diff --git a/test/core/bpu/BPU_test.cpp b/test/core/bpu/BPU_test.cpp
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+// BPU test
+
+#include "sparta/sparta.hpp"
+#include "sparta/app/Simulation.hpp"
+#include "sparta/app/CommandLineSimulator.hpp"
+#include "sparta/utils/SpartaTester.hpp"
+
+#include <string>
+
+class BPUSim : public class sparta::app::Simulation
+{
+    public:
+        BPUSim(sparta::Scheduler *sched) : sparta::app::Simulatiuon("BPUSim", sched) 
+        {}
+
+        virtual ~ICacheSim(){
+            getRoot()->enterTeardown();
+        }
+
+    private:
+        void buildTree_() override {
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        void configureTree_() override {};
+
+        void bindTree_() override {
+            continue;
+        }
+};
+
+int main(int argc, char **argv) {
+    std::string testname;
+
+    sparta::app::CommandLineSimulator cls(USAGE, DEFAULTS);
+    auto & app_opts = cls.getApplicationOptions();
+    app_opts.add_options()
+        ("testname",
+         sparta::app::named_value<std::string>("TESTNAME", &testname)->default_value(""),
+         "Provide a testname to run",
+         "Test to run");
+
+    int err_code = 0;
+    if(!cls.parse(argc, argv, err_code)){
+        sparta_assert(false, "Command line parsing failed"); // Any errors already printed to cerr
+    }
+
+    sparta::Scheduler sched;
+    BPUSim sim(&sched);
+    cls.populateSimulation(&sim);
+    sparta::RootTreeNode* root = sim.getRoot();
+}
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