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/* $Id$ */

package org.apache.fop;

import java.io.File;

/**
 * Abstract base test class for FOP's tests.
 */
public abstract class AbstractFOPTestCase {

    /**
     * Returns the base directory to use for the tests.
     * @return the base directory
     */
    protected static File getBaseDir() {
        String basedir = System.getProperty("basedir");
        if (basedir != null) {
            return new File(basedir);
        } else {
            return new File(".");
        }
    }

}