diff --git a/js_tests/SpecRunner.html b/js_tests/SpecRunner.html
index 8411075f..a87b9e43 100755
--- a/js_tests/SpecRunner.html
+++ b/js_tests/SpecRunner.html
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
   <script type="text/javascript" src="../src/js/connection.js"></script>
 
   <!-- include spec files here... -->
+  <script type="text/javascript" src="utils/test_utils.js"></script>
   <script type="text/javascript" src="specs/form.spec.js"></script>
   <script type="text/javascript" src="specs/storage.spec.js"></script>
   <script type="text/javascript" src="specs/connection.spec.js"></script>
diff --git a/js_tests/SpecRunner_c.html b/js_tests/SpecRunner_c.html
index 061d67d4..af3086a7 100755
--- a/js_tests/SpecRunner_c.html
+++ b/js_tests/SpecRunner_c.html
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
   <script type="text/javascript" src="../src/js/connection.js"></script>
 
   <!-- include spec files here... -->
+  <script type="text/javascript" src="utils/test_utils.js"></script>
   <script type="text/javascript" src="specs/form.spec.js"></script>
   <script type="text/javascript" src="specs/storage.spec.js"></script>
   <script type="text/javascript" src="specs/connection.spec.js"></script>
diff --git a/js_tests/SpecRunner_drishti.html b/js_tests/SpecRunner_drishti.html
index 5f05e01a..bdc6c87b 100755
--- a/js_tests/SpecRunner_drishti.html
+++ b/js_tests/SpecRunner_drishti.html
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
   <script type="text/javascript" src="../src/js/form.js"></script>
 
   <!-- include spec files here... -->
+  <script type="text/javascript" src="utils/test_utils.js"></script>
   <script type="text/javascript" src="specs/transform.spec.js"></script>
 
   <script type="text/javascript">
diff --git a/js_tests/utils/test_utils.js b/js_tests/utils/test_utils.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f44d8be1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/js_tests/utils/test_utils.js
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+var loadForm = function(filename, editStr){
+	var strings = mockForms1[filename];
+	return new Form(strings.html_form, strings.xml_model, editStr);
+};
+
+var getFormDataO = function(filename){
+	//$('body').append('<form></form>');
+	var form = new Form('<form></form>', mockForms1[filename].xml_model);
+	form.init();
+	return form.getDataO();
+};
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