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+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2023 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 <memory>
+// #include <string>
+// #include <vector>
+
+#include <android-base/macros.h>
+#include <gtest/gtest.h>
+#define LOG_TAG "AudioPolicyConfigXmlConverterTest"
+#include <log/log.h>
+
+#include <core-impl/AudioPolicyConfigXmlConverter.h>
+#include <media/AidlConversionCppNdk.h>
+
+using aidl::android::hardware::audio::core::internal::AudioPolicyConfigXmlConverter;
+using aidl::android::media::audio::common::AudioFormatDescription;
+
+namespace {
+
+void ValidateAudioFormatDescription(const AudioFormatDescription& format) {
+    auto conv = ::aidl::android::aidl2legacy_AudioFormatDescription_audio_format_t(format);
+    ASSERT_TRUE(conv.ok()) << format.toString();
+}
+
+}  // namespace
+
+TEST(AudioPolicyConfigXmlConverterTest, DefaultSurroundSoundConfigIsValid) {
+    auto config = AudioPolicyConfigXmlConverter::getDefaultSurroundSoundConfig();
+    for (const auto& family : config.formatFamilies) {
+        EXPECT_NO_FATAL_FAILURE(ValidateAudioFormatDescription(family.primaryFormat));
+        SCOPED_TRACE(family.primaryFormat.toString());
+        for (const auto& sub : family.subFormats) {
+            EXPECT_NO_FATAL_FAILURE(ValidateAudioFormatDescription(sub));
+        }
+    }
+}