Introduce new helper: call_and_ignore_notfound_exc()
This new function calls a function passed as parameter and ignore
the NotFound exception if it raised.
This removes some code duplication.
Also a new `test_utils` module is introduced to tempest.lib and the
`find_test_caller` function is moved into that new module. Backward
compatibility and deprecation path are ensured and documented.
Note for the future: having a module called "misc" is not optimal because
the name is not super descriptive. (it's a detail though, but worth
mentioning imo).
Change-Id: I5a4523c20c19957bfccf2aa95157baf106b3d364
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+---
+features:
+ - A new `test_utils` module has been added to tempest.lib.common.utils. It
+ should hold any common utility functions that help writing Tempest tests.
+ - A new utility function called `call_and_ignore_notfound_exc` has been
+ added to the `test_utils` module. That function call another function
+ passed as parameter and ignore the NotFound exception if it raised.
+deprecations:
+ - tempest.lib.common.utils.misc.find_test_caller has been moved into the
+ tempest.lib.common.utils.test_utils module. Calling the find_test_caller
+ function with its old location is deprecated.