Index: trunk/test/unit/org/openstreetmap/josm/gui/layer/geoimage/ImageEntryTest.java
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--- trunk/test/unit/org/openstreetmap/josm/gui/layer/geoimage/ImageEntryTest.java	(revision 9329)
+++ trunk/test/unit/org/openstreetmap/josm/gui/layer/geoimage/ImageEntryTest.java	(revision 9329)
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+// License: GPL. For details, see LICENSE file.
+package org.openstreetmap.josm.gui.layer.geoimage;
+
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertNotNull;
+
+import java.io.File;
+import java.io.IOException;
+
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.openstreetmap.josm.TestUtils;
+import org.openstreetmap.josm.io.IllegalDataException;
+import org.xml.sax.SAXException;
+
+/**
+ * Unit tests of {@link ImageEntry} class.
+ */
+public class ImageEntryTest {
+
+    /**
+     * Non-regression test for ticket <a href="https://josm.openstreetmap.de/ticket/12255">#12255</a>.
+     * @throws IllegalDataException if an error was found while parsing the data from the source
+     * @throws IOException if any I/O error occurs
+     * @throws SAXException if any XML error occurs
+     */
+    @Test
+    public void testTicket12255() throws IllegalDataException, IOException, SAXException {
+        ImageEntry e = new ImageEntry(new File(TestUtils.getRegressionDataFile(12255, "G0016941.JPG")));
+        e.extractExif();
+        assertNotNull(e.getExifTime());
+    }
+}