diff --git a/__tests__/plugins/util/invokePlugin.js b/__tests__/plugins/util/invokePlugin.js
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+import _ from 'lodash'
+import escapeClassName from '../../../src/util/escapeClassName'
+
+export default function(plugin, config) {
+  const addedUtilities = []
+
+  const getConfigValue = (path, defaultValue) => _.get(config, path, defaultValue)
+  const pluginApi = {
+    config: getConfigValue,
+    e: escapeClassName,
+    theme: (path, defaultValue) => getConfigValue(`theme.${path}`, defaultValue),
+    variants: (path, defaultValue) => {
+      if (_.isArray(config.variants)) {
+        return config.variants
+      }
+
+      return getConfigValue(`variants.${path}`, defaultValue)
+    },
+    addUtilities(utilities, variants) {
+      addedUtilities.push([utilities, variants])
+    },
+  }
+
+  plugin(pluginApi)
+
+  return {
+    utilities: addedUtilities,
+  }
+}