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+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+'''
+Management of runtest resources
+===============================
+:depends:   - jsonpath-rw Python module
+:configuration: See :py:mod:`salt.modules.runtest` for setup instructions.
+'''
+
+import importlib
+import logging
+import os
+from functools import wraps
+LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+DEPENDENCIES = ['jsonpath_rw']
+
+def __virtual__():
+    '''
+    Only load if runtest module if dependencies are present
+    '''
+    failures = []
+    for module in DEPENDENCIES:
+        try:
+            importlib.import_module(module)
+        except ImportError:
+            failures.append(module)
+    if failures:
+        log.error("The required modules are not present %s" % ','.join(failures))
+        return False
+    return 'runtest'
+
+def _test_call(method):
+    (resource, functionality) = method.func_name.split('_')
+    if functionality == 'present':
+        functionality = 'updated'
+    else:
+        functionality = 'removed'
+
+    @wraps(method)
+    def check_for_testing(name, *args, **kwargs):
+        if __opts__.get('test', None):
+            return _no_change(name, resource, test=functionality)
+        return method(name, *args, **kwargs)
+    return check_for_testing
+
+@_test_call
+def tempestconf_present(name, regenerate=False):
+    """ Checks that file with config present."""
+
+
+    if os.path.isfile(name) and not regenerate:
+      	return _no_change(name, 'tempest_config')
+
+    cfg = __salt__['runtest.generate_tempest_config'](name)
+    return _created(name, 'tempest_config', cfg)
+
+
+def _created(name, resource, resource_definition):
+    changes_dict = {'name': name,
+                    'changes': resource_definition,
+                    'result': True,
+                    'comment': '{0} {1} created'.format(resource, name)}
+    return changes_dict
+
+def _no_change(name, resource, test=False):
+    changes_dict = {'name': name,
+                    'changes': {},
+                    'result': True}
+    if test:
+        changes_dict['comment'] = \
+            '{0} {1} will be {2}'.format(resource, name, test)
+    else:
+        changes_dict['comment'] = \
+            '{0} {1} is in correct state'.format(resource, name)
+    return changes_dict