test(gui): download syncstate.py if not available

test/gui/.gitignore

@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+shared/scripts/custom_lib
+reports

test/gui/shared/scripts/helpers/ConfigHelper.py

@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
     'clientConfigDir': '/tmp/owncloud-client/',
     'guiTestReportDir': os.path.abspath('../reports/'),
     'ocis': False,
+    'custom_lib': os.path.abspath('../shared/scripts/custom_lib'),
 }
 
 READONLY_CONFIG = list(CONFIG_ENV_MAP.keys())

test/gui/shared/scripts/helpers/SyncHelper.py

@@ -1,17 +1,41 @@
 import re
 import sys
 import test
-from os.path import realpath
+import os
+import urllib
 from squish import waitFor, snooze
 
+from helpers.FilesHelper import sanitizePath
+from helpers.ConfigHelper import get_config
+
+# NOTE: 'syncstate.py' was removed from client
+# and is now available at 'owncloud/client-desktop-shell-integration-nautilus'
+# check if 'syncstate.py' is available, if not, download it
+custom_lib = get_config('custom_lib')
+syncstate_lib_file = os.path.join(custom_lib, 'syncstate.py')
+if not os.path.exists(custom_lib):
+    os.makedirs(get_config('custom_lib'), exist_ok=True)
+if not os.path.exists(syncstate_lib_file):
+    URL = "https://raw.github.com/owncloud/client-desktop-shell-integration-nautilus/master/src/syncstate.py"
+    try:
+        urllib.request.urlretrieve(
+            URL, os.path.join(get_config('custom_lib'), 'syncstate.py')
+        )
+    except urllib.error.HTTPError as e:
+        raise Exception(
+            "Cannot download syncstate lib from"
+            + "'owncloud/client-desktop-shell-integration-nautilus':\n"
+            + e.read().decode()
+        )
+
 # the script needs to use the system wide python
-# to switch from the built-in interpreter see https://kb.froglogic.com/squish/howto/using-external-python-interpreter-squish-6-6/
-# if the IDE fails to reference the script, add the folder in Edit->Preferences->PyDev->Interpreters->Libraries
-sys.path.append(realpath('../../../shell_integration/nautilus/'))
+# to switch from the built-in interpreter
+#   see https://kb.froglogic.com/squish/howto/using-external-python-interpreter-squish-6-6/
+# if the IDE fails to reference the script,
+#   add the folder in Edit->Preferences->PyDev->Interpreters->Libraries
+sys.path.append(custom_lib)
 from syncstate import SocketConnect
 
-from helpers.FilesHelper import sanitizePath
-from helpers.ConfigHelper import get_config
 
 # socket messages
 socket_messages = []