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+import type { Signer as EthSigner } from 'ethers';
+import type { WalletUnlocked as FuelWallet } from 'fuels';
+import { Wallet, Provider as FuelProvider, BN } from 'fuels';
+import hre from 'hardhat';
+
+import {
+  FuelChainState__factory,
+  FuelMessagePortalV3__factory as FuelMessagePortal__factory,
+  FuelERC20GatewayV4__factory as FuelERC20Gateway__factory,
+} from '../../typechain';
+import type {
+  FuelChainState,
+  FuelMessagePortalV3 as FuelMessagePortal,
+  FuelERC20GatewayV4 as FuelERC20Gateway,
+} from '../../typechain';
+
+export interface TestEnvironment {
+  eth: {
+    fuelChainState: FuelChainState;
+    fuelMessagePortal: FuelMessagePortal;
+    fuelERC20Gateway: FuelERC20Gateway;
+    deployer: EthSigner;
+    signers: EthSigner[];
+  };
+  fuel: {
+    provider: FuelProvider;
+    deployer: FuelWallet;
+    signers: FuelWallet[];
+  };
+}
+
+const ETHEREUM_ETH_DECIMALS = 18n;
+const FUEL_ETH_DECIMALS = 9n;
+
+const def_pk_fuel_deployer: string =
+  '0xde97d8624a438121b86a1956544bd72ed68cd69f2c99555b08b1e8c51ffd511c';
+const def_pk_fuel_signer1: string =
+  '0xa349d39f614a3085b7f7f8cef63fd5189136924fc1238e6d25ccdaa43a901cd0';
+const def_pk_fuel_signer2: string =
+  '0x139f2cd8db62a9d64c3ed4cdc804f1fb53be98d750cd1432a308b34a42d8dcc7';
+
+// Parse ETH value as a string
+export function fuels_parseEther(ether: string): BN {
+  let val = hre.ethers.parseEther(ether);
+  val = val / 10n ** (ETHEREUM_ETH_DECIMALS - FUEL_ETH_DECIMALS);
+  return new BN(hre.ethers.toBeHex(val));
+}
+
+// Format ETH value to a string
+export function fuels_formatEther(ether: BN): string {
+  let val = BigInt(ether.toHex());
+  val = val * 10n ** (ETHEREUM_ETH_DECIMALS - FUEL_ETH_DECIMALS);
+  return hre.ethers.formatEther(val);
+}
+
+export async function setupEnvironment(): Promise<TestEnvironment> {
+  // Default config values
+  const def_http_deployer: string = 'http://127.0.0.1:8080';
+  const def_http_fuel: string = 'http://127.0.0.1:4000/v1/graphql';
+
+  let deployerAddresses: any = null;
+  try {
+    deployerAddresses = await fetch(
+      def_http_deployer + '/deployments.local.json'
+    ).then((resp) => resp.json());
+  } catch (e) {
+    console.error(e);
+    throw new Error(
+      'Failed to connect to the deployer at (' +
+        def_http_deployer +
+        "). Are you sure it's running?"
+    );
+  }
+
+  const signers = await hre.ethers.getSigners();
+
+  const eth_fuelChainState: FuelChainState = FuelChainState__factory.connect(
+    deployerAddresses.FuelChainState,
+    signers[0]
+  );
+  const eth_fuelMessagePortal: FuelMessagePortal =
+    FuelMessagePortal__factory.connect(
+      deployerAddresses.FuelMessagePortal,
+      signers[0]
+    );
+  const eth_fuelERC20Gateway: FuelERC20Gateway =
+    FuelERC20Gateway__factory.connect(
+      deployerAddresses.FuelERC20GatewayV4,
+      signers[0]
+    );
+
+  // Create provider from http_fuel_client
+  const fuel_provider = await FuelProvider.create(def_http_fuel);
+  try {
+    await fuel_provider.getBlockNumber();
+  } catch (e) {
+    throw new Error(
+      'Failed to connect to the Fuel client at (' +
+        def_http_fuel +
+        "). Are you sure it's running?"
+    );
+  }
+
+  const fuel_deployer = Wallet.fromPrivateKey(
+    def_pk_fuel_deployer,
+    fuel_provider
+  );
+  const fuel_deployerBalance = await fuel_deployer.getBalance();
+  if (fuel_deployerBalance.lt(fuels_parseEther('5'))) {
+    throw new Error(
+      'Fuel deployer balance is very low (' +
+        fuels_formatEther(fuel_deployerBalance) +
+        'ETH)'
+    );
+  }
+  const fuel_signer1 = Wallet.fromPrivateKey(
+    def_pk_fuel_signer1,
+    fuel_provider
+  );
+  const fuel_signer1Balance = await fuel_signer1.getBalance();
+  if (fuel_signer1Balance.lt(fuels_parseEther('1'))) {
+    const tx = await fuel_deployer.transfer(
+      fuel_signer1.address,
+      fuels_parseEther('1').toHex()
+    );
+    await tx.wait();
+  }
+  const fuel_signer2 = Wallet.fromPrivateKey(
+    def_pk_fuel_signer2,
+    fuel_provider
+  );
+  const fuel_signer2Balance = await fuel_signer2.getBalance();
+  if (fuel_signer2Balance.lt(fuels_parseEther('1'))) {
+    const tx = await fuel_deployer.transfer(
+      fuel_signer2.address,
+      fuels_parseEther('1').toHex()
+    );
+    await tx.wait();
+  }
+
+  return {
+    eth: {
+      fuelChainState: eth_fuelChainState,
+      fuelMessagePortal: eth_fuelMessagePortal,
+      fuelERC20Gateway: eth_fuelERC20Gateway,
+      deployer: signers[0],
+      signers: [signers[3], signers[4], signers[5]],
+    },
+    fuel: {
+      provider: fuel_provider,
+      deployer: fuel_deployer,
+      signers: [fuel_signer1, fuel_signer2],
+    },
+  };
+}