diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core.tests/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/core/parser/tests/ast2/AST2FileBasePluginTestCase.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core.tests/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/core/parser/tests/ast2/AST2FileBasePluginTestCase.java
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-/*******************************************************************************
- * Copyright (c) 2004, 2013 IBM Corporation and others.
- *
- * This program and the accompanying materials
- * are made available under the terms of the Eclipse Public License 2.0
- * which accompanies this distribution, and is available at
- * https://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-2.0/
- *
- * SPDX-License-Identifier: EPL-2.0
- *
- * Contributors:
- *     IBM Corporation - initial API and implementation
- *******************************************************************************/
-package org.eclipse.cdt.core.parser.tests.ast2;
-
-import java.io.ByteArrayInputStream;
-import java.io.IOException;
-import java.io.InputStream;
-
-import org.eclipse.cdt.core.CCorePlugin;
-import org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.IPDOMManager;
-import org.eclipse.cdt.core.model.ICProject;
-import org.eclipse.cdt.core.testplugin.CProjectHelper;
-import org.eclipse.cdt.core.testplugin.CTestPlugin;
-import org.eclipse.cdt.core.testplugin.FileManager;
-import org.eclipse.cdt.core.testplugin.util.TestSourceReader;
-import org.eclipse.core.resources.IFile;
-import org.eclipse.core.resources.IFolder;
-import org.eclipse.core.resources.IProject;
-import org.eclipse.core.resources.IResource;
-import org.eclipse.core.resources.IWorkspace;
-import org.eclipse.core.resources.ResourcesPlugin;
-import org.eclipse.core.runtime.CoreException;
-import org.eclipse.core.runtime.NullProgressMonitor;
-
-import junit.framework.TestCase;
-
-/**
- * @author dsteffle
- */
-public abstract class AST2FileBasePluginTestCase extends TestCase {
-	static NullProgressMonitor monitor;
-	static IWorkspace workspace;
-	static IProject project;
-	static FileManager fileManager;
-	static int numProjects;
-	static Class className;
-	static ICProject cPrj;
-
-	public AST2FileBasePluginTestCase() {
-	}
-
-	public AST2FileBasePluginTestCase(String name) {
-		super(name);
-	}
-
-	private void initialize(Class aClassName) {
-		if (CCorePlugin.getDefault() != null && CCorePlugin.getDefault().getCoreModel() != null) {
-			//(CCorePlugin.getDefault().getCoreModel().getIndexManager()).reset();
-			monitor = new NullProgressMonitor();
-
-			workspace = ResourcesPlugin.getWorkspace();
-
-			try {
-				cPrj = CProjectHelper.createCCProject("AST2BasedProjectMofo", "bin", IPDOMManager.ID_NO_INDEXER); //$NON-NLS-1$ //$NON-NLS-2$
-
-				project = cPrj.getProject();
-
-				// ugly
-				if (className == null || !className.equals(aClassName)) {
-					className = aClassName;
-					numProjects++;
-				}
-			} catch (CoreException e) {
-				// Ignore
-			}
-			if (project == null)
-				throw new NullPointerException("Unable to create project"); //$NON-NLS-1$
-
-			// Create file manager
-			fileManager = new FileManager();
-		}
-	}
-
-	public AST2FileBasePluginTestCase(String name, Class className) {
-		super(name);
-		initialize(className);
-	}
-
-	public void cleanupProject() throws Exception {
-		numProjects--;
-
-		try {
-			if (numProjects == 0) {
-				project.delete(true, false, monitor);
-				project = null;
-			}
-		} catch (Throwable e) {
-			// Ignore
-		}
-	}
-
-	@Override
-	protected void tearDown() throws Exception {
-		if (project == null || !project.exists())
-			return;
-
-		IResource[] members = project.members();
-		for (int i = 0; i < members.length; i++) {
-			if (members[i].getName().equals(".project") || members[i].getName().equals(".cproject")) //$NON-NLS-1$ //$NON-NLS-2$
-				continue;
-			if (members[i].getName().equals(".settings"))
-				continue;
-			try {
-				members[i].delete(false, monitor);
-			} catch (Throwable e) {
-				// Ignore
-			}
-		}
-	}
-
-	protected IFolder importFolder(String folderName) throws Exception {
-		IFolder folder = project.getProject().getFolder(folderName);
-
-		// Create file input stream
-		if (!folder.exists())
-			folder.create(false, false, monitor);
-
-		return folder;
-	}
-
-	public IFile importFile(String fileName, String contents) throws Exception {
-		// Obtain file handle
-		IFile file = project.getProject().getFile(fileName);
-
-		InputStream stream = new ByteArrayInputStream(contents.getBytes());
-		// Create file input stream
-		if (file.exists()) {
-			file.setContents(stream, false, false, monitor);
-		} else {
-			file.create(stream, false, monitor);
-		}
-
-		fileManager.addFile(file);
-
-		return file;
-	}
-
-	protected StringBuilder[] getContents(int sections) throws IOException {
-		return TestSourceReader.getContentsForTest(CTestPlugin.getDefault().getBundle(), "parser", getClass(),
-				getName(), sections);
-	}
-}