def unicode_test(seg_instance, seg_str):
            seg_gen_str = str(seg_instance)

            self.assertEqual(len(seg_gen_str), 240)
            self.assertEqual(len(seg_str), 240)
            self.assertEqual(seg_gen_str, seg_str)
def encode(self):
        return {
            'af': ip_address(self.gaddr).vapi_af,
            'grp_address': {
                ip_address(self.gaddr).vapi_af_name: self.gaddr
            },
            'src_address': {
                ip_address(self.saddr).vapi_af_name: self.saddr
            },
            'grp_address_length': self.glen,
        }