1 files changed, 27 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/src/leap/testing/basetest.py b/src/leap/testing/basetest.py
index ccf1a76f..a55b0525 100644
--- a/src/leap/testing/basetest.py
+++ b/src/leap/testing/basetest.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import os
+import platform
 import shutil
 import tempfile
 
@@ -7,6 +8,10 @@ try:
 except ImportError:
     import unittest
 
+from leap.base.config import get_username, get_groupname
+
+_system = platform.system()
+
 
 class BaseLeapTest(unittest.TestCase):
 
@@ -26,12 +31,32 @@ class BaseLeapTest(unittest.TestCase):
         os.environ["PATH"] = cls.old_path
         shutil.rmtree(cls.tempdir)
 
+    # you have to override these methods
+    # this way we ensure we did not put anything
+    # here that you can forget to call.
+
     def setUp(self):
         raise NotImplementedError("abstract base class")
 
     def tearDown(self):
         raise NotImplementedError("abstract base class")
 
+    #
+    # helper methods
+    #
+
+    def get_tempfile(self, filename):
+        return os.path.join(self.tempdir, filename)
+
+    def get_username(self):
+        return get_username()
+
+    def get_groupname(self):
+        return get_groupname()
 
-if __name__ == "__main__":
-    unittest.main()
+    def _missing_test_for_plat(self, do_raise=False):
+        if do_raise:
+            raise NotImplementedError(
+                "This test is not implemented "
+                "for the running platform: %s" %
+                _system)