Index: /trunk/psLib/src/types/psMetadataConfig.c
===================================================================
--- /trunk/psLib/src/types/psMetadataConfig.c	(revision 6189)
+++ /trunk/psLib/src/types/psMetadataConfig.c	(revision 6190)
@@ -10,6 +10,6 @@
 *  @author Eric Van Alst, MHPCC
 *
-*  @version $Revision: 1.50 $ $Name: not supported by cvs2svn $
-*  @date $Date: 2006-01-25 03:02:47 $
+*  @version $Revision: 1.51 $ $Name: not supported by cvs2svn $
+*  @date $Date: 2006-01-25 22:18:00 $
 *
 *  Copyright 2004-2005 Maui High Performance Computing Center, University of Hawaii
@@ -1221,8 +1221,10 @@
 }
 
+
+/*
 psString psMetadataConfigFormat(psMetadata *md)
 {
     PS_ASSERT_PTR_NON_NULL(md, NULL);
-
+ 
     psString newString = NULL;
     psString newStr = NULL;
@@ -1238,5 +1240,5 @@
     strcpy(content, "\0");
     strcpy(mdString, "\0");
-
+ 
     while ( (item = psMetadataGetAndIncrement(iter)) ) {
         type = item->type;
@@ -1256,5 +1258,5 @@
             type = PS_DATA_UNKNOWN;
         }
-
+ 
         switch (type) {
         case PS_DATA_BOOL:
@@ -1343,5 +1345,5 @@
             snprintf(content, MAXSTR, "\n%s  METADATA  ", item->name);
             strncat(mdString, content, MAXSTR);
-
+ 
             newStr = psMetadataConfigFormat(item->data.md);
             strncpy(buffer, (char *)newStr, MAXSTR);
@@ -1379,5 +1381,5 @@
             }
             strncat(mdString, content, MAXSTR);
-
+ 
             snprintf(content, MAXSTR, "%ld, ", (long)((psTime*)(item->data.V))->sec);
             strncat(mdString, content, MAXSTR);
@@ -1465,12 +1467,190 @@
     return newString;
 }
+*/
+
+psString psMetadataConfigFormat(psMetadata *md)
+{
+    PS_ASSERT_PTR_NON_NULL(md, NULL);
+
+    psString mdString = NULL;
+    psString content = NULL;
+
+    psMetadataItem *item = NULL;
+    psMetadataIterator *iter = psMetadataIteratorAlloc(md, PS_LIST_HEAD, NULL);
+
+    while ( (item = psMetadataGetAndIncrement(iter)) ) {
+        if (item == NULL) {
+            // XXX : this is probably not the right error value
+            psError(PS_ERR_BAD_PARAMETER_VALUE, true, PS_ERRORTEXT_psMetadata_METATYPE_INVALID, PS_DATA_UNKNOWN);
+            psFree(iter);
+            return NULL;
+        }
+
+        // In this block, the single item is used to build 'content'
+        switch (item->type) {
+        case PS_DATA_BOOL:
+            psStringAppend (&content, "%s BOOL  ", item->name);
+            if ( item->data.B ) {
+                psStringAppend(&content, "TRUE");
+            } else {
+                psStringAppend(&content, "FALSE");
+            }
+            if ( item->comment != NULL ) {
+                psStringAppend(&content, " #%s", item->comment);
+            }
+            psStringAppend(&content, " \n", item->comment);
+            break;
+        case PS_DATA_S32:
+            psStringAppend(&content, "%s S32  ", item->name);
+            psStringAppend(&content, "%d ", item->data.S32);
+            if ( strncmp(item->comment,"",2) ) {
+                psStringAppend(&content, " #%s", item->comment);
+            }
+            psStringAppend(&content, " \n");
+            break;
+        case PS_DATA_F32:
+            psStringAppend(&content, "%s F32  ", item->name);
+            psStringAppend(&content, "%.15g ", item->data.F32);
+            if ( strncmp(item->comment,"",2) ) {
+                psStringAppend(&content, " #%s", item->comment);
+            }
+            psStringAppend(&content, " \n");
+            break;
+        case PS_DATA_F64:
+            psStringAppend(&content, "%s F64  ", item->name);
+            psStringAppend(&content, "%.15g ", item->data.F64);
+            if ( strncmp(item->comment,"",2) ) {
+                psStringAppend(&content, " #%s", item->comment);
+            }
+            psStringAppend(&content, " \n");
+            break;
+        case PS_DATA_STRING:
+            psStringAppend(&content, "%s STR  ", item->name);
+            psStringAppend(&content, "%s ", ((char *)(item->data.V)));
+            if ( strncmp(item->comment,"",2) ) {
+                psStringAppend(&content, " #%s", item->comment);
+            }
+            psStringAppend(&content, " \n");
+            break;
+        case PS_DATA_METADATA:
+            psStringAppend(&content, "\n%s  METADATA  ", item->name);
+            psString newStr = psMetadataConfigFormat(item->data.md);
+            // XXX need to check for NULL return value, implying error
+            //     from a lower level
+
+            // add 3 extra spaces to each metadata folder item
+            char *buffer2 = strtok(newStr, "\n");
+            while( buffer2 != NULL ) {
+                psStringAppend(&content, "\n   %s", buffer2);
+                buffer2 = strtok(NULL, "\n");
+            }
+            if ( strncmp(item->comment,"",2) ) {
+                psStringAppend(&content, "\nEND   #%s\n\n", item->comment);
+            } else {
+                psStringAppend(&content, "\nEND\n\n");
+            }
+            psFree(newStr);
+            break;
+        case PS_DATA_TIME:
+            psStringAppend(&content, "%s ", item->name);
+            psTime *time = item->data.V;
+            if ( time->type == PS_TIME_UTC )
+                psStringAppend(&content, "PS_TIME_UTC  ");
+            else if ( time->type == PS_TIME_TAI )
+                psStringAppend(&content, "PS_TIME_TAI  ");
+            else if ( time->type == PS_TIME_UT1 )
+                psStringAppend(&content, "PS_TIME_UT1  ");
+            else if ( time->type == PS_TIME_TT )
+                psStringAppend(&content, "PS_TIME_TT  ");
+            else {
+                psError(PS_ERR_BAD_PARAMETER_VALUE, true, PS_ERRORTEXT_psMetadata_METATYPE_INVALID, time->type);
+                // XXX memory leak: should free content and mdString before returning
+                psFree(iter);
+                return NULL;
+            }
+
+            psStringAppend(&content, "%ld, ", (long)time->sec);
+            psStringAppend(&content, "%u, ", time->nsec);
+            if ( time->leapsecond )
+                psStringAppend(&content, "T ");
+            else
+                psStringAppend(&content, "F ");
+            if ( strncmp(item->comment,"",2) ) {
+                psStringAppend(&content, " #%s", item->comment);
+            }
+            psStringAppend(&content, " \n");
+            break;
+        case PS_DATA_VECTOR:
+            psStringAppend(&content, "@%s ", item->name);
+            psVector *vector = item->data.V;
+
+            switch (vector->type.type) {
+            case PS_DATA_S32:
+                psStringAppend(&content, "S32 ");
+                for (int i = 0; i < vector->n; i++) {
+                    psStringAppend(&content, "%d ", vector->data.S32[i]);
+                }
+                break;
+            case PS_DATA_F32:
+                psStringAppend(&content, "F32 ", MAXSTR);
+                for (int i = 0; i < vector->n; i++) {
+                    psStringAppend(&content, "%.15g ", vector->data.F32[i]);
+                }
+                break;
+            case PS_DATA_F64:
+                psStringAppend(&content, "F64 ", MAXSTR);
+                for (int i = 0; i < vector->n; i++) {
+                    psStringAppend(&content, "%.15g", vector->data.F64[i]);
+                }
+                break;
+            case PS_DATA_UNKNOWN:
+            default:
+                psError(PS_ERR_BAD_PARAMETER_VALUE, true,
+                        PS_ERRORTEXT_psMetadata_METATYPE_INVALID, vector->type.type);
+                psFree(iter);
+                // XXX memory leak: should free content and mdString before returning
+                return NULL;
+            }
+            if ( strncmp(item->comment,"",2) ) {
+                psStringAppend(&content, " #%s", item->comment);
+            }
+            psStringAppend(&content, " \n");
+            break;
+        case PS_DATA_UNKNOWN:
+        default:
+            psError(PS_ERR_BAD_PARAMETER_VALUE, true,
+                    PS_ERRORTEXT_psMetadata_METATYPE_INVALID, item->type);
+            psFree(iter);
+            // XXX memory leak: should free content and mdString before returning
+            return NULL;
+        }
+        psStringAppend(&mdString, content);
+        psFree(content);
+        content = NULL;
+    }
+    psFree(iter);
+    return mdString;
+}
+
 
 bool psMetadataConfigWrite(psMetadata *md,
                            const char *filename)
 {
+    PS_ASSERT_PTR_NON_NULL(md, NULL);
+    PS_ASSERT_PTR_NON_NULL(filename, NULL);
     psString fileString = NULL;
+    fileString = psMetadataConfigFormat(md);
+    if (fileString == NULL) {
+        psError(PS_ERR_BAD_PARAMETER_NULL, false,
+                "psMetadataConfigFormat returned NULL.\n");
+        return false;
+    }
     FILE *file;
-    file = fopen(filename, "w");
-    fileString = psMetadataConfigFormat(md);
+    if ( !(file = fopen(filename, "w")) ) {
+        psError(PS_ERR_IO, true,
+                "Failed to open specified file, %s\n", filename);
+        psFree(fileString);
+        return false;
+    }
     fprintf(file, "%s", fileString);
     fclose(file);
Index: /trunk/psLib/test/types/mdcfgwrt.verified
===================================================================
--- /trunk/psLib/test/types/mdcfgwrt.verified	(revision 6190)
+++ /trunk/psLib/test/types/mdcfgwrt.verified	(revision 6190)
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+item1 BOOL  TRUE #I am a boolean
+item2 S32  55
+item3 F32  3.14000010490417
+item4 F64  6.28
+item5 STR  GNIRTS  #I am a string
+@vector6 S32 1 2 3 4 5  #I am a vector
+time01 PS_TIME_TAI  1000, 25, T  #I am time
+
+metadata7  METADATA
+   ITEM01 S32  666
+   META NEW  METADATA
+      @VECTORNEW S32 1 2 3 4 5  #Newest VECTOR
+      cell STR  pStArRs  #I am a p-Star
+   END   #I AM Newest METADATA
+   ITEM02 F32  666.599975585938  #I AM FLOAT
+   ITEM03 F64  666.666  #I AM DOUBLE
+END   #I am a metadata
+
Index: /trunk/psLib/test/types/tst_psMetadata_07.c
===================================================================
--- /trunk/psLib/test/types/tst_psMetadata_07.c	(revision 6189)
+++ /trunk/psLib/test/types/tst_psMetadata_07.c	(revision 6190)
@@ -16,6 +16,6 @@
 *  @author  David Robbins, MHPCC
 *
-*  @version $Revision: 1.17 $  $Name: not supported by cvs2svn $
-*  @date  $Date: 2006-01-23 23:52:15 $
+*  @version $Revision: 1.18 $  $Name: not supported by cvs2svn $
+*  @date  $Date: 2006-01-25 22:18:00 $
 *
 *  Copyright 2004-2005 Maui High Performance Computing Center, University of Hawaii
@@ -58,4 +58,5 @@
         vec->data.S32[i] = i+1;
     }
+    vec->n = 5;
     time->sec = 1000;
     time->nsec = 25;
@@ -137,11 +138,59 @@
 {
     psMetadata *newMD = NULL;
+    //Return false for NULL input metadata
+    psLogMsg(__func__,PS_LOG_INFO,"Following should generate error message");
+    if (psMetadataConfigWrite(newMD, "mdcfgwrt.out")) {
+        psError(PS_ERR_BAD_PARAMETER_NULL, false,
+                "psMetadataConfigWrite failed to return false for NULL input metadata.\n");
+        return 1;
+    }
     newMD = setupMeta();
-    printPositiveTestHeader(stdout, "psMetadata", "Test E - psMetadataConfigWrite");
+    //Return false for NULL input filename
+    psLogMsg(__func__,PS_LOG_INFO,"Following should generate error message");
+    if (psMetadataConfigWrite(newMD, NULL)) {
+        psError(PS_ERR_BAD_PARAMETER_NULL, false,
+                "psMetadataConfigWrite failed to return false for NULL input filename.\n");
+        return 2;
+    }
+    //Return false for bad input filename
+    psLogMsg(__func__,PS_LOG_INFO,"Following should generate error message");
+    if (psMetadataConfigWrite(newMD, "temp")) {
+        psError(PS_ERR_BAD_PARAMETER_NULL, false,
+                "psMetadataConfigWrite failed to return false for bad input filename.\n");
+        return 3;
+    }
+    //Return true for valid inputs
     if ( !psMetadataConfigWrite(newMD, "mdcfgwrt.out") ) {
         fprintf(stderr, "Failed test point E - Failed to write metadata to file. \n");
-    }
-
-    printFooter(stdout, "psMetadata", "Test E - psMetadataConfigWrite", true);
+        return 4;
+    }
+
+    //Make sure the output file matches the verified file output.
+    FILE *verified;
+    FILE *output;
+    verified = fopen("mdcfgwrt.verified", "r");
+    output = fopen("mdcfgwrt.out", "r");
+    char buffer1[100];
+    char buffer2[100];
+    while ( fscanf(verified, "%s", buffer1) != EOF ) {
+        if (fscanf(output, "%s", buffer2) == EOF) {
+            psError(PS_ERR_BAD_PARAMETER_SIZE, false,
+                    "Output file is smaller than the expected output file.\n");
+            return 5;
+        }
+        if (strncmp(buffer1, buffer2, 100) ) {
+            psError(PS_ERR_BAD_PARAMETER_VALUE, false,
+                    "Output file contents do not match the expected output.\n");
+            return 6;
+        }
+    }
+    if (fscanf(output, "%s", buffer2) != EOF) {
+        psError(PS_ERR_BAD_PARAMETER_SIZE, false,
+                "Output file is larger than the expected output file.\n");
+        return 7;
+    }
+    fclose(verified);
+    fclose(output);
+
     psFree(newMD);
     return 0;
Index: /trunk/psLib/test/types/verified/tst_psMetadata_07.stderr
===================================================================
--- /trunk/psLib/test/types/verified/tst_psMetadata_07.stderr	(revision 6189)
+++ /trunk/psLib/test/types/verified/tst_psMetadata_07.stderr	(revision 6190)
@@ -14,4 +14,16 @@
 \**********************************************************************************/
 
+<DATE><TIME>|<HOST>|I|testMetaWrite
+    Following should generate error message
+<DATE><TIME>|<HOST>|E|psMetadataConfigWrite (FILE:LINENO)
+    Unallowable operation: md is NULL.
+<DATE><TIME>|<HOST>|I|testMetaWrite
+    Following should generate error message
+<DATE><TIME>|<HOST>|E|psMetadataConfigWrite (FILE:LINENO)
+    Unallowable operation: filename is NULL.
+<DATE><TIME>|<HOST>|I|testMetaWrite
+    Following should generate error message
+<DATE><TIME>|<HOST>|E|psMetadataConfigWrite (FILE:LINENO)
+    Failed to open specified file, temp
 
 ---> TESTPOINT PASSED (psMetadata_07{Test psMetadataConfigWrite} | tst_psMetadata_07.c)
Index: /trunk/psLib/test/types/verified/tst_psMetadata_07.stdout
===================================================================
--- /trunk/psLib/test/types/verified/tst_psMetadata_07.stdout	(revision 6189)
+++ /trunk/psLib/test/types/verified/tst_psMetadata_07.stdout	(revision 6190)
@@ -35,11 +35,2 @@
 ---> TESTPOINT PASSED (psMetadata{Test D - Get and Decrement Iterator} | tst_psMetadata_07.c)
 
-/***************************** TESTPOINT ******************************************\
-*             TestFile: tst_psMetadata_07.c                                        *
-*            TestPoint: psMetadata{Test E - psMetadataConfigWrite}                 *
-*             TestType: Positive                                                   *
-\**********************************************************************************/
-
-
----> TESTPOINT PASSED (psMetadata{Test E - psMetadataConfigWrite} | tst_psMetadata_07.c)
-
