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+from os import getcwd, environ, pathsep
+from unittest import skipIf
+from pathlib import Path
+import tests
+from e4s_cl import config, BAREBONES_LIBRARY_DIR
+from e4s_cl.util import which, list_directory_files
+from e4s_cl.cf.containers import (
+    BackendUnsupported,
+    BoundFile,
+    Container,
+    FileOptions,
+)
+
+CONFIG_EXECUTABLE = tests.ASSETS / 'bin' / 'barebones-conf'
+DEFAULT_CONFIGURATION = config.CONFIGURATION
+TEST_CONFIGURATION = config.Configuration.create_from_string(f"""
+backends:
+  barebones:
+    exec_options: ['--hostname', 'XxmycoolcontainerxX']
+""")
+
+
+class ContainerTestBarebones(tests.TestCase):
+
+    def test_create(self):
+        container = Container(name='barebones', image='None')
+        self.assertFalse(type(container) == Container)
+        self.assertTrue(isinstance(container, Container))
+
+    def test_run_image(self):
+        container = Container(name='barebones', image='imagenametest')
+        command = ['']
+        container_cmd = container._prepare(command)
+        self.assertIn('imagenametest', ' '.join(map(str, container_cmd)))
+
+    def test_run_pwd(self):
+        container = Container(name='barebones')
+        command = ['']
+        container_cmd = container._prepare(command)
+        pwd = getcwd()
+        self.assertIn(pwd, ' '.join(map(str, container_cmd)))
+
+    def test_run_mpirun(self):
+        container = Container(name='barebones', image='dummyimagename')
+        command = ['mpirun -n 2 ls']
+        container_cmd = container._prepare(command)
+        self.assertIn(command[0], ' '.join(map(str, container_cmd)))
+
+    def test_bind_file(self):
+        container = Container(name='barebones')
+
+        target = Path('/tmp')
+        dest = Path('/etc')
+        contained_dest = Path("/etc/skel")
+        option = FileOptions.READ_WRITE
+
+        container.bind_file(target)
+        self.assertIn('tmp',
+                      [Path(path).name for path in list_directory_files(Path(BAREBONES_LIBRARY_DIR))])
+
+        target = Path('/tmp2')
+        dest = Path(BAREBONES_LIBRARY_DIR + str(target))
+        container.bind_file(target, dest=dest)
+        self.assertIn('tmp2',
+                      [Path(path).name for path in list_directory_files(Path(BAREBONES_LIBRARY_DIR))])
+
+    def test_bind_relative(self):
+        container = Container(name='barebones')
+
+        target = Path('/tmp/../proc/meminfo')
+
+        ref = Path('/tmp')
+        file_ex = Path('/proc/meminfo')
+        home = Path.home()
+        paths = {ref, file_ex, home}
+
+        container.bind_file(target)
+        files = set(map(lambda x: x.origin, container.bound))
+
+        for item in paths:
+            self.assertIn(item, files)
+
+    def test_additional_options_config(self):
+        container = Container(name='barebones')
+        command = ['']
+
+        barebones_command = container._prepare(command)
+        for option in {'--nocolor', '-s', '--hostname', 'XxmycoolcontainerxX'}:
+            self.assertNotIn(option, barebones_command)
+
+        config.update_configuration(TEST_CONFIGURATION)
+        barebones_command = container._prepare(command)
+        self.assertContainsInOrder([
+            '--nocolor',
+            '-s',
+            'exec',
+            '--hostname',
+            'XxmycoolcontainerxX',
+        ], barebones_command)
+
+        config.update_configuration(DEFAULT_CONFIGURATION)
+        barebones_command = container._prepare(command)
+        for option in {'--nocolor', '-s', '--hostname', 'XxmycoolcontainerxX'}:
+            self.assertNotIn(option, barebones_command)
+
+    def test_additional_options_environment(self):
+        container = Container(name='barebones')
+        command = ['']
+
+        barebones_command = container._prepare(command)
+        for option in {'--nocolor', '-s', '--hostname', 'XxmycoolcontainerxX'}:
+            self.assertNotIn(option, barebones_command)
+
+        environ['E4S_CL_barebones_OPTIONS'] = "--nocolor -s"
+        environ[
+            'E4S_CL_barebones_EXEC_OPTIONS'] = "--hostname XxmycoolcontainerxX"
+        barebones_command = container._prepare(command)
+        self.assertContainsInOrder([
+            '--nocolor',
+            '-s',
+            'exec',
+            '--hostname',
+            'XxmycoolcontainerxX',
+        ], barebones_command)
+
+        del environ['E4S_CL_barebones_OPTIONS']
+        del environ['E4S_CL_barebones_EXEC_OPTIONS']
+        barebones_command = container._prepare(command)
+        for option in {'--nocolor', '-s', '--hostname', 'XxmycoolcontainerxX'}:
+            self.assertNotIn(option, barebones_command)