diff --git a/test/http/file_test_utilities.hpp b/test/http/file_test_utilities.hpp
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+#pragma once
+#include <filesystem>
+#include <string>
+#include <string_view>
+
+#include <gtest/gtest.h>
+
+inline std::string makeFile(std::string_view sampleData)
+{
+    std::filesystem::path path = std::filesystem::temp_directory_path();
+    path /= "bmcweb_http_response_test_XXXXXXXXXXX";
+    std::string stringPath = path.string();
+    int fd = mkstemp(stringPath.data());
+    EXPECT_GT(fd, 0);
+    EXPECT_EQ(write(fd, sampleData.data(), sampleData.size()),
+              sampleData.size());
+    close(fd);
+    return stringPath;
+}