diff --git a/tcp_tests/helpers/log_step.py b/tcp_tests/helpers/log_step.py
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+#    Copyright 2016 Mirantis, Inc.
+#
+#    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.
+
+import re
+
+from tcp_tests import logger
+
+
+LOG = logger.logger
+
+
+def parse_test_doc(docstring):
+    test_case = {}
+    parse_regex = re.compile(r'(?P<title>^(.*\S.*\n)+)+'
+                             r'(?P<empty_line1>\s*\n)'
+                             r'\s*Scenario:\s*\n(?P<scenario>(.+\n)+)'
+                             r'(?P<empty_line2>\s*(\n|$))?'
+                             r'(\s*Duration:\s+(?P<duration>\d+).*\n)?')
+    doc_match = re.match(parse_regex, docstring)
+
+    if not doc_match:
+        LOG.error("Can't parse test docstring, unknown format!")
+        return test_case
+
+    test_case['title'] = re.sub(r'[\n\s]+',  # replace multiple spaces and
+                                ' ',         # line breaks by single space
+                                doc_match.group('title')
+                                ).strip()
+
+    test_case['steps'] = []
+    for raw_step in re.split(r'\s+\d+\.\s*', doc_match.group('scenario')):
+        if not raw_step:
+            # start or end of the string
+            continue
+        test_case['steps'].append(
+            re.sub(r'[\n\s]+',  # replace multiple spaces and
+                   ' ',         # line breaks by single space
+                   raw_step
+                   ).strip()
+        )
+
+    # TODO(apanchenko): now it works only with 'seconds'
+    duration = doc_match.group('duration') or 1000
+    test_case['duration'] = int(duration)
+    return test_case
+
+
+def log_step(func, step_num):
+    if not func.__doc__:
+        LOG.error("Can't show step #{0}: docstring for method {1} not "
+                  "found!".format(step_num, func.__name__))
+    test_case_steps = parse_test_doc(func.__doc__)['steps']
+    try:
+        LOG.info(" *** [STEP#{0}] {1} ***".format(
+            step_num,
+            test_case_steps[step_num - 1]))
+    except IndexError:
+        LOG.error("Can't show step #{0}: docstring for method {1} does't "
+                  "contain it!".format(step_num, func.__name__))