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+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
+# Copyright (C) 2023 Nathan Mangar
+
+"""
+Check if `bgp default-originate timer` commands takes an effect:
+1. Set bgp default-originate timer 3600
+2. No default route is advertised because the timer is running for 3600 seconds
+3. We reduce it to 10 seconds
+4. Default route is advertised
+"""
+
+
+__topotests_replaces__ = {
+    "bgp_default_originate_timer/": "1bfbdc17f20fe4e9d66c9adcbfa48b7a7adfdc29",
+}
+
+# pylint: disable=invalid-name, missing-class-docstring, missing-function-docstring, line-too-long, consider-using-f-string, wildcard-import, unused-wildcard-import, f-string-without-interpolation, too-few-public-methods, unused-argument, attribute-defined-outside-init
+from topotato.v1 import *
+
+
+@topology_fixture()
+def topology(topo):
+    """
+    [ r1 ]
+      |
+    [ r2 ]
+      |
+    [ r3 ]
+    """
+
+
+class Configs(FRRConfigs):
+    routers = ["r1", "r2", "r3"]
+
+    zebra = """
+    #% extends "boilerplate.conf"
+    ## nothing needed
+    """
+
+    bgpd = """
+    #% extends "boilerplate.conf"
+    #% block main
+    #%   if router.name == 'r1'
+    router bgp 65001
+     no bgp ebgp-requires-policy
+     bgp default-originate timer 3600
+     neighbor {{ routers.r2.ifaces[0].ip4[0].ip }} remote-as external
+     neighbor {{ routers.r2.ifaces[0].ip4[0].ip }} timers 1 3
+     neighbor {{ routers.r2.ifaces[0].ip4[0].ip }} timers connect 1
+     neighbor {{ routers.r3.ifaces[0].ip4[0].ip }} remote-as external
+     neighbor {{ routers.r3.ifaces[0].ip4[0].ip }} timers 1 3
+     neighbor {{ routers.r3.ifaces[0].ip4[0].ip }} timers connect 1
+     address-family ipv4
+      neighbor {{ routers.r2.ifaces[0].ip4[0].ip }} default-originate route-map default
+     exit-address-family
+    !
+    bgp community-list standard r3 seq 5 permit 65003:1
+    !
+    route-map default permit 10
+     match community r3
+    exit
+    #%   elif router.name == 'r2'
+    router bgp 65002
+     no bgp ebgp-requires-policy
+     neighbor {{ routers.r1.ifaces[0].ip4[0].ip }} remote-as external
+     neighbor {{ routers.r1.ifaces[0].ip4[0].ip }} timers 1 3
+     neighbor {{ routers.r1.ifaces[0].ip4[0].ip }} timers connect 1
+    !
+    #%   elif router.name == 'r3'
+    router bgp 65003
+     no bgp ebgp-requires-policy
+     neighbor {{ routers.r1.ifaces[0].ip4[0].ip }} remote-as external
+     neighbor {{ routers.r1.ifaces[0].ip4[0].ip }} timers 1 3
+     neighbor {{ routers.r1.ifaces[0].ip4[0].ip }} timers connect 1
+     address-family ipv4 unicast
+      redistribute connected route-map r1
+     exit-address-family
+    !
+    route-map r1 permit 10
+     set community 65003:1
+    exit
+    #%   endif
+    #% endblock
+    """
+
+
+class BGPDefaultOriginateTimer(TestBase, AutoFixture, topo=topology, configs=Configs):
+    # Negative check function not yet implemented
+    #
+    # @topotatofunc
+    # def bgp_default_received_from_r1(self, _, r1, r2):
+    #     expected = {
+    #         "paths": [
+    #             {
+    #                 "nexthops": [
+    #                     {
+    #                         "hostname": "r1",
+    #                         "ip": str(r1.iface_to("s1").ip4[0].ip),
+    #                     }
+    #                 ],
+    #             }
+    #         ],
+    #     }
+
+    #     yield from AssertVtysh.make(
+    #         r2,
+    #         "bgpd",
+    #         f"show bgp ipv4 unicast 0.0.0.0/0 json",
+    #         maxwait=30.0,
+    #         compare=expected,
+    #     )
+
+    @topotatofunc
+    def bgp_default_received_from_r1_2(self, _, r1, r2, r3):
+        expected = {
+            "paths": [
+                {
+                    "nexthops": [
+                        {
+                            "hostname": "r1",
+                            "ip": str(r1.ifaces[0].ip4[0].ip),
+                        }
+                    ],
+                }
+            ],
+        }
+
+        yield from ReconfigureFRR.make(
+            r1,
+            "bgpd",
+            """
+            router bgp
+                bgp default-originate timer 10
+            """,
+            compare="",
+        )
+
+        yield from ReconfigureFRR.make(
+            r3,
+            "bgpd",
+            """
+            route-map r1 permit 10
+                set metric 1
+            """,
+            compare="",
+        )
+
+        yield from AssertVtysh.make(
+            r2,
+            "bgpd",
+            f"show bgp ipv4 unicast 0.0.0.0/0 json",
+            maxwait=20.0,
+            compare=expected,
+        )