diff --git a/test/create-emitter-tests.py b/test/create-emitter-tests.py
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+++ b/test/create-emitter-tests.py
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+import sys
+import yaml
+import hashlib
+
+NS = 'Emitter'
+EVENT_COUNT = 5
+
+EVENTS = [
+    {'emit': 'YAML::DocStart', 'handle': 'DOC_START()'},
+    {'emit': 'YAML::DocEnd', 'handle': 'DOC_END()'},
+]
+
+def gen_events():
+    pass
+
+def gen_tests():
+    for events in gen_events():
+        name = 'test' + hashlib.sha1(''.join(yaml.dump(event) for event in events)).hexdigest()[:20]
+        yield {'name': name, 'events': events}
+        
+
+def create_emitter_tests(out):
+    out.write('namespace %s {\n' % NS)
+
+    for test in gen_tests():
+        out.write('TEST %s(YAML::Emitter& out)\n' % test['name'])
+        out.write('{\n')
+        for event in test['events']:
+            emit = event['emit']
+            if emit:
+                out.write('    out << %s;\n' % emit)
+        out.write('\n')
+        out.write('    HANDLE(out.c_str());\n')
+        for event in test['events']:
+            handle = event['handle']
+            if handle:
+                out.write('    EXPECT_%s;\n' % handle)
+        out.write('    DONE();\n')
+        out.write('}\n')
+
+    out.write('}\n')
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    create_emitter_tests(sys.stdout)