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+# ==============================================================================
+# Copyright 2024 Intel Corporation
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+# ==============================================================================
+
+import numpy as np
+import pytest
+
+from onedal import _backend, is_dpc_backend
+from onedal.tests.utils._device_selection import get_queues
+from onedal.utils._dpep_helpers import dpctl_available
+
+
+@pytest.mark.skipif(
+    not is_dpc_backend or not dpctl_available, reason="requires dpc backend and dpctl"
+)
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("device_type", ["cpu", "gpu"])
+@pytest.mark.parameterize("device_number", [None, 0, 1, 2, 3])
+def test_sycl_queue_string_creation(device_type, device_number):
+    # create devices from strings
+    from dpctl import SyclQueue
+
+    onedal_SyclQueue = _backend.SyclQueue
+
+    device = ":".join([device_type, device_number]) if device_number else device_type
+
+    raised_exception_dpctl = False
+    raised_exception_backend = False
+
+    try:
+        dpctl_queue = SyclQueue(device)
+    except:
+        raised_exception_dpctl = True
+
+    try:
+        onedal_queue = onedal_SyclQueue(device)
+    except:
+        raised_exception_backend = True
+
+    assert raised_exception_dpctl == raised_exception_backend
+    if not raised_exception_backend:
+        assert (
+            onedal_queue.sycl_device.filter_string
+            in dpctl_queue.sycl_device.filter_string
+        )
+
+
+@pytest.mark.skipif(
+    not is_dpc_backend or not dpctl_available, reason="requires dpc backend and dpctl"
+)
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("queue", get_queues())
+def test_sycl_queue_conversion(queue):
+    SyclQueue = queue.__class__
+    onedal_SyclQueue = _backend.SyclQueue
+    # convert back and forth to test `_get_capsule` attribute
+
+    q = onedal_SyclQueue(queue)
+
+    for i in range(10):
+        q = SyclQueue(q)
+        q = onedal_SyclQueue(q)
+
+    # verify the device is the same
+    assert q.sycl_device.filter_string in queue.sycl_device.filter_string
+
+
+@pytest.mark.skipif(
+    not is_dpc_backend or not dpctl_available, reason="requires dpc backend and dpctl"
+)
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("queue", get_queues())
+def test_sycl_device_attributes(queue):
+    from dpctl import SyclQueue
+
+    onedal_SyclQueue = _backend.SyclQueue
+
+    onedal_queue = onedal_SyclQueue(queue)
+
+    # check fp64 support
+    assert onedal_queue.sycl_device.has_aspect_fp64 == queue.sycl_device.has_aspect_fp64
+    # check fp16 support
+    assert onedal_queue.sycl_device.has_aspect_fp16 == queue.sycl_device.has_aspect_fp16
+    # check is_cpu
+    assert onedal_queue.sycl_device.is_cpu == queue.sycl_device.is_cpu
+    # check is_gpu
+    assert onedal_queue.sycl_device.is_gpu == queue.sycl_device.is_gpu
+    # check device number
+    assert onedal_queue.sycl_device.filter_string in queue.sycl_device.filter_string
+
+
+@pytest.mark.skipif(not is_dpc_backend, reason="requires dpc backend")
+def test_backend_queue():
+    q = _backend.SyclQueue("cpu")
+    # verify copying via a py capsule object is functional
+    q2 = _backend.SyclQueue(q._get_capsule())
+    # verify copying via the _get_capsule attribute
+    q3 = _backend.SyclQueue(q)
+
+    q_array = [q, q2, q3]
+
+    assert all([queue.sycl_device.has_aspect_fp64 for queue in q_array])
+    assert all([queue.sycl_device.has_aspect_fp16 for queue in q_array])
+    assert all([queue.sycl_device.is_cpu for queue in q_array])
+    assert all([not queue.sycl_device.is_gpu for queue in q_array])
+    assert all(["cpu" in queue.sycl_device.filter_string for queue in q_array])