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Here's how to create a helper file:
Here's how to create a helper file:


* Create a new file in your test directory, the naming convention should be help_<description_of_the_helper>.js
* Create a new file in your test directory, the naming convention should be helper_<description_of_the_helper>.js
* Add it to the browser.ini support-files section, making sure it is sorted alphabetically
* Add it to the browser.ini support-files section, making sure it is sorted alphabetically
* Load the helper file in the tests
* Load the helper file in the tests
* browser/devtools/markupview/test/head.js has a handy loadHelperScript(fileName) function that you can use.
* browser/devtools/markupview/test/head.js has a handy loadHelperScript(fileName) function that you can use.
* The file will be loaded in the test global scope, so any global function or variables it defines will be available (just like head.js).
* The file will be loaded in the test global scope, so any global function or variables it defines will be available (just like head.js).
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