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+# XOS Backup Tests
+#
+
+*** Settings ***
+Documentation     Test backup/restore of a models in XOS
+Library           RequestsLibrary
+Library           HttpLibrary.HTTP
+Library           Collections
+Library           String
+Library           OperatingSystem
+Library           DateTime
+Library           ../../Framework/utils/utils.py
+Resource          ../../Framework/utils/utils.robot
+Library           ../../Framework/restApi.py
+Variables         ../../Properties/RestApiProperties.py
+Suite Setup       Setup
+Suite Teardown    Teardown
+Test Template     Validate Operation
+
+*** Variables ***
+${timeout}            300s
+${fail_try}           fail_try_models_
+${fail_restore}       fail_before_restore_
+${fail_backup}        fail_before_backup_
+${flavor_original}    one
+${flavor_updated}     two
+
+*** Test Cases ***
+Backup    ${EMPTY}    created    restored    ${flavor_original}
+
+Backup Fail Try    ${fail_try}    created    failed    ${flavor_updated}
+
+Backup Fail Before Restore    ${fail_restore}    created    failed    ${flavor_updated}
+
+Backup Fail Before Backup    ${fail_backup}    failed
+
+*** Keywords ***
+Setup
+    ${auth} =    Create List    ${XOS_USER}    ${XOS_PASSWD}
+    ${HEADERS}    Create Dictionary    Content-Type=application/json    allow_modify_feedback=True
+    Create Session    ${server_ip}    http://${server_ip}:${server_port}    auth=${AUTH}    headers=${HEADERS}
+
+Teardown
+    [Documentation]    Delete all https sessions
+    Delete All Sessions
+
+Validate Operation
+    [Documentation]    Tests and validates various backup/restore operations
+    [Arguments]    ${scenario}    ${backup_state}    ${restore_state}=${EMPTY}    ${flavor_expected}=${EMPTY}
+    ${backup_id}=    Create BackupFile    ${scenario}
+    ${test_model_id}=    Create Test Model
+    ${backup_operation_id}=    Perform Backup    ${backup_id}    ${backup_state}
+    Run Keyword If    '${restore_state}' != '${EMPTY}'    Modify Test Model    ${test_model_id}
+    Run Keyword If    '${restore_state}' != '${EMPTY}'    Perform Restore    ${backup_id}    ${restore_state}
+    Run Keyword If    '${restore_state}' != '${EMPTY}'    Verify Test Model    ${test_model_id}    ${flavor_expected}
+
+Create BackupFile
+    [Documentation]    Create a backupfile model
+    [Arguments]    ${operation}
+    ${file_name}=    Generate Random Value    string
+    ${file_uri}=     Catenate    SEPARATOR=    file:///var/run/xos/backup/local/    ${operation}    ${file_name}
+    ${data}=    Create Dictionary    name=${file_name}    uri=${file_uri}
+    ${data}=    Evaluate    json.dumps(${data})    json
+    ${resp}=    CORD Post    /xosapi/v1/core/backupfiles    ${data}
+    Should Be Equal As Strings    ${resp.status_code}    200
+    ${json_content}=    To Json    ${resp.content}
+    ${id}=    Get From Dictionary    ${json_content}    id
+    [Return]    ${id}
+
+Create Test Model
+    [Documentation]    Create model we can use to test restore
+    ${name}=    Generate Random Value    string
+    ${data}=    Create Dictionary    name=${name}    flavor=${flavor_original}    description=for_backup_testing
+    ${data}=    Evaluate    json.dumps(${data})    json
+    ${resp}=    CORD Post    /xosapi/v1/core/flavors    ${data}
+    Should Be Equal As Strings    ${resp.status_code}    200
+    ${json_content}=    To Json    ${resp.content}
+    ${id}=    Get From Dictionary    ${json_content}    id
+    [Return]    ${id}
+
+Perform Backup
+    [Documentation]    Perform backup
+    [Arguments]    ${backupfile_id}    ${status}
+    ${data}=    Create Dictionary    operation=create    file_id=${backupfile_id}
+    ${data}=    Evaluate    json.dumps(${data})    json
+    ${resp}=    CORD Post    /xosapi/v1/core/backupoperations    ${data}
+    Should Be Equal As Strings    ${resp.status_code}    200
+    ${json_content}=    To Json    ${resp.content}
+    ${id}=    Get From Dictionary    ${json_content}    id
+    Wait Until Keyword Succeeds    ${timeout}    5s    Validate Backup    ${id}    ${status}
+
+Modify Test Model
+    [Documentation]    Modify the test model
+    [Arguments]    ${testmodel_id}
+    ${data}=    Create Dictionary    flavor=${flavor_updated}
+    ${data}=    Evaluate    json.dumps(${data})    json
+    ${resp}=    CORD Put    /xosapi/v1/core/flavors    ${data}   ${testmodel_id}
+    Should Be Equal As Strings    ${resp.status_code}    200
+    ${jsondata}=    To Json    ${resp.content}
+    Should Be Equal As Strings   ${jsondata['flavor']}    two
+
+Perform Restore
+    [Documentation]    Perform Restore
+    [Arguments]    ${id}    ${restore_state}
+    ${data}=    Create Dictionary    operation=restore    file_id=${id}
+    ${data}=    Evaluate    json.dumps(${data})    json
+    ${resp}=    CORD Post    /xosapi/v1/core/backupoperations    ${data}
+    Should Be Equal As Strings    ${resp.status_code}    200
+    ${json_content}=    To Json    ${resp.content}
+    ${backupop_id}=    Get From Dictionary    ${json_content}    id
+    Wait Until Keyword Succeeds    ${timeout}    5s    Validate Restore    ${backupop_id}    ${restore_state}
+
+Verify Test Model
+    [Documentation]    Verify Test Model has original contents
+    [Arguments]    ${testmodel_id}    ${value}
+    ${resp}=    Cord Get   /xosapi/v1/core/flavors/${testmodel_id}
+    Should Be Equal As Strings    ${resp.status_code}    200
+    ${jsondata}=    To Json    ${resp.content}
+    Should Be Equal As Strings   ${jsondata['flavor']}    ${value}
+
+Validate Backup
+    [Documentation]    Wait for a backupoperation to be in "created" state
+    [Arguments]    ${id}    ${state}
+    ${resp}=   Get Request    ${SERVER_IP}    uri=/xosapi/v1/core/backupoperations/${id}
+    Log    ${resp.content}
+    Should Be Equal As Strings    ${resp.status_code}    200
+    ${jsondata}=    To Json    ${resp.content}
+    Should Be Equal As Strings     ${jsondata['status']}    ${state}
+
+Validate Restore
+    [Documentation]    Validate Backup operation status
+    [Arguments]    ${id}    ${state}
+    ${resp}=   Get Request    ${SERVER_IP}    uri=/xosapi/v1/core/backupoperations/${id}
+    Log    ${resp.content}
+    Should Be Equal As Strings    ${resp.status_code}    200
+    ${jsondata}=    To Json    ${resp.content}
+    Should Be Equal As Strings     ${jsondata['status']}    ${state}
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