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+/*
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+//                        test_circular_buffer.nompi.cc
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+*/
+
+#include <gtest/gtest.h>
+
+#include <vt/utils/container/circular_buffer.h>
+#include "test_harness.h"
+
+#include <vector>
+
+namespace vt { namespace tests { namespace unit {
+
+using TestCircularBuffer = TestHarness;
+
+TEST_F(TestCircularBuffer, test_circular_buffer_1) {
+  util::container::CircularBuffer<int, 64> buf;
+
+  EXPECT_TRUE(buf.empty());
+  EXPECT_FALSE(buf.full());
+  EXPECT_EQ(buf.len(), 0);
+
+  buf.push(10);
+
+  EXPECT_FALSE(buf.empty());
+  EXPECT_FALSE(buf.full());
+  EXPECT_EQ(buf.len(), 1);
+
+  buf.push(20);
+  buf.push(30);
+  buf.push(40);
+
+  EXPECT_FALSE(buf.empty());
+  EXPECT_FALSE(buf.full());
+  EXPECT_EQ(buf.len(), 4);
+
+  EXPECT_EQ(buf.pop(), 10);
+
+  EXPECT_FALSE(buf.empty());
+  EXPECT_FALSE(buf.full());
+  EXPECT_EQ(buf.len(), 3);
+
+  EXPECT_EQ(buf.pop(), 20);
+
+  EXPECT_FALSE(buf.empty());
+  EXPECT_FALSE(buf.full());
+  EXPECT_EQ(buf.len(), 2);
+
+  EXPECT_EQ(buf.pop(), 30);
+
+  EXPECT_FALSE(buf.empty());
+  EXPECT_FALSE(buf.full());
+  EXPECT_EQ(buf.len(), 1);
+
+  buf.push(50);
+
+  EXPECT_FALSE(buf.empty());
+  EXPECT_FALSE(buf.full());
+  EXPECT_EQ(buf.len(), 2);
+
+  EXPECT_EQ(buf.pop(), 40);
+
+  EXPECT_FALSE(buf.empty());
+  EXPECT_FALSE(buf.full());
+  EXPECT_EQ(buf.len(), 1);
+
+  EXPECT_EQ(buf.pop(), 50);
+
+  EXPECT_TRUE(buf.empty());
+  EXPECT_FALSE(buf.full());
+  EXPECT_EQ(buf.len(), 0);
+
+  buf.push(10);
+
+  EXPECT_FALSE(buf.empty());
+  EXPECT_FALSE(buf.full());
+  EXPECT_EQ(buf.len(), 1);
+
+  EXPECT_EQ(buf.pop(), 10);
+
+  EXPECT_TRUE(buf.empty());
+  EXPECT_FALSE(buf.full());
+  EXPECT_EQ(buf.len(), 0);
+}
+
+}}} /* end namespace vt::tests::unit */