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+import std/[streams, strutils, unittest]
+
+import preserves
+import syndicate/relays
+import syndicate/protocols/[protocol, sturdy]
+type
+  WireRef = sturdy.WireRef[void]
+  WireAssertion = Preserve[WireRef]
+  Event = protocol.Event[WireRef]
+  TurnEvent = protocol.TurnEvent[WireRef]
+  Packet = protocol.Packet[WireRef]
+
+suite "protocols":
+  test "PDiscard":
+    var pd: PDiscard
+    check $pd == "<_>"
+
+  test "stuff":
+    const
+      data = parseHexStr "b5b590b4b306617373657274b4b3074f627365727665b4b303726563b3067274742d6d73b5b4b3036c697483406805604189374c84b4b3036c6974b3062e3134342e3184b4b30462696e64b4b3015f8484b4b30462696e64b4b3015f8484b4b30462696e64b4b3015f8484b4b30462696e64b4b3015f8484848486b590908484a2132403848484b5b590b4b30772657472616374a2132403848484"
+    var
+      str = newStringStream(data)
+    while not str.atEnd:
+      var pos = str.getPosition
+      echo "decode position: ", pos
+      try:
+        var a = decodePreserves(str, WireRef)
+        echo a
+      except:
+        str.setPosition pos
+        echo str.readAll.toHex
+        break
+