diff --git a/testing/cper-test.c b/testing/cper-test.c
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+++ b/testing/cper-test.c
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+#include <stdio.h>
+#include "../cper-parse.h"
+#include "json.h"
+
+int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
+    json_object* ir = cper_to_ir(argv[1]);
+    printf("\n%s\n", json_object_to_json_string(ir));
+}
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