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+/*
+ * Copyright OpenSearch Contributors
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ *
+ * The OpenSearch Contributors require contributions made to
+ * this file be licensed under the Apache-2.0 license or a
+ * compatible open source license.
+ */
+package org.opensearch.flowframework.template;
+
+import org.opensearch.Version;
+import org.opensearch.flowframework.workflow.Workflow;
+import org.opensearch.test.OpenSearchTestCase;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Map;
+
+public class TemplateTests extends OpenSearchTestCase {
+
+    @Override
+    public void setUp() throws Exception {
+        super.setUp();
+    }
+
+    public void testTemplate() throws IOException {
+        Version templateVersion = Version.fromString("1.2.3");
+        List<Version> compatibilityVersion = List.of(Version.fromString("4.5.6"), Version.fromString("7.8.9"));
+
+        WorkflowNode nodeA = new WorkflowNode("A", "a-type", Map.of("foo", "bar"));
+        WorkflowNode nodeB = new WorkflowNode("B", "b-type", Map.of("baz", "qux"));
+        WorkflowEdge edgeAB = new WorkflowEdge("A", "B");
+        List<WorkflowNode> nodes = List.of(nodeA, nodeB);
+        List<WorkflowEdge> edges = List.of(edgeAB);
+        Workflow workflow = new Workflow(Map.of("key", "value"), nodes, edges);
+
+        Template template = new Template(
+            "test",
+            "a test template",
+            "test use case",
+            List.of("operation"),
+            templateVersion,
+            compatibilityVersion,
+            Map.of("userKey", "userValue"),
+            Map.of("workflow", workflow)
+        );
+
+        assertEquals("test", template.name());
+        assertEquals("a test template", template.description());
+        assertEquals("test use case", template.useCase());
+        assertEquals(List.of("operation"), template.operations());
+        assertEquals(templateVersion, template.templateVersion());
+        assertEquals(compatibilityVersion, template.compatibilityVersion());
+        assertEquals(Map.of("userKey", "userValue"), template.userInputs());
+        Workflow wf = template.workflows().get("workflow");
+        assertNotNull(wf);
+        assertEquals("Workflow [userParams={key=value}, nodes=[A, B], edges=[A->B]]", wf.toString());
+
+        String expectedJson = "{\"name\":\"test\",\"description\":\"a test template\",\"use_case\":\"test use case\","
+            + "\"operations\":[\"operation\"],\"version\":{\"template\":\"1.2.3\",\"compatibility\":[\"4.5.6\",\"7.8.9\"]},"
+            + "\"user_inputs\":{\"userKey\":\"userValue\"},\"workflows\":{\"workflow\":{\"user_params\":{\"key\":\"value\"},"
+            + "\"nodes\":[{\"id\":\"A\",\"type\":\"a-type\",\"inputs\":{\"foo\":\"bar\"}},"
+            + "{\"id\":\"B\",\"type\":\"b-type\",\"inputs\":{\"baz\":\"qux\"}}],"
+            + "\"edges\":[{\"source\":\"A\",\"dest\":\"B\"}]}}}";
+        String json = TemplateTestJsonUtil.parseToJson(template);
+        assertEquals(expectedJson, json);
+
+        Template templateX = TemplateParser.parseJsonToTemplate(json);
+        assertEquals("test", templateX.name());
+        assertEquals("a test template", templateX.description());
+        assertEquals("test use case", templateX.useCase());
+        assertEquals(List.of("operation"), templateX.operations());
+        assertEquals(templateVersion, templateX.templateVersion());
+        assertEquals(compatibilityVersion, templateX.compatibilityVersion());
+        assertEquals(Map.of("userKey", "userValue"), templateX.userInputs());
+        Workflow wfX = templateX.workflows().get("workflow");
+        assertNotNull(wfX);
+        assertEquals("Workflow [userParams={key=value}, nodes=[A, B], edges=[A->B]]", wfX.toString());
+    }
+}