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+// Copyright Project Contour Authors
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+//go:build e2e
+
+package filewatcher
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	. "github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2"
+	. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+	apps_v1 "k8s.io/api/apps/v1"
+	core_v1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
+	meta_v1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
+	"k8s.io/utils/ptr"
+	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/client"
+
+	"github.com/projectcontour/contour/test/e2e"
+)
+
+var f = e2e.NewFramework(true)
+
+func TestFileWatcher(t *testing.T) {
+	RegisterFailHandler(Fail)
+	RunSpecs(t, "File Watcher tests")
+}
+
+var _ = BeforeSuite(func() {
+	// just need 1 contour pod
+	f.Deployment.ContourDeployment.Spec.Replicas = ptr.To(int32(1))
+	require.NoError(f.T(), f.Deployment.EnsureResourcesForInclusterContour(true))
+})
+
+var _ = Describe("Contour file watcher", func() {
+	Context("Update configMap of contour", func() {
+		Specify("Contour should restart after configMap is restarted", func() {
+			By("Get Contour pod's restart time")
+			cd := &apps_v1.Deployment{
+				ObjectMeta: meta_v1.ObjectMeta{
+					Name:      f.Deployment.ContourDeployment.Name,
+					Namespace: f.Deployment.ContourDeployment.Namespace,
+				},
+			}
+			require.NoError(f.T(), f.Client.Get(context.TODO(), client.ObjectKeyFromObject(cd), cd))
+
+			labelSelector := cd.Spec.Selector
+			require.Equal(f.T(), len(labelSelector.MatchLabels), 1)
+
+			var podList core_v1.PodList
+			require.NoError(f.T(), f.Client.List(context.TODO(), &podList, client.MatchingLabels(labelSelector.MatchLabels)))
+			require.NotNil(f.T(), podList)
+			require.Equal(f.T(), len(podList.Items), 1)
+			require.Equal(f.T(), len(podList.Items[0].Status.ContainerStatuses), 1)
+
+			previousRestartCount := podList.Items[0].Status.ContainerStatuses[0].RestartCount
+
+			By("Get ConfigMap")
+			cm := &core_v1.ConfigMap{
+				ObjectMeta: meta_v1.ObjectMeta{
+					Name:      f.Deployment.ContourConfigMap.Name,
+					Namespace: f.Deployment.ContourConfigMap.Namespace,
+				},
+			}
+			require.NoError(f.T(), f.Client.Get(context.TODO(), client.ObjectKeyFromObject(cm), cm))
+
+			By("Update configmap's content")
+			newConfigMapContent := `
+accesslog-format: envoy`
+			cm.Data["contour.yaml"] = newConfigMapContent
+
+			require.NoError(f.T(), f.Client.Update(context.TODO(), cm))
+
+			By("Contour pod's restartCount should get larger")
+			require.Eventually(f.T(), func() bool {
+				var podList core_v1.PodList
+				require.NoError(f.T(), f.Client.List(context.TODO(), &podList, client.MatchingLabels(labelSelector.MatchLabels)))
+				require.NotNil(f.T(), podList)
+				require.Equal(f.T(), len(podList.Items), 1)
+				require.Equal(f.T(), len(podList.Items[0].Status.ContainerStatuses), 1)
+				return podList.Items[0].Status.ContainerStatuses[0].RestartCount > previousRestartCount
+			}, time.Minute*2, time.Second)
+		})
+	})
+})
+
+var _ = AfterSuite(func() {
+	require.NoError(f.T(), f.Deployment.DeleteResourcesForInclusterContour())
+})