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+/**
+ * Copyright (c) 2016 - 2017 Syncleus, Inc.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package com.aparapi.runtime;
+
+import static org.hamcrest.CoreMatchers.is;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertThat;
+
+import org.junit.After;
+import org.junit.AfterClass;
+import org.junit.Before;
+import org.junit.Test;
+
+import com.aparapi.Kernel;
+import com.aparapi.device.Device;
+import com.aparapi.internal.kernel.KernelManager;
+import com.aparapi.internal.kernel.KernelManagers;
+
+public class Issue55Test {
+	private Kernel testKernel;
+
+	@Before
+	public void setUp() {
+		testKernel = new Kernel() {
+
+			@Override
+			public void run() {
+			}
+		};
+	}
+
+	@After
+	public void tearDown() {
+		testKernel.dispose();
+	}
+
+	@AfterClass
+	public static void tearDownClass() {
+		// reset the KernelManager after we are done, as some tests expect a openCL device
+		KernelManager.setKernelManager(new KernelManager() {});
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void testUseJTP_ONLY() {
+		KernelManager.setKernelManager(KernelManagers.JTP_ONLY);
+		
+		Device device = KernelManager.instance().getDefaultPreferences().getPreferredDevice(testKernel);
+
+		assertThat(device.getType(), is(Device.TYPE.JTP));
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void testUseSEQUENTIAL_ONLY() {
+		KernelManager.setKernelManager(KernelManagers.SEQUENTIAL_ONLY);
+
+		Device device = KernelManager.instance().getDefaultPreferences().getPreferredDevice(testKernel);
+
+		assertThat(device.getType(), is(Device.TYPE.SEQ));
+	}
+}