diff --git a/tools/aapt2/Android.bp b/tools/aapt2/Android.bp
index ba498e1..c42a888 100644
--- a/tools/aapt2/Android.bp
+++ b/tools/aapt2/Android.bp
@@ -170,6 +170,7 @@
     srcs: [
         "test/Builders.cpp",
         "test/Common.cpp",
+        "test/Fixture.cpp",
         "**/*_test.cpp",
     ] + toolSources,
     static_libs: [
@@ -177,7 +178,10 @@
         "libgmock",
     ],
     defaults: ["aapt2_defaults"],
-    data: ["integration-tests/CompileTest/**/*"],
+    data: [
+         "integration-tests/CompileTest/**/*",
+         "integration-tests/CommandTests/**/*"
+    ],
 }
 
 // ==========================================================
diff --git a/tools/aapt2/cmd/Convert.cpp b/tools/aapt2/cmd/Convert.cpp
index 4492f6b..85f9080 100644
--- a/tools/aapt2/cmd/Convert.cpp
+++ b/tools/aapt2/cmd/Convert.cpp
@@ -60,16 +60,17 @@
 class BinaryApkSerializer : public IApkSerializer {
  public:
   BinaryApkSerializer(IAaptContext* context, const Source& source,
-                   const TableFlattenerOptions& options)
-      : IApkSerializer(context, source), tableFlattenerOptions_(options) {}
+                      const TableFlattenerOptions& table_flattener_options,
+                      const XmlFlattenerOptions& xml_flattener_options)
+      : IApkSerializer(context, source),
+        table_flattener_options_(table_flattener_options),
+        xml_flattener_options_(xml_flattener_options) {}
 
   bool SerializeXml(const xml::XmlResource* xml, const std::string& path, bool utf16,
                     IArchiveWriter* writer, uint32_t compression_flags) override {
     BigBuffer buffer(4096);
-    XmlFlattenerOptions options = {};
-    options.use_utf16 = utf16;
-    options.keep_raw_values = true;
-    XmlFlattener flattener(&buffer, options);
+    xml_flattener_options_.use_utf16 = utf16;
+    XmlFlattener flattener(&buffer, xml_flattener_options_);
     if (!flattener.Consume(context_, xml)) {
       return false;
     }
@@ -80,7 +81,7 @@
 
   bool SerializeTable(ResourceTable* table, IArchiveWriter* writer) override {
     BigBuffer buffer(4096);
-    TableFlattener table_flattener(tableFlattenerOptions_, &buffer);
+    TableFlattener table_flattener(table_flattener_options_, &buffer);
     if (!table_flattener.Consume(context_, table)) {
       return false;
     }
@@ -136,7 +137,8 @@
   }
 
  private:
-  TableFlattenerOptions tableFlattenerOptions_;
+  TableFlattenerOptions table_flattener_options_;
+  XmlFlattenerOptions xml_flattener_options_;
 
   DISALLOW_COPY_AND_ASSIGN(BinaryApkSerializer);
 };
@@ -252,13 +254,15 @@
 };
 
 int Convert(IAaptContext* context, LoadedApk* apk, IArchiveWriter* output_writer,
-            ApkFormat output_format, TableFlattenerOptions& options) {
+            ApkFormat output_format, TableFlattenerOptions table_flattener_options,
+            XmlFlattenerOptions xml_flattener_options) {
   // Do not change the ordering of strings in the values string pool
-  options.sort_stringpool_entries = false;
+  table_flattener_options.sort_stringpool_entries = false;
 
   unique_ptr<IApkSerializer> serializer;
   if (output_format == ApkFormat::kBinary) {
-    serializer.reset(new BinaryApkSerializer(context, apk->GetSource(), options));
+    serializer.reset(new BinaryApkSerializer(context, apk->GetSource(), table_flattener_options,
+                                             xml_flattener_options));
   } else if (output_format == ApkFormat::kProto) {
     serializer.reset(new ProtoApkSerializer(context, apk->GetSource()));
   } else {
@@ -378,7 +382,8 @@
     return 1;
   }
 
-  return Convert(&context, apk.get(), writer.get(), format, options_);
+  return Convert(&context, apk.get(), writer.get(), format, table_flattener_options_,
+                 xml_flattener_options_);
 }
 
 }  // namespace aapt
diff --git a/tools/aapt2/cmd/Convert.h b/tools/aapt2/cmd/Convert.h
index 6a6719c..9071063 100644
--- a/tools/aapt2/cmd/Convert.h
+++ b/tools/aapt2/cmd/Convert.h
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 #include "Command.h"
 #include "LoadedApk.h"
 #include "format/binary/TableFlattener.h"
+#include "format/binary/XmlFlattener.h"
 
 namespace aapt {
 
@@ -33,8 +34,12 @@
         kOutputFormatProto, kOutputFormatBinary, kOutputFormatBinary), &output_format_);
     AddOptionalSwitch("--enable-sparse-encoding",
         "Enables encoding sparse entries using a binary search tree.\n"
-            "This decreases APK size at the cost of resource retrieval performance.",
-        &options_.use_sparse_entries);
+        "This decreases APK size at the cost of resource retrieval performance.",
+         &table_flattener_options_.use_sparse_entries);
+    AddOptionalSwitch("--keep-raw-values",
+        android::base::StringPrintf("Preserve raw attribute values in xml files when using the"
+            " '%s' output format", kOutputFormatBinary),
+        &xml_flattener_options_.keep_raw_values);
     AddOptionalSwitch("-v", "Enables verbose logging", &verbose_);
   }
 
@@ -44,14 +49,16 @@
   const static char* kOutputFormatProto;
   const static char* kOutputFormatBinary;
 
-  TableFlattenerOptions options_;
+  TableFlattenerOptions table_flattener_options_;
+  XmlFlattenerOptions xml_flattener_options_;
   std::string output_path_;
   Maybe<std::string> output_format_;
   bool verbose_ = false;
 };
 
 int Convert(IAaptContext* context, LoadedApk* input, IArchiveWriter* output_writer,
-            ApkFormat output_format, TableFlattenerOptions& options);
+            ApkFormat output_format,TableFlattenerOptions table_flattener_options,
+            XmlFlattenerOptions xml_flattener_options);
 
 }  // namespace aapt
 
diff --git a/tools/aapt2/cmd/Convert_test.cpp b/tools/aapt2/cmd/Convert_test.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2e43150
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/aapt2/cmd/Convert_test.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,98 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2018 The Android Open Source Project
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+#include "Convert.h"
+
+#include "LoadedApk.h"
+#include "test/Test.h"
+
+using testing::Eq;
+using testing::Ne;
+
+namespace aapt {
+
+using ConvertTest = CommandTestFixture;
+
+TEST_F(ConvertTest, RemoveRawXmlStrings) {
+  StdErrDiagnostics diag;
+  const std::string compiled_files_dir = GetTestPath("compiled");
+  ASSERT_TRUE(CompileFile(GetTestPath("res/xml/test.xml"), R"(<Item AgentCode="007"/>)",
+                          compiled_files_dir, &diag));
+
+  const std::string out_apk = GetTestPath("out.apk");
+  std::vector<std::string> link_args = {
+      "--manifest", GetDefaultManifest(),
+      "-o", out_apk,
+      "--keep-raw-values",
+      "--proto-format"
+  };
+
+  ASSERT_TRUE(Link(link_args, compiled_files_dir, &diag));
+
+  const std::string out_convert_apk = GetTestPath("out_convert.apk");
+  std::vector<android::StringPiece> convert_args = {
+      "-o", out_convert_apk,
+      "--output-format", "binary",
+      out_apk,
+  };
+  ASSERT_THAT(ConvertCommand().Execute(convert_args, &std::cerr), Eq(0));
+
+  // Load the binary xml tree
+  android::ResXMLTree tree;
+  std::unique_ptr<LoadedApk> apk = LoadedApk::LoadApkFromPath(out_convert_apk, &diag);
+  AssertLoadXml(apk.get(), "res/xml/test.xml", &tree);
+
+  // Check that the raw string index has not been assigned
+  EXPECT_THAT(tree.getAttributeValueStringID(0), Eq(-1));
+}
+
+TEST_F(ConvertTest, KeepRawXmlStrings) {
+  StdErrDiagnostics diag;
+  const std::string compiled_files_dir = GetTestPath("compiled");
+  ASSERT_TRUE(CompileFile(GetTestPath("res/xml/test.xml"), R"(<Item AgentCode="007"/>)",
+                          compiled_files_dir, &diag));
+
+  const std::string out_apk = GetTestPath("out.apk");
+  std::vector<std::string> link_args = {
+      "--manifest", GetDefaultManifest(),
+      "-o", out_apk,
+      "--keep-raw-values",
+      "--proto-format"
+  };
+
+  ASSERT_TRUE(Link(link_args, compiled_files_dir, &diag));
+
+  const std::string out_convert_apk = GetTestPath("out_convert.apk");
+  std::vector<android::StringPiece> convert_args = {
+      "-o", out_convert_apk,
+      "--output-format", "binary",
+      "--keep-raw-values",
+      out_apk,
+  };
+  ASSERT_THAT(ConvertCommand().Execute(convert_args, &std::cerr), Eq(0));
+
+  // Load the binary xml tree
+  android::ResXMLTree tree;
+  std::unique_ptr<LoadedApk> apk = LoadedApk::LoadApkFromPath(out_convert_apk, &diag);
+  AssertLoadXml(apk.get(), "res/xml/test.xml", &tree);
+
+  // Check that the raw string index has been set to the correct string pool entry
+  int32_t raw_index = tree.getAttributeValueStringID(0);
+  ASSERT_THAT(raw_index, Ne(-1));
+  EXPECT_THAT(util::GetString(tree.getStrings(), static_cast<size_t>(raw_index)), Eq("007"));
+}
+
+}  // namespace aapt
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tools/aapt2/cmd/Link.cpp b/tools/aapt2/cmd/Link.cpp
index 1b5601d..f5b7acf 100644
--- a/tools/aapt2/cmd/Link.cpp
+++ b/tools/aapt2/cmd/Link.cpp
@@ -1545,7 +1545,8 @@
   // to the IArchiveWriter.
   bool WriteApk(IArchiveWriter* writer, proguard::KeepSet* keep_set, xml::XmlResource* manifest,
                 ResourceTable* table) {
-    const bool keep_raw_values = context_->GetPackageType() == PackageType::kStaticLib;
+    const bool keep_raw_values = (context_->GetPackageType() == PackageType::kStaticLib)
+                                 || options_.keep_raw_values;
     bool result = FlattenXml(context_, *manifest, kAndroidManifestPath, keep_raw_values,
                              true /*utf16*/, options_.output_format, writer);
     if (!result) {
diff --git a/tools/aapt2/cmd/Link.h b/tools/aapt2/cmd/Link.h
index 950dac20..4beb0ad 100644
--- a/tools/aapt2/cmd/Link.h
+++ b/tools/aapt2/cmd/Link.h
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@
 
   // Flattening options.
   TableFlattenerOptions table_flattener_options;
+  bool keep_raw_values = false;
 
   // Split APK options.
   TableSplitterOptions table_splitter_options;
@@ -242,6 +243,8 @@
         &options_.extensions_to_not_compress);
     AddOptionalSwitch("--no-compress", "Do not compress any resources.",
         &options_.do_not_compress_anything);
+    AddOptionalSwitch("--keep-raw-values", "Preserve raw attribute values in xml files.",
+        &options_.keep_raw_values);
     AddOptionalSwitch("--warn-manifest-validation",
         "Treat manifest validation errors as warnings.",
         &options_.manifest_fixer_options.warn_validation);
@@ -250,7 +253,6 @@
             "Syntax: path/to/output.apk:<config>[,<config>[...]].\n"
             "On Windows, use a semicolon ';' separator instead.",
         &split_args_);
-    AddOptionalSwitch("-v", "Enables verbose logging.", &verbose_);
     AddOptionalSwitch("--debug-mode",
         "Inserts android:debuggable=\"true\" in to the application node of the\n"
             "manifest, making the application debuggable even on production devices.",
@@ -258,6 +260,7 @@
     AddOptionalSwitch("--strict-visibility",
         "Do not allow overlays with different visibility levels.",
         &options_.strict_visibility);
+    AddOptionalSwitch("-v", "Enables verbose logging.", &verbose_);
   }
 
   int Action(const std::vector<std::string>& args) override;
diff --git a/tools/aapt2/cmd/Link_test.cpp b/tools/aapt2/cmd/Link_test.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3c8b72d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/aapt2/cmd/Link_test.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2018 The Android Open Source Project
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+#include "Link.h"
+
+#include "LoadedApk.h"
+#include "test/Test.h"
+
+using testing::Eq;
+using testing::Ne;
+
+namespace aapt {
+
+using LinkTest = CommandTestFixture;
+
+TEST_F(LinkTest, RemoveRawXmlStrings) {
+  StdErrDiagnostics diag;
+  const std::string compiled_files_dir = GetTestPath("compiled");
+  ASSERT_TRUE(CompileFile(GetTestPath("res/xml/test.xml"), R"(<Item AgentCode="007"/>)",
+                          compiled_files_dir, &diag));
+
+  const std::string out_apk = GetTestPath("out.apk");
+  std::vector<std::string> link_args = {
+      "--manifest", GetDefaultManifest(),
+      "-o", out_apk,
+  };
+
+  ASSERT_TRUE(Link(link_args, compiled_files_dir, &diag));
+
+  // Load the binary xml tree
+  android::ResXMLTree tree;
+  std::unique_ptr<LoadedApk> apk = LoadedApk::LoadApkFromPath(out_apk, &diag);
+  AssertLoadXml(apk.get(), "res/xml/test.xml", &tree);
+
+  // Check that the raw string index has not been assigned
+  EXPECT_THAT(tree.getAttributeValueStringID(0), Eq(-1));
+}
+
+TEST_F(LinkTest, KeepRawXmlStrings) {
+  StdErrDiagnostics diag;
+  const std::string compiled_files_dir = GetTestPath("compiled");
+  ASSERT_TRUE(CompileFile(GetTestPath("res/xml/test.xml"), R"(<Item AgentCode="007"/>)",
+                          compiled_files_dir, &diag));
+
+  const std::string out_apk = GetTestPath("out.apk");
+  std::vector<std::string> link_args = {
+      "--manifest", GetDefaultManifest(),
+      "-o", out_apk,
+      "--keep-raw-values"
+  };
+
+  ASSERT_TRUE(Link(link_args, compiled_files_dir, &diag));
+
+  // Load the binary xml tree
+  android::ResXMLTree tree;
+  std::unique_ptr<LoadedApk> apk = LoadedApk::LoadApkFromPath(out_apk, &diag);
+  AssertLoadXml(apk.get(), "res/xml/test.xml", &tree);
+
+  // Check that the raw string index has been set to the correct string pool entry
+  int32_t raw_index = tree.getAttributeValueStringID(0);
+  ASSERT_THAT(raw_index, Ne(-1));
+  EXPECT_THAT(util::GetString(tree.getStrings(), static_cast<size_t>(raw_index)), Eq("007"));
+}
+
+}  // namespace aapt
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tools/aapt2/integration-tests/CommandTests/android-28.jar b/tools/aapt2/integration-tests/CommandTests/android-28.jar
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ef7576d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/aapt2/integration-tests/CommandTests/android-28.jar
Binary files differ
diff --git a/tools/aapt2/test/Fixture.cpp b/tools/aapt2/test/Fixture.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..aae79fa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/aapt2/test/Fixture.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,154 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2018 The Android Open Source Project
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+#include "test/Fixture.h"
+
+#include <dirent.h>
+
+#include "android-base/errors.h"
+#include "android-base/file.h"
+#include "android-base/stringprintf.h"
+#include "android-base/utf8.h"
+#include "androidfw/StringPiece.h"
+#include "gmock/gmock.h"
+#include "gtest/gtest.h"
+
+#include "cmd/Compile.h"
+#include "cmd/Link.h"
+#include "io/FileStream.h"
+#include "io/Util.h"
+#include "util/Files.h"
+
+using testing::Eq;
+using testing::Ne;
+
+namespace aapt {
+
+void ClearDirectory(const android::StringPiece& path) {
+  const std::string root_dir = path.to_string();
+  std::unique_ptr<DIR, decltype(closedir)*> dir(opendir(root_dir.data()), closedir);
+  if (!dir) {
+    StdErrDiagnostics().Error(DiagMessage() << android::base::SystemErrorCodeToString(errno));
+    return;
+  }
+
+  while (struct dirent* entry = readdir(dir.get())) {
+    // Do not delete hidden files and do not recurse to the parent of this directory
+    if (util::StartsWith(entry->d_name, ".")) {
+      continue;
+    }
+
+    std::string full_path = file::BuildPath({root_dir, entry->d_name});
+    if (file::GetFileType(full_path) == file::FileType::kDirectory) {
+      ClearDirectory(full_path);
+#ifdef _WIN32
+      _rmdir(full_path.c_str());
+#else
+      rmdir(full_path.c_str());
+#endif
+    } else {
+      android::base::utf8::unlink(full_path.c_str());
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+void TestDirectoryFixture::SetUp() {
+  temp_dir_ = file::BuildPath({android::base::GetExecutableDirectory(),
+                               "_temp",
+                               testing::UnitTest::GetInstance()->current_test_case()->name(),
+                               testing::UnitTest::GetInstance()->current_test_info()->name()});
+  ASSERT_TRUE(file::mkdirs(temp_dir_));
+  ClearDirectory(temp_dir_);
+}
+
+void TestDirectoryFixture::TearDown() {
+  ClearDirectory(temp_dir_);
+}
+
+bool TestDirectoryFixture::WriteFile(const std::string& path, const std::string& contents) {
+  CHECK(util::StartsWith(path, temp_dir_))
+      << "Attempting to create a file outside of test temporary directory.";
+
+  // Create any intermediate directories specified in the path
+  auto pos = std::find(path.rbegin(), path.rend(), file::sDirSep);
+  if (pos != path.rend()) {
+    std::string dirs = path.substr(0, (&*pos - path.data()));
+    file::mkdirs(dirs);
+  }
+
+  return android::base::WriteStringToFile(contents, path);
+}
+
+bool CommandTestFixture::CompileFile(const std::string& path, const std::string& contents,
+                                     const android::StringPiece& out_dir, IDiagnostics* diag) {
+  CHECK(WriteFile(path, contents));
+  CHECK(file::mkdirs(out_dir.data()));
+  return CompileCommand(diag).Execute({path, "-o", out_dir, "-v"}, &std::cerr) == 0;
+}
+
+bool CommandTestFixture::Link(const std::vector<std::string>& args,
+                              const android::StringPiece& flat_dir, IDiagnostics* diag) {
+  std::vector<android::StringPiece> link_args;
+  for(const std::string& arg : args) {
+    link_args.emplace_back(arg);
+  }
+
+  // Link against the android SDK
+  std::string android_sdk = file::BuildPath({android::base::GetExecutableDirectory(),
+                                             "integration-tests", "CommandTests",
+                                             "android-28.jar"});
+  link_args.insert(link_args.end(), {"-I", android_sdk});
+
+  // Add the files from the compiled resources directory to the link file arguments
+  Maybe<std::vector<std::string>> compiled_files = file::FindFiles(flat_dir, diag);
+  if (compiled_files) {
+    for (std::string& compile_file : compiled_files.value()) {
+      compile_file = file::BuildPath({flat_dir, compile_file});
+      link_args.emplace_back(std::move(compile_file));
+    }
+  }
+
+  return LinkCommand(diag).Execute(link_args, &std::cerr) == 0;
+}
+
+std::string CommandTestFixture::GetDefaultManifest() {
+  const std::string manifest_file = GetTestPath("AndroidManifest.xml");
+  CHECK(WriteFile(manifest_file, R"(
+      <manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
+          package="com.aapt.command.test">
+      </manifest>)"));
+  return manifest_file;
+}
+
+void CommandTestFixture::AssertLoadXml(LoadedApk *apk, const android::StringPiece &xml_path,
+                                       android::ResXMLTree *out_tree) {
+  ASSERT_THAT(apk, Ne(nullptr));
+
+  io::IFile* file = apk->GetFileCollection()->FindFile(xml_path);
+  ASSERT_THAT(file, Ne(nullptr));
+
+  std::unique_ptr<io::IData> data = file->OpenAsData();
+  ASSERT_THAT(data, Ne(nullptr));
+
+  out_tree->setTo(data->data(), data->size());
+  ASSERT_THAT(out_tree->getError(), Eq(android::OK));
+  while (out_tree->next() != android::ResXMLTree::START_TAG) {
+    ASSERT_THAT(out_tree->getEventType(), Ne(android::ResXMLTree::BAD_DOCUMENT));
+    ASSERT_THAT(out_tree->getEventType(), Ne(android::ResXMLTree::END_DOCUMENT));
+  }
+}
+
+} // namespace aapt
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tools/aapt2/test/Fixture.h b/tools/aapt2/test/Fixture.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..89d3b7b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/aapt2/test/Fixture.h
@@ -0,0 +1,96 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2018 The Android Open Source Project
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+#ifndef AAPT_TEST_FIXTURE_H
+#define AAPT_TEST_FIXTURE_H
+
+#include "android-base/file.h"
+#include "android-base/macros.h"
+#include "androidfw/StringPiece.h"
+#include "gmock/gmock.h"
+#include "gtest/gtest.h"
+
+#include "io/Util.h"
+#include "util/Files.h"
+#include "LoadedApk.h"
+
+namespace aapt {
+
+class TestDirectoryFixture : public ::testing::Test {
+ public:
+  TestDirectoryFixture() = default;
+  virtual ~TestDirectoryFixture() = default;
+
+  // Creates the test directory or clears its contents if it contains previously created files.
+  void SetUp() override;
+
+  // Clears the contents of the test directory.
+  void TearDown() override;
+
+  // Retrieve the test directory of the fixture.
+  const android::StringPiece GetTestDirectory() {
+    return temp_dir_;
+  }
+
+  // Retrieves the absolute path of the specified relative path in the test directory. Directories
+  // should be separated using forward slashes ('/'), and these slashes will be translated to
+  // backslashes when running Windows tests.
+  const std::string GetTestPath(const android::StringPiece& path) {
+    std::string base = temp_dir_;
+    for (android::StringPiece part : util::Split(path, '/')) {
+      file::AppendPath(&base, part);
+    }
+    return base;
+  }
+
+  // Creates a file with the specified contents, creates any intermediate directories in the
+  // process. The file path must be an absolute path within the test directory.
+  bool WriteFile(const std::string& path, const std::string& contents);
+
+ private:
+  std::string temp_dir_;
+  DISALLOW_COPY_AND_ASSIGN(TestDirectoryFixture);
+};
+
+class CommandTestFixture : public TestDirectoryFixture {
+ public:
+  CommandTestFixture() = default;
+  virtual ~CommandTestFixture() = default;
+
+  // Wries the contents of the file to the specified path. The file is compiled and the flattened
+  // file is written to the out directory.
+  bool CompileFile(const std::string& path, const std::string& contents,
+                   const android::StringPiece& flat_out_dir, IDiagnostics* diag);
+
+  // Executes the link command with the specified arguments. The flattened files residing in the
+  // flat directory will be added to the link command as file arguments.
+  bool Link(const std::vector<std::string>& args, const android::StringPiece& flat_dir,
+            IDiagnostics* diag);
+
+  // Creates a minimal android manifest within the test directory and returns the file path.
+  std::string GetDefaultManifest();
+
+  // Asserts that loading the tree from the specified file in the apk succeeds.
+  void AssertLoadXml(LoadedApk* apk, const android::StringPiece& xml_path,
+                     android::ResXMLTree* out_tree);
+
+ private:
+  DISALLOW_COPY_AND_ASSIGN(CommandTestFixture);
+};
+
+} // namespace aapt
+
+#endif  // AAPT_TEST_FIXTURE_H
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tools/aapt2/test/Test.h b/tools/aapt2/test/Test.h
index a24c01c..7d96d1f 100644
--- a/tools/aapt2/test/Test.h
+++ b/tools/aapt2/test/Test.h
@@ -23,5 +23,6 @@
 #include "test/Builders.h"
 #include "test/Common.h"
 #include "test/Context.h"
+#include "test/Fixture.h"
 
 #endif  // AAPT_TEST_TEST_H
diff --git a/tools/aapt2/util/Files.cpp b/tools/aapt2/util/Files.cpp
index 5cfbbf2..7b268bb 100644
--- a/tools/aapt2/util/Files.cpp
+++ b/tools/aapt2/util/Files.cpp
@@ -180,6 +180,17 @@
   base->append(part.data(), part.size());
 }
 
+std::string BuildPath(std::vector<const StringPiece>&& args) {
+  if (args.empty()) {
+    return "";
+  }
+  std::string out = args[0].to_string();
+  for (int i = 1; i < args.size(); i++) {
+    file::AppendPath(&out, args[i]);
+  }
+  return out;
+}
+
 std::string PackageToPath(const StringPiece& package) {
   std::string out_path;
   for (const StringPiece& part : util::Tokenize(package, '.')) {
diff --git a/tools/aapt2/util/Files.h b/tools/aapt2/util/Files.h
index 219e1a0..5839552 100644
--- a/tools/aapt2/util/Files.h
+++ b/tools/aapt2/util/Files.h
@@ -57,6 +57,9 @@
 // Appends a path to `base`, separated by the directory separator.
 void AppendPath(std::string* base, android::StringPiece part);
 
+// Concatenates the list of paths and separates each part with the directory separator.
+std::string BuildPath(std::vector<const android::StringPiece>&& args);
+
 // Makes all the directories in `path`. The last element in the path is interpreted as a directory.
 bool mkdirs(const std::string& path);