diff -r 000000000000 -r 6474c204b198 mobile/android/base/tests/testNewTab.java
--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/mobile/android/base/tests/testNewTab.java	Wed Dec 31 06:09:35 2014 +0100
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+package org.mozilla.gecko.tests;
+
+import org.mozilla.gecko.Element;
+import org.mozilla.gecko.R;
+
+import android.app.Activity;
+import android.view.View;
+
+import com.jayway.android.robotium.solo.Condition;
+
+/* A simple test that creates 2 new tabs and checks that the tab count increases. */
+public class testNewTab extends BaseTest {
+    private Element tabCount = null;
+    private Element tabs = null;
+    private Element closeTab = null;
+    private int tabCountInt = 0;
+
+    public void testNewTab() {
+        String url = getAbsoluteUrl("/robocop/robocop_blank_01.html");
+        String url2 = getAbsoluteUrl("/robocop/robocop_blank_02.html");
+
+        blockForGeckoReady();
+
+        Activity activity = getActivity();
+        tabCount = mDriver.findElement(activity, R.id.tabs_counter);
+        tabs = mDriver.findElement(activity, R.id.tabs);
+        mAsserter.ok(tabCount != null && tabs != null,
+                     "Checking elements", "all elements present");
+
+        int expectedTabCount = 1;
+        getTabCount(expectedTabCount);
+        mAsserter.is(tabCountInt, expectedTabCount, "Initial number of tabs correct");
+
+        addTab(url);
+        expectedTabCount++;
+        getTabCount(expectedTabCount);
+        mAsserter.is(tabCountInt, expectedTabCount, "Number of tabs increased");
+
+        addTab(url2);
+        expectedTabCount++;
+        getTabCount(expectedTabCount);
+        mAsserter.is(tabCountInt, expectedTabCount, "Number of tabs increased");
+
+        // cleanup: close all opened tabs
+        //closeTabs();
+    }
+
+    private void closeTabs() {
+        final int closeTabId = closeTab.getId();
+        String tabCountText = null;
+
+        // open tabs panel
+        boolean clicked = tabs.click();
+        if (!clicked) {
+            mAsserter.ok(clicked != false, "checking that tabs clicked", "tabs element clicked");
+        }
+
+        // wait for closeTab to appear (this is usually immediate)
+        boolean success = waitForTest(new BooleanTest() {
+            @Override
+            public boolean test() {
+                View closeTabView = getActivity().findViewById(closeTabId);
+                if (closeTabView == null) {
+                    return false;
+                }
+                return true;
+            }
+        }, MAX_WAIT_MS);
+        if (!success) {
+            mAsserter.ok(success != false, "waiting for close tab view", "close tab view available");
+        }
+
+        // close tabs until only one remains
+        tabCountText = tabCount.getText();
+        tabCountInt = Integer.parseInt(tabCountText);
+        while (tabCountInt > 1) {
+            clicked = closeTab.click();
+            if (!clicked) {
+                mAsserter.ok(clicked != false, "checking that close_tab clicked", "close_tab element clicked");
+            }
+
+            success = waitForCondition(new Condition() {
+                @Override
+                public boolean isSatisfied() {
+                    String newTabCountText = tabCount.getText();
+                    int newTabCount = Integer.parseInt(newTabCountText);
+                    if (newTabCount < tabCountInt) {
+                        tabCountInt = newTabCount;
+                        return true;
+                    }
+                    return false;
+                }
+            }, MAX_WAIT_MS);
+            mAsserter.ok(success, "Checking tab closed", "number of tabs now "+tabCountInt);
+        }
+    }
+
+    private void getTabCount(final int expected) {
+        waitForCondition(new Condition() {
+            @Override
+            public boolean isSatisfied() {
+                String newTabCountText = tabCount.getText();
+                tabCountInt = Integer.parseInt(newTabCountText);
+                if (tabCountInt == expected) {
+                    return true;
+                }
+                return false;
+            }
+        }, MAX_WAIT_MS);
+    }
+}