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tests/shared.py

@@ -6,9 +6,10 @@ Author(s): David Marchant
 import os
 
 from distutils.dir_util import copy_tree
+from typing import List
 
 from meow_base.core.vars import DEFAULT_JOB_OUTPUT_DIR, \
-    DEFAULT_JOB_QUEUE_DIR
+    DEFAULT_JOB_QUEUE_DIR, LOCK_EXT
 from meow_base.functionality.file_io import make_dir, rmtree
 from meow_base.patterns.file_event_pattern import FileEventPattern
 from meow_base.recipes.jupyter_notebook_recipe import JupyterNotebookRecipe
@@ -37,7 +38,9 @@ def teardown():
     rmtree(DEFAULT_JOB_QUEUE_DIR)
     rmtree("first")
     for f in [
-                "temp_phantom_info.h5", "temp_phantom.h5", "doesNotExist.lock"
+                "temp_phantom_info.h5", 
+                "temp_phantom.h5", 
+                f"doesNotExist{LOCK_EXT}"
             ]:
         if os.path.exists(f):
             os.remove(f)
@@ -46,6 +49,14 @@ def backup_before_teardown(backup_source:str, backup_dest:str):
     make_dir(backup_dest, ensure_clean=True)
     copy_tree(backup_source, backup_dest)
 
+# Necessary, as the creation of locks is not deterministic
+def list_non_locks(dir:str)->List[str]:
+    return [f for f in os.listdir(dir) if not f.endswith(LOCK_EXT)]
+
+# Necessary, as the creation of locks is not deterministic
+def count_non_locks(dir:str)->int:
+    return len(list_non_locks(dir))
+
 
 # Bash scripts
 BAREBONES_BASH_SCRIPT = [