diff --git a/rust/src/tests.rs b/rust/src/tests.rs
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+// test file based on https://github.com/paulll/rust-turbopfor
+extern crate rand;
+
+use std::convert::TryFrom;
+use std::convert::TryInto;
+use std::vec;
+
+use super::*;
+
+fn decode_block(file_data: &[u8]) -> Vec<u32> {
+    println!("dec size = {}", file_data.len());
+
+    if file_data.len() == 0 {
+        return vec![];
+    }
+
+    if file_data.len() == 2*4 {
+        let s = u32::from_le_bytes(file_data[0..4].try_into().unwrap());
+        if s == 1 {
+            return vec![u32::from_le_bytes(file_data[4..8].try_into().unwrap())];
+        }
+    }
+
+    let amount = u32::from_le_bytes(file_data[0..4].try_into().unwrap()) ;
+    let mut decoded_data = vec![0u32; (amount + 32).try_into().unwrap()];
+
+    unsafe {
+        let _ = p4nd1dec128v32(file_data.as_ptr().add(4) as *mut ::std::os::raw::c_uchar, amount.try_into().unwrap(), decoded_data.as_mut_ptr() as *mut u32);
+        decoded_data.resize(amount.try_into().unwrap(), 0);
+    }
+
+    return decoded_data;
+}
+
+fn encode_block(data: &[u32]) -> Vec<u8> {
+    println!("enc size = {}", data.len());
+
+    if data.len() == 0 {
+        return vec![];
+    }
+
+    if data.len() == 1 {
+        let mut result = vec![0u8; 8];
+        let (s, d) = result.split_at_mut(4);
+        s.copy_from_slice(&1u32.to_le_bytes());
+        d.copy_from_slice(&data[0].to_le_bytes());
+        return result;
+    }
+
+    let mut encoded_data = vec![0u8+4; data.len() * 4];
+    let amount = data.len() as u32;
+    let (ed_left, _) = encoded_data.split_at_mut(4);
+    ed_left.copy_from_slice(&amount.to_le_bytes());
+
+    unsafe {
+        let size = p4nd1enc128v32(data.as_ptr() as *mut u32, data.len(), encoded_data.as_mut_ptr().add(4) as *mut ::std::os::raw::c_uchar);
+        encoded_data.resize(size+4, 0);
+    }
+
+    return encoded_data;
+}
+
+fn test_block(size_cap: usize) {
+    let mut source = Vec::with_capacity(size_cap);
+    for i in 0..size_cap {
+        if rand::random() {
+            source.push(u32::try_from(i+1).unwrap());
+        }
+    }
+
+    if source.is_empty() {
+        source = vec![1u32, 2]
+    }
+
+    let encoded = encode_block(&source[..]);
+    let decoded = decode_block(&encoded[..]);
+    assert_eq!(&source[..], &decoded[..]);
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn sample_p4nd1_128v32() {
+    let block_sizes = vec![1u32, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, 128, 256, 512, 1024, 4096, 16384, 65536, 262144, 1048576];
+
+    for _ in 1..10 {
+        for size in &block_sizes[..] {
+            println!("testing with cap = {}", size+0);
+            test_block((size+0).try_into().unwrap());
+        }
+    }
+}