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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 security_groups_client
+from tempest.tests import fake_auth_provider
+from tempest.tests.services.compute import base
+
+
+class TestSecurityGroupsClient(base.BaseComputeServiceTest):
+
+    FAKE_SECURITY_GROUP_INFO = [{
+        "description": "default",
+        "id": "3fb26eb3-581b-4420-9963-b0879a026506",
+        "name": "default",
+        "rules": [],
+        "tenant_id": "openstack"
+    }]
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        super(TestSecurityGroupsClient, self).setUp()
+        fake_auth = fake_auth_provider.FakeAuthProvider()
+        self.client = security_groups_client.SecurityGroupsClient(
+            fake_auth, 'compute', 'regionOne')
+
+    def _test_list_security_groups(self, bytes_body=False):
+        self.check_service_client_function(
+            self.client.list_security_groups,
+            'tempest.common.service_client.ServiceClient.get',
+            {"security_groups": self.FAKE_SECURITY_GROUP_INFO},
+            to_utf=bytes_body)
+
+    def test_list_security_groups_with_str_body(self):
+        self._test_list_security_groups()
+
+    def test_list_security_groups_with_bytes_body(self):
+        self._test_list_security_groups(bytes_body=True)
+
+    def _test_show_security_group(self, bytes_body=False):
+        self.check_service_client_function(
+            self.client.show_security_group,
+            'tempest.common.service_client.ServiceClient.get',
+            {"security_group": self.FAKE_SECURITY_GROUP_INFO[0]},
+            to_utf=bytes_body,
+            security_group_id='fake-id')
+
+    def test_show_security_group_with_str_body(self):
+        self._test_show_security_group()
+
+    def test_show_security_group_with_bytes_body(self):
+        self._test_show_security_group(bytes_body=True)
+
+    def _test_create_security_group(self, bytes_body=False):
+        post_body = {"name": "test", "description": "test_group"}
+        self.check_service_client_function(
+            self.client.create_security_group,
+            'tempest.common.service_client.ServiceClient.post',
+            {"security_group": self.FAKE_SECURITY_GROUP_INFO[0]},
+            to_utf=bytes_body,
+            kwargs=post_body)
+
+    def test_create_security_group_with_str_body(self):
+        self._test_create_security_group()
+
+    def test_create_security_group_with_bytes_body(self):
+        self._test_create_security_group(bytes_body=True)
+
+    def _test_update_security_group(self, bytes_body=False):
+        req_body = {"name": "test", "description": "test_group"}
+        self.check_service_client_function(
+            self.client.update_security_group,
+            'tempest.common.service_client.ServiceClient.put',
+            {"security_group": self.FAKE_SECURITY_GROUP_INFO[0]},
+            to_utf=bytes_body,
+            security_group_id='fake-id',
+            kwargs=req_body)
+
+    def test_update_security_group_with_str_body(self):
+        self._test_update_security_group()
+
+    def test_update_security_group_with_bytes_body(self):
+        self._test_update_security_group(bytes_body=True)
+
+    def test_delete_security_group(self):
+        self.check_service_client_function(
+            self.client.delete_security_group,
+            'tempest.common.service_client.ServiceClient.delete',
+            {}, status=202, security_group_id='fake-id')
+
+    def test_is_resource_deleted_true(self):
+        mod = ('tempest.services.compute.json.security_groups_client.'
+               'SecurityGroupsClient.show_security_group')
+        self.useFixture(mockpatch.Patch(mod, side_effect=lib_exc.NotFound))
+        self.assertTrue(self.client.is_resource_deleted('fake-id'))
+
+    def test_is_resource_deleted_false(self):
+        mod = ('tempest.services.compute.json.security_groups_client.'
+               'SecurityGroupsClient.show_security_group')
+        self.useFixture(mockpatch.Patch(mod, return_value='success'))
+        self.assertFalse(self.client.is_resource_deleted('fake-id'))