Fix tests & clear node directories before startup

crates/common/src/fs/clear_dir.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+use std::{
+    fs::{read_dir, remove_dir_all, remove_file},
+    path::Path,
+};
+
+use anyhow::{Result, bail};
+
+/// This method clears the passed directory of all of the files and directories contained within
+/// without deleting the directory.
+pub fn clear_directory(path: impl AsRef<Path>) -> Result<()> {
+    let path = path.as_ref();
+
+    if !path.is_dir() {
+        bail!("The provided path is not a directory: {}", path.display());
+    }
+
+    for entry in read_dir(path)? {
+        let entry = entry?;
+        let entry_path = entry.path();
+
+        if entry_path.is_file() {
+            remove_file(entry_path)?
+        } else {
+            remove_dir_all(entry_path)?
+        }
+    }
+
+    Ok(())
+}

crates/common/src/fs/mod.rs

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+mod clear_dir;
+
+pub use clear_dir::*;

crates/common/src/lib.rs

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 //! This crate provides common concepts, functionality, types, macros, and more that other crates in
 //! the workspace can benefit from.
 
+pub mod fs;
 pub mod iterators;
 pub mod macros;
 pub mod types;