diff --git a/lib/xos-synchronizer/xos-synchronizer-tests/test_event_steps/event_step.py b/lib/xos-synchronizer/xos-synchronizer-tests/test_event_steps/event_step.py
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+# Copyright 2017-present Open Networking Foundation
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+from __future__ import print_function
+from xossynchronizer.event_steps.eventstep import EventStep
+from mock_modelaccessor import *
+
+
+class TestEventStep(EventStep):
+    technology = "kafka"
+    topics = ["sometopic"]
+    pattern = None
+
+    def __init__(self, model_accessor, log, *args, **kwargs):
+        super(TestEventStep, self).__init__(model_accessor, log, *args, **kwargs)
+
+    def process_event(self, event):
+        print("received an event", event)