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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+
+import unittest
+
+from framework import VppTestCase, VppTestRunner
+from vpp_ip_route import VppIpTable, VppIpRoute, VppRoutePath
+
+
+class TestSparseVec(VppTestCase):
+    """ SparseVec Test Cases """
+
+    @classmethod
+    def setUpClass(cls):
+        super(TestSparseVec, cls).setUpClass()
+
+    @classmethod
+    def tearDownClass(cls):
+        super(TestSparseVec, cls).tearDownClass()
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        super(TestSparseVec, self).setUp()
+
+    def tearDown(self):
+        super(TestSparseVec, self).tearDown()
+
+    def test_string_unittest(self):
+        """ SparseVec unit tests """
+        error = self.vapi.cli("test sparse_vec")
+        if error.find("failed") != -1:
+            self.logger.critical("FAILURE in the sparse_vec test")
+        self.assertNotIn("failed", error)
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    unittest.main(testRunner=VppTestRunner)