tests: Test and framework refactoring/improvements #231

Job	Run time
check_vvl	1m 34s
chromium	7m 12s
linux (address sanitizer, debug, robinhood ON )	27m 45s
Ubuntu Backcompat	8m 34s
linux (address sanitizer, release, robinhood ON )	11m 29s
mingw	4m 22s
linux (thread sanitizer, debug, robinhood ON )	56m 58s
windows (amd64)	15m 26s
windows (amd64_x86)	14m 36s
linux (thread sanitizer, release, robinhood ON )	39m 29s
linux (address sanitizer, release, robinhood OFF )	11m 23s
	3h 18m 48s

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