diff --git a/grouper-misc/grouper-voot/.classpath b/grouper-misc/grouper-voot/.classpath
index daeaa086338f..3bad4079e39f 100644
--- a/grouper-misc/grouper-voot/.classpath
+++ b/grouper-misc/grouper-voot/.classpath
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <classpath>
 	<classpathentry kind="src" path="src"/>
+	<classpathentry kind="src" path="test"/>
 	<classpathentry kind="con" path="org.eclipse.jdt.launching.JRE_CONTAINER"/>
 	<classpathentry combineaccessrules="false" kind="src" path="/grouper-ws"/>
 	<classpathentry combineaccessrules="false" kind="src" path="/grouper"/>
diff --git a/grouper-misc/grouper-voot/.gitignore b/grouper-misc/grouper-voot/.gitignore
index 8420f33c8444..5e60d1a5bec4 100644
--- a/grouper-misc/grouper-voot/.gitignore
+++ b/grouper-misc/grouper-voot/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
 bin
 build.properties
-dist
\ No newline at end of file
+dist
+logs
+spy.log
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/grouper-misc/grouper-voot/test/edu/internet2/middleware/grouperVoot/restLogic/VootWsRestTest.java b/grouper-misc/grouper-voot/test/edu/internet2/middleware/grouperVoot/restLogic/VootWsRestTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..8a698492b4b7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/grouper-misc/grouper-voot/test/edu/internet2/middleware/grouperVoot/restLogic/VootWsRestTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,131 @@
+/**
+ * @author mchyzer
+ * $Id$
+ */
+package edu.internet2.middleware.grouperVoot.restLogic;
+
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Map;
+
+import junit.textui.TestRunner;
+import edu.internet2.middleware.grouper.Group;
+import edu.internet2.middleware.grouper.GroupSave;
+import edu.internet2.middleware.grouper.GrouperSession;
+import edu.internet2.middleware.grouper.helper.GrouperTest;
+import edu.internet2.middleware.grouper.helper.SubjectTestHelper;
+import edu.internet2.middleware.grouper.privs.AccessPrivilege;
+import edu.internet2.middleware.grouper.util.GrouperUtil;
+import edu.internet2.middleware.grouper.ws.util.GrouperServiceUtils;
+import edu.internet2.middleware.grouperVoot.VootRestHttpMethod;
+import edu.internet2.middleware.grouperVoot.beans.VootGroup;
+import edu.internet2.middleware.grouperVoot.messages.VootGetGroupsResponse;
+
+
+/**
+ *
+ */
+public class VootWsRestTest extends GrouperTest {
+
+  /**
+   * 
+   * @param args
+   */
+  public static void main(String[] args) {
+    TestRunner.run(new VootWsRestTest("testMemberInOneGroup"));
+  }
+  
+  /**
+   * 
+   */
+  public VootWsRestTest() {
+    super();
+    
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * @param name
+   */
+  public VootWsRestTest(String name) {
+    super(name);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * note: running this will delete all data in the registry!
+   * /groups/test.subject.0
+   */
+  public void testMemberInOneGroup() {
+
+    //setup data as root user
+    GrouperSession grouperSession = GrouperSession.startRootSession();
+    
+    //group where the user is a member and they can read it (only one returned)
+    Group group = new GroupSave(grouperSession).assignName("aStem:aGroup")
+        .assignDescription("some description").assignCreateParentStemsIfNotExist(true).save();
+    group.grantPriv(SubjectTestHelper.SUBJ0, AccessPrivilege.READ, false);
+    group.addMember(SubjectTestHelper.SUBJ0, false);
+
+    //group where user isnt a member and cant read
+    group = new GroupSave(grouperSession).assignName("aStem:aGroup2")
+        .assignDescription("some description2").assignCreateParentStemsIfNotExist(true).save();
+    group.grantPriv(SubjectTestHelper.SUBJ1, AccessPrivilege.READ, false);
+    group.addMember(SubjectTestHelper.SUBJ1, false);
+
+    //group where user is a member and cant read
+    group = new GroupSave(grouperSession).assignName("aStem:aGroup3")
+        .assignDescription("some description3").assignCreateParentStemsIfNotExist(true).save();
+    group.grantPriv(SubjectTestHelper.SUBJ0, AccessPrivilege.READ, false);
+    group.addMember(SubjectTestHelper.SUBJ1, false);
+    
+    //group where user isnt a member and can read
+    group = new GroupSave(grouperSession).assignName("aStem:aGroup4")
+        .assignDescription("some description4").assignCreateParentStemsIfNotExist(true).save();
+    group.grantPriv(SubjectTestHelper.SUBJ0, AccessPrivilege.READ, false);
+    group.addMember(SubjectTestHelper.SUBJ1, false);
+    
+    GrouperSession.stopQuietly(grouperSession);
+
+    
+    //start session as logged in user to web service
+    grouperSession = GrouperSession.start(SubjectTestHelper.SUBJ0);
+    
+    // URL: /groups/test.subject.0
+    List<String> urlStrings = GrouperUtil.toList("groups", "test.subject.0");
+
+    String resource = GrouperServiceUtils.popUrlString(urlStrings);
+    VootRestHttpMethod vootRestHttpMethod = VootRestHttpMethod.valueOfIgnoreCase("GET", true);
+
+    // validate and get the operation
+    VootWsRest vootWsRest = VootWsRest.valueOfIgnoreCase(resource, false);
+
+    Map<String, String[]> urlParamMap = new HashMap<String, String[]>();
+    
+    //add params here
+    
+    // main business logic method
+    Object resultObject = vootWsRest.service(urlStrings, vootRestHttpMethod, urlParamMap);
+
+    //analyze the result
+    assertNotNull(resultObject);
+    
+    assertTrue(resultObject.getClass().toString(), resultObject instanceof VootGetGroupsResponse);
+    
+    VootGetGroupsResponse vootGetGroupsResponse = (VootGetGroupsResponse)resultObject;
+    
+    assertEquals(1, vootGetGroupsResponse.getTotalResults().intValue());
+
+    assertEquals(1, GrouperUtil.length(vootGetGroupsResponse.getEntry()));
+    
+    VootGroup vootGroup = vootGetGroupsResponse.getEntry()[0];
+    
+    assertEquals("aStem:aGroup", vootGroup.getId());
+    assertEquals("aStem:aGroup", vootGroup.getName());
+    assertEquals("some description", vootGroup.getDescription());
+    assertEquals("member", vootGroup.getVoot_membership_role());
+
+
+    GrouperSession.stopQuietly(grouperSession);
+    
+  }
+  
+}