Index: /trunk/Ohana/src/opihi/pantasks/test/iotest.sh
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--- /trunk/Ohana/src/opihi/pantasks/test/iotest.sh	(revision 15798)
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+
+$BLOCK = 0
+
+macro testloop
+  queuepush stdout start
+  for i 0 5
+    echo $i
+    queueprint stdout
+  end
+end
+
+# a basic task which just runs 'echo foobar'
+task	       basic
+  command      echo foobar
+  host         local
+
+  periods      -poll 0.1
+  periods      -exec 1.0
+  periods      -timeout 20
+  npending 5
+  
+  stdout tmp.txt
+  stderr tmp.txt
+
+  task.exec
+    if ($BLOCK) break
+    queuepush stdout start
+    echo "command start"
+    queuelist
+    queueprint stdout
+    queueinit stdout
+    queuelist
+    echo "command stop"
+  end
+
+  # success
+  task.exit    0
+    $BLOCK = 1
+    echo "exit start"
+    queuelist
+    queueprint stdout
+    queueinit stdout
+    queuelist
+    echo "exit stop"
+    $BLOCK = 0
+  end
+
+  # default exit status
+  task.exit    default
+    echo       "failure: exit status: $EXIT"
+  end
+
+  # operation times out?
+  task.exit    timeout
+    echo       "timeout"
+  end
+end