+
+def CreateSliver(client):
+ # register a slice that will be used for some test
+ authority = get_authority(client.hrn)
+ auth_cred = client.get_credential(authority, 'authority')
+ slice_record = {'hrn': ".".join([authority, random_string(10)]),
+ 'type': 'slice', 'researcher': [client.hrn]}
+ client.registry.register(auth_cred, slice_record)
+ return slice_record