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+/*
+ * Copyright 2019 Mark Adamcin
+ *
+ * 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 net.adamcin.oakpal.core;
+
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertNotNull;
+
+import org.apache.jackrabbit.vault.packaging.PackageId;
+import org.junit.Test;
+
+public class SimpleViolationTest {
+
+    @Test
+    public void testConstruct() {
+        SimpleViolation nulls = new SimpleViolation(null, null, (PackageId[]) null);
+        assertNotNull("toString not null", nulls);
+    }
+}