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+/*
+ * Copyright 2010-2019 JetBrains s.r.o. and Kotlin Programming Language contributors.
+ * Use of this source code is governed by the Apache 2.0 license that can be found in the license/LICENSE.txt file.
+ */
+
+package org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.testFramework
+
+import com.intellij.openapi.externalSystem.service.execution.ProgressExecutionMode
+import com.intellij.openapi.externalSystem.service.project.manage.ExternalProjectsManagerImpl
+import com.intellij.openapi.externalSystem.util.ExternalSystemApiUtil
+import com.intellij.openapi.externalSystem.util.ExternalSystemUtil
+import com.intellij.openapi.project.DumbService
+import com.intellij.openapi.project.Project
+import com.intellij.openapi.roots.ProjectRootManager
+import org.jetbrains.plugins.gradle.service.project.open.setupGradleSettings
+import org.jetbrains.plugins.gradle.settings.GradleProjectSettings
+import org.jetbrains.plugins.gradle.util.GradleConstants
+import org.jetbrains.plugins.gradle.util.GradleLog
+import kotlin.test.assertNotNull
+
+fun refreshGradleProject(projectPath: String, project: Project) {
+    _importProject(projectPath, project)
+
+    dispatchAllInvocationEvents()
+}
+
+/**
+ * inspired by org.jetbrains.plugins.gradle.service.project.open.importProject(projectDirectory, project)
+ */
+private fun _importProject(projectPath: String, project: Project) {
+    GradleLog.LOG.info("Import project at $projectPath")
+    val projectSdk = ProjectRootManager.getInstance(project).projectSdk
+    assertNotNull(projectSdk, "project SDK not found for ${project.name} at $projectPath")
+    val gradleProjectSettings = GradleProjectSettings()
+    setupGradleSettings(gradleProjectSettings, projectPath, project, projectSdk)
+
+    _attachGradleProjectAndRefresh(gradleProjectSettings, project)
+}
+
+/**
+ * inspired by org.jetbrains.plugins.gradle.service.project.open.attachGradleProjectAndRefresh(gradleProjectSettings, project)
+ * except everything is MODAL_SYNC
+ */
+private fun _attachGradleProjectAndRefresh(
+    gradleProjectSettings: GradleProjectSettings,
+    project: Project
+) {
+    val externalProjectPath = gradleProjectSettings.externalProjectPath
+    ExternalProjectsManagerImpl.getInstance(project).runWhenInitialized {
+        DumbService.getInstance(project).runWhenSmart {
+            ExternalSystemUtil.ensureToolWindowInitialized(project, GradleConstants.SYSTEM_ID)
+        }
+    }
+    val settings = ExternalSystemApiUtil.getSettings(project, GradleConstants.SYSTEM_ID)
+    if (settings.getLinkedProjectSettings(externalProjectPath) == null) {
+        settings.linkProject(gradleProjectSettings)
+    }
+    //ExternalSystemUtil.refreshProject(project, GradleConstants.SYSTEM_ID, externalProjectPath, true, ProgressExecutionMode.MODAL_SYNC)
+    ExternalSystemUtil.refreshProject(project, GradleConstants.SYSTEM_ID, externalProjectPath, false, ProgressExecutionMode.MODAL_SYNC)
+}