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+#include "simple-test.h"
+#include "header_with_stuff_to_be_tested.h"
+
+BEGIN_TEST
+
+/* a simple test using only stack mem */
+TEST("description of the first test")
+{
+  int var1=2;
+  int var2=4;
+  
+  /* add is a function included from our hypothetical
+   * header_with_stuff_to_be_tested */
+  EXPECT_INT("error message shown on failing",
+		  var1+var2, add(var1, var2));
+}
+
+/* this test uses heap memory, so things get a bit
+ * more complicated */
+TEST("this is the second test")
+{
+  /* first, ensure all your pointers which will
+   * point to heap mem are declared */
+  char *heap_string=NULL;
+  
+  /* next, declare a list of statements to be
+   * called to clean up memory once the test
+   * is completed */
+  CLEANUP(
+      if(heap_string != NULL)
+        free(heap_string);
+        );
+        
+  /* then, define the body of the test */
+  
+  /* STATE can be used to report (with pretty
+   * formatting) the current state within the
+   * test, which may be useful in the case of
+   * a segfault */
+  STATE("grabbing heap string");
+  
+  heap_string=get_heap_string_value();
+  
+  EXPECT_STR("i suck at grabbing pointers!",
+		  "expected value", heap_string);
+  
+  /* finally, call RETURN(); to run the
+   * cleanup code and continue */
+  RETURN();
+}
+
+END_TEST