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+# Copyright 2019-present Open Networking Foundation
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+import unittest
+
+import xosapi.chameleon_client.grpc_client as chameleon_client
+
+
+class TestChameleonClient(unittest.TestCase):
+
+    def test_chameleon_init(self):
+        """ test that chameleon_client can be loaded """
+
+        cclient = chameleon_client.GrpcClient("consul_endpoint", "work_dir")
+        self.assertEqual(type(cclient), chameleon_client.GrpcClient)