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+// Copyright 2022 Democratized Data Foundation
+//
+// Use of this software is governed by the Business Source License
+// included in the file licenses/BSL.txt.
+//
+// As of the Change Date specified in that file, in accordance with
+// the Business Source License, use of this software will be governed
+// by the Apache License, Version 2.0, included in the file
+// licenses/APL.txt.
+
+package node
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"testing"
+
+	badger "github.com/dgraph-io/badger/v3"
+	"github.com/sourcenetwork/defradb/client"
+	badgerds "github.com/sourcenetwork/defradb/datastore/badger/v3"
+	"github.com/sourcenetwork/defradb/db"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"github.com/textileio/go-threads/broadcast"
+)
+
+// Node.Boostrap is not tested because the underlying, *ipfslite.Peer.Bootstrap is a best-effort function.
+
+func FixtureNewMemoryDBWithBroadcaster(t *testing.T) (client.DB, *broadcast.Broadcaster) {
+	var database client.DB
+	var options []db.Option
+	var busBufferSize = 100
+	ctx := context.Background()
+	bs := broadcast.NewBroadcaster(busBufferSize)
+	options = append(options, db.WithBroadcaster(bs))
+	opts := badgerds.Options{Options: badger.DefaultOptions("").WithInMemory(true)}
+	rootstore, err := badgerds.NewDatastore("", &opts)
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+	database, err = db.NewDB(ctx, rootstore, options...)
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+	return database, bs
+}
+
+func TestNewNode(t *testing.T) {
+	db, bs := FixtureNewMemoryDBWithBroadcaster(t)
+	_, err := NewNode(
+		context.Background(),
+		db,
+		bs,
+		// DataPath() is a required option with the current implementation of key management
+		DataPath(t.TempDir()),
+	)
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+}
+
+func TestNewNodeNoPubSub(t *testing.T) {
+	db, bs := FixtureNewMemoryDBWithBroadcaster(t)
+	n, err := NewNode(
+		context.Background(),
+		db,
+		bs,
+		WithPubSub(false),
+		// DataPath() is a required option with the current implementation of key management
+		DataPath(t.TempDir()),
+	)
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.Nil(t, n.pubsub)
+}
+
+func TestNewNodeWithPubSub(t *testing.T) {
+	db, bs := FixtureNewMemoryDBWithBroadcaster(t)
+	ctx := context.Background()
+	n, err := NewNode(
+		ctx,
+		db,
+		bs,
+		WithPubSub(true),
+		// DataPath() is a required option with the current implementation of key management
+		DataPath(t.TempDir()),
+	)
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+	// overly simple check of validity of pubsub, avoiding the process of creating a PubSub
+	assert.NotNil(t, n.pubsub)
+}
+
+func TestNewNodeWithPubSubFailsWithoutDataPath(t *testing.T) {
+	db, bs := FixtureNewMemoryDBWithBroadcaster(t)
+	ctx := context.Background()
+	_, err := NewNode(
+		ctx,
+		db,
+		bs,
+		WithPubSub(true),
+	)
+	assert.EqualError(t, err, "1 error occurred:\n\t* mkdir : no such file or directory\n\n")
+}
+
+func TestNodeClose(t *testing.T) {
+	db, bs := FixtureNewMemoryDBWithBroadcaster(t)
+	n, err := NewNode(
+		context.Background(),
+		db,
+		bs,
+		// DataPath() is a required option with the current implementation of key management
+		DataPath(t.TempDir()),
+	)
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+	err = n.Close()
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+}
+
+func mergeOptions(nodeOpts ...NodeOpt) (Options, error) {
+	var options Options
+	var nodeOpt NodeOpt
+	for _, opt := range append(nodeOpts, nodeOpt) {
+		if opt == nil {
+			continue
+		}
+		if err := opt(&options); err != nil {
+			return options, err
+		}
+	}
+	return options, nil
+}
+
+func TestInvalidListenTCPAddrStrings(t *testing.T) {
+	opt := ListenTCPAddrStrings("/ip4/碎片整理")
+	options, err := mergeOptions(opt)
+	assert.EqualError(t, err, "failed to parse multiaddr \"/ip4/碎片整理\": invalid value \"碎片整理\" for protocol ip4: failed to parse ip4 addr: 碎片整理")
+	assert.Equal(t, Options{}, options)
+}