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+/* -*- Mode:C++; c-file-style:"gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil; -*- */
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) 2014-2015,  Regents of the University of California
+ *
+ * This file is part of ndn-group-encrypt (Group-based Encryption Protocol for NDN).
+ * See AUTHORS.md for complete list of ndn-group-encrypt authors and contributors.
+ *
+ * ndn-group-encrypt is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms
+ * of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation,
+ * either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * ndn-group-encrypt is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY;
+ * without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
+ * PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with
+ * ndn-group-encrypt, e.g., in COPYING.md file.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ *
+ * See AUTHORS.md for complete list of ndn-cxx authors and contributors.
+ */
+
+#ifndef NDN_GEP_TESTS_UNIT_TESTS_UNIT_TEST_TIME_FIXTURE_HPP
+#define NDN_GEP_TESTS_UNIT_TESTS_UNIT_TEST_TIME_FIXTURE_HPP
+
+#include <ndn-cxx/util/time-unit-test-clock.hpp>
+#include <boost/asio.hpp>
+
+namespace ndn {
+namespace gep {
+namespace tests {
+
+class UnitTestTimeFixture
+{
+public:
+  UnitTestTimeFixture()
+    : steadyClock(make_shared<time::UnitTestSteadyClock>())
+    , systemClock(make_shared<time::UnitTestSystemClock>())
+  {
+    time::setCustomClocks(steadyClock, systemClock);
+  }
+
+  ~UnitTestTimeFixture()
+  {
+    time::setCustomClocks(nullptr, nullptr);
+  }
+
+  void
+  advanceClocks(const time::nanoseconds& tick, size_t nTicks = 1)
+  {
+    for (size_t i = 0; i < nTicks; ++i) {
+      steadyClock->advance(tick);
+      systemClock->advance(tick);
+
+      if (io.stopped())
+        io.reset();
+      io.poll();
+    }
+  }
+
+public:
+  shared_ptr<time::UnitTestSteadyClock> steadyClock;
+  shared_ptr<time::UnitTestSystemClock> systemClock;
+  boost::asio::io_service io;
+};
+
+} // namespace tests
+} // namespace gep
+} // namespace ndn
+
+#endif // NDN_GEP_TESTS_UNIT_TESTS_UNIT_TEST_TIME_FIXTURE_HPP