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+import salt.proxy.junos as junos
+
+import sys
+
+# Import Salt Testing Libs
+from tests.support.mixins import LoaderModuleMockMixin
+from tests.support.mock import MagicMock, patch
+from tests.support.unit import TestCase, skipIf
+
+if sys.version < "3":
+    from six import StringIO
+else:
+    from io import BytesIO as StringIO
+
+try:
+    from jnpr.junos.device import Device
+    from jnpr.junos.exception import ConnectError
+    import jxmlease  # pylint: disable=unused-import
+    from ncclient.transport.ssh import SSHSession
+    from ncclient.devices.junos import JunosDeviceHandler
+
+    HAS_JUNOS = True
+except ImportError:
+    HAS_JUNOS = False
+
+
+@skipIf(not HAS_JUNOS, "The junos-eznc and jxmlease modules are required")
+class JunosProxyTestCase(TestCase, LoaderModuleMockMixin):
+    def setup_loader_modules(self):
+        return {
+            junos: {
+                "__virtual__": MagicMock(return_value="junos"),
+                "DETAILS": {},
+                "__pillar__": {},
+            }
+        }
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        self.opts = {"proxy": {"username": "xxxx", "password]": "xxx", "host": "junos"}}
+
+    @patch("ncclient.manager.connect")
+    def test_init(self, mock_connect):
+        junos.init(self.opts)
+        self.assertTrue(junos.thisproxy.get("initialized"))
+
+    @patch("ncclient.manager.connect")
+    def test_init_err(self, mock_connect):
+        mock_connect.side_effect = ConnectError
+        junos.init(self.opts)
+        self.assertFalse(junos.thisproxy.get("initialized"))
+
+    @patch("ncclient.manager.connect")
+    def test_alive(self, mock_connect):
+        junos.init(self.opts)
+        junos.thisproxy["conn"]._conn._session._buffer = StringIO()
+        self.assertTrue(junos.alive(self.opts))
+        self.assertTrue(junos.thisproxy.get("initialized"))