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+//
+// Copyright (C) 2014 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 "update_engine/common_service.h"
+
+#include <gtest/gtest.h>
+#include <string>
+
+#include <brillo/errors/error.h>
+#include <policy/libpolicy.h>
+#include <policy/mock_device_policy.h>
+
+#include "update_engine/fake_system_state.h"
+
+using std::string;
+using testing::Return;
+using testing::SetArgumentPointee;
+using testing::_;
+
+namespace chromeos_update_engine {
+
+class UpdateEngineServiceTest : public ::testing::Test {
+ protected:
+  UpdateEngineServiceTest()
+      : mock_update_attempter_(fake_system_state_.mock_update_attempter()),
+        common_service_(&fake_system_state_) {}
+
+  void SetUp() override {
+    fake_system_state_.set_device_policy(nullptr);
+  }
+
+  // Fake/mock infrastructure.
+  FakeSystemState fake_system_state_;
+  policy::MockDevicePolicy mock_device_policy_;
+
+  // Shortcut for fake_system_state_.mock_update_attempter().
+  MockUpdateAttempter* mock_update_attempter_;
+
+  brillo::ErrorPtr error_;
+  UpdateEngineService common_service_;
+};
+
+TEST_F(UpdateEngineServiceTest, AttemptUpdate) {
+  EXPECT_CALL(*mock_update_attempter_, CheckForUpdate(
+      "app_ver", "url", false /* interactive */));
+  // The update is non-interactive when we pass the non-interactive flag.
+  EXPECT_TRUE(common_service_.AttemptUpdate(
+      &error_, "app_ver", "url",
+      UpdateEngineService::kAttemptUpdateFlagNonInteractive));
+  EXPECT_EQ(nullptr, error_);
+}
+
+// SetChannel is allowed when there's no device policy (the device is not
+// enterprise enrolled).
+TEST_F(UpdateEngineServiceTest, SetChannelWithNoPolicy) {
+  EXPECT_CALL(*mock_update_attempter_, RefreshDevicePolicy());
+  // If SetTargetChannel is called it means the policy check passed.
+  EXPECT_CALL(*fake_system_state_.mock_request_params(),
+              SetTargetChannel("stable-channel", true, _))
+      .WillOnce(Return(true));
+  EXPECT_TRUE(common_service_.SetChannel(&error_, "stable-channel", true));
+  ASSERT_EQ(nullptr, error_);
+}
+
+// When the policy is present, the delegated value should be checked.
+TEST_F(UpdateEngineServiceTest, SetChannelWithDelegatedPolicy) {
+  policy::MockDevicePolicy mock_device_policy;
+  fake_system_state_.set_device_policy(&mock_device_policy);
+  EXPECT_CALL(mock_device_policy, GetReleaseChannelDelegated(_))
+      .WillOnce(DoAll(SetArgumentPointee<0>(true), Return(true)));
+  EXPECT_CALL(*fake_system_state_.mock_request_params(),
+              SetTargetChannel("beta-channel", true, _))
+      .WillOnce(Return(true));
+
+  EXPECT_TRUE(common_service_.SetChannel(&error_, "beta-channel", true));
+  ASSERT_EQ(nullptr, error_);
+}
+
+// When passing an invalid value (SetTargetChannel fails) an error should be
+// raised.
+TEST_F(UpdateEngineServiceTest, SetChannelWithInvalidChannel) {
+  EXPECT_CALL(*mock_update_attempter_, RefreshDevicePolicy());
+  EXPECT_CALL(*fake_system_state_.mock_request_params(),
+              SetTargetChannel("foo-channel", true, _)).WillOnce(Return(false));
+
+  EXPECT_FALSE(common_service_.SetChannel(&error_, "foo-channel", true));
+  ASSERT_NE(nullptr, error_);
+  EXPECT_TRUE(error_->HasError(UpdateEngineService::kErrorDomain,
+                               UpdateEngineService::kErrorFailed));
+}
+
+TEST_F(UpdateEngineServiceTest, GetChannel) {
+  fake_system_state_.mock_request_params()->set_current_channel("current");
+  fake_system_state_.mock_request_params()->set_target_channel("target");
+  string channel;
+  EXPECT_TRUE(common_service_.GetChannel(
+      &error_, true /* get_current_channel */, &channel));
+  EXPECT_EQ(nullptr, error_);
+  EXPECT_EQ("current", channel);
+
+  EXPECT_TRUE(common_service_.GetChannel(
+      &error_, false /* get_current_channel */, &channel));
+  EXPECT_EQ(nullptr, error_);
+  EXPECT_EQ("target", channel);
+}
+
+TEST_F(UpdateEngineServiceTest, ResetStatusSucceeds) {
+  EXPECT_CALL(*mock_update_attempter_, ResetStatus()).WillOnce(Return(true));
+  EXPECT_TRUE(common_service_.ResetStatus(&error_));
+  EXPECT_EQ(nullptr, error_);
+}
+
+TEST_F(UpdateEngineServiceTest, ResetStatusFails) {
+  EXPECT_CALL(*mock_update_attempter_, ResetStatus()).WillOnce(Return(false));
+  EXPECT_FALSE(common_service_.ResetStatus(&error_));
+  ASSERT_NE(nullptr, error_);
+  EXPECT_TRUE(error_->HasError(UpdateEngineService::kErrorDomain,
+                               UpdateEngineService::kErrorFailed));
+}
+
+}  // namespace chromeos_update_engine