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+#    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.
+
+from oslo_log import log as logging
+
+from heat_integrationtests.common import test
+
+LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+class CeilometerAlarmTest(test.HeatIntegrationTest):
+    """Class is responsible for testing of ceilometer usage."""
+    def setUp(self):
+        super(CeilometerAlarmTest, self).setUp()
+        self.client = self.orchestration_client
+        self.template = self._load_template(__file__,
+                                            'test_ceilometer_alarm.yaml',
+                                            'templates')
+
+    def check_instance_count(self, stack_identifier, expected):
+        stack = self.client.stacks.get(stack_identifier)
+        actual = self._stack_output(stack, 'asg_size')
+        if actual != expected:
+            LOG.warn('check_instance_count exp:%d, act:%s' % (expected,
+                                                              actual))
+        return actual == expected
+
+    def test_alarm(self):
+        """Confirm we can create an alarm and trigger it."""
+
+        # 1. create the stack
+        stack_identifier = self.stack_create(template=self.template)
+
+        # 2. send ceilometer a metric (should cause the alarm to fire)
+        sample = {}
+        sample['counter_type'] = 'gauge'
+        sample['counter_name'] = 'test_meter'
+        sample['counter_volume'] = 1
+        sample['counter_unit'] = 'count'
+        sample['resource_metadata'] = {'metering.stack_id':
+                                       stack_identifier.split('/')[-1]}
+        sample['resource_id'] = 'shouldnt_matter'
+        self.metering_client.samples.create(**sample)
+
+        # 3. confirm we get a scaleup.
+        # Note: there is little point waiting more than 60s+time to scale up.
+        self.assertTrue(test.call_until_true(
+            120, 2, self.check_instance_count, stack_identifier, 2))