diff --git a/platform/testFramework/src/com/intellij/openapi/util/registry/RegistryTestUtil.kt b/platform/testFramework/src/com/intellij/openapi/util/registry/RegistryTestUtil.kt
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+// Copyright 2000-2019 JetBrains s.r.o. Use of this source code is governed by the Apache 2.0 license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+@file:JvmName("RegistryTestUtil")
+package com.intellij.openapi.util.registry
+
+fun RegistryValue.withValue(tempValue: Boolean, block: () -> Unit) {
+  val currentValue = asBoolean()
+  try {
+    setValue(tempValue)
+    block()
+  }
+  finally {
+    setValue(currentValue)
+  }
+}
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