3 files changed, 15 insertions, 10 deletions
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/065 b/tests/qemu-iotests/065
index f7c1b68..9466ce7 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/065
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/065
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ import os
 import re
 import json
 import iotests
-from iotests import qemu_img, qemu_img_pipe
+from iotests import qemu_img, qemu_img_info, qemu_img_pipe
 import unittest
 
 test_img = os.path.join(iotests.test_dir, 'test.img')
@@ -49,8 +49,7 @@ class TestQemuImgInfo(TestImageInfoSpecific):
     human_compare = None
 
     def test_json(self):
-        data = json.loads(qemu_img_pipe('info', '--output=json', test_img))
-        data = data['format-specific']
+        data = qemu_img_info(test_img)['format-specific']
         self.assertEqual(data['type'], iotests.imgfmt)
         self.assertEqual(data['data'], self.json_compare)
 
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/242 b/tests/qemu-iotests/242
index 96a3015..547bf38 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/242
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/242
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 import iotests
 import json
 import struct
-from iotests import qemu_img_create, qemu_io, qemu_img_pipe, \
+from iotests import qemu_img_create, qemu_io, qemu_img_info, \
     file_path, img_info_log, log, filter_qemu_io
 
 iotests.script_initialize(supported_fmts=['qcow2'],
@@ -39,8 +39,7 @@ flag_offset = 0x5000f
 def print_bitmap(extra_args):
     log('qemu-img info dump:\n')
     img_info_log(disk, extra_args=extra_args)
-    result = json.loads(qemu_img_pipe('info', '--force-share',
-                                      '--output=json', disk))
+    result = qemu_img_info('--force-share', disk)
     if 'bitmaps' in result['format-specific']['data']:
         bitmaps = result['format-specific']['data']['bitmaps']
         log('The same bitmaps in JSON format:')
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/iotests.py b/tests/qemu-iotests/iotests.py
index 4725313..2a1c589 100644
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/iotests.py
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/iotests.py
@@ -315,6 +315,9 @@ def qemu_img_measure(*args: str) -> Any:
 def qemu_img_check(*args: str) -> Any:
     return qemu_img_json("check", "--output", "json", *args)
 
+def qemu_img_info(*args: str) -> Any:
+    return qemu_img_json('info', "--output", "json", *args)
+
 def qemu_img_pipe(*args: str) -> str:
     '''Run qemu-img and return its output'''
     return qemu_img_pipe_and_status(*args)[0]
@@ -565,10 +568,14 @@ def create_image(name, size):
             file.write(sector)
             i = i + 512
 
-def image_size(img):
-    '''Return image's virtual size'''
-    r = qemu_img_pipe('info', '--output=json', '-f', imgfmt, img)
-    return json.loads(r)['virtual-size']
+def image_size(img: str) -> int:
+    """Return image's virtual size"""
+    value = qemu_img_info('-f', imgfmt, img)['virtual-size']
+    if not isinstance(value, int):
+        type_name = type(value).__name__
+        raise TypeError("Expected 'int' for 'virtual-size', "
+                        f"got '{value}' of type '{type_name}'")
+    return value
 
 def is_str(val):
     return isinstance(val, str)