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+# vim: tabstop=4 shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4
+
+# Copyright 2014 Cloudbase Solutions Srl
+#
+#    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 mock
+import os
+import unittest
+
+from oslo.config import cfg
+
+from cloudbaseinit.plugins import base
+from cloudbaseinit.plugins.windows import licensing
+
+CONF = cfg.CONF
+
+
+class WindowsLicensingPluginTests(unittest.TestCase):
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        self._licensing = licensing.WindowsLicensingPlugin()
+
+    def _test_run_slmgr(self, sysnative, exit_code):
+        mock_osutils = mock.MagicMock()
+        get_system32_dir_calls = [mock.call()]
+        cscript_path = os.path.join('cscrypt path', "cscript.exe")
+        slmgr_path = os.path.join('slmgr path', "slmgr.vbs")
+
+        mock_osutils.check_sysnative_dir_exists.return_value = sysnative
+        mock_osutils.get_sysnative_dir.return_value = 'cscrypt path'
+        if not sysnative:
+            mock_osutils.get_system32_dir.side_effect = ['cscrypt path',
+                                                         'slmgr path']
+        else:
+            mock_osutils.get_system32_dir.return_value = 'slmgr path'
+        mock_osutils.execute_process.return_value = ('fake output', None,
+                                                     exit_code)
+
+        if exit_code:
+            self.assertRaises(Exception, self._licensing._run_slmgr,
+                              mock_osutils, ['fake args'])
+        else:
+            response = self._licensing._run_slmgr(osutils=mock_osutils,
+                                                  args=['fake args'])
+            self.assertEqual(response, 'fake output')
+
+        mock_osutils.check_sysnative_dir_exists.assert_called_once_with()
+        if sysnative:
+            mock_osutils.get_sysnative_dir.assert_called_once_with()
+        else:
+            get_system32_dir_calls.append(mock.call())
+
+        mock_osutils.execute_process.assert_called_once_with(
+            [cscript_path, slmgr_path, 'fake args'], False)
+        self.assertEqual(mock_osutils.get_system32_dir.call_args_list,
+                         get_system32_dir_calls)
+
+    def test_run_slmgr_sysnative(self):
+        self._test_run_slmgr(sysnative=True, exit_code=None)
+
+    def test_run_slmgr_not_sysnative(self):
+        self._test_run_slmgr(sysnative=False, exit_code=None)
+
+    def test_run_slmgr_exit_code(self):
+        self._test_run_slmgr(sysnative=True, exit_code='fake exit code')
+
+    @mock.patch('cloudbaseinit.osutils.factory.get_os_utils')
+    @mock.patch('cloudbaseinit.plugins.windows.licensing'
+                '.WindowsLicensingPlugin._run_slmgr')
+    def _test_execute(self, mock_run_slmgr, mock_get_os_utils,
+                      activate_windows):
+        mock_osutils = mock.MagicMock()
+        run_slmgr_calls = [mock.call(mock_osutils, ['/dlv'])]
+        CONF.set_override('activate_windows', activate_windows)
+        mock_get_os_utils.return_value = mock_osutils
+
+        response = self._licensing.execute(service=None, shared_data=None)
+
+        mock_get_os_utils.assert_called_once_with()
+        if activate_windows:
+            run_slmgr_calls.append(mock.call(mock_osutils, ['/ato']))
+
+        self.assertEqual(mock_run_slmgr.call_args_list, run_slmgr_calls)
+        self.assertEqual(response, (base.PLUGIN_EXECUTION_DONE, False))
+
+    def test_execute_activate_windows_true(self):
+        self._test_execute(activate_windows=True)
+
+    def test_execute_activate_windows_false(self):
+        self._test_execute(activate_windows=False)