diff --git a/test/mp1parse.c b/test/mp1parse.c
new file mode 100644
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+++ b/test/mp1parse.c
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+#include <gst/gst.h>
+
+extern gboolean _gst_plugin_spew;
+
+void eof(GstSrc *src) {
+    g_print("have eof, quitting\n");
+   exit(0);
+}
+
+void mp1parse_info_chain(GstPad *pad,GstBuffer *buf) {
+  g_print("sink : got buffer of size %d\n",GST_BUFFER_SIZE(buf));
+  gst_buffer_unref(buf);
+}
+
+int main(int argc,char *argv[]) {
+  GstPipeline *pipeline;
+  GstElementFactory *srcfactory, *parsefactory;
+  GstElement *src, *parse;
+  GstPad *infopad;
+
+  g_print("have %d args\n",argc);
+
+  _gst_plugin_spew = TRUE;
+  gst_init(&argc,&argv);
+// gst_plugin_load("mp3parse");
+  gst_plugin_load_all();
+
+  pipeline = gst_pipeline_new("pipeline");
+  g_return_if_fail(pipeline != NULL);
+
+  srcfactory = gst_elementfactory_find("disksrc");
+  g_return_if_fail(srcfactory != NULL);
+  parsefactory = gst_elementfactory_find("mpeg1parse");
+  g_return_if_fail(parsefactory != NULL);
+
+  src = gst_elementfactory_create(srcfactory,"src");
+  g_return_if_fail(src != NULL);
+  gtk_object_set(GTK_OBJECT(src),"location",argv[1],NULL);
+  g_print("should be using file '%s'\n",argv[1]);
+  parse = gst_elementfactory_create(parsefactory,"parse");
+  g_return_if_fail(parse != NULL);
+
+  infopad = gst_pad_new("sink",GST_PAD_SINK);
+  gst_pad_set_chain_function(infopad,mp1parse_info_chain);
+
+  gst_bin_add(GST_BIN(pipeline),GST_ELEMENT(src));
+  gst_bin_add(GST_BIN(pipeline),GST_ELEMENT(parse));
+
+  gtk_signal_connect(GTK_OBJECT(src),"eos",
+                      GTK_SIGNAL_FUNC(eof),NULL);
+
+  gst_pad_connect(gst_element_get_pad(src,"src"),
+                  gst_element_get_pad(parse,"sink"));
+  gst_pad_connect(gst_element_get_pad(parse,"src"),
+                  infopad);
+
+  g_print("setting to RUNNING state\n");
+  gst_element_set_state(GST_ELEMENT(pipeline),GST_STATE_RUNNING);
+
+  g_print("about to enter loop\n");
+  while (1)
+    gst_src_push(GST_SRC(src));
+}