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+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+'''
+    :codeauthor: :email:`Vernon Cole <vernondcole@gmail.com>`
+'''
+
+# Import Python Libs
+from __future__ import absolute_import
+import os
+
+# Import Salt Testing Libs
+from tests.support.runtests import RUNTIME_VARS
+from tests.support.mixins import LoaderModuleMockMixin
+from tests.support.unit import TestCase, skipIf
+from tests.support.mock import (
+    NO_MOCK,
+    NO_MOCK_REASON
+)
+
+# Import Salt Libs
+import salt.utils.sdb as sdb
+
+TEMP_DATABASE_FILE = os.path.join(RUNTIME_VARS.TMP, 'test_sdb.sqlite')
+
+SDB_OPTS = {
+            'extension_modules': '',
+            'test_sdb_data': {
+                'driver': 'sqlite3',
+                'database': TEMP_DATABASE_FILE,
+                'table': 'sdb',
+                'create_table': True
+                }
+            }
+
+
+@skipIf(NO_MOCK, NO_MOCK_REASON)
+class SdbTestCase(TestCase, LoaderModuleMockMixin):
+    '''
+    Test cases for salt.modules.sdb
+    '''
+
+    @classmethod
+    def tearDownClass(cls):
+        try:
+            os.unlink(TEMP_DATABASE_FILE)
+        except OSError:
+            pass
+
+    def setup_loader_modules(self):
+        return {sdb: {}}
+
+    # test with SQLite database key not presest
+
+    def test_sqlite_get_not_found(self):
+        what = sdb.sdb_get(
+                'sdb://test_sdb_data/thisKeyDoesNotExist', SDB_OPTS)
+        self.assertEqual(what, None)
+
+    # test with SQLite database write and read
+
+    def test_sqlite_get_found(self):
+        expected = {b'name': b'testone', b'number': 46}
+        sdb.sdb_set('sdb://test_sdb_data/test1', expected, SDB_OPTS)
+        resp = sdb.sdb_get('sdb://test_sdb_data/test1', SDB_OPTS)
+        self.assertEqual(resp, expected)