1 files changed, 9 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/test/helpers.lua b/test/helpers.lua
index e5224349c2..18f47e950b 100644
--- a/test/helpers.lua
+++ b/test/helpers.lua
@@ -225,6 +225,14 @@ local function which(exe)
   end
 end
 
+local function shallowcopy(orig)
+  local copy = {}
+  for orig_key, orig_value in pairs(orig) do
+    copy[orig_key] = orig_value
+  end
+  return copy
+end
+
 return {
   eq = eq,
   neq = neq,
@@ -238,4 +246,5 @@ return {
   check_cores = check_cores,
   hasenv = hasenv,
   which = which,
+  shallowcopy = shallowcopy,
 }