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+var project_path = '/tmp/example',
+    package_name = 'org.apache.cordova.example',
+    package_as_path = 'org/apache/cordova/example',
+    project_name = 'cordovaExample';
+
+var path = require('path'),
+    fs = require('fs'),
+    util = require('util'),
+    assert = require('assert'),
+    spawn = require('child_process').spawn;
+
+var version = fs.readFileSync(__dirname + '/../VERSION').toString().replace('\n', '');
+
+assert(version !== undefined);
+assert(version !== '');
+
+var create_project = spawn(__dirname + '/create2',
+                           [project_path,
+                            package_name,
+                            project_name]);
+
+create_project.on('exit', function(code) {
+
+    assert.equal(code, 0, 'Project did not get created');
+
+    // make sure the project was created
+    path.exists(project_path, function(exists) {
+        assert(exists, 'Project path does not exist');
+    });
+
+    // make sure the build directory was cleaned up
+    path.exists(__dirname + '/framework/libs', function(exists) {
+        assert(!exists, 'libs directory did not get cleaned up');
+    });
+    path.exists(__dirname + util.format('/framework/assets/cordova-%s.js', version), function(exists) {
+        assert(!exists, 'javascript file did not get cleaned up');
+    });
+    path.exists(__dirname + util.format('/framework/cordova-%s.jar', version), function(exists) {
+        assert(!exists, 'jar file did not get cleaned up');
+    });
+
+    // make sure AndroidManifest.xml was added
+    path.exists(util.format('%s/AndroidManifest.xml', project_path), function(exists) {
+        assert(exists, 'AndroidManifest.xml did not get created');
+        // TODO check that the activity name was properly substituted
+    });
+
+    // make sure main Activity was added 
+    path.exists(util.format('%s/src/%s/%s.java', project_path, package_as_path, project_name), function(exists) {
+        assert(exists, 'Activity did not get created');
+        // TODO check that package name and activity name were substitued properly
+    });
+   
+    // make sure plugins.xml was added
+    path.exists(util.format('%s/res/xml/plugins.xml', project_path), function(exists) {
+        assert(exists, 'plugins.xml did not get created');
+    });
+    
+    // make sure cordova.xml was added
+    path.exists(util.format('%s/res/xml/cordova.xml', project_path), function(exists) {
+        assert(exists, 'plugins.xml did not get created');
+    });
+    
+    // make sure cordova.jar was added
+    path.exists(util.format('%s/libs/cordova-%s.jar', project_path, version), function(exists) {
+        assert(exists, 'cordova.jar did not get added');
+    });
+    
+    // make sure cordova.js was added
+    path.exists(util.format('%s/assets/www/cordova-%s.js', project_path, version), function(exists) {
+        assert(exists, 'cordova.js did not get added');
+    });
+
+    // check that project compiles && creates a cordovaExample-debug.apk
+    var compile_project = spawn('ant', ['debug'], {cwd: project_path});
+    
+    compile_project.on('exit', function(code) {
+        assert.equal(code, 0, 'Cordova Android Project does not compile');
+        // make sure cordovaExample-debug.apk was created
+        path.exists(util.format('%s/bin/%s-debug.apk', project_path, project_name), function(exists) {
+            assert(exists, 'Package did not get created');
+            
+            // if project compiles properly just AXE it
+            spawn('rm', ['-rf', project_path], function(code) {
+                assert.equal(code, 0, 'Could not remove project directory');
+            });
+        });
+    });
+
+});