test/utils.py

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# test/utils.py
#
# Some common utils for tests
#
# Eli Bendersky (eliben@gmail.com)
# This code is in the public domain
#-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
import os, subprocess, tempfile


def run_exe(exe_path, args):
    """ Runs the given executable as a subprocess, given the
        list of arguments. Captures its return code (rc) and stdout and
        returns a pair: rc, stdout_str
    """
    popen_cmd = [exe_path] + args
    if os.path.splitext(exe_path)[1] == '.py':
        popen_cmd.insert(0, 'python')
    proc = subprocess.Popen(popen_cmd, stdout=subprocess.PIPE)
    proc_stdout = proc.communicate()[0]
    return proc.returncode, proc_stdout
    

def is_in_rootdir():
    """ Check whether the current dir is the root dir of pyelftools
    """
    dirstuff = os.listdir('.')
    return 'test' in dirstuff and 'elftools' in dirstuff
    

def dump_output_to_temp_files(testlog, *args):
    """ Dumps the output strings given in 'args' to temp files: one for each
        arg.
    """
    for i, s in enumerate(args):
        fd, path = tempfile.mkstemp(
                prefix='out' + str(i + 1) + '_',
                suffix='.stdout')
        file = os.fdopen(fd, 'w')
        file.write(s)
        file.close()
        testlog.info('@@ Output #%s dumped to file: %s' % (i + 1, path))