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+# Copyright 2017 AT&T 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.
+
+import copy
+
+from tempest.lib.services.network import ports_client
+from tempest.tests.lib import fake_auth_provider
+from tempest.tests.lib.services import base
+
+
+class TestPortsClient(base.BaseServiceTest):
+
+    FAKE_PORTS = {
+        "ports": [
+            {
+                "admin_state_up": True,
+                "allowed_address_pairs": [],
+                "data_plane_status": None,
+                "description": "",
+                "device_id": "9ae135f4-b6e0-4dad-9e91-3c223e385824",
+                "device_owner": "network:router_gateway",
+                "extra_dhcp_opts": [],
+                "fixed_ips": [
+                    {
+                        "ip_address": "172.24.4.2",
+                        "subnet_id": "008ba151-0b8c-4a67-98b5-0d2b87666062"
+                    }
+                ],
+                "id": "d80b1a3b-4fc1-49f3-952e-1e2ab7081d8b",
+                "mac_address": "fa:16:3e:58:42:ed",
+                "name": "",
+                "network_id": "70c1db1f-b701-45bd-96e0-a313ee3430b3",
+                "project_id": "",
+                "security_groups": [],
+                "status": "ACTIVE",
+                "tenant_id": ""
+            },
+            {
+                "admin_state_up": True,
+                "allowed_address_pairs": [],
+                "data_plane_status": None,
+                "description": "",
+                "device_id": "9ae135f4-b6e0-4dad-9e91-3c223e385824",
+                "device_owner": "network:router_interface",
+                "extra_dhcp_opts": [],
+                "fixed_ips": [
+                    {
+                        "ip_address": "10.0.0.1",
+                        "subnet_id": "288bf4a1-51ba-43b6-9d0a-520e9005db17"
+                    }
+                ],
+                "id": "f71a6703-d6de-4be1-a91a-a570ede1d159",
+                "mac_address": "fa:16:3e:bb:3c:e4",
+                "name": "",
+                "network_id": "f27aa545-cbdd-4907-b0c6-c9e8b039dcc2",
+                "project_id": "d397de8a63f341818f198abb0966f6f3",
+                "security_groups": [],
+                "status": "ACTIVE",
+                "tenant_id": "d397de8a63f341818f198abb0966f6f3"
+            }
+        ]
+    }
+
+    FAKE_PORT_ID = "d80b1a3b-4fc1-49f3-952e-1e2ab7081d8b"
+
+    FAKE_PORT1 = {
+        "admin_state_up": True,
+        "name": "",
+        "network_id": "70c1db1f-b701-45bd-96e0-a313ee3430b3"
+    }
+
+    FAKE_PORT2 = {
+        "admin_state_up": True,
+        "name": "",
+        "network_id": "f27aa545-cbdd-4907-b0c6-c9e8b039dcc2"
+    }
+
+    FAKE_PORTS_REQ = {
+        "ports": [
+            FAKE_PORT1,
+            FAKE_PORT2
+        ]
+    }
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        super(TestPortsClient, self).setUp()
+        fake_auth = fake_auth_provider.FakeAuthProvider()
+        self.ports_client = ports_client.PortsClient(
+            fake_auth, "network", "regionOne")
+
+    def _test_list_ports(self, bytes_body=False):
+        self.check_service_client_function(
+            self.ports_client.list_ports,
+            "tempest.lib.common.rest_client.RestClient.get",
+            self.FAKE_PORTS,
+            bytes_body,
+            200)
+
+    def _test_create_port(self, bytes_body=False):
+        self.check_service_client_function(
+            self.ports_client.create_port,
+            "tempest.lib.common.rest_client.RestClient.post",
+            {"port": self.FAKE_PORTS["ports"][0]},
+            bytes_body,
+            201,
+            **self.FAKE_PORT1)
+
+    def _test_create_bulk_ports(self, bytes_body=False):
+        self.check_service_client_function(
+            self.ports_client.create_bulk_ports,
+            "tempest.lib.common.rest_client.RestClient.post",
+            self.FAKE_PORTS,
+            bytes_body,
+            201,
+            ports=self.FAKE_PORTS_REQ)
+
+    def _test_show_port(self, bytes_body=False):
+        self.check_service_client_function(
+            self.ports_client.show_port,
+            "tempest.lib.common.rest_client.RestClient.get",
+            {"port": self.FAKE_PORTS["ports"][0]},
+            bytes_body,
+            200,
+            port_id=self.FAKE_PORT_ID)
+
+    def _test_update_port(self, bytes_body=False):
+        update_kwargs = {
+            "admin_state_up": True,
+            "device_id": "d90a13da-be41-461f-9f99-1dbcf438fdf2",
+            "device_owner": "compute:nova",
+            "name": "test-for-port-update"
+        }
+
+        resp_body = {
+            "port": copy.deepcopy(
+                self.FAKE_PORTS["ports"][0]
+            )
+        }
+        resp_body["port"].update(update_kwargs)
+
+        self.check_service_client_function(
+            self.ports_client.update_port,
+            "tempest.lib.common.rest_client.RestClient.put",
+            resp_body,
+            bytes_body,
+            200,
+            port_id=self.FAKE_PORT_ID,
+            **update_kwargs)
+
+    def test_delete_port(self):
+        self.check_service_client_function(
+            self.ports_client.delete_port,
+            "tempest.lib.common.rest_client.RestClient.delete",
+            {},
+            status=204,
+            port_id=self.FAKE_PORT_ID)
+
+    def test_list_ports_with_str_body(self):
+        self._test_list_ports()
+
+    def test_list_ports_with_bytes_body(self):
+        self._test_list_ports(bytes_body=True)
+
+    def test_create_port_with_str_body(self):
+        self._test_create_port()
+
+    def test_create_port_with_bytes_body(self):
+        self._test_create_port(bytes_body=True)
+
+    def test_create_bulk_port_with_str_body(self):
+        self._test_create_bulk_ports()
+
+    def test_create_bulk_port_with_bytes_body(self):
+        self._test_create_bulk_ports(bytes_body=True)
+
+    def test_show_port_with_str_body(self):
+        self._test_show_port()
+
+    def test_show_port_with_bytes_body(self):
+        self._test_show_port(bytes_body=True)
+
+    def test_update_port_with_str_body(self):
+        self._test_update_port()
+
+    def test_update_port_with_bytes_body(self):
+        self._test_update_port(bytes_body=True)