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+require 'open3'
+
+module QA
+  module Service
+    module Shellout
+      ##
+      # TODO, make it possible to use generic QA framework classes
+      # as a library - gitlab-org/gitlab-qa#94
+      #
+      def shell(command)
+        puts "Executing `#{command}`"
+
+        Open3.popen2e(command) do |_in, out, wait|
+          out.each { |line| puts line }
+
+          if wait.value.exited? && wait.value.exitstatus.nonzero?
+            raise "Command `#{command}` failed!"
+          end
+        end
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end