diff -r be27ed110b50 -r d8ac696cc51f buildframework/helium/tools/common/python/lib/unittestadditions.py
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+++ b/buildframework/helium/tools/common/python/lib/unittestadditions.py	Wed Dec 23 19:29:07 2009 +0200
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+#============================================================================ 
+#Name        : unittestadditions.py 
+#Part of     : Helium 
+
+#Copyright (c) 2009 Nokia Corporation and/or its subsidiary(-ies).
+#All rights reserved.
+#This component and the accompanying materials are made available
+#under the terms of the License "Eclipse Public License v1.0"
+#which accompanies this distribution, and is available
+#at the URL "http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-v10.html".
+#
+#Initial Contributors:
+#Nokia Corporation - initial contribution.
+#
+#Contributors:
+#
+#Description:
+#===============================================================================
+
+import logging
+logger = logging.getLogger('unittestadditions')
+
+class skip(object):
+    """ Skip decorator. The decorated function will only be called
+        if the parameter is true.
+         
+        e.g: 
+        @skip(True)
+        def test():
+           assert True==False
+               
+    """
+    
+    def __init__(self, shouldSkip, returns=None):
+        self.shouldSkip = shouldSkip
+        self.returns = returns
+
+    def __call__(self, f):
+        """ Returns the function f if  shouldSkip is False. Else a stub function is returned. """
+        def __skiptest(*args, **kargs):
+            logger.warning("Skipping test %s" % f.__name__)
+            return self.returns
+        if self.shouldSkip:
+            return __skiptest
+        return f