Index: Ringtoets/Common/test/Ringtoets.Common.Plugin.TestUtil/FileImporters/FailureMechanismSectionResultUpdateStrategyTestFixture.cs
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diff -u
--- Ringtoets/Common/test/Ringtoets.Common.Plugin.TestUtil/FileImporters/FailureMechanismSectionResultUpdateStrategyTestFixture.cs	(revision 0)
+++ Ringtoets/Common/test/Ringtoets.Common.Plugin.TestUtil/FileImporters/FailureMechanismSectionResultUpdateStrategyTestFixture.cs	(revision f855ac15eef6c6619d535d6d9b4b5c26e2ed0cbe)
@@ -0,0 +1,115 @@
+// Copyright (C) Stichting Deltares 2017. All rights reserved.
+//
+// This file is part of Ringtoets.
+//
+// Ringtoets is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+// it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+// the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+// (at your option) any later version.
+// 
+// This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+// GNU General Public License for more details.
+//
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+// along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+//
+// All names, logos, and references to "Deltares" are registered trademarks of
+// Stichting Deltares and remain full property of Stichting Deltares at all times.
+// All rights reserved.
+
+using System;
+using NUnit.Framework;
+using Ringtoets.Common.Data.FailureMechanism;
+using Ringtoets.Common.IO.FileImporters;
+
+namespace Ringtoets.Common.Plugin.TestUtil.FileImporters
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Test fixture class for testing the behavior of an <see cref="IFailureMechanismSectionResultUpdateStrategy{T}"/>.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <typeparam name="TUpdateStrategy">The type of the update strategy to test.</typeparam>
+    /// <typeparam name="TSectionResult">The type of the failure mechanism section result the update strategy uses.</typeparam>
+    public abstract class FailureMechanismSectionResultUpdateStrategyTestFixture<
+        TUpdateStrategy, TSectionResult>
+        where TUpdateStrategy : IFailureMechanismSectionResultUpdateStrategy<TSectionResult>, new()
+        where TSectionResult : FailureMechanismSectionResult
+    {
+        [Test]
+        public void Constructor_ExpectedValues()
+        {
+            // Call
+            var strategy = new TUpdateStrategy();
+
+            // Assert
+            Assert.IsInstanceOf<TUpdateStrategy>(strategy);
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void UpdateSectionResult_OriginNull_ThrowsArgumentNullException()
+        {
+            // Setup
+            var strategy = new TUpdateStrategy();
+
+            // Call
+            TestDelegate test = () => strategy.UpdateSectionResult(
+                null, CreateEmptySectionResult());
+
+            // Assert
+            string paramName = Assert.Throws<ArgumentNullException>(test).ParamName;
+            Assert.AreEqual("origin", paramName);
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void UpdateSectionResult_TargetNull_ThrowsArgumentNullException()
+        {
+            // Setup
+            var strategy = new TUpdateStrategy();
+
+            // Call
+            TestDelegate test = () => strategy.UpdateSectionResult(
+                CreateEmptySectionResult(), null);
+
+            // Assert
+            string paramName = Assert.Throws<ArgumentNullException>(test).ParamName;
+            Assert.AreEqual("target", paramName);
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void UpdateSectionResult_WithData_UpdatesTargetSectionResult()
+        {
+            // Setup
+            var strategy = new TUpdateStrategy();
+            TSectionResult originResult = CreateConfiguredSectionResult();
+            TSectionResult targetResult = CreateEmptySectionResult();
+
+            // Call
+            strategy.UpdateSectionResult(originResult, targetResult);
+
+            // Assert
+            AssertSectionResult(originResult, targetResult);
+            Assert.AreNotSame(originResult.Section, targetResult.Section);
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Method for creating an empty instance of <typeparamref name="TSectionResult"/>.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <returns>An empty <typeparamref name="TSectionResult"/></returns>
+        protected abstract TSectionResult CreateEmptySectionResult();
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Method that asserts whether <paramref name="originResult"/> and
+        /// <paramref name="targetResult"/> are equal.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <exception cref="AssertionException">Thrown when <paramref name="originResult"/>
+        /// and <paramref name="targetResult"/> are not equal.</exception>
+        protected abstract void AssertSectionResult(TSectionResult originResult, TSectionResult targetResult);
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Method for creating a configured instance of <typeparamref name="TSectionResult"/>.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <returns>An empty <typeparamref name="TSectionResult"/></returns>
+        protected abstract TSectionResult CreateConfiguredSectionResult();
+    }
+}
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Index: Ringtoets/Common/test/Ringtoets.Common.Plugin.TestUtil/Ringtoets.Common.Plugin.TestUtil.csproj
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diff -u -r9fb6b330d45af8ac4ebdf127bb5907781cdb5155 -rf855ac15eef6c6619d535d6d9b4b5c26e2ed0cbe
--- Ringtoets/Common/test/Ringtoets.Common.Plugin.TestUtil/Ringtoets.Common.Plugin.TestUtil.csproj	(.../Ringtoets.Common.Plugin.TestUtil.csproj)	(revision 9fb6b330d45af8ac4ebdf127bb5907781cdb5155)
+++ Ringtoets/Common/test/Ringtoets.Common.Plugin.TestUtil/Ringtoets.Common.Plugin.TestUtil.csproj	(.../Ringtoets.Common.Plugin.TestUtil.csproj)	(revision f855ac15eef6c6619d535d6d9b4b5c26e2ed0cbe)
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
     <Reference Include="System.Windows.Forms" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
+    <Compile Include="FileImporters\FailureMechanismSectionResultUpdateStrategyTestFixture.cs" />
     <Compile Include="HydraulicBoundaryLocationCalculationActivityLogTestHelper.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Properties\AssemblyInfo.cs" />
     <Compile Include="ShouldCloseViewWithFailureMechanismTester.cs" />
@@ -56,6 +57,10 @@
       <Project>{4D840673-3812-4338-A352-84854E32B8A0}</Project>
       <Name>Ringtoets.Common.Forms</Name>
     </ProjectReference>
+    <ProjectReference Include="..\..\src\Ringtoets.Common.IO\Ringtoets.Common.IO.csproj">
+      <Project>{52BA7627-CBAB-4209-BE77-3B5F31378277}</Project>
+      <Name>Ringtoets.Common.IO</Name>
+    </ProjectReference>
     <ProjectReference Include="..\Ringtoets.Common.Data.TestUtil\Ringtoets.Common.Data.TestUtil.csproj">
       <Project>{4843D6E5-066F-4795-94F5-1D53932DD03C}</Project>
       <Name>Ringtoets.Common.Data.TestUtil</Name>