1 files changed, 12 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/test/unit/eval/helpers.lua b/test/unit/eval/helpers.lua
index 6909953022..a3cb062b7b 100644
--- a/test/unit/eval/helpers.lua
+++ b/test/unit/eval/helpers.lua
@@ -498,6 +498,16 @@ local function dict_watchers(d)
   return ret, qs, key_patterns
 end
 
+local function eval0(expr)
+  local tv = ffi.gc(ffi.new('typval_T', {v_type=eval.VAR_UNKNOWN}),
+                    eval.tv_clear)
+  if eval.eval0(to_cstr(expr), tv, nil, true) == 0 then
+    return nil
+  else
+    return tv
+  end
+end
+
 return {
   int=int,
 
@@ -540,5 +550,7 @@ return {
   tbl2callback=tbl2callback,
   callback2tbl=callback2tbl,
 
+  eval0=eval0,
+
   empty_list = {[type_key]=list_type},
 }