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+package net.corda.node.services
+
+import net.corda.core.node.AppServiceHub
+import net.corda.core.node.AppServiceHub.Companion.SERVICE_PRIORITY_HIGH
+import net.corda.core.node.AppServiceHub.Companion.SERVICE_PRIORITY_LOW
+import net.corda.core.node.AppServiceHub.Companion.SERVICE_PRIORITY_NORMAL
+import net.corda.core.node.services.CordaService
+import net.corda.core.node.services.ServiceLifecycleEvent
+import net.corda.core.serialization.SingletonSerializeAsToken
+import net.corda.core.utilities.getOrThrow
+import net.corda.testing.core.ALICE_NAME
+import net.corda.testing.driver.DriverParameters
+import net.corda.testing.driver.driver
+import net.corda.testing.node.internal.enclosedCordapp
+import org.junit.Before
+import org.junit.Test
+import kotlin.test.assertEquals
+
+/**
+ * Test the priorities of Corda services when distributing/handlimg service events.
+ * Services register themselves with a priority - an integer whereby higher numbers == higher priority.
+ * There are a few pre-defined priorities provided by Corda:
+ *  SERVICE_PRIORITY_HIGH
+ *  SERVICE_PRIORITY_NORMAL
+ *  SERVICE_PRIORITY_LOW
+ *
+ * but actually the priority can be ANY integer the Corda service desires.
+ */
+
+/**
+ * This base class commonizes code for the subsequent real test classes, further down.
+ */
+open class CordaServicePriorityTests {
+    companion object {
+        val eventsCaptured: MutableMap<ServiceLifecycleEvent, MutableList<String>> = mutableMapOf()
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Services loaded by the node
+     */
+    open class PriorityService(private val services: AppServiceHub, private val priority : Int, private val name : String) : SingletonSerializeAsToken() {
+        init {
+            services.register(priority = priority) { addEvent(it) }
+        }
+
+        private fun addEvent(event: ServiceLifecycleEvent) {
+            eventsCaptured.getOrPut(event) {
+                mutableListOf()
+            }.add(name)
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Before
+    fun startUp() {
+        eventsCaptured.clear()
+        driver(DriverParameters(startNodesInProcess = true, cordappsForAllNodes = listOf(enclosedCordapp()),
+                notarySpecs = emptyList())) {
+            startNode(providedName = ALICE_NAME).getOrThrow()
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Test the priorities of Corda services when distributing/handlimg service events where services have different priorities.
+ *
+ * The expectation is that service events BEFORE_STATE_MACHINE_START and STATE_MACHINE_STARTED are delivered to Corda Services
+ * in priority order. That is, services registered with a higher priority value are sent the events first.
+ */
+class CordaServiceDifferentPriorityTests : CordaServicePriorityTests() {
+
+    @Test(timeout=300_000)
+    @Suppress("unused")
+    fun `startup service events are delivered to Corda Services in priority order`() {
+        // expect events to be delivered to these Corda Services in this order
+        val expectedCallList = listOf("John", "Paul", "George", "Ringo")
+
+        assertEquals(expectedCallList, eventsCaptured[ServiceLifecycleEvent.BEFORE_STATE_MACHINE_START]?.toList())
+        assertEquals(expectedCallList, eventsCaptured[ServiceLifecycleEvent.STATE_MACHINE_STARTED]?.toList())
+    }
+
+
+    /*
+        These are the services with different priorities.
+     */
+    @CordaService
+    class John(val services: AppServiceHub) : PriorityService(services, priority = SERVICE_PRIORITY_HIGH, name = "John")
+
+    @CordaService
+    class Paul(val services: AppServiceHub) : PriorityService(services, priority = SERVICE_PRIORITY_HIGH - 1, name = "Paul")
+
+    @CordaService
+    class George(val services: AppServiceHub) : PriorityService(services, priority = SERVICE_PRIORITY_NORMAL, name = "George")
+
+    @CordaService
+    class Ringo(val services: AppServiceHub) : PriorityService(services, priority = SERVICE_PRIORITY_LOW, name = "Ringo")
+}
+
+
+
+/**
+ * Test the priorities of Corda services when distributing/handlimg service events where services have the same priorities.
+ *
+ * The expectation is that service events BEFORE_STATE_MACHINE_START and STATE_MACHINE_STARTED are delivered to all Corda Services
+ * but the order of delivery is not defined, and may differ from run to run.
+ */
+class CordaServiceSamePriorityTests : CordaServicePriorityTests() {
+
+    @Test(timeout=300_000)
+    @Suppress("unused")
+    fun `startup service events are delivered to all equal-priority services, the ordering is not fixed`() {
+        // expect the service events to be delivered to these Corda Services, but don;t care about the order.
+        val expectedCallList = listOf("Pete", "Roger", "John", "Keith")
+
+        assertEquals(expectedCallList.sorted(), eventsCaptured[ServiceLifecycleEvent.BEFORE_STATE_MACHINE_START]?.toList()?.sorted())
+        assertEquals(expectedCallList.sorted(), eventsCaptured[ServiceLifecycleEvent.STATE_MACHINE_STARTED]?.toList()?.sorted())
+    }
+
+
+    /*
+        These are the services with all the same priority.
+     */
+    @CordaService
+    class Pete(val services: AppServiceHub) : PriorityService(services, priority = SERVICE_PRIORITY_NORMAL, name = "Pete")
+
+    @CordaService
+    class Roger(val services: AppServiceHub) : PriorityService(services, priority = SERVICE_PRIORITY_NORMAL, name = "Roger")
+
+    @CordaService
+    class John(val services: AppServiceHub) : PriorityService(services, priority = SERVICE_PRIORITY_NORMAL, name = "John")
+
+    @CordaService
+    class Keith(val services: AppServiceHub) : PriorityService(services, priority = SERVICE_PRIORITY_NORMAL, name = "Keith")
+}
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