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diff --git a/tempest/tests/common/utils/__init__.py b/tempest/tests/common/utils/__init__.py
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diff --git a/tempest/tests/common/utils/test_data_utils.py b/tempest/tests/common/utils/test_data_utils.py
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+# Copyright 2014 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 tempest.common.utils import data_utils
+from tempest.tests import base
+
+
+class TestDataUtils(base.TestCase):
+
+    def test_rand_uuid(self):
+        actual = data_utils.rand_uuid()
+        self.assertIsInstance(actual, str)
+        self.assertRegexpMatches(actual, "^[0-9a-f]{8}-[0-9a-f]{4}-[0-9a-f]"
+                                         "{4}-[0-9a-f]{4}-[0-9a-f]{12}$")
+        actual2 = data_utils.rand_uuid()
+        self.assertNotEqual(actual, actual2)
+
+    def test_rand_uuid_hex(self):
+        actual = data_utils.rand_uuid_hex()
+        self.assertIsInstance(actual, str)
+        self.assertRegexpMatches(actual, "^[0-9a-f]{32}$")
+
+        actual2 = data_utils.rand_uuid_hex()
+        self.assertNotEqual(actual, actual2)
+
+    def test_rand_name(self):
+        actual = data_utils.rand_name()
+        self.assertIsInstance(actual, str)
+        actual2 = data_utils.rand_name()
+        self.assertNotEqual(actual, actual2)
+
+        actual = data_utils.rand_name('foo')
+        self.assertTrue(actual.startswith('foo'))
+        actual2 = data_utils.rand_name('foo')
+        self.assertTrue(actual.startswith('foo'))
+        self.assertNotEqual(actual, actual2)
+
+    def test_rand_int(self):
+        actual = data_utils.rand_int_id()
+        self.assertIsInstance(actual, int)
+
+        actual2 = data_utils.rand_int_id()
+        self.assertNotEqual(actual, actual2)
+
+    def test_rand_mac_address(self):
+        actual = data_utils.rand_mac_address()
+        self.assertIsInstance(actual, str)
+        self.assertRegexpMatches(actual, "^([0-9a-f][0-9a-f]:){5}"
+                                         "[0-9a-f][0-9a-f]$")
+
+        actual2 = data_utils.rand_mac_address()
+        self.assertNotEqual(actual, actual2)
+
+    def test_parse_image_id(self):
+        actual = data_utils.parse_image_id("/foo/bar/deadbeaf")
+        self.assertEqual("deadbeaf", actual)
+
+    def test_arbitrary_string(self):
+        actual = data_utils.arbitrary_string()
+        self.assertEqual(actual, "test")
+        actual = data_utils.arbitrary_string(size=30, base_text="abc")
+        self.assertEqual(actual, "abc" * (30 / len("abc")))
+        actual = data_utils.arbitrary_string(size=5, base_text="deadbeaf")
+        self.assertEqual(actual, "deadb")