assertFileExistence(dir, filename, true);

        File file = new File(dir, filename);

        String contents = FileUtils.fileRead(file, encoding);

        assertEquals(contentsTest, contents);
    }

    public File createFile(File dir, String filename, String contents, String encoding) throws IOException {

        wagonManager.getArtifact(artifact, repo, null, false);

        assertTrue(artifact.getFile().exists());
        assertEquals("expected", FileUtils.fileRead(artifact.getFile(), "UTF-8"));
    }

    private Artifact createTestPomArtifact(String directory) throws IOException {
        File testData = getTestFile(directory);
        FileUtils.deleteDirectory(testData);