromBinder(binderUtil.restartService());
+        ASSERT_NE(factory, nullptr);
+    }
+
+    std::shared_ptr<IFactory> factory;
+    std::string serviceName;
+    AudioHalBinderServiceUtil binderUtil;
+    // TODO: these UUID can get from config file
+    // ec7178ec-e5e1-4432-a3f4-4657e6795210
+    const AudioUuid nullUuid = {static_cast<int32_t>(0xec7178ec),
+                                0xe5e1,
+                                0x4432,
+                                0xa3f4,
+                                {0x46, 0x57, 0xe6, 0x79, 0x52, 0x10}};
+    const AudioUuid zeroUuid = {
+            static_cast<int32_t>(0x0), 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, {0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0}};
+};
+
+TEST_P(EffectFactory, SetupAndTearDown) {
+    // Intentionally empty test body.
+}
+
+TEST_P(EffectFactory, CanBeRestarted) {
+    ASSERT_NO_FATAL_FAILURE(RestartService());
+}
+
+TEST_P(EffectFactory, QueriedDescriptorList) {
+    std::vector<Descriptor::Identity> descriptors;
+    ScopedAStatus status = factory->queryEffects(std::nullopt, std::nullopt, &descriptors);
+    EXPECT_EQ(EX_NONE, status.getExceptionCode());
+    EXPECT_NE(static_cast<int>(descriptors.size()), 0);
+}
+
+TEST_P(EffectFactory, DescriptorUUIDNotNull) {
+    std::vector<Descriptor::Identity> descriptors;
+    ScopedAStatus status = factory->queryEffects(std::nullopt, std::nullopt, &descriptors);
+    EXPECT_EQ(EX_NONE, status.getExceptionCode());
+    // TODO: Factory eventually need to return the full list of MUST supported AOSP effects.
+    for (auto& desc : descriptors) {
+        EXPECT_NE(desc.type, zeroUuid);
+        EXPECT_NE(desc.uuid, zeroUuid);
+    }
+}
+
+TEST_P(EffectFactory, QueriedDescriptorNotExistType) {
+    std::vector<Descriptor::Identity> descriptors;
+    ScopedAStatus status = factory->queryEffects(nullUuid, std::nullopt, &descriptors);
+    EXPECT_EQ(EX_NONE, status.getExceptionCode());
+    EXPECT_EQ(static_cast<int>(descriptors.size()), 0);
+}
+
+TEST_P(EffectFactory, QueriedDescriptorNotExistInstance) {
+    std::vector<Descriptor::Identity> descriptors;
+    ScopedAStatus status = factory->queryEffects(std::nullopt, nullUuid, &descriptors);
+    EXPECT_EQ(EX_NONE, status.getExceptionCode());
+    EXPECT_EQ(static_cast<int>(descriptors.size()), 0);
+}
+
+INSTANTIATE_TEST_SUITE_P(EffectFactoryTest, EffectFactory,
+                         testing::ValuesIn(android::getAidlHalInstanceNames(IFactory::descriptor)),
+                         android::PrintInstanceNameToString);
+GTEST_ALLOW_UNINSTANTIATED_PARAMETERIZED_TEST(EffectFactory);
+
+int main(int argc, char** argv) {
+    ::testing::InitGoogleTest(&argc, argv);
+    ABinderProcess_setThreadPoolMaxThreadCount(1);
+    ABinderProcess_startThreadPool();
+    return RUN_ALL_TESTS();
+}