1 files changed, 18 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/tests/unittest.py b/tests/unittest.py
index 8c65736a51..029a88d770 100644
--- a/tests/unittest.py
+++ b/tests/unittest.py
@@ -181,10 +181,7 @@ class HomeserverTestCase(TestCase):
             raise Exception("A homeserver wasn't returned, but %r" % (self.hs,))
 
         # Register the resources
-        self.resource = JsonResource(self.hs)
-
-        for servlet in self.servlets:
-            servlet(self.hs, self.resource)
+        self.resource = self.create_test_json_resource()
 
         from tests.rest.client.v1.utils import RestHelper
 
@@ -230,6 +227,23 @@ class HomeserverTestCase(TestCase):
         hs = self.setup_test_homeserver()
         return hs
 
+    def create_test_json_resource(self):
+        """
+        Create a test JsonResource, with the relevant servlets registerd to it
+
+        The default implementation calls each function in `servlets` to do the
+        registration.
+
+        Returns:
+            JsonResource:
+        """
+        resource = JsonResource(self.hs)
+
+        for servlet in self.servlets:
+            servlet(self.hs, resource)
+
+        return resource
+
     def default_config(self, name="test"):
         """
         Get a default HomeServer config object.