diff --git a/test/framework/utils.cc b/test/framework/utils.cc
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+// This file is under GNU General Public License 3.0
+// see LICENSE.txt
+
+#include "utils.hh"
+
+#include <pEp/keymanagement.h>
+
+#include "../../src/Adapter.hh"
+#include "../../src/adapter_group.h"
+
+using namespace std;
+using namespace pEp;
+
+namespace pEp {
+    namespace Test {
+        namespace Utils {
+            string identity_to_string(::pEp_identity* ident, bool full, int indent)
+            {
+
+                stringstream builder;
+                if (ident != nullptr) {
+                    if (full) {
+                        builder << endl;
+                        builder << std::string(indent, '\t') << "{" << endl;
+                        indent++;
+                        builder << std::string(indent, '\t') << "address: "
+                                << (ident->address != nullptr ? ident->address : "NULL") << endl;
+                        builder << std::string(indent, '\t') << "user_id: "
+                                << (ident->user_id != nullptr ? ident->user_id : "NULL") << endl;
+                        builder << std::string(indent, '\t') << "username: "
+                                << (ident->username != nullptr ? ident->username : "NULL") << endl;
+                        builder << std::string(indent, '\t')
+                                << "fpr: " << (ident->fpr != nullptr ? ident->fpr : "NULL") << endl;
+                        builder << std::string(indent, '\t') << "comm_type: " << ident->comm_type
+                                << endl;
+                        builder << std::string(indent, '\t')
+                                << "lang: " << static_cast<string>(ident->lang) << endl;
+                        builder << std::string(indent, '\t') << "me: " << ident->me << endl;
+                        builder << std::string(indent, '\t') << "major_ver: " << ident->major_ver
+                                << endl;
+                        builder << std::string(indent, '\t') << "minor_ver: " << ident->minor_ver
+                                << endl;
+                        builder << std::string(indent, '\t') << "enc_format: " << ident->enc_format
+                                << endl;
+                        builder << std::string(indent, '\t') << "flags: " << ident->flags << endl;
+                        indent--;
+                        builder << std::string(indent, '\t') << "}";
+                    } else {
+                        builder << "{ " << (ident->address != nullptr ? ident->address : "NULL")
+                                << "/" << (ident->user_id != nullptr ? ident->user_id : "NULL")
+                                << "/" << (ident->username != nullptr ? ident->username : "NULL")
+                                << "/" << (ident->fpr != nullptr ? ident->fpr : "NULL") << " }";
+                    }
+                } else {
+                    builder << "NULL";
+                }
+
+                return builder.str();
+            }
+
+
+            string member_to_string(::pEp_member* member, bool full, int indent)
+            {
+                stringstream builder;
+                if (member != nullptr) {
+                    builder << std::string(indent, '\t') << "{" << endl;
+                    indent++;
+                    builder << std::string(indent, '\t')
+                            << "ident: " << identity_to_string(member->ident, full, indent) << endl;
+                    builder << std::string(indent, '\t') << "joined: " << member->joined << endl;
+                    indent--;
+                    builder << std::string(indent, '\t') << "}";
+                } else {
+                    builder << "NULL";
+                }
+
+                return builder.str();
+            }
+
+            string memberlist_to_string(::member_list* mbl, bool full, int indent)
+            {
+                stringstream builder;
+                if (mbl != nullptr) {
+                    builder << endl;
+                    builder << std::string(indent, '\t') << "[" << endl;
+                    indent++;
+                    for (member_list* curr_member = mbl; curr_member != nullptr;
+                         curr_member = curr_member->next) {
+                        builder << member_to_string(curr_member->member, full, indent) << endl;
+                    }
+                    indent--;
+                    builder << std::string(indent, '\t') << "]";
+                } else {
+                    builder << "NULL";
+                }
+
+                return builder.str();
+            }
+
+            string group_to_string(::pEp_group* group, bool full, int indent)
+            {
+                stringstream builder;
+                if (group != nullptr) {
+                    builder << endl;
+                    builder << std::string(indent, '\t') << "{" << endl;
+                    indent++;
+                    builder << std::string(indent, '\t') << "group_identity: "
+                            << identity_to_string(group->group_identity, full, indent) << endl;
+                    builder << std::string(indent, '\t')
+                            << "manager: " << identity_to_string(group->manager, full, indent)
+                            << endl;
+                    builder << std::string(indent, '\t') << "active: " << group->active << endl;
+                    builder << std::string(indent, '\t')
+                            << "members: " << memberlist_to_string(group->members, full, indent)
+                            << endl;
+                    indent--;
+                    builder << std::string(indent, '\t') << "]";
+                } else {
+                    builder << "NULL";
+                }
+
+                return builder.str();
+            }
+        } // namespace Utils
+    }     // namespace Test
+} // namespace pEp
diff --git a/test/framework/utils.hh b/test/framework/utils.hh
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+// This file is under GNU General Public License 3.0
+// see LICENSE.txt
+
+#ifndef LIBPEPADAPTER_UTILS_HH
+#define LIBPEPADAPTER_UTILS_HH
+
+#include <string>
+#include <pEp/message.h>
+#include <pEp/group.h>
+
+namespace pEp {
+    namespace Test {
+        namespace Utils {
+            std::string identity_to_string(::pEp_identity* ident, bool full = true, int indent = 0);
+            std::string member_to_string(::pEp_member* member, bool full = true, int indent = 0);
+            std::string memberlist_to_string(::member_list* mbl, bool full = true, int indent = 0);
+            std::string group_to_string(::pEp_group* group, bool full = true, int indent = 0);
+        }
+    } // namespace Test
+} // namespace pEp
+#endif
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