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+from collections import defaultdict
+from unittest import SkipTest
+
+import numpy as np
+
+from holoviews.core import Store
+from holoviews.element.comparison import ComparisonTestCase
+from holoviews.element import Curve, Points, Path
+
+try:
+    from holoviews.plotting.bokeh.util import (
+        bokeh_version, expand_batched_style, filter_batched_data
+    )
+    bokeh_renderer = Store.renderers['bokeh']
+except:
+    bokeh_renderer = None
+
+
+class TestBokehUtilsInstantiation(ComparisonTestCase):
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        if not bokeh_renderer:
+            raise SkipTest("Bokeh required to test plot instantiation")
+
+    def test_expand_style_opts_simple(self):
+        style = {'line_width': 3}
+        opts = ['line_width']
+        data, mapping = expand_batched_style(style, opts, {}, nvals=3)
+        self.assertEqual(data['line_width'], [3, 3, 3])
+        self.assertEqual(mapping, {'line_width': {'field': 'line_width'}})
+
+    def test_expand_style_opts_multiple(self):
+        style = {'line_color': 'red', 'line_width': 4}
+        opts = ['line_color', 'line_width']
+        data, mapping = expand_batched_style(style, opts, {}, nvals=3)
+        self.assertEqual(data['line_color'], ['red', 'red', 'red'])
+        self.assertEqual(data['line_width'], [4, 4, 4])
+        self.assertEqual(mapping, {'line_color': {'field': 'line_color'},
+                                   'line_width': {'field': 'line_width'}})
+
+    def test_expand_style_opts_line_color_and_color(self):
+        style = {'fill_color': 'red', 'color': 'blue'}
+        opts = ['color', 'line_color', 'fill_color']
+        data, mapping = expand_batched_style(style, opts, {}, nvals=3)
+        self.assertEqual(data['line_color'], ['blue', 'blue', 'blue'])
+        self.assertEqual(data['fill_color'], ['red', 'red', 'red'])
+        self.assertEqual(mapping, {'line_color': {'field': 'line_color'},
+                                   'fill_color': {'field': 'fill_color'}})
+
+    def test_expand_style_opts_line_alpha_and_alpha(self):
+        style = {'fill_alpha': 0.5, 'alpha': 0.2}
+        opts = ['alpha', 'line_alpha', 'fill_alpha']
+        data, mapping = expand_batched_style(style, opts, {}, nvals=3)
+        self.assertEqual(data['line_alpha'], [0.2, 0.2, 0.2])
+        self.assertEqual(data['fill_alpha'], [0.5, 0.5, 0.5])
+        self.assertEqual(mapping, {'line_alpha': {'field': 'line_alpha'},
+                                   'fill_alpha': {'field': 'fill_alpha'}})
+
+    def test_expand_style_opts_color_predefined(self):
+        style = {'fill_color': 'red'}
+        opts = ['color', 'line_color', 'fill_color']
+        data, mapping = expand_batched_style(style, opts, {'color': 'color'}, nvals=3)
+        self.assertEqual(data['fill_color'], ['red', 'red', 'red'])
+        self.assertEqual(mapping, {'fill_color': {'field': 'fill_color'}})
+
+    def test_filter_batched_data(self):
+        data = {'line_color': ['red', 'red', 'red']}
+        mapping = {'line_color': 'line_color'}
+        filter_batched_data(data, mapping)
+        self.assertEqual(data, {})
+        self.assertEqual(mapping, {'line_color': 'red'})
+
+    def test_filter_batched_data_as_field(self):
+        data = {'line_color': ['red', 'red', 'red']}
+        mapping = {'line_color': {'field': 'line_color'}}
+        filter_batched_data(data, mapping)
+        self.assertEqual(data, {})
+        self.assertEqual(mapping, {'line_color': 'red'})
+
+    def test_filter_batched_data_heterogeneous(self):
+        data = {'line_color': ['red', 'red', 'blue']}
+        mapping = {'line_color': {'field': 'line_color'}}
+        filter_batched_data(data, mapping)
+        self.assertEqual(data, {'line_color': ['red', 'red', 'blue']})
+        self.assertEqual(mapping, {'line_color': {'field': 'line_color'}})