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+#! /bin/bash
+
+. ./config.sh
+
+start_suite "Check restart re-uses same container when possible"
+
+ID=$(weave_on $HOST1 launch-router)
+weave_on $HOST1 stop-router
+assert "weave_on $HOST1 launch-router" "$ID"
+# Can't start if already running with different args
+assert_raises "weave_on $HOST1 launch-router --log-level=debug" 1
+# Stop then start with different arg
+weave_on $HOST1 stop-router
+ID2=$(weave_on $HOST1 launch-router --log-level=debug)
+assert "[ $ID != $ID2 ]"
+# Fails on bad argument
+assert_raises "weave_on $HOST1 launch-plugin --foo" 1
+# Fails again on bad argument, although there is a dead container
+assert_raises "weave_on $HOST1 launch-plugin --foo" 1
+
+end_suite