Adding upstream version 4:7.4.7.upstream/4%7.4.7upstream

Signed-off-by: Daniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org>

11 files changed, 3509 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/io/test/makefile.mk b/io/test/makefile.mk
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c1d2c9649
--- /dev/null
+++ b/io/test/makefile.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+#
+# This file is part of the LibreOffice project.
+#
+# This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+# License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+# file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
+#
+# This file incorporates work covered by the following license notice:
+#
+#   Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+#   contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file distributed
+#   with this work for additional information regarding copyright
+#   ownership. The ASF licenses this file to you under the Apache
+#   License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file
+#   except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of
+#   the License at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 .
+#
+
+PRJ=..
+
+PRJNAME=extensions
+TARGET=workben
+LIBTARGET=NO
+
+TARGETTYPE=CUI
+ENABLE_EXCEPTIONS=TRUE
+
+# --- Settings -----------------------------------------------------
+
+.INCLUDE :  settings.mk
+.IF "$(L10N_framework)"==""
+# --- Files --------------------------------------------------------
+
+OBJFILES=	$(OBJ)$/testcomponent.obj \
+        $(OBJ)$/testconnection.obj
+
+UNOUCRDEP=$(SOLARBINDIR)$/udkapi.rdb
+UNOUCRRDB=$(SOLARBINDIR)$/udkapi.rdb
+
+# output directory (one dir for each project)
+UNOUCROUT=$(OUT)$/inc
+
+UNOTYPES =	com.sun.star.connection.XConnector \
+        com.sun.star.connection.XAcceptor  \
+        com.sun.star.registry.XImplementationRegistration \
+        com.sun.star.lang.XComponent \
+        com.sun.star.lang.XSingleServiceFactory \
+        com.sun.star.lang.XMultiServiceFactory \
+        com.sun.star.test.XSimpleTest            \
+        com.sun.star.lang.XSingleComponentFactory \
+        com.sun.star.lang.XMultiComponentFactory
+
+
+#
+# std testcomponent
+#
+
+APP1TARGET = testcomponent
+APP1OBJS   = $(OBJ)$/testcomponent.obj
+APP1STDLIBS = 	$(SALLIB) \
+        $(CPPULIB)\
+        $(CPPUHELPERLIB)
+
+APP2TARGET = testconnection
+APP2OBJS   = $(OBJ)$/testconnection.obj
+APP2STDLIBS = 	$(SALLIB) \
+        $(CPPULIB) \
+        $(CPPUHELPERLIB)
+
+
+
+# --- Targets ------------------------------------------------------
+
+ALL : 	$(BIN)$/applicat.rdb	\
+    ALLTAR
+
+$(BIN)$/applicat.rdb: $(SOLARBINDIR)$/udkapi.rdb
+    rm -f $@
+    regmerge $@ / $?
+
+.ENDIF 		# L10N_framework
+
+.INCLUDE :  target.mk
diff --git a/io/test/stm/datatest.cxx b/io/test/stm/datatest.cxx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a085bf6d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/io/test/stm/datatest.cxx
@@ -0,0 +1,1074 @@
+/* -*- Mode: C++; tab-width: 4; indent-tabs-mode: nil; c-basic-offset: 4 -*- */
+/*
+ * This file is part of the LibreOffice project.
+ *
+ * This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+ * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+ * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
+ *
+ * This file incorporates work covered by the following license notice:
+ *
+ *   Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+ *   contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file distributed
+ *   with this work for additional information regarding copyright
+ *   ownership. The ASF licenses this file to you under the Apache
+ *   License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file
+ *   except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of
+ *   the License at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 .
+ */
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+
+#include <com/sun/star/test/XSimpleTest.hpp>
+#include <com/sun/star/io/XActiveDataSink.hpp>
+#include <com/sun/star/io/XActiveDataSource.hpp>
+#include <com/sun/star/io/XObjectInputStream.hpp>
+#include <com/sun/star/io/XObjectOutputStream.hpp>
+#include <com/sun/star/io/XMarkableStream.hpp>
+#include <com/sun/star/io/XConnectable.hpp>
+#include <com/sun/star/beans/XPropertySet.hpp>
+#include <com/sun/star/lang/WrappedTargetException.hpp>
+#include <com/sun/star/lang/IllegalArgumentException.hpp>
+#include <com/sun/star/lang/XServiceInfo.hpp>
+
+#include <cppuhelper/factory.hxx>
+#include <cppuhelper/implbase.hxx>
+
+#include <osl/conditn.hxx>
+
+#include <string.h>
+
+using namespace ::osl;
+using namespace ::cppu;
+using namespace ::com::sun::star::uno;
+using namespace ::com::sun::star::io;
+using namespace ::com::sun::star::lang;
+using namespace ::com::sun::star::test;
+using namespace ::com::sun::star::beans;
+// streams
+
+#include "testfactreg.hxx"
+
+#define DATASTREAM_TEST_MAX_HANDLE 1
+
+/*
+ * The following test class tests XDataInputStream and XDataOutputStream at equal terms,
+ * so when errors occur, it may be in either one implementation.
+ * The class also  uses com.sun.star.io.pipe. If problems occur, make sure to run also the
+ * pipe test routines ( test.com.sun.star.io.pipe ).
+ */
+
+class ODataStreamTest :
+        public WeakImplHelper< XSimpleTest >
+{
+public:
+    explicit ODataStreamTest( const Reference < XMultiServiceFactory > & rFactory ) :
+        m_rFactory( rFactory )
+        {}
+
+public:
+    virtual void SAL_CALL testInvariant(const OUString& TestName, const Reference < XInterface >& TestObject)
+        throw ( IllegalArgumentException,
+                    RuntimeException);
+
+    virtual sal_Int32 SAL_CALL test(    const OUString& TestName,
+                                        const Reference < XInterface >& TestObject,
+                                        sal_Int32 hTestHandle)
+        throw ( IllegalArgumentException,
+                RuntimeException);
+
+    virtual sal_Bool SAL_CALL testPassed()                              throw ( RuntimeException);
+    virtual Sequence< OUString > SAL_CALL getErrors()               throw (RuntimeException);
+    virtual Sequence< Any > SAL_CALL getErrorExceptions()       throw (RuntimeException);
+    virtual Sequence< OUString > SAL_CALL getWarnings()                 throw (RuntimeException);
+
+private:
+    void testSimple( const Reference < XDataInputStream > & , const Reference < XDataOutputStream > &);
+
+protected:
+    Sequence<Any>  m_seqExceptions;
+    Sequence<OUString> m_seqErrors;
+    Sequence<OUString> m_seqWarnings;
+
+    Reference < XMultiServiceFactory > m_rFactory;
+};
+
+
+void ODataStreamTest::testInvariant(
+    const OUString& TestName,
+    const Reference < XInterface >& TestObject )
+    throw ( IllegalArgumentException,
+            RuntimeException)
+{
+    if( OUString("com.sun.star.io.DataInputStream") == TestName ) {
+        Reference < XConnectable > connect( TestObject , UNO_QUERY );
+        Reference < XActiveDataSink > active( TestObject , UNO_QUERY );
+        Reference < XInputStream >  input( TestObject , UNO_QUERY );
+        Reference < XDataInputStream > dataInput( TestObject , UNO_QUERY );
+
+        WARNING_ASSERT( connect.is(), "XConnectable cannot be queried" );
+        WARNING_ASSERT( active.is() , "XActiveDataSink cannot be queried" );
+        ERROR_ASSERT( input.is() , "XInputStream cannot be queried" );
+        ERROR_ASSERT( dataInput.is() , "XDataInputStream cannot be queried" );
+
+
+    }
+    else if( OUString("com.sun.star.io.DataOutputStream") == TestName ) {
+        Reference < XConnectable >  connect( TestObject , UNO_QUERY );
+        Reference < XActiveDataSource > active( TestObject , UNO_QUERY );
+        Reference < XOutputStream > output( TestObject , UNO_QUERY );
+        Reference < XDataOutputStream > dataOutput( TestObject , UNO_QUERY );
+
+        WARNING_ASSERT( connect.is(),       "XConnectable cannot be queried" );
+        WARNING_ASSERT( active.is() ,   "XActiveDataSink cannot be queried" );
+        ERROR_ASSERT(   output.is() ,   "XInputStream cannot be queried" );
+        ERROR_ASSERT(   dataOutput.is(),    "XDataInputStream cannot be queried" );
+
+    }
+
+    Reference < XServiceInfo >  info( TestObject, UNO_QUERY );
+    ERROR_ASSERT( info.is() , "XServiceInfo not supported !" );
+    if( info.is() )
+    {
+        ERROR_ASSERT( info->supportsService( TestName ), "XServiceInfo test failed" );
+        ERROR_ASSERT( ! info->supportsService("bla bluzb") , "XServiceInfo test failed" );
+    }
+
+}
+
+
+sal_Int32 ODataStreamTest::test(
+    const OUString& TestName,
+    const Reference < XInterface >& TestObject,
+    sal_Int32 hTestHandle)
+    throw ( IllegalArgumentException,
+            RuntimeException)
+{
+    if( OUString("com.sun.star.io.DataInputStream") == TestName ||
+        OUString("com.sun.star.io.DataOutputStream") == TestName )  {
+
+        try
+        {
+            if( 0 == hTestHandle ) {
+                testInvariant( TestName , TestObject );
+            }
+            else {
+                Reference <XActiveDataSink > rSink( TestObject, UNO_QUERY );
+                Reference <XActiveDataSource > rSource( TestObject , UNO_QUERY );
+
+                Reference < XDataInputStream > rInput( TestObject , UNO_QUERY );
+                Reference < XDataOutputStream > rOutput( TestObject , UNO_QUERY );
+
+
+                Reference < XInterface > x = m_rFactory->createInstance(
+                    "com.sun.star.io.Pipe" );
+
+                Reference < XInputStream >   rPipeInput( x , UNO_QUERY );
+                Reference < XOutputStream >  rPipeOutput( x , UNO_QUERY );
+
+                if( ! rSink.is() ) {
+                    x = m_rFactory->createInstance(
+                        "com.sun.star.io.DataInputStream" );
+                    rInput.set( x , UNO_QUERY);
+                    rSink.set( x , UNO_QUERY );
+                }
+                else if ( !rSource.is() )
+                {
+                    x = m_rFactory->createInstance(
+                        "com.sun.star.io.DataOutputStream" );
+                    rOutput.set( x , UNO_QUERY );
+                    rSource.set( x, UNO_QUERY );
+                }
+
+                OSL_ASSERT( rPipeInput.is() );
+                OSL_ASSERT( rPipeOutput.is() );
+                rSink->setInputStream( rPipeInput );
+                rSource->setOutputStream( rPipeOutput );
+
+                OSL_ASSERT( rSink->getInputStream().is() );
+                OSL_ASSERT( rSource->getOutputStream().is() );
+
+                if( 1 == hTestHandle ) {
+                    testSimple( rInput , rOutput );
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        catch( const Exception & e )
+        {
+            OString o = OUStringToOString( e.Message , RTL_TEXTENCODING_ASCII_US );
+            BUILD_ERROR( 0 , o.getStr() );
+        }
+        catch( ... )
+        {
+            BUILD_ERROR( 0 , "unknown exception (Exception is  not base class)" );
+        }
+
+        hTestHandle ++;
+
+        if( hTestHandle >= 2) {
+            // all tests finished.
+            hTestHandle = -1;
+        }
+    }
+    else {
+        BUILD_ERROR( 0 , "service not supported by test." );
+    }
+    return hTestHandle;
+}
+
+
+sal_Bool ODataStreamTest::testPassed()                                      throw (RuntimeException)
+{
+    return m_seqErrors.getLength() == 0;
+}
+
+
+Sequence< OUString > ODataStreamTest::getErrors()                           throw (RuntimeException)
+{
+    return m_seqErrors;
+}
+
+
+Sequence< Any > ODataStreamTest::getErrorExceptions()                   throw (RuntimeException)
+{
+    return m_seqExceptions;
+}
+
+
+Sequence< OUString > ODataStreamTest::getWarnings()                         throw (RuntimeException)
+{
+    return m_seqWarnings;
+}
+
+void ODataStreamTest::testSimple(   const Reference < XDataInputStream > &rInput,
+                                    const Reference < XDataOutputStream > &rOutput )
+{
+    rOutput->writeLong( 0x34ff3c );
+    rOutput->writeLong( 0x34ff3d );
+    rOutput->writeLong( -1027 );
+
+    ERROR_ASSERT( 0x34ff3c ==  rInput->readLong() , "long read/write mismatch" );
+    ERROR_ASSERT( 0x34ff3d ==  rInput->readLong() , "long read/write mismatch" );
+    ERROR_ASSERT( -1027    ==  rInput->readLong() , "long read/write mismatch" );
+
+    rOutput->writeByte( 0x77 );
+    ERROR_ASSERT( 0x77 == rInput->readByte() , "byte read/write mismatch" );
+
+    rOutput->writeBoolean( 25 );
+    ERROR_ASSERT( rInput->readBoolean() , "boolean read/write mismatch" );
+
+    rOutput->writeBoolean( sal_False );
+    ERROR_ASSERT( ! rInput->readBoolean() , "boolean read/write mismatch" );
+
+    rOutput->writeFloat( (float) 42.42 );
+    ERROR_ASSERT( rInput->readFloat() == ((float)42.42) , "float read/write mismatch" );
+
+    rOutput->writeDouble( (double) 42.42 );
+    ERROR_ASSERT( rInput->readDouble() == 42.42 , "double read/write mismatch" );
+
+    rOutput->writeHyper( 0x123456789abcdefLL );
+    ERROR_ASSERT( rInput->readHyper() == 0x123456789abcdefLL , "int64 read/write mismatch" );
+
+    rOutput->writeUTF( OUString("Live long and prosper !") );
+    ERROR_ASSERT( rInput->readUTF() == "Live long and prosper !",
+                    "UTF read/write mismatch" );
+
+    Sequence<sal_Unicode> wc(0x10001);
+    for( int i = 0 ; i < 0x10000  ; i ++ ) {
+        wc.getArray()[i] = L'c';
+    }
+    wc.getArray()[0x10000] = 0;
+    OUString str( wc.getArray() , 0x10000 );
+    rOutput->writeUTF( str );
+    ERROR_ASSERT( rInput->readUTF() == str , "error reading 64k block" );
+
+    rOutput->closeOutput();
+    try
+    {
+        rInput->readLong();
+        ERROR_ASSERT( 0 , "eof-exception does not occur !" );
+    }
+    catch ( IOException & )
+    {
+        //ok
+    }
+    catch( ... )
+    {
+        ERROR_ASSERT( 0 , "wrong exception after reading beyond eof" );
+    }
+
+    Sequence<sal_Int8> dummy (1);
+    ERROR_ASSERT( ! rInput->readBytes( dummy , 1 ),
+                    "stream must be on eof !" );
+
+    rInput->closeInput();
+
+    try
+    {
+        rOutput->writeByte( 1 );
+        ERROR_ASSERT( 0 , "writing still possible though chain must be interrupted" );
+    }
+    catch( IOException & )
+    {
+        // ok
+    }
+    catch( ... ) {
+        ERROR_ASSERT( 0 , "IOException  expected, but another exception was thrown" );
+    }
+
+}
+
+
+/**
+* for external binding
+*
+*
+**/
+Reference < XInterface > SAL_CALL ODataStreamTest_CreateInstance( const Reference < XMultiServiceFactory > & rSMgr ) throw(Exception)
+{
+    ODataStreamTest *p = new ODataStreamTest( rSMgr );
+    return Reference < XInterface > ( (static_cast< OWeakObject *  >(p)) );
+}
+
+Sequence<OUString> ODataStreamTest_getSupportedServiceNames( int i) throw ()
+{
+    Sequence<OUString> aRet { ODataStreamTest_getImplementationName( i) };
+    return aRet;
+}
+
+OUString     ODataStreamTest_getServiceName( int i) throw ()
+{
+    if( 1 == i ) {
+        return OUString( "test.com.sun.star.io.DataInputStream" );
+    }
+    else {
+        return OUString( "test.com.sun.star.io.DataOutputStream" );
+    }
+}
+
+OUString    ODataStreamTest_getImplementationName( int i) throw ()
+{
+    if( 1 == i ) {
+        return OUString(
+            "test.com.sun.star.comp.extensions.stm.DataInputStream" );
+    }
+    else {
+        return OUString( "test.com.sun.star.comp.extensions.stm.DataOutputStream"  );
+    }
+}
+
+class MyPersistObject : public WeakImplHelper< XPersistObject , XPropertySet >
+{
+public:
+    MyPersistObject( ) : m_sServiceName( OMyPersistObject_getServiceName() ) ,
+        m_l( -392 ),
+        m_f( 7883.2 ),
+        m_d( -123923.5 ),
+        m_b( sal_True ),
+        m_byte( 42 ),
+        m_c( 429 ),
+        m_s( OUString( "foo"  ) )
+        {}
+    explicit MyPersistObject( const OUString & sServiceName ) : m_sServiceName( sServiceName )
+        {}
+
+
+public:
+    virtual OUString SAL_CALL getServiceName()  throw (RuntimeException);
+    virtual void SAL_CALL write( const Reference< XObjectOutputStream >& OutStream )
+        throw (IOException, RuntimeException);
+    virtual void SAL_CALL read(const Reference< XObjectInputStream >& InStream)
+        throw (IOException, RuntimeException);
+
+public:
+
+    virtual Reference< XPropertySetInfo > SAL_CALL getPropertySetInfo()
+        throw (RuntimeException);
+
+    virtual void SAL_CALL setPropertyValue(const OUString& aPropertyName, const Any& aValue)
+        throw ( UnknownPropertyException,
+                PropertyVetoException,
+                IllegalArgumentException,
+                WrappedTargetException,
+                RuntimeException);
+    virtual Any SAL_CALL getPropertyValue(const OUString& PropertyName)
+        throw ( UnknownPropertyException,
+                WrappedTargetException,
+                RuntimeException);
+    virtual void SAL_CALL addPropertyChangeListener(
+        const OUString& aPropertyName,
+        const Reference < XPropertyChangeListener > & xListener)
+        throw ( UnknownPropertyException,
+                WrappedTargetException,
+                RuntimeException);
+
+    virtual void SAL_CALL removePropertyChangeListener(
+        const OUString& aPropertyName,
+        const Reference< XPropertyChangeListener > & aListener)
+        throw ( UnknownPropertyException,
+                WrappedTargetException,
+                RuntimeException);
+    virtual void SAL_CALL addVetoableChangeListener(
+        const OUString& PropertyName,
+        const Reference< XVetoableChangeListener > & aListener)
+        throw ( UnknownPropertyException,
+                WrappedTargetException,
+                RuntimeException);
+
+    virtual void SAL_CALL removeVetoableChangeListener(
+        const OUString& PropertyName,
+        const Reference<  XVetoableChangeListener >& aListener)
+        throw ( UnknownPropertyException,
+                WrappedTargetException,
+                RuntimeException);
+
+public:
+    sal_Int32   m_l;
+    float   m_f;
+    double  m_d;
+    sal_Bool    m_b;
+    sal_Int8    m_byte;
+    sal_Unicode m_c;
+    OUString    m_s;
+    Reference< XPersistObject > m_ref;
+    OUString m_sServiceName;
+};
+
+
+Reference <XPropertySetInfo > MyPersistObject::getPropertySetInfo()
+    throw (RuntimeException)
+{
+    return Reference< XPropertySetInfo >();
+}
+
+void MyPersistObject::setPropertyValue(
+    const OUString& aPropertyName,
+    const Any& aValue)
+    throw ( UnknownPropertyException,
+            PropertyVetoException,
+            IllegalArgumentException,
+            WrappedTargetException,
+            RuntimeException)
+{
+    if( aPropertyName.equalsAscii("long")  ) {
+        aValue >>= m_l;
+    }
+    else if ( aPropertyName.equalsAscii("float") ) {
+        aValue >>= m_f;
+    }
+    else if( aPropertyName.equalsAscii("double") ) {
+        aValue >>= m_d;
+    }
+    else if( aPropertyName.equalsAscii("bool") ) {
+        aValue >>= m_b;
+    }
+    else if( aPropertyName.equalsAscii("byte" ) ) {
+        aValue >>= m_byte;
+    }
+    else if( aPropertyName.equalsAscii("char") ) {
+        aValue >>= m_c;
+    }
+    else if( aPropertyName.equalsAscii("string") ) {
+        aValue >>= m_s;
+    }
+    else if( aPropertyName.equalsAscii("object") ) {
+        if( aValue.getValueType() == cppu::UnoType<XPersistObject>::get())
+        {
+            aValue >>= m_ref;
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            m_ref = 0;
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+
+Any MyPersistObject::getPropertyValue(const OUString& aPropertyName)
+    throw ( UnknownPropertyException,
+            WrappedTargetException,
+            RuntimeException)
+{
+    Any aValue;
+    if( aPropertyName.equalsAscii("long" )  ) {
+        aValue <<= m_l;
+    }
+    else if ( aPropertyName.equalsAscii("float") ) {
+        aValue <<= m_f;
+    }
+    else if( aPropertyName.equalsAscii("double") ) {
+        aValue <<= m_d;
+    }
+    else if( aPropertyName.equalsAscii("bool") ) {
+        aValue <<= m_b;
+    }
+    else if( aPropertyName.equalsAscii("byte") ) {
+        aValue <<= m_byte;
+    }
+    else if( aPropertyName.equalsAscii("char" ) ) {
+        aValue <<= m_c;
+    }
+    else if( aPropertyName.equalsAscii("string") ) {
+        aValue <<= m_s;
+    }
+    else if( aPropertyName.equalsAscii("object" ) )
+    {
+        aValue <<= m_ref;
+    }
+    return aValue;
+}
+
+
+void MyPersistObject::addPropertyChangeListener(
+    const OUString& aPropertyName,
+    const Reference< XPropertyChangeListener > & xListener)
+    throw ( UnknownPropertyException,
+            WrappedTargetException,
+            RuntimeException)
+{
+
+}
+
+void MyPersistObject::removePropertyChangeListener(
+    const OUString& aPropertyName,
+    const Reference < XPropertyChangeListener > & aListener)
+    throw ( UnknownPropertyException,
+            WrappedTargetException,
+            RuntimeException)
+{
+}
+
+
+void MyPersistObject::addVetoableChangeListener(
+    const OUString& PropertyName,
+    const Reference <XVetoableChangeListener >& aListener)
+    throw ( UnknownPropertyException,
+            WrappedTargetException,
+            RuntimeException)
+{
+
+}
+
+void MyPersistObject::removeVetoableChangeListener(
+    const OUString& PropertyName,
+    const Reference < XVetoableChangeListener > & aListener)
+    throw ( UnknownPropertyException,
+            WrappedTargetException,
+            RuntimeException)
+{
+
+}
+
+
+OUString MyPersistObject::getServiceName() throw (RuntimeException)
+{
+    return m_sServiceName;
+}
+
+void MyPersistObject::write( const Reference< XObjectOutputStream >  & rOut )
+    throw (IOException,RuntimeException)
+{
+    rOut->writeLong( m_l);
+    rOut->writeFloat( m_f );
+    rOut->writeDouble( m_d );
+    rOut->writeBoolean( m_b );
+    rOut->writeByte( m_byte );
+    rOut->writeChar( m_c );
+    rOut->writeUTF( m_s );
+    rOut->writeObject( m_ref );
+}
+
+
+void MyPersistObject::read( const Reference< XObjectInputStream > & rIn )
+    throw (IOException, RuntimeException)
+{
+    m_l = rIn->readLong();
+    m_f = rIn->readFloat();
+    m_d = rIn->readDouble();
+    m_b = rIn->readBoolean();
+    m_byte = rIn->readByte();
+    m_c = rIn->readChar();
+    m_s = rIn->readUTF();
+    m_ref = rIn->readObject();
+}
+
+Reference < XInterface > SAL_CALL OMyPersistObject_CreateInstance(
+    const Reference < XMultiServiceFactory > & rSMgr )
+    throw(Exception)
+{
+    MyPersistObject *p = new MyPersistObject( );
+    return Reference < XInterface > ( (static_cast< OWeakObject *  >(p)) );
+}
+
+Sequence<OUString> OMyPersistObject_getSupportedServiceNames( ) throw ()
+{
+    Sequence<OUString> aRet { OMyPersistObject_getImplementationName() };
+    return aRet;
+}
+
+OUString     OMyPersistObject_getServiceName( ) throw ()
+{
+    return OUString( "test.com.sun.star.io.PersistTest" );
+}
+
+OUString    OMyPersistObject_getImplementationName( ) throw ()
+{
+    return OUString( "test.com.sun.star.io.PersistTest"  );
+}
+
+class OObjectStreamTest :
+        public ODataStreamTest
+{
+public:
+    explicit OObjectStreamTest( const Reference < XMultiServiceFactory > &r) : ODataStreamTest(r) {}
+
+public:
+    virtual void SAL_CALL testInvariant(const OUString& TestName,
+                               const Reference < XInterface >& TestObject)
+        throw ( IllegalArgumentException,
+                RuntimeException);
+
+    virtual sal_Int32 SAL_CALL test(
+        const OUString& TestName,
+        const Reference < XInterface >& TestObject,
+        sal_Int32 hTestHandle)
+        throw ( IllegalArgumentException,
+                RuntimeException);
+
+
+private:
+    void testObject(     const Reference <XObjectOutputStream > &rOut,
+                         const Reference <XObjectInputStream> &rIn );
+
+private:
+};
+
+
+void OObjectStreamTest::testInvariant( const OUString& TestName,
+                                       const Reference < XInterface >& TestObject )
+    throw ( IllegalArgumentException, RuntimeException)
+{
+
+    if( OUString( "com.sun.star.io.ObjectInputStream"  )
+                  == TestName )
+    {
+        ODataStreamTest::testInvariant( TestName , TestObject );
+        Reference< XObjectInputStream > dataInput( TestObject , UNO_QUERY );
+        Reference< XMarkableStream >  markable( TestObject , UNO_QUERY );
+        ERROR_ASSERT( dataInput.is() , "XObjectInputStream cannot be queried" );
+        ERROR_ASSERT(   markable.is() , "XMarkableStream cannot be queried" );
+    }
+    else if( OUString( "com.sun.star.io.ObjectOutputStream" )
+             == TestName )
+    {
+        ODataStreamTest::testInvariant( TestName , TestObject );
+        Reference < XMarkableStream > markable( TestObject , UNO_QUERY );
+        Reference < XObjectOutputStream > dataOutput( TestObject , UNO_QUERY );
+        ERROR_ASSERT(   dataOutput.is(),    "XObjectOutputStream cannot be queried" );
+        ERROR_ASSERT(   markable.is() , "XMarkableStream cannot be queried" );
+    }
+
+    Reference < XServiceInfo > info( TestObject, UNO_QUERY );
+    ERROR_ASSERT( info.is() , "XServiceInfo not supported !" );
+    if( info.is() )
+    {
+        ERROR_ASSERT( info->supportsService( TestName ), "XServiceInfo test failed" );
+        ERROR_ASSERT( ! info->supportsService("bla bluzb") , "XServiceInfo test failed" );
+    }
+
+}
+
+sal_Int32 OObjectStreamTest::test(  const OUString& TestName,
+                        const Reference < XInterface >& TestObject,
+                        sal_Int32 hTestHandle)
+    throw ( IllegalArgumentException,
+            RuntimeException)
+{
+    if( TestName.equalsAscii("com.sun.star.io.ObjectInputStream") ||
+        TestName.equalsAscii("com.sun.star.io.ObjectOutputStream") )  {
+
+        try
+        {
+            if( 0 == hTestHandle ) {
+                testInvariant( TestName , TestObject );
+            }
+            else if( DATASTREAM_TEST_MAX_HANDLE >= hTestHandle ) {
+                sal_Int32 hOldHandle = hTestHandle;
+                hTestHandle = ODataStreamTest::test(
+                    OUString( "com.sun.star.io.DataInputStream" ),
+                    TestObject , hTestHandle );
+                if( hTestHandle == -1 ){
+                    hTestHandle = hOldHandle;
+                }
+            }
+            else {
+
+                Reference<XActiveDataSink >  rSink( TestObject, UNO_QUERY );
+                Reference<XActiveDataSource >  rSource( TestObject , UNO_QUERY );
+
+                Reference< XObjectInputStream >  rInput( TestObject , UNO_QUERY );
+                Reference< XObjectOutputStream > rOutput( TestObject , UNO_QUERY );
+
+
+                Reference < XInterface > x = m_rFactory->createInstance(
+                    "com.sun.star.io.Pipe" );
+
+                Reference <XInputStream > rPipeInput( x , UNO_QUERY );
+                Reference <XOutputStream >  rPipeOutput( x , UNO_QUERY );
+
+                x = m_rFactory->createInstance(
+                    "com.sun.star.io.MarkableInputStream" );
+
+                Reference <XInputStream > markableInput( x , UNO_QUERY );
+                Reference <XActiveDataSink> markableSink( x , UNO_QUERY );
+
+                x = m_rFactory->createInstance( "com.sun.star.io.MarkableOutputStream" );
+                Reference <XOutputStream >  markableOutput( x , UNO_QUERY );
+                Reference <XActiveDataSource >  markableSource( x , UNO_QUERY );
+
+                OSL_ASSERT( markableInput.is()  );
+                OSL_ASSERT( markableOutput.is() );
+                OSL_ASSERT( markableSink.is()   );
+                OSL_ASSERT( markableSource.is() );
+
+                markableSink->setInputStream( rPipeInput );
+                markableSource->setOutputStream( rPipeOutput );
+
+                if( ! rSink.is() ) {
+                    x = m_rFactory->createInstance(
+                        "com.sun.star.io.ObjectInputStream" );
+                    rInput.set( x , UNO_QUERY );
+                    rSink.set( x , UNO_QUERY );
+                }
+                else if ( !rSource.is() ) {
+                    x = m_rFactory->createInstance(
+                        "com.sun.star.io.ObjectOutputStream" );
+                    rOutput.set( x , UNO_QUERY );
+                    rSource.set( x, UNO_QUERY );
+                }
+
+                OSL_ASSERT( rPipeInput.is() );
+                OSL_ASSERT( rPipeOutput.is() );
+
+                rSink->setInputStream( markableInput );
+                rSource->setOutputStream( markableOutput );
+
+                OSL_ASSERT( rSink->getInputStream().is() );
+                OSL_ASSERT( rSource->getOutputStream().is() );
+
+                if( 1 + DATASTREAM_TEST_MAX_HANDLE == hTestHandle ) {
+                    testObject( rOutput , rInput);
+                }
+                rInput->closeInput();
+                rOutput->closeOutput();
+
+            }
+        }
+        catch( const Exception &e )  {
+            OString o = OUStringToOString( e.Message , RTL_TEXTENCODING_ASCII_US );
+            BUILD_ERROR( 0 , o.getStr() );
+        }
+        catch( ... ) {
+            BUILD_ERROR( 0 , "unknown exception (Exception is  not base class)" );
+        }
+
+        hTestHandle ++;
+
+        if( hTestHandle > 1 +DATASTREAM_TEST_MAX_HANDLE ) {
+            // all tests finished.
+            hTestHandle = -1;
+        }
+    }
+    else {
+        BUILD_ERROR( 0 , "service not supported by test." );
+    }
+    return hTestHandle;
+}
+
+
+sal_Bool compareMyPropertySet( Reference< XPropertySet > &r1 , Reference < XPropertySet > &r2 )
+{
+    sal_Bool b = sal_True;
+
+    if( r1->getPropertyValue("long").getValueType() == cppu::UnoType<void>::get() ||
+        r2->getPropertyValue("long").getValueType() == cppu::UnoType<void>::get() ) {
+
+        // one of the objects is not the correct propertyset !
+        fprintf( stderr, "compareMyPropertySet: 1\n" );
+        return sal_False;
+    }
+
+    b = b && (  r1->getPropertyValue("long") ==
+                r2->getPropertyValue("long") );
+    if( ! b ) fprintf( stderr, "compareMyPropertySet: 2\n" );
+
+    b = b && (  r1->getPropertyValue("float") ==
+                r2->getPropertyValue("float") );
+    if( ! b ){
+        float f1(0.0);
+        float f2(0.0);
+        r1->getPropertyValue("float") >>= f1;
+        r2->getPropertyValue("float") >>= f2;
+        fprintf( stderr, "compareMyPropertySet: %f %f 3\n",f1,f2 );
+    }
+
+    b = b && (  r1->getPropertyValue("double") ==
+                r2->getPropertyValue("double") );
+    if( ! b ) fprintf( stderr, "compareMyPropertySet: 4\n" );
+
+    sal_Bool b1(sal_False), b2(sal_False);
+    Any a =r1->getPropertyValue("bool");
+    a >>= b1;
+    a = r2->getPropertyValue("bool");
+    a >>= b2;
+    b = b && ( (b1 && b2) || b1 == b2 );
+    if( ! b ) fprintf( stderr, "compareMyPropertySet: 5\n" );
+
+//      b = b &&    r1->getPropertyValue("bool") ==
+//                  r2->getPropertyValue("bool") );
+
+    b = b && (  r1->getPropertyValue("byte") ==
+                r2->getPropertyValue("byte") );
+    if( ! b ) fprintf( stderr, "compareMyPropertySet: 6\n" );
+
+    b = b && (  r1->getPropertyValue("char") ==
+                r2->getPropertyValue("char") );
+    if( ! b ) fprintf( stderr, "compareMyPropertySet: 7\n" );
+
+    b = b && (  r1->getPropertyValue("string") ==
+                r2->getPropertyValue("string"));
+    if( ! b ) fprintf( stderr, "compareMyPropertySet: 8\n" );
+
+    Any o1 = r1->getPropertyValue("object");
+    Any o2 = r2->getPropertyValue("object");
+
+    if( o1.getValueType() == cppu::UnoType<XPersistObject>::get()) {
+
+        if( o2.getValueType() == cppu::UnoType<XPersistObject>::get()) {
+            Reference < XPersistObject > rPersist1;
+            Reference < XPersistObject > rPersist2;
+            o1 >>= rPersist1;
+            o2 >>= rPersist2;
+            Reference <XPropertySet > rProp1( rPersist1 , UNO_QUERY );
+            Reference < XPropertySet > rProp2( rPersist2 , UNO_QUERY );
+
+            if( rProp1.is() && rProp2.is() && ! ( rProp1 == rProp2 )
+                &&( rProp1 != r1 )) {
+                    b = b && compareMyPropertySet( rProp1 , rProp2 );
+            }
+        }
+        else {
+            b = sal_False;
+        }
+        if( ! b ) fprintf( stderr, "compareMyPropertySet: 9\n" );
+    }
+    else {
+        if( o2.getValueType()  == cppu::UnoType<XPersistObject>::get()) {
+            b = sal_False;
+        }
+        if( ! b ) fprintf( stderr, "compareMyPropertySet: 10\n" );
+    }
+
+    return b;
+}
+
+void OObjectStreamTest::testObject(     const Reference<  XObjectOutputStream >  &rOut,
+                                        const Reference < XObjectInputStream > &rIn )
+{
+    ERROR_ASSERT( rOut.is() , "no objectOutputStream" );
+    ERROR_ASSERT( rIn.is() , "no objectInputStream" );
+
+
+    // tests, if saving an object with an unknown service name allows
+    // reading the data behind the object !
+    {
+        Reference < XInterface > x = * new MyPersistObject(
+            OUString( "bla blubs") );
+
+        Reference< XPersistObject > persistRef( x , UNO_QUERY );
+        ERROR_ASSERT( persistRef.is() , "couldn't instantiate PersistTest object" );
+
+        rOut->writeObject( persistRef );
+        rOut->writeLong( (sal_Int32) 0xdeadbeef );
+
+        ERROR_ASSERT( 0 != rIn->available() , "no data arrived at input" );
+
+        try
+        {
+            Reference <XPersistObject >  xReadPersistRef = rIn->readObject();
+            ERROR_ASSERT( 0 , "expected exception not thrown" );
+        }
+        catch( IOException & )
+        {
+            // all is ok
+        }
+
+        ERROR_ASSERT( (sal_Int32) 0xdeadbeef == rIn->readLong() ,
+                      "wrong data after object with unknown service name." );
+    }
+
+    {
+        Reference < XInterface > x = m_rFactory->createInstance(
+            "test.com.sun.star.io.PersistTest");
+        Reference< XPersistObject > persistRef( x , UNO_QUERY );
+
+        ERROR_ASSERT( persistRef.is() , "couldn't instantiate PersistTest object" );
+
+        Reference < XPropertySet > rProp( persistRef , UNO_QUERY );
+        ERROR_ASSERT( rProp.is() , "test object is no property set " );
+
+        Any any;
+        sal_Int32 i = 0x83482;
+        any <<= i;
+        rProp->setPropertyValue("long", any );
+
+        float f = (float)42.23;
+        any <<= f;
+        rProp->setPropertyValue("float", any );
+
+        double d = 233.321412;
+        any <<= d;
+        rProp->setPropertyValue("double", any );
+
+        sal_Bool b = sal_True;
+        any.setValue( &b , cppu::UnoType<bool>::get() );
+        rProp->setPropertyValue("bool", any );
+
+        sal_Int8 by = 120;
+        any <<= by;
+        rProp->setPropertyValue("byte", any );
+
+        sal_Unicode c = 'h';
+        any.setValue( &c , cppu::UnoType<cppu::UnoCharType>::get() );
+        rProp->setPropertyValue("char", any );
+
+        OUString str( "hi du !"  );
+        any <<= str;
+        rProp->setPropertyValue("string", any );
+
+        any <<= persistRef;
+        rProp->setPropertyValue("object", any );
+
+        // do read and write
+        rOut->writeObject( persistRef );
+        ERROR_ASSERT( 0 != rIn->available() , "no data arrived at input" );
+        Reference< XPersistObject > xReadPersist    =   rIn->readObject( );
+
+        Reference< XPropertySet >  rPropRead( xReadPersist , UNO_QUERY );
+        ERROR_ASSERT( compareMyPropertySet( rProp , rPropRead ) , "objects has not been read properly !" );
+
+        // destroy selfreferences
+        rProp->setPropertyValue("object", Any() );
+        rPropRead->setPropertyValue("object", Any() );
+    }
+
+    {
+        Reference< XMarkableStream > markableOut( rOut , UNO_QUERY );
+        ERROR_ASSERT( markableOut.is() , "markable stream cannot be queried" );
+
+        // do the same thing multiple times to check if
+        // buffering and marks work correctly
+        for( int i = 0 ; i < 2000 ; i ++ ) {
+
+            Reference < XInterface > x = m_rFactory->createInstance("test.com.sun.star.io.PersistTest");
+            Reference< XPersistObject >  persistRef( x , UNO_QUERY );
+
+            Reference < XPropertySet >  rProp( persistRef , UNO_QUERY );
+            ERROR_ASSERT( rProp.is() , "test object is no property set " );
+
+            Any any;
+            sal_Int32 i = 0x83482;
+            any <<= i;
+            rProp->setPropertyValue("long", any );
+
+            float f = 42.23;
+            any <<= f;
+            rProp->setPropertyValue("float", any );
+
+            double d = 233.321412;
+            any <<= d;
+            rProp->setPropertyValue("double", any );
+
+            sal_Bool b = sal_True;
+            any.setValue( &b , cppu::UnoType<bool>::get() );
+            rProp->setPropertyValue("bool", any );
+
+            sal_Int8 by = 120;
+            any <<= by;
+            rProp->setPropertyValue("byte", any );
+
+            sal_Unicode c = 'h';
+            any.setValue( &c , cppu::UnoType<cppu::UnoCharType>::get() );
+            rProp->setPropertyValue("char", any );
+
+            OUString str( "hi du !"  );
+            any <<= str;
+            rProp->setPropertyValue("string", any );
+
+            x = m_rFactory->createInstance("test.com.sun.star.io.PersistTest");
+            Reference <XPersistObject > persist2ndRef( x , UNO_QUERY );
+
+            // Note : persist2ndRef contains coincident values, but also coincident values must be
+            // saved properly !
+            any <<= persist2ndRef;
+            rProp->setPropertyValue("object", any );
+
+            // simply test, if markable operations and object operations do not interfere
+            sal_Int32 nMark = markableOut->createMark();
+
+            // do read and write
+            rOut->writeObject( persistRef );
+
+            // further markable tests !
+            sal_Int32 nOffset = markableOut->offsetToMark( nMark );
+            markableOut->jumpToMark( nMark );
+            markableOut->deleteMark( nMark );
+            markableOut->jumpToFurthest();
+
+
+            ERROR_ASSERT( 0 != rIn->available() , "no data arrived at input" );
+            Reference < XPersistObject > xReadPersistRef    =   rIn->readObject( );
+
+            Reference< XPropertySet > rProp1( persistRef , UNO_QUERY );
+            Reference< XPropertySet >  rProp2( xReadPersistRef , UNO_QUERY );
+            ERROR_ASSERT( compareMyPropertySet( rProp1, rProp2) ,
+                          "objects has not been read properly !" );
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+
+Reference < XInterface > SAL_CALL OObjectStreamTest_CreateInstance( const Reference < XMultiServiceFactory > & rSMgr ) throw(Exception)
+{
+    OObjectStreamTest *p = new OObjectStreamTest( rSMgr );
+    return Reference < XInterface > ( (static_cast< OWeakObject *  >(p)) );
+}
+
+Sequence<OUString> OObjectStreamTest_getSupportedServiceNames( int i) throw ()
+{
+    Sequence<OUString> aRet { OObjectStreamTest_getImplementationName( i) };
+    return aRet;
+}
+
+OUString     OObjectStreamTest_getServiceName( int i) throw ()
+{
+    if( 1 == i ) {
+        return OUString( "test.com.sun.star.io.ObjectInputStream" );
+    }
+    else {
+        return OUString( "test.com.sun.star.io.ObjectOutputStream");
+    }
+}
+
+OUString    OObjectStreamTest_getImplementationName( int i) throw ()
+{
+    if( 1 == i ) {
+        return OUString( "test.com.sun.star.comp.extensions.stm.ObjectInputStream" );
+    }
+    else {
+        return OUString( "test.com.sun.star.comp.extensions.stm.ObjectOutputStream");
+    }
+}
+
+
+/* vim:set shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4 expandtab: */
diff --git a/io/test/stm/exports.dxp b/io/test/stm/exports.dxp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..86214860d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/io/test/stm/exports.dxp
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+component_getFactory
+component_writeInfo
diff --git a/io/test/stm/makefile.mk b/io/test/stm/makefile.mk
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1a7eaad0e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/io/test/stm/makefile.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,89 @@
+#
+# This file is part of the LibreOffice project.
+#
+# This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+# License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+# file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
+#
+# This file incorporates work covered by the following license notice:
+#
+#   Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+#   contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file distributed
+#   with this work for additional information regarding copyright
+#   ownership. The ASF licenses this file to you under the Apache
+#   License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file
+#   except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of
+#   the License at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 .
+#
+PRJ=..$/..
+
+PRJNAME=io
+TARGET=teststm
+ENABLE_EXCEPTIONS=TRUE
+
+# --- Settings -----------------------------------------------------
+.INCLUDE :  settings.mk
+.IF "$(L10N_framework)"==""
+# --- Files --------------------------------------------------------
+UNOUCRDEP=$(SOLARBINDIR)$/udkapi.rdb
+UNOUCRRDB=$(SOLARBINDIR)$/udkapi.rdb
+
+# output directory (one dir for each project)
+UNOUCROUT=$(OUT)$/inc
+
+UNOTYPES =	com.sun.star.test.XSimpleTest \
+        com.sun.star.beans.XPropertySet \
+        com.sun.star.io.UnexpectedEOFException	\
+        com.sun.star.io.WrongFormatException	\
+        com.sun.star.io.XActiveDataControl	\
+        com.sun.star.io.XActiveDataSink	\
+        com.sun.star.io.XActiveDataSource	\
+        com.sun.star.io.XConnectable	\
+        com.sun.star.io.XMarkableStream	\
+        com.sun.star.io.XObjectInputStream	\
+        com.sun.star.io.XObjectOutputStream	\
+        com.sun.star.lang.IllegalArgumentException	\
+        com.sun.star.lang.XComponent	\
+        com.sun.star.lang.XMultiServiceFactory	\
+        com.sun.star.lang.XServiceInfo	\
+        com.sun.star.lang.XSingleServiceFactory	\
+        com.sun.star.lang.XSingleComponentFactory	\
+        com.sun.star.lang.XMultiComponentFactory	\
+        com.sun.star.uno.XComponentContext	\
+        com.sun.star.lang.XTypeProvider	\
+        com.sun.star.registry.XImplementationRegistration	\
+        com.sun.star.registry.XRegistryKey	\
+        com.sun.star.test.XSimpleTest	\
+        com.sun.star.uno.TypeClass	\
+        com.sun.star.uno.XAggregation	\
+        com.sun.star.uno.XWeak
+
+SLOFILES=	 \
+        $(SLO)$/testfactreg.obj \
+        $(SLO)$/pipetest.obj \
+        $(SLO)$/datatest.obj \
+        $(SLO)$/marktest.obj \
+        $(SLO)$/pumptest.obj
+
+SHL1TARGET= $(TARGET)
+
+SHL1STDLIBS= \
+        $(SALLIB) 	 \
+        $(CPPULIB) \
+        $(CPPUHELPERLIB)
+
+SHL1LIBS=		$(SLB)$/$(TARGET).lib
+
+SHL1IMPLIB=		i$(TARGET)
+
+SHL1DEPN=		makefile.mk $(SHL1LIBS)
+SHL1DEF=		$(MISC)$/$(SHL1TARGET).def
+
+DEF1NAME=		$(SHL1TARGET)
+DEF1EXPORTFILE=	exports.dxp
+
+
+# --- Targets ------------------------------------------------------
+.ENDIF 		# L10N_framework
+
+.INCLUDE :	target.mk
diff --git a/io/test/stm/marktest.cxx b/io/test/stm/marktest.cxx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fbfc20082
--- /dev/null
+++ b/io/test/stm/marktest.cxx
@@ -0,0 +1,644 @@
+/* -*- Mode: C++; tab-width: 4; indent-tabs-mode: nil; c-basic-offset: 4 -*- */
+/*
+ * This file is part of the LibreOffice project.
+ *
+ * This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+ * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+ * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
+ *
+ * This file incorporates work covered by the following license notice:
+ *
+ *   Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+ *   contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file distributed
+ *   with this work for additional information regarding copyright
+ *   ownership. The ASF licenses this file to you under the Apache
+ *   License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file
+ *   except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of
+ *   the License at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 .
+ */
+
+#include <com/sun/star/test/XSimpleTest.hpp>
+#include <com/sun/star/io/XActiveDataSink.hpp>
+#include <com/sun/star/io/XActiveDataSource.hpp>
+#include <com/sun/star/io/XMarkableStream.hpp>
+#include <com/sun/star/io/XConnectable.hpp>
+
+#include <com/sun/star/lang/XServiceInfo.hpp>
+
+#include <cppuhelper/factory.hxx>
+#include <cppuhelper/implbase.hxx>
+
+#include <osl/conditn.hxx>
+
+using namespace ::osl;
+using namespace ::cppu;
+using namespace ::com::sun::star::uno;
+using namespace ::com::sun::star::io;
+using namespace ::com::sun::star::lang;
+using namespace ::com::sun::star::test;
+// streams
+
+#include "testfactreg.hxx"
+
+
+class OMarkableOutputStreamTest : public WeakImplHelper< XSimpleTest >
+{
+public:
+    explicit OMarkableOutputStreamTest( const Reference< XMultiServiceFactory > & rFactory );
+    ~OMarkableOutputStreamTest();
+
+public: // implementation names
+    static Sequence< OUString >     getSupportedServiceNames_Static() throw ();
+    static OUString                 getImplementationName_Static() throw ();
+
+public:
+    virtual void SAL_CALL testInvariant(
+        const OUString& TestName,
+        const Reference < XInterface >& TestObject)
+        throw ( IllegalArgumentException,
+                RuntimeException) ;
+
+    virtual sal_Int32 SAL_CALL  test(   const OUString& TestName,
+                        const Reference < XInterface >& TestObject,
+                        sal_Int32 hTestHandle)
+        throw ( IllegalArgumentException, RuntimeException);
+    virtual sal_Bool SAL_CALL testPassed()
+        throw ( RuntimeException);
+    virtual Sequence< OUString > SAL_CALL getErrors()
+        throw (RuntimeException);
+    virtual Sequence< Any > SAL_CALL getErrorExceptions()
+        throw (RuntimeException);
+    virtual Sequence< OUString > SAL_CALL getWarnings()
+        throw (RuntimeException);
+
+private:
+    void testSimple( const Reference< XOutputStream > &r, const Reference < XInputStream > &rInput );
+
+private:
+    Sequence<Any>  m_seqExceptions;
+    Sequence<OUString> m_seqErrors;
+    Sequence<OUString> m_seqWarnings;
+    Reference< XMultiServiceFactory > m_rFactory;
+
+};
+
+OMarkableOutputStreamTest::OMarkableOutputStreamTest( const Reference< XMultiServiceFactory > &rFactory )
+        : m_rFactory( rFactory )
+{
+
+}
+
+OMarkableOutputStreamTest::~OMarkableOutputStreamTest()
+{
+
+}
+
+
+void OMarkableOutputStreamTest::testInvariant( const OUString& TestName,
+                                               const Reference < XInterface >& TestObject )
+    throw ( IllegalArgumentException, RuntimeException)
+{
+    Reference< XServiceInfo > info( TestObject, UNO_QUERY );
+    ERROR_ASSERT( info.is() , "XServiceInfo not supported !" );
+    if( info.is() )
+    {
+        ERROR_ASSERT( info->supportsService( TestName ), "XServiceInfo test failed" );
+        ERROR_ASSERT( ! info->supportsService(
+            OUString( "bla bluzb") ) , "XServiceInfo test failed" );
+    }
+}
+
+
+sal_Int32 OMarkableOutputStreamTest::test(
+    const OUString& TestName,
+    const Reference < XInterface >& TestObject,
+    sal_Int32 hTestHandle)
+    throw ( IllegalArgumentException, RuntimeException)
+{
+    if( OUString( "com.sun.star.io.MarkableOutputStream" )
+                  == TestName  )  {
+        try
+        {
+            if( 0 == hTestHandle )
+            {
+                testInvariant( TestName , TestObject );
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                Reference < XInterface > x = m_rFactory->createInstance("com.sun.star.io.Pipe");
+                Reference< XOutputStream >  rPipeOutput( x , UNO_QUERY );
+                Reference < XInputStream >  rPipeInput( x , UNO_QUERY );
+
+                Reference<  XActiveDataSource >  source( TestObject , UNO_QUERY );
+                source->setOutputStream( rPipeOutput );
+
+                Reference< XOutputStream > rOutput( TestObject , UNO_QUERY );
+
+                OSL_ASSERT( rPipeInput.is() );
+                OSL_ASSERT( rOutput.is() );
+                if( 1 == hTestHandle ) {
+                    // checks usual streaming
+                    testSimple( rOutput , rPipeInput );
+                }
+            }
+
+        }
+        catch( const Exception &e )
+        {
+            OString o = OUStringToOString( e.Message , RTL_TEXTENCODING_ASCII_US );
+            BUILD_ERROR( 0 , o.getStr() );
+        }
+        catch( ... )
+        {
+            BUILD_ERROR( 0 , "unknown exception (Exception is  not base class)" );
+        }
+
+        hTestHandle ++;
+
+        if( 2 == hTestHandle )
+        {
+            // all tests finished.
+            hTestHandle = -1;
+        }
+    }
+    else {
+        throw IllegalArgumentException();
+    }
+    return hTestHandle;
+}
+
+
+sal_Bool OMarkableOutputStreamTest::testPassed()                        throw (RuntimeException)
+{
+    return m_seqErrors.getLength() == 0;
+}
+
+
+Sequence< OUString > OMarkableOutputStreamTest::getErrors()         throw (RuntimeException)
+{
+    return m_seqErrors;
+}
+
+
+Sequence< Any > OMarkableOutputStreamTest::getErrorExceptions() throw (RuntimeException)
+{
+    return m_seqExceptions;
+}
+
+
+Sequence< OUString > OMarkableOutputStreamTest::getWarnings()       throw (RuntimeException)
+{
+    return m_seqWarnings;
+}
+
+
+void OMarkableOutputStreamTest::testSimple(     const Reference< XOutputStream > &rOutput ,
+                                                const Reference< XInputStream > &rInput )
+{
+    Reference < XMarkableStream > rMarkable( rOutput , UNO_QUERY );
+
+    ERROR_ASSERT( rMarkable.is() , "no MarkableStream implemented" );
+
+    // first check normal input/output facility
+    char pcStr[] = "Live long and prosper !";
+
+    Sequence<sal_Int8> seqWrite( strlen( pcStr )+1 );
+    memcpy( seqWrite.getArray() , pcStr , seqWrite.getLength() );
+
+    Sequence<sal_Int8> seqRead( seqWrite.getLength() );
+
+    int nMax = 10,i;
+
+    for( i = 0 ; i < nMax ; i ++ ) {
+        rOutput->writeBytes( seqWrite );
+        rInput->readBytes( seqRead , rInput->available() );
+        ERROR_ASSERT( ! strcmp( (char *) seqWrite.getArray() , (char * )seqRead.getArray() ) ,
+                      "error during read/write/skip" );
+    }
+
+    // Check buffer resizing
+    nMax = 3000;
+    for( i = 0 ; i < nMax ; i ++ ) {
+        rOutput->writeBytes( seqWrite );
+    }
+
+    for( i = 0 ; i < nMax ; i ++ ) {
+        rInput->readBytes( seqRead , seqWrite.getLength() );
+        ERROR_ASSERT( ! strcmp( (char *) seqWrite.getArray() , (char * )seqRead.getArray() ) ,
+                      "error during read/write" );
+    }
+
+    // Check creating marks !
+    sal_Int32 nMark = rMarkable->createMark();
+
+    for( i = 0 ; i < nMax ; i ++ ) {
+        rOutput->writeBytes( seqWrite );
+    }
+
+    ERROR_ASSERT( 0 == rInput->available() , "bytes available though mark is holded" );
+
+    ERROR_ASSERT( nMax*seqWrite.getLength() == rMarkable->offsetToMark( nMark ) ,
+                                             "offsetToMark failure" );
+
+    rMarkable->deleteMark( nMark );
+    ERROR_ASSERT( nMax*seqWrite.getLength() == rInput->available(),"bytes are not available though mark has been deleted" );
+
+    rInput->skipBytes( nMax*seqWrite.getLength() );
+    ERROR_ASSERT( 0 == rInput->available(), "skip bytes failure" );
+
+    try
+    {
+        rMarkable->jumpToMark( nMark );
+        ERROR_ASSERT( 0 , "jump to non existing mark possible !" );
+    }
+    catch ( IllegalArgumentException & )
+    {
+        // ok, exception was thrown
+    }
+
+    // test putting marks not at the end of the stream!
+    ERROR_ASSERT( 0 == rInput->available(), "stream isn't clean" );
+    {
+        Sequence< sal_Int8 > aByte(256);
+
+        for( i = 0 ; i < 256 ; i ++ )
+        {
+            aByte.getArray()[i] = i;
+        }
+        sal_Int32 nMark1 = rMarkable->createMark();
+
+        rOutput->writeBytes( aByte );
+        rMarkable->jumpToMark( nMark1 );
+        aByte.realloc( 10 );
+        rOutput->writeBytes( aByte );
+
+        sal_Int32 nMark2 = rMarkable->createMark( );
+
+        for( i = 0 ; i < 10 ; i ++ )
+        {
+            aByte.getArray()[i] = i+10;
+        }
+
+        rOutput->writeBytes( aByte );
+
+        // allow the bytes to be written !
+        rMarkable->jumpToFurthest();
+        rMarkable->deleteMark( nMark1 );
+        rMarkable->deleteMark( nMark2 );
+
+        ERROR_ASSERT( 256 == rInput->available(), "in between mark failure" );
+        rInput->readBytes( aByte ,256);
+        for( i = 0 ; i < 256 ; i ++ )
+        {
+            ERROR_ASSERT( i == ((sal_uInt8*)(aByte.getArray()))[i] , "in between mark failure" );
+        }
+    }
+
+    {
+        // now a more extensive mark test !
+        Sequence<sal_Int8> as[4];
+        sal_Int32 an[4];
+
+        for( i = 0 ; i < 4 ; i ++ ) {
+            as[i].realloc(1);
+            as[i].getArray()[0] = i;
+            an[i] = rMarkable->createMark();
+            rOutput->writeBytes( as[i] );
+        }
+
+        // check offset to mark
+        for( i = 0 ; i < 4 ; i ++ ) {
+            ERROR_ASSERT( rMarkable->offsetToMark( an[i] ) == 4-i , "offsetToMark failure" );
+        }
+
+        rMarkable->jumpToMark( an[1] );
+        ERROR_ASSERT( rMarkable->offsetToMark( an[3] ) == -2 , "offsetToMark failure" );
+
+        rMarkable->jumpToFurthest( );
+        ERROR_ASSERT( rMarkable->offsetToMark( an[0] ) == 4 , "offsetToMark failure" );
+
+        // now do a rewrite !
+        for( i = 0 ; i < 4 ; i ++ ) {
+            rMarkable->jumpToMark( an[3-i] );
+            rOutput->writeBytes( as[i] );
+        }
+        // NOTE : CursorPos 1
+
+        // now delete the marks !
+        for( i = 0 ; i < 4 ; i ++ ) {
+            rMarkable->deleteMark( an[i] );
+        }
+        ERROR_ASSERT( rInput->available() == 1 , "wrong number of bytes flushed" );
+
+        rMarkable->jumpToFurthest();
+
+        ERROR_ASSERT( rInput->available() == 4 , "wrong number of bytes flushed" );
+
+        rInput->readBytes( seqRead , 4 );
+
+        ERROR_ASSERT( 3 == seqRead.getArray()[0] , "rewrite didn't work" );
+        ERROR_ASSERT( 2 == seqRead.getArray()[1] , "rewrite didn't work" );
+        ERROR_ASSERT( 1 == seqRead.getArray()[2] , "rewrite didn't work" );
+        ERROR_ASSERT( 0 == seqRead.getArray()[3] , "rewrite didn't work" );
+
+        rOutput->closeOutput();
+        rInput->closeInput();
+    }
+
+}
+
+/***
+* the test methods
+*
+****/
+
+
+/**
+* for external binding
+*
+*
+**/
+Reference < XInterface > SAL_CALL OMarkableOutputStreamTest_CreateInstance( const Reference< XMultiServiceFactory > & rSMgr ) throw(Exception)
+{
+    OMarkableOutputStreamTest *p = new OMarkableOutputStreamTest( rSMgr );
+    return Reference < XInterface > ( (static_cast< OWeakObject *  >(p)) );
+}
+
+
+Sequence<OUString> OMarkableOutputStreamTest_getSupportedServiceNames() throw ()
+{
+    Sequence<OUString> aRet { OMarkableOutputStreamTest_getImplementationName() };
+
+    return aRet;
+}
+
+OUString     OMarkableOutputStreamTest_getServiceName() throw ()
+{
+    return OUString( "test.com.sun.star.io.MarkableOutputStream");
+}
+
+OUString    OMarkableOutputStreamTest_getImplementationName() throw ()
+{
+    return OUString( "test.com.sun.starextensions.stm.MarkableOutputStream");
+}
+
+
+// Input stream
+
+
+class OMarkableInputStreamTest : public WeakImplHelper< XSimpleTest >
+{
+public:
+    explicit OMarkableInputStreamTest( const Reference< XMultiServiceFactory > & rFactory );
+    ~OMarkableInputStreamTest();
+
+public: // implementation names
+    static Sequence< OUString >     getSupportedServiceNames_Static() throw () ;
+    static OUString                 getImplementationName_Static() throw () ;
+
+public:
+    virtual void SAL_CALL testInvariant(
+        const OUString& TestName,
+        const Reference < XInterface >& TestObject)
+        throw ( IllegalArgumentException, RuntimeException) ;
+
+    virtual sal_Int32 SAL_CALL test(
+        const OUString& TestName,
+        const Reference < XInterface >& TestObject,
+        sal_Int32 hTestHandle)
+        throw ( IllegalArgumentException,
+                RuntimeException) ;
+
+    virtual sal_Bool SAL_CALL testPassed()
+        throw ( RuntimeException);
+    virtual Sequence< OUString > SAL_CALL getErrors()
+        throw (RuntimeException);
+    virtual Sequence< Any > SAL_CALL getErrorExceptions()
+        throw (RuntimeException);
+    virtual Sequence< OUString > SAL_CALL getWarnings()
+        throw (RuntimeException);
+
+private:
+    void testSimple( const Reference< XOutputStream > &r,
+                     const Reference < XInputStream > &rInput );
+
+private:
+    Sequence<Any>  m_seqExceptions;
+    Sequence<OUString> m_seqErrors;
+    Sequence<OUString> m_seqWarnings;
+    Reference< XMultiServiceFactory > m_rFactory;
+
+};
+
+OMarkableInputStreamTest::OMarkableInputStreamTest( const Reference< XMultiServiceFactory > &rFactory )
+        : m_rFactory( rFactory )
+{
+
+}
+
+OMarkableInputStreamTest::~OMarkableInputStreamTest()
+{
+
+}
+
+
+void OMarkableInputStreamTest::testInvariant(
+    const OUString& TestName, const Reference < XInterface >& TestObject )
+    throw ( IllegalArgumentException, RuntimeException)
+{
+    if( OUString( "com.sun.star.io.MarkableInputStream")
+        == TestName )  {
+        Reference <XServiceInfo >  info( TestObject, UNO_QUERY );
+        ERROR_ASSERT( info.is() , "XServiceInfo not supported !" );
+        if( info.is() )
+        {
+            ERROR_ASSERT( info->supportsService( TestName ), "XServiceInfo test failed" );
+            ERROR_ASSERT(
+                ! info->supportsService(
+                    OUString("bla bluzb") ) ,
+                "XServiceInfo test failed" );
+        }
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        throw IllegalArgumentException();
+    }
+}
+
+
+sal_Int32 OMarkableInputStreamTest::test(
+    const OUString& TestName,
+    const Reference < XInterface >& TestObject,
+    sal_Int32 hTestHandle)  throw ( IllegalArgumentException, RuntimeException)
+{
+    if( OUString( "com.sun.star.io.MarkableInputStream") == TestName )
+    {
+        try
+        {
+            if( 0 == hTestHandle ) {
+                testInvariant( TestName , TestObject );
+            }
+            else  {
+                Reference < XInterface > x = m_rFactory->createInstance("com.sun.star.io.Pipe");
+                Reference< XOutputStream >  rPipeOutput( x , UNO_QUERY );
+                Reference < XInputStream >  rPipeInput( x , UNO_QUERY );
+
+                Reference < XActiveDataSink >  sink( TestObject , UNO_QUERY );
+                sink->setInputStream( rPipeInput );
+
+                Reference < XInputStream > rInput( TestObject , UNO_QUERY );
+
+                OSL_ASSERT( rPipeOutput.is() );
+                OSL_ASSERT( rInput.is() );
+                if( 1 == hTestHandle ) {
+                    // checks usual streaming
+                    testSimple( rPipeOutput , rInput );
+                }
+            }
+
+        }
+        catch( const Exception & e )
+        {
+            OString o = OUStringToOString( e.Message , RTL_TEXTENCODING_ASCII_US );
+            BUILD_ERROR( 0 , o.getStr() );
+        }
+        catch( ... )
+        {
+            BUILD_ERROR( 0 , "unknown exception (Exception is  not base class)" );
+        }
+
+        hTestHandle ++;
+
+        if( 2 == hTestHandle ) {
+            // all tests finished.
+            hTestHandle = -1;
+        }
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        throw IllegalArgumentException();
+    }
+    return hTestHandle;
+}
+
+
+sal_Bool OMarkableInputStreamTest::testPassed()                                         throw (RuntimeException)
+{
+    return m_seqErrors.getLength() == 0;
+}
+
+
+Sequence< OUString > OMarkableInputStreamTest::getErrors()                          throw (RuntimeException)
+{
+    return m_seqErrors;
+}
+
+
+Sequence< Any > OMarkableInputStreamTest::getErrorExceptions()                  throw (RuntimeException)
+{
+    return m_seqExceptions;
+}
+
+
+Sequence< OUString > OMarkableInputStreamTest::getWarnings()                        throw (RuntimeException)
+{
+    return m_seqWarnings;
+}
+
+
+void OMarkableInputStreamTest::testSimple(      const Reference< XOutputStream > &rOutput ,
+                                                const Reference < XInputStream > &rInput )
+{
+    Reference < XMarkableStream > rMarkable( rInput , UNO_QUERY );
+
+    Sequence<sal_Int8> seqWrite( 256 );
+    Sequence<sal_Int8> seqRead(10);
+
+    for( int i = 0 ; i < 256 ; i ++ )
+    {
+        seqWrite.getArray()[i] = i;
+    }
+
+    rOutput->writeBytes( seqWrite );
+    ERROR_ASSERT( 256 == rInput->available() , "basic read/write failure" );
+
+    rInput->readBytes( seqRead , 10 );
+    ERROR_ASSERT( 9 == seqRead.getArray()[9] , "basic read/write failure" );
+
+    sal_Int32 nMark = rMarkable->createMark();
+
+    rInput->skipBytes( 50 );
+    ERROR_ASSERT( 256-10-50 == rInput->available() , "marking error" );
+    ERROR_ASSERT( 50 == rMarkable->offsetToMark( nMark ) , "marking error" );
+
+    rMarkable->jumpToMark( nMark );
+    ERROR_ASSERT( 256-10 == rInput->available() , "marking error" );
+
+    rInput->readBytes( seqRead , 10 );
+    ERROR_ASSERT( 10 == seqRead.getArray()[0] , "marking error" );
+
+    // pos 20
+    {
+        sal_Int32 nInBetweenMark = rMarkable->createMark( );
+        rMarkable->jumpToMark( nMark );
+        rMarkable->jumpToMark( nInBetweenMark );
+
+        rInput->readBytes( seqRead , 10 );
+        ERROR_ASSERT( 20 == seqRead.getArray()[0] , "Inbetween mark failed!\n" );
+
+        rMarkable->deleteMark( nMark );
+
+        // Check if releasing the first bytes works correct.
+        rMarkable->jumpToMark( nInBetweenMark);
+        rInput->readBytes( seqRead , 10 );
+        ERROR_ASSERT( 20 == seqRead.getArray()[0] , "Inbetween mark failed!\n" );
+
+        rMarkable->deleteMark( nInBetweenMark );
+    }
+
+    rMarkable->jumpToFurthest();
+    ERROR_ASSERT( 256-10-50 == rInput->available() , "marking error" );
+
+
+    ERROR_ASSERT( 100 == rInput->readSomeBytes( seqRead , 100   ) , "wrong results using readSomeBytes" );
+    ERROR_ASSERT( 96 == rInput->readSomeBytes( seqRead , 1000) , "wrong results using readSomeBytes" );
+    rOutput->closeOutput();
+    rInput->closeInput();
+}
+
+/***
+* the test methods
+*
+****/
+
+
+/**
+* for external binding
+*
+*
+**/
+Reference < XInterface > SAL_CALL OMarkableInputStreamTest_CreateInstance( const Reference< XMultiServiceFactory > & rSMgr ) throw(Exception)
+{
+    OMarkableInputStreamTest *p = new OMarkableInputStreamTest( rSMgr );
+    return Reference < XInterface > ( (static_cast< OWeakObject *  >(p)) );
+}
+
+
+Sequence<OUString> OMarkableInputStreamTest_getSupportedServiceNames() throw ()
+{
+    Sequence<OUString> aRet { OMarkableInputStreamTest_getImplementationName() };
+
+    return aRet;
+}
+
+OUString     OMarkableInputStreamTest_getServiceName() throw ()
+{
+    return OUString( "test.com.sun.star.io.MarkableInputStream");
+}
+
+OUString    OMarkableInputStreamTest_getImplementationName() throw ()
+{
+    return OUString( "test.com.sun.star.extensions.stm.MarkableInputStream" );
+}
+
+/* vim:set shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4 expandtab: */
diff --git a/io/test/stm/pipetest.cxx b/io/test/stm/pipetest.cxx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..46637f3f2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/io/test/stm/pipetest.cxx
@@ -0,0 +1,418 @@
+/* -*- Mode: C++; tab-width: 4; indent-tabs-mode: nil; c-basic-offset: 4 -*- */
+/*
+ * This file is part of the LibreOffice project.
+ *
+ * This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+ * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+ * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
+ *
+ * This file incorporates work covered by the following license notice:
+ *
+ *   Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+ *   contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file distributed
+ *   with this work for additional information regarding copyright
+ *   ownership. The ASF licenses this file to you under the Apache
+ *   License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file
+ *   except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of
+ *   the License at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 .
+ */
+
+
+#include <com/sun/star/test/XSimpleTest.hpp>
+#include <com/sun/star/io/XInputStream.hpp>
+#include <com/sun/star/io/XOutputStream.hpp>
+#include <com/sun/star/io/XConnectable.hpp>
+#include <com/sun/star/lang/IllegalArgumentException.hpp>
+
+#include <com/sun/star/lang/XServiceInfo.hpp>
+
+#include <cppuhelper/factory.hxx>
+
+#include <cppuhelper/implbase.hxx>
+
+#include <osl/conditn.hxx>
+#include <osl/thread.hxx>
+
+#include <string.h>
+
+using namespace ::osl;
+using namespace ::cppu;
+using namespace ::com::sun::star::uno;
+using namespace ::com::sun::star::io;
+using namespace ::com::sun::star::lang;
+using namespace ::com::sun::star::test;
+// streams
+
+#include "testfactreg.hxx"
+
+
+class WriteToStreamThread :
+        public Thread
+{
+
+public:
+
+    WriteToStreamThread( Reference< XOutputStream >  xOutput , int iMax )
+      : m_output(xOutput), m_iMax(iMax)
+    {
+    }
+
+    virtual ~WriteToStreamThread() {}
+
+
+protected:
+
+    /// Working method which should be overridden.
+    virtual void SAL_CALL run() {
+        for( int i = 0 ; i < m_iMax ; i ++ ) {
+            m_output->writeBytes( createIntSeq(i) );
+        }
+        m_output->closeOutput();
+    }
+
+    /** Called when run() is done.
+    * You might want to override it to do some cleanup.
+    */
+    virtual void SAL_CALL onTerminated()
+    {
+        delete this;
+    }
+
+
+private:
+
+    Reference < XOutputStream >  m_output;
+    int m_iMax;
+};
+
+
+class OPipeTest : public WeakImplHelper < XSimpleTest >
+{
+public:
+    explicit OPipeTest( const Reference< XMultiServiceFactory >  & rFactory );
+    ~OPipeTest();
+
+public: // implementation names
+    static Sequence< OUString >     getSupportedServiceNames_Static() throw();
+    static OUString                 getImplementationName_Static() throw();
+
+public:
+    virtual void SAL_CALL testInvariant(const OUString& TestName, const Reference < XInterface >& TestObject)
+        throw  ( IllegalArgumentException, RuntimeException) ;
+
+    virtual sal_Int32 SAL_CALL test(    const OUString& TestName,
+                                        const Reference < XInterface >& TestObject,
+                                        sal_Int32 hTestHandle)
+        throw  (    IllegalArgumentException,
+                    RuntimeException);
+
+    virtual sal_Bool SAL_CALL testPassed()                              throw  (    RuntimeException) ;
+    virtual Sequence< OUString > SAL_CALL getErrors()               throw  (RuntimeException) ;
+    virtual Sequence< Any > SAL_CALL getErrorExceptions()       throw  (RuntimeException);
+    virtual Sequence< OUString > SAL_CALL getWarnings()                 throw  (RuntimeException);
+
+private:
+    void testSimple( const Reference < XInterface > & );
+    void testBufferResizing( const Reference < XInterface >  & );
+    void testMultithreading( const Reference < XInterface > & );
+
+private:
+    Sequence<Any>  m_seqExceptions;
+    Sequence<OUString> m_seqErrors;
+    Sequence<OUString> m_seqWarnings;
+
+};
+
+
+OPipeTest::OPipeTest( const Reference< XMultiServiceFactory > &rFactory )
+{
+
+}
+
+OPipeTest::~OPipeTest()
+{
+
+}
+
+
+void OPipeTest::testInvariant( const OUString& TestName, const Reference < XInterface >& TestObject )
+    throw  (    IllegalArgumentException,
+                RuntimeException)
+{
+    Reference< XServiceInfo > info( TestObject, UNO_QUERY );
+    ERROR_ASSERT( info.is() , "XServiceInfo not supported !" );
+    if( info.is() )
+    {
+        ERROR_ASSERT( info->supportsService( TestName ), "XServiceInfo test failed" );
+        ERROR_ASSERT( ! info->supportsService(
+            OUString("bla bluzb") ), "XServiceInfo test failed" );
+    }
+
+}
+
+
+sal_Int32 OPipeTest::test(
+    const OUString& TestName,
+    const Reference < XInterface >& TestObject,
+    sal_Int32 hTestHandle)
+    throw  (    IllegalArgumentException, RuntimeException)
+{
+    if( OUString("com.sun.star.io.Pipe") == TestName )  {
+        try
+        {
+            if( 0 == hTestHandle ) {
+                testInvariant( TestName , TestObject );
+            }
+            else if( 1 == hTestHandle ) {
+                testSimple( TestObject );
+            }
+            else if( 2 == hTestHandle ) {
+                testBufferResizing( TestObject );
+            }
+            else if( 3 == hTestHandle ) {
+                testMultithreading( TestObject );
+            }
+        }
+        catch( const Exception & e )
+        {
+            OString s = OUStringToOString( e.Message , RTL_TEXTENCODING_ASCII_US );
+            BUILD_ERROR( 0 , s.getStr() );
+        }
+        catch( ... )
+        {
+            BUILD_ERROR( 0 , "unknown exception (Exception is  not base class)" );
+        }
+
+        hTestHandle ++;
+
+        if( 4 == hTestHandle )
+        {
+            // all tests finished.
+            hTestHandle = -1;
+        }
+    }
+    else {
+        throw IllegalArgumentException();
+    }
+    return hTestHandle;
+}
+
+
+sal_Bool OPipeTest::testPassed()        throw  (RuntimeException)
+{
+    return m_seqErrors.getLength() == 0;
+}
+
+
+Sequence< OUString > OPipeTest::getErrors()     throw  (RuntimeException)
+{
+    return m_seqErrors;
+}
+
+
+Sequence< Any > OPipeTest::getErrorExceptions()                     throw  (RuntimeException)
+{
+    return m_seqExceptions;
+}
+
+
+Sequence< OUString > OPipeTest::getWarnings()                       throw  (RuntimeException)
+{
+    return m_seqWarnings;
+}
+
+
+/***
+* the test methods
+*
+****/
+
+
+void OPipeTest::testSimple( const Reference < XInterface > &r )
+{
+
+    Reference< XInputStream > input( r , UNO_QUERY );
+    Reference < XOutputStream > output( r , UNO_QUERY );
+
+    ERROR_ASSERT( input.is()  , "queryInterface on XInputStream failed" );
+    ERROR_ASSERT( output.is() , "queryInterface onXOutputStream failed" );
+
+    // basic read/write
+    Sequence<sal_Int8> seqWrite = createSeq( "Hallo, du Ei !" );
+
+    Sequence<sal_Int8> seqRead;
+    for( int i = 0 ; i < 5000 ; i ++ ) {
+        output->writeBytes( seqWrite );
+        input->readBytes( seqRead , input->available() );
+
+        ERROR_ASSERT( ! strcmp( (char *) seqWrite.getArray() , (char * )seqRead.getArray() ) ,
+                      "error during read/write/skip" );
+        ERROR_ASSERT( 0 == input->available() ,
+                      "error during read/write/skip" );
+
+        // available shouldn't return a negative value
+        input->skipBytes( seqWrite.getLength() - 5 );
+        ERROR_ASSERT( 0 == input->available() , "wrong available after skip" );
+
+        // 5 bytes should be available
+        output->writeBytes( seqWrite );
+        ERROR_ASSERT( 5 == input->available() , "wrong available after skip/write " );
+
+        input->readBytes( seqRead , 5 );
+        ERROR_ASSERT(   ! strcmp(   (char*) seqRead.getArray() ,
+                            (char*) &( seqWrite.getArray()[seqWrite.getLength()-5] ) ),
+                        "write/read mismatch" );
+
+    }
+
+    output->writeBytes( seqWrite );
+    ERROR_ASSERT( seqWrite.getLength() == input->available(), "wrong available() after write" );
+
+    ERROR_ASSERT( 10 == input->readSomeBytes( seqRead , 10 ) , "maximal number of bytes ignored" );
+    ERROR_ASSERT( seqWrite.getLength() -10 == input->readSomeBytes( seqRead , 100 ) ,
+                                                            "something wrong with readSomeBytes" );
+
+
+    output->closeOutput();
+    try{
+        output->writeBytes( Sequence<sal_Int8> (100) );
+        ERROR_ASSERT( 0 , "writing on a closed stream does not cause an exception" );
+    }
+    catch (IOException & )
+    {
+    }
+
+    ERROR_ASSERT(! input->readBytes( seqRead , 1 ), "eof not found !" );
+
+    input->closeInput();
+    try
+    {
+        input->readBytes( seqRead , 1 );
+        ERROR_ASSERT( 0 , "reading from a closed stream does not cause an exception" );
+    }
+    catch( IOException & ) {
+    }
+
+    try
+    {
+        input->available( );
+        ERROR_ASSERT( 0 , "calling available from a closed stream should thrown an io exception" );
+    }
+    catch( IOException & )
+    {
+
+    }
+    try
+    {
+        input->skipBytes(42 );
+        ERROR_ASSERT( 0 , "calling available from a closed stream should thrown an io exception" );
+    }
+    catch( IOException & )
+    {
+
+    }
+}
+
+void OPipeTest::testBufferResizing( const Reference < XInterface > &r )
+{
+    int i;
+    int iMax = 20000;
+    Reference< XInputStream > input( r , UNO_QUERY );
+    Reference < XOutputStream > output( r , UNO_QUERY );
+
+    ERROR_ASSERT( input.is()  , "queryInterface on XInputStream failed" );
+    ERROR_ASSERT( output.is() , "queryInterface on XOutputStream failed" );
+
+    Sequence<sal_Int8> seqRead;
+
+    // this is just to better check the
+    // internal buffers
+    output->writeBytes( Sequence<sal_Int8>(100) );
+    Sequence< sal_Int8 > dummy;
+    input->readBytes( dummy , 100);
+
+    for( i = 0 ; i < iMax ; i ++ ) {
+        output->writeBytes( createIntSeq( i ) );
+    }
+
+    for( i = 0 ; i < iMax ; i ++ ) {
+        input->readBytes( seqRead, createIntSeq(i).getLength() );
+        ERROR_ASSERT( ! strcmp(     (char*) seqRead.getArray() ,
+                                    (char*) createIntSeq(i).getArray() ) ,
+                        "written/read mismatch\n" );
+    }
+
+    output->closeOutput();
+    ERROR_ASSERT( ! input->readBytes( seqRead , 1 ) , "eof not reached !" );
+    input->closeInput();
+}
+
+
+void OPipeTest::testMultithreading( const Reference < XInterface > &r )
+{
+
+    int i;
+    int iMax = 30000;
+
+    Reference< XInputStream > input( r , UNO_QUERY );
+    Reference < XOutputStream > output( r , UNO_QUERY );
+
+    ERROR_ASSERT( input.is()  , "queryInterface on XInputStream failed"  );
+    ERROR_ASSERT( output.is() , "queryInterface on XOutputStream failed" );
+
+    Sequence<sal_Int8> seqRead;
+
+    // deletes itself
+    Thread *p = new WriteToStreamThread( output,  iMax );
+
+    ERROR_ASSERT( p , "couldn't create thread for testing !\n" );
+
+    p->create();
+
+    for(  i = 0 ; sal_True ; i ++ ) {
+        if( 0 == input->readBytes( seqRead, createIntSeq(i).getLength() ) ) {
+            // eof reached !
+            break;
+        }
+
+        ERROR_ASSERT( ! strcmp(     (char*) seqRead.getArray() ,
+                                    (char*) createIntSeq(i).getArray() ) ,
+                        "written/read mismatch\n" );
+    }
+
+    ERROR_ASSERT( i == iMax , "less elements read than written !");
+    input->closeInput();
+}
+
+
+/**
+* for external binding
+*
+*
+**/
+Reference < XInterface > SAL_CALL OPipeTest_CreateInstance( const Reference< XMultiServiceFactory>  & rSMgr ) throw (Exception)
+{
+    OPipeTest *p = new OPipeTest( rSMgr );
+    Reference< XInterface > x ( (static_cast< OWeakObject *  >(p)) );
+    return x;
+}
+
+
+Sequence<OUString> OPipeTest_getSupportedServiceNames() throw()
+{
+      Sequence<OUString> aRet { OPipeTest_getServiceName() };
+
+      return aRet;
+}
+
+OUString     OPipeTest_getServiceName() throw()
+{
+    return OUString( "test.com.sun.star.io.Pipe" );
+}
+
+OUString    OPipeTest_getImplementationName() throw()
+{
+    return OUString( "test.com.sun.star.comp.extensions.stm.Pipe" );
+}
+
+/* vim:set shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4 expandtab: */
diff --git a/io/test/stm/pumptest.cxx b/io/test/stm/pumptest.cxx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f0563153e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/io/test/stm/pumptest.cxx
@@ -0,0 +1,430 @@
+/* -*- Mode: C++; tab-width: 4; indent-tabs-mode: nil; c-basic-offset: 4 -*- */
+/*
+ * This file is part of the LibreOffice project.
+ *
+ * This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+ * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+ * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
+ *
+ * This file incorporates work covered by the following license notice:
+ *
+ *   Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+ *   contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file distributed
+ *   with this work for additional information regarding copyright
+ *   ownership. The ASF licenses this file to you under the Apache
+ *   License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file
+ *   except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of
+ *   the License at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 .
+ */
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <osl/time.h>
+
+#include <com/sun/star/test/XSimpleTest.hpp>
+
+#include <com/sun/star/io/XActiveDataSource.hpp>
+#include <com/sun/star/io/XActiveDataSink.hpp>
+#include <com/sun/star/io/XActiveDataControl.hpp>
+#include <com/sun/star/io/XConnectable.hpp>
+#include <com/sun/star/lang/XServiceInfo.hpp>
+#include <com/sun/star/lang/XSingleServiceFactory.hpp>
+#include <com/sun/star/lang/XMultiServiceFactory.hpp>
+#include <com/sun/star/registry/XRegistryKey.hpp>
+
+#include <uno/dispatcher.h>
+#include <uno/mapping.hxx>
+#include <cppuhelper/implbase.hxx>
+#include <cppuhelper/factory.hxx>
+#include <osl/thread.hxx>
+#include <list>
+
+
+using namespace ::osl;
+using namespace ::cppu;
+using namespace ::com::sun::star::uno;
+using namespace ::com::sun::star::io;
+using namespace ::com::sun::star::lang;
+using namespace ::com::sun::star::test;
+
+#include "testfactreg.hxx"
+
+static void mywait()
+{
+    osl::Thread::wait(std::chrono::microseconds(10));
+    osl_yieldThread();
+    osl_yieldThread();
+}
+
+class OPumpTest : public WeakImplHelper < XSimpleTest >
+{
+public:
+    explicit OPumpTest( const Reference< XMultiServiceFactory >  & rFactory );
+    ~OPumpTest();
+
+public: // implementation names
+    static Sequence< OUString >     getSupportedServiceNames_Static() throw();
+    static OUString                 getImplementationName_Static() throw();
+
+public:
+    virtual void SAL_CALL testInvariant(const OUString& TestName, const Reference < XInterface >& TestObject)
+        throw  ( IllegalArgumentException, RuntimeException) ;
+
+    virtual sal_Int32 SAL_CALL test(    const OUString& TestName,
+                                        const Reference < XInterface >& TestObject,
+                                        sal_Int32 hTestHandle)
+        throw  (    IllegalArgumentException,
+                    RuntimeException);
+
+    virtual sal_Bool SAL_CALL testPassed()                              throw  (    RuntimeException) ;
+    virtual Sequence< OUString > SAL_CALL getErrors()               throw  (RuntimeException) ;
+    virtual Sequence< Any > SAL_CALL getErrorExceptions()       throw  (RuntimeException);
+    virtual Sequence< OUString > SAL_CALL getWarnings()                 throw  (RuntimeException);
+
+private:
+    void testSimple( const Reference < XInterface > & );
+    void testWrongUsage( const Reference < XInterface > & );
+    void testClose( const Reference< XInterface >& );
+    void testTerminate( const Reference< XInterface >& );
+    void testFunction( const Reference< XInterface >& );
+private:
+    Sequence<Any>  m_seqExceptions;
+    Sequence<OUString> m_seqErrors;
+    Sequence<OUString> m_seqWarnings;
+    Reference< XMultiServiceFactory > m_rSmgr;
+
+};
+
+OPumpTest::OPumpTest( const Reference< XMultiServiceFactory > &rFactory ) :
+    m_rSmgr( rFactory )
+{
+
+}
+
+OPumpTest::~OPumpTest()
+{
+
+}
+
+
+void OPumpTest::testInvariant( const OUString& TestName, const Reference < XInterface >& TestObject )
+    throw  (    IllegalArgumentException,
+                RuntimeException)
+{
+    Reference< XServiceInfo > info( TestObject, UNO_QUERY );
+      ERROR_ASSERT( info.is() , "XServiceInfo not supported !" );
+    if( info.is() )
+    {
+          ERROR_ASSERT( info->supportsService( TestName ), "XServiceInfo test failed" );
+        ERROR_ASSERT( ! info->supportsService(
+            OUString( "bla bluzb" ) ), "XServiceInfo test failed" );
+    }
+
+    Reference < XActiveDataSource > xActiveDataSource( TestObject, UNO_QUERY );
+    Reference < XActiveDataSink > xActiveDataSink( TestObject, UNO_QUERY );
+    Reference < XActiveDataControl > xActiveDataControl( TestObject , UNO_QUERY );
+    Reference < XConnectable > xConnectable( TestObject , UNO_QUERY );
+
+    ERROR_ASSERT( xActiveDataSource.is() && xActiveDataSink.is() && xActiveDataControl.is () &&
+                  xConnectable.is(), "specified interface not supported" );
+}
+
+
+sal_Int32 OPumpTest::test(
+    const OUString& TestName,
+    const Reference < XInterface >& TestObject,
+    sal_Int32 hTestHandle)
+    throw  (    IllegalArgumentException, RuntimeException)
+{
+    if( OUString( "com.sun.star.io.Pump" ) == TestName )  {
+        try
+        {
+            if( 0 == hTestHandle ) {
+                testInvariant( TestName , TestObject );
+            }
+            else if ( 1 == hTestHandle )
+            {
+                testWrongUsage( TestObject);
+            }
+            else if ( 2 == hTestHandle )
+            {
+                testClose( TestObject);
+            }
+            else if ( 3 == hTestHandle )
+            {
+                testTerminate( TestObject );
+            }
+            else if ( 4 == hTestHandle )
+            {
+                testFunction( TestObject );
+            }
+        }
+        catch( const Exception & e )
+        {
+            OString s = OUStringToOString( e.Message , RTL_TEXTENCODING_ASCII_US );
+            BUILD_ERROR( 0 , s.getStr() );
+        }
+        catch( ... )
+        {
+            BUILD_ERROR( 0 , "unknown exception (Exception is  not base class)" );
+        }
+
+        hTestHandle ++;
+
+        if( 5 == hTestHandle )
+        {
+            // all tests finished.
+            hTestHandle = -1;
+        }
+    }
+    else {
+        throw IllegalArgumentException();
+    }
+    return hTestHandle;
+}
+
+
+sal_Bool OPumpTest::testPassed()        throw  (RuntimeException)
+{
+    return m_seqErrors.getLength() == 0;
+}
+
+
+Sequence< OUString > OPumpTest::getErrors()     throw  (RuntimeException)
+{
+    return m_seqErrors;
+}
+
+
+Sequence< Any > OPumpTest::getErrorExceptions()                     throw  (RuntimeException)
+{
+    return m_seqExceptions;
+}
+
+
+Sequence< OUString > OPumpTest::getWarnings()                       throw  (RuntimeException)
+{
+    return m_seqWarnings;
+}
+
+
+/***
+* the test methods
+*
+****/
+
+
+void OPumpTest::testSimple( const Reference < XInterface > &r )
+{
+    // jbu todo: add sensible test
+
+}
+
+class TestListener: public WeakImplHelper< XStreamListener >
+{
+public:
+    sal_Bool m_bStarted;
+    sal_Bool m_bClosed;
+    sal_Bool m_bTerminated;
+    sal_Bool m_bError;
+    sal_Bool m_bDisposed;
+    TestListener() : m_bStarted (sal_False),
+                     m_bClosed (sal_False),
+                     m_bTerminated ( sal_False ),
+                     m_bError( sal_False ),
+                     m_bDisposed( sal_False )
+    {}
+
+    virtual void SAL_CALL disposing( const EventObject &obj  ) throw (css::uno::RuntimeException)
+    {
+        m_bDisposed = sal_True;
+//         printf( "disposing called\n");
+    }
+
+    virtual void SAL_CALL started(  ) throw (css::uno::RuntimeException)
+    {
+        m_bStarted = sal_True;
+//         printf( "started called\n");
+    }
+    virtual void SAL_CALL closed(  ) throw (css::uno::RuntimeException)
+    {
+        m_bClosed = sal_True;
+//         printf( "closed called\n");
+    }
+    virtual void SAL_CALL terminated(  ) throw (css::uno::RuntimeException)
+    {
+        m_bTerminated = sal_True;
+//         printf( "terminated called\n");
+    }
+    virtual void SAL_CALL error( const css::uno::Any& aException )
+        throw (css::uno::RuntimeException)
+    {
+        m_bError = sal_True;
+        Exception e;
+        aException >>= e;
+//         printf( "error called %s\n", OUStringToOString( e.Message, RTL_TEXTENCODING_ASCII_US).getStr() );
+    }
+};
+
+class TestCase
+{
+public:
+    TestCase( const Reference< XMultiServiceFactory > & rSMgr,
+              const Reference< XInterface > &r ) : m_rSmgr( rSMgr ), m_pTestListener( 0 )
+    {
+        m_rControl.set( r, UNO_QUERY );
+
+        Reference< XActiveDataSource > rSource ( r, UNO_QUERY );
+        Reference< XActiveDataSink > rSink( r , UNO_QUERY );
+
+        m_rOutSource.set( createPipe() );
+        rSink->setInputStream(Reference< XInputStream> (m_rOutSource,UNO_QUERY));
+
+        Reference< XOutputStream > rOutSink( createPipe() );
+        m_rInSink.set( rOutSink, UNO_QUERY );
+        rSource->setOutputStream( rOutSink );
+
+        m_pTestListener = new TestListener();
+        m_pTestListener->acquire();
+        m_rControl->addListener( m_pTestListener );
+    }
+
+    ~TestCase()
+    {
+        if( m_pTestListener )
+            m_pTestListener->release();
+    }
+
+    TestListener *m_pTestListener;
+    Reference< XActiveDataControl > m_rControl;
+    Reference< XOutputStream > m_rOutSource;
+    Reference< XInputStream > m_rInSink;
+    Reference< XMultiServiceFactory > m_rSmgr;
+
+private:
+    Reference< XOutputStream > createPipe()
+    {
+        Reference< XOutputStream > rOut( m_rSmgr->createInstance(
+             "com.sun.star.io.Pipe"),UNO_QUERY);
+        return rOut;
+    }
+};
+
+
+void OPumpTest::testClose( const Reference< XInterface > &r )
+{
+    TestCase t( m_rSmgr, r );
+
+    ERROR_ASSERT( ! t.m_pTestListener->m_bStarted , "started too early" );
+    ERROR_ASSERT( ! t.m_pTestListener->m_bTerminated , "termination unexpected" );
+    ERROR_ASSERT( ! t.m_pTestListener->m_bError, "unexpected error" );
+    ERROR_ASSERT( ! t.m_pTestListener->m_bClosed, "unexpected close" );
+
+    t.m_rControl->start();
+    mywait();
+
+    ERROR_ASSERT( t.m_pTestListener->m_bStarted , "should have been started already" );
+    ERROR_ASSERT( ! t.m_pTestListener->m_bTerminated , "termination unexpected" );
+    ERROR_ASSERT( ! t.m_pTestListener->m_bError, "unexpected error" );
+    ERROR_ASSERT( ! t.m_pTestListener->m_bClosed, "unexpected close" );
+
+    Reference< XStreamListener > rListener( new TestListener() );
+    t.m_rControl->addListener( rListener );
+    t.m_rControl->removeListener( rListener );
+
+    t.m_rOutSource->closeOutput();
+    mywait();
+    ERROR_ASSERT( t.m_pTestListener->m_bStarted , "should have been started already" );
+    ERROR_ASSERT( ! t.m_pTestListener->m_bTerminated , "should be terminated already" );
+    ERROR_ASSERT( ! t.m_pTestListener->m_bError, "unexpected error" );
+    ERROR_ASSERT( t.m_pTestListener->m_bClosed, "should be closed already" );
+}
+
+void OPumpTest::testTerminate( const Reference< XInterface > &r )
+{
+    TestCase t( m_rSmgr, r );
+
+    ERROR_ASSERT( ! t.m_pTestListener->m_bStarted , "started too early" );
+    ERROR_ASSERT( ! t.m_pTestListener->m_bTerminated , "termination unexpected" );
+    ERROR_ASSERT( ! t.m_pTestListener->m_bError, "unexpected error" );
+    ERROR_ASSERT( ! t.m_pTestListener->m_bClosed, "unexpected closed" );
+
+    t.m_rControl->start();
+    mywait();
+
+    ERROR_ASSERT( t.m_pTestListener->m_bStarted , "should have been started already" );
+    ERROR_ASSERT( ! t.m_pTestListener->m_bTerminated , "termination unexpected" );
+    ERROR_ASSERT( ! t.m_pTestListener->m_bError, "unexpected error" );
+    ERROR_ASSERT( ! t.m_pTestListener->m_bClosed, "unexpected closed" );
+
+    t.m_rControl->terminate();
+
+    mywait();
+    ERROR_ASSERT( t.m_pTestListener->m_bStarted , "should have been started already" );
+    ERROR_ASSERT( t.m_pTestListener->m_bTerminated , "should be terminated already" );
+    // terminate leads to an error, that is no surprise, in fact
+    // one can't tell whether the error occurs because of the terminate
+    // call or for some other reason!
+//     ERROR_ASSERT( ! t.m_pTestListener->m_bError, "unexpected error" );
+    ERROR_ASSERT( t.m_pTestListener->m_bClosed, "should be closed already" );
+}
+
+void OPumpTest::testFunction( const Reference< XInterface > &r )
+{
+    TestCase t( m_rSmgr, r );
+
+    t.m_rControl->start();
+
+    t.m_rOutSource->writeBytes( Sequence< sal_Int8 > ( 5 ) );
+
+    Sequence< sal_Int8 > dummy;
+    ERROR_ASSERT( 5 == t.m_rInSink->readBytes( dummy , 5 ), "couldn't read the expected number of bytes" );
+
+    t.m_rOutSource->closeOutput();
+    mywait();
+
+    ERROR_ASSERT( t.m_pTestListener->m_bStarted , "should have been started already" );
+    ERROR_ASSERT( ! t.m_pTestListener->m_bTerminated , "should be terminated already" );
+    ERROR_ASSERT( ! t.m_pTestListener->m_bError, "unexpected error" );
+    ERROR_ASSERT( t.m_pTestListener->m_bClosed, "should be closed already" );
+}
+
+void OPumpTest::testWrongUsage( const Reference< XInterface > &r )
+{
+    Reference< XActiveDataSource > rSource ( r, UNO_QUERY );
+    Reference< XActiveDataSink > rSink( r , UNO_QUERY );
+    Reference< XActiveDataControl > rControl( r, UNO_QUERY );
+
+    Reference< XInputStream > rIn( m_rSmgr->createInstance(
+        "com.sun.star.io.DataInputStream"),UNO_QUERY);
+    Reference< XOutputStream > rOut( m_rSmgr->createInstance(
+        "com.sun.star.io.DataOutputStream"),UNO_QUERY);
+
+    rSink->setInputStream( rIn );
+    rSource->setOutputStream( rOut );
+
+    rControl->start();
+
+    mywait();
+}
+
+Reference< XInterface > SAL_CALL OPumpTest_CreateInstance( const Reference< XMultiServiceFactory > & rSMgr ) throw( Exception )
+{
+    return *new OPumpTest( rSMgr );
+}
+
+Sequence<OUString> OPumpTest_getSupportedServiceNames() throw()
+{
+    return { OPumpTest_getServiceName() };
+
+}
+OUString     OPumpTest_getServiceName() throw()
+{
+    return OUString( "test.com.sun.star.io.Pump"  );
+}
+
+OUString    OPumpTest_getImplementationName() throw()
+{
+    return OUString( "test.com.sun.star.comp.io.Pump" );
+}
+
+/* vim:set shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4 expandtab: */
diff --git a/io/test/stm/testfactreg.cxx b/io/test/stm/testfactreg.cxx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2250429e5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/io/test/stm/testfactreg.cxx
@@ -0,0 +1,199 @@
+/* -*- Mode: C++; tab-width: 4; indent-tabs-mode: nil; c-basic-offset: 4 -*- */
+/*
+ * This file is part of the LibreOffice project.
+ *
+ * This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+ * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+ * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
+ *
+ * This file incorporates work covered by the following license notice:
+ *
+ *   Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+ *   contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file distributed
+ *   with this work for additional information regarding copyright
+ *   ownership. The ASF licenses this file to you under the Apache
+ *   License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file
+ *   except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of
+ *   the License at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 .
+ */
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <string.h>
+
+#include <osl/diagnose.h>
+
+#include <cppuhelper/factory.hxx>
+
+using namespace ::cppu;
+using namespace ::com::sun::star::registry;
+using namespace ::com::sun::star::uno;
+using namespace ::com::sun::star::lang;
+
+#include "testfactreg.hxx"
+
+
+extern "C"
+{
+
+sal_Bool SAL_CALL component_writeInfo(
+    void * pServiceManager, void * pRegistryKey )
+{
+    if (pRegistryKey)
+    {
+        try
+        {
+            Reference< XRegistryKey > xKey(
+                reinterpret_cast< XRegistryKey * >( pRegistryKey ) );
+
+            OUString str = "/" +
+                OPipeTest_getImplementationName() +
+                "/UNO/SERVICES";
+            Reference< XRegistryKey >  xNewKey = xKey->createKey( str );
+            xNewKey->createKey( OPipeTest_getServiceName() );
+
+            str = "/" +
+                OPumpTest_getImplementationName() +
+                "/UNO/SERVICES";
+            xNewKey = xKey->createKey( str );
+            xNewKey->createKey( OPumpTest_getServiceName() );
+
+            str = "/" +
+                ODataStreamTest_getImplementationName(1) +
+                "/UNO/SERVICES";
+            xNewKey = xKey->createKey( str );
+            xNewKey->createKey( ODataStreamTest_getServiceName(1) );
+
+            str = "/" +
+                ODataStreamTest_getImplementationName(2) +
+                "/UNO/SERVICES";
+            xNewKey = xKey->createKey( str );
+            xNewKey->createKey( ODataStreamTest_getServiceName(2) );
+
+            str = "/" +
+                OObjectStreamTest_getImplementationName(1) +
+                "/UNO/SERVICES";
+            xNewKey = xKey->createKey( str );
+            xNewKey->createKey( OObjectStreamTest_getServiceName(1) );
+
+            str = "/" +
+                OObjectStreamTest_getImplementationName(2) +
+                "/UNO/SERVICES";
+            xNewKey = xKey->createKey( str );
+            xNewKey->createKey( OObjectStreamTest_getServiceName(2) );
+
+            str = "/" +
+                OMarkableOutputStreamTest_getImplementationName() +
+                "/UNO/SERVICES";
+            xNewKey = xKey->createKey( str );
+            xNewKey->createKey( OMarkableOutputStreamTest_getServiceName() );
+
+            str = "/" +
+                OMarkableInputStreamTest_getImplementationName() +
+                "/UNO/SERVICES";
+            xNewKey = xKey->createKey( str );
+            xNewKey->createKey( OMarkableInputStreamTest_getServiceName() );
+
+            str = "/" +
+                OMyPersistObject_getImplementationName() +
+                "/UNO/SERVICES";
+            xNewKey = xKey->createKey( str );
+            xNewKey->createKey( OMyPersistObject_getServiceName() );
+
+            return sal_True;
+        }
+        catch (InvalidRegistryException &)
+        {
+            OSL_FAIL( "### InvalidRegistryException!" );
+        }
+    }
+    return sal_False;
+}
+
+SAL_DLLPUBLIC_EXPORT void * SAL_CALL component_getFactory(
+    const char * pImplName, void * pServiceManager, void * pRegistryKey )
+{
+    void * pRet = 0;
+
+    if (pServiceManager )
+    {
+        Reference< XSingleServiceFactory > xRet;
+        Reference< XMultiServiceFactory > xSMgr =
+            reinterpret_cast< XMultiServiceFactory * > ( pServiceManager );
+
+        OUString aImplementationName = OUString::createFromAscii( pImplName );
+
+        if (aImplementationName == OPipeTest_getImplementationName() )
+        {
+            xRet = createSingleFactory( xSMgr, aImplementationName,
+                                        OPipeTest_CreateInstance,
+                                        OPipeTest_getSupportedServiceNames() );
+        }
+        else if (aImplementationName == OPumpTest_getImplementationName() )
+        {
+            xRet = createSingleFactory( xSMgr, aImplementationName,
+                                        OPumpTest_CreateInstance,
+                                        OPumpTest_getSupportedServiceNames() );
+        }
+
+        else if( aImplementationName == ODataStreamTest_getImplementationName(1) ) {
+            xRet = createSingleFactory( xSMgr , aImplementationName,
+                                        ODataStreamTest_CreateInstance,
+                                        ODataStreamTest_getSupportedServiceNames(1) );
+        }
+        else if( aImplementationName == ODataStreamTest_getImplementationName(2) ) {
+            xRet = createSingleFactory( xSMgr , aImplementationName,
+                                        ODataStreamTest_CreateInstance,
+                                        ODataStreamTest_getSupportedServiceNames(2) );
+        }
+        else if( aImplementationName == OObjectStreamTest_getImplementationName(1) ) {
+            xRet = createSingleFactory( xSMgr , aImplementationName,
+                                        OObjectStreamTest_CreateInstance,
+                                        OObjectStreamTest_getSupportedServiceNames(1) );
+        }
+        else if( aImplementationName == OObjectStreamTest_getImplementationName(2) ) {
+            xRet = createSingleFactory( xSMgr , aImplementationName,
+                                        OObjectStreamTest_CreateInstance,
+                                        OObjectStreamTest_getSupportedServiceNames(2) );
+        }
+        else if( aImplementationName == OMarkableOutputStreamTest_getImplementationName() ) {
+            xRet = createSingleFactory( xSMgr , aImplementationName,
+                                        OMarkableOutputStreamTest_CreateInstance,
+                                        OMarkableOutputStreamTest_getSupportedServiceNames() );
+        }
+        else if( aImplementationName == OMarkableInputStreamTest_getImplementationName() ) {
+            xRet = createSingleFactory( xSMgr , aImplementationName,
+                                        OMarkableInputStreamTest_CreateInstance,
+                                        OMarkableInputStreamTest_getSupportedServiceNames() );
+        }
+        else if( aImplementationName == OMyPersistObject_getImplementationName() ) {
+            xRet = createSingleFactory( xSMgr , aImplementationName,
+                                    OMyPersistObject_CreateInstance,
+                                        OMyPersistObject_getSupportedServiceNames() );
+        }
+        if (xRet.is())
+        {
+            xRet->acquire();
+            pRet = xRet.get();
+        }
+    }
+
+    return pRet;
+}
+
+}
+
+Sequence<sal_Int8 > createSeq( char * p )
+{
+    Sequence<sal_Int8> seq( strlen( p )+1 );
+    strcpy( (char * ) seq.getArray() , p );
+    return seq;
+}
+
+Sequence<sal_Int8> createIntSeq( sal_Int32 i )
+{
+    char pcCount[20];
+    sprintf( pcCount , "%d" , i );
+    return createSeq( pcCount );
+}
+
+/* vim:set shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4 expandtab: */
diff --git a/io/test/stm/testfactreg.hxx b/io/test/stm/testfactreg.hxx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7952867b4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/io/test/stm/testfactreg.hxx
@@ -0,0 +1,107 @@
+/* -*- Mode: C++; tab-width: 4; indent-tabs-mode: nil; c-basic-offset: 4 -*- */
+/*
+ * This file is part of the LibreOffice project.
+ *
+ * This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+ * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+ * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
+ *
+ * This file incorporates work covered by the following license notice:
+ *
+ *   Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+ *   contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file distributed
+ *   with this work for additional information regarding copyright
+ *   ownership. The ASF licenses this file to you under the Apache
+ *   License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file
+ *   except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of
+ *   the License at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 .
+ */
+
+#pragma once
+#include <rtl/strbuf.hxx>
+
+Reference< XInterface > SAL_CALL OPipeTest_CreateInstance( const Reference< XMultiServiceFactory > & rSMgr ) throw( Exception );
+Sequence<OUString> OPipeTest_getSupportedServiceNames() throw();
+OUString     OPipeTest_getServiceName() throw();
+OUString    OPipeTest_getImplementationName() throw();
+
+Reference< XInterface > SAL_CALL OPumpTest_CreateInstance( const Reference< XMultiServiceFactory > & rSMgr ) throw( Exception );
+Sequence<OUString> OPumpTest_getSupportedServiceNames() throw();
+OUString     OPumpTest_getServiceName() throw();
+OUString    OPumpTest_getImplementationName() throw();
+
+Reference< XInterface > SAL_CALL ODataStreamTest_CreateInstance( const Reference< XMultiServiceFactory > & rSMgr ) throw(Exception);
+Sequence<OUString> ODataStreamTest_getSupportedServiceNames( int i) throw();
+OUString     ODataStreamTest_getServiceName( int i) throw();
+OUString    ODataStreamTest_getImplementationName( int i) throw();
+
+Reference< XInterface > SAL_CALL OMarkableOutputStreamTest_CreateInstance( const Reference< XMultiServiceFactory > & rSMgr ) throw(Exception);
+Sequence<OUString> OMarkableOutputStreamTest_getSupportedServiceNames() throw();
+OUString     OMarkableOutputStreamTest_getServiceName() throw();
+OUString    OMarkableOutputStreamTest_getImplementationName() throw();
+
+Reference< XInterface > SAL_CALL OMarkableInputStreamTest_CreateInstance( const Reference< XMultiServiceFactory > & rSMgr ) throw(Exception);
+Sequence<OUString> OMarkableInputStreamTest_getSupportedServiceNames() throw();
+OUString     OMarkableInputStreamTest_getServiceName() throw();
+OUString    OMarkableInputStreamTest_getImplementationName() throw();
+
+Reference< XInterface > SAL_CALL OObjectStreamTest_CreateInstance( const Reference< XMultiServiceFactory > & rSMgr ) throw(Exception);
+Sequence<OUString> OObjectStreamTest_getSupportedServiceNames( int i) throw();
+OUString     OObjectStreamTest_getServiceName( int i) throw();
+OUString    OObjectStreamTest_getImplementationName( int i) throw();
+
+Reference< XInterface > SAL_CALL OMyPersistObject_CreateInstance( const Reference< XMultiServiceFactory > & rSMgr ) throw(Exception);
+Sequence<OUString>  OMyPersistObject_getSupportedServiceNames( ) throw();
+OUString            OMyPersistObject_getServiceName( ) throw();
+OUString            OMyPersistObject_getImplementationName( ) throw();
+
+Sequence<sal_Int8> createSeq( char * p );
+Sequence<sal_Int8> createIntSeq( sal_Int32 i );
+
+#define BUILD_ERROR(expr, Message)\
+        {\
+            m_seqErrors.realloc( m_seqErrors.getLength() + 1 ); \
+        m_seqExceptions.realloc(  m_seqExceptions.getLength() + 1 ); \
+        OStringBuffer str(128); \
+        str.append( __FILE__ );\
+        str.append( " " ); \
+        str.append( "(" ); \
+        str.append( OString::valueOf( (sal_Int32)__LINE__) );\
+        str.append(")\n" );\
+        str.append( "[ " ); \
+        str.append( #expr ); \
+        str.append( " ] : " ); \
+        str.append( Message ); \
+        m_seqErrors.getArray()[ m_seqErrors.getLength()-1] =\
+                       OStringToOUString( str.makeStringAndClear() , RTL_TEXTENCODING_ASCII_US ); \
+        }\
+        ((void)0)
+
+
+#define WARNING_ASSERT(expr, Message) \
+        if( ! (expr) ) { \
+            m_seqWarnings.realloc( m_seqErrors.getLength() +1 ); \
+            OStringBuffer str(128);\
+            str.append( __FILE__);\
+            str.append( " "); \
+            str.append( "(" ); \
+            str.append(OString::valueOf( (sal_Int32)__LINE__)) ;\
+            str.append( ")\n");\
+            str.append( "[ " ); \
+            str.append( #expr ); \
+            str.append( " ] : ") ; \
+            str.append( Message); \
+            m_seqWarnings.getArray()[ m_seqWarnings.getLength()-1] =\
+                          OStringToOUString( str.makeStringAndClear() , RTL_TEXTENCODING_ASCII_US ); \
+            return; \
+        }\
+        ((void)0)
+
+#define ERROR_ASSERT(expr, Message) \
+        if( ! (expr) ) { \
+            BUILD_ERROR(expr, Message );\
+            return; \
+        }\
+        ((void)0)
+
+/* vim:set shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4 expandtab: */
diff --git a/io/test/testcomponent.cxx b/io/test/testcomponent.cxx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2b317c903
--- /dev/null
+++ b/io/test/testcomponent.cxx
@@ -0,0 +1,206 @@
+/* -*- Mode: C++; tab-width: 4; indent-tabs-mode: nil; c-basic-offset: 4 -*- */
+/*
+ * This file is part of the LibreOffice project.
+ *
+ * This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+ * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+ * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
+ *
+ * This file incorporates work covered by the following license notice:
+ *
+ *   Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+ *   contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file distributed
+ *   with this work for additional information regarding copyright
+ *   ownership. The ASF licenses this file to you under the Apache
+ *   License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file
+ *   except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of
+ *   the License at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 .
+ */
+
+
+// testcomponent - Loads a service and its testcomponent from dlls performs a test.
+// Expands the dll-names depending on the actual environment.
+// Example : testcomponent com.sun.star.io.Pipe stm
+//
+// Therefore the testcode must exist in teststm and the testservice must be named test.com.sun.star.io.Pipe
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <com/sun/star/registry/XImplementationRegistration.hpp>
+#include <com/sun/star/lang/XComponent.hpp>
+
+#include <com/sun/star/test/XSimpleTest.hpp>
+
+#include <cppuhelper/servicefactory.hxx>
+
+using namespace ::cppu;
+using namespace ::com::sun::star::uno;
+using namespace ::com::sun::star::test;
+using namespace ::com::sun::star::lang;
+using namespace ::com::sun::star::registry;
+
+// Needed to switch on solaris threads
+
+int main (int argc, char **argv)
+{
+
+    if( argc < 3) {
+        printf( "usage : testcomponent service dll [additional dlls]\n" );
+        exit( 0 );
+    }
+
+    // create service manager
+    Reference< XMultiServiceFactory > xSMgr = createRegistryServiceFactory(
+        OUString( "applicat.rdb"  ) );
+
+    Reference < XImplementationRegistration > xReg;
+    Reference < XSimpleRegistry > xSimpleReg;
+
+    try
+    {
+        // Create registration service
+        Reference < XInterface > x = xSMgr->createInstance(
+            "com.sun.star.registry.ImplementationRegistration" );
+        xReg.set( x , UNO_QUERY );
+    }
+    catch( Exception & ) {
+        printf( "Couldn't create ImplementationRegistration service\n" );
+        exit(1);
+    }
+
+    char szBuf[1024];
+    OString sTestName;
+
+    try
+    {
+        // Load dll for the tested component
+        for( int n = 2 ; n <argc ; n ++ ) {
+            OUString aDllName = OStringToOUString( argv[n] , RTL_TEXTENCODING_ASCII_US );
+            xReg->registerImplementation(
+                OUString("com.sun.star.loader.SharedLibrary"),
+                aDllName,
+                xSimpleReg );
+        }
+    }
+    catch( const Exception &e ) {
+        printf( "%s\n" , OUStringToOString( e.Message , RTL_TEXTENCODING_ASCII_US ).getStr() );
+
+        exit(1);
+    }
+
+
+    try
+    {
+        // Load dll for the test component
+        sTestName = "test";
+        sTestName += argv[2];
+
+#if defined(_WIN32)
+        OUString aDllName = OStringToOUString( sTestName , RTL_TEXTENCODING_ASCII_US );
+#else
+        OUString aDllName("lib");
+        aDllName += OStringToOUString( sTestName , RTL_TEXTENCODING_ASCII_US );
+        aDllName += ".so";
+#endif
+
+        xReg->registerImplementation(
+            OUString("com.sun.star.loader.SharedLibrary") ,
+            aDllName,
+            xSimpleReg );
+    }
+    catch( Exception & )
+    {
+        printf( "Couldn't reach dll %s\n" , szBuf );
+        exit(1);
+    }
+
+
+    // Instantiate test service
+    sTestName = "test.";
+    sTestName += argv[1];
+
+    Reference < XInterface > xIntTest =
+        xSMgr->createInstance( OStringToOUString( sTestName , RTL_TEXTENCODING_ASCII_US ) );
+    Reference< XSimpleTest > xTest( xIntTest , UNO_QUERY );
+
+    if( ! xTest.is() ) {
+        printf( "Couldn't instantiate test service \n" );
+        exit( 1 );
+    }
+
+
+    sal_Int32 nHandle = 0;
+    sal_Int32 nNewHandle;
+    sal_Int32 nErrorCount = 0;
+    sal_Int32 nWarningCount = 0;
+
+    // loop until all test are performed
+    while( nHandle != -1 )
+    {
+        // Instantiate service
+        Reference< XInterface > x =
+            xSMgr->createInstance( OStringToOUString( argv[1] , RTL_TEXTENCODING_ASCII_US ) );
+        if( ! x.is() )
+        {
+            printf( "Couldn't instantiate service !\n" );
+            exit( 1 );
+        }
+
+        // do the test
+        try
+        {
+            nNewHandle = xTest->test(
+                OStringToOUString( argv[1] , RTL_TEXTENCODING_ASCII_US ) , x , nHandle );
+        }
+        catch( const Exception & e ) {
+            OString o  = OUStringToOString( e.Message, RTL_TEXTENCODING_ASCII_US );
+            printf( "testcomponent : uncaught exception %s\n" , o.getStr() );
+            exit(1);
+        }
+        catch( ... )
+        {
+            printf( "testcomponent : uncaught unknown exception\n"  );
+            exit(1);
+        }
+
+
+        // print errors and warning
+        Sequence<OUString> seqErrors = xTest->getErrors();
+        Sequence<OUString> seqWarnings = xTest->getWarnings();
+        if( seqWarnings.getLength() > nWarningCount )
+        {
+            printf( "Warnings during test %d!\n" , nHandle );
+            for( ; nWarningCount < seqWarnings.getLength() ; nWarningCount ++ )
+            {
+                OString o = OUStringToOString(
+                    seqWarnings.getArray()[nWarningCount], RTL_TEXTENCODING_ASCII_US );
+                printf( "Warning\n%s\n---------\n" , o.getStr() );
+            }
+        }
+
+
+        if( seqErrors.getLength() > nErrorCount ) {
+            printf( "Errors during test %d!\n" , nHandle );
+            for( ; nErrorCount < seqErrors.getLength() ; nErrorCount ++ )
+            {
+                OString o = OUStringToOString(
+                    seqErrors.getArray()[nErrorCount], RTL_TEXTENCODING_ASCII_US );
+                printf( "%s\n" , o.getStr() );
+            }
+        }
+
+        nHandle = nNewHandle;
+    }
+
+    if( xTest->testPassed() ) {
+        printf( "Test passed !\n" );
+    }
+    else {
+        printf( "Test failed !\n" );
+    }
+
+    Reference <XComponent >  rComp( xSMgr , UNO_QUERY );
+    rComp->dispose();
+    return 0;
+}
+
+/* vim:set shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4 expandtab: */
diff --git a/io/test/testconnection.cxx b/io/test/testconnection.cxx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4131bcf74
--- /dev/null
+++ b/io/test/testconnection.cxx
@@ -0,0 +1,257 @@
+/* -*- Mode: C++; tab-width: 4; indent-tabs-mode: nil; c-basic-offset: 4 -*- */
+/*
+ * This file is part of the LibreOffice project.
+ *
+ * This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+ * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+ * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
+ *
+ * This file incorporates work covered by the following license notice:
+ *
+ *   Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+ *   contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file distributed
+ *   with this work for additional information regarding copyright
+ *   ownership. The ASF licenses this file to you under the Apache
+ *   License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file
+ *   except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of
+ *   the License at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 .
+ */
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <osl/time.h>
+
+#include <osl/diagnose.h>
+#include <osl/thread.hxx>
+
+#include <com/sun/star/io/IOException.hpp>
+#include <com/sun/star/lang/IllegalArgumentException.hpp>
+#include <com/sun/star/lang/XComponent.hpp>
+#include <com/sun/star/lang/XMultiServiceFactory.hpp>
+#include <com/sun/star/uno/XComponentContext.hpp>
+
+#include <com/sun/star/connection/AlreadyAcceptingException.hpp>
+#include <com/sun/star/connection/ConnectionSetupException.hpp>
+#include <com/sun/star/connection/XConnector.hpp>
+#include <com/sun/star/connection/XAcceptor.hpp>
+
+#include <cppuhelper/bootstrap.hxx>
+
+using namespace ::osl;
+using namespace ::cppu;
+using namespace ::com::sun::star::uno;
+using namespace ::com::sun::star::io;
+using namespace ::com::sun::star::lang;
+using namespace ::com::sun::star::connection;
+
+
+namespace {
+
+class MyThread :
+    public Thread
+{
+public:
+    MyThread( const Reference< XAcceptor > &r , const OUString & sConnectionDescription) :
+        m_rAcceptor( r ),
+        m_sConnectionDescription( sConnectionDescription )
+        {}
+    virtual void SAL_CALL run();
+
+    Reference < XAcceptor > m_rAcceptor;
+private:
+    Reference < XConnection > m_rConnection;
+    OUString m_sConnectionDescription;
+};
+
+void doWrite( const Reference < XConnection > &r )
+{
+    Sequence < sal_Int8 > seq(10);
+    for( sal_Int32 i = 0 ; i < 10 ; i ++ )
+    {
+        seq.getArray()[i] = i;
+    }
+
+    r->write( seq );
+}
+
+void doRead( const Reference < XConnection > &r )
+{
+    Sequence < sal_Int8 > seq(10);
+
+    OSL_ASSERT( 10 == r->read( seq , 10 ) );
+
+    for( sal_Int32 i = 0 ; i < 10 ; i ++ )
+    {
+        OSL_ASSERT( seq.getConstArray()[i] == i );
+    }
+}
+
+
+void MyThread::run()
+{
+    try
+    {
+        m_rConnection = m_rAcceptor->accept( m_sConnectionDescription );
+    }
+    catch ( const Exception &e)
+    {
+        OString tmp= OUStringToOString( e.Message , RTL_TEXTENCODING_ASCII_US );
+        printf( "Exception was thrown by acceptor thread: %s\n", tmp.getStr() );
+    }
+
+    if( m_rConnection.is() )
+    {
+        try
+        {
+            doWrite( m_rConnection );
+            doRead( m_rConnection );
+        }
+        catch (... )
+        {
+            printf( "unknown exception was thrown\n" );
+            throw;
+        }
+    }
+
+}
+
+
+void testConnection( const OUString &sConnectionDescription  ,
+                     const Reference < XAcceptor > &rAcceptor,
+                     const Reference < XConnector > &rConnector )
+{
+    MyThread thread( rAcceptor , sConnectionDescription );
+    thread.create();
+
+    bool bGotit = false;
+    Reference < XConnection > r;
+
+    while( ! bGotit )
+    {
+        try
+        {
+            // Why is this wait necessary ????
+            osl::Thread::wait(std::chrono::seconds(1));
+            r = rConnector->connect( sConnectionDescription );
+            OSL_ASSERT( r.is() );
+            doWrite( r );
+            doRead( r );
+            bGotit = true;
+        }
+        catch( ... )
+        {
+            printf( "Couldn't connect, retrying ...\n" );
+
+        }
+    }
+
+    r->close();
+
+    try
+    {
+        Sequence < sal_Int8 > seq(10);
+        r->write( seq );
+        OSL_FAIL( "expected exception not thrown" );
+    }
+    catch ( IOException & )
+    {
+        // everything is ok
+    }
+    catch ( ... )
+    {
+        OSL_FAIL( "wrong exception was thrown" );
+    }
+
+    thread.join();
+}
+
+}
+
+
+int main()
+{
+    Reference< XMultiServiceFactory > xMgr(
+        defaultBootstrap_InitialComponentContext()->getServiceManager(), UNO_QUERY );
+
+    Reference < XAcceptor >  rAcceptor(
+        xMgr->createInstance( "com.sun.star.connection.Acceptor" ) , UNO_QUERY );
+
+    Reference < XAcceptor >  rAcceptorPipe(
+        xMgr->createInstance( "com.sun.star.connection.Acceptor" ) , UNO_QUERY );
+
+    Reference < XConnector >  rConnector(
+        xMgr->createInstance("com.sun.star.connection.Connector") , UNO_QUERY );
+
+
+    printf( "Testing sockets" );
+    fflush( stdout );
+    testConnection( "socket,host=localhost,port=2001", rAcceptor , rConnector );
+    printf( " Done\n" );
+
+    printf( "Testing pipe" );
+    fflush( stdout );
+    testConnection( "pipe,name=bla" , rAcceptorPipe , rConnector );
+    printf( " Done\n" );
+
+    // check, if erroneous strings make any problem
+    rAcceptor.set(
+        xMgr->createInstance("com.sun.star.connection.Acceptor"),
+        UNO_QUERY );
+
+    try
+    {
+        rAcceptor->accept( OUString() );
+        OSL_FAIL( "empty connection string" );
+    }
+    catch( IllegalArgumentException & )
+    {
+        // everything is fine
+    }
+    catch( ... )
+    {
+        OSL_FAIL( "unexpected akexception with empty connection string" );
+    }
+
+    try
+    {
+        rConnector->connect( OUString() );
+        OSL_FAIL( "empty connection string" );
+    }
+    catch( ConnectionSetupException & )
+    {
+        // everything is fine
+    }
+    catch( ... )
+    {
+        OSL_FAIL( "unexpected exception with empty connection string" );
+    }
+
+
+    MyThread thread( rAcceptor , "socket,host=localhost,port=2001" );
+    thread.create();
+
+    osl::Thread::wait(std::chrono::seconds(1));
+    try
+    {
+        rAcceptor->accept( "socket,host=localhost,port=2001" );
+        OSL_FAIL( "already existing exception expected" );
+    }
+    catch( AlreadyAcceptingException & )
+    {
+        // everything is fine
+    }
+    catch( ... )
+    {
+        OSL_FAIL( "unknown exception, already existing exception expected" );
+    }
+
+    rAcceptor->stopAccepting();
+    thread.join();
+
+    Reference < XComponent > rComp( xMgr , UNO_QUERY );
+    if( rComp.is() )
+    {
+        rComp->dispose();
+    }
+}
+
+/* vim:set shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4 expandtab: */