1 files changed, 7 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/tests/unittests/helpers.py b/tests/unittests/helpers.py
index 90e2431f..a711404c 100644
--- a/tests/unittests/helpers.py
+++ b/tests/unittests/helpers.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 from __future__ import print_function
 
 import functools
+import json
 import os
 import shutil
 import sys
@@ -280,6 +281,12 @@ def dir2dict(startdir, prefix=None):
     return flist
 
 
+def json_dumps(data):
+    # print data in nicely formatted json.
+    return json.dumps(data, indent=1, sort_keys=True,
+                      separators=(',', ': '))
+
+
 def wrap_and_call(prefix, mocks, func, *args, **kwargs):
     """
     call func(args, **kwargs) with mocks applied, then unapplies mocks