diff --git a/trick_source/java/src/test/java/trick/sie/SieApplicationTest.java b/trick_source/java/src/test/java/trick/sie/SieApplicationTest.java
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+package trick.sie;
+
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
+
+import org.jdesktop.application.Application;
+import org.junit.After;
+import org.junit.AfterClass;
+import org.junit.Before;
+import org.junit.BeforeClass;
+import org.junit.Test;
+
+import trick.common.CheckApplicationProperties;
+
+/**
+ * 
+ * Test SieApplication life cycle.
+ * 
+ * @author hchen
+ * @intern mrockwell2
+ *
+ */
+public class SieApplicationTest {
+		
+	@BeforeClass
+	public static void setUpBeforeClass() throws Exception {		
+		WaitForSieApplication.launchAndWait(WaitForSieApplication.class);
+	}
+
+	@AfterClass
+	public static void tearDownAfterClass() throws Exception {
+	}
+
+	@Before
+	public void setUp() throws Exception {		
+	}
+
+	@After
+	public void tearDown() throws Exception {
+	}
+	
+	@Test
+	public void testReady() {		
+		assertTrue("SieApplicationTest is not ready yet!", application().isReady());
+	}
+	
+	/**
+     * Verify that all implemented actions exist as well as their text, shortDescription properties.
+     */
+    @Test
+    public void testDefinedActions() {
+        String[] actionNames = {"saveVariableDetails", "showVariableDetails"};
+        String[] actionTexts = {"Save Variable Details ...", "Show Details"};
+        
+        for (int i = 0; i < actionNames.length; i++) {            
+        	CheckApplicationProperties.checkAction(application().actionMap, actionNames[i]); 
+        	CheckApplicationProperties.checkActionText(application().actionMap, actionNames[i], actionTexts[i]);       	
+        }
+    }
+    
+    @Test
+    public void testDefinedKeyText() {
+    	CheckApplicationProperties.checkKeyText(application().resourceMap, "fileMenu.text", "&File");
+    }
+	
+	@Test
+	public void testExit() {
+		application().removeExitListener(application().exitListener);
+		application().exit();
+		assertTrue(application().isEnded);
+	}
+	
+	private static WaitForSieApplication application() {
+        return Application.getInstance(WaitForSieApplication.class);
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/trick_source/java/src/test/java/trick/sie/WaitForSieApplication.java b/trick_source/java/src/test/java/trick/sie/WaitForSieApplication.java
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+package trick.sie;
+
+
+import org.jdesktop.application.Application;
+
+import trick.sie.SieApplication;
+
+
+public class WaitForSieApplication extends SieApplication {
+    static Object lock = new Object(); 
+    
+    boolean isEnded;
+    
+    @Override
+    protected void end() {
+    	isEnded = true;
+    }
+  
+    @Override
+    protected void ready() {
+    	super.ready();
+    	synchronized(lock) {
+    		lock.notifyAll();
+    	}
+    }
+    
+
+    /**
+     * Launch the specified subclsas of SieApplication and block
+     * (wait) until it's startup() method has run.
+     */
+    public static void launchAndWait(Class<? extends WaitForSieApplication> applicationClass) {
+    	synchronized(lock) {
+			// Set path to S_sie.resource (src/test/resources/S_sie.resource)
+			final String sep = java.io.File.separator;
+			sieResourcePath = String.format("src%1$stest%1$sresources%1$sS_sie.resource", sep);
+            
+    		Application.launch(applicationClass, new String[]{});
+    		while(true) {
+    			try {
+    				lock.wait();
+    			}
+    			catch (InterruptedException e) {
+    				System.err.println("launchAndWait interrupted!");
+    				break;
+    			}
+    			Application app = Application.getInstance(WaitForSieApplication.class);
+    			if (app instanceof WaitForSieApplication) {
+    				if (((WaitForSieApplication)app).isReady()) {  
+    					break;
+    				}
+    			}
+    		}
+    	}
+    }
+}
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