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+package org.activiti.spring.conformance.variables;
+
+import org.activiti.api.model.shared.event.RuntimeEvent;
+import org.activiti.api.model.shared.event.VariableEvent;
+import org.activiti.api.model.shared.model.VariableInstance;
+import org.activiti.api.process.model.ProcessInstance;
+import org.activiti.api.process.model.builders.GetVariablesPayloadBuilder;
+import org.activiti.api.process.model.builders.ProcessPayloadBuilder;
+import org.activiti.api.process.model.builders.SetVariablesPayloadBuilder;
+import org.activiti.api.process.runtime.ProcessAdminRuntime;
+import org.activiti.api.process.runtime.ProcessRuntime;
+import org.activiti.api.runtime.shared.query.Page;
+import org.activiti.api.runtime.shared.query.Pageable;
+import org.activiti.api.task.model.Task;
+import org.activiti.api.task.model.builders.GetTaskVariablesPayloadBuilder;
+import org.activiti.api.task.model.builders.SetTaskVariablesPayloadBuilder;
+import org.activiti.api.task.runtime.TaskRuntime;
+import org.activiti.spring.conformance.util.security.SecurityUtil;
+import org.junit.After;
+import org.junit.Before;
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
+import org.springframework.boot.test.context.SpringBootTest;
+import org.springframework.test.context.junit4.SpringRunner;
+
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Map;
+
+import static org.activiti.spring.conformance.variables.VariablesRuntimeTestConfiguration.collectedEvents;
+import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
+
+@RunWith(SpringRunner.class)
+@SpringBootTest(webEnvironment = SpringBootTest.WebEnvironment.NONE)
+public class ProcessVariablesTest {
+
+    private final String processKey = "usertaskas-b5300a4b-8950-4486-ba20-a8d775a3d75d";
+
+    @Autowired
+    private ProcessRuntime processRuntime;
+
+    @Autowired
+    private TaskRuntime taskRuntime;
+
+    @Autowired
+    private SecurityUtil securityUtil;
+
+    @Autowired
+    private ProcessAdminRuntime processAdminRuntime;
+
+    @Before
+    public void cleanUp() {
+        collectedEvents.clear();
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void shouldGetSameNamesAndValues() {
+
+        securityUtil.logInAs("user1");
+
+        ProcessInstance processInstance = processRuntime.start(ProcessPayloadBuilder
+                .start()
+                .withProcessDefinitionKey(processKey)
+                .withBusinessKey("my-business-key")
+                .withName("my-process-instance-name")
+                .build());
+
+        collectedEvents.clear();
+
+        Map<String, Object> variablesMap = new HashMap<>();
+        variablesMap.put("one", "variableOne");
+        variablesMap.put("two", 2);
+
+        processRuntime.setVariables(new SetVariablesPayloadBuilder().withVariables(variablesMap).withProcessInstanceId(processInstance.getId()).build());
+
+        List<VariableInstance> variableInstanceList = processRuntime.variables(new GetVariablesPayloadBuilder().withProcessInstanceId(processInstance.getId()).build());
+        VariableInstance variableOne = variableInstanceList.get(0);
+        String valueOne = variableOne.getValue();
+        assertThat(valueOne).isEqualTo("variableOne");
+        String nameOne = variableOne.getName();
+        assertThat(nameOne).isEqualTo("one");
+
+        assertThat(collectedEvents)
+                .extracting(RuntimeEvent::getEventType)
+                .containsExactly(
+                        VariableEvent.VariableEvents.VARIABLE_CREATED,
+                        VariableEvent.VariableEvents.VARIABLE_CREATED
+                );
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void shouldGetProcessIdAndProcessInstanceId() {
+
+        securityUtil.logInAs("user1");
+
+        ProcessInstance processInstance = processRuntime.start(ProcessPayloadBuilder
+                .start()
+                .withProcessDefinitionKey(processKey)
+                .withBusinessKey("my-business-key")
+                .withName("my-process-instance-name")
+                .build());
+
+        collectedEvents.clear();
+
+        Map<String, Object> variablesMap = new HashMap<>();
+        variablesMap.put("one", "variableOne");
+        variablesMap.put("two", 2);
+
+        processRuntime.setVariables(new SetVariablesPayloadBuilder().withVariables(variablesMap).withProcessInstanceId(processInstance.getId()).build());
+
+        List<VariableInstance> variableInstanceList = processRuntime.variables(new GetVariablesPayloadBuilder().withProcessInstanceId(processInstance.getId()).build());
+        VariableInstance variableOne = variableInstanceList.get(0);
+
+        assertThat(variableOne.getTaskId()).isNull();
+        assertThat(variableOne.getProcessInstanceId()).isEqualTo(processInstance.getId());
+
+        assertThat(collectedEvents)
+                .extracting(RuntimeEvent::getEventType)
+                .containsExactly(
+                        VariableEvent.VariableEvents.VARIABLE_CREATED,
+                        VariableEvent.VariableEvents.VARIABLE_CREATED
+                );
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void shouldNotBeTaskVariable() {
+        securityUtil.logInAs("user1");
+
+        ProcessInstance processInstance = processRuntime.start(ProcessPayloadBuilder
+                .start()
+                .withProcessDefinitionKey(processKey)
+                .withBusinessKey("my-business-key")
+                .withName("my-process-instance-name")
+                .build());
+
+        collectedEvents.clear();
+
+        Map<String, Object> variablesMap = new HashMap<>();
+        variablesMap.put("one", "variableOne");
+        variablesMap.put("two", 2);
+
+        processRuntime.setVariables(new SetVariablesPayloadBuilder().withVariables(variablesMap).withProcessInstanceId(processInstance.getId()).build());
+
+        List<VariableInstance> variableInstanceList = processRuntime.variables(new GetVariablesPayloadBuilder().withProcessInstanceId(processInstance.getId()).build());
+        VariableInstance variableOne = variableInstanceList.get(0);
+
+        assertThat(variableOne.isTaskVariable()).isFalse();
+
+        assertThat(collectedEvents)
+                .extracting(RuntimeEvent::getEventType)
+                .containsExactly(
+                        VariableEvent.VariableEvents.VARIABLE_CREATED,
+                        VariableEvent.VariableEvents.VARIABLE_CREATED
+                );
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void shouldGetRightVariableType(){
+        securityUtil.logInAs("user1");
+
+        ProcessInstance processInstance = processRuntime.start(ProcessPayloadBuilder
+                .start()
+                .withProcessDefinitionKey(processKey)
+                .withBusinessKey("my-business-key")
+                .withName("my-process-instance-name")
+                .build());
+
+        collectedEvents.clear();
+
+        Map<String, Object> variablesMap = new HashMap<>();
+        variablesMap.put("one", "variableOne");
+        variablesMap.put("two", 2);
+        processRuntime.setVariables(new SetVariablesPayloadBuilder().withVariables(variablesMap).withProcessInstanceId(processInstance.getId()).build());
+
+        List<VariableInstance> variableInstanceList = processRuntime.variables(new GetVariablesPayloadBuilder().withProcessInstanceId(processInstance.getId()).build());
+        VariableInstance variableOne = variableInstanceList.get(0);
+        VariableInstance variableTwo = variableInstanceList.get(1);
+        assertThat(variableOne.getType()).isEqualTo("string");
+        assertThat(variableTwo.getType()).isEqualTo("integer");
+
+        assertThat(collectedEvents)
+                .extracting(RuntimeEvent::getEventType)
+                .containsExactly(
+                        VariableEvent.VariableEvents.VARIABLE_CREATED,
+                        VariableEvent.VariableEvents.VARIABLE_CREATED
+                );
+    }
+
+    @After
+    public void cleanup() {
+        securityUtil.logInAs("admin");
+        Page<ProcessInstance> processInstancePage = processAdminRuntime.processInstances(Pageable.of(0, 50));
+        for (ProcessInstance pi : processInstancePage.getContent()) {
+            processAdminRuntime.delete(ProcessPayloadBuilder.delete(pi.getId()));
+        }
+    }
+
+}