1 files changed, 15 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/tests/conftest.py b/tests/conftest.py
index 71bd3ac..1a9af58 100644
--- a/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/conftest.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import datetime as dt
+import xml.etree.ElementTree as et
 
 import pytest
 
@@ -16,3 +17,17 @@ def aws():
     w = Workspace("", "", "", dt.datetime.now())
     Fixture(w, id_=0, channel_count=4)
     return w
+
+def elements_equal(e1, e2):
+    if e1.tag != e2.tag: return False
+    if e1.text != e2.text: return False
+    if e1.tail.strip() != e2.tail.strip(): return False
+    if e1.attrib != e2.attrib: return False
+    if len(e1) != len(e2): return False
+    return all(elements_equal(c1, c2) for c1, c2 in zip(e1, e2))
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def test_xml_eq():
+    def inner(e: et.Element, s: str):
+        return elements_equal(e, et.fromstring(s))
+    return inner