diff --git a/sf-buffer/test/CMakeLists.txt b/sf-buffer/test/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e45519f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sf-buffer/test/CMakeLists.txt
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+add_executable(sf-buffer_tests test_main.cpp)
+
+target_link_libraries(sf-buffer_tests
+        core-writer
+        gtest
+        zmq
+        hdf5
+        hdf5_hl
+        hdf5_cpp)
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diff --git a/sf-buffer/test/test_buffer_utils.cpp b/sf-buffer/test/test_buffer_utils.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c02a5f2
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+++ b/sf-buffer/test/test_buffer_utils.cpp
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+#include "gtest/gtest.h"
+#include "../src/buffer_utils.hpp"
+
+using namespace std;
+
+TEST(BufferUtils, folder_test)
+{
+
+}
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diff --git a/sf-buffer/test/test_main.cpp b/sf-buffer/test/test_main.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ae3a22a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sf-buffer/test/test_main.cpp
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+#include "gtest/gtest.h"
+#include "test_buffer_utils.cpp"
+
+using namespace std;
+
+int main(int argc, char **argv) {
+  ::testing::InitGoogleTest(&argc, argv);
+  return RUN_ALL_TESTS();
+}