diff -r 000000000000 -r 6474c204b198 mobile/android/base/tests/helpers/GeckoHelper.java
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+/* This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+ * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+ * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/. */
+
+package org.mozilla.gecko.tests.helpers;
+
+import org.mozilla.gecko.Actions;
+import org.mozilla.gecko.Actions.EventExpecter;
+import org.mozilla.gecko.GeckoThread;
+import org.mozilla.gecko.GeckoThread.LaunchState;
+import org.mozilla.gecko.tests.UITestContext;
+
+import android.app.Activity;
+
+/**
+ * Provides helper functions for accessing the underlying Gecko engine.
+ */
+public final class GeckoHelper {
+    private static Activity sActivity;
+    private static Actions sActions;
+
+    private GeckoHelper() { /* To disallow instantiation. */ }
+
+    protected static void init(final UITestContext context) {
+        sActivity = context.getActivity();
+        sActions = context.getActions();
+    }
+
+    public static void blockForReady() {
+        blockForEvent("Gecko:Ready");
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Blocks for the "Gecko:DelayedStartup" event, which occurs after "Gecko:Ready" and the
+     * first page load.
+     */
+    public static void blockForDelayedStartup() {
+        blockForEvent("Gecko:DelayedStartup");
+    }
+
+    private static void blockForEvent(final String eventName) {
+        final EventExpecter eventExpecter = sActions.expectGeckoEvent(eventName);
+
+        final boolean isRunning = GeckoThread.checkLaunchState(LaunchState.GeckoRunning);
+        if (!isRunning) {
+            eventExpecter.blockForEvent();
+        }
+
+        eventExpecter.unregisterListener();
+    }
+}