diff --git a/hoot-core-test/src/test/cpp/hoot/core/visitors/RandomElementRemoverTest.cpp b/hoot-core-test/src/test/cpp/hoot/core/visitors/RandomElementRemoverTest.cpp
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+/*
+ * This file is part of Hootenanny.
+ *
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+ *
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+ */
+
+// boost
+#include <boost/random/linear_congruential.hpp>
+#include <boost/random/uniform_real.hpp>
+
+// CPP Unit
+#include <cppunit/extensions/HelperMacros.h>
+#include <cppunit/extensions/TestFactoryRegistry.h>
+#include <cppunit/TestAssert.h>
+#include <cppunit/TestFixture.h>
+
+// Hoot
+#include <hoot/core/elements/OsmMap.h>
+#include <hoot/core/TestUtils.h>
+#include <hoot/core/io/OsmXmlReader.h>
+#include <hoot/core/io/OsmXmlWriter.h>
+#include <hoot/core/util/Exception.h>
+#include <hoot/core/util/Log.h>
+#include <hoot/core/util/MapProjector.h>
+#include <hoot/core/visitors/RandomElementRemover.h>
+
+using namespace std;
+
+namespace hoot
+{
+
+class RandomElementRemoverTest : public HootTestFixture
+{
+ CPPUNIT_TEST_SUITE(RandomElementRemoverTest);
+ CPPUNIT_TEST(runBasicTest);
+ CPPUNIT_TEST_SUITE_END();
+
+public:
+
+ void runBasicTest()
+ {
+ OsmMapPtr map(new OsmMap());
+ OGREnvelope env;
+ env.MinX = 0;
+ env.MinY = 0;
+ env.MaxX = 1;
+ env.MaxY = 1;
+ map->setProjection(MapProjector::createAeacProjection(env));
+
+ boost::minstd_rand rng(1);
+ boost::uniform_real<> uni(0.0, 1000.0);
+
+ for (int i = 0; i < 100; i++)
+ {
+ NodePtr n(new Node(Status::Unknown1, map->createNextNodeId(), uni(rng), uni(rng), 10));
+ map->addNode(n);
+ }
+
+ RandomElementRemover v;
+ v.setConfiguration(conf());
+ v.setRng(rng);
+ map->visitRw(v);
+
+ CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(96, (int)map->getNodes().size());
+ }
+
+};
+
+CPPUNIT_TEST_SUITE_NAMED_REGISTRATION(RandomElementRemoverTest, "quick");
+
+}