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+import * as _ from 'lodash';
+
+import { constants } from './constants';
+import { web3Wrapper } from './web3_wrapper';
+
+let firstAccount: string | undefined;
+
+// increases time by the given number of seconds and then mines a block so that
+// the current block timestamp has the offset applied.
+export async function increaseTimeAndMineBlockAsync(seconds: number): Promise<number> {
+    if (_.isUndefined(firstAccount)) {
+        const accounts = await web3Wrapper.getAvailableAddressesAsync();
+        firstAccount = accounts[0];
+    }
+
+    const offset = await web3Wrapper.increaseTimeAsync(seconds);
+    // Note: we need to send a transaction after increasing time so
+    // that a block is actually mined. The contract looks at the
+    // last mined block for the timestamp.
+    await web3Wrapper.awaitTransactionSuccessAsync(
+        await web3Wrapper.sendTransactionAsync({ from: firstAccount, to: firstAccount, value: 0 }),
+        constants.AWAIT_TRANSACTION_MINED_MS,
+    );
+
+    return offset;
+}