exclude testhelpers from coverage testing

1 files changed, 26 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/internal/testhelpers/must/must.go b/internal/testhelpers/must/must.go
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+++ b/internal/testhelpers/must/must.go
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+// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2026 Stefan Majewsky <majewsky@gmx.net>
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+package must
+
+import "testing"
+
+// Succeed fails the test if err is not nil.
+func Succeed(t testing.TB, err error) {
+	t.Helper()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err.Error())
+	}
+}
+
+// Return wraps a function returning two output values,
+// and either forwards the result value on success, or fails the test on error.
+func Return[V any](value V, err error) func(testing.TB) V {
+	return func(t testing.TB) V {
+		t.Helper()
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err.Error())
+		}
+		return value
+	}
+}