diff --git a/Tests/JSONAPIOpenAPITests/Test Helpers/EntityTestTypes.swift b/Tests/JSONAPIOpenAPITests/Test Helpers/EntityTestTypes.swift
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+//
+//  EntityTestTypes.swift
+//  JSONAPITests
+//
+//  Created by Mathew Polzin on 11/15/18.
+//
+
+import JSONAPI
+
+public typealias Entity<Description: JSONAPI.EntityDescription, Meta: JSONAPI.Meta, Links: JSONAPI.Links> = JSONAPI.Entity<Description, Meta, Links, String>
+
+public typealias BasicEntity<Description: JSONAPI.EntityDescription> = Entity<Description, NoMetadata, NoLinks>
+
+public typealias NewEntity<Description: JSONAPI.EntityDescription, Meta: JSONAPI.Meta, Links: JSONAPI.Links> = JSONAPI.Entity<Description, Meta, Links, Unidentified>
diff --git a/Tests/JSONAPIOpenAPITests/Test Helpers/String+CreatableRawIdType.swift b/Tests/JSONAPIOpenAPITests/Test Helpers/String+CreatableRawIdType.swift
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+//
+//  String+CreatableRawIdType.swift
+//  JSONAPITests
+//
+//  Created by Mathew Polzin on 11/12/18.
+//
+
+import JSONAPI
+
+private var uniqueStringCounter = 0
+
+extension String: CreatableRawIdType {
+	public static func unique() -> String {
+		uniqueStringCounter += 1
+		return String(uniqueStringCounter)
+	}
+}