@Test
public void testToAndFromBinary() throws NotSerializableException {

    DataTree dataTree = new InMemoryDataTreeFactory().create(
        DataTreeConfiguration.DEFAULT_OPERATIONAL, TestModel.createTestContext());
    DataTreeModification modification = dataTree.takeSnapshot().newModification();
    ContainerNode writeData = ImmutableNodes.containerNode(TestModel.TEST_QNAME);
    new WriteModification(TestModel.TEST_PATH, writeData).apply(modification);
    MapNode mergeData = ImmutableNodes.mapNodeBuilder(TestModel.OUTER_LIST_QNAME).build();
    new MergeModification(TestModel.OUTER_LIST_PATH, mergeData).apply(modification);
    final SortedSet<String> shardNames = ImmutableSortedSet.of("one", "two");
    TransactionIdentifier txId = nextTransactionId();
    ReadyLocalTransaction readyMessage = new ReadyLocalTransaction(txId, modification, true,
            Optional.of(shardNames));
    final ExtendedActorSystem system = (ExtendedActorSystem) ExtendedActorSystem.create("test");
    final Object deserialized;
    try {
        final ReadyLocalTransactionSerializer serializer = new ReadyLocalTransactionSerializer(system);
        final byte[] bytes = serializer.toBinary(readyMessage);
        deserialized = serializer.fromBinary(bytes, ReadyLocalTransaction.class);
    } finally {
        TestKit.shutdownActorSystem(system);
    }
    assertNotNull("fromBinary returned null", deserialized);
    assertEquals("fromBinary return type", BatchedModifications.class, deserialized.getClass());
    BatchedModifications batched = (BatchedModifications)deserialized;
    assertEquals("getTransactionID", txId, batched.getTransactionId());
    assertEquals("getVersion", DataStoreVersions.CURRENT_VERSION, batched.getVersion());
    assertTrue("isReady", batched.isReady());
    assertTrue("isDoCommitOnReady", batched.isDoCommitOnReady());
    assertTrue("participatingShardNames present", batched.getParticipatingShardNames().isPresent());
    assertEquals("participatingShardNames", shardNames, batched.getParticipatingShardNames().get());
    List<Modification> batchedMods = batched.getModifications();
    assertEquals("getModifications size", 2, batchedMods.size());
    Modification mod = batchedMods.get(0);
    assertEquals("Modification type", WriteModification.class, mod.getClass());
    assertEquals("Modification getPath", TestModel.TEST_PATH, ((WriteModification)mod).getPath());
    assertEquals("Modification getData", writeData, ((WriteModification)mod).getData());
    mod = batchedMods.get(1);
    assertEquals("Modification type", MergeModification.class, mod.getClass());
    assertEquals("Modification getPath", TestModel.OUTER_LIST_PATH, ((MergeModification)mod).getPath());
    assertEquals("Modification getData", mergeData, ((MergeModification)mod).getData());
}