1 files changed, 12 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/smoketests/base.py b/smoketests/base.py
index afc618074..204b4a1eb 100644
--- a/smoketests/base.py
+++ b/smoketests/base.py
@@ -28,7 +28,9 @@ from boto.ec2.regioninfo import RegionInfo
 
 from smoketests import flags
 
+SUITE_NAMES = '[image, instance, volume]'
 FLAGS = flags.FLAGS
+flags.DEFINE_string('suite', None, 'Specific test suite to run ' + SUITE_NAMES)
 boto_v6 = None
 
 
@@ -173,6 +175,16 @@ class SmokeTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         return True
 
 
+TEST_DATA = {}
+
+
+class UserSmokeTestCase(SmokeTestCase):
+    def setUp(self):
+        global TEST_DATA
+        self.conn = self.connection_for_env()
+        self.data = TEST_DATA
+
+
 def run_tests(suites):
     argv = FLAGS(sys.argv)
     if FLAGS.use_ipv6: