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+# Copyright 2016 OpenStack Foundation
+# 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 tempest.api.object_storage import base
+from tempest.lib.common.utils import data_utils
+from tempest.lib import exceptions
+from tempest import test
+
+
+class ContainerNegativeTest(base.BaseObjectTest):
+
+    @classmethod
+    def resource_setup(cls):
+        super(ContainerNegativeTest, cls).resource_setup()
+
+        # use /info to get default constraints
+        _, body = cls.account_client.list_extensions()
+        cls.constraints = body['swift']
+
+    @test.attr(type=["negative"])
+    @test.idempotent_id('30686921-4bed-4764-a038-40d741ed4e78')
+    def test_create_container_name_exceeds_max_length(self):
+        # Attempts to create a container name that is longer than max
+        max_length = self.constraints['max_container_name_length']
+        # create a container with long name
+        container_name = data_utils.arbitrary_string(size=max_length + 1)
+        ex = self.assertRaises(exceptions.BadRequest,
+                               self.container_client.create_container,
+                               container_name)
+        self.assertIn('Container name length of ' + str(max_length + 1) +
+                      ' longer than ' + str(max_length), str(ex))
+
+    @test.attr(type=["negative"])
+    @test.idempotent_id('41e645bf-2e68-4f84-bf7b-c71aa5cd76ce')
+    def test_create_container_metadata_name_exceeds_max_length(self):
+        # Attempts to create container with metadata name
+        # that is longer than max.
+        max_length = self.constraints['max_meta_name_length']
+        container_name = data_utils.rand_name(name='TestContainer')
+        metadata_name = data_utils.arbitrary_string(size=max_length + 1)
+        metadata = {metadata_name: 'penguin'}
+        ex = self.assertRaises(exceptions.BadRequest,
+                               self.container_client.create_container,
+                               container_name, metadata=metadata)
+        self.assertIn('Metadata name too long', str(ex))
+
+    @test.attr(type=["negative"])
+    @test.idempotent_id('81e36922-326b-4b7c-8155-3bbceecd7a82')
+    def test_create_container_metadata_value_exceeds_max_length(self):
+        # Attempts to create container with metadata value
+        # that is longer than max.
+        max_length = self.constraints['max_meta_value_length']
+        container_name = data_utils.rand_name(name='TestContainer')
+        metadata_value = data_utils.arbitrary_string(size=max_length + 1)
+        metadata = {'animal': metadata_value}
+        ex = self.assertRaises(exceptions.BadRequest,
+                               self.container_client.create_container,
+                               container_name, metadata=metadata)
+        self.assertIn('Metadata value longer than ' + str(max_length), str(ex))
+
+    @test.attr(type=["negative"])
+    @test.idempotent_id('ac666539-d566-4f02-8ceb-58e968dfb732')
+    def test_create_container_metadata_exceeds_overall_metadata_count(self):
+        # Attempts to create container with metadata that exceeds the
+        # default count
+        max_count = self.constraints['max_meta_count']
+        container_name = data_utils.rand_name(name='TestContainer')
+        metadata = {}
+        for i in range(max_count + 1):
+            metadata['animal-' + str(i)] = 'penguin'
+
+        ex = self.assertRaises(exceptions.BadRequest,
+                               self.container_client.create_container,
+                               container_name, metadata=metadata)
+        self.assertIn('Too many metadata items; max ' + str(max_count),
+                      str(ex))
+
+    @test.attr(type=["negative"])
+    @test.idempotent_id('1a95ab2e-b712-4a98-8a4d-8ce21b7557d6')
+    def test_get_metadata_headers_with_invalid_container_name(self):
+        # Attempts to retrieve metadata headers with an invalid
+        # container name.
+        invalid_name = data_utils.rand_name(name="TestInvalidContainer")
+
+        self.assertRaises(exceptions.NotFound,
+                          self.container_client.list_container_metadata,
+                          invalid_name)
+
+    @test.attr(type=["negative"])
+    @test.idempotent_id('125a24fa-90a7-4cfc-b604-44e49d788390')
+    def test_update_metadata_with_nonexistent_container_name(self):
+        # Attempts to update metadata using a nonexistent container name.
+        nonexistent_name = data_utils.rand_name(
+            name="TestNonexistentContainer")
+        metadata = {'animal': 'penguin'}
+
+        self.assertRaises(exceptions.NotFound,
+                          self.container_client.update_container_metadata,
+                          nonexistent_name, metadata)
+
+    @test.attr(type=["negative"])
+    @test.idempotent_id('65387dbf-a0e2-4aac-9ddc-16eb3f1f69ba')
+    def test_delete_with_nonexistent_container_name(self):
+        # Attempts to delete metadata using a nonexistent container name.
+        nonexistent_name = data_utils.rand_name(
+            name="TestNonexistentContainer")
+        metadata = {'animal': 'penguin'}
+
+        self.assertRaises(exceptions.NotFound,
+                          self.container_client.delete_container_metadata,
+                          nonexistent_name, metadata)
+
+    @test.attr(type=["negative"])
+    @test.idempotent_id('14331d21-1e81-420a-beea-19cb5e5207f5')
+    def test_list_all_container_objects_with_nonexistent_container(self):
+        # Attempts to get a listing of all objects on a container
+        # that doesn't exist.
+        nonexistent_name = data_utils.rand_name(
+            name="TestNonexistentContainer")
+
+        self.assertRaises(exceptions.NotFound,
+                          self.container_client.list_all_container_objects,
+                          nonexistent_name)
+
+    @test.attr(type=["negative"])
+    @test.idempotent_id('86b2ab08-92d5-493d-acd2-85f0c848819e')
+    def test_list_all_container_objects_on_deleted_container(self):
+        # Attempts to get a listing of all objects on a container
+        # that was deleted.
+        container_name = self.create_container()
+        # delete container
+        resp, _ = self.container_client.delete_container(container_name)
+        self.assertHeaders(resp, 'Container', 'DELETE')
+
+        self.assertRaises(exceptions.NotFound,
+                          self.container_client.list_all_container_objects,
+                          container_name)
+
+    @test.attr(type=["negative"])
+    @test.idempotent_id('42da116e-1e8c-4c96-9e06-2f13884ed2b1')
+    def test_delete_non_empty_container(self):
+        # create a container and an object within it
+        # attempt to delete a container that isn't empty.
+        container_name = self.create_container()
+        self.addCleanup(self.container_client.delete_container,
+                        container_name)
+        object_name, _ = self.create_object(container_name)
+        self.addCleanup(self.object_client.delete_object,
+                        container_name, object_name)
+
+        ex = self.assertRaises(exceptions.Conflict,
+                               self.container_client.delete_container,
+                               container_name)
+        self.assertIn('An object with that identifier already exists',
+                      str(ex))