diff --git a/lib/tests/custom_functions_test_cases.rs b/lib/tests/custom_functions_test_cases.rs
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+use rudf::model::*;
+use rudf::{GraphSyntax, Repository, RepositoryConnection, MemoryRepository, Result};
+use rudf::sparql::{BindingsIterator, PreparedQuery, QueryOptions, QueryResult};
+use failure::format_err;
+use std::io::BufRead;
+
+
+
+#[test]
+fn simple_custom_function_test() {
+
+  let query = r#"
+  PREFIX ex: <http://example.com#>
+  SELECT ?name ?reverse
+  WHERE
+    { 
+      ?s <http://xmlns.com/foaf/0.1/name> ?name .
+      BIND(ex:REVERSE(?name) as ?reverse)
+    }
+  ORDER BY ?name
+  "#.to_string();
+
+
+  let options = QueryOptions::default();
+  let triples = br#"
+    <http://example.com/bob> <http://xmlns.com/foaf/0.1/name> "Bob" .
+    <http://example.com/alice> <http://xmlns.com/foaf/0.1/name> "Alice" .
+    <http://example.com/bob> <http://xmlns.com/foaf/0.1/mbox> <mailto:bob@example.com> .
+    <http://example.com/alice> <http://xmlns.com/foaf/0.1/mbox> <mailto:alice@example.com> .
+    "#.as_ref();
+  let results = do_query(triples, query, options).unwrap();
+  let collected = results.into_values_iter().map(move |b| b.unwrap()).collect::<Vec<_>>();
+  let solution = vec![
+      vec![ Some(literal(String::from("Alice"))), Some(literal(String::from("ecilA"))) ],
+      vec![ Some(literal(String::from("Bob"))), Some(literal(String::from("boB"))) ],
+  ];
+  assert_eq!(collected, solution);
+  
+}
+
+fn literal(str: String) -> Term {
+  Term::Literal(Literal::new_simple_literal(str))
+}
+
+fn make_repository(reader: impl BufRead) -> Result<MemoryRepository> {
+  let repository = MemoryRepository::default();
+  let mut connection = repository.connection()?;
+  connection.load_graph(reader, GraphSyntax::NTriples, None, None).unwrap();
+  Ok(repository)
+}
+
+fn query_repository<'a>(repository: MemoryRepository, query: String, options: QueryOptions<'a>) -> Result<BindingsIterator<'a>> {
+  let connection = repository.connection()?;
+  let prepared_query = connection.prepare_query(&query, options)?;
+  let result = prepared_query.exec()?;
+  match result {
+    QueryResult::Bindings(iterator) => {
+      let (varaibles, iter) = iterator.destruct();
+      let collected = iter.collect::<Vec<_>>();
+      Ok(BindingsIterator::new(varaibles, Box::new(collected.into_iter())))
+    },
+    _ => Err(format_err!("Excpected bindings but got another QueryResult"))
+  }
+} 
+
+fn do_query<'a>(reader: impl BufRead, query: String, options: QueryOptions<'a>) -> Result<BindingsIterator<'a>> {
+  let repository = make_repository(reader)?;
+  query_repository(repository, query, options)
+}