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diff --git a/meta/lib/oeqa/core/utils/misc.py b/meta/lib/oeqa/core/utils/misc.py
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+#
+# Copyright (C) 2016 Intel Corporation
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+#
+
+def toList(obj, obj_type, obj_name="Object"):
+    if isinstance(obj, obj_type):
+        return [obj]
+    elif isinstance(obj, list):
+        return obj
+    else:
+        raise TypeError("%s must be %s or list" % (obj_name, obj_type))
+
+def toSet(obj, obj_type, obj_name="Object"):
+    if isinstance(obj, obj_type):
+        return {obj}
+    elif isinstance(obj, list):
+        return set(obj)
+    elif isinstance(obj, set):
+        return obj
+    else:
+        raise TypeError("%s must be %s or set" % (obj_name, obj_type))
+
+def strToList(obj, obj_name="Object"):
+    return toList(obj, str, obj_name)
+
+def strToSet(obj, obj_name="Object"):
+    return toSet(obj, str, obj_name)
+
+def intToList(obj, obj_name="Object"):
+    return toList(obj, int, obj_name)
+
+def dataStoteToDict(d, variables):
+    data = {}
+
+    for v in variables:
+        data[v] = d.getVar(v)
+
+    return data
+
+def updateTestData(d, td, variables):
+    """
+    Updates variables with values of data store to test data.
+    """
+    for var in variables:
+        td[var] = d.getVar(var)