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+/*
+ *  Copyright 2018 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
+ *
+ *       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.
+ */
+
+package org.springframework.data.gemfire.tests.integration.config;
+
+import org.springframework.boot.WebApplicationType;
+import org.springframework.boot.builder.SpringApplicationBuilder;
+import org.springframework.context.ConfigurableApplicationContext;
+import org.springframework.data.gemfire.tests.integration.SpringApplicationContextIntegrationTestsSupport;
+
+/**
+ * The {@link SpringBootApplicationIntegrationTestsSupport} class is an extension of Spring Test
+ * for Apache Geode/Pivotal GemFire's {@link SpringApplicationContextIntegrationTestsSupport} class
+ * used to construct a new Spring {@link ConfigurableApplicationContext} using Spring Boot's
+ * {@link SpringApplicationBuilder} class.
+ *
+ * @author John Blum
+ * @see org.springframework.boot.builder.SpringApplicationBuilder
+ * @see org.springframework.context.ConfigurableApplicationContext
+ * @see org.springframework.data.gemfire.tests.integration.SpringApplicationContextIntegrationTestsSupport
+ * @since 1.0.0
+ */
+@SuppressWarnings("unused")
+public abstract class SpringBootApplicationIntegrationTestsSupport
+		extends SpringApplicationContextIntegrationTestsSupport {
+
+	protected static final String[] EMPTY_STRING_ARRAY = {};
+
+	protected String[] getArguments() {
+		return EMPTY_STRING_ARRAY;
+	}
+
+	protected WebApplicationType getWebApplicationType() {
+		return WebApplicationType.NONE;
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	protected ConfigurableApplicationContext newApplicationContext(Class<?>... annotatedClasses) {
+
+		return setApplicationContext(new SpringApplicationBuilder(annotatedClasses)
+			.initializers(this::processBeforeRefresh)
+			.web(getWebApplicationType())
+			.build()
+			.run(getArguments()));
+	}
+}