1 files changed, 22 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/test/util.py b/test/util.py
index 643377f5..f6c6acd4 100644
--- a/test/util.py
+++ b/test/util.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import socket
 import sys
+from abc import abstractmethod, ABCMeta
 from cStringIO import StringIO
 
 
@@ -14,6 +15,27 @@ def ppp(headline, packet):
     return o.getvalue()
 
 
+class NumericConstant(object):
+    __metaclass__ = ABCMeta
+
+    desc_dict = {}
+
+    @abstractmethod
+    def __init__(self, value):
+        self._value = value
+
+    def __int__(self):
+        return self._value
+
+    def __long__(self):
+        return self._value
+
+    def __str__(self):
+        if self._value in self.desc_dict:
+            return self.desc_dict[self._value]
+        return ""
+
+
 class Host(object):
     """ Generic test host "connected" to VPPs interface. """