QPID-3858: Updated branch - merged from trunk r.1333987

git-svn-id: https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/qpid/branches/asyncstore@1334037 13f79535-47bb-0310-9956-ffa450edef68

1 files changed, 12 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/python/qpid/testlib.py b/python/qpid/testlib.py
index 1da53b3378..f9796982f5 100644
--- a/python/qpid/testlib.py
+++ b/python/qpid/testlib.py
@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@ from qpid.message import Message
 from qpid.harness import Skipped
 from qpid.exceptions import VersionError
 
+import qpid.messaging
+from qpidtoollibs import BrokerAgent
+
 class TestBase(unittest.TestCase):
     """Base class for Qpid test cases.
 
@@ -193,6 +196,15 @@ class TestBase010(unittest.TestCase):
         self.qmf = qmf.console.Session(handler)
         self.qmf_broker = self.qmf.addBroker(str(self.broker))
 
+    def startBrokerAccess(self):
+        """
+        New-style management access to the broker.  Can be used in lieu of startQmf.
+        """
+        if 'broker_conn' not in self.__dict__:
+            self.broker_conn = qpid.messaging.Connection(str(self.broker))
+            self.broker_conn.open()
+            self.broker_access = BrokerAgent(self.broker_conn)
+
     def connect(self, host=None, port=None):
         url = self.broker
         if url.scheme == URL.AMQPS: