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+package org.openx.data.jsonserde;
+
+import java.util.Properties;
+import org.apache.hadoop.conf.Configuration;
+import org.apache.hadoop.hive.serde.Constants;
+import org.apache.hadoop.hive.serde2.objectinspector.ObjectInspector;
+import org.apache.hadoop.hive.serde2.objectinspector.ObjectInspector.Category;
+import org.apache.hadoop.hive.serde2.objectinspector.PrimitiveObjectInspector;
+import org.apache.hadoop.hive.serde2.objectinspector.StructField;
+import org.apache.hadoop.hive.serde2.objectinspector.StructObjectInspector;
+import org.apache.hadoop.hive.serde2.objectinspector.primitive.JavaIntObjectInspector;
+import org.apache.hadoop.hive.serde2.objectinspector.primitive.JavaLongObjectInspector;
+import org.apache.hadoop.hive.serde2.objectinspector.primitive.SettableIntObjectInspector;
+import org.apache.hadoop.io.Text;
+import org.apache.hadoop.io.Writable;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
+import org.junit.Before;
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.openx.data.jsonserde.json.JSONObject;
+
+/*
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+ * To change this template file, choose Tools | Templates
+ * and open the template in the editor.
+ */
+
+/**
+ *
+ * @author rcongiu
+ */
+public class NestedStructureTest {
+     static JsonSerDe instance;
+
+  @Before
+  public void setUp() throws Exception {
+    initialize();
+  }
+
+  static public void initialize() throws Exception {
+    instance = new JsonSerDe();
+    Configuration conf = null;
+    Properties tbl = new Properties();
+    // from google video API
+    tbl.setProperty(Constants.LIST_COLUMNS, "kind,etag,pageInfo,v_items");
+    tbl.setProperty(Constants.LIST_COLUMN_TYPES, ("string,string,"+ 
+                "struct<totalResults:INT,resultsPerPage:INT>," + 
+                "ARRAY<STRUCT<kind:STRING," +
+                    "etag:STRING," +
+                     "id:STRING," +
+                     "v_statistics:STRUCT<viewCount:INT,likeCount:INT,dislikeCount:INT,favoriteCount:INT,commentCount:INT>," +
+                     "topicDetails:STRUCT<topicIds:ARRAY<STRING>,relevantTopicIds:ARRAY<STRING>>" +
+                      ">>").toLowerCase());
+    tbl.setProperty("mapping.v_items" , "items");
+    tbl.setProperty("mapping.v_statistics" , "statistics");
+
+     instance.initialize(conf, tbl);
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void testDeSerialize() throws Exception {
+    // Test that timestamp object can be deserialized
+    Writable w = new Text("{ \"kind\": \"youtube#videoListResponse\", \"etag\": \"\\\"79S54kzisD_9SOTfQLu_0TVQSpY/mYlS4-ghMGhc1wTFCwoQl3IYDZc\\\"\", \"pageInfo\": { \"totalResults\": 1, \"resultsPerPage\": 1 }, \"items\": [ { \"kind\": \"youtube#video\", \"etag\": \"\\\"79S54kzisD_9SOTfQLu_0TVQSpY/A4foLs-VO317Po_ulY6b5mSimZA\\\"\", \"id\": \"wHkPb68dxEw\", \"statistics\": { \"viewCount\": \"9211\", \"likeCount\": \"79\", \"dislikeCount\": \"11\", \"favoriteCount\": \"0\", \"commentCount\": \"29\" }, \"topicDetails\": { \"topicIds\": [ \"/m/02mjmr\" ], \"relevantTopicIds\": [ \"/m/0cnfvd\", \"/m/01jdpf\" ] } } ] }");
+
+    JSONObject result = (JSONObject) instance.deserialize(w);
+    
+    StructObjectInspector soi = (StructObjectInspector) instance.getObjectInspector();
+    
+    assertEquals("youtube#videoListResponse", soi.getStructFieldData(result, soi.getStructFieldRef("kind")));
+    assertEquals("\"79S54kzisD_9SOTfQLu_0TVQSpY/mYlS4-ghMGhc1wTFCwoQl3IYDZc\""
+                , soi.getStructFieldData(result, soi.getStructFieldRef("etag")));
+    
+    // now, the trickier fields. pageInfo
+    StructField pageInfoSF = soi.getStructFieldRef("pageinfo");
+    
+    Object pageInfo = soi.getStructFieldData(result, pageInfoSF);
+    StructObjectInspector pageInfoOI = (StructObjectInspector) pageInfoSF.getFieldObjectInspector();
+    
+    // should have only 2 elements, totalResults and ResultsPerPage
+    assertEquals(2, pageInfoOI.getAllStructFieldRefs().size());
+    
+    // now, let's check totalResults
+    StructField trSF = pageInfoOI.getStructFieldRef("totalresults");
+    Object totalResults = pageInfoOI.getStructFieldData(pageInfo, trSF);
+    
+    assertTrue(trSF.getFieldObjectInspector().getCategory() == Category.PRIMITIVE);
+    PrimitiveObjectInspector poi = (PrimitiveObjectInspector) trSF.getFieldObjectInspector();
+    assertTrue(poi.getPrimitiveCategory() == PrimitiveObjectInspector.PrimitiveCategory.INT);
+    
+    SettableIntObjectInspector sioi = (SettableIntObjectInspector) poi;
+    int value = sioi.get(totalResults);
+    
+    
+    assertEquals(1, value);
+    
+  }
+
+  
+
+}