diff --git a/tests/file.json b/tests/file.json
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index fbe16d9..0000000
--- a/tests/file.json
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@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-{
-    "variable": "value",
-    "help": "Use commands blahblah"
-}
diff --git a/tests/json.cpp b/tests/json.cpp
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index 9b68126..0000000
--- a/tests/json.cpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,25 +0,0 @@
-#include <iostream>
-#include <vector>
-#include <map>
-#include <boost/property_tree/ptree.hpp>
-#include <boost/property_tree/json_parser.hpp>
-
-int main()
-{
-    boost::property_tree::ptree pt;
-    boost::property_tree::read_json("file.json", pt);
-
-    std::map<std::string, std::string> params = { {"variable", ""}, {"double", ""} };
-
-    boost::property_tree::ptree::const_iterator end = pt.end();
-
-    for (boost::property_tree::ptree::const_iterator it = pt.begin(); it != end; ++it) {
-        for (size_t i = 0; i < params.size(); ++i) {
-            if (params[it->first] != "")
-            {
-                params[it->first] = it->second.get_value<std::string>();
-            }
-        }
-    }
-        std::cout << params["variable"] << " " << params["help"];
-}
diff --git a/tests/sync_client.cpp b/tests/sync_client.cpp
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index aac5a4c..0000000
--- a/tests/sync_client.cpp
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@@ -1,123 +0,0 @@
-#ifdef WIN32
-#define _WIN32_WINNT 0x0501
-#include <stdio.h>
-#endif
-
-
-#include <boost/thread.hpp>
-#include <boost/bind.hpp>
-#include <boost/asio.hpp>
-#include <boost/shared_ptr.hpp>
-#include <boost/enable_shared_from_this.hpp>
-using namespace boost::asio;
-io_service service;
-
-/** simple connection to server:
-    - logs in just with username (no password)
-    - all connections are initiated by the client: client asks, server answers
-    - server disconnects any client that hasn't pinged for 5 seconds
-
-    Possible requests:
-    - gets a list of all connected clients
-    - ping: the server answers either with "ping ok" or "ping client_list_changed"
-*/
-struct talk_to_svr {
-    talk_to_svr(const std::string & username) 
-        : sock_(service), started_(true), username_(username) {}
-    void connect(ip::tcp::endpoint ep) {
-        sock_.connect(ep);
-    }
-    void loop() {
-        // read answer to our login
-        write("login " + username_ + "\n");
-        read_answer();
-        while ( started_) {
-            write_request();
-            read_answer();
-            int millis = rand() % 7000;
-            std::cout << username_ << " postpone ping " 
-                      << millis << " ms" << std::endl;
-            boost::this_thread::sleep(boost::posix_time::millisec(millis));
-        }
-    }
-    std::string username() const { return username_; }
-private:
-    void write_request() {
-        write("ping\n");
-    }
-    void read_answer() {
-        already_read_ = 0;
-        read(sock_, buffer(buff_), 
-             boost::bind(&talk_to_svr::read_complete, this, _1, _2));
-        process_msg();
-    }
-    void process_msg() {
-        std::string msg(buff_, already_read_);
-        if ( msg.find("login ") == 0) on_login();
-        else if ( msg.find("ping") == 0) on_ping(msg);
-        else if ( msg.find("clients ") == 0) on_clients(msg);
-        else std::cerr << "invalid msg " << msg << std::endl;
-    }
-
-    void on_login() {
-        std::cout << username_ << " logged in" << std::endl;
-        do_ask_clients();
-    }
-    void on_ping(const std::string & msg) {
-        std::istringstream in(msg);
-        std::string answer;
-        in >> answer >> answer;
-        if ( answer == "client_list_changed") 
-            do_ask_clients();
-    }
-    void on_clients(const std::string & msg) {
-        std::string clients = msg.substr(8);
-        std::cout << username_ << ", new client list:" << clients;
-    }
-    void do_ask_clients() {
-        write("ask_clients\n");
-        read_answer();
-    }
-
-    void write(const std::string & msg) {
-        sock_.write_some(buffer(msg));
-    }
-    size_t read_complete(const boost::system::error_code & err, size_t bytes) {
-        if ( err) return 0;
-        already_read_ = bytes;
-        bool found = std::find(buff_, buff_ + bytes, '\n') < buff_ + bytes;
-        // we read one-by-one until we get to enter, no buffering
-        return found ? 0 : 1;
-    }
-
-private:
-    ip::tcp::socket sock_;
-    enum { max_msg = 1024 };
-    int already_read_;
-    char buff_[max_msg];
-    bool started_;
-    std::string username_;
-};
-
-ip::tcp::endpoint ep( ip::address::from_string("127.0.0.1"), 8001);
-void run_client(const std::string & client_name) {
-    talk_to_svr client(client_name);
-    try {
-        client.connect(ep);
-        client.loop();
-    } catch(boost::system::system_error & err) {
-        std::cout << "client terminated " << client.username() 
-                  << ": " << err.what() << std::endl;
-    }
-}
-
-int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
-    boost::thread_group threads;
-    char* names[] = { "John", "James", "Lucy", "Tracy", "Frank", "Abby", 0 };
-    for ( char ** name = names; *name; ++name) {
-        threads.create_thread( boost::bind(run_client, *name));
-        boost::this_thread::sleep( boost::posix_time::millisec(100));
-    }
-    threads.join_all();
-}
-