1 files changed, 22 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/tests/unittests/helpers.py b/tests/unittests/helpers.py
index 92540b0c..904677f1 100644
--- a/tests/unittests/helpers.py
+++ b/tests/unittests/helpers.py
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@ import os
 import sys
 import unittest
 
+from contextlib import contextmanager
+
+from mocker import Mocker
 from mocker import MockerTestCase
 
 from cloudinit import helpers as ch
@@ -31,6 +34,17 @@ else:
         pass
 
 
+@contextmanager
+def mocker(verify_calls=True):
+    m = Mocker()
+    try:
+        yield m
+    finally:
+        m.restore()
+        if verify_calls:
+            m.verify()
+
+
 # Makes the old path start
 # with new base instead of whatever
 # it previously had
@@ -168,3 +182,11 @@ class FilesystemMockingTestCase(ResourceUsingTestCase):
                 trap_func = retarget_many_wrapper(new_root, 1, func)
                 setattr(mod, f, trap_func)
                 self.patched_funcs.append((mod, f, func))
+
+
+def populate_dir(path, files):
+    os.makedirs(path)
+    for (name, content) in files.iteritems():
+        with open(os.path.join(path, name), "w") as fp:
+            fp.write(content)
+            fp.close()