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+#ifndef _MCTP_TESTS_TEST_UTILS_H
+#define _MCTP_TESTS_TEST_UTILS_H
+
+#include <libmctp.h>
+
+/* test binding implementation */
+
+/* standard binding interface */
+struct mctp_binding_test *mctp_binding_test_init(void);
+void mctp_binding_test_register_bus(struct mctp_binding_test *binding,
+		struct mctp *mctp, mctp_eid_t eid);
+
+/* internal test binding interface */
+void mctp_binding_test_rx_raw(struct mctp_binding_test *test,
+		void *buf, size_t len);
+
+/* gerneral utility functions */
+
+/* create a MCTP stack, and add a test binding, using the specified EID */
+void mctp_test_stack_init(struct mctp **mctp,
+		struct mctp_binding_test **binding,
+		mctp_eid_t eid);
+
+#endif /* _MCTP_TESTS_TEST_UTILS_H */