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+// Copyright 2015 Google Inc. 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.
+
+package validate
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+var (
+	standardDesc       = "Versions >= %s are supported. %s+ are recommended"
+	dockerStandardDesc = fmt.Sprintf(standardDesc, "1.0", "1.2")
+	kernelStandardDesc = fmt.Sprintf(standardDesc, "2.6", "3.0")
+	dockerErrorDesc    = "Could not parse docker version"
+	kernelErrorDesc    = "Could not parse kernel version"
+)
+
+func TestGetMajorMinor(t *testing.T) {
+	cases := []struct {
+		version string
+		major   int
+		minor   int
+		err     error
+	}{
+		{"0.1beta", 0, 1, nil},
+		{"0.1.2", 0, 1, nil},
+		{"-1.-1beta", -1, -1, nil},
+		{"0.1", -1, -1, fmt.Errorf("have error")},
+		{"0", -1, -1, fmt.Errorf("have error")},
+		{"beta", -1, -1, fmt.Errorf("have error")},
+	}
+
+	for i, c := range cases {
+		ma, mi, e := getMajorMinor(c.version)
+		if (e != nil) != (c.err != nil) {
+			t.Errorf("[%d] Unexpected err, should %v, but got %v", i, c.err, e)
+		}
+		if ma != c.major {
+			t.Errorf("[%d] Unexpected major, should %v, but got %v", i, c.major, ma)
+		}
+		if mi != c.minor {
+			t.Errorf("[%d] Unexpected minor, should %v, but got %v", i, c.minor, mi)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func TestValidateKernelVersion(t *testing.T) {
+	cases := []struct {
+		version string
+		result  string
+		desc    string
+	}{
+		{"2.6.3", Supported, kernelStandardDesc},
+		{"3.6.3", Recommended, kernelStandardDesc},
+		{"1.0beta", Unsupported, kernelStandardDesc},
+		{"0.1beta", Unsupported, kernelStandardDesc},
+		{"0.1", Unknown, kernelErrorDesc},
+		{"3.1", Unknown, kernelErrorDesc},
+	}
+
+	for i, c := range cases {
+		res, desc := validateKernelVersion(c.version)
+		if res != c.result {
+			t.Errorf("[%d] Unexpected result, should %v, but got %v", i, c.result, res)
+		}
+		if !strings.Contains(desc, c.desc) {
+			t.Errorf("[%d] Unexpected description, should %v, but got %v", i, c.desc, desc)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func TestValidateDockerVersion(t *testing.T) {
+	cases := []struct {
+		version string
+		result  string
+		desc    string
+	}{
+		{"1.1.3", Supported, dockerStandardDesc},
+		{"1.6.3", Recommended, dockerStandardDesc},
+		{"1.0beta", Supported, dockerStandardDesc},
+		{"0.1beta", Unsupported, dockerStandardDesc},
+		{"0.1", Unknown, dockerErrorDesc},
+		{"1.6", Unknown, dockerErrorDesc},
+	}
+
+	for i, c := range cases {
+		res, desc := validateDockerVersion(c.version)
+		if res != c.result {
+			t.Errorf("[%d] Unexpected result, should %v, but got %v", i, c.result, res)
+		}
+		if !strings.Contains(desc, c.desc) {
+			t.Errorf("[%d] Unexpected description, should %v, but got %v", i, c.desc, desc)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func TestAreCgroupsPresent(t *testing.T) {
+	cases := []struct {
+		available map[string]int
+		desired   []string
+		result    bool
+		reason    string
+	}{
+		{map[string]int{"memory": 1}, []string{"memory"}, true, ""},
+		{map[string]int{"memory": 2}, []string{"memory"}, false, "memory not enabled. Available cgroups"},
+		{map[string]int{"memory": 0}, []string{"memory"}, false, "memory not enabled. Available cgroups"},
+		{map[string]int{"memory": 1}, []string{"blkio"}, false, "Missing cgroup blkio. Available cgroups"},
+	}
+	for i, c := range cases {
+		result, reason := areCgroupsPresent(c.available, c.desired)
+		if result != c.result {
+			t.Errorf("[%d] Unexpected result, should %v, but got %v", i, c.result, result)
+		}
+		if (c.reason == "" && reason != "") || (c.reason != "" && !strings.Contains(reason, c.reason)) {
+			t.Errorf("[%d] Unexpected result, should %v, but got %v", i, c.reason, reason)
+		}
+	}
+}