From f4e1d1c87234b3d8cf6a9d2d7db2b09082d3b2cc Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton <lkcl@lkcl.net>
Date: Thu, 23 Sep 2021 19:41:15 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] create Abstract Base Class StateRunner

---
 src/openpower/test/state.py | 12 ++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+)

diff --git a/src/openpower/test/state.py b/src/openpower/test/state.py
index 0e4b78af..19d9cb94 100644
--- a/src/openpower/test/state.py
+++ b/src/openpower/test/state.py
@@ -26,6 +26,18 @@ from openpower.decoder.power_enums import XER_bits
 from openpower.util import log
 
 
+# TBD an Abstract Base Class
+class StateRunner:
+    """StateRunner: an Abstract Base Class for preparing and running "State".
+    near-identical in concept to python unittest.TestCase
+    """
+    def __init__(self, dut, **kwargs): pass
+    def prepare_for_test(self): pass
+    def step_test(self): pass
+    def end_test(self): pass
+    def cleanup(self): pass
+
+
 class State:
     def get_state(self):
         yield from self.get_intregs()
-- 
2.30.2