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+package org.jlab.service.alert;
+
+import org.junit.Test;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
+
+import org.jlab.io.base.DataEvent;
+import org.jlab.detector.base.DetectorType;
+import org.jlab.jnp.hipo4.data.SchemaFactory;
+import org.jlab.logging.DefaultLogger;
+import org.jlab.utils.system.ClasUtilsFile;
+import org.jlab.analysis.physics.TestEvent;
+import org.jlab.service.atof.ATOFEngine;
+
+/**
+ * @N-Plx
+ */
+public class ATOFTest {
+	
+  @Test
+  public void run() {
+    System.setProperty("CLAS12DIR", "../../");
+    DefaultLogger.debug();
+    String dir = ClasUtilsFile.getResourceDir("CLAS12DIR", "etc/bankdefs/hipo4");
+    SchemaFactory schemaFactory = new SchemaFactory();
+    schemaFactory.initFromDirectory(dir);
+    
+    DataEvent event = TestEvent.get(DetectorType.ATOF);
+    
+    ATOFEngine engine = new ATOFEngine();
+    engine.init();
+    engine.processDataEvent(event);
+
+    event.show();
+    event.getBank("ATOF::hits").show();
+    event.getBank("ATOF::clusters").show();
+    
+    assertEquals(event.hasBank("FAKE::Bank"), false);
+    assertEquals(event.hasBank("ATOF::tdc"), true);
+    assertEquals(event.getBank("ATOF::hits").rows(), 8);    
+  }
+
+  public static void main(String[] args) {
+      ATOFTest t = new ATOFTest();
+      t.run();
+  }
+}