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+/*
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+Open Asset Import Library (assimp)
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+*/
+#include "UnitTestPCH.h"
+#include "AbstractImportExportBase.h"
+
+#include <assimp/Importer.hpp>
+
+using namespace Assimp;
+
+
+class utLWSImportExport : public AbstractImportExportBase {
+public:
+    virtual bool importerTest() {
+        Assimp::Importer importer;
+        const aiScene *scene = importer.ReadFile( ASSIMP_TEST_MODELS_DIR "/LWS/move_x.lws", 0 );
+        return nullptr != scene;
+
+        return true;
+    }
+};
+
+TEST_F( utLWSImportExport, importLWSFromFileTest ) {
+    EXPECT_TRUE( importerTest() );
+}