diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/test/org/apache/myrmidon/interfaces/type/MyType1.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/test/org/apache/myrmidon/interfaces/type/MyType1.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e64a7914c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/test/org/apache/myrmidon/interfaces/type/MyType1.java
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) The Apache Software Foundation. All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * This software is published under the terms of the Apache Software License
+ * version 1.1, a copy of which has been included  with this distribution in
+ * the LICENSE.txt file.
+ */
+package org.apache.myrmidon.interfaces.type;
+
+/**
+ * A basic implementation of a type to test the type factory.
+ *
+ * @author <a href="mailto:peter@apache.org">Peter Donald</a>
+ * @version $Revision$ $Date$
+ */
+public class MyType1
+{
+    public boolean equals( final Object object )
+    {
+        return object.getClass() == getClass();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/test/org/apache/myrmidon/interfaces/type/MyType2.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/test/org/apache/myrmidon/interfaces/type/MyType2.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b652f6b84
--- /dev/null
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/test/org/apache/myrmidon/interfaces/type/MyType2.java
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) The Apache Software Foundation. All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * This software is published under the terms of the Apache Software License
+ * version 1.1, a copy of which has been included  with this distribution in
+ * the LICENSE.txt file.
+ */
+package org.apache.myrmidon.interfaces.type;
+
+/**
+ * A basic implementation of a type to test the type factory.
+ *
+ * @author <a href="mailto:peter@apache.org">Peter Donald</a>
+ * @version $Revision$ $Date$
+ */
+public class MyType2
+{
+    public boolean equals( final Object object )
+    {
+        return object.getClass() == getClass();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/test/org/apache/myrmidon/interfaces/type/TypeFactoryTest.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/test/org/apache/myrmidon/interfaces/type/TypeFactoryTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6b3f8fad9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/test/org/apache/myrmidon/interfaces/type/TypeFactoryTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) The Apache Software Foundation. All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * This software is published under the terms of the Apache Software License
+ * version 1.1, a copy of which has been included  with this distribution in
+ * the LICENSE.txt file.
+ */
+package org.apache.myrmidon.interfaces.type;
+
+import java.io.File;
+import java.net.URL;
+import junit.framework.TestCase;
+
+/**
+ * These are unit tests that test the basic operation of TypeFactorys.
+ *
+ * @author <a href="mailto:peter@apache.org">Peter Donald</a>
+ * @version $Revision$ $Date$
+ */
+public class TypeFactoryTest
+    extends TestCase
+{
+    private final static String TYPE_NAME1 = "my-type1";
+    private final static String TYPE_NAME2 = "my-type2";
+    private final static Class TYPE_CLASS1 = MyType1.class;
+    private final static Class TYPE_CLASS2 = MyType2.class;
+    private final static String TYPE_CLASSNAME1 = TYPE_CLASS1.getName();
+    private final static String TYPE_CLASSNAME2 = TYPE_CLASS2.getName();
+
+    private final static String TYPE_JAR =
+        "src/testcases/org/apache/myrmidon/interfaces/type/types.jar".replace( '/', File.separatorChar );
+
+    public TypeFactoryTest( final String name )
+    {
+        super( name );
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Make sure that you can load a basic type from DefaultTypeManager.
+     */
+    public void testBasicType()
+    {
+        final ClassLoader classLoader = getClass().getClassLoader();
+        final DefaultTypeFactory factory = new DefaultTypeFactory( classLoader );
+        factory.addNameClassMapping( TYPE_NAME2, TYPE_CLASSNAME2 );
+
+        try
+        {
+            final Object type = factory.create( TYPE_NAME2 );
+            final Class typeClass = type.getClass();
+            assertEquals( "The type loaded for factory should be same class as in current classloader",
+                          typeClass, TYPE_CLASS2 );
+        }
+        catch( TypeException e )
+        {
+            fail( "Unable to create Type due to " + e );
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Make sure that when you load a type from a RelaodableTypeFactory
+     * that it is actually reloaded.
+     */
+    public void testReloadingTypeFactory()
+        throws Exception
+    {
+        final File file = new File( TYPE_JAR );
+        assertTrue( "Support Jar exists", file.exists() );
+
+        final URL[] classpath = new URL[]{file.toURL()};
+        final ClassLoader classLoader = getClass().getClassLoader();
+        final ReloadingTypeFactory factory = new ReloadingTypeFactory( classpath, null );
+        factory.addNameClassMapping( TYPE_NAME1, TYPE_CLASSNAME1 );
+
+        try
+        {
+            final Object type = factory.create( TYPE_NAME1 );
+            final Class typeClass = type.getClass();
+            final boolean sameClass = typeClass == TYPE_CLASS1;
+            assertTrue( "The type loaded for factory should not be same class as in current classloader",
+                        !sameClass );
+        }
+        catch( TypeException e )
+        {
+            fail( "Unable to create Type due to " + e );
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/testcases/org/apache/myrmidon/interfaces/type/MyType1.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/testcases/org/apache/myrmidon/interfaces/type/MyType1.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e64a7914c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/testcases/org/apache/myrmidon/interfaces/type/MyType1.java
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) The Apache Software Foundation. All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * This software is published under the terms of the Apache Software License
+ * version 1.1, a copy of which has been included  with this distribution in
+ * the LICENSE.txt file.
+ */
+package org.apache.myrmidon.interfaces.type;
+
+/**
+ * A basic implementation of a type to test the type factory.
+ *
+ * @author <a href="mailto:peter@apache.org">Peter Donald</a>
+ * @version $Revision$ $Date$
+ */
+public class MyType1
+{
+    public boolean equals( final Object object )
+    {
+        return object.getClass() == getClass();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/testcases/org/apache/myrmidon/interfaces/type/MyType2.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/testcases/org/apache/myrmidon/interfaces/type/MyType2.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b652f6b84
--- /dev/null
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/testcases/org/apache/myrmidon/interfaces/type/MyType2.java
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) The Apache Software Foundation. All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * This software is published under the terms of the Apache Software License
+ * version 1.1, a copy of which has been included  with this distribution in
+ * the LICENSE.txt file.
+ */
+package org.apache.myrmidon.interfaces.type;
+
+/**
+ * A basic implementation of a type to test the type factory.
+ *
+ * @author <a href="mailto:peter@apache.org">Peter Donald</a>
+ * @version $Revision$ $Date$
+ */
+public class MyType2
+{
+    public boolean equals( final Object object )
+    {
+        return object.getClass() == getClass();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/testcases/org/apache/myrmidon/interfaces/type/TypeFactoryTest.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/testcases/org/apache/myrmidon/interfaces/type/TypeFactoryTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6b3f8fad9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/testcases/org/apache/myrmidon/interfaces/type/TypeFactoryTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) The Apache Software Foundation. All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * This software is published under the terms of the Apache Software License
+ * version 1.1, a copy of which has been included  with this distribution in
+ * the LICENSE.txt file.
+ */
+package org.apache.myrmidon.interfaces.type;
+
+import java.io.File;
+import java.net.URL;
+import junit.framework.TestCase;
+
+/**
+ * These are unit tests that test the basic operation of TypeFactorys.
+ *
+ * @author <a href="mailto:peter@apache.org">Peter Donald</a>
+ * @version $Revision$ $Date$
+ */
+public class TypeFactoryTest
+    extends TestCase
+{
+    private final static String TYPE_NAME1 = "my-type1";
+    private final static String TYPE_NAME2 = "my-type2";
+    private final static Class TYPE_CLASS1 = MyType1.class;
+    private final static Class TYPE_CLASS2 = MyType2.class;
+    private final static String TYPE_CLASSNAME1 = TYPE_CLASS1.getName();
+    private final static String TYPE_CLASSNAME2 = TYPE_CLASS2.getName();
+
+    private final static String TYPE_JAR =
+        "src/testcases/org/apache/myrmidon/interfaces/type/types.jar".replace( '/', File.separatorChar );
+
+    public TypeFactoryTest( final String name )
+    {
+        super( name );
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Make sure that you can load a basic type from DefaultTypeManager.
+     */
+    public void testBasicType()
+    {
+        final ClassLoader classLoader = getClass().getClassLoader();
+        final DefaultTypeFactory factory = new DefaultTypeFactory( classLoader );
+        factory.addNameClassMapping( TYPE_NAME2, TYPE_CLASSNAME2 );
+
+        try
+        {
+            final Object type = factory.create( TYPE_NAME2 );
+            final Class typeClass = type.getClass();
+            assertEquals( "The type loaded for factory should be same class as in current classloader",
+                          typeClass, TYPE_CLASS2 );
+        }
+        catch( TypeException e )
+        {
+            fail( "Unable to create Type due to " + e );
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Make sure that when you load a type from a RelaodableTypeFactory
+     * that it is actually reloaded.
+     */
+    public void testReloadingTypeFactory()
+        throws Exception
+    {
+        final File file = new File( TYPE_JAR );
+        assertTrue( "Support Jar exists", file.exists() );
+
+        final URL[] classpath = new URL[]{file.toURL()};
+        final ClassLoader classLoader = getClass().getClassLoader();
+        final ReloadingTypeFactory factory = new ReloadingTypeFactory( classpath, null );
+        factory.addNameClassMapping( TYPE_NAME1, TYPE_CLASSNAME1 );
+
+        try
+        {
+            final Object type = factory.create( TYPE_NAME1 );
+            final Class typeClass = type.getClass();
+            final boolean sameClass = typeClass == TYPE_CLASS1;
+            assertTrue( "The type loaded for factory should not be same class as in current classloader",
+                        !sameClass );
+        }
+        catch( TypeException e )
+        {
+            fail( "Unable to create Type due to " + e );
+        }
+    }
+}