diff --git a/tests/coveragePattern/basic/abstract.py b/tests/coveragePattern/basic/abstract.py
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+#  Copyright (C)  2021 Rage Uday Kiran
+#
+#      This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+#      it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+#      the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+#      (at your option) any later version.
+#
+#      This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+#      but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+#      MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+#      GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+#      You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+#      along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+from abc import ABC as _ABC, abstractmethod as _abstractmethod
+import time as _time
+import math as _math
+import csv as _csv
+import pandas as _pd
+from collections import defaultdict as _defaultdict
+from itertools import combinations as _c
+import os as _os
+import os.path as _ospath
+import psutil as _psutil
+import sys as _sys
+import validators as _validators
+from urllib.request import urlopen as _urlopen
+
+
+class _coveragePatterns(_ABC):
+    """
+    :Description:   This abstract base class defines the variables and methods that every coverage pattern mining algorithm must
+                    employ in PAMI
+
+    :Attributes:
+
+        iFile : str
+            Input file name or path of the input file
+        minCS: int or float or str
+            The user can specify minCS either in count or proportion of database size.
+            If the program detects the data type of minCS is integer, then it treats minCS is expressed in count.
+            Otherwise, it will be treated as float.
+            Example: minCS=10 will be treated as integer, while minCS=10.0 will be treated as float
+        maxOR: int or float or str
+            The user can specify maxOR either in count or proportion of database size.
+            If the program detects the data type of maxOR is integer, then it treats maxOR is expressed in count.
+            Otherwise, it will be treated as float.
+            Example: maxOR=10 will be treated as integer, while maxOR=10.0 will be treated as float
+        minRF: int or float or str
+            The user can specify minRF either in count or proportion of database size.
+            If the program detects the data type of minRF is integer, then it treats minRF is expressed in count.
+            Otherwise, it will be treated as float.
+            Example: minRF=10 will be treated as integer, while minRF=10.0 will be treated as float
+        sep : str
+            This variable is used to distinguish items from one another in a transaction. The default seperator is tab space or \t.
+            However, the users can override their default separator.
+        startTime: float
+            To record the start time of the algorithm
+        endTime: float
+            To record the completion time of the algorithm
+        finalPatterns: dict
+            Storing the complete set of patterns in a dictionary variable
+        oFile : str
+            Name of the output file to store complete set of coverage patterns
+        memoryUSS : float
+            To store the total amount of USS memory consumed by the program
+        memoryRSS : float
+            To store the total amount of RSS memory consumed by the program
+
+        :Methods:
+
+        startMine()
+            Mining process will start from here
+        getPatterns()
+            Complete set of patterns will be retrieved with this function
+        save(oFile)
+            Complete set of coverage patterns will be loaded in to a output file
+        getPatternsAsDataFrame()
+            Complete set of coverage patterns will be loaded in to data frame
+        getMemoryUSS()
+            Total amount of USS memory consumed by the program will be retrieved from this function
+        getMemoryRSS()
+            Total amount of RSS memory consumed by the program will be retrieved from this function
+        getRuntime()
+            Total amount of runtime taken by the program will be retrieved from this function
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, iFile, minRF, minCS, maxOR, sep='\t'):
+        """
+        :param iFile: Input file name or path of the input file
+        :type iFile: str
+        :param minRF: The user can specify minimum relative frequency either in count or proportion of database size.
+            If the program detects the data type of minRF is integer, then it treats minRF is expressed in count.
+            Otherwise, it will be treated as float.
+            Example: minRF=10 will be treated as integer, while minRF=10.0 will be treated as float
+        :type minRF: int or float or str
+        :param minCS: The user can specify minimum coverage support either in count or proportion of database size.
+            If the program detects the data type of maxPer is integer, then it treats maxPer is expressed in count.
+            Otherwise, it will be treated as float.
+            Example: maxPer=10 will be treated as integer, while maxPer=10.0 will be treated as float
+        :param maxOR: The user can specify maximum overlap ratio either in count or proportion of database size.
+        :type maxOR: int or float or str
+        :param sep: separator used in user specified input file
+        :type sep: str
+        """
+
+        self._iFile = iFile
+        self._minCS = minCS
+        self._minRF = minRF
+        self._maxOR = maxOR
+        self._sep = sep
+        self._finalPatterns = {}
+        self._startTime = float()
+        self._endTime = float()
+        self._memoryRSS = float()
+        self._memoryUSS = float()
+        self._oFile = " "
+
+    @_abstractmethod
+    def startMine(self):
+        """
+        Code for the mining process will start from this function
+        """
+
+        pass
+
+    @_abstractmethod
+    def getPatterns(self):
+        """
+        Complete set of coverage patterns generated will be retrieved from this function
+        """
+
+        pass
+
+    @_abstractmethod
+    def save(self, oFile):
+        """
+        Complete set of coverage patterns will be saved in to an output file from this function
+        :param oFile: Name of the output file
+        :type oFile: csv file
+        """
+
+        pass
+
+    @_abstractmethod
+    def getPatternsAsDataFrame(self):
+        """
+        Complete set of coverage patterns will be loaded in to data frame from this function
+        """
+
+        pass
+
+    @_abstractmethod
+    def getMemoryUSS(self):
+        """
+        Total amount of USS memory consumed by the program will be retrieved from this function
+        """
+
+        pass
+
+    @_abstractmethod
+    def getMemoryRSS(self):
+        """
+        Total amount of RSS memory consumed by the program will be retrieved from this function
+        """
+        pass
+
+    @_abstractmethod
+    def getRuntime(self):
+        """
+        Total amount of runtime taken by the program will be retrieved from this function
+        """
+
+        pass
+
+    @_abstractmethod
+    def printResults(self):
+        """
+        To print the results of the execution
+        """
+
+        pass
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diff --git a/tests/coveragePattern/basic/automated_test_CMine.py b/tests/coveragePattern/basic/automated_test_CMine.py
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+import pandas as pd
+from gen import generate_transactional_dataset
+from PAMI.coveragePattern.basic.CMine import CMine as alg
+import warnings
+
+warnings.filterwarnings("ignore")
+
+# CMine algorithm from PAMI
+def test_pami(dataset, min_rf=0.0006, min_cs=0.3, max_or=0.5):
+    dataset = [",".join(i) for i in dataset]
+    with open("sample.csv", "w+") as f:
+        f.write("\n".join(dataset))
+    obj = alg(iFile="sample.csv", minRF=min_rf, minCS=min_cs, maxOR=max_or, sep=',')
+    obj.mine()
+    res = obj.getPatternsAsDataFrame()
+    res["Patterns"] = res["Patterns"].apply(lambda x: x.split())
+    res["Support"] = res["Support"].apply(lambda x: x / len(dataset))
+    return res
diff --git a/tests/coveragePattern/basic/automated_test_CPPG.py b/tests/coveragePattern/basic/automated_test_CPPG.py
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+import pandas as pd
+from gen import generate_transactional_dataset
+from PAMI.coveragePattern.basic.CPPG import CPPG as alg
+import warnings
+
+warnings.filterwarnings("ignore")
+
+# CPPG algorithm from PAMI
+def test_pami(dataset, min_rf=0.0006, min_cs=0.3, max_or=0.5):
+    dataset = [",".join(i) for i in dataset]
+    with open("sample_cppg.csv", "w+") as f:
+        f.write("\n".join(dataset))
+    obj = alg(iFile="sample_cppg.csv", minRF=min_rf, minCS=min_cs, maxOR=max_or, sep=',')
+    obj.mine()
+    res = obj.getPatternsAsDataFrame()
+    res["Patterns"] = res["Patterns"].apply(lambda x: x.split())
+    # Assuming the support calculation is similar to Apriori's, adjust as necessary
+    res["Support"] = res["Support"].apply(lambda x: x / len(dataset))
+    cppg = res
+    return cppg
diff --git a/tests/coveragePattern/basic/automated_test_case_CMine.py b/tests/coveragePattern/basic/automated_test_case_CMine.py
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+import unittest
+from gen import generate_transactional_dataset
+from automated_test_CMine import test_pami
+import warnings
+
+warnings.filterwarnings("ignore")
+
+class TestCMine(unittest.TestCase):
+    def test_num_patterns(self):
+        for _ in range(3):
+            num_distinct_items = 20
+            num_transactions = 1000
+            max_items_per_transaction = 20
+            items = ["item-{}".format(i) for i in range(1, num_distinct_items + 1)]
+            dataset = generate_transactional_dataset(num_transactions, items, max_items_per_transaction)
+
+            cmine_result = test_pami(dataset)
+            self.assertGreater(len(cmine_result), 0, "No patterns were generated by CMine")
+
+        print("3 test cases for number of patterns have been passed")
+
+    def test_equality(self):
+        for _ in range(3):
+            num_distinct_items = 20
+            num_transactions = 1000
+            max_items_per_transaction = 20
+            items = ["item-{}".format(i) for i in range(1, num_distinct_items + 1)]
+            dataset = generate_transactional_dataset(num_transactions, items, max_items_per_transaction)
+
+            cmine_result = test_pami(dataset)
+            cmine_patterns = sorted(list(cmine_result["Patterns"]))
+            self.assertTrue(len(cmine_patterns) > 0, "No patterns were generated by CMine")
+
+        print("3 test cases for Patterns equality are passed")
+
+    def test_support(self):
+        for _ in range(3):
+            num_distinct_items = 20
+            num_transactions = 1000
+            max_items_per_transaction = 20
+            items = ["item-{}".format(i) for i in range(1, num_distinct_items + 1)]
+            dataset = generate_transactional_dataset(num_transactions, items, max_items_per_transaction)
+
+            cmine_result = test_pami(dataset)
+            cmine_result.sort_values(by="Support", inplace=True)
+            supports = list(cmine_result["Support"])
+            for support in supports:
+                self.assertTrue(support > 0, "Support value should be greater than 0")
+
+        print("3 test cases for support equality are passed")
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    unittest.main()
diff --git a/tests/coveragePattern/basic/automated_test_case_CPPG.py b/tests/coveragePattern/basic/automated_test_case_CPPG.py
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+++ b/tests/coveragePattern/basic/automated_test_case_CPPG.py
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+import unittest
+from gen import generate_transactional_dataset
+from automated_test_CPPG import test_pami
+import warnings
+
+warnings.filterwarnings("ignore")
+
+class TestExample(unittest.TestCase):
+    def test_num_patterns(self):
+        for _ in range(3):
+            num_distinct_items = 20
+            num_transactions = 1000
+            max_items_per_transaction = 20
+            items = ["item-{}".format(i) for i in range(1, num_distinct_items + 1)]
+            dataset = generate_transactional_dataset(num_transactions, items, max_items_per_transaction)
+
+            cppg = test_pami(dataset)
+            # As we don't have a second method to compare, we just verify the length of cppg
+            self.assertGreater(len(cppg), 0, "No patterns were generated by CPPG")
+
+        print("3 test cases for number of patterns have been passed")
+
+    def test_equality(self):
+        for _ in range(3):
+            num_distinct_items = 20
+            num_transactions = 1000
+            max_items_per_transaction = 20
+            items = ["item-{}".format(i) for i in range(1, num_distinct_items + 1)]
+            dataset = generate_transactional_dataset(num_transactions, items, max_items_per_transaction)
+
+            cppg = test_pami(dataset)
+            # Since we have no second method to compare, we just verify the patterns are generated
+            cppg_patterns = sorted(list(cppg["Patterns"]))
+            self.assertTrue(len(cppg_patterns) > 0, "No patterns were generated by CPPG")
+
+        print("3 test cases for Patterns equality are passed")
+
+    def test_support(self):
+        for _ in range(3):
+            num_distinct_items = 20
+            num_transactions = 1000
+            max_items_per_transaction = 20
+            items = ["item-{}".format(i) for i in range(1, num_distinct_items + 1)]
+            dataset = generate_transactional_dataset(num_transactions, items, max_items_per_transaction)
+
+            cppg = test_pami(dataset)
+            # Since we have no second method to compare, we just verify the support values are generated
+            cppg.sort_values(by="Support", inplace=True)
+            ps = list(cppg["Support"])
+            for support in ps:
+                self.assertTrue(support > 0, "Support value should be greater than 0")
+
+        print("3 test cases for support equality are passed")
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    unittest.main()
diff --git a/tests/coveragePattern/basic/gen.py b/tests/coveragePattern/basic/gen.py
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+import random
+
+def generate_transactional_dataset(num_transactions, items, max_items_per_transaction):
+    dataset = []
+    for _ in range(num_transactions):
+        num_items = random.randint(1, max_items_per_transaction)
+        transaction = random.sample(items, num_items)
+        dataset.append(transaction)
+    return dataset