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+local fn = vim.fn
+
+local M = {}
+
+function M.executable(name)
+  if fn.executable(name) > 0 then
+    return true
+  end
+
+  return false
+end
+
+--- check whether a feature exists in Nvim
+--- @feat: string
+---   the feature name, like `nvim-0.7` or `unix`.
+--- return: bool
+M.has = function(feat)
+  if fn.has(feat) == 1 then
+    return true
+  end
+
+  return false
+end
+
+--- Create a dir if it does not exist
+function M.may_create_dir(dir)
+  local res = fn.isdirectory(dir)
+
+  if res == 0 then
+    fn.mkdir(dir, "p")
+  end
+end
+
+function M.get_nvim_version()
+  local actual_ver = vim.version()
+
+  local nvim_ver_str = string.format("%d.%d.%d", actual_ver.major, actual_ver.minor, actual_ver.patch)
+  return nvim_ver_str
+end
+
+--- Generate random integers in the range [Low, High], inclusive,
+--- adapted from https://stackoverflow.com/a/12739441/6064933
+--- @low: the lower value for this range
+--- @high: the upper value for this range
+function M.rand_int(low, high)
+  -- Use lua to generate random int, see also: https://stackoverflow.com/a/20157671/6064933
+  math.randomseed(os.time())
+
+  return math.random(low, high)
+end
+
+--- Select a random element from a sequence/list.
+--- @seq: the sequence to choose an element
+function M.rand_element(seq)
+  local idx = M.rand_int(1, #seq)
+
+  return seq[idx]
+end
+
+function M.add_pack(name)
+  local status, error = pcall(vim.cmd, "packadd " .. name)
+
+  return status
+end
+
+return M