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+/*
+ * Copyright 2019 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * 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
+ *
+ *     https://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.
+ */
+package org.springframework.geode.cache.inline;
+
+import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
+
+import org.junit.Before;
+import org.junit.Test;
+
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
+import org.springframework.data.gemfire.GemfireTemplate;
+import org.springframework.data.gemfire.tests.integration.IntegrationTestsSupport;
+
+import example.app.crm.model.Customer;
+import example.app.crm.repo.CustomerRepository;
+
+/**
+ * Abstract base class encapsulating functionality and test cases common to all Inline Caching Integration Tests.
+ *
+ * @author John Blum
+ * @see org.junit.Test
+ * @see org.springframework.data.gemfire.GemfireTemplate
+ * @see org.springframework.data.gemfire.tests.integration.IntegrationTestsSupport
+ * @see example.app.crm.model.Customer
+ * @see example.app.crm.repo.CustomerRepository
+ * @since 1.1.0
+ */
+@SuppressWarnings("unused")
+public class AbstractInlineCachingWithExternalDataSourceIntegrationTests extends IntegrationTestsSupport {
+
+	public static final String GEMFIRE_LOG_LEVEL = "off";
+
+	@Autowired
+	private CustomerRepository customerRepository;
+
+	@Autowired
+	private GemfireTemplate customersTemplate;
+
+	@Before
+	public void setup() {
+
+		assertThat(this.customerRepository).isNotNull();
+		assertThat(this.customerRepository.count()).isEqualTo(1);
+		assertThat(this.customerRepository.existsById(16L)).isTrue();
+
+		Customer pieDoe = this.customerRepository.findByName("Pie Doe");
+
+		assertThat(pieDoe).isNotNull();
+		assertThat(pieDoe.getId()).isEqualTo(16L);
+		assertThat(pieDoe.getName()).isEqualTo("Pie Doe");
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void cacheLoadsFromExternalDataSource() {
+
+		assertThat(this.customersTemplate.containsKey(16L)).isFalse();
+
+		Customer pieDoe = this.customersTemplate.get(16L);
+
+		assertThat(pieDoe).isNotNull();
+		assertThat(pieDoe.getId()).isEqualTo(16L);
+		assertThat(pieDoe.getName()).isEqualTo("Pie Doe");
+
+		assertThat(this.customersTemplate.containsKey(16L)).isTrue();
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void cacheWritesToExternalDataSource() {
+
+		Customer jonDoe = Customer.newCustomer(2L, "Jon Doe");
+
+		assertThat(this.customerRepository.existsById(jonDoe.getId())).isFalse();
+		assertThat(this.customerRepository.findByName(jonDoe.getName())).isNull();
+		assertThat(this.customersTemplate.containsKey(jonDoe.getId())).isFalse();
+
+		this.customersTemplate.put(jonDoe.getId(), jonDoe);
+
+		assertThat(this.customersTemplate.containsKey(jonDoe.getId())).isTrue();
+		assertThat(this.customerRepository.existsById(jonDoe.getId())).isTrue();
+
+		Customer jonDoeLoaded = this.customerRepository.findByName(jonDoe.getName());
+
+		assertThat(jonDoeLoaded).isNotNull();
+		assertThat(jonDoeLoaded).isEqualTo(jonDoe);
+	}
+}