diff --git a/src/test/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/decoder/WmsStoreDecoderTest.java b/src/test/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/decoder/WmsStoreDecoderTest.java
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+package it.geosolutions.geoserver.decoder;
+
+import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.decoder.RESTWmsStore;
+
+import java.io.File;
+import java.io.IOException;
+
+import org.apache.commons.io.FileUtils;
+import org.junit.Assert;
+import org.junit.Before;
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.springframework.core.io.ClassPathResource;
+
+/**
+ * WmsStoreDecoderTest
+ * 
+ * @author cip (cippinofg at gmail.com)
+ * 
+ */
+public class WmsStoreDecoderTest {
+
+	RESTWmsStore wmsstore;
+
+    @Before
+    public void setup() throws IOException {
+        File wmsstoreFile = new ClassPathResource("testdata/wmsstoreExample.xml").getFile();
+        String wmsstoreContent = FileUtils.readFileToString(wmsstoreFile);
+        wmsstore = RESTWmsStore.build(wmsstoreContent);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testName() {
+        Assert.assertEquals(wmsstore.getName(), "wmsstore001");
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testType() {
+        Assert.assertEquals(wmsstore.getType(), "WMS");
+    }
+    
+    @Test
+    public void testEnabled() {
+        Assert.assertEquals(wmsstore.getEnabled(), true);
+    }
+    
+    @Test
+    public void testWorkspace() {
+        Assert.assertEquals(wmsstore.getWorkspaceName(), "ws001");
+    }
+    
+    @Test
+    public void testUseConnectionPooling() {
+        Assert.assertEquals(wmsstore.getUseConnectionPooling(),true);
+    }
+    
+    @Test
+    public void testCapabilitiesURL() {
+        Assert.assertEquals(wmsstore.getCapabilitiesURL(), "http://myhost/geoserver/wms");
+    }
+        
+    @Test
+    public void testUser() {
+        Assert.assertEquals(wmsstore.getUser(), "admin");
+    }
+        
+    @Test
+    public void testPassword() {
+        Assert.assertEquals(wmsstore.getPassword(), "geoserver");
+    }
+    
+    @Test
+    public void testMaxConnections() {
+        Assert.assertEquals(wmsstore.getMaxConnections(), "6");
+    }
+    
+    @Test
+    public void testReadTimeout() {
+        Assert.assertEquals(wmsstore.getReadTimeout(), "60");
+    }    
+    
+    @Test
+    public void testConnectTimeout() {
+        Assert.assertEquals(wmsstore.getConnectTimeout(), "30");
+    }    
+}
diff --git a/src/test/resources/testdata/wmsstoreExample.xml b/src/test/resources/testdata/wmsstoreExample.xml
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+<wmsStore>
+	<name>wmsstore001</name>
+	<type>WMS</type>
+	<enabled>true</enabled>
+	<workspace>
+		<name>ws001</name>
+		<atom:link xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" rel="alternate" href="http://172.27.30.25:8080/geoserver/rest/workspaces/ws001.xml" type="application/xml"/>
+	</workspace>
+	<metadata>
+		<entry key="useConnectionPooling">true</entry>
+	</metadata>
+	<__default>false</__default>
+	<capabilitiesURL>http://myhost/geoserver/wms</capabilitiesURL>
+	<user>admin</user>
+	<password>geoserver</password>
+	<maxConnections>6</maxConnections>
+	<readTimeout>60</readTimeout>
+	<connectTimeout>30</connectTimeout>
+	<wmsLayers>
+		<atom:link xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" rel="alternate" href="http://172.27.30.25:8080/geoserver/rest/workspaces/ws001/wmsstores/wmsstore001/wmslayers.xml" type="application/xml"/>
+	</wmsLayers>
+</wmsStore>
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