def get_auto_remove_tmp_dir(self, tmp_dir=None, before=None, after=None):
        """
        Args:
            tmp_dir (`string`, *optional*):
                if `None`:

                   - a unique temporary path will be created
                   - sets `before=True` if `before` is `None`
                   - sets `after=True` if `after` is `None`
                else:

                   - `tmp_dir` will be created
                   - sets `before=True` if `before` is `None`
                   - sets `after=False` if `after` is `None`
            before (`bool`, *optional*):
                If `True` and the `tmp_dir` already exists, make sure to empty it right away if `False` and the
                `tmp_dir` already exists, any existing files will remain there.
            after (`bool`, *optional*):
                If `True`, delete the `tmp_dir` at the end of the test if `False`, leave the `tmp_dir` and its contents
                intact at the end of the test.

        Returns:
            tmp_dir(`string`): either the same value as passed via *tmp_dir* or the path to the auto-selected tmp dir
        """
        if tmp_dir is not None:
            # defining the most likely desired behavior for when a custom path is provided.
            # this most likely indicates the debug mode where we want an easily locatable dir that:
            # 1. gets cleared out before the test (if it already exists)
            # 2. is left intact after the test
            if before is None:
                before = True
            if after is None:
                after = False

            # using provided path
            path = Path(tmp_dir).resolve()

            # to avoid nuking parts of the filesystem, only relative paths are allowed
            if not tmp_dir.startswith("./"):
                raise ValueError(
                    f"`tmp_dir` can only be a relative path, i.e. `./some/path`, but received `{tmp_dir}`"
                )

            # ensure the dir is empty to start with
            if before is True and path.exists():
                shutil.rmtree(tmp_dir, ignore_errors=True)

            path.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)

        else:
            # defining the most likely desired behavior for when a unique tmp path is auto generated
            # (not a debug mode), here we require a unique tmp dir that:
            # 1. is empty before the test (it will be empty in this situation anyway)
            # 2. gets fully removed after the test
            if before is None:
                before = True
            if after is None:
                after = True

            # using unique tmp dir (always empty, regardless of `before`)
            tmp_dir = tempfile.mkdtemp()

        if after is True:
            # register for deletion
            self.teardown_tmp_dirs.append(tmp_dir)

        return tmp_dir

        Args:
            tmp_dir (`string`, *optional*):
                if `None`:

                   - a unique temporary path will be created
                   - sets `before=True` if `before` is `None`
                   - sets `after=True` if `after` is `None`
                else:

                   - `tmp_dir` will be created
                   - sets `before=True` if `before` is `None`
                   - sets `after=False` if `after` is `None`
            before (`bool`, *optional*):
                If `True` and the `tmp_dir` already exists, make sure to empty it right away if `False` and the
                `tmp_dir` already exists, any existing files will remain there.
            after (`bool`, *optional*):
                If `True`, delete the `tmp_dir` at the end of the test if `False`, leave the `tmp_dir` and its contents
                intact at the end of the test.

        Returns:
            tmp_dir(`string`): either the same value as passed via *tmp_dir* or the path to the auto-selected tmp dir
        
dpkd/transformers/src/transformers/testing_utils.py