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+/*
+ * This file is part of Hootenanny.
+ *
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+ */
+
+// geos
+#include <geos/io/WKTReader.h>
+#include <geos/geom/Point.h>
+
+// Hoot
+#include <hoot/core/TestUtils.h>
+#include <hoot/core/criterion/BuildingCriterion.h>
+#include <hoot/core/elements/OsmMap.h>
+#include <hoot/core/io/OsmJsonWriter.h>
+#include <hoot/core/io/OsmXmlReader.h>
+#include <hoot/core/io/OsmXmlWriter.h>
+#include <hoot/core/ops/BuildingPartMergeOp.h>
+#include <hoot/core/util/Log.h>
+
+#include <hoot/core/ops/RefRemoveOp.h>
+
+// TGS
+#include <tgs/Statistics/Random.h>
+using namespace Tgs;
+
+namespace hoot
+{
+
+class RefRemoveOpTest : public HootTestFixture
+{
+ CPPUNIT_TEST_SUITE(RefRemoveOpTest);
+ CPPUNIT_TEST(runToyTest);
+ CPPUNIT_TEST_SUITE_END();
+
+public:
+
+ RefRemoveOpTest()
+ : HootTestFixture("test-files/ops/RefRemoveOp/",
+ "test-output/ops/RefRemoveOp/")
+ {
+ setResetType(ResetBasic);
+ }
+
+ void runToyTest()
+ {
+ OsmXmlReader reader;
+
+ OsmMapPtr map(new OsmMap());
+ reader.setDefaultStatus(Status::Unknown1);
+ reader.read(_inputPath + "Toy.osm", map);
+
+ RefRemoveOp uut;
+ uut.addCriterion(ElementCriterionPtr(new BuildingCriterion(map)));
+ uut.apply(map);
+
+ LOG_VAR(TestUtils::toQuotedString(OsmJsonWriter(5).toString(map)));
+
+ OsmXmlWriter writer;
+ writer.write(map, _outputPath + "Toy.osm");
+ HOOT_FILE_EQUALS(_inputPath + "ToyOutput.osm",
+ _outputPath + "Toy.osm");
+ }
+
+};
+
+CPPUNIT_TEST_SUITE_NAMED_REGISTRATION(RefRemoveOpTest, "quick");
+
+}
+
+