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+/*
+  This file is part of t8code.
+  t8code is a C library to manage a collection (a forest) of multiple
+  connected adaptive space-trees of general element classes in parallel.
+
+  Copyright (C) 2024 the developers
+
+  t8code 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 2 of the License, or
+  (at your option) any later version.
+
+  t8code 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 t8code; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
+  51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.
+*/
+
+#ifndef T8_GTEST_SCHEMES_HXX
+#define T8_GTEST_SCHEMES_HXX
+
+#include <t8_schemes/t8_default/t8_default.hxx>
+#include <t8_schemes/t8_scheme_builder.hxx>
+#include <gtest/gtest.h>
+
+t8_scheme *
+t8_scheme_all_schemes(void)
+{
+  t8_scheme_builder builder;
+
+  builder.add_eclass_scheme<t8_default_scheme_vertex> ();
+  builder.add_eclass_scheme<t8_default_scheme_line> ();
+  builder.add_eclass_scheme<t8_default_scheme_quad> ();
+  builder.add_eclass_scheme<t8_default_scheme_tri> ();
+  builder.add_eclass_scheme<t8_default_scheme_hex> ();
+  builder.add_eclass_scheme<t8_default_scheme_tet> ();
+  builder.add_eclass_scheme<t8_default_scheme_prism> ();
+  builder.add_eclass_scheme<t8_default_scheme_pyramid> ();
+
+  return builder.build_scheme ();
+}
+
+#define AllSchemes ::testing::Range(T8_ECLASS_ZERO, T8_ECLASS_COUNT)
+
+#endif /* T8_GTEST_SCHEMES_HXX */
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