#
#
# add_dir "tests/automate_stdio_band_output"
# 
# add_file "tests/automate_stdio_band_output/__driver__.lua"
#  content [dd43cbb017752fd40828862780fadc16299b9b3f]
# 
#   set "tests/automate_stdio_band_output/__driver__.lua"
#  attr "mtn:execute"
# value "true"
#
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--- tests/automate_stdio_band_output/__driver__.lua	dd43cbb017752fd40828862780fadc16299b9b3f
+++ tests/automate_stdio_band_output/__driver__.lua	dd43cbb017752fd40828862780fadc16299b9b3f
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+include("/common/automate_stdio.lua")
+
+mtn_setup()
+
+-- check informational messages, warnings and errors
+out = run_stdio("l8:bandtest4:infoe", 0, 0, "p")
+check(type(out) == "table" and table.maxn(out) == 1)
+
+out = run_stdio("l8:bandtest7:warninge", 0, 0, "w")
+check(type(out) == "table" and table.maxn(out) == 1)
+
+out = run_stdio("l8:bandtest5:errore", 2, 0, "e")
+check(type(out) == "table" and table.maxn(out) == 1)
+
+-- check tickers
+tickers = run_stdio("l8:bandtest6:tickere", 0, 0, "t")
+check(type(out) == "table")
+
+function split(str, pat)
+    local t = {}  -- NOTE: use {n = 0} in Lua-5.0
+    local fpat = "(.-)" .. pat
+    local last_end = 1
+    local s, e, cap = str:find(fpat, 1)
+    while s do
+        if s ~= 1 or cap ~= "" then
+            table.insert(t,cap)
+        end
+        last_end = e+1
+        s, e, cap = str:find(fpat, last_end)
+    end
+    if last_end <= #str then
+        cap = str:sub(last_end)
+        table.insert(t, cap)
+    end
+    return t
+end
+
+ticker_data = {}
+for _,tick in ipairs(tickers) do
+    ticks = split(tick, ";")
+    check(table.maxn(ticks) > 0)
+    for _,mtick in ipairs(ticks) do
+        local begin,End,short,ticktype,content =
+            string.find(mtick, "([%l%u]+)([=:#])(.+)")
+        if begin == nil then
+           short = mtick
+        end
+        if ticker_data[short] == nil then
+            -- check the ticker's name definition
+            check(ticktype == ":")
+            ticker_data[short] = {}
+            check(string.len(content) > 0)
+        else
+            check(ticktype ~= ":")
+            -- check and remember the ticker's total value (if any)
+            if ticktype == "=" then
+                check(ticker_data[short].total == nil)
+                ticker_data[short].total = tonumber(content)
+                check(ticker_data[short].total ~= nil)
+            -- check and remember the ticker's progress
+            elseif ticktype == "#" then
+                progress = tonumber(content)
+                check(progress ~= nil)
+                check(ticker_data[short].total == 0 or
+                        progress <= ticker_data[short].total)
+                ticker_data[short].progress = progress
+            -- check for the ticker's end and remove it
+            elseif ticktype == nil then
+                check(ticker_data[short] ~= nil)
+                check(ticker_data[short].total == 0 or
+                        ticker_data[short].progress == ticker_data[short].total)
+                ticker_data[short] = nil
+            end
+        end
+    end
+end
+
+-- finally check if all tickers are completed
+check(table.maxn(ticker_data) == 0)
+
+