diff --git a/hyracks-tests/hyracks-storage-common-test/pom.xml b/hyracks-tests/hyracks-storage-common-test/pom.xml
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+<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/maven-v4_0_0.xsd">
+  <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
+  <groupId>edu.uci.ics.hyracks</groupId>
+  <artifactId>hyracks-storage-common-test</artifactId>
+  <version>0.1.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+
+  <parent>
+    <groupId>edu.uci.ics.hyracks</groupId>
+    <artifactId>hyracks-tests</artifactId>
+    <version>0.1.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  </parent>
+
+  <build>
+    <plugins>
+      <plugin>
+        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+        <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
+        <version>2.0.2</version>
+        <configuration>
+          <source>1.6</source>
+          <target>1.6</target>
+        </configuration>
+      </plugin>
+    </plugins>
+  </build>
+  <dependencies>
+  	<dependency>
+  		<groupId>junit</groupId>
+  		<artifactId>junit</artifactId>
+  		<version>4.8.1</version>
+  		<type>jar</type>
+  		<scope>test</scope>
+  	</dependency>
+  	<dependency>
+  		<groupId>edu.uci.ics.hyracks</groupId>
+  		<artifactId>hyracks-control-nc</artifactId>
+  		<version>0.1.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  		<scope>compile</scope>
+  	</dependency>
+  	<dependency>
+  		<groupId>edu.uci.ics.hyracks</groupId>
+  		<artifactId>hyracks-storage-common</artifactId>
+  		<version>0.1.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  		<scope>compile</scope>
+  	</dependency>
+  	<dependency>
+  		<groupId>edu.uci.ics.hyracks</groupId>
+  		<artifactId>hyracks-test-support</artifactId>
+  		<version>0.1.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  		<type>jar</type>
+  		<scope>test</scope>
+  	</dependency>
+  </dependencies>
+</project>
diff --git a/hyracks-tests/hyracks-storage-common-test/src/test/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/storage/common/BufferCacheTest.java b/hyracks-tests/hyracks-storage-common-test/src/test/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/storage/common/BufferCacheTest.java
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+package edu.uci.ics.hyracks.storage.common;
+
+import java.io.File;
+import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Date;
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.Random;
+
+import org.junit.AfterClass;
+import org.junit.Assert;
+import org.junit.Test;
+
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.context.IHyracksTaskContext;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.io.FileReference;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.storage.common.buffercache.IBufferCache;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.storage.common.buffercache.ICachedPage;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.storage.common.file.BufferedFileHandle;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.storage.common.file.IFileMapProvider;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.test.support.TestStorageManagerComponentHolder;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.test.support.TestUtils;
+
+public class BufferCacheTest {
+    protected static final List<String> openedFiles = new ArrayList<String>();
+    protected static final SimpleDateFormat simpleDateFormat = new SimpleDateFormat("ddMMyy-hhmmssSS");
+    protected static final String tmpDir = System.getProperty("java.io.tmpdir");
+    protected static final String sep = System.getProperty("file.separator");
+
+    private static final int PAGE_SIZE = 256;
+    private static final int NUM_PAGES = 10;
+    private static final int MAX_OPEN_FILES = 20;
+    private static final int HYRACKS_FRAME_SIZE = PAGE_SIZE;
+    private IHyracksTaskContext ctx = TestUtils.create(HYRACKS_FRAME_SIZE);
+
+    private static final Random rnd = new Random(50);
+
+    private String getFileName() {
+        String fileName = tmpDir + sep + simpleDateFormat.format(new Date()) + openedFiles.size();
+        openedFiles.add(fileName);
+        return fileName;
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void simpleOpenPinCloseTest() throws HyracksDataException {
+        TestStorageManagerComponentHolder.init(PAGE_SIZE, NUM_PAGES, MAX_OPEN_FILES);
+        IBufferCache bufferCache = TestStorageManagerComponentHolder.getBufferCache(ctx);
+        IFileMapProvider fmp = TestStorageManagerComponentHolder.getFileMapProvider(ctx);
+        String fileName = getFileName();
+        FileReference file = new FileReference(new File(fileName));
+        bufferCache.createFile(file);
+        int fileId = fmp.lookupFileId(file);
+        int num = 10;
+        int testPageId = 0;
+
+        bufferCache.openFile(fileId);
+
+        ICachedPage page = null;
+
+        // tryPin should fail
+        page = bufferCache.tryPin(BufferedFileHandle.getDiskPageId(fileId, testPageId));
+        Assert.assertNull(page);
+
+        // pin page should succeed
+        page = bufferCache.pin(BufferedFileHandle.getDiskPageId(fileId, testPageId), true);
+        page.acquireWriteLatch();
+        try {
+            for (int i = 0; i < num; i++) {
+                page.getBuffer().putInt(i * 4, i);
+            }
+
+            // try pin should succeed         
+            ICachedPage page2 = bufferCache.tryPin(BufferedFileHandle.getDiskPageId(fileId, testPageId));
+            Assert.assertNotNull(page2);
+            bufferCache.unpin(page2);
+
+        } finally {
+            page.releaseWriteLatch();
+            bufferCache.unpin(page);
+        }
+
+        bufferCache.closeFile(fileId);
+
+        boolean exceptionThrown = false;
+
+        // tryPin should fail since file is not open
+        try {
+            page = bufferCache.tryPin(BufferedFileHandle.getDiskPageId(fileId, testPageId));
+        } catch (HyracksDataException e) {
+            exceptionThrown = true;
+        }
+        Assert.assertTrue(exceptionThrown);
+
+        // pin should fail since file is not open
+        exceptionThrown = false;
+        try {
+            page = bufferCache.pin(BufferedFileHandle.getDiskPageId(fileId, testPageId), false);
+        } catch (HyracksDataException e) {
+            exceptionThrown = true;
+        }
+        Assert.assertTrue(exceptionThrown);
+
+        // open file again
+        bufferCache.openFile(fileId);
+
+        // tryPin should succeed because page should still be cached        
+        page = bufferCache.tryPin(BufferedFileHandle.getDiskPageId(fileId, testPageId));
+        Assert.assertNotNull(page);
+        page.acquireReadLatch();
+        try {
+            // verify contents of page
+            for (int i = 0; i < num; i++) {
+                Assert.assertEquals(page.getBuffer().getInt(i * 4), i);
+            }
+        } finally {
+            page.releaseReadLatch();
+            bufferCache.unpin(page);
+        }
+
+        bufferCache.closeFile(fileId);
+        bufferCache.close();
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void simpleMaxOpenFilesTest() throws HyracksDataException {
+        TestStorageManagerComponentHolder.init(PAGE_SIZE, NUM_PAGES, MAX_OPEN_FILES);
+        IBufferCache bufferCache = TestStorageManagerComponentHolder.getBufferCache(ctx);
+        IFileMapProvider fmp = TestStorageManagerComponentHolder.getFileMapProvider(ctx);
+
+        List<Integer> fileIds = new ArrayList<Integer>();
+
+        for (int i = 0; i < MAX_OPEN_FILES; i++) {
+            String fileName = getFileName();
+            FileReference file = new FileReference(new File(fileName));
+            bufferCache.createFile(file);
+            int fileId = fmp.lookupFileId(file);
+            bufferCache.openFile(fileId);
+            fileIds.add(fileId);
+        }
+
+        boolean exceptionThrown = false;
+
+        // since all files are open, next open should fail
+        try {
+            String fileName = getFileName();
+            FileReference file = new FileReference(new File(fileName));
+            bufferCache.createFile(file);
+            int fileId = fmp.lookupFileId(file);
+            bufferCache.openFile(fileId);
+        } catch (HyracksDataException e) {
+            exceptionThrown = true;
+        }
+        Assert.assertTrue(exceptionThrown);
+
+        // close a random file
+        int ix = Math.abs(rnd.nextInt()) % fileIds.size();
+        bufferCache.closeFile(fileIds.get(ix));
+        fileIds.remove(ix);
+
+        // now open should succeed again
+        exceptionThrown = false;
+        try {
+            String fileName = getFileName();
+            FileReference file = new FileReference(new File(fileName));
+            bufferCache.createFile(file);
+            int fileId = fmp.lookupFileId(file);
+            bufferCache.openFile(fileId);
+            fileIds.add(fileId);
+
+        } catch (HyracksDataException e) {
+            exceptionThrown = true;
+        }
+        Assert.assertFalse(exceptionThrown);
+
+        for (Integer i : fileIds) {
+            bufferCache.closeFile(i.intValue());
+        }
+
+        bufferCache.close();
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void contentCheckingMaxOpenFilesTest() throws HyracksDataException {
+        TestStorageManagerComponentHolder.init(PAGE_SIZE, NUM_PAGES, MAX_OPEN_FILES);
+        IBufferCache bufferCache = TestStorageManagerComponentHolder.getBufferCache(ctx);
+        IFileMapProvider fmp = TestStorageManagerComponentHolder.getFileMapProvider(ctx);
+
+        List<Integer> fileIds = new ArrayList<Integer>();
+        Map<Integer, ArrayList<Integer>> pageContents = new HashMap<Integer, ArrayList<Integer>>();
+        int num = 10;
+        int testPageId = 0;
+
+        // open max number of files and write some stuff into their first page
+        for (int i = 0; i < MAX_OPEN_FILES; i++) {
+            String fileName = getFileName();
+            FileReference file = new FileReference(new File(fileName));
+            bufferCache.createFile(file);
+            int fileId = fmp.lookupFileId(file);
+            bufferCache.openFile(fileId);
+            fileIds.add(fileId);
+
+            ICachedPage page = null;
+            page = bufferCache.pin(BufferedFileHandle.getDiskPageId(fileId, testPageId), true);
+            page.acquireWriteLatch();
+            try {
+                ArrayList<Integer> values = new ArrayList<Integer>();
+                for (int j = 0; j < num; j++) {
+                    int x = Math.abs(rnd.nextInt());
+                    page.getBuffer().putInt(j * 4, x);
+                    values.add(x);
+                }
+                pageContents.put(fileId, values);
+            } finally {
+                page.releaseWriteLatch();
+                bufferCache.unpin(page);
+            }
+        }
+
+        boolean exceptionThrown = false;
+
+        // since all files are open, next open should fail
+        try {
+            String fileName = getFileName();
+            FileReference file = new FileReference(new File(fileName));
+            bufferCache.createFile(file);
+            int fileId = fmp.lookupFileId(file);
+            bufferCache.openFile(fileId);
+        } catch (HyracksDataException e) {
+            exceptionThrown = true;
+        }
+        Assert.assertTrue(exceptionThrown);
+
+        // close a few random files
+        ArrayList<Integer> closedFileIds = new ArrayList<Integer>();
+        int filesToClose = 5;
+        for (int i = 0; i < filesToClose; i++) {
+            int ix = Math.abs(rnd.nextInt()) % fileIds.size();
+            bufferCache.closeFile(fileIds.get(ix));
+            closedFileIds.add(fileIds.get(ix));
+            fileIds.remove(ix);
+        }
+
+        // now open a few new files
+        for (int i = 0; i < filesToClose; i++) {
+            String fileName = getFileName();
+            FileReference file = new FileReference(new File(fileName));
+            bufferCache.createFile(file);
+            int fileId = fmp.lookupFileId(file);
+            bufferCache.openFile(fileId);
+            fileIds.add(fileId);
+        }
+
+        // since all files are open, next open should fail
+        try {
+            String fileName = getFileName();
+            FileReference file = new FileReference(new File(fileName));
+            bufferCache.createFile(file);
+            int fileId = fmp.lookupFileId(file);
+            bufferCache.openFile(fileId);
+        } catch (HyracksDataException e) {
+            exceptionThrown = true;
+        }
+        Assert.assertTrue(exceptionThrown);
+
+        // close a few random files again        
+        for (int i = 0; i < filesToClose; i++) {
+            int ix = Math.abs(rnd.nextInt()) % fileIds.size();
+            bufferCache.closeFile(fileIds.get(ix));
+            closedFileIds.add(fileIds.get(ix));
+            fileIds.remove(ix);
+        }
+
+        // now open those closed files again and verify their contents
+        for (int i = 0; i < filesToClose; i++) {
+            int closedFileId = closedFileIds.get(i);
+            bufferCache.openFile(closedFileId);
+            fileIds.add(closedFileId);
+
+            // pin first page and verify contents
+            ICachedPage page = null;
+            page = bufferCache.pin(BufferedFileHandle.getDiskPageId(closedFileId, testPageId), false);
+            page.acquireReadLatch();
+            try {
+                ArrayList<Integer> values = pageContents.get(closedFileId);
+                for (int j = 0; j < values.size(); j++) {
+                    Assert.assertEquals(values.get(j).intValue(), page.getBuffer().getInt(j * 4));
+                }
+            } finally {
+                page.releaseReadLatch();
+                bufferCache.unpin(page);
+            }
+        }
+
+        for (Integer i : fileIds) {
+            bufferCache.closeFile(i.intValue());
+        }
+
+        bufferCache.close();
+    }
+
+    @AfterClass
+    public static void cleanup() throws Exception {
+        for (String s : openedFiles) {
+            File f = new File(s);
+            f.deleteOnExit();
+        }
+    }
+}