← Back to team overview

cloud-init-dev team mailing list archive

[Merge] ~chad.smith/cloud-init:unify-datasource-get-data into cloud-init:master

 

Chad Smith has proposed merging ~chad.smith/cloud-init:unify-datasource-get-data into cloud-init:master.

Requested reviews:
  cloud-init commiters (cloud-init-dev)

For more details, see:
https://code.launchpad.net/~chad.smith/cloud-init/+git/cloud-init/+merge/330112

Datasources: Create DataSource.get_data method in parent and write json
metadata

Each DataSource subclass must define it's own get_data method. This branch
formalizes our DataSource class to require that subclasses override the
_get_data method or a NotImplementedError is raised. The branch also
introduces a json data file cache at /run/cloud-init/instance-data.json.
This file caches all meta-data, user-data and vendor-data in a json blob
which other utilities with root-access could make use of. Becase the some
meta-data or user-data is potentially  the file is only readable by root.
Subsequent branches will attempt to structure some standardized content
across all datasources since meta-data and user-data formats may differ.
If some instance data content is not json serializable, a warning is
emmittted and no instance-data.json is written.
~                                                   
-- 
Your team cloud-init commiters is requested to review the proposed merge of ~chad.smith/cloud-init:unify-datasource-get-data into cloud-init:master.
diff --git a/cloudinit/analyze/tests/test_dump.py b/cloudinit/analyze/tests/test_dump.py
index 2c0885d..f4c4284 100644
--- a/cloudinit/analyze/tests/test_dump.py
+++ b/cloudinit/analyze/tests/test_dump.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ from textwrap import dedent
 from cloudinit.analyze.dump import (
     dump_events, parse_ci_logline, parse_timestamp)
 from cloudinit.util import subp, write_file
-from tests.unittests.helpers import CiTestCase
+from cloudinit.tests.helpers import CiTestCase
 
 
 class TestParseTimestamp(CiTestCase):
diff --git a/cloudinit/net/tests/test_dhcp.py b/cloudinit/net/tests/test_dhcp.py
index 47d8d46..4a37e98 100644
--- a/cloudinit/net/tests/test_dhcp.py
+++ b/cloudinit/net/tests/test_dhcp.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ from cloudinit.net.dhcp import (
     InvalidDHCPLeaseFileError, maybe_perform_dhcp_discovery,
     parse_dhcp_lease_file, dhcp_discovery)
 from cloudinit.util import ensure_file, write_file
-from tests.unittests.helpers import CiTestCase
+from cloudinit.tests.helpers import CiTestCase
 
 
 class TestParseDHCPLeasesFile(CiTestCase):
diff --git a/cloudinit/net/tests/test_init.py b/cloudinit/net/tests/test_init.py
index cc052a7..8cb4114 100644
--- a/cloudinit/net/tests/test_init.py
+++ b/cloudinit/net/tests/test_init.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import os
 
 import cloudinit.net as net
 from cloudinit.util import ensure_file, write_file, ProcessExecutionError
-from tests.unittests.helpers import CiTestCase
+from cloudinit.tests.helpers import CiTestCase
 
 
 class TestSysDevPath(CiTestCase):
diff --git a/cloudinit/sources/DataSourceAltCloud.py b/cloudinit/sources/DataSourceAltCloud.py
index ed1d691..98c4206 100644
--- a/cloudinit/sources/DataSourceAltCloud.py
+++ b/cloudinit/sources/DataSourceAltCloud.py
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ class DataSourceAltCloud(sources.DataSource):
 
         return 'UNKNOWN'
 
-    def get_data(self):
+    def _get_data(self):
         '''
         Description:
             User Data is passed to the launching instance which
diff --git a/cloudinit/sources/DataSourceAzure.py b/cloudinit/sources/DataSourceAzure.py
index b5a95a1..b646a08 100644
--- a/cloudinit/sources/DataSourceAzure.py
+++ b/cloudinit/sources/DataSourceAzure.py
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ class DataSourceAzure(sources.DataSource):
         metadata['public-keys'] = key_value or pubkeys_from_crt_files(fp_files)
         return metadata
 
-    def get_data(self):
+    def _get_data(self):
         # azure removes/ejects the cdrom containing the ovf-env.xml
         # file on reboot.  So, in order to successfully reboot we
         # need to look in the datadir and consider that valid
diff --git a/cloudinit/sources/DataSourceBigstep.py b/cloudinit/sources/DataSourceBigstep.py
index d7fcd45..b441812 100644
--- a/cloudinit/sources/DataSourceBigstep.py
+++ b/cloudinit/sources/DataSourceBigstep.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ class DataSourceBigstep(sources.DataSource):
         self.vendordata_raw = ""
         self.userdata_raw = ""
 
-    def get_data(self, apply_filter=False):
+    def _get_data(self, apply_filter=False):
         url = get_url_from_file()
         if url is None:
             return False
diff --git a/cloudinit/sources/DataSourceCloudSigma.py b/cloudinit/sources/DataSourceCloudSigma.py
index 19df16b..f1cafde 100644
--- a/cloudinit/sources/DataSourceCloudSigma.py
+++ b/cloudinit/sources/DataSourceCloudSigma.py
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ class DataSourceCloudSigma(sources.DataSource):
         LOG.warning("failed to query dmi data for system product name")
         return False
 
-    def get_data(self):
+    def _get_data(self):
         """
         Metadata is the whole server context and /meta/cloud-config is used
         as userdata.
diff --git a/cloudinit/sources/DataSourceCloudStack.py b/cloudinit/sources/DataSourceCloudStack.py
index 0188d89..3124ec6 100644
--- a/cloudinit/sources/DataSourceCloudStack.py
+++ b/cloudinit/sources/DataSourceCloudStack.py
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ class DataSourceCloudStack(sources.DataSource):
     def get_config_obj(self):
         return self.cfg
 
-    def get_data(self):
+    def _get_data(self):
         seed_ret = {}
         if util.read_optional_seed(seed_ret, base=(self.seed_dir + "/")):
             self.userdata_raw = seed_ret['user-data']
diff --git a/cloudinit/sources/DataSourceConfigDrive.py b/cloudinit/sources/DataSourceConfigDrive.py
index ef374f3..63a261a 100644
--- a/cloudinit/sources/DataSourceConfigDrive.py
+++ b/cloudinit/sources/DataSourceConfigDrive.py
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ class DataSourceConfigDrive(openstack.SourceMixin, sources.DataSource):
         mstr += "[source=%s]" % (self.source)
         return mstr
 
-    def get_data(self):
+    def _get_data(self):
         found = None
         md = {}
         results = {}
diff --git a/cloudinit/sources/DataSourceDigitalOcean.py b/cloudinit/sources/DataSourceDigitalOcean.py
index 5e7e66b..cedc075 100644
--- a/cloudinit/sources/DataSourceDigitalOcean.py
+++ b/cloudinit/sources/DataSourceDigitalOcean.py
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ class DataSourceDigitalOcean(sources.DataSource):
     def _get_sysinfo(self):
         return do_helper.read_sysinfo()
 
-    def get_data(self):
+    def _get_data(self):
         (is_do, droplet_id) = self._get_sysinfo()
 
         # only proceed if we know we are on DigitalOcean
diff --git a/cloudinit/sources/DataSourceEc2.py b/cloudinit/sources/DataSourceEc2.py
index 07c12bb..a521f7d 100644
--- a/cloudinit/sources/DataSourceEc2.py
+++ b/cloudinit/sources/DataSourceEc2.py
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ class DataSourceEc2(sources.DataSource):
         self.metadata_address = None
         self.seed_dir = os.path.join(paths.seed_dir, "ec2")
 
-    def get_data(self):
+    def _get_data(self):
         seed_ret = {}
         if util.read_optional_seed(seed_ret, base=(self.seed_dir + "/")):
             self.userdata_raw = seed_ret['user-data']
diff --git a/cloudinit/sources/DataSourceGCE.py b/cloudinit/sources/DataSourceGCE.py
index 94484d6..c7d3627 100644
--- a/cloudinit/sources/DataSourceGCE.py
+++ b/cloudinit/sources/DataSourceGCE.py
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ class DataSourceGCE(sources.DataSource):
             BUILTIN_DS_CONFIG])
         self.metadata_address = self.ds_cfg['metadata_url']
 
-    def get_data(self):
+    def _get_data(self):
         ret = util.log_time(
             LOG.debug, 'Crawl of GCE metadata service',
             read_md, kwargs={'address': self.metadata_address})
diff --git a/cloudinit/sources/DataSourceMAAS.py b/cloudinit/sources/DataSourceMAAS.py
index 77df5a5..c194b40 100644
--- a/cloudinit/sources/DataSourceMAAS.py
+++ b/cloudinit/sources/DataSourceMAAS.py
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ class DataSourceMAAS(sources.DataSource):
         root = sources.DataSource.__str__(self)
         return "%s [%s]" % (root, self.base_url)
 
-    def get_data(self):
+    def _get_data(self):
         mcfg = self.ds_cfg
 
         try:
diff --git a/cloudinit/sources/DataSourceNoCloud.py b/cloudinit/sources/DataSourceNoCloud.py
index e641244..990a01b 100644
--- a/cloudinit/sources/DataSourceNoCloud.py
+++ b/cloudinit/sources/DataSourceNoCloud.py
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ class DataSourceNoCloud(sources.DataSource):
         root = sources.DataSource.__str__(self)
         return "%s [seed=%s][dsmode=%s]" % (root, self.seed, self.dsmode)
 
-    def get_data(self):
+    def _get_data(self):
         defaults = {
             "instance-id": "nocloud",
             "dsmode": self.dsmode,
diff --git a/cloudinit/sources/DataSourceNone.py b/cloudinit/sources/DataSourceNone.py
index 906bb27..feaf7c2 100644
--- a/cloudinit/sources/DataSourceNone.py
+++ b/cloudinit/sources/DataSourceNone.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ class DataSourceNone(sources.DataSource):
         self.metadata = {}
         self.userdata_raw = ''
 
-    def get_data(self):
+    def _get_data(self):
         # If the datasource config has any provided 'fallback'
         # userdata or metadata, use it...
         if 'userdata_raw' in self.ds_cfg:
diff --git a/cloudinit/sources/DataSourceOVF.py b/cloudinit/sources/DataSourceOVF.py
index 73d3877..b8dc519 100644
--- a/cloudinit/sources/DataSourceOVF.py
+++ b/cloudinit/sources/DataSourceOVF.py
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ class DataSourceOVF(sources.DataSource):
         root = sources.DataSource.__str__(self)
         return "%s [seed=%s]" % (root, self.seed)
 
-    def get_data(self):
+    def _get_data(self):
         found = []
         md = {}
         ud = ""
diff --git a/cloudinit/sources/DataSourceOpenNebula.py b/cloudinit/sources/DataSourceOpenNebula.py
index 5fdac19..acb0886 100644
--- a/cloudinit/sources/DataSourceOpenNebula.py
+++ b/cloudinit/sources/DataSourceOpenNebula.py
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ class DataSourceOpenNebula(sources.DataSource):
         root = sources.DataSource.__str__(self)
         return "%s [seed=%s][dsmode=%s]" % (root, self.seed, self.dsmode)
 
-    def get_data(self):
+    def _get_data(self):
         defaults = {"instance-id": DEFAULT_IID}
         results = None
         seed = None
diff --git a/cloudinit/sources/DataSourceOpenStack.py b/cloudinit/sources/DataSourceOpenStack.py
index b64a7f2..e4ab2eb 100644
--- a/cloudinit/sources/DataSourceOpenStack.py
+++ b/cloudinit/sources/DataSourceOpenStack.py
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ class DataSourceOpenStack(openstack.SourceMixin, sources.DataSource):
         self.metadata_address = url2base.get(avail_url)
         return bool(avail_url)
 
-    def get_data(self):
+    def _get_data(self):
         try:
             if not self.wait_for_metadata_service():
                 return False
diff --git a/cloudinit/sources/DataSourceScaleway.py b/cloudinit/sources/DataSourceScaleway.py
index 3a8a8e8..9e07e58 100644
--- a/cloudinit/sources/DataSourceScaleway.py
+++ b/cloudinit/sources/DataSourceScaleway.py
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ class DataSourceScaleway(sources.DataSource):
         self.retries = int(self.ds_cfg.get('retries', DEF_MD_RETRIES))
         self.timeout = int(self.ds_cfg.get('timeout', DEF_MD_TIMEOUT))
 
-    def get_data(self):
+    def _get_data(self):
         if not on_scaleway():
             return False
 
diff --git a/cloudinit/sources/DataSourceSmartOS.py b/cloudinit/sources/DataSourceSmartOS.py
index 6c6902f..94484d9 100644
--- a/cloudinit/sources/DataSourceSmartOS.py
+++ b/cloudinit/sources/DataSourceSmartOS.py
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ class DataSourceSmartOS(sources.DataSource):
             os.rename('/'.join([svc_path, 'provisioning']),
                       '/'.join([svc_path, 'provision_success']))
 
-    def get_data(self):
+    def _get_data(self):
         self._init()
 
         md = {}
diff --git a/cloudinit/sources/__init__.py b/cloudinit/sources/__init__.py
index 9a43fbe..c08aa51 100644
--- a/cloudinit/sources/__init__.py
+++ b/cloudinit/sources/__init__.py
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 
 import abc
 import copy
+import json
 import os
 import six
 
@@ -33,6 +34,9 @@ DEP_FILESYSTEM = "FILESYSTEM"
 DEP_NETWORK = "NETWORK"
 DS_PREFIX = 'DataSource'
 
+# Directory in which instance meta-data, user-data and vendor-data is written
+INSTANCE_JSON_FILE = 'instance-data.json'
+
 LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
@@ -78,6 +82,32 @@ class DataSource(object):
     def __str__(self):
         return type_utils.obj_name(self)
 
+    def get_data(self):
+        """Datasources implement _get_data to setup metadata and userdata_raw.
+
+        Minimally, the datasource should return a boolean True on success.
+        """
+        return_value = self._get_data()
+        json_file = os.path.join(self.paths.run_dir, INSTANCE_JSON_FILE)
+        if return_value:
+            instance_data = {
+                'meta-data': self.metadata,
+                'user-data': self.get_userdata_raw(),
+                'vendor-data': self.get_vendordata_raw()}
+            LOG.info('Persisting instance data JSON: %s', json_file)
+            try:
+                content = json.dumps(instance_data)
+            except TypeError as e:
+                LOG.warning('Error persisting instance-data.json: %s', str(e))
+                return return_value
+            util.write_file(json_file, content, mode=0o600)
+        return return_value
+
+    def _get_data(self):
+        raise NotImplementedError(
+            'Subclasses of DataSource must implement _get_data which'
+            ' sets self.metadata, vendordata_raw and userdata_raw.')
+
     def get_userdata(self, apply_filter=False):
         if self.userdata is None:
             self.userdata = self.ud_proc.process(self.get_userdata_raw())
diff --git a/cloudinit/sources/tests/__init__.py b/cloudinit/sources/tests/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cloudinit/sources/tests/__init__.py
diff --git a/cloudinit/sources/tests/test_init.py b/cloudinit/sources/tests/test_init.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..92ce7ed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cloudinit/sources/tests/test_init.py
@@ -0,0 +1,128 @@
+# This file is part of cloud-init. See LICENSE file for license information.
+
+import json
+import os
+import stat
+
+from cloudinit.helpers import Paths
+from cloudinit.sources import INSTANCE_JSON_FILE, DataSource
+from cloudinit.tests.helpers import CiTestCase
+from cloudinit.user_data import UserDataProcessor
+from cloudinit import util
+
+
+class DataSourceTestSubclassNet(DataSource):
+
+    def __init__(self, sys_cfg, distro, paths, custom_userdata=None):
+        super(DataSourceTestSubclassNet, self).__init__(
+            sys_cfg, distro, paths)
+        self._custom_userdata = custom_userdata
+
+    def _get_data(self):
+        self.metadata = {'DataSourceTestSubclassNet': 'was here'}
+        if self._custom_userdata:
+            self.userdata_raw = self._custom_userdata
+        else:
+            self.userdata_raw = 'userdata_raw'
+        self.vendordata_raw = 'vendordata_raw'
+        return True
+
+
+class InvalidDataSourceTestSubclassNet(DataSource):
+    pass
+
+
+class TestDataSource(CiTestCase):
+
+    with_logs = True
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        super(TestDataSource, self).setUp()
+        self.sys_cfg = {'datasource': {'': {'key1': False}}}
+        self.distro = 'distrotest'  # generally should be a Distro object
+        self.paths = Paths({})
+        self.datasource = DataSource(self.sys_cfg, self.distro, self.paths)
+
+    def test_datasource_init(self):
+        """DataSource initializes metadata attributes, ds_cfg and ud_proc."""
+        self.assertEqual(self.paths, self.datasource.paths)
+        self.assertEqual(self.sys_cfg, self.datasource.sys_cfg)
+        self.assertEqual(self.distro, self.datasource.distro)
+        self.assertIsNone(self.datasource.userdata)
+        self.assertEqual({}, self.datasource.metadata)
+        self.assertIsNone(self.datasource.userdata_raw)
+        self.assertIsNone(self.datasource.vendordata)
+        self.assertIsNone(self.datasource.vendordata_raw)
+        self.assertEqual({'key1': False}, self.datasource.ds_cfg)
+        self.assertIsInstance(self.datasource.ud_proc, UserDataProcessor)
+
+    def test_datasource_init_strips_classname_for_ds_cfg(self):
+        """Init strips DataSource prefix and Net suffix for ds_cfg."""
+        sys_cfg = {'datasource': {'TestSubclass': {'key2': False}}}
+        distro = 'distrotest'  # generally should be a Distro object
+        paths = Paths({})
+        datasource = DataSourceTestSubclassNet(sys_cfg, distro, paths)
+        self.assertEqual({'key2': False}, datasource.ds_cfg)
+
+    def test_str_is_classname(self):
+        """The string representation of the datasource is the classname."""
+        self.assertEqual('DataSource', str(self.datasource))
+        self.assertEqual(
+            'DataSourceTestSubclassNet',
+            str(DataSourceTestSubclassNet('', '', self.paths)))
+
+    def test__get_data_unimplemented(self):
+        """Raise an error when _get_data is not implemented."""
+        with self.assertRaises(NotImplementedError) as context_manager:
+            self.datasource.get_data()
+        self.assertIn(
+            'Subclasses of DataSource must implement _get_data',
+            str(context_manager.exception))
+        datasource2 = InvalidDataSourceTestSubclassNet(
+            self.sys_cfg, self.distro, self.paths)
+        with self.assertRaises(NotImplementedError) as context_manager:
+            datasource2.get_data()
+        self.assertIn(
+            'Subclasses of DataSource must implement _get_data',
+            str(context_manager.exception))
+
+    def test_get_data_calls_subclass__get_data(self):
+        """Datasource.get_data uses the subclass' version of _get_data."""
+        tmp = self.tmp_dir()
+        datasource = DataSourceTestSubclassNet(
+            self.sys_cfg, self.distro, Paths({'run_dir': tmp}))
+        self.assertTrue(datasource.get_data())
+        self.assertEqual(
+            {'DataSourceTestSubclassNet': 'was here'},
+            datasource.metadata)
+        self.assertEqual('userdata_raw', datasource.userdata_raw)
+        self.assertEqual('vendordata_raw', datasource.vendordata_raw)
+
+    def test_get_data_write_json_instance_data(self):
+        """get_data writes INSTANCE_JSON_FILE to run_dir as readonly root."""
+        tmp = self.tmp_dir()
+        datasource = DataSourceTestSubclassNet(
+            self.sys_cfg, self.distro, Paths({'run_dir': tmp}))
+        datasource.get_data()
+        json_file = self.tmp_path(INSTANCE_JSON_FILE, tmp)
+        content = util.load_file(json_file)
+        expected = {
+            'meta-data': {'DataSourceTestSubclassNet': 'was here'},
+            'user-data': 'userdata_raw',
+            'vendor-data': 'vendordata_raw'}
+        self.assertEqual(expected, json.loads(content))
+        file_stat = os.stat(json_file)
+        self.assertEqual(0o600, stat.S_IMODE(file_stat.st_mode))
+
+    def test_get_data_log_warning_on_non_json_instance_data(self):
+        """get_data succeeds but warns on non-json serialization content."""
+        tmp = self.tmp_dir()
+        datasource = DataSourceTestSubclassNet(
+            self.sys_cfg, self.distro, Paths({'run_dir': tmp}),
+            custom_userdata=self.paths)
+        self.assertTrue(datasource.get_data())
+        json_file = self.tmp_path(INSTANCE_JSON_FILE, tmp)
+        self.assertFalse(os.path.exists(json_file))
+        self.assertIn(
+            'WARNING: Error persisting instance-data.json',
+            self.logs.getvalue())
diff --git a/cloudinit/tests/helpers.py b/cloudinit/tests/helpers.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..28e2662
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cloudinit/tests/helpers.py
@@ -0,0 +1,395 @@
+# This file is part of cloud-init. See LICENSE file for license information.
+
+from __future__ import print_function
+
+import functools
+import json
+import logging
+import os
+import shutil
+import sys
+import tempfile
+import unittest
+
+import mock
+import six
+import unittest2
+
+try:
+    from contextlib import ExitStack
+except ImportError:
+    from contextlib2 import ExitStack
+
+from cloudinit import helpers as ch
+from cloudinit import util
+
+# Used for skipping tests
+SkipTest = unittest2.SkipTest
+
+# Used for detecting different python versions
+PY2 = False
+PY26 = False
+PY27 = False
+PY3 = False
+
+_PY_VER = sys.version_info
+_PY_MAJOR, _PY_MINOR, _PY_MICRO = _PY_VER[0:3]
+if (_PY_MAJOR, _PY_MINOR) <= (2, 6):
+    if (_PY_MAJOR, _PY_MINOR) == (2, 6):
+        PY26 = True
+    if (_PY_MAJOR, _PY_MINOR) >= (2, 0):
+        PY2 = True
+else:
+    if (_PY_MAJOR, _PY_MINOR) == (2, 7):
+        PY27 = True
+        PY2 = True
+    if (_PY_MAJOR, _PY_MINOR) >= (3, 0):
+        PY3 = True
+
+
+# Makes the old path start
+# with new base instead of whatever
+# it previously had
+def rebase_path(old_path, new_base):
+    if old_path.startswith(new_base):
+        # Already handled...
+        return old_path
+    # Retarget the base of that path
+    # to the new base instead of the
+    # old one...
+    path = os.path.join(new_base, old_path.lstrip("/"))
+    path = os.path.abspath(path)
+    return path
+
+
+# Can work on anything that takes a path as arguments
+def retarget_many_wrapper(new_base, am, old_func):
+    def wrapper(*args, **kwds):
+        n_args = list(args)
+        nam = am
+        if am == -1:
+            nam = len(n_args)
+        for i in range(0, nam):
+            path = args[i]
+            # patchOS() wraps various os and os.path functions, however in
+            # Python 3 some of these now accept file-descriptors (integers).
+            # That breaks rebase_path() so in lieu of a better solution, just
+            # don't rebase if we get a fd.
+            if isinstance(path, six.string_types):
+                n_args[i] = rebase_path(path, new_base)
+        return old_func(*n_args, **kwds)
+    return wrapper
+
+
+class TestCase(unittest2.TestCase):
+
+    def reset_global_state(self):
+        """Reset any global state to its original settings.
+
+        cloudinit caches some values in cloudinit.util.  Unit tests that
+        involved those cached paths were then subject to failure if the order
+        of invocation changed (LP: #1703697).
+
+        This function resets any of these global state variables to their
+        initial state.
+
+        In the future this should really be done with some registry that
+        can then be cleaned in a more obvious way.
+        """
+        util.PROC_CMDLINE = None
+        util._DNS_REDIRECT_IP = None
+        util._LSB_RELEASE = {}
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        super(TestCase, self).setUp()
+        self.reset_global_state()
+
+
+class CiTestCase(TestCase):
+    """This is the preferred test case base class unless user
+       needs other test case classes below."""
+
+    # Subclass overrides for specific test behavior
+    # Whether or not a unit test needs logfile setup
+    with_logs = False
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        super(CiTestCase, self).setUp()
+        if self.with_logs:
+            # Create a log handler so unit tests can search expected logs.
+            self.logger = logging.getLogger()
+            self.logs = six.StringIO()
+            formatter = logging.Formatter('%(levelname)s: %(message)s')
+            handler = logging.StreamHandler(self.logs)
+            handler.setFormatter(formatter)
+            self.old_handlers = self.logger.handlers
+            self.logger.handlers = [handler]
+
+    def tearDown(self):
+        if self.with_logs:
+            # Remove the handler we setup
+            logging.getLogger().handlers = self.old_handlers
+        super(CiTestCase, self).tearDown()
+
+    def tmp_dir(self, dir=None, cleanup=True):
+        # return a full path to a temporary directory that will be cleaned up.
+        if dir is None:
+            tmpd = tempfile.mkdtemp(
+                prefix="ci-%s." % self.__class__.__name__)
+        else:
+            tmpd = tempfile.mkdtemp(dir=dir)
+        self.addCleanup(functools.partial(shutil.rmtree, tmpd))
+        return tmpd
+
+    def tmp_path(self, path, dir=None):
+        # return an absolute path to 'path' under dir.
+        # if dir is None, one will be created with tmp_dir()
+        # the file is not created or modified.
+        if dir is None:
+            dir = self.tmp_dir()
+        return os.path.normpath(os.path.abspath(os.path.join(dir, path)))
+
+
+class ResourceUsingTestCase(CiTestCase):
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        super(ResourceUsingTestCase, self).setUp()
+        self.resource_path = None
+
+    def resourceLocation(self, subname=None):
+        if self.resource_path is None:
+            paths = [
+                os.path.join('tests', 'data'),
+                os.path.join('data'),
+                os.path.join(os.pardir, 'tests', 'data'),
+                os.path.join(os.pardir, 'data'),
+            ]
+            for p in paths:
+                if os.path.isdir(p):
+                    self.resource_path = p
+                    break
+        self.assertTrue((self.resource_path and
+                         os.path.isdir(self.resource_path)),
+                        msg="Unable to locate test resource data path!")
+        if not subname:
+            return self.resource_path
+        return os.path.join(self.resource_path, subname)
+
+    def readResource(self, name):
+        where = self.resourceLocation(name)
+        with open(where, 'r') as fh:
+            return fh.read()
+
+    def getCloudPaths(self, ds=None):
+        tmpdir = tempfile.mkdtemp()
+        self.addCleanup(shutil.rmtree, tmpdir)
+        cp = ch.Paths({'cloud_dir': tmpdir,
+                       'templates_dir': self.resourceLocation()},
+                      ds=ds)
+        return cp
+
+
+class FilesystemMockingTestCase(ResourceUsingTestCase):
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        super(FilesystemMockingTestCase, self).setUp()
+        self.patched_funcs = ExitStack()
+
+    def tearDown(self):
+        self.patched_funcs.close()
+        ResourceUsingTestCase.tearDown(self)
+
+    def replicateTestRoot(self, example_root, target_root):
+        real_root = self.resourceLocation()
+        real_root = os.path.join(real_root, 'roots', example_root)
+        for (dir_path, _dirnames, filenames) in os.walk(real_root):
+            real_path = dir_path
+            make_path = rebase_path(real_path[len(real_root):], target_root)
+            util.ensure_dir(make_path)
+            for f in filenames:
+                real_path = util.abs_join(real_path, f)
+                make_path = util.abs_join(make_path, f)
+                shutil.copy(real_path, make_path)
+
+    def patchUtils(self, new_root):
+        patch_funcs = {
+            util: [('write_file', 1),
+                   ('append_file', 1),
+                   ('load_file', 1),
+                   ('ensure_dir', 1),
+                   ('chmod', 1),
+                   ('delete_dir_contents', 1),
+                   ('del_file', 1),
+                   ('sym_link', -1),
+                   ('copy', -1)],
+        }
+        for (mod, funcs) in patch_funcs.items():
+            for (f, am) in funcs:
+                func = getattr(mod, f)
+                trap_func = retarget_many_wrapper(new_root, am, func)
+                self.patched_funcs.enter_context(
+                    mock.patch.object(mod, f, trap_func))
+
+        # Handle subprocess calls
+        func = getattr(util, 'subp')
+
+        def nsubp(*_args, **_kwargs):
+            return ('', '')
+
+        self.patched_funcs.enter_context(
+            mock.patch.object(util, 'subp', nsubp))
+
+        def null_func(*_args, **_kwargs):
+            return None
+
+        for f in ['chownbyid', 'chownbyname']:
+            self.patched_funcs.enter_context(
+                mock.patch.object(util, f, null_func))
+
+    def patchOS(self, new_root):
+        patch_funcs = {
+            os.path: [('isfile', 1), ('exists', 1),
+                      ('islink', 1), ('isdir', 1)],
+            os: [('listdir', 1), ('mkdir', 1),
+                 ('lstat', 1), ('symlink', 2)],
+        }
+        for (mod, funcs) in patch_funcs.items():
+            for f, nargs in funcs:
+                func = getattr(mod, f)
+                trap_func = retarget_many_wrapper(new_root, nargs, func)
+                self.patched_funcs.enter_context(
+                    mock.patch.object(mod, f, trap_func))
+
+    def patchOpen(self, new_root):
+        trap_func = retarget_many_wrapper(new_root, 1, open)
+        name = 'builtins.open' if PY3 else '__builtin__.open'
+        self.patched_funcs.enter_context(mock.patch(name, trap_func))
+
+    def patchStdoutAndStderr(self, stdout=None, stderr=None):
+        if stdout is not None:
+            self.patched_funcs.enter_context(
+                mock.patch.object(sys, 'stdout', stdout))
+        if stderr is not None:
+            self.patched_funcs.enter_context(
+                mock.patch.object(sys, 'stderr', stderr))
+
+    def reRoot(self, root=None):
+        if root is None:
+            root = self.tmp_dir()
+        self.patchUtils(root)
+        self.patchOS(root)
+        return root
+
+
+class HttprettyTestCase(CiTestCase):
+    # necessary as http_proxy gets in the way of httpretty
+    # https://github.com/gabrielfalcao/HTTPretty/issues/122
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        self.restore_proxy = os.environ.get('http_proxy')
+        if self.restore_proxy is not None:
+            del os.environ['http_proxy']
+        super(HttprettyTestCase, self).setUp()
+
+    def tearDown(self):
+        if self.restore_proxy:
+            os.environ['http_proxy'] = self.restore_proxy
+        super(HttprettyTestCase, self).tearDown()
+
+
+def populate_dir(path, files):
+    if not os.path.exists(path):
+        os.makedirs(path)
+    ret = []
+    for (name, content) in files.items():
+        p = os.path.sep.join([path, name])
+        util.ensure_dir(os.path.dirname(p))
+        with open(p, "wb") as fp:
+            if isinstance(content, six.binary_type):
+                fp.write(content)
+            else:
+                fp.write(content.encode('utf-8'))
+            fp.close()
+        ret.append(p)
+
+    return ret
+
+
+def dir2dict(startdir, prefix=None):
+    flist = {}
+    if prefix is None:
+        prefix = startdir
+    for root, dirs, files in os.walk(startdir):
+        for fname in files:
+            fpath = os.path.join(root, fname)
+            key = fpath[len(prefix):]
+            flist[key] = util.load_file(fpath)
+    return flist
+
+
+def json_dumps(data):
+    # print data in nicely formatted json.
+    return json.dumps(data, indent=1, sort_keys=True,
+                      separators=(',', ': '))
+
+
+def wrap_and_call(prefix, mocks, func, *args, **kwargs):
+    """
+    call func(args, **kwargs) with mocks applied, then unapplies mocks
+    nicer to read than repeating dectorators on each function
+
+    prefix: prefix for mock names (e.g. 'cloudinit.stages.util') or None
+    mocks: dictionary of names (under 'prefix') to mock and either
+        a return value or a dictionary to pass to the mock.patch call
+    func: function to call with mocks applied
+    *args,**kwargs: arguments for 'func'
+
+    return_value: return from 'func'
+    """
+    delim = '.'
+    if prefix is None:
+        prefix = ''
+    prefix = prefix.rstrip(delim)
+    unwraps = []
+    for fname, kw in mocks.items():
+        if prefix:
+            fname = delim.join((prefix, fname))
+        if not isinstance(kw, dict):
+            kw = {'return_value': kw}
+        p = mock.patch(fname, **kw)
+        p.start()
+        unwraps.append(p)
+    try:
+        return func(*args, **kwargs)
+    finally:
+        for p in unwraps:
+            p.stop()
+
+
+try:
+    skipIf = unittest.skipIf
+except AttributeError:
+    # Python 2.6.  Doesn't have to be high fidelity.
+    def skipIf(condition, reason):
+        def decorator(func):
+            def wrapper(*args, **kws):
+                if condition:
+                    return func(*args, **kws)
+                else:
+                    print(reason, file=sys.stderr)
+            return wrapper
+        return decorator
+
+
+# older versions of mock do not have the useful 'assert_not_called'
+if not hasattr(mock.Mock, 'assert_not_called'):
+    def __mock_assert_not_called(mmock):
+        if mmock.call_count != 0:
+            msg = ("[citest] Expected '%s' to not have been called. "
+                   "Called %s times." %
+                   (mmock._mock_name or 'mock', mmock.call_count))
+            raise AssertionError(msg)
+    mock.Mock.assert_not_called = __mock_assert_not_called
+
+
+# vi: ts=4 expandtab
diff --git a/cloudinit/tests/test_url_helper.py b/cloudinit/tests/test_url_helper.py
index 349110d..b778a3a 100644
--- a/cloudinit/tests/test_url_helper.py
+++ b/cloudinit/tests/test_url_helper.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # This file is part of cloud-init. See LICENSE file for license information.
 
 from cloudinit.url_helper import oauth_headers
-from tests.unittests.helpers import CiTestCase, mock, skipIf
+from cloudinit.tests.helpers import CiTestCase, mock, skipIf
 
 
 try:
diff --git a/tests/unittests/helpers.py b/tests/unittests/helpers.py
deleted file mode 100644
index bf1dc5d..0000000
--- a/tests/unittests/helpers.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,391 +0,0 @@
-# This file is part of cloud-init. See LICENSE file for license information.
-
-from __future__ import print_function
-
-import functools
-import json
-import logging
-import os
-import shutil
-import sys
-import tempfile
-import unittest
-
-import mock
-import six
-import unittest2
-
-try:
-    from contextlib import ExitStack
-except ImportError:
-    from contextlib2 import ExitStack
-
-from cloudinit import helpers as ch
-from cloudinit import util
-
-# Used for skipping tests
-SkipTest = unittest2.SkipTest
-
-# Used for detecting different python versions
-PY2 = False
-PY26 = False
-PY27 = False
-PY3 = False
-
-_PY_VER = sys.version_info
-_PY_MAJOR, _PY_MINOR, _PY_MICRO = _PY_VER[0:3]
-if (_PY_MAJOR, _PY_MINOR) <= (2, 6):
-    if (_PY_MAJOR, _PY_MINOR) == (2, 6):
-        PY26 = True
-    if (_PY_MAJOR, _PY_MINOR) >= (2, 0):
-        PY2 = True
-else:
-    if (_PY_MAJOR, _PY_MINOR) == (2, 7):
-        PY27 = True
-        PY2 = True
-    if (_PY_MAJOR, _PY_MINOR) >= (3, 0):
-        PY3 = True
-
-
-# Makes the old path start
-# with new base instead of whatever
-# it previously had
-def rebase_path(old_path, new_base):
-    if old_path.startswith(new_base):
-        # Already handled...
-        return old_path
-    # Retarget the base of that path
-    # to the new base instead of the
-    # old one...
-    path = os.path.join(new_base, old_path.lstrip("/"))
-    path = os.path.abspath(path)
-    return path
-
-
-# Can work on anything that takes a path as arguments
-def retarget_many_wrapper(new_base, am, old_func):
-    def wrapper(*args, **kwds):
-        n_args = list(args)
-        nam = am
-        if am == -1:
-            nam = len(n_args)
-        for i in range(0, nam):
-            path = args[i]
-            # patchOS() wraps various os and os.path functions, however in
-            # Python 3 some of these now accept file-descriptors (integers).
-            # That breaks rebase_path() so in lieu of a better solution, just
-            # don't rebase if we get a fd.
-            if isinstance(path, six.string_types):
-                n_args[i] = rebase_path(path, new_base)
-        return old_func(*n_args, **kwds)
-    return wrapper
-
-
-class TestCase(unittest2.TestCase):
-    def reset_global_state(self):
-        """Reset any global state to its original settings.
-
-        cloudinit caches some values in cloudinit.util.  Unit tests that
-        involved those cached paths were then subject to failure if the order
-        of invocation changed (LP: #1703697).
-
-        This function resets any of these global state variables to their
-        initial state.
-
-        In the future this should really be done with some registry that
-        can then be cleaned in a more obvious way.
-        """
-        util.PROC_CMDLINE = None
-        util._DNS_REDIRECT_IP = None
-        util._LSB_RELEASE = {}
-
-    def setUp(self):
-        super(unittest2.TestCase, self).setUp()
-        self.reset_global_state()
-
-
-class CiTestCase(TestCase):
-    """This is the preferred test case base class unless user
-       needs other test case classes below."""
-
-    # Subclass overrides for specific test behavior
-    # Whether or not a unit test needs logfile setup
-    with_logs = False
-
-    def setUp(self):
-        super(CiTestCase, self).setUp()
-        if self.with_logs:
-            # Create a log handler so unit tests can search expected logs.
-            self.logger = logging.getLogger()
-            self.logs = six.StringIO()
-            formatter = logging.Formatter('%(levelname)s: %(message)s')
-            handler = logging.StreamHandler(self.logs)
-            handler.setFormatter(formatter)
-            self.old_handlers = self.logger.handlers
-            self.logger.handlers = [handler]
-
-    def tearDown(self):
-        if self.with_logs:
-            # Remove the handler we setup
-            logging.getLogger().handlers = self.old_handlers
-        super(CiTestCase, self).tearDown()
-
-    def tmp_dir(self, dir=None, cleanup=True):
-        # return a full path to a temporary directory that will be cleaned up.
-        if dir is None:
-            tmpd = tempfile.mkdtemp(
-                prefix="ci-%s." % self.__class__.__name__)
-        else:
-            tmpd = tempfile.mkdtemp(dir=dir)
-        self.addCleanup(functools.partial(shutil.rmtree, tmpd))
-        return tmpd
-
-    def tmp_path(self, path, dir=None):
-        # return an absolute path to 'path' under dir.
-        # if dir is None, one will be created with tmp_dir()
-        # the file is not created or modified.
-        if dir is None:
-            dir = self.tmp_dir()
-        return os.path.normpath(os.path.abspath(os.path.join(dir, path)))
-
-
-class ResourceUsingTestCase(CiTestCase):
-    def setUp(self):
-        super(ResourceUsingTestCase, self).setUp()
-        self.resource_path = None
-
-    def resourceLocation(self, subname=None):
-        if self.resource_path is None:
-            paths = [
-                os.path.join('tests', 'data'),
-                os.path.join('data'),
-                os.path.join(os.pardir, 'tests', 'data'),
-                os.path.join(os.pardir, 'data'),
-            ]
-            for p in paths:
-                if os.path.isdir(p):
-                    self.resource_path = p
-                    break
-        self.assertTrue((self.resource_path and
-                         os.path.isdir(self.resource_path)),
-                        msg="Unable to locate test resource data path!")
-        if not subname:
-            return self.resource_path
-        return os.path.join(self.resource_path, subname)
-
-    def readResource(self, name):
-        where = self.resourceLocation(name)
-        with open(where, 'r') as fh:
-            return fh.read()
-
-    def getCloudPaths(self, ds=None):
-        tmpdir = tempfile.mkdtemp()
-        self.addCleanup(shutil.rmtree, tmpdir)
-        cp = ch.Paths({'cloud_dir': tmpdir,
-                       'templates_dir': self.resourceLocation()},
-                      ds=ds)
-        return cp
-
-
-class FilesystemMockingTestCase(ResourceUsingTestCase):
-    def setUp(self):
-        super(FilesystemMockingTestCase, self).setUp()
-        self.patched_funcs = ExitStack()
-
-    def tearDown(self):
-        self.patched_funcs.close()
-        ResourceUsingTestCase.tearDown(self)
-
-    def replicateTestRoot(self, example_root, target_root):
-        real_root = self.resourceLocation()
-        real_root = os.path.join(real_root, 'roots', example_root)
-        for (dir_path, _dirnames, filenames) in os.walk(real_root):
-            real_path = dir_path
-            make_path = rebase_path(real_path[len(real_root):], target_root)
-            util.ensure_dir(make_path)
-            for f in filenames:
-                real_path = util.abs_join(real_path, f)
-                make_path = util.abs_join(make_path, f)
-                shutil.copy(real_path, make_path)
-
-    def patchUtils(self, new_root):
-        patch_funcs = {
-            util: [('write_file', 1),
-                   ('append_file', 1),
-                   ('load_file', 1),
-                   ('ensure_dir', 1),
-                   ('chmod', 1),
-                   ('delete_dir_contents', 1),
-                   ('del_file', 1),
-                   ('sym_link', -1),
-                   ('copy', -1)],
-        }
-        for (mod, funcs) in patch_funcs.items():
-            for (f, am) in funcs:
-                func = getattr(mod, f)
-                trap_func = retarget_many_wrapper(new_root, am, func)
-                self.patched_funcs.enter_context(
-                    mock.patch.object(mod, f, trap_func))
-
-        # Handle subprocess calls
-        func = getattr(util, 'subp')
-
-        def nsubp(*_args, **_kwargs):
-            return ('', '')
-
-        self.patched_funcs.enter_context(
-            mock.patch.object(util, 'subp', nsubp))
-
-        def null_func(*_args, **_kwargs):
-            return None
-
-        for f in ['chownbyid', 'chownbyname']:
-            self.patched_funcs.enter_context(
-                mock.patch.object(util, f, null_func))
-
-    def patchOS(self, new_root):
-        patch_funcs = {
-            os.path: [('isfile', 1), ('exists', 1),
-                      ('islink', 1), ('isdir', 1)],
-            os: [('listdir', 1), ('mkdir', 1),
-                 ('lstat', 1), ('symlink', 2)],
-        }
-        for (mod, funcs) in patch_funcs.items():
-            for f, nargs in funcs:
-                func = getattr(mod, f)
-                trap_func = retarget_many_wrapper(new_root, nargs, func)
-                self.patched_funcs.enter_context(
-                    mock.patch.object(mod, f, trap_func))
-
-    def patchOpen(self, new_root):
-        trap_func = retarget_many_wrapper(new_root, 1, open)
-        name = 'builtins.open' if PY3 else '__builtin__.open'
-        self.patched_funcs.enter_context(mock.patch(name, trap_func))
-
-    def patchStdoutAndStderr(self, stdout=None, stderr=None):
-        if stdout is not None:
-            self.patched_funcs.enter_context(
-                mock.patch.object(sys, 'stdout', stdout))
-        if stderr is not None:
-            self.patched_funcs.enter_context(
-                mock.patch.object(sys, 'stderr', stderr))
-
-    def reRoot(self, root=None):
-        if root is None:
-            root = self.tmp_dir()
-        self.patchUtils(root)
-        self.patchOS(root)
-        return root
-
-
-class HttprettyTestCase(CiTestCase):
-    # necessary as http_proxy gets in the way of httpretty
-    # https://github.com/gabrielfalcao/HTTPretty/issues/122
-    def setUp(self):
-        self.restore_proxy = os.environ.get('http_proxy')
-        if self.restore_proxy is not None:
-            del os.environ['http_proxy']
-        super(HttprettyTestCase, self).setUp()
-
-    def tearDown(self):
-        if self.restore_proxy:
-            os.environ['http_proxy'] = self.restore_proxy
-        super(HttprettyTestCase, self).tearDown()
-
-
-def populate_dir(path, files):
-    if not os.path.exists(path):
-        os.makedirs(path)
-    ret = []
-    for (name, content) in files.items():
-        p = os.path.sep.join([path, name])
-        util.ensure_dir(os.path.dirname(p))
-        with open(p, "wb") as fp:
-            if isinstance(content, six.binary_type):
-                fp.write(content)
-            else:
-                fp.write(content.encode('utf-8'))
-            fp.close()
-        ret.append(p)
-
-    return ret
-
-
-def dir2dict(startdir, prefix=None):
-    flist = {}
-    if prefix is None:
-        prefix = startdir
-    for root, dirs, files in os.walk(startdir):
-        for fname in files:
-            fpath = os.path.join(root, fname)
-            key = fpath[len(prefix):]
-            flist[key] = util.load_file(fpath)
-    return flist
-
-
-def json_dumps(data):
-    # print data in nicely formatted json.
-    return json.dumps(data, indent=1, sort_keys=True,
-                      separators=(',', ': '))
-
-
-def wrap_and_call(prefix, mocks, func, *args, **kwargs):
-    """
-    call func(args, **kwargs) with mocks applied, then unapplies mocks
-    nicer to read than repeating dectorators on each function
-
-    prefix: prefix for mock names (e.g. 'cloudinit.stages.util') or None
-    mocks: dictionary of names (under 'prefix') to mock and either
-        a return value or a dictionary to pass to the mock.patch call
-    func: function to call with mocks applied
-    *args,**kwargs: arguments for 'func'
-
-    return_value: return from 'func'
-    """
-    delim = '.'
-    if prefix is None:
-        prefix = ''
-    prefix = prefix.rstrip(delim)
-    unwraps = []
-    for fname, kw in mocks.items():
-        if prefix:
-            fname = delim.join((prefix, fname))
-        if not isinstance(kw, dict):
-            kw = {'return_value': kw}
-        p = mock.patch(fname, **kw)
-        p.start()
-        unwraps.append(p)
-    try:
-        return func(*args, **kwargs)
-    finally:
-        for p in unwraps:
-            p.stop()
-
-
-try:
-    skipIf = unittest.skipIf
-except AttributeError:
-    # Python 2.6.  Doesn't have to be high fidelity.
-    def skipIf(condition, reason):
-        def decorator(func):
-            def wrapper(*args, **kws):
-                if condition:
-                    return func(*args, **kws)
-                else:
-                    print(reason, file=sys.stderr)
-            return wrapper
-        return decorator
-
-
-# older versions of mock do not have the useful 'assert_not_called'
-if not hasattr(mock.Mock, 'assert_not_called'):
-    def __mock_assert_not_called(mmock):
-        if mmock.call_count != 0:
-            msg = ("[citest] Expected '%s' to not have been called. "
-                   "Called %s times." %
-                   (mmock._mock_name or 'mock', mmock.call_count))
-            raise AssertionError(msg)
-    mock.Mock.assert_not_called = __mock_assert_not_called
-
-
-# vi: ts=4 expandtab
diff --git a/tests/unittests/test__init__.py b/tests/unittests/test__init__.py
index 781f6d5..25878d7 100644
--- a/tests/unittests/test__init__.py
+++ b/tests/unittests/test__init__.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ from cloudinit import settings
 from cloudinit import url_helper
 from cloudinit import util
 
-from .helpers import TestCase, CiTestCase, ExitStack, mock
+from cloudinit.tests.helpers import TestCase, CiTestCase, ExitStack, mock
 
 
 class FakeModule(handlers.Handler):
diff --git a/tests/unittests/test_atomic_helper.py b/tests/unittests/test_atomic_helper.py
index 515919d..0101b0e 100644
--- a/tests/unittests/test_atomic_helper.py
+++ b/tests/unittests/test_atomic_helper.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import stat
 
 from cloudinit import atomic_helper
 
-from .helpers import CiTestCase
+from cloudinit.tests.helpers import CiTestCase
 
 
 class TestAtomicHelper(CiTestCase):
diff --git a/tests/unittests/test_builtin_handlers.py b/tests/unittests/test_builtin_handlers.py
index dd9d035..9751ed9 100644
--- a/tests/unittests/test_builtin_handlers.py
+++ b/tests/unittests/test_builtin_handlers.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ try:
 except ImportError:
     import mock
 
-from . import helpers as test_helpers
+from cloudinit.tests import helpers as test_helpers
 
 from cloudinit import handlers
 from cloudinit import helpers
diff --git a/tests/unittests/test_cli.py b/tests/unittests/test_cli.py
index 12f0185..495bdc9 100644
--- a/tests/unittests/test_cli.py
+++ b/tests/unittests/test_cli.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 import six
 
-from . import helpers as test_helpers
+from cloudinit.tests import helpers as test_helpers
 
 from cloudinit.cmd import main as cli
 
diff --git a/tests/unittests/test_cs_util.py b/tests/unittests/test_cs_util.py
index b8f5031..ee88520 100644
--- a/tests/unittests/test_cs_util.py
+++ b/tests/unittests/test_cs_util.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 from __future__ import print_function
 
-from . import helpers as test_helpers
+from cloudinit.tests import helpers as test_helpers
 
 from cloudinit.cs_utils import Cepko
 
diff --git a/tests/unittests/test_data.py b/tests/unittests/test_data.py
index 4ad86bb..6d621d2 100644
--- a/tests/unittests/test_data.py
+++ b/tests/unittests/test_data.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ from cloudinit import stages
 from cloudinit import user_data as ud
 from cloudinit import util
 
-from . import helpers
+from cloudinit.tests import helpers
 
 
 INSTANCE_ID = "i-testing"
diff --git a/tests/unittests/test_datasource/test_aliyun.py b/tests/unittests/test_datasource/test_aliyun.py
index 996560e..714f5da 100644
--- a/tests/unittests/test_datasource/test_aliyun.py
+++ b/tests/unittests/test_datasource/test_aliyun.py
@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@ import httpretty
 import mock
 import os
 
-from .. import helpers as test_helpers
 from cloudinit import helpers
 from cloudinit.sources import DataSourceAliYun as ay
+from cloudinit.tests import helpers as test_helpers
 
 DEFAULT_METADATA = {
     'instance-id': 'aliyun-test-vm-00',
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ class TestAliYunDatasource(test_helpers.HttprettyTestCase):
         super(TestAliYunDatasource, self).setUp()
         cfg = {'datasource': {'AliYun': {'timeout': '1', 'max_wait': '1'}}}
         distro = {}
-        paths = helpers.Paths({})
+        paths = helpers.Paths({'run_dir': self.tmp_dir()})
         self.ds = ay.DataSourceAliYun(cfg, distro, paths)
         self.metadata_address = self.ds.metadata_urls[0]
 
diff --git a/tests/unittests/test_datasource/test_altcloud.py b/tests/unittests/test_datasource/test_altcloud.py
index 9c46abc..18c85b6 100644
--- a/tests/unittests/test_datasource/test_altcloud.py
+++ b/tests/unittests/test_datasource/test_altcloud.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ import tempfile
 from cloudinit import helpers
 from cloudinit import util
 
-from ..helpers import TestCase
+from cloudinit.tests.helpers import CiTestCase
 
 import cloudinit.sources.DataSourceAltCloud as dsac
 
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ def _dmi_data(expected):
     return _data
 
 
-class TestGetCloudType(TestCase):
+class TestGetCloudType(CiTestCase):
     '''
     Test to exercise method: DataSourceAltCloud.get_cloud_type()
     '''
@@ -143,14 +143,16 @@ class TestGetCloudType(TestCase):
         self.assertEqual('UNKNOWN', dsrc.get_cloud_type())
 
 
-class TestGetDataCloudInfoFile(TestCase):
+class TestGetDataCloudInfoFile(CiTestCase):
     '''
     Test to exercise method: DataSourceAltCloud.get_data()
     With a contrived CLOUD_INFO_FILE
     '''
     def setUp(self):
         '''Set up.'''
-        self.paths = helpers.Paths({'cloud_dir': '/tmp'})
+        self.tmp = self.tmp_dir()
+        self.paths = helpers.Paths(
+            {'cloud_dir': self.tmp, 'run_dir': self.tmp})
         self.cloud_info_file = tempfile.mkstemp()[1]
         self.dmi_data = util.read_dmi_data
         dsac.CLOUD_INFO_FILE = self.cloud_info_file
@@ -207,14 +209,16 @@ class TestGetDataCloudInfoFile(TestCase):
         self.assertEqual(False, dsrc.get_data())
 
 
-class TestGetDataNoCloudInfoFile(TestCase):
+class TestGetDataNoCloudInfoFile(CiTestCase):
     '''
     Test to exercise method: DataSourceAltCloud.get_data()
     Without a CLOUD_INFO_FILE
     '''
     def setUp(self):
         '''Set up.'''
-        self.paths = helpers.Paths({'cloud_dir': '/tmp'})
+        self.tmp = self.tmp_dir()
+        self.paths = helpers.Paths(
+            {'cloud_dir': self.tmp, 'run_dir': self.tmp})
         self.dmi_data = util.read_dmi_data
         dsac.CLOUD_INFO_FILE = \
             'no such file'
@@ -254,7 +258,7 @@ class TestGetDataNoCloudInfoFile(TestCase):
         self.assertEqual(False, dsrc.get_data())
 
 
-class TestUserDataRhevm(TestCase):
+class TestUserDataRhevm(CiTestCase):
     '''
     Test to exercise method: DataSourceAltCloud.user_data_rhevm()
     '''
@@ -320,7 +324,7 @@ class TestUserDataRhevm(TestCase):
         self.assertEqual(False, dsrc.user_data_rhevm())
 
 
-class TestUserDataVsphere(TestCase):
+class TestUserDataVsphere(CiTestCase):
     '''
     Test to exercise method: DataSourceAltCloud.user_data_vsphere()
     '''
@@ -368,7 +372,7 @@ class TestUserDataVsphere(TestCase):
         self.assertEqual(1, m_mount_cb.call_count)
 
 
-class TestReadUserDataCallback(TestCase):
+class TestReadUserDataCallback(CiTestCase):
     '''
     Test to exercise method: DataSourceAltCloud.read_user_data_callback()
     '''
diff --git a/tests/unittests/test_datasource/test_azure.py b/tests/unittests/test_datasource/test_azure.py
index 20e70fb..eeef70f 100644
--- a/tests/unittests/test_datasource/test_azure.py
+++ b/tests/unittests/test_datasource/test_azure.py
@@ -6,14 +6,12 @@ from cloudinit.sources import DataSourceAzure as dsaz
 from cloudinit.util import find_freebsd_part
 from cloudinit.util import get_path_dev_freebsd
 
-from ..helpers import (CiTestCase, TestCase, populate_dir, mock,
-                       ExitStack, PY26, SkipTest)
+from cloudinit.tests.helpers import (CiTestCase, TestCase, populate_dir, mock,
+                                     ExitStack, PY26, SkipTest)
 
 import crypt
 import os
-import shutil
 import stat
-import tempfile
 import xml.etree.ElementTree as ET
 import yaml
 
@@ -84,11 +82,11 @@ class TestAzureDataSource(CiTestCase):
         super(TestAzureDataSource, self).setUp()
         if PY26:
             raise SkipTest("Does not work on python 2.6")
-        self.tmp = tempfile.mkdtemp()
-        self.addCleanup(shutil.rmtree, self.tmp)
+        self.tmp = self.tmp_dir()
 
         # patch cloud_dir, so our 'seed_dir' is guaranteed empty
-        self.paths = helpers.Paths({'cloud_dir': self.tmp})
+        self.paths = helpers.Paths(
+            {'cloud_dir': self.tmp, 'run_dir': self.tmp})
         self.waagent_d = os.path.join(self.tmp, 'var', 'lib', 'waagent')
 
         self.patches = ExitStack()
@@ -641,7 +639,7 @@ fdescfs            /dev/fd          fdescfs rw              0 0
         self.assertEqual(netconfig, expected_config)
 
 
-class TestAzureBounce(TestCase):
+class TestAzureBounce(CiTestCase):
 
     def mock_out_azure_moving_parts(self):
         self.patches.enter_context(
@@ -668,10 +666,10 @@ class TestAzureBounce(TestCase):
 
     def setUp(self):
         super(TestAzureBounce, self).setUp()
-        self.tmp = tempfile.mkdtemp()
+        self.tmp = self.tmp_dir()
         self.waagent_d = os.path.join(self.tmp, 'var', 'lib', 'waagent')
-        self.paths = helpers.Paths({'cloud_dir': self.tmp})
-        self.addCleanup(shutil.rmtree, self.tmp)
+        self.paths = helpers.Paths(
+            {'cloud_dir': self.tmp, 'run_dir': self.tmp})
         dsaz.BUILTIN_DS_CONFIG['data_dir'] = self.waagent_d
         self.patches = ExitStack()
         self.mock_out_azure_moving_parts()
@@ -713,21 +711,24 @@ class TestAzureBounce(TestCase):
 
     def test_disabled_bounce_does_not_change_hostname(self):
         cfg = {'hostname_bounce': {'policy': 'off'}}
-        self._get_ds(self.get_ovf_env_with_dscfg('test-host', cfg)).get_data()
+        ds = self._get_ds(self.get_ovf_env_with_dscfg('test-host', cfg))
+        ds.get_data()
         self.assertEqual(0, self.set_hostname.call_count)
 
     @mock.patch('cloudinit.sources.DataSourceAzure.perform_hostname_bounce')
     def test_disabled_bounce_does_not_perform_bounce(
             self, perform_hostname_bounce):
         cfg = {'hostname_bounce': {'policy': 'off'}}
-        self._get_ds(self.get_ovf_env_with_dscfg('test-host', cfg)).get_data()
+        ds = self._get_ds(self.get_ovf_env_with_dscfg('test-host', cfg))
+        ds.get_data()
         self.assertEqual(0, perform_hostname_bounce.call_count)
 
     def test_same_hostname_does_not_change_hostname(self):
         host_name = 'unchanged-host-name'
         self.get_hostname.return_value = host_name
         cfg = {'hostname_bounce': {'policy': 'yes'}}
-        self._get_ds(self.get_ovf_env_with_dscfg(host_name, cfg)).get_data()
+        ds = self._get_ds(self.get_ovf_env_with_dscfg(host_name, cfg))
+        ds.get_data()
         self.assertEqual(0, self.set_hostname.call_count)
 
     @mock.patch('cloudinit.sources.DataSourceAzure.perform_hostname_bounce')
@@ -736,7 +737,8 @@ class TestAzureBounce(TestCase):
         host_name = 'unchanged-host-name'
         self.get_hostname.return_value = host_name
         cfg = {'hostname_bounce': {'policy': 'yes'}}
-        self._get_ds(self.get_ovf_env_with_dscfg(host_name, cfg)).get_data()
+        ds = self._get_ds(self.get_ovf_env_with_dscfg(host_name, cfg))
+        ds.get_data()
         self.assertEqual(0, perform_hostname_bounce.call_count)
 
     @mock.patch('cloudinit.sources.DataSourceAzure.perform_hostname_bounce')
@@ -871,6 +873,7 @@ class TestLoadAzureDsDir(CiTestCase):
 
 
 class TestReadAzureOvf(TestCase):
+
     def test_invalid_xml_raises_non_azure_ds(self):
         invalid_xml = "<foo>" + construct_valid_ovf_env(data={})
         self.assertRaises(dsaz.BrokenAzureDataSource,
@@ -1079,6 +1082,7 @@ class TestCanDevBeReformatted(CiTestCase):
 
 
 class TestAzureNetExists(CiTestCase):
+
     def test_azure_net_must_exist_for_legacy_objpkl(self):
         """DataSourceAzureNet must exist for old obj.pkl files
            that reference it."""
diff --git a/tests/unittests/test_datasource/test_azure_helper.py b/tests/unittests/test_datasource/test_azure_helper.py
index b2d2971..80ce003 100644
--- a/tests/unittests/test_datasource/test_azure_helper.py
+++ b/tests/unittests/test_datasource/test_azure_helper.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 import os
 
 from cloudinit.sources.helpers import azure as azure_helper
-from ..helpers import ExitStack, mock, TestCase
+from cloudinit.tests.helpers import ExitStack, mock, TestCase
 
 
 GOAL_STATE_TEMPLATE = """\
diff --git a/tests/unittests/test_datasource/test_cloudsigma.py b/tests/unittests/test_datasource/test_cloudsigma.py
index 5997102..f6a59b6 100644
--- a/tests/unittests/test_datasource/test_cloudsigma.py
+++ b/tests/unittests/test_datasource/test_cloudsigma.py
@@ -3,10 +3,11 @@
 import copy
 
 from cloudinit.cs_utils import Cepko
+from cloudinit import helpers
 from cloudinit import sources
 from cloudinit.sources import DataSourceCloudSigma
 
-from .. import helpers as test_helpers
+from cloudinit.tests import helpers as test_helpers
 
 SERVER_CONTEXT = {
     "cpu": 1000,
@@ -38,10 +39,12 @@ class CepkoMock(Cepko):
         return self
 
 
-class DataSourceCloudSigmaTest(test_helpers.TestCase):
+class DataSourceCloudSigmaTest(test_helpers.CiTestCase):
     def setUp(self):
         super(DataSourceCloudSigmaTest, self).setUp()
-        self.datasource = DataSourceCloudSigma.DataSourceCloudSigma("", "", "")
+        self.paths = helpers.Paths({'run_dir': self.tmp_dir()})
+        self.datasource = DataSourceCloudSigma.DataSourceCloudSigma(
+            "", "", paths=self.paths)
         self.datasource.is_running_in_cloudsigma = lambda: True
         self.datasource.cepko = CepkoMock(SERVER_CONTEXT)
         self.datasource.get_data()
@@ -85,7 +88,8 @@ class DataSourceCloudSigmaTest(test_helpers.TestCase):
     def test_lack_of_vendor_data(self):
         stripped_context = copy.deepcopy(SERVER_CONTEXT)
         del stripped_context["vendor_data"]
-        self.datasource = DataSourceCloudSigma.DataSourceCloudSigma("", "", "")
+        self.datasource = DataSourceCloudSigma.DataSourceCloudSigma(
+            "", "", paths=self.paths)
         self.datasource.cepko = CepkoMock(stripped_context)
         self.datasource.get_data()
 
@@ -94,7 +98,8 @@ class DataSourceCloudSigmaTest(test_helpers.TestCase):
     def test_lack_of_cloudinit_key_in_vendor_data(self):
         stripped_context = copy.deepcopy(SERVER_CONTEXT)
         del stripped_context["vendor_data"]["cloudinit"]
-        self.datasource = DataSourceCloudSigma.DataSourceCloudSigma("", "", "")
+        self.datasource = DataSourceCloudSigma.DataSourceCloudSigma(
+            "", "", paths=self.paths)
         self.datasource.cepko = CepkoMock(stripped_context)
         self.datasource.get_data()
 
diff --git a/tests/unittests/test_datasource/test_cloudstack.py b/tests/unittests/test_datasource/test_cloudstack.py
index e94aad6..5345c37 100644
--- a/tests/unittests/test_datasource/test_cloudstack.py
+++ b/tests/unittests/test_datasource/test_cloudstack.py
@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@
 from cloudinit import helpers
 from cloudinit.sources.DataSourceCloudStack import DataSourceCloudStack
 
-from ..helpers import TestCase, mock, ExitStack
+from cloudinit.tests.helpers import CiTestCase, mock, ExitStack
 
 
-class TestCloudStackPasswordFetching(TestCase):
+class TestCloudStackPasswordFetching(CiTestCase):
 
     def setUp(self):
         super(TestCloudStackPasswordFetching, self).setUp()
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ class TestCloudStackPasswordFetching(TestCase):
         self.patches.enter_context(mock.patch(
             'cloudinit.sources.DataSourceCloudStack.get_default_gateway',
             get_default_gw))
+        self.tmp = self.tmp_dir()
 
     def _set_password_server_response(self, response_string):
         subp = mock.MagicMock(return_value=(response_string, ''))
@@ -35,26 +36,30 @@ class TestCloudStackPasswordFetching(TestCase):
 
     def test_empty_password_doesnt_create_config(self):
         self._set_password_server_response('')
-        ds = DataSourceCloudStack({}, None, helpers.Paths({}))
+        ds = DataSourceCloudStack(
+            {}, None, helpers.Paths({'run_dir': self.tmp}))
         ds.get_data()
         self.assertEqual({}, ds.get_config_obj())
 
     def test_saved_password_doesnt_create_config(self):
         self._set_password_server_response('saved_password')
-        ds = DataSourceCloudStack({}, None, helpers.Paths({}))
+        ds = DataSourceCloudStack(
+            {}, None, helpers.Paths({'run_dir': self.tmp}))
         ds.get_data()
         self.assertEqual({}, ds.get_config_obj())
 
     def test_password_sets_password(self):
         password = 'SekritSquirrel'
         self._set_password_server_response(password)
-        ds = DataSourceCloudStack({}, None, helpers.Paths({}))
+        ds = DataSourceCloudStack(
+            {}, None, helpers.Paths({'run_dir': self.tmp}))
         ds.get_data()
         self.assertEqual(password, ds.get_config_obj()['password'])
 
     def test_bad_request_doesnt_stop_ds_from_working(self):
         self._set_password_server_response('bad_request')
-        ds = DataSourceCloudStack({}, None, helpers.Paths({}))
+        ds = DataSourceCloudStack(
+            {}, None, helpers.Paths({'run_dir': self.tmp}))
         self.assertTrue(ds.get_data())
 
     def assertRequestTypesSent(self, subp, expected_request_types):
@@ -69,14 +74,16 @@ class TestCloudStackPasswordFetching(TestCase):
     def test_valid_response_means_password_marked_as_saved(self):
         password = 'SekritSquirrel'
         subp = self._set_password_server_response(password)
-        ds = DataSourceCloudStack({}, None, helpers.Paths({}))
+        ds = DataSourceCloudStack(
+            {}, None, helpers.Paths({'run_dir': self.tmp}))
         ds.get_data()
         self.assertRequestTypesSent(subp,
                                     ['send_my_password', 'saved_password'])
 
     def _check_password_not_saved_for(self, response_string):
         subp = self._set_password_server_response(response_string)
-        ds = DataSourceCloudStack({}, None, helpers.Paths({}))
+        ds = DataSourceCloudStack(
+            {}, None, helpers.Paths({'run_dir': self.tmp}))
         ds.get_data()
         self.assertRequestTypesSent(subp, ['send_my_password'])
 
diff --git a/tests/unittests/test_datasource/test_common.py b/tests/unittests/test_datasource/test_common.py
index 4802f10..80b9c65 100644
--- a/tests/unittests/test_datasource/test_common.py
+++ b/tests/unittests/test_datasource/test_common.py
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ from cloudinit.sources import (
 )
 from cloudinit.sources import DataSourceNone as DSNone
 
-from .. import helpers as test_helpers
+from cloudinit.tests import helpers as test_helpers
 
 DEFAULT_LOCAL = [
     Azure.DataSourceAzure,
diff --git a/tests/unittests/test_datasource/test_configdrive.py b/tests/unittests/test_datasource/test_configdrive.py
index 337be66..9849788 100644
--- a/tests/unittests/test_datasource/test_configdrive.py
+++ b/tests/unittests/test_datasource/test_configdrive.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ from cloudinit.sources import DataSourceConfigDrive as ds
 from cloudinit.sources.helpers import openstack
 from cloudinit import util
 
-from ..helpers import TestCase, ExitStack, mock
+from cloudinit.tests.helpers import TestCase, ExitStack, mock
 
 
 PUBKEY = u'ssh-rsa AAAAB3NzaC1....sIkJhq8wdX+4I3A4cYbYP ubuntu@server-460\n'
@@ -725,8 +725,9 @@ class TestConvertNetworkData(TestCase):
 
 
 def cfg_ds_from_dir(seed_d):
+    tmp = tempfile.mkdtemp()
     cfg_ds = ds.DataSourceConfigDrive(settings.CFG_BUILTIN, None,
-                                      helpers.Paths({}))
+                                      helpers.Paths({'run_dir': tmp}))
     cfg_ds.seed_dir = seed_d
     cfg_ds.known_macs = KNOWN_MACS.copy()
     if not cfg_ds.get_data():
diff --git a/tests/unittests/test_datasource/test_digitalocean.py b/tests/unittests/test_datasource/test_digitalocean.py
index e97a679..ec32173 100644
--- a/tests/unittests/test_datasource/test_digitalocean.py
+++ b/tests/unittests/test_datasource/test_digitalocean.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ from cloudinit import settings
 from cloudinit.sources import DataSourceDigitalOcean
 from cloudinit.sources.helpers import digitalocean
 
-from ..helpers import mock, TestCase
+from cloudinit.tests.helpers import mock, CiTestCase
 
 DO_MULTIPLE_KEYS = ["ssh-rsa AAAAB3NzaC1yc2EAAAA... test1@xxxxx",
                     "ssh-rsa AAAAB3NzaC1yc2EAAAA... test2@xxxxx"]
@@ -135,14 +135,17 @@ def _mock_dmi():
     return (True, DO_META.get('id'))
 
 
-class TestDataSourceDigitalOcean(TestCase):
+class TestDataSourceDigitalOcean(CiTestCase):
     """
     Test reading the meta-data
     """
+    def setUp(self):
+        super(TestDataSourceDigitalOcean, self).setUp()
+        self.tmp = self.tmp_dir()
 
     def get_ds(self, get_sysinfo=_mock_dmi):
         ds = DataSourceDigitalOcean.DataSourceDigitalOcean(
-            settings.CFG_BUILTIN, None, helpers.Paths({}))
+            settings.CFG_BUILTIN, None, helpers.Paths({'run_dir': self.tmp}))
         ds.use_ip4LL = False
         if get_sysinfo is not None:
             ds._get_sysinfo = get_sysinfo
@@ -194,7 +197,7 @@ class TestDataSourceDigitalOcean(TestCase):
         self.assertIsInstance(ds.get_public_ssh_keys(), list)
 
 
-class TestNetworkConvert(TestCase):
+class TestNetworkConvert(CiTestCase):
 
     @mock.patch('cloudinit.net.get_interfaces_by_mac')
     def _get_networking(self, m_get_by_mac):
diff --git a/tests/unittests/test_datasource/test_ec2.py b/tests/unittests/test_datasource/test_ec2.py
index b7a84e2..ae4faf9 100644
--- a/tests/unittests/test_datasource/test_ec2.py
+++ b/tests/unittests/test_datasource/test_ec2.py
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@ import copy
 import httpretty
 import mock
 
-from .. import helpers as test_helpers
 from cloudinit import helpers
 from cloudinit.sources import DataSourceEc2 as ec2
+from cloudinit.tests import helpers as test_helpers
 
 
 # collected from api version 2016-09-02/ with
@@ -163,6 +163,7 @@ class TestEc2(test_helpers.HttprettyTestCase):
         super(TestEc2, self).setUp()
         self.datasource = ec2.DataSourceEc2
         self.metadata_addr = self.datasource.metadata_urls[0]
+        self.tmp = self.tmp_dir()
 
     def data_url(self, version):
         """Return a metadata url based on the version provided."""
@@ -176,7 +177,7 @@ class TestEc2(test_helpers.HttprettyTestCase):
     def _setup_ds(self, sys_cfg, platform_data, md, md_version=None):
         self.uris = []
         distro = {}
-        paths = helpers.Paths({})
+        paths = helpers.Paths({'run_dir': self.tmp})
         if sys_cfg is None:
             sys_cfg = {}
         ds = self.datasource(sys_cfg=sys_cfg, distro=distro, paths=paths)
diff --git a/tests/unittests/test_datasource/test_gce.py b/tests/unittests/test_datasource/test_gce.py
index ad608be..a2e3330 100644
--- a/tests/unittests/test_datasource/test_gce.py
+++ b/tests/unittests/test_datasource/test_gce.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ from cloudinit import helpers
 from cloudinit import settings
 from cloudinit.sources import DataSourceGCE
 
-from .. import helpers as test_helpers
+from cloudinit.tests import helpers as test_helpers
 
 
 GCE_META = {
@@ -69,9 +69,10 @@ def _set_mock_metadata(gce_meta=None):
 class TestDataSourceGCE(test_helpers.HttprettyTestCase):
 
     def setUp(self):
+        tmp = self.tmp_dir()
         self.ds = DataSourceGCE.DataSourceGCE(
             settings.CFG_BUILTIN, None,
-            helpers.Paths({}))
+            helpers.Paths({'run_dir': tmp}))
         ppatch = self.m_platform_reports_gce = mock.patch(
             'cloudinit.sources.DataSourceGCE.platform_reports_gce')
         self.m_platform_reports_gce = ppatch.start()
diff --git a/tests/unittests/test_datasource/test_maas.py b/tests/unittests/test_datasource/test_maas.py
index c1911bf..289c6a4 100644
--- a/tests/unittests/test_datasource/test_maas.py
+++ b/tests/unittests/test_datasource/test_maas.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import yaml
 
 from cloudinit.sources import DataSourceMAAS
 from cloudinit import url_helper
-from ..helpers import TestCase, populate_dir
+from cloudinit.tests.helpers import TestCase, populate_dir
 
 try:
     from unittest import mock
diff --git a/tests/unittests/test_datasource/test_nocloud.py b/tests/unittests/test_datasource/test_nocloud.py
index ff29439..70d50de 100644
--- a/tests/unittests/test_datasource/test_nocloud.py
+++ b/tests/unittests/test_datasource/test_nocloud.py
@@ -3,22 +3,20 @@
 from cloudinit import helpers
 from cloudinit.sources import DataSourceNoCloud
 from cloudinit import util
-from ..helpers import TestCase, populate_dir, mock, ExitStack
+from cloudinit.tests.helpers import CiTestCase, populate_dir, mock, ExitStack
 
 import os
-import shutil
-import tempfile
 import textwrap
 import yaml
 
 
-class TestNoCloudDataSource(TestCase):
+class TestNoCloudDataSource(CiTestCase):
 
     def setUp(self):
         super(TestNoCloudDataSource, self).setUp()
-        self.tmp = tempfile.mkdtemp()
-        self.addCleanup(shutil.rmtree, self.tmp)
-        self.paths = helpers.Paths({'cloud_dir': self.tmp})
+        self.tmp = self.tmp_dir()
+        self.paths = helpers.Paths(
+            {'cloud_dir': self.tmp, 'run_dir': self.tmp})
 
         self.cmdline = "root=TESTCMDLINE"
 
@@ -215,7 +213,7 @@ class TestNoCloudDataSource(TestCase):
         self.assertNotIn(gateway, str(dsrc.network_config))
 
 
-class TestParseCommandLineData(TestCase):
+class TestParseCommandLineData(CiTestCase):
 
     def test_parse_cmdline_data_valid(self):
         ds_id = "ds=nocloud"
diff --git a/tests/unittests/test_datasource/test_opennebula.py b/tests/unittests/test_datasource/test_opennebula.py
index b0f8e43..2326dd5 100644
--- a/tests/unittests/test_datasource/test_opennebula.py
+++ b/tests/unittests/test_datasource/test_opennebula.py
@@ -3,12 +3,10 @@
 from cloudinit import helpers
 from cloudinit.sources import DataSourceOpenNebula as ds
 from cloudinit import util
-from ..helpers import mock, populate_dir, TestCase
+from cloudinit.tests.helpers import mock, populate_dir, CiTestCase
 
 import os
 import pwd
-import shutil
-import tempfile
 import unittest
 
 
@@ -36,14 +34,14 @@ PUBLIC_IP = '10.0.0.3'
 DS_PATH = "cloudinit.sources.DataSourceOpenNebula"
 
 
-class TestOpenNebulaDataSource(TestCase):
+class TestOpenNebulaDataSource(CiTestCase):
     parsed_user = None
 
     def setUp(self):
         super(TestOpenNebulaDataSource, self).setUp()
-        self.tmp = tempfile.mkdtemp()
-        self.addCleanup(shutil.rmtree, self.tmp)
-        self.paths = helpers.Paths({'cloud_dir': self.tmp})
+        self.tmp = self.tmp_dir()
+        self.paths = helpers.Paths(
+            {'cloud_dir': self.tmp, 'run_dir': self.tmp})
 
         # defaults for few tests
         self.ds = ds.DataSourceOpenNebula
diff --git a/tests/unittests/test_datasource/test_openstack.py b/tests/unittests/test_datasource/test_openstack.py
index c2905d1..f4d262f 100644
--- a/tests/unittests/test_datasource/test_openstack.py
+++ b/tests/unittests/test_datasource/test_openstack.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import httpretty as hp
 import json
 import re
 
-from .. import helpers as test_helpers
+from cloudinit.tests import helpers as test_helpers
 
 from six.moves.urllib.parse import urlparse
 from six import StringIO
@@ -128,6 +128,10 @@ def _read_metadata_service():
 class TestOpenStackDataSource(test_helpers.HttprettyTestCase):
     VERSION = 'latest'
 
+    def setUp(self):
+        super(TestOpenStackDataSource, self).setUp()
+        self.tmp = self.tmp_dir()
+
     @hp.activate
     def test_successful(self):
         _register_uris(self.VERSION, EC2_FILES, EC2_META, OS_FILES)
@@ -229,7 +233,7 @@ class TestOpenStackDataSource(test_helpers.HttprettyTestCase):
         _register_uris(self.VERSION, EC2_FILES, EC2_META, OS_FILES)
         ds_os = ds.DataSourceOpenStack(settings.CFG_BUILTIN,
                                        None,
-                                       helpers.Paths({}))
+                                       helpers.Paths({'run_dir': self.tmp}))
         self.assertIsNone(ds_os.version)
         found = ds_os.get_data()
         self.assertTrue(found)
@@ -253,7 +257,7 @@ class TestOpenStackDataSource(test_helpers.HttprettyTestCase):
         _register_uris(self.VERSION, {}, {}, os_files)
         ds_os = ds.DataSourceOpenStack(settings.CFG_BUILTIN,
                                        None,
-                                       helpers.Paths({}))
+                                       helpers.Paths({'run_dir': self.tmp}))
         self.assertIsNone(ds_os.version)
         found = ds_os.get_data()
         self.assertFalse(found)
@@ -268,7 +272,7 @@ class TestOpenStackDataSource(test_helpers.HttprettyTestCase):
         _register_uris(self.VERSION, {}, {}, os_files)
         ds_os = ds.DataSourceOpenStack(settings.CFG_BUILTIN,
                                        None,
-                                       helpers.Paths({}))
+                                       helpers.Paths({'run_dir': self.tmp}))
         ds_os.ds_cfg = {
             'max_wait': 0,
             'timeout': 0,
@@ -291,7 +295,7 @@ class TestOpenStackDataSource(test_helpers.HttprettyTestCase):
         _register_uris(self.VERSION, {}, {}, os_files)
         ds_os = ds.DataSourceOpenStack(settings.CFG_BUILTIN,
                                        None,
-                                       helpers.Paths({}))
+                                       helpers.Paths({'run_dir': self.tmp}))
         ds_os.ds_cfg = {
             'max_wait': 0,
             'timeout': 0,
diff --git a/tests/unittests/test_datasource/test_ovf.py b/tests/unittests/test_datasource/test_ovf.py
index 477cf8e..9dbf4dd 100644
--- a/tests/unittests/test_datasource/test_ovf.py
+++ b/tests/unittests/test_datasource/test_ovf.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 import base64
 
-from .. import helpers as test_helpers
+from cloudinit.tests import helpers as test_helpers
 
 from cloudinit.sources import DataSourceOVF as dsovf
 
diff --git a/tests/unittests/test_datasource/test_scaleway.py b/tests/unittests/test_datasource/test_scaleway.py
index 65d83ad..8dec06b 100644
--- a/tests/unittests/test_datasource/test_scaleway.py
+++ b/tests/unittests/test_datasource/test_scaleway.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ from cloudinit import helpers
 from cloudinit import settings
 from cloudinit.sources import DataSourceScaleway
 
-from ..helpers import mock, HttprettyTestCase, TestCase
+from cloudinit.tests.helpers import mock, HttprettyTestCase, CiTestCase
 
 
 class DataResponses(object):
@@ -63,7 +63,11 @@ class MetadataResponses(object):
         return 200, headers, json.dumps(cls.FAKE_METADATA)
 
 
-class TestOnScaleway(TestCase):
+class TestOnScaleway(CiTestCase):
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        super(TestOnScaleway, self).setUp()
+        self.tmp = self.tmp_dir()
 
     def install_mocks(self, fake_dmi, fake_file_exists, fake_cmdline):
         mock, faked = fake_dmi
@@ -91,7 +95,7 @@ class TestOnScaleway(TestCase):
 
         # When not on Scaleway, get_data() returns False.
         datasource = DataSourceScaleway.DataSourceScaleway(
-            settings.CFG_BUILTIN, None, helpers.Paths({})
+            settings.CFG_BUILTIN, None, helpers.Paths({'run_dir': self.tmp})
         )
         self.assertFalse(datasource.get_data())
 
@@ -159,8 +163,9 @@ def get_source_address_adapter(*args, **kwargs):
 class TestDataSourceScaleway(HttprettyTestCase):
 
     def setUp(self):
+        tmp = self.tmp_dir()
         self.datasource = DataSourceScaleway.DataSourceScaleway(
-            settings.CFG_BUILTIN, None, helpers.Paths({})
+            settings.CFG_BUILTIN, None, helpers.Paths({'run_dir': tmp})
         )
         super(TestDataSourceScaleway, self).setUp()
 
diff --git a/tests/unittests/test_datasource/test_smartos.py b/tests/unittests/test_datasource/test_smartos.py
index e3c99bb..88bae5f 100644
--- a/tests/unittests/test_datasource/test_smartos.py
+++ b/tests/unittests/test_datasource/test_smartos.py
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ import six
 from cloudinit import helpers as c_helpers
 from cloudinit.util import b64e
 
-from ..helpers import mock, FilesystemMockingTestCase, TestCase
+from cloudinit.tests.helpers import mock, FilesystemMockingTestCase, TestCase
 
 SDC_NICS = json.loads("""
 [
@@ -359,7 +359,8 @@ class TestSmartOSDataSource(FilesystemMockingTestCase):
 
         self.tmp = tempfile.mkdtemp()
         self.addCleanup(shutil.rmtree, self.tmp)
-        self.paths = c_helpers.Paths({'cloud_dir': self.tmp})
+        self.paths = c_helpers.Paths(
+            {'cloud_dir': self.tmp, 'run_dir': self.tmp})
 
         self.legacy_user_d = os.path.join(self.tmp, 'legacy_user_tmp')
         os.mkdir(self.legacy_user_d)
diff --git a/tests/unittests/test_distros/test_arch.py b/tests/unittests/test_distros/test_arch.py
index 3d4c9a7..a95ba3b 100644
--- a/tests/unittests/test_distros/test_arch.py
+++ b/tests/unittests/test_distros/test_arch.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 from cloudinit.distros.arch import _render_network
 from cloudinit import util
 
-from ..helpers import (CiTestCase, dir2dict)
+from cloudinit.tests.helpers import (CiTestCase, dir2dict)
 
 from . import _get_distro
 
diff --git a/tests/unittests/test_distros/test_create_users.py b/tests/unittests/test_distros/test_create_users.py
index 1d02f7b..aa13670 100644
--- a/tests/unittests/test_distros/test_create_users.py
+++ b/tests/unittests/test_distros/test_create_users.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # This file is part of cloud-init. See LICENSE file for license information.
 
 from cloudinit import distros
-from ..helpers import (TestCase, mock)
+from cloudinit.tests.helpers import (TestCase, mock)
 
 
 class MyBaseDistro(distros.Distro):
diff --git a/tests/unittests/test_distros/test_debian.py b/tests/unittests/test_distros/test_debian.py
index 72d3aad..da16a79 100644
--- a/tests/unittests/test_distros/test_debian.py
+++ b/tests/unittests/test_distros/test_debian.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 from cloudinit import distros
 from cloudinit import util
-from ..helpers import (FilesystemMockingTestCase, mock)
+from cloudinit.tests.helpers import (FilesystemMockingTestCase, mock)
 
 
 @mock.patch("cloudinit.distros.debian.util.subp")
diff --git a/tests/unittests/test_distros/test_generic.py b/tests/unittests/test_distros/test_generic.py
index b355a19..791fe61 100644
--- a/tests/unittests/test_distros/test_generic.py
+++ b/tests/unittests/test_distros/test_generic.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 from cloudinit import distros
 from cloudinit import util
 
-from .. import helpers
+from cloudinit.tests import helpers
 
 import os
 import shutil
diff --git a/tests/unittests/test_distros/test_netconfig.py b/tests/unittests/test_distros/test_netconfig.py
index 6d89dba..c4bd11b 100644
--- a/tests/unittests/test_distros/test_netconfig.py
+++ b/tests/unittests/test_distros/test_netconfig.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ try:
 except ImportError:
     from contextlib2 import ExitStack
 
-from ..helpers import TestCase
+from cloudinit.tests.helpers import TestCase
 
 from cloudinit import distros
 from cloudinit.distros.parsers.sys_conf import SysConf
diff --git a/tests/unittests/test_distros/test_opensuse.py b/tests/unittests/test_distros/test_opensuse.py
index bdb1d63..b9bb9b3 100644
--- a/tests/unittests/test_distros/test_opensuse.py
+++ b/tests/unittests/test_distros/test_opensuse.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # This file is part of cloud-init. See LICENSE file for license information.
 
-from ..helpers import CiTestCase
+from cloudinit.tests.helpers import CiTestCase
 
 from . import _get_distro
 
diff --git a/tests/unittests/test_distros/test_resolv.py b/tests/unittests/test_distros/test_resolv.py
index 97168cf..68ea008 100644
--- a/tests/unittests/test_distros/test_resolv.py
+++ b/tests/unittests/test_distros/test_resolv.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 from cloudinit.distros.parsers import resolv_conf
 from cloudinit.distros import rhel_util
 
-from ..helpers import TestCase
+from cloudinit.tests.helpers import TestCase
 
 import re
 import tempfile
diff --git a/tests/unittests/test_distros/test_sles.py b/tests/unittests/test_distros/test_sles.py
index c656aac..33e3c45 100644
--- a/tests/unittests/test_distros/test_sles.py
+++ b/tests/unittests/test_distros/test_sles.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # This file is part of cloud-init. See LICENSE file for license information.
 
-from ..helpers import CiTestCase
+from cloudinit.tests.helpers import CiTestCase
 
 from . import _get_distro
 
diff --git a/tests/unittests/test_distros/test_sysconfig.py b/tests/unittests/test_distros/test_sysconfig.py
index 235eceb..c1d5b69 100644
--- a/tests/unittests/test_distros/test_sysconfig.py
+++ b/tests/unittests/test_distros/test_sysconfig.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import re
 
 from cloudinit.distros.parsers.sys_conf import SysConf
 
-from ..helpers import TestCase
+from cloudinit.tests.helpers import TestCase
 
 
 # Lots of good examples @
diff --git a/tests/unittests/test_distros/test_user_data_normalize.py b/tests/unittests/test_distros/test_user_data_normalize.py
index 88746e0..0fa9cdb 100644
--- a/tests/unittests/test_distros/test_user_data_normalize.py
+++ b/tests/unittests/test_distros/test_user_data_normalize.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ from cloudinit.distros import ug_util
 from cloudinit import helpers
 from cloudinit import settings
 
-from ..helpers import TestCase
+from cloudinit.tests.helpers import TestCase
 import mock
 
 
diff --git a/tests/unittests/test_ds_identify.py b/tests/unittests/test_ds_identify.py
index 8ccfe55..1a81a89 100644
--- a/tests/unittests/test_ds_identify.py
+++ b/tests/unittests/test_ds_identify.py
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@ from uuid import uuid4
 
 from cloudinit import safeyaml
 from cloudinit import util
-from .helpers import CiTestCase, dir2dict, json_dumps, populate_dir
+from cloudinit.tests.helpers import (
+    CiTestCase, dir2dict, json_dumps, populate_dir)
 
 UNAME_MYSYS = ("Linux bart 4.4.0-62-generic #83-Ubuntu "
                "SMP Wed Jan 18 14:10:15 UTC 2017 x86_64 GNU/Linux")
diff --git a/tests/unittests/test_ec2_util.py b/tests/unittests/test_ec2_util.py
index 65fdb51..af78997 100644
--- a/tests/unittests/test_ec2_util.py
+++ b/tests/unittests/test_ec2_util.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 import httpretty as hp
 
-from . import helpers
+from cloudinit.tests import helpers
 
 from cloudinit import ec2_utils as eu
 from cloudinit import url_helper as uh
diff --git a/tests/unittests/test_filters/test_launch_index.py b/tests/unittests/test_filters/test_launch_index.py
index 13137f6..6364d38 100644
--- a/tests/unittests/test_filters/test_launch_index.py
+++ b/tests/unittests/test_filters/test_launch_index.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 import copy
 
-from .. import helpers
+from cloudinit.tests import helpers
 
 from six.moves import filterfalse
 
diff --git a/tests/unittests/test_handler/test_handler_apt_conf_v1.py b/tests/unittests/test_handler/test_handler_apt_conf_v1.py
index 554277f..83f962a 100644
--- a/tests/unittests/test_handler/test_handler_apt_conf_v1.py
+++ b/tests/unittests/test_handler/test_handler_apt_conf_v1.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 from cloudinit.config import cc_apt_configure
 from cloudinit import util
 
-from ..helpers import TestCase
+from cloudinit.tests.helpers import TestCase
 
 import copy
 import os
diff --git a/tests/unittests/test_handler/test_handler_apt_configure_sources_list_v1.py b/tests/unittests/test_handler/test_handler_apt_configure_sources_list_v1.py
index f53ddbb..d2b96f0 100644
--- a/tests/unittests/test_handler/test_handler_apt_configure_sources_list_v1.py
+++ b/tests/unittests/test_handler/test_handler_apt_configure_sources_list_v1.py
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ from cloudinit.sources import DataSourceNone
 
 from cloudinit.distros.debian import Distro
 
-from .. import helpers as t_help
+from cloudinit.tests import helpers as t_help
 
 LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
diff --git a/tests/unittests/test_handler/test_handler_apt_configure_sources_list_v3.py b/tests/unittests/test_handler/test_handler_apt_configure_sources_list_v3.py
index 1ca915b..f7608c2 100644
--- a/tests/unittests/test_handler/test_handler_apt_configure_sources_list_v3.py
+++ b/tests/unittests/test_handler/test_handler_apt_configure_sources_list_v3.py
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ from cloudinit.sources import DataSourceNone
 
 from cloudinit.distros.debian import Distro
 
-from .. import helpers as t_help
+from cloudinit.tests import helpers as t_help
 
 LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
diff --git a/tests/unittests/test_handler/test_handler_apt_source_v1.py b/tests/unittests/test_handler/test_handler_apt_source_v1.py
index 12502d0..3a3f95c 100644
--- a/tests/unittests/test_handler/test_handler_apt_source_v1.py
+++ b/tests/unittests/test_handler/test_handler_apt_source_v1.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ from cloudinit.config import cc_apt_configure
 from cloudinit import gpg
 from cloudinit import util
 
-from ..helpers import TestCase
+from cloudinit.tests.helpers import TestCase
 
 EXPECTEDKEY = """-----BEGIN PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-----
 Version: GnuPG v1
diff --git a/tests/unittests/test_handler/test_handler_apt_source_v3.py b/tests/unittests/test_handler/test_handler_apt_source_v3.py
index 292d3f5..7bb1b7c 100644
--- a/tests/unittests/test_handler/test_handler_apt_source_v3.py
+++ b/tests/unittests/test_handler/test_handler_apt_source_v3.py
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ from cloudinit import util
 from cloudinit.config import cc_apt_configure
 from cloudinit.sources import DataSourceNone
 
-from .. import helpers as t_help
+from cloudinit.tests import helpers as t_help
 
 EXPECTEDKEY = u"""-----BEGIN PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-----
 Version: GnuPG v1
diff --git a/tests/unittests/test_handler/test_handler_ca_certs.py b/tests/unittests/test_handler/test_handler_ca_certs.py
index 7cee2c3..06e14db 100644
--- a/tests/unittests/test_handler/test_handler_ca_certs.py
+++ b/tests/unittests/test_handler/test_handler_ca_certs.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ from cloudinit.config import cc_ca_certs
 from cloudinit import helpers
 from cloudinit import util
 
-from ..helpers import TestCase
+from cloudinit.tests.helpers import TestCase
 
 import logging
 import shutil
diff --git a/tests/unittests/test_handler/test_handler_chef.py b/tests/unittests/test_handler/test_handler_chef.py
index 6a152ea..e5785cf 100644
--- a/tests/unittests/test_handler/test_handler_chef.py
+++ b/tests/unittests/test_handler/test_handler_chef.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ from cloudinit import helpers
 from cloudinit.sources import DataSourceNone
 from cloudinit import util
 
-from .. import helpers as t_help
+from cloudinit.tests import helpers as t_help
 
 LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
diff --git a/tests/unittests/test_handler/test_handler_debug.py b/tests/unittests/test_handler/test_handler_debug.py
index 1873c3e..787ba35 100644
--- a/tests/unittests/test_handler/test_handler_debug.py
+++ b/tests/unittests/test_handler/test_handler_debug.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ from cloudinit import util
 
 from cloudinit.sources import DataSourceNone
 
-from ..helpers import (FilesystemMockingTestCase, mock)
+from cloudinit.tests.helpers import (FilesystemMockingTestCase, mock)
 
 import logging
 import shutil
diff --git a/tests/unittests/test_handler/test_handler_disk_setup.py b/tests/unittests/test_handler/test_handler_disk_setup.py
index 8a6d49e..5afcaca 100644
--- a/tests/unittests/test_handler/test_handler_disk_setup.py
+++ b/tests/unittests/test_handler/test_handler_disk_setup.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 import random
 
 from cloudinit.config import cc_disk_setup
-from ..helpers import CiTestCase, ExitStack, mock, TestCase
+from cloudinit.tests.helpers import CiTestCase, ExitStack, mock, TestCase
 
 
 class TestIsDiskUsed(TestCase):
diff --git a/tests/unittests/test_handler/test_handler_growpart.py b/tests/unittests/test_handler/test_handler_growpart.py
index c5fc8c9..a3e4635 100644
--- a/tests/unittests/test_handler/test_handler_growpart.py
+++ b/tests/unittests/test_handler/test_handler_growpart.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ from cloudinit import cloud
 from cloudinit.config import cc_growpart
 from cloudinit import util
 
-from ..helpers import TestCase
+from cloudinit.tests.helpers import TestCase
 
 import errno
 import logging
diff --git a/tests/unittests/test_handler/test_handler_landscape.py b/tests/unittests/test_handler/test_handler_landscape.py
index 7c247fa..db92a7e 100644
--- a/tests/unittests/test_handler/test_handler_landscape.py
+++ b/tests/unittests/test_handler/test_handler_landscape.py
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 # This file is part of cloud-init. See LICENSE file for license information.
 
 from cloudinit.config import cc_landscape
-from cloudinit.sources import DataSourceNone
 from cloudinit import (distros, helpers, cloud, util)
-from ..helpers import FilesystemMockingTestCase, mock, wrap_and_call
+from cloudinit.sources import DataSourceNone
+from cloudinit.tests.helpers import (FilesystemMockingTestCase, mock,
+                                     wrap_and_call)
 
 from configobj import ConfigObj
 import logging
diff --git a/tests/unittests/test_handler/test_handler_locale.py b/tests/unittests/test_handler/test_handler_locale.py
index a789db3..e29a06f 100644
--- a/tests/unittests/test_handler/test_handler_locale.py
+++ b/tests/unittests/test_handler/test_handler_locale.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ from cloudinit import util
 
 from cloudinit.sources import DataSourceNoCloud
 
-from .. import helpers as t_help
+from cloudinit.tests import helpers as t_help
 
 from configobj import ConfigObj
 
diff --git a/tests/unittests/test_handler/test_handler_lxd.py b/tests/unittests/test_handler/test_handler_lxd.py
index 351226b..f132a77 100644
--- a/tests/unittests/test_handler/test_handler_lxd.py
+++ b/tests/unittests/test_handler/test_handler_lxd.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 from cloudinit.config import cc_lxd
 from cloudinit.sources import DataSourceNoCloud
 from cloudinit import (distros, helpers, cloud)
-from .. import helpers as t_help
+from cloudinit.tests import helpers as t_help
 
 import logging
 
diff --git a/tests/unittests/test_handler/test_handler_mcollective.py b/tests/unittests/test_handler/test_handler_mcollective.py
index 2a9f382..7eec735 100644
--- a/tests/unittests/test_handler/test_handler_mcollective.py
+++ b/tests/unittests/test_handler/test_handler_mcollective.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ from cloudinit import (cloud, distros, helpers, util)
 from cloudinit.config import cc_mcollective
 from cloudinit.sources import DataSourceNoCloud
 
-from .. import helpers as t_help
+from cloudinit.tests import helpers as t_help
 
 import configobj
 import logging
diff --git a/tests/unittests/test_handler/test_handler_mounts.py b/tests/unittests/test_handler/test_handler_mounts.py
index 650ca0e..fe492d4 100644
--- a/tests/unittests/test_handler/test_handler_mounts.py
+++ b/tests/unittests/test_handler/test_handler_mounts.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import tempfile
 
 from cloudinit.config import cc_mounts
 
-from .. import helpers as test_helpers
+from cloudinit.tests import helpers as test_helpers
 
 try:
     from unittest import mock
diff --git a/tests/unittests/test_handler/test_handler_ntp.py b/tests/unittests/test_handler/test_handler_ntp.py
index 83d5faa..4f29124 100644
--- a/tests/unittests/test_handler/test_handler_ntp.py
+++ b/tests/unittests/test_handler/test_handler_ntp.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 from cloudinit.config import cc_ntp
 from cloudinit.sources import DataSourceNone
 from cloudinit import (distros, helpers, cloud, util)
-from ..helpers import FilesystemMockingTestCase, mock, skipIf
+from cloudinit.tests.helpers import FilesystemMockingTestCase, mock, skipIf
 
 
 import os
diff --git a/tests/unittests/test_handler/test_handler_power_state.py b/tests/unittests/test_handler/test_handler_power_state.py
index e382210..85a0fe0 100644
--- a/tests/unittests/test_handler/test_handler_power_state.py
+++ b/tests/unittests/test_handler/test_handler_power_state.py
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ import sys
 
 from cloudinit.config import cc_power_state_change as psc
 
-from .. import helpers as t_help
-from ..helpers import mock
+from cloudinit.tests import helpers as t_help
+from cloudinit.tests.helpers import mock
 
 
 class TestLoadPowerState(t_help.TestCase):
diff --git a/tests/unittests/test_handler/test_handler_puppet.py b/tests/unittests/test_handler/test_handler_puppet.py
index 805c76b..0b6e3b5 100644
--- a/tests/unittests/test_handler/test_handler_puppet.py
+++ b/tests/unittests/test_handler/test_handler_puppet.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 from cloudinit.config import cc_puppet
 from cloudinit.sources import DataSourceNone
 from cloudinit import (distros, helpers, cloud, util)
-from ..helpers import CiTestCase, mock
+from cloudinit.tests.helpers import CiTestCase, mock
 
 import logging
 
diff --git a/tests/unittests/test_handler/test_handler_rsyslog.py b/tests/unittests/test_handler/test_handler_rsyslog.py
index cca0667..8c8e283 100644
--- a/tests/unittests/test_handler/test_handler_rsyslog.py
+++ b/tests/unittests/test_handler/test_handler_rsyslog.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ from cloudinit.config.cc_rsyslog import (
     parse_remotes_line, remotes_to_rsyslog_cfg)
 from cloudinit import util
 
-from .. import helpers as t_help
+from cloudinit.tests import helpers as t_help
 
 
 class TestLoadConfig(t_help.TestCase):
diff --git a/tests/unittests/test_handler/test_handler_runcmd.py b/tests/unittests/test_handler/test_handler_runcmd.py
index 7880ee7..374c1d3 100644
--- a/tests/unittests/test_handler/test_handler_runcmd.py
+++ b/tests/unittests/test_handler/test_handler_runcmd.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 from cloudinit.config import cc_runcmd
 from cloudinit.sources import DataSourceNone
 from cloudinit import (distros, helpers, cloud, util)
-from ..helpers import FilesystemMockingTestCase, skipIf
+from cloudinit.tests.helpers import FilesystemMockingTestCase, skipIf
 
 import logging
 import os
diff --git a/tests/unittests/test_handler/test_handler_seed_random.py b/tests/unittests/test_handler/test_handler_seed_random.py
index e5e607f..f60dedc 100644
--- a/tests/unittests/test_handler/test_handler_seed_random.py
+++ b/tests/unittests/test_handler/test_handler_seed_random.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ from cloudinit import util
 
 from cloudinit.sources import DataSourceNone
 
-from .. import helpers as t_help
+from cloudinit.tests import helpers as t_help
 
 import logging
 
diff --git a/tests/unittests/test_handler/test_handler_set_hostname.py b/tests/unittests/test_handler/test_handler_set_hostname.py
index 8165bf9..abdc17e 100644
--- a/tests/unittests/test_handler/test_handler_set_hostname.py
+++ b/tests/unittests/test_handler/test_handler_set_hostname.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ from cloudinit import distros
 from cloudinit import helpers
 from cloudinit import util
 
-from .. import helpers as t_help
+from cloudinit.tests import helpers as t_help
 
 from configobj import ConfigObj
 import logging
diff --git a/tests/unittests/test_handler/test_handler_snappy.py b/tests/unittests/test_handler/test_handler_snappy.py
index e4d0762..76b79c2 100644
--- a/tests/unittests/test_handler/test_handler_snappy.py
+++ b/tests/unittests/test_handler/test_handler_snappy.py
@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@ from cloudinit.config.cc_snap_config import (
 from cloudinit import (distros, helpers, cloud, util)
 from cloudinit.config.cc_snap_config import handle as snap_handle
 from cloudinit.sources import DataSourceNone
-from ..helpers import FilesystemMockingTestCase, mock
+from cloudinit.tests.helpers import FilesystemMockingTestCase, mock
 
-from .. import helpers as t_help
+from cloudinit.tests import helpers as t_help
 
 import logging
 import os
diff --git a/tests/unittests/test_handler/test_handler_spacewalk.py b/tests/unittests/test_handler/test_handler_spacewalk.py
index 28b5892..ddbf4a7 100644
--- a/tests/unittests/test_handler/test_handler_spacewalk.py
+++ b/tests/unittests/test_handler/test_handler_spacewalk.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 from cloudinit.config import cc_spacewalk
 from cloudinit import util
 
-from .. import helpers
+from cloudinit.tests import helpers
 
 import logging
 
diff --git a/tests/unittests/test_handler/test_handler_timezone.py b/tests/unittests/test_handler/test_handler_timezone.py
index c30fbdf..27eedde 100644
--- a/tests/unittests/test_handler/test_handler_timezone.py
+++ b/tests/unittests/test_handler/test_handler_timezone.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ from cloudinit import util
 
 from cloudinit.sources import DataSourceNoCloud
 
-from .. import helpers as t_help
+from cloudinit.tests import helpers as t_help
 
 from configobj import ConfigObj
 import logging
diff --git a/tests/unittests/test_handler/test_handler_write_files.py b/tests/unittests/test_handler/test_handler_write_files.py
index 1129e77..7fa8fd2 100644
--- a/tests/unittests/test_handler/test_handler_write_files.py
+++ b/tests/unittests/test_handler/test_handler_write_files.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ from cloudinit.config.cc_write_files import write_files, decode_perms
 from cloudinit import log as logging
 from cloudinit import util
 
-from ..helpers import CiTestCase, FilesystemMockingTestCase
+from cloudinit.tests.helpers import CiTestCase, FilesystemMockingTestCase
 
 import base64
 import gzip
diff --git a/tests/unittests/test_handler/test_handler_yum_add_repo.py b/tests/unittests/test_handler/test_handler_yum_add_repo.py
index c4396df..b7adbe5 100644
--- a/tests/unittests/test_handler/test_handler_yum_add_repo.py
+++ b/tests/unittests/test_handler/test_handler_yum_add_repo.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 from cloudinit.config import cc_yum_add_repo
 from cloudinit import util
 
-from .. import helpers
+from cloudinit.tests import helpers
 
 try:
     from configparser import ConfigParser
diff --git a/tests/unittests/test_handler/test_schema.py b/tests/unittests/test_handler/test_schema.py
index 640f11d..6137e3c 100644
--- a/tests/unittests/test_handler/test_schema.py
+++ b/tests/unittests/test_handler/test_schema.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ from cloudinit.config.schema import (
     validate_cloudconfig_schema, main)
 from cloudinit.util import write_file
 
-from ..helpers import CiTestCase, mock, skipIf
+from cloudinit.tests.helpers import CiTestCase, mock, skipIf
 
 from copy import copy
 from six import StringIO
diff --git a/tests/unittests/test_helpers.py b/tests/unittests/test_helpers.py
index f1979e8..2e4582a 100644
--- a/tests/unittests/test_helpers.py
+++ b/tests/unittests/test_helpers.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 import os
 
-from . import helpers as test_helpers
+from cloudinit.tests import helpers as test_helpers
 
 from cloudinit import sources
 
diff --git a/tests/unittests/test_log.py b/tests/unittests/test_log.py
index 68fb4b8..cd6296d 100644
--- a/tests/unittests/test_log.py
+++ b/tests/unittests/test_log.py
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@
 
 """Tests for cloudinit.log """
 
-from .helpers import CiTestCase
 from cloudinit.analyze.dump import CLOUD_INIT_ASCTIME_FMT
 from cloudinit import log as ci_logging
+from cloudinit.tests.helpers import CiTestCase
 import datetime
 import logging
 import six
diff --git a/tests/unittests/test_merging.py b/tests/unittests/test_merging.py
index 0658b6b..f51358d 100644
--- a/tests/unittests/test_merging.py
+++ b/tests/unittests/test_merging.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # This file is part of cloud-init. See LICENSE file for license information.
 
-from . import helpers
+from cloudinit.tests import helpers
 
 from cloudinit.handlers import cloud_config
 from cloudinit.handlers import (CONTENT_START, CONTENT_END)
diff --git a/tests/unittests/test_net.py b/tests/unittests/test_net.py
index f251024..c10ef90 100644
--- a/tests/unittests/test_net.py
+++ b/tests/unittests/test_net.py
@@ -11,10 +11,10 @@ from cloudinit.net import sysconfig
 from cloudinit.sources.helpers import openstack
 from cloudinit import util
 
-from .helpers import CiTestCase
-from .helpers import dir2dict
-from .helpers import mock
-from .helpers import populate_dir
+from cloudinit.tests.helpers import CiTestCase
+from cloudinit.tests.helpers import dir2dict
+from cloudinit.tests.helpers import mock
+from cloudinit.tests.helpers import populate_dir
 
 import base64
 import copy
diff --git a/tests/unittests/test_pathprefix2dict.py b/tests/unittests/test_pathprefix2dict.py
index a4ae284..abbb29b 100644
--- a/tests/unittests/test_pathprefix2dict.py
+++ b/tests/unittests/test_pathprefix2dict.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 from cloudinit import util
 
-from .helpers import TestCase, populate_dir
+from cloudinit.tests.helpers import TestCase, populate_dir
 
 import shutil
 import tempfile
diff --git a/tests/unittests/test_registry.py b/tests/unittests/test_registry.py
index acf0bf4..2b62502 100644
--- a/tests/unittests/test_registry.py
+++ b/tests/unittests/test_registry.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 from cloudinit.registry import DictRegistry
 
-from .helpers import (mock, TestCase)
+from cloudinit.tests.helpers import (mock, TestCase)
 
 
 class TestDictRegistry(TestCase):
diff --git a/tests/unittests/test_reporting.py b/tests/unittests/test_reporting.py
index f3b8f99..571420e 100644
--- a/tests/unittests/test_reporting.py
+++ b/tests/unittests/test_reporting.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ from cloudinit.reporting import handlers
 
 import mock
 
-from .helpers import TestCase
+from cloudinit.tests.helpers import TestCase
 
 
 def _fake_registry():
diff --git a/tests/unittests/test_rh_subscription.py b/tests/unittests/test_rh_subscription.py
index ca14cd4..e9d5702 100644
--- a/tests/unittests/test_rh_subscription.py
+++ b/tests/unittests/test_rh_subscription.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import logging
 from cloudinit.config import cc_rh_subscription
 from cloudinit import util
 
-from .helpers import TestCase, mock
+from cloudinit.tests.helpers import TestCase, mock
 
 
 class GoodTests(TestCase):
diff --git a/tests/unittests/test_runs/test_merge_run.py b/tests/unittests/test_runs/test_merge_run.py
index 6589527..add9365 100644
--- a/tests/unittests/test_runs/test_merge_run.py
+++ b/tests/unittests/test_runs/test_merge_run.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import os
 import shutil
 import tempfile
 
-from .. import helpers
+from cloudinit.tests import helpers
 
 from cloudinit.settings import PER_INSTANCE
 from cloudinit import stages
diff --git a/tests/unittests/test_runs/test_simple_run.py b/tests/unittests/test_runs/test_simple_run.py
index 55f15b5..5cf666f 100644
--- a/tests/unittests/test_runs/test_simple_run.py
+++ b/tests/unittests/test_runs/test_simple_run.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import os
 import shutil
 import tempfile
 
-from .. import helpers
+from cloudinit.tests import helpers
 
 from cloudinit.settings import PER_INSTANCE
 from cloudinit import stages
diff --git a/tests/unittests/test_sshutil.py b/tests/unittests/test_sshutil.py
index 991f45a..2a8e6ab 100644
--- a/tests/unittests/test_sshutil.py
+++ b/tests/unittests/test_sshutil.py
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 
 from mock import patch
 
-from . import helpers as test_helpers
 from cloudinit import ssh_util
+from cloudinit.tests import helpers as test_helpers
 
 
 VALID_CONTENT = {
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ TEST_OPTIONS = (
 
 
 class TestAuthKeyLineParser(test_helpers.TestCase):
+
     def test_simple_parse(self):
         # test key line with common 3 fields (keytype, base64, comment)
         parser = ssh_util.AuthKeyLineParser()
diff --git a/tests/unittests/test_templating.py b/tests/unittests/test_templating.py
index 4e62782..b911d92 100644
--- a/tests/unittests/test_templating.py
+++ b/tests/unittests/test_templating.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 from __future__ import print_function
 
-from . import helpers as test_helpers
+from cloudinit.tests import helpers as test_helpers
 import textwrap
 
 from cloudinit import templater
diff --git a/tests/unittests/test_util.py b/tests/unittests/test_util.py
index 5f11c88..3e4154c 100644
--- a/tests/unittests/test_util.py
+++ b/tests/unittests/test_util.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import six
 import yaml
 
 from cloudinit import importer, util
-from . import helpers
+from cloudinit.tests import helpers
 
 try:
     from unittest import mock
diff --git a/tests/unittests/test_version.py b/tests/unittests/test_version.py
index 1662ce0..d012f69 100644
--- a/tests/unittests/test_version.py
+++ b/tests/unittests/test_version.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # This file is part of cloud-init. See LICENSE file for license information.
 
-from .helpers import CiTestCase
+from cloudinit.tests.helpers import CiTestCase
 from cloudinit import version
 
 
diff --git a/tests/unittests/test_vmware_config_file.py b/tests/unittests/test_vmware_config_file.py
index 03b36d3..d865107 100644
--- a/tests/unittests/test_vmware_config_file.py
+++ b/tests/unittests/test_vmware_config_file.py
@@ -8,10 +8,10 @@
 import logging
 import sys
 
-from .helpers import CiTestCase
 from cloudinit.sources.helpers.vmware.imc.boot_proto import BootProtoEnum
 from cloudinit.sources.helpers.vmware.imc.config import Config
 from cloudinit.sources.helpers.vmware.imc.config_file import ConfigFile
+from cloudinit.tests.helpers import CiTestCase
 
 logging.basicConfig(level=logging.DEBUG, stream=sys.stdout)
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)

Follow ups