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+#include "watch.hpp"
+#include "types.hpp"
+
+#include <gtest/gtest.h>
+
+#include <fstream>
+#include <experimental/filesystem>
+
+static constexpr auto TRIGGER_FILE = "/tmp/netif_state";
+
+namespace fs = std::experimental::filesystem;
+
+class WatchTest : public ::testing::Test
+{
+    public:
+        // systemd event handler
+        sd_event* events;
+
+        // Need this so that events can be initialized.
+        int rc;
+
+        // Gets called as part of each TEST_F construction
+        WatchTest()
+            : rc(sd_event_default(&events)),
+              eventPtr(events)
+        {
+            // Create a file containing DNS entries like in netif/state
+            std::ofstream file(TRIGGER_FILE);
+            file << "";
+
+            // Check for successful creation of
+            // event handler
+            EXPECT_GE(rc, 0);
+        }
+
+        // Gets called as part of each TEST_F destruction
+        ~WatchTest()
+        {
+            if (fs::exists(TRIGGER_FILE))
+            {
+                fs::remove(TRIGGER_FILE);
+            }
+        }
+
+        // unique_ptr for sd_event
+        phosphor::network::EventPtr eventPtr;
+
+        // Count of callback invocation
+        int count = 0;
+
+        // This is supposed to get hit twice
+        // Once at the beginning to see if there is anything
+        // and the second time when the data is fired.
+        void callBackHandler(const fs::path& file)
+        {
+            count++;
+
+            // Expect that the file is what we wanted
+            EXPECT_EQ(file, TRIGGER_FILE);
+        }
+};
+
+/** @brief Makes sure that the inotify event is fired
+ */
+TEST_F(WatchTest, validateEventNotification)
+{
+    // Create a watch object and register the handler
+    phosphor::network::inotify::Watch watch(eventPtr, TRIGGER_FILE,
+            std::bind(&WatchTest::callBackHandler, this,
+                std::placeholders::_1));
+
+    // Reading the event post subscription
+    callBackHandler(TRIGGER_FILE);
+
+    // Callback function must have hit by now
+    EXPECT_EQ(1, count);
+
+    // Make a run and see that no changes
+    sd_event_run(eventPtr.get(), 10);
+    EXPECT_EQ(1, count);
+
+    // Pump the data and get notification
+    {
+        std::ofstream file(TRIGGER_FILE);
+        file <<"DNS=1.2.3.4\n";
+    }
+
+    sd_event_run(eventPtr.get(), 10);
+    EXPECT_EQ(2, count);
+}