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diff --git a/pytests/rebalance_in_out_tests/rebalanceinouttests.py b/pytests/rebalance_in_out_tests/rebalanceinouttests.py
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+import time
+
+import Jython_tasks.task as jython_tasks
+
+from basetestcase import BaseTestCase
+from Cb_constants import DocLoading
+from membase.api.exception import BucketCreationException
+from membase.api.rest_client import RestConnection, RestHelper
+from BucketLib.bucket import Bucket
+from couchbase_helper.documentgenerator import doc_generator
+from cb_tools.cbstats import Cbstats
+from BucketLib.BucketOperations import BucketHelper
+
+from remote.remote_util import RemoteMachineShellConnection
+from sdk_exceptions import SDKException
+
+
+
+class RebalanceInOutTests(BaseTestCase):
+    def setUp(self):
+        super(RebalanceInOutTests, self).setUp()
+
+        self.nodes_init = self.input.param("nodes_init", 1)
+        self.nodes_in = self.input.param("nodes_in", 1)
+        self.nodes_out = self.input.param("nodes_out", 1)
+        self.doc_ops = self.input.param("doc_ops", "create")
+        #self.bucket_util.add_rbac_user()
+        self.num_items = self.input.param("num_items", 100000)
+        self.num_buckets = self.input.param("num_buckets", 1)
+        self.rest = RestConnection(self.cluster.master)
+        self.doc_and_collection_ttl = self.input.param("doc_and_collection_ttl", False)
+        self.replica_to_update  = self.input.param("replica_to_update", 1)
+        self.doc_size = self.input.param("doc_size", 256)
+        self.key = self.input.param("key", "_ghali")
+
+
+    def tearDown(self):
+        super(RebalanceInOutTests, self).tearDown()
+
+    def test_balance_out(self):
+
+        bucket = self.create_requirebuckets()
+
+        tasks_info = self.generate_load_docs(bucket)
+        self.task.jython_task_manager.get_task_result(tasks_info)
+        servs_in = [self.cluster.servers[i + self.nodes_init] for i in range(self.nodes_in)]
+        rebalance_task = self.task.async_rebalance(
+            self.cluster.servers[:self.nodes_init], servs_in, [])
+        self.task.jython_task_manager.get_task_result(rebalance_task)
+        self.assertTrue(rebalance_task.result, "Rebalance Failed")
+        self.sleep(20)
+        servs_out = [self.cluster.servers[len(self.cluster.nodes_in_cluster) - i - 1] for i in range(self.nodes_out)]
+        rebalance_task = self.task.async_rebalance(
+            self.cluster.servers[:self.nodes_init], [], servs_out)
+        self.task_manager.get_task_result(rebalance_task)
+        self.assertTrue(rebalance_task.result, "Rebalance Failed")
+        self.sleep(20)
+
+    def test_balance_in(self):
+        bucket = self.create_requirebuckets()
+
+        tasks_info = self.generate_load_docs(bucket)
+
+        self.task.jython_task_manager.get_task_result(tasks_info)
+        servs_in = [self.cluster.servers[i + self.nodes_init] for i in range(self.nodes_in)]
+        rebalance_task = self.task.async_rebalance(
+            self.cluster.servers[:self.nodes_init], servs_in, [])
+        self.task.jython_task_manager.get_task_result(rebalance_task)
+        self.assertTrue(rebalance_task.result, "Rebalance Failed")
+        self.sleep(20)
+
+
+        #Create bucket
+    def create_requirebuckets(self):
+        print("Get the available memory quota")
+        self.info = self.rest.get_nodes_self()
+
+        # threshold_memory_vagrant = 100
+        kv_memory = self.info.memoryQuota - 100
+
+        # Creating buckets for data loading purpose
+        self.bucket_expiry = self.input.param("bucket_expiry", 0)
+        ramQuota = self.input.param("ramQuota", kv_memory)
+        buckets = self.input.param("bucket_names",
+                                   "GleamBookUsers").split(';')
+        self.bucket_type = self.bucket_type.split(';')
+        self.compression_mode = self.compression_mode.split(';')
+        self.bucket_eviction_policy = self.bucket_eviction_policy
+        for i in range(self.num_buckets):
+            bucket = Bucket(
+                {Bucket.name: buckets[i],
+                 Bucket.ramQuotaMB: ramQuota / self.num_buckets,
+                 Bucket.maxTTL: self.bucket_expiry,
+                 Bucket.replicaNumber: self.num_replicas,
+                 Bucket.storageBackend: self.bucket_storage,
+                 Bucket.evictionPolicy: self.bucket_eviction_policy,
+                 Bucket.bucketType: self.bucket_type[i],
+                 Bucket.flushEnabled: Bucket.FlushBucket.ENABLED,
+                 Bucket.compressionMode: self.compression_mode[i]})
+            self.bucket_util.create_bucket(bucket)
+        return bucket
+
+    #Generate documents and load into the bucket
+    def generate_load_docs(self,bucket):
+        load_gen = doc_generator(self.key, 0, self.num_items,
+                                     doc_size=self.doc_size)
+        task = self.task.async_load_gen_docs(
+            self.cluster, bucket, load_gen,
+            DocLoading.Bucket.DocOps.CREATE, self.maxttl,
+            persist_to=self.persist_to,
+            replicate_to=self.replicate_to,
+            durability=self.durability_level,
+            batch_size=100, process_concurrency=8,
+            sdk_client_pool=self.sdk_client_pool)
+        return task