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+// Copyright (c) ppy Pty Ltd <contact@ppy.sh>. Licensed under the MIT Licence.
+// See the LICENCE file in the repository root for full licence text.
+
+using System;
+using osu.Framework.Allocation;
+using osu.Framework.Graphics;
+using osu.Framework.Testing;
+using osu.Framework.Timing;
+using osu.Game.Beatmaps;
+using osu.Game.Beatmaps.ControlPoints;
+using osu.Game.Rulesets.Objects.Drawables;
+using osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Objects;
+using osu.Game.Rulesets.UI.Scrolling;
+using osu.Game.Tests.Visual;
+
+namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Tests
+{
+    public abstract class HitObjectApplicationTestScene : OsuTestScene
+    {
+        [Cached(typeof(IScrollingInfo))]
+        private ScrollingTestContainer.TestScrollingInfo info = new ScrollingTestContainer.TestScrollingInfo
+        {
+            Direction = { Value = ScrollingDirection.Left },
+            TimeRange = { Value = 1000 },
+        };
+
+        private ScrollingHitObjectContainer hitObjectContainer;
+
+        [SetUpSteps]
+        public void SetUp()
+            => AddStep("create SHOC", () => Child = hitObjectContainer = new ScrollingHitObjectContainer
+            {
+                RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.X,
+                Height = 200,
+                Anchor = Anchor.Centre,
+                Origin = Anchor.Centre,
+                Clock = new FramedClock(new StopwatchClock())
+            });
+
+        protected void AddHitObject(Func<DrawableHitObject> hitObject)
+            => AddStep("add to SHOC", () => hitObjectContainer.Add(hitObject.Invoke()));
+
+        protected void RemoveHitObject(Func<DrawableHitObject> hitObject)
+            => AddStep("remove from SHOC", () => hitObjectContainer.Remove(hitObject.Invoke()));
+
+        protected TObject PrepareObject<TObject>(TObject hitObject)
+            where TObject : TaikoHitObject
+        {
+            hitObject.ApplyDefaults(new ControlPointInfo(), new BeatmapDifficulty());
+            return hitObject;
+        }
+    }
+}