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+/*
+ * Copyright (c) Contributors, http://opensimulator.org/
+ * See CONTRIBUTORS.TXT for a full list of copyright holders.
+ *
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+ * SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+ */
+
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Reflection;
+using System.Text;
+using log4net;
+using Nini.Config;
+using NUnit.Framework;
+using OpenMetaverse;
+using OpenMetaverse.Assets;
+using OpenMetaverse.StructuredData;
+using OpenSim.Framework;
+using OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.Avatar.AvatarFactory;
+using OpenSim.Region.OptionalModules.World.NPC;
+using OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes;
+using OpenSim.Region.ScriptEngine.Shared;
+using OpenSim.Region.ScriptEngine.Shared.Api;
+using OpenSim.Region.ScriptEngine.Shared.ScriptBase;
+using OpenSim.Services.Interfaces;
+using OpenSim.Tests.Common;
+using OpenSim.Tests.Common.Mock;
+
+namespace OpenSim.Region.ScriptEngine.Shared.Tests
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Tests for linking functions in LSL
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <remarks>
+    /// This relates to LSL.  Actual linking functionality should be tested in the main
+    /// OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes.Tests.SceneObjectLinkingTests.
+    /// </remarks>
+    [TestFixture]
+    public class LSL_ApiLinkingTests
+    {
+        protected Scene m_scene;
+        protected XEngine.XEngine m_engine;
+
+        [SetUp]
+        public void SetUp()
+        {
+            IConfigSource initConfigSource = new IniConfigSource();
+            IConfig config = initConfigSource.AddConfig("XEngine");
+            config.Set("Enabled", "true");
+
+            m_scene = new SceneHelpers().SetupScene();
+            SceneHelpers.SetupSceneModules(m_scene, initConfigSource);
+
+            m_engine = new XEngine.XEngine();
+            m_engine.Initialise(initConfigSource);
+            m_engine.AddRegion(m_scene);
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void TestllCreateLink()
+        {
+            TestHelpers.InMethod();
+
+            UUID ownerId = TestHelpers.ParseTail(0x1);
+
+            SceneObjectGroup grp1 = SceneHelpers.CreateSceneObject(2, ownerId, "grp1-", 0x10);
+            grp1.AbsolutePosition = new Vector3(10, 10, 10);
+            m_scene.AddSceneObject(grp1);
+
+            // FIXME: This should really be a script item (with accompanying script)
+            TaskInventoryItem grp1Item
+                = TaskInventoryHelpers.AddNotecard(m_scene, grp1.RootPart);
+            grp1Item.PermsMask |= ScriptBaseClass.PERMISSION_CHANGE_LINKS;
+
+            SceneObjectGroup grp2 = SceneHelpers.CreateSceneObject(2, ownerId, "grp2-", 0x20);
+            grp2.AbsolutePosition = new Vector3(20, 20, 20);
+
+            // <180,0,0>
+            grp2.UpdateGroupRotationR(Quaternion.CreateFromEulers(180 * Utils.DEG_TO_RAD, 0, 0));
+
+            m_scene.AddSceneObject(grp2);
+
+            LSL_Api apiGrp1 = new LSL_Api();
+            apiGrp1.Initialize(m_engine, grp1.RootPart, grp1Item);
+
+            apiGrp1.llCreateLink(grp2.UUID.ToString(), ScriptBaseClass.TRUE);
+
+            Assert.That(grp1.Parts.Length, Is.EqualTo(4));
+            Assert.That(grp2.IsDeleted, Is.True);
+        }
+    }
+}
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