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+/**
+ * Copyright (c) 2002-2012 "Neo Technology,"
+ * Network Engine for Objects in Lund AB [http://neotechnology.com]
+ *
+ * This file is part of Neo4j.
+ *
+ * Neo4j is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+package org.neo4j.kernel.impl.core;
+
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
+import static org.junit.Assert.fail;
+
+import java.io.File;
+
+import org.junit.Before;
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.neo4j.graphdb.DynamicRelationshipType;
+import org.neo4j.graphdb.Node;
+import org.neo4j.graphdb.Relationship;
+import org.neo4j.graphdb.RelationshipType;
+import org.neo4j.graphdb.Transaction;
+import org.neo4j.graphdb.TransactionFailureException;
+import org.neo4j.helpers.collection.IteratorUtil;
+import org.neo4j.kernel.EmbeddedGraphDatabase;
+import org.neo4j.kernel.impl.util.FileUtils;
+
+public class RelationshipTypeImplStoreIT
+{
+
+    public static final String STORE_DIR = "target/rel-type-test.db";
+    public static final int MAX_TYPE_ID = (1 << 16) -1;
+
+    @Before
+    public void setUp() throws Exception
+    {
+        FileUtils.deleteRecursively( new File( STORE_DIR ) );
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testCreateAndReadAllRelationshipTypes() throws Exception
+    {
+        EmbeddedGraphDatabase db = new EmbeddedGraphDatabase( STORE_DIR );
+        assertEquals( 0, IteratorUtil.count( db.getRelationshipTypes() ) );
+        createRelsWithTypes( db, MAX_TYPE_ID );
+        checkExceedingIdSpaceFails( db, MAX_TYPE_ID+1);
+        checkAllRelationshipTypes( MAX_TYPE_ID, db );
+        db.shutdown();
+        db = new EmbeddedGraphDatabase( STORE_DIR );
+        checkAllRelationshipTypes( MAX_TYPE_ID, db );
+        db.shutdown();
+    }
+
+    private void checkExceedingIdSpaceFails( EmbeddedGraphDatabase db, int maxTypeId )
+    {
+        try
+        {
+            Transaction tx = db.beginTx();
+            try
+            {
+                Node node = db.createNode();
+                Node node2 = db.createNode();
+                createRelationshipAndCheck( db.getNodeManager(), node, node2, maxTypeId );
+                fail( "Should not be able to create relationship-type with id " + maxTypeId );
+            }
+            finally
+            {
+                tx.success();
+                tx.finish();
+            }
+
+        }
+// TODO      catch ( TransactionFailureException tfe )
+        catch ( NullPointerException npe )
+        {
+// TODO            assertTrue( tfe.getMessage(), tfe.getMessage().contains( "Unable to create relationship type" ) );
+        }
+    }
+
+    private void checkAllRelationshipTypes( int maxTypeId, EmbeddedGraphDatabase db )
+    {
+        NodeManager nodeManager = db.getNodeManager();
+        for ( int typeId = 0; typeId < maxTypeId; typeId++ )
+        {
+            Relationship rel = nodeManager.getRelationshipByIdOrNull( (long) typeId );
+            RelationshipType relType = nodeManager.getRelationshipTypeById( typeId );
+            String idName = "" + typeId;
+            assertEquals( idName, relType.name() );
+            assertEquals( idName, rel.getType().name() );
+        }
+    }
+
+    private void createRelsWithTypes( EmbeddedGraphDatabase db, int maxTypeId )
+    {
+        NodeManager nodeManager = db.getNodeManager();
+        Transaction tx = db.beginTx();
+        try
+        {
+            Node node = db.createNode();
+            Node node2 = db.createNode();
+            for ( int i = 0; i < maxTypeId; i++ )
+            {
+                createRelationshipAndCheck( nodeManager, node, node2, i );
+            }
+        }
+        finally
+        {
+            tx.success();
+            tx.finish();
+        }
+    }
+
+    private void createRelationshipAndCheck( NodeManager nodeManager, Node node, Node node2, int typeId )
+    {
+        DynamicRelationshipType typeName = typeNameForId( typeId );
+        Relationship rel = node.createRelationshipTo( node2, typeName );
+        assertEquals( typeName.name(),rel.getType().name());
+        assertEquals( typeName.name(), nodeManager.getRelationshipTypeById( typeId ).name() );
+    }
+
+    private DynamicRelationshipType typeNameForId( int i )
+    {
+        return DynamicRelationshipType.withName( "" + i );
+    }
+}