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+# -*- coding: utf-8 eval: (blacken-mode 1) -*-
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: ISC
+#
+# May 2 2023, Christian Hopps <chopps@labn.net>
+#
+# Copyright (c) 2023, LabN Consulting, L.L.C.
+#
+
+"""
+Verify routes present when staticd (backend client) is started after it's startup
+config, contained inside a unified configuration file, is present during launch.
+"""
+import pytest
+from lib.topogen import Topogen
+from util import _test_staticd_late_start
+
+# pytestmark = [pytest.mark.staticd, pytest.mark.mgmtd]
+pytestmark = [pytest.mark.staticd]
+
+
+@pytest.fixture(scope="module")
+def tgen(request):
+ "Setup/Teardown the environment and provide tgen argument to tests"
+
+ topodef = {
+ "s1": ("r4",),
+ }
+
+ tgen = Topogen(topodef, request.module.__name__)
+ tgen.start_topology()
+
+ # configure mgmtd using current mgmtd config file
+ tgen.gears["r4"].load_frr_config("frr.conf")
+
+ # Explicit disable staticd now..
+ tgen.gears["r4"].net.daemons["staticd"] = 0
+
+ tgen.start_router()
+ yield tgen
+ tgen.stop_topology()
+
+
+def test_staticd_late_start(tgen):
+ return _test_staticd_late_start(tgen, tgen.routers()["r4"])