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+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
+ * Copyright 2022 Blender Foundation. All rights reserved. */
+#pragma once
+
+#include <string>
+
+namespace blender::io::usd {
+
+/* Calls the function to load the USD plugins from the
+ * USD data directory under the Blender bin directory
+ * that was supplied as the --test-release-dir flag to ctest.
+ * Thus function must be called before instantiating a USD
+ * stage to avoid errors.  The returned string is the path to
+ * the USD data files directory from which the plugins were
+ * loaded.  If the USD data files directory can't be determined,
+ * plugin registration is skipped and the empty string is
+ * returned. */
+std::string register_usd_plugins_for_tests();
+
+}  // namespace blender::io::usd