#!/usr/bin/env python ''' PEXPECT LICENSE This license is approved by the OSI and FSF as GPL-compatible. http://opensource.org/licenses/isc-license.txt Copyright (c) 2012, Noah Spurrier PERMISSION TO USE, COPY, MODIFY, AND/OR DISTRIBUTE THIS SOFTWARE FOR ANY PURPOSE WITH OR WITHOUT FEE IS HEREBY GRANTED, PROVIDED THAT THE ABOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICE AND THIS PERMISSION NOTICE APPEAR IN ALL COPIES. THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND THE AUTHOR DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES WITH REGARD TO THIS SOFTWARE INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE. ''' import time import pexpect import sys def getProcessResults(cmd, timeLimit=20): ''' executes 'cmd' as a child process and returns the child's output, the duration of execution, and the process exit status. Aborts if child process does not generate output for 'timeLimit' seconds. ''' output = "" startTime = time.time() child = pexpect.spawn(cmd, timeout=10) child.logfile = sys.stdout while 1: try: # read_nonblocking will add to 'outout' one byte at a time # newlines can show up as '\r\n' so we kill any '\r's which # will mess up the formatting for the viewer output += child.read_nonblocking(timeout=timeLimit).replace("\r","") except pexpect.EOF as e: print(str(e)) # process terminated normally break except pexpect.TIMEOUT as e: print(str(e)) output += "\nProcess aborted by FlashTest after %s seconds.\n" % timeLimit print(child.isalive()) child.kill(9) break endTime = time.time() child.close(force=True) duration = endTime - startTime exitStatus = child.exitstatus return (output, duration, exitStatus) cmd = "./ticker.py" result, duration, exitStatus = getProcessResults(cmd) print("result: %s" % result) print("duration: %s" % duration) print("exit-status: %s" % exitStatus)