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+/* -*- Mode:C++; c-file-style:"gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil; -*- */
+/**
+ * Copyright (C) 2014 Named Data Networking Project
+ * See COPYING for copyright and distribution information.
+ */
+
+#ifndef VALIDATION_COMMON_HPP
+#define VALIDATION_COMMON_HPP
+
+#include <ndn-cpp-dev/util/command-interest-generator.hpp>
+
+namespace nfd {
+namespace tests {
+
+// class ValidatedManagementFixture
+// {
+// public:
+//   ValidatedManagementFixture()
+//     : m_validator(make_shared<ndn::CommandInterestValidator>())
+//   {
+//   }
+
+//   virtual
+//   ~ValidatedManagementFixture()
+//   {
+//   }
+
+// protected:
+//   shared_ptr<ndn::CommandInterestValidator> m_validator;
+// };
+
+
+template<typename T>
+class CommandFixture : public T
+{
+public:
+  virtual
+  ~CommandFixture()
+  {
+    m_keys.deleteIdentity(m_identityName);
+
+  }
+
+  void
+  generateCommand(Interest& interest)
+  {
+    m_generator.generateWithIdentity(interest, m_identityName);
+  }
+
+  const Name&
+  getIdentityName() const
+  {
+    return m_identityName;
+  }
+
+protected:
+  CommandFixture()
+    : m_identityName("/unit-test/CommandFixture/id"),
+      m_certificate(m_keys.getCertificate(m_keys.createIdentity(m_identityName)))
+  {
+
+  }
+
+protected:
+  ndn::KeyChain m_keys;
+  const Name m_identityName;
+  shared_ptr<ndn::IdentityCertificate> m_certificate;
+  ndn::CommandInterestGenerator m_generator;
+};
+
+template <typename T>
+class UnauthorizedCommandFixture : public CommandFixture<T>
+{
+public:
+  UnauthorizedCommandFixture()
+  {
+  }
+
+  virtual
+  ~UnauthorizedCommandFixture()
+  {
+  }
+};
+
+} //namespace tests
+} // namespace nfd
+
+#endif // VALIDATION_COMMON_HPP