Including an External Library file that has functions that aren't in a class?

I have a need to include certain library files from various php
projects where it has a source file with the functions that are to be
called not within classes... I have been reading on how to do this and
have tried the method of placing the file in the vendor folder and
including it through:

App::import('Vendor', 'libraryfile') ;

However, when I try to call functions from within my cakephp
controller (within a function in a class) it is unable to find the
function.. Its not under my control that the library file isn't within
a class structure as these are just open source libraries and I don't
have time to go through and re-write the code to suit cakephp
protocols... I am hoping someone could provide some insight into
this..

Lets say I have a function within my library file as such:

testfunction () {
}

How would I call this within my controller, if I included it using the
vendor method? If that method won't work, is there another way to do
this include? Thanks

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