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+# Copyright 2015 NEC Corporation.  All rights reserved.
+#
+#    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 oslotest import mockpatch
+from tempest_lib import exceptions as lib_exc
+
+from tempest.services.compute.json import snapshots_client
+from tempest.tests import fake_auth_provider
+from tempest.tests.services.compute import base
+
+
+class TestSnapshotsClient(base.BaseComputeServiceTest):
+
+    FAKE_SNAPSHOT = {
+        "createdAt": "2015-10-02T16:27:54.724209",
+        "displayDescription": u"Another \u1234.",
+        "displayName": u"v\u1234-001",
+        "id": "100",
+        "size": 100,
+        "status": "available",
+        "volumeId": "12"
+    }
+
+    FAKE_SNAPSHOTS = {"snapshots": [FAKE_SNAPSHOT]}
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        super(TestSnapshotsClient, self).setUp()
+        fake_auth = fake_auth_provider.FakeAuthProvider()
+        self.client = snapshots_client.SnapshotsClient(
+            fake_auth, 'compute', 'regionOne')
+
+    def _test_create_snapshot(self, bytes_body=False):
+        self.check_service_client_function(
+            self.client.create_snapshot,
+            'tempest.common.service_client.ServiceClient.post',
+            {"snapshot": self.FAKE_SNAPSHOT},
+            to_utf=bytes_body, status=200,
+            volume_id=self.FAKE_SNAPSHOT["volumeId"])
+
+    def test_create_snapshot_with_str_body(self):
+        self._test_create_snapshot()
+
+    def test_create_shapshot_with_bytes_body(self):
+        self._test_create_snapshot(bytes_body=True)
+
+    def _test_show_snapshot(self, bytes_body=False):
+        self.check_service_client_function(
+            self.client.show_snapshot,
+            'tempest.common.service_client.ServiceClient.get',
+            {"snapshot": self.FAKE_SNAPSHOT},
+            to_utf=bytes_body, snapshot_id=self.FAKE_SNAPSHOT["id"])
+
+    def test_show_snapshot_with_str_body(self):
+        self._test_show_snapshot()
+
+    def test_show_snapshot_with_bytes_body(self):
+        self._test_show_snapshot(bytes_body=True)
+
+    def _test_list_snapshots(self, bytes_body=False, **params):
+        self.check_service_client_function(
+            self.client.list_snapshots,
+            'tempest.common.service_client.ServiceClient.get',
+            self.FAKE_SNAPSHOTS, to_utf=bytes_body, **params)
+
+    def test_list_snapshots_with_str_body(self):
+        self._test_list_snapshots()
+
+    def test_list_snapshots_with_byte_body(self):
+        self._test_list_snapshots(bytes_body=True)
+
+    def test_list_snapshots_with_params(self):
+        self._test_list_snapshots('fake')
+
+    def test_delete_snapshot(self):
+        self.check_service_client_function(
+            self.client.delete_snapshot,
+            'tempest.common.service_client.ServiceClient.delete',
+            {}, status=202, snapshot_id=self.FAKE_SNAPSHOT['id'])
+
+    def test_is_resource_deleted_true(self):
+        module = ('tempest.services.compute.json.snapshots_client.'
+                  'SnapshotsClient.show_snapshot')
+        self.useFixture(mockpatch.Patch(
+            module, side_effect=lib_exc.NotFound))
+        self.assertTrue(self.client.is_resource_deleted('fake-id'))
+
+    def test_is_resource_deleted_false(self):
+        module = ('tempest.services.compute.json.snapshots_client.'
+                  'SnapshotsClient.show_snapshot')
+        self.useFixture(mockpatch.Patch(
+            module, return_value={}))
+        self.assertFalse(self.client.is_resource_deleted('fake-id'))