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diff --git a/tests/server-tests/helpers/files_helper.rb b/tests/server-tests/helpers/files_helper.rb
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+class LeapTest
+
+  #
+  # Matches the regexp in the file, and returns the first matched string (or fails if no match).
+  #
+  def file_match(filename, regexp)
+    if match = File.read(filename).match(regexp)
+      match.captures.first
+    else
+      fail "Regexp #{regexp.inspect} not found in file #{filename.inspect}."
+    end
+  end
+
+  #
+  # Matches the regexp in the file, and returns array of matched strings (or fails if no match).
+  #
+  def file_matches(filename, regexp)
+    if match = File.read(filename).match(regexp)
+      match.captures
+    else
+      fail "Regexp #{regexp.inspect} not found in file #{filename.inspect}."
+    end
+  end
+
+  #
+  # checks to make sure the given property path exists in $node (e.g. hiera.yaml)
+  # and returns the value
+  #
+  def assert_property(property)
+    latest = $node
+    property.split('.').each do |segment|
+      latest = latest[segment]
+      fail "Required node property `#{property}` is missing." if latest.nil?
+    end
+    return latest
+  end
+
+  #
+  # a handy function to get the value of a long property path
+  # without needing to test the existance individually of each part
+  # in the tree.
+  #
+  # e.g. property("stunnel.clients.couch_client")
+  #
+  def property(property)
+    latest = $node
+    property.split('.').each do |segment|
+      latest = latest[segment]
+      return nil if latest.nil?
+    end
+    return latest
+  end
+
+end
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