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+package simulation_test
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"math/rand"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+
+	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/codec"
+	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types/module"
+	simtypes "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types/simulation"
+	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/ibc/02-client/types"
+	host "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/ibc/24-host"
+	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/ibc/simulation"
+)
+
+// TestRandomizedGenState tests the normal scenario of applying RandomizedGenState.
+// Abonormal scenarios are not tested here.
+func TestRandomizedGenState(t *testing.T) {
+	cdc := codec.New()
+	s := rand.NewSource(1)
+	r := rand.New(s)
+
+	// Make sure to register cdc.
+	// Otherwise RandomizedGenState will panic!
+	types.RegisterCodec(cdc)
+
+	simState := module.SimulationState{
+		AppParams:    make(simtypes.AppParams),
+		Cdc:          cdc,
+		Rand:         r,
+		NumBonded:    3,
+		Accounts:     simtypes.RandomAccounts(r, 3),
+		InitialStake: 1000,
+		GenState:     make(map[string]json.RawMessage),
+	}
+
+	// Remark: the current RandomizedGenState function
+	// is actually not random as it does not utilize concretely the random value r.
+	// This tests will pass for any value of r.
+	simulation.RandomizedGenState(&simState)
+
+	var ibcGenesis types.GenesisState
+	simState.Cdc.MustUnmarshalJSON(simState.GenState[host.ModuleName], &ibcGenesis)
+
+	require.Len(t, ibcGenesis.Clients, 0)
+	require.Len(t, ibcGenesis.ClientsConsensus, 0)
+	require.False(t, ibcGenesis.CreateLocalhost)
+
+	// Note: ibcGenesis.ChannelGenesis is missing because the ChannelGenesis
+	// interface is not register in RegisterCodec. (Not sure if is a feature
+	// or a bug.)
+
+}
+
+// TestRandomizedGenState tests the execution of RandomizedGenState
+// without registering the IBC client interfaces and types.
+// We expect the test to panic.
+func TestRandomizedGenState1(t *testing.T) {
+	cdc := codec.New()
+	s := rand.NewSource(1)
+	r := rand.New(s)
+
+	simState := module.SimulationState{
+		AppParams:    make(simtypes.AppParams),
+		Cdc:          cdc,
+		Rand:         r,
+		NumBonded:    3,
+		Accounts:     simtypes.RandomAccounts(r, 3),
+		InitialStake: 1000,
+		GenState:     make(map[string]json.RawMessage),
+	}
+
+	require.Panicsf(t, func() { simulation.RandomizedGenState(&simState) }, "failed to marshal JSON: Unregistered interface exported.ClientState")
+
+}