diff --git a/lib/import_helper.rb b/lib/import_helper.rb
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+
+def filter_filename_for_testrun(testrun, filename_list)
+  l = []
+  regex = Regexp.new("^(#{testrun}[a-z]*|#{testrun}-.*)$")
+  filename_list.each do |filename|
+    if regex.match(filename)
+      l << filename
+    end
+  end
+  l
+end
+
+def build_testrun_info(num_testruns, input_filename_list)
+  info = []
+  num_testcases = 0
+  num_testruns.times do |i|
+    r = i+1
+    testrun_info = []
+    filenames = filter_filename_for_testrun(r, input_filename_list)
+    filenames.each do |fname|
+      num_testcases += 1
+      testrun_info << [num_testcases,fname]
+    end
+    info << testrun_info
+  end
+  info
+end
+