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diff --git a/example/diameter/launcher/Launcher.cpp b/example/diameter/launcher/Launcher.cpp
index 120fabc..30ae63f 100644
--- a/example/diameter/launcher/Launcher.cpp
+++ b/example/diameter/launcher/Launcher.cpp
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@
 #include <iostream>     // std::cout
 #include <math.h> // ceil
 #include <climits>
+#include <unistd.h> // chdir
+//#include <regex> TODO: use this from gcc4.9.0: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/8060025/is-this-c11-regex-error-me-or-the-compiler
+#include <stdio.h>
 
 // Project
 #include <anna/timex/Engine.hpp>
@@ -23,18 +26,20 @@
 #include <anna/diameter/helpers/base/functions.hpp>
 #include <anna/time/functions.hpp>
 #include <anna/diameter.comm/ApplicationMessageOamModule.hpp>
+#include <anna/testing/defines.hpp>
 #include <anna/xml/xml.hpp>
+#include <Procedure.hpp>
 
 // Process
 #include <Launcher.hpp>
-#include <OriginHost.hpp>
 #include <MyDiameterEngine.hpp>
-#include <TestManager.hpp>
-#include <TestCase.hpp>
+#include <anna/diameter.comm/OriginHost.hpp>
+#include <anna/testing/TestManager.hpp>
+#include <anna/testing/TestCase.hpp>
 
 
-#define SIGUSR2_TASKS_INPUT_FILENAME "./sigusr2.in"
-#define SIGUSR2_TASKS_OUTPUT_FILENAME "./sigusr2.out"
+#define SIGUSR2_TASKS_INPUT_FILENAME "sigusr2.in"
+#define SIGUSR2_TASKS_OUTPUT_FILENAME "sigusr2.out"
 
 
 const char *ServicesDTD = "\
@@ -59,40 +64,54 @@ const char *ServicesDTD = "\
 -->\n\
 \n\
 <!ELEMENT node EMPTY>\n\
-<!ATTLIST node originHost CDATA #REQUIRED applicationId CDATA #REQUIRED originRealm CDATA #IMPLIED cer CDATA #IMPLIED dwr CDATA #IMPLIED allowedInactivityTime CDATA #IMPLIED tcpConnectDelay CDATA #IMPLIED answersTimeout CDATA #IMPLIED ceaTimeout CDATA #IMPLIED watchdogPeriod CDATA #IMPLIED entity CDATA #IMPLIED entityServerSessions CDATA #IMPLIED diameterServer CDATA #IMPLIED diameterServerSessions CDATA #IMPLIED balance (yes | no) #IMPLIED sessionBasedModelsClientSocketSelection (SessionIdLowPart | SessionIdHighPart | SessionIdOptionalPart | RoundRobin) #IMPLIED retries CDATA #IMPLIED log CDATA #IMPLIED splitLog (yes | no) #IMPLIED detailedLog (yes | no) #IMPLIED dumpLog (yes | no) #IMPLIED burstLog (yes | no) #IMPLIED>\n\
+<!ATTLIST node originHost CDATA #REQUIRED applicationId CDATA #REQUIRED originRealm CDATA #IMPLIED cer CDATA #IMPLIED dwr CDATA #IMPLIED cea CDATA #IMPLIED allowedInactivityTime CDATA #IMPLIED tcpConnectDelay CDATA #IMPLIED answersTimeout CDATA #IMPLIED ceaTimeout CDATA #IMPLIED watchdogPeriod CDATA #IMPLIED entity CDATA #IMPLIED entityServerSessions CDATA #IMPLIED diameterServer CDATA #IMPLIED diameterServerSessions CDATA #IMPLIED balance (yes | no) #IMPLIED sessionBasedModelsClientSocketSelection (SessionIdLowPart | SessionIdHighPart | SessionIdOptionalPart | RoundRobin) #IMPLIED retries CDATA #IMPLIED log CDATA #IMPLIED splitLog (yes | no) #IMPLIED detailedLog (yes | no) #IMPLIED dumpLog (yes | no) #IMPLIED burstLog (yes | no) #IMPLIED>\n\
 <!--\n\
    Node record\n\
 \n\
    originHost:                              Node identifier as diameter application host name.\n\
    applicationId:                           The Application-Id provided must exists as a registered 'stack id'.\n\
    originRealm:                             Origin-Realm (domain-name internally used by default).\n\
+\n\
+\n\
+   - Diameter clients:\n\
+\n\
+   entity:                                  Target diameter entity (comma-separated '<address>:<port>' format).\n\
+                                            For example: 10.20.30.40:3868,10.20.30.41:3868. If missing, no entity will be enabled.\n\
+   entityServerSessions:                    Diameter entity server sessions (0: diameter entity disabled). Default value of 1.\n\
    cer:                                     User defined CER path file to be encoded to establish diameter connections.\n\
                                             If missing, will be harcoded.\n\
    dwr:                                     User defined DWR path file to be encoded for diameter protocol keep alive.\n\
                                             If missing, will be harcoded.\n\
-   allowedInactivityTime:                   Milliseconds for the maximum allowed inactivity time on server sessions born over the\n\
-                                            local server before being reset. If missing, default value of 90000 will be assigned.\n\
    tcpConnectDelay:                         Milliseconds to wait TCP connect to any server. If missing, default value of 200 will\n\
                                             be assigned\n\
-   answersTimeout:                          Milliseconds to wait pending application answers from diameter peers. If missing,\n\
-                                            default value of 10000 will be assigned.\n\
    ceaTimeout:                              Milliseconds to wait CEA from diameter server. If missing, default value of 'answersTimeout'\n\
                                             will be assigned.\n\
    watchdogPeriod:                          Milliseconds for watchdog timer (Tw) for diameter keep-alive procedure. If missing, default\n\
                                             value of 30000 will be assigned.\n\
-   entity:                                  Target diameter entity (comma-separated '<address>:<port>' format).\n\
-                                            For example: 10.20.30.40:3868,10.20.30.41:3868. If missing, no entity will be enabled.\n\
-   entityServerSessions:                    Diameter entity server sessions (0: diameter entity disabled). Default value of 1.\n\
-   diameterServer:                          Diameter own server address in '<address>:<port>' format. For example: 10.20.30.40:3868.\n\
-                                            If missing, no local server will be enabled.\n\
-   diameterServerSessions:                  Diameter own server available connections (0: diameter server disabled). Default value of 1.\n\
-                                            Negative value implies no limit accepting incoming connections.\n\
    balance:                                 Balance over entity servers instead of doing standard behaviour (first primary, secondary\n\
                                             if fails, etc.). Default value 'no'.\n\
    sessionBasedModelsClientSocketSelection: By default, round-robin will be applied for IEC model (SMS/MMS), and Session-Id Low Part\n\
                                             will be analyzed for ECUR/SCUR model (data, voice and content). You could change ECUR/SCUR\n\
                                             analysis behaviour providing 'SessionIdHighPart', 'SessionIdOptionalPart' (atoi applied;\n\
                                             usually subscriber id data, i.e. MSISDN or IMSI) and 'RoundRobin' (also 'SessionIdLowPart').\n\
+\n\
+\n\
+   - Diameter servers:\n\
+\n\
+   diameterServer:                          Diameter own server address in '<address>:<port>' format. For example: 10.20.30.40:3868.\n\
+                                            If missing, no local server will be enabled.\n\
+   diameterServerSessions:                  Diameter own server available connections (0: diameter server disabled). Default value of 1.\n\
+                                            Negative value implies no limit accepting incoming connections.\n\
+   cea:                                     User defined CEA path file to be encoded to answer client CERs.\n\
+                                            If missing, will be harcoded.\n\
+   allowedInactivityTime:                   Milliseconds for the maximum allowed inactivity time on server sessions born over the\n\
+                                            local server before being reset. If missing, default value of 90000 will be assigned.\n\
+\n\
+\n\
+   - General:\n\
+\n\
+   answersTimeout:                          Milliseconds to wait pending application answers from diameter peers. If missing,\n\
+                                            default value of 10000 will be assigned.\n\
    retries:                                 Expired responses will cause a number of request retransmissions. Disabled by default (0 retries).\n\
    log:                                     Process log file (operations result, traffic log, etc.). By default '<originHost>.launcher.log'.\n\
                                             Empty string or \"null\" name, to disable. Warning: there is no rotation for log files\n\
@@ -100,10 +119,10 @@ const char *ServicesDTD = "\
    splitLog:                                Splits log file (appends to log filename, extensions with the type of event: see help on\n\
                                             startup information-level traces). No log files for code/decode and load operations are created.\n\
                                             Default value 'no'.\n\
-   detailedLog:                             Insert detailed information at log files. Should be disabled on automatic tests. Useful on\n\
-                                            'balance' mode to know messages flow along the sockets. Default value 'no'.\n\
+   detailedLog:                             Insert detailed information at log files (timestamps, communication resources, etc.). Useful\n\
+                                            to analyze the messages flow along the sockets (specially on 'balance' mode). Default 'no'.\n\
    dumpLog:                                 Write to disk every incoming/outcoming message named as:\n\
-                                               '<originHost>.<hop by hop>.<end to end>.<message code>.<request|answer>.<type of event>.xml'\n\
+                                               '<unix ms timestamp>.<originHost>.<hop by hop>.<end to end>.<message code>.<request|answer>.<type of event>.xml'\n\
                                             Default value 'no'.\n\
    burstLog:                                Burst operations log file. By default '<originHost>.launcher.burst'. Empty string or \"null\" name, to disable.\n\
                                             Warning: there is no rotation for log files (use logrotate or whatever). Output: dot (.) for each\n\
@@ -129,6 +148,13 @@ Launcher::Launcher() : anna::comm::Application("launcher", "DiameterLauncher", "
 }
 
 
+std::string Launcher::getSignalUSR2InputFile() const throw() {
+  return (a_initialWorkingDirectory + "/" + SIGUSR2_TASKS_INPUT_FILENAME);
+}
+
+std::string Launcher::getSignalUSR2OutputFile() const throw() {
+  return (a_initialWorkingDirectory + "/" + SIGUSR2_TASKS_OUTPUT_FILENAME);
+}
 
 
 void Launcher::servicesFromXML(const anna::xml::Node* servicesNode, bool eventOperation) throw(anna::RuntimeException) {
@@ -140,7 +166,7 @@ void Launcher::servicesFromXML(const anna::xml::Node* servicesNode, bool eventOp
   const anna::xml::Attribute *id, *dictionary;
 
   // <!ATTLIST node originHost CDATA #REQUIRED applicationId CDATA #REQUIRED cer CDATA #IMPLIED dwr CDATA #IMPLIED allowedInactivityTime CDATA #IMPLIED tcpConnectDelay CDATA #IMPLIED answersTimeout CDATA #IMPLIED ceaTimeout CDATA #IMPLIED watchdogPeriod CDATA #IMPLIED entity CDATA #IMPLIED entityServerSessions CDATA #IMPLIED diameterServer CDATA #IMPLIED diameterServerSessions CDATA #IMPLIED balance (yes | no) #IMPLIED sessionBasedModelsClientSocketSelection (SessionIdLowPart | SessionIdHighPart | SessionIdOptionalPart | RoundRobin) #IMPLIED retries CDATA #IMPLIED log CDATA #IMPLIED splitLog (yes | no) #IMPLIED detailedLog (yes | no) #IMPLIED dumpLog (yes | no) #IMPLIED burstLog (yes | no) #IMPLIED>
-  const anna::xml::Attribute *originHost, *appId, *originRealm, *cer, *dwr, *allowedInactivityTime, *tcpConnectDelay,
+  const anna::xml::Attribute *originHost, *appId, *originRealm, *cer, *dwr, *cea, *allowedInactivityTime, *tcpConnectDelay,
   *answersTimeout, *ceaTimeout, *watchdogPeriod, *entity, *entityServerSessions,
   *diameterServer, *diameterServerSessions, *balance, *sessionBasedModelsClientSocketSelection,
   *retries, *log, *splitLog, *detailedLog, *dumpLog, *burstLog;
@@ -203,7 +229,7 @@ void Launcher::servicesFromXML(const anna::xml::Node* servicesNode, bool eventOp
       const anna::xml::Attribute *vm_attr = (*it)->getAttribute("validationMode", false /* no exception */);
       const anna::xml::Attribute *vd_attr = (*it)->getAttribute("validationDepth", false /* no exception */);
       const anna::xml::Attribute *fm_attr = (*it)->getAttribute("fixMode", false /* no exception */);
-      const anna::xml::Attribute *if_attr = (*it)->getAttribute("ignoreFlags", false /* no exception */);
+      const anna::xml::Attribute *if_attr = (*it)->getAttribute("ignoreFlagsOnValidation", false /* no exception */);
 
       std::string vm_value = vm_attr ? vm_attr->getValue() : "AfterDecoding";
       std::string vd_value = vd_attr ? vd_attr->getValue() : "FirstError";
@@ -256,6 +282,7 @@ void Launcher::servicesFromXML(const anna::xml::Node* servicesNode, bool eventOp
       originRealm = (*it)->getAttribute("originRealm", false /* no exception */);
       cer = (*it)->getAttribute("cer", false /* no exception */);
       dwr = (*it)->getAttribute("dwr", false /* no exception */);
+      cea = (*it)->getAttribute("cea", false /* no exception */);
       allowedInactivityTime = (*it)->getAttribute("allowedInactivityTime", false /* no exception */);
       tcpConnectDelay = (*it)->getAttribute("tcpConnectDelay", false /* no exception */);
       answersTimeout = (*it)->getAttribute("answersTimeout", false /* no exception */);
@@ -302,11 +329,24 @@ void Launcher::servicesFromXML(const anna::xml::Node* servicesNode, bool eventOp
 
       // Checking command line parameters
       std::string sessionBasedModelsType;
+      anna::diameter::comm::Entity::SessionBasedModelsType::_v sessionBasedModelsTypeEnum;
       if(sessionBasedModelsClientSocketSelection) {
         sessionBasedModelsType = sessionBasedModelsClientSocketSelection->getValue();
-        if((sessionBasedModelsType != "SessionIdHighPart") && (sessionBasedModelsType != "SessionIdOptionalPart") && (sessionBasedModelsType != "RoundRobin")) {
-          throw anna::RuntimeException("Parameter 'sessionBasedModelsClientSocketSelection' only accepts 'SessionIdHighPart'/'SessionIdOptionalPart'/'RoundRobin' as parameter values", ANNA_FILE_LOCATION);
-        }
+	if (sessionBasedModelsType == "RoundRobin") {
+          sessionBasedModelsTypeEnum = anna::diameter::comm::Entity::SessionBasedModelsType::RoundRobin;
+	}
+	else if (sessionBasedModelsType == "SessionIdOptionalPart") {
+          sessionBasedModelsTypeEnum = anna::diameter::comm::Entity::SessionBasedModelsType::SessionIdOptionalPart;
+	}
+	else if (sessionBasedModelsType == "SessionIdHighPart") {
+          sessionBasedModelsTypeEnum = anna::diameter::comm::Entity::SessionBasedModelsType::SessionIdHighPart;
+	}
+	else if (sessionBasedModelsType == "SessionIdLowPart") {
+          sessionBasedModelsTypeEnum = anna::diameter::comm::Entity::SessionBasedModelsType::SessionIdLowPart;
+	}
+	else {
+          throw anna::RuntimeException("Parameter 'sessionBasedModelsClientSocketSelection' only accepts 'SessionIdLowPart'/'SessionIdHighPart'/'SessionIdOptionalPart'/'RoundRobin' as parameter values", ANNA_FILE_LOCATION);
+	}
       }
 
       int retransmissions = retries ? retries->getIntegerValue() : 0;
@@ -314,18 +354,21 @@ void Launcher::servicesFromXML(const anna::xml::Node* servicesNode, bool eventOp
         throw anna::RuntimeException("Parameter 'retries' must be non-negative", ANNA_FILE_LOCATION);
       }
 
-      // Create new Node instance /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-      a_workingNode = new OriginHost(originHost->getValue(), applicationId, bpd);
-      MyDiameterEngine *commEngine = a_workingNode->getMyDiameterEngine();
       /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-
-      // Assignments:
+      // Diameter communication engine:
+      std::string commEngineName = originHost->getValue() + "_DiameterCommEngine";
+      MyDiameterEngine *commEngine = new MyDiameterEngine(commEngineName.c_str(), bpd);
+      commEngine->setAutoBind(false);  // allow to create client-sessions without binding them, in order to set timeouts.
       commEngine->setMaxConnectionDelay(tcpConnectDelayMs);
       commEngine->setWatchdogPeriod(watchdogPeriodMs);
+      commEngine->setOriginHostName(originHost->getValue());
+      if (originRealm) commEngine->setOriginRealmName(originRealm->getValue());
+
+      // Origin host node:
+      a_workingNode = new anna::diameter::comm::OriginHost((anna::diameter::comm::Engine*)commEngine, applicationId);
+      a_workingNode->setRequestRetransmissions(retransmissions);
+      /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
-      // Realm information:
-      commEngine->setOriginHost(originHost->getValue());
-      if (originRealm) commEngine->setOriginRealm(originRealm->getValue());
 
       // Diameter entity:
       if(entity) {
@@ -342,8 +385,7 @@ void Launcher::servicesFromXML(const anna::xml::Node* servicesNode, bool eventOp
 
           // Register one entity for this engine:
           a_workingNode->createEntity(entity->getValue(), ceaTimeoutMs, answersTimeoutMs);
-          a_workingNode->setRequestRetransmissions(retransmissions);
-          a_workingNode->getEntity()->setSessionBasedModelsType(sessionBasedModelsType);
+          a_workingNode->getEntity()->setSessionBasedModelsType(sessionBasedModelsTypeEnum);
           a_workingNode->getEntity()->setBalance(balance ? (balance->getValue() == "yes") : false); // for sendings
           if (eventOperation) a_workingNode->getEntity()->bind();
         }
@@ -351,13 +393,16 @@ void Launcher::servicesFromXML(const anna::xml::Node* servicesNode, bool eventOp
 
       // Diameter Server:
       if(diameterServer) {
+        // Server CEA
+        std::string ceaPathfile = cea ? cea->getValue() : "";
+
         int sessions = diameterServerSessions ? diameterServerSessions->getIntegerValue() : 1;
-        a_workingNode->startDiameterServer(diameterServer->getValue(), sessions, allowedInactivityTimeMs);
+        a_workingNode->createDiameterServer(diameterServer->getValue(), sessions, allowedInactivityTimeMs, answersTimeoutMs, ceaPathfile);
       }
 
       // Logs:
       if (!allLogsDisabled) {
-        std::string host = commEngine->getOriginHost();
+        std::string host = commEngine->getOriginHostName();
         std::string s_log = host + ".launcher.log"; if (log) s_log = log->getValue();
         bool b_splitLog = (splitLog ? (splitLog->getValue() == "yes") : false);
         bool b_detailedLog = (detailedLog ? (detailedLog->getValue() == "yes") : false);
@@ -478,20 +523,20 @@ bool Launcher::setWorkingNode(const std::string &name) throw() {
     );
   }
   else {
-    a_workingNode = const_cast<OriginHost*>(nodeIt->second);
+    a_workingNode = const_cast<anna::diameter::comm::OriginHost*>(nodeIt->second);
     result = true;
   }
 
   return result;
 }
 
-OriginHost *Launcher::getOriginHost(const std::string &oh) const throw(anna::RuntimeException) {
+anna::diameter::comm::OriginHost *Launcher::getOriginHost(const std::string &oh) const throw(anna::RuntimeException) {
   origin_hosts_it it = a_originHosts.find(oh);
   if (it != a_originHosts.end()) return it->second;
   throw anna::RuntimeException(anna::functions::asString("There is no origin host registered as '%s' (set Origin-Host avp correctly or force a specific host with 'node' operation)", oh.c_str()), ANNA_FILE_LOCATION);
 }
 
-OriginHost *Launcher::getOriginHost(const anna::diameter::codec::Message &message) const throw(anna::RuntimeException) {
+anna::diameter::comm::OriginHost *Launcher::getOriginHost(const anna::diameter::codec::Message &message) const throw(anna::RuntimeException) {
   std::string originHost = message.getAvp(anna::diameter::helpers::base::AVPID__Origin_Host)->getDiameterIdentity()->getValue();
   return (getOriginHost(originHost));
 }
@@ -501,7 +546,14 @@ void Launcher::updateOperatedOriginHostWithMessage(const anna::diameter::codec::
     a_operatedHost = getOriginHost(message);
 }
 
-OriginHost *Launcher::getOperatedHost() const throw(anna::RuntimeException) {
+anna::diameter::comm::OriginHost *Launcher::getWorkingNode() const throw(anna::RuntimeException) {
+  if(!a_workingNode)
+    throw anna::RuntimeException("Working node not identified (try to load services)", ANNA_FILE_LOCATION);
+
+  return a_workingNode;
+}
+
+anna::diameter::comm::OriginHost *Launcher::getOperatedHost() const throw(anna::RuntimeException) {
   if(!a_operatedHost)
     throw anna::RuntimeException("Node not identified (try to force a specific Origin-Host with 'node' operation)", ANNA_FILE_LOCATION);
 
@@ -509,21 +561,21 @@ OriginHost *Launcher::getOperatedHost() const throw(anna::RuntimeException) {
 }
 
 MyDiameterEntity *Launcher::getOperatedEntity() const throw(anna::RuntimeException) {
-  MyDiameterEntity *result = getOperatedHost()->getEntity();
+  MyDiameterEntity *result = (MyDiameterEntity *)(getOperatedHost()->getEntity());
   if (!result)
     throw anna::RuntimeException("No entity configured for the operated node", ANNA_FILE_LOCATION);
   return result;
 }
 
 MyLocalServer *Launcher::getOperatedServer() const throw(anna::RuntimeException) {
-  MyLocalServer *result = getOperatedHost()->getDiameterServer();
+  MyLocalServer *result = (MyLocalServer *)(getOperatedHost()->getDiameterServer());
   if (!result)
     throw anna::RuntimeException("No local server configured for the operated node", ANNA_FILE_LOCATION);
   return result;
 }
 
 MyDiameterEngine *Launcher::getOperatedEngine() const throw(anna::RuntimeException) {
-  return getOperatedHost()->getMyDiameterEngine(); // never will be NULL
+  return (MyDiameterEngine *)getOperatedHost()->getCommEngine(); // never will be NULL
 }
 
 void Launcher::initialize()
@@ -533,7 +585,7 @@ throw(anna::RuntimeException) {
   anna::comm::Communicator::WorkMode::_v workMode(anna::comm::Communicator::WorkMode::Single);
   a_communicator = new MyCommunicator(workMode);
   a_timeEngine = new anna::timex::Engine((anna::Millisecond)600000, a_admlMinResolution);
-  TestManager::instantiate().setTimerController(a_timeEngine);
+  anna::testing::TestManager::instantiate().setTimerController(a_timeEngine);
 
   // Counters record procedure:
   const char *varname = "cntRecordPeriod";
@@ -548,7 +600,7 @@ throw(anna::RuntimeException) {
   // Testing framework:
   std::string tmDir = ".";
   if(cl.exists("tmDir")) tmDir = cl.getValue("tmDir");
-  TestManager::instantiate().setReportsDirectory(tmDir);
+  anna::testing::TestManager::instantiate().setReportsDirectory(tmDir);
 
   // Tracing:
   if(cl.exists("trace"))
@@ -566,6 +618,13 @@ throw(anna::RuntimeException) {
 
   // Start time:
   a_start_time.setNow();
+
+  // Initial working directory:
+  char cwd[1024];
+  if (getcwd(cwd, sizeof(cwd)) == NULL)
+    throw anna::RuntimeException("Cannot retrieve initial working directory !!", ANNA_FILE_LOCATION);
+  a_initialWorkingDirectory = cwd;
+
   // Statistics:
   anna::statistics::Engine::instantiate().enable();
 
@@ -712,39 +771,16 @@ throw(anna::RuntimeException) {
     a_timeEngine->activate(a_counterRecorderClock); // start clock
   }
 
-  // Log statistics concepts
-  if(cl.exists("logStatisticSamples")) {
-    std::string list = cl.getValue("logStatisticSamples");
-    anna::statistics::Engine &statEngine = anna::statistics::Engine::instantiate();
-
-    if(list == "all") {
-      if(statEngine.enableSampleLog(/* -1: all concepts */))
-        LOGDEBUG(anna::Logger::debug("Sample log activation for all statistic concepts", ANNA_FILE_LOCATION));
-    } else {
-      anna::Tokenizer lst;
-      lst.apply(cl.getValue("logStatisticSamples"), ",");
-
-      if(lst.size() >= 1) {
-        anna::Tokenizer::const_iterator tok_min(lst.begin());
-        anna::Tokenizer::const_iterator tok_max(lst.end());
-        anna::Tokenizer::const_iterator tok_iter;
-        int conceptId;
-
-        for(tok_iter = tok_min; tok_iter != tok_max; tok_iter++) {
-          conceptId = atoi(anna::Tokenizer::data(tok_iter));
-
-          if(statEngine.enableSampleLog(conceptId))
-            LOGDEBUG(anna::Logger::debug(anna::functions::asString("Sample log activation for statistic concept id = %d", conceptId), ANNA_FILE_LOCATION));
-        }
-      }
-    }
-  }
-
+  /////////////////////////////
+  // Log statistics concepts //
+  /////////////////////////////
+  if(cl.exists("logStatisticSamples"))
+    logStatisticsSamples(cl.getValue("logStatisticSamples"));
 
   // Start client connections //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
   MyDiameterEntity *entity;
   for (origin_hosts_it it = a_originHosts.begin(); it != a_originHosts.end(); it++) {
-    entity = it->second->getEntity();
+    entity = (MyDiameterEntity *)(it->second->getEntity());
     if (entity) entity->bind();
   }
 
@@ -758,8 +794,7 @@ throw(anna::RuntimeException) {
   a_communicator->accept();
 }
 
-
-bool Launcher::getDataBlockFromHexFile(const std::string &pathfile, anna::DataBlock &db) const throw() {
+bool Launcher::getDataBlockFromHexFile(const std::string &pathfile, anna::DataBlock &db) const throw(anna::RuntimeException) {
   // Get hex string
   static char buffer[8192];
   std::ifstream infile(pathfile.c_str(), std::ifstream::in);
@@ -774,7 +809,8 @@ bool Launcher::getDataBlockFromHexFile(const std::string &pathfile, anna::DataBl
     msg += hexString;
     anna::Logger::debug(msg, ANNA_FILE_LOCATION);
     );
-    anna::functions::fromHexString(hexString, db);
+
+    anna::functions::fromHexString(hexString, db); // could launch exception
     // Close file
     infile.close();
     return true;
@@ -783,13 +819,28 @@ bool Launcher::getDataBlockFromHexFile(const std::string &pathfile, anna::DataBl
   return false;
 }
 
+bool Launcher::getContentFromFile(const std::string &pathfile, std::string &content) const throw(anna::RuntimeException) {
+
+  std::ifstream inFile(pathfile.c_str(), std::ifstream::in);
+  if(!inFile.good()) {
+    throw RuntimeException(anna::functions::asString("Unable to open file '%s'", pathfile.c_str()), ANNA_FILE_LOCATION);
+  }
+
+  std::stringstream strStream;
+  strStream << inFile.rdbuf(); //read the file
+  content = strStream.str(); // holds the content of the file
+  inFile.close();
+
+  return true;
+}
+
 void Launcher::resetStatistics() throw() {
   if (a_workingNode) {
-    a_workingNode->getMyDiameterEngine()->resetStatistics();
+    a_workingNode->getCommEngine()->resetStatistics();
   }
   else {
     for (origin_hosts_it it = a_originHosts.begin(); it != a_originHosts.end(); it++) {
-      it->second->getMyDiameterEngine()->resetStatistics();
+      it->second->getCommEngine()->resetStatistics();
     }
   }
 }
@@ -801,11 +852,15 @@ void Launcher::resetCounters() throw() {
 }
 
 void Launcher::signalUSR2() throw(anna::RuntimeException) {
+
+  std::string inputFile = getSignalUSR2InputFile();
+  std::string outputFile = getSignalUSR2OutputFile();
+
   LOGNOTICE(
   std::string msg = "Captured signal SIGUSR2. Reading tasks at '";
-  msg += SIGUSR2_TASKS_INPUT_FILENAME;
+  msg += inputFile;
   msg += "' (results will be written at '";
-  msg += SIGUSR2_TASKS_OUTPUT_FILENAME;
+  msg += outputFile;
   msg += "')";
   anna::Logger::notice(msg, ANNA_FILE_LOCATION);
   );
@@ -813,13 +868,18 @@ void Launcher::signalUSR2() throw(anna::RuntimeException) {
   // Operation:
   std::string line;
   std::string response_content;
-  std::ifstream in_file(SIGUSR2_TASKS_INPUT_FILENAME);
-  std::ofstream out_file(SIGUSR2_TASKS_OUTPUT_FILENAME);
+  std::ifstream in_file(inputFile);
+  std::ofstream out_file(outputFile);
 
   if(!in_file.is_open()) throw RuntimeException("Unable to read tasks", ANNA_FILE_LOCATION);
   if(!out_file.is_open()) throw RuntimeException("Unable to write tasks", ANNA_FILE_LOCATION);
 
   while(getline(in_file, line)) {
+
+    // Ignore comments and blank lines:
+    if (line[0] == '#')  continue;
+    if (std::string::npos == line.find_first_not_of(" \t")) continue;
+
     LOGDEBUG(
         std::string msg = "Processing line: ";
     msg += line;
@@ -994,6 +1054,16 @@ std::string Launcher::help() const throw() {
   result += "\n                                     This operation applies over all the registered host nodes";
   result += "\n                                      except if one specific working node has been set.";
   result += "\nforceCountersRecord                  Forces dump to file the current counters of the process.";
+  result += "\nlog-statistics-samples|<list>        Log statistics samples for the provided comma-separated concept id";
+  result += "\n                                      list, over './sample.<concept id>.csv' files. For example: \"1,2\"";
+  result += "\n                                      will log concepts 1 and 2. Reserved words \"all\"/\"none\" activates/";
+  result += "\n                                      deactivates all registered statistics concept identifiers. That ids";
+  result += "\n                                      are shown at context dump.";
+  result += "\nchange-dir[|directory]               Changes the execution point which could be fine to ease some";
+  result += "\n                                     file system interaction tasks. Be care about some requirements";
+  result += "\n                                     (for example if you have a user defined counters directory as";
+  result += "\n                                     relative path this must exists from the new execution directory).";
+  result += "\n                                     If nothing provided, initial working directory will be restored.";
   result += "\nshow-oam                             Dumps current counters of the process. This is also done at";
   result += "\n                                      process context dump.";
   result += "\nshow-stats                           Dumps statistics of the process. This is also done at process";
@@ -1148,6 +1218,9 @@ std::string Launcher::help() const throw() {
   result += "\n                              sendxml2e|<source_file>[|<step number>]";
   result += "\n                                                         Sends xml source file (pathfile) to entity (it would be a";
   result += "\n                                                          'forward' event if it came through local server endpoint).";
+  result += "\n                                                         Take into account that the xml message is encoded just on";
+  result += "\n                                                          call. The xml file is not longer needed neither interpreted";
+  result += "\n                                                          in case of modification, after calling this command.";
   result += "\n                                                         The step number should be provided for answers to indicate";
   result += "\n                                                          the 'wait for request' corresponding step. If you miss this";
   result += "\n                                                          reference, the sequence information (hop-by-hop, end-to-end)";
@@ -1155,6 +1228,8 @@ std::string Launcher::help() const throw() {
   result += "\n                                                          the difficulty of predicting these information). Be sure to";
   result += "\n                                                          refer to a 'wait for request' step. Conditions like 'regexp'";
   result += "\n                                                          (as we will see later) are not verified.";
+  result += "\n                                                         In the case of requests, the step number is used to force the";
+  result += "\n                                                          copy of Session-Id value from the referred step.";
   result += "\n";
   result += "\n                              sendxml2c|<source_file>[|<step number>]";
   result += "\n                                                         Sends xml source file (pathfile) to client (it would be a";
@@ -1164,16 +1239,6 @@ std::string Launcher::help() const throw() {
   result += "\n                              delay|<msecs>              Blocking step until the time lapse expires. Useful to give ";
   result += "\n                                                          some cadence control and time schedule for a specific case.";
   result += "\n                                                         A value of 0 could be used as a dummy step.";
-  result += "\n                              wait<fe/fc>|<condition>    Blocking step until condition is fulfilled. The message could";
-  result += "\n                                                          received from entity (waitfe) or from client (waitfc).";
-  result += "\n";
-  result += "\n                              wait<fe/fc>-regexp|<regexp>";
-  result += "\n                                                         Wait condition, from entity (waitfe-regexp) or client (waitfc-regexp)";
-  result += "\n                                                          to match the serialized xml content for received messages. CPU cost";
-  result += "\n                                                          is bigger than the former ones because the whole message must be";
-  result += "\n                                                          decoded and converted to xml instead of doing a direct hexadecimal";
-  result += "\n                                                          buffer search. The main advantage is the great flexibility to identify";
-  result += "\n                                                          any content with a regular expression.";
   result += "\n";
   result += "\n                              sh-command|<script>        External execution for script/executable via shell through a dedicated";
   result += "\n                                                          thread, providing the command and parameters. You could use dynamic";
@@ -1192,12 +1257,36 @@ std::string Launcher::help() const throw() {
   result += "\n                                                          with the possible outputs from the scripts. You could also put your";
   result += "\n                                                          job in background although sh-command will return 0-value immediately.";
   result += "\n";
-  result += "\n                           <condition>: Optional parameters which must be fulfilled to continue through the next step.";
-  result += "\n                                        Any received message over diameter interfaces will be evaluated against the";
-  result += "\n                                         corresponding test case starting from the current step until the first one";
-  result += "\n                                         whose condition is fulfilled. If no condition is fulfilled the event will be";
-  result += "\n                                         classified as 'uncovered' (normally a test case bad configuration, or perhaps";
-  result += "\n                                         a real unexpected message).";
+  result += "\n                              wait<fe/fc>-hex|<source_file>[|strict]";
+  result += "\n                                                         Wait condition, from entity (waitfe-hex) or client (waitfc-hex) to";
+  result += "\n                                                          match the hexadecimal representation for received messages against";
+  result += "\n                                                          source file (hex format). Fix mode must be enabled to avoid unexpected";
+  result += "\n                                                          matching behaviour. Specify 'strict' to use the hex content 'as is'.";
+  result += "\n                                                          If not, the hex content will be understood as whole message and then,";
+  result += "\n                                                          borders will be added (^<content>$) and sequence information bypassed";
+  result += "\n                                                          even for diameter answers.";
+  result += "\n";
+  result += "\n                              wait<fe/fc>-xml|<source_file>[|strict]";
+  result += "\n                                                         Wait condition from entity (waitfe-xml) or client (waitfc-xml) to";
+  result += "\n                                                          match the serialized xml content for received messages against";
+  result += "\n                                                          source file (xml representation). Fix mode must be enabled to avoid";
+  result += "\n                                                          unexpected matching behaviour. If you need a strict matching you";
+  result += "\n                                                          must add parameter 'strict', if not, regexp is built ignoring sequence";
+  result += "\n                                                          information (hop-by-hop-id=\"[0-9]+\" end-to-end-id=\"[0-9]+\") and";
+  result += "\n                                                          Origin-State-Id value.";
+  result += "\n                                                          All LF codes will be internally removed when comparison is executed";
+  result += "\n                                                          in order to ease xml content configuration.";
+  result += "\n";
+  result += "\n                              wait<fe/fc>|<condition>    Blocking step until condition is fulfilled. The message could";
+  result += "\n                                                          received from entity (waitfe) or from client (waitfc).";
+  result += "\n                                                         CPU cost is lower than former 'wait<fe/fc>-<xml|hex>' variants.";
+  result += "\n";
+  result += "\n                                          <condition>: Optional parameters which must be fulfilled to continue through the next step.";
+  result += "\n                                                       Any received message over diameter interfaces will be evaluated against the";
+  result += "\n                                                        corresponding test case starting from the current step until the first one";
+  result += "\n                                                        whose condition is fulfilled. If no condition is fulfilled the event will be";
+  result += "\n                                                        classified as 'uncovered' (normally a test case bad configuration, or perhaps";
+  result += "\n                                                        a real unexpected message).";
 
   // TODO(***)
   //  result += "\n                                        The way to identify the test case, is through registered Session-Id values for";
@@ -1210,50 +1299,50 @@ std::string Launcher::help() const throw() {
   //  result += "\n                                         comply with the incoming message, and reactivates it.";
   // The other solution: register Session-Id values for answers send to client from a local diameter server.
 
-  result += "\n                                        How to answer: a wait condition for a request will store the incoming message";
-  result += "\n                                         which fulfills that condition. This message is useful together with the peer";
-  result += "\n                                         connection source in a further send step configured with the corresponding";
-  result += "\n                                         response. You could also insert a delay between wait and send steps to be";
-  result += "\n                                         more realistic (processing time simulation in a specific ADML host node).";
-  result += "\n                                         Always, a response send step will get the needed information from the most";
-  result += "\n                                         recent wait step finding in reverse order (note that some race conditions";
-  result += "\n                                         could happen if your condition is not specific enough).";
+  result += "\n                                                       How to answer: a wait condition for a request will store the incoming message";
+  result += "\n                                                        which fulfills that condition. This message is useful together with the peer";
+  result += "\n                                                        connection source in a further send step configured with the corresponding";
+  result += "\n                                                        response. You could also insert a delay between wait and send steps to be";
+  result += "\n                                                        more realistic (processing time simulation in a specific ADML host node).";
+  result += "\n                                                        Always, a response send step will get the needed information from the most";
+  result += "\n                                                        recent wait step finding in reverse order (note that some race conditions";
+  result += "\n                                                        could happen if your condition is not specific enough).";
 
   result += "\n";
-  result += "\n                                        Condition format:";
+  result += "\n                                                       Condition format:";
   result += "\n";
-  result += "\n                                           [code]|[bitR]|[hopByHop]|[applicationId]|[sessionId]|[resultCode]|[msisdn]|[imsi]|[serviceContextId]";
+  result += "\n                                                          [code]|[bitR]|[hopByHop]|[applicationId]|[sessionId]|[resultCode]|[msisdn]|[imsi]|[serviceContextId]";
   result += "\n";
-  result += "\n                                             code: integer number";
-  result += "\n                                             bitR: 1 (request), 0 (answer)";
-  result += "\n                                             hopByHop: integer number or request send step reference: #<step number>";
+  result += "\n                                                            code: integer number";
+  result += "\n                                                            bitR: 1 (request), 0 (answer)";
+  result += "\n                                                            hopByHop: integer number or request send step reference: #<step number>";
   result += "\n";
-  result += "\n                                                       Using the hash reference, you would indicate a specific wait condition";
-  result += "\n                                                        for answers. The step number provided must correspond to any of the";
-  result += "\n                                                        previous send commands (sendxml2e/sendxml2c) configured for a request.";
-  result += "\n                                                       This 'hop-by-hop' variant eases the wait condition for answers in the";
-  result += "\n                                                        safest way.";
+  result += "\n                                                                      Using the hash reference, you would indicate a specific wait condition";
+  result += "\n                                                                       for answers. The step number provided must correspond to any of the";
+  result += "\n                                                                       previous send commands (sendxml2e/sendxml2c) configured for a request.";
+  result += "\n                                                                      This 'hop-by-hop' variant eases the wait condition for answers in the";
+  result += "\n                                                                       safest way.";
   result += "\n";
-  result += "\n                                             applicationId: integer number";
-  result += "\n                                             sessionId: string";
-  result += "\n                                             resultCode: integer number";
-  result += "\n                                             msisdn: string";
-  result += "\n                                             imsi: string";
-  result += "\n                                             serviceContextId: string";
+  result += "\n                                                            applicationId: integer number";
+  result += "\n                                                            sessionId: string";
+  result += "\n                                                            resultCode: integer number";
+  result += "\n                                                            msisdn: string";
+  result += "\n                                                            imsi: string";
+  result += "\n                                                            serviceContextId: string";
   result += "\n";
-  result += "\n                                        Take into account these rules, useful in general:";
+  result += "\n                                                       Take into account these rules, useful in general:";
   result += "\n";
-  result += "\n                                           - Be as much specific as possible defining conditions to avoid ambiguity sending";
-  result += "\n                                             messages out of context due to race conditions. Although you could program several";
-  result += "\n                                             times similar conditions, some risky practices will throw a warning trace (if you";
-  result += "\n                                             repeat the same condition within the same test case).";
-  result += "\n                                           - Adding a ResultCode and/or HopByHop to the condition are only valid waiting answers.";
-  result += "\n                                           - Requests hop-by-hop values must be different for all the test case requests.";
-  result += "\n                                             RFC says that a hop by hop must be unique for a specific connection, something that";
-  result += "\n                                             could be difficult to manage if we have multiple available connections from client";
-  result += "\n                                             side endpoint (entity or local server), even if we would have only one connection but";
-  result += "\n                                             several host interfaces. It is enough to configure different hop-by-hop values within";
-  result += "\n                                             each test case, because on reception, the Session-Id is used to identify that test case.";
+  result += "\n                                                          - Be as much specific as possible defining conditions to avoid ambiguity sending";
+  result += "\n                                                            messages out of context due to race conditions. Although you could program several";
+  result += "\n                                                            times similar conditions, some risky practices will throw a warning trace (if you";
+  result += "\n                                                            repeat the same condition within the same test case).";
+  result += "\n                                                          - Adding a ResultCode and/or HopByHop to the condition are only valid waiting answers.";
+  result += "\n                                                          - Requests hop-by-hop values must be different for all the test case requests.";
+  result += "\n                                                            RFC says that a hop by hop must be unique for a specific connection, something that";
+  result += "\n                                                            could be difficult to manage if we have multiple available connections from client";
+  result += "\n                                                            side endpoint (entity or local server), even if we would have only one connection but";
+  result += "\n                                                            several host interfaces. It is enough to configure different hop-by-hop values within";
+  result += "\n                                                            each test case, because on reception, the Session-Id is used to identify that test case.";
   result += "\n";
   result += "\n";
   result += "\n";
@@ -1347,7 +1436,7 @@ std::string Launcher::help() const throw() {
   result += "\n                                 steps margin, which could be useful to 'freeze' a test in the middle of its execution.";
   result += "\n                                 You could also provide -1 to make it non-interactive resuming it from the current step.";
   result += "\n";
-  result += "\n   test|reset|<soft/hard>[|id]   Reset the test case for id provided, all the tests when missing. It could be hard/soft:";
+  result += "\n   test|reset|<[soft]/hard>[|id] Reset the test case for id provided, all the tests when missing. It could be hard/soft:";
   result += "\n                                 - hard: you probably may need to stop the load rate before. This operation initializes";
   result += "\n                                         all test cases regardless their states.";
   result += "\n                                 - soft: only for finished cases (those with 'Success' or 'Failed' states). It does not";
@@ -1366,7 +1455,7 @@ std::string Launcher::help() const throw() {
   result += "\n                                 enabled because the programmed test cases dumps could be heavy (anyway you could enable the";
   result += "\n                                 dumps separately, for any of the possible states: Initialized, InProgress, Failed, Success).";
   result += "\n";
-  result += "\n   test|report|<initialized/in-progress/failed/success/all/none>[|[yes]|no]";
+  result += "\n   test|report|<initialized/in-progress/failed/success/[all]/none>[|[yes]|no]";
   result += "\n";
   result += "\n                                 Enables/disables report generation for a certain test case state: initialized, in-progress,";
   result += "\n                                 failed or success (also 'all' and 'none' reserved words could be used). This applies to report";
@@ -1384,6 +1473,27 @@ std::string Launcher::help() const throw() {
   result += "\n   test|report-hex[|[yes]|no]    Reports could include the diameter messages in hexadecimal format. Disabled by default.";
   result += "\n";
   result += "\n";
+  result += "\n------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dynamic procedure";
+  result += "\n";
+  result += "\ndynamic[|args]                   This launch an internal operation implemented in 'Procedure' class.";
+  result += "\n                                 Its default implementation does nothing, but you could create a dynamic";
+  result += "\n                                 library 'libanna_launcherDynamic.so' and replace the one in this project.";
+  result += "\n                                 One interesting application consists in the use of the diameter API and";
+  result += "\n                                 event operation to create a set of libraries as the testing framework.";
+  result += "\n                                 To execute each test case, the ADML process would be executed with a";
+  result += "\n                                 specific library path. But the main use would be the stress programming";
+  result += "\n                                 to achieve a great amount of cloned (even mixed) tests without using";
+  result += "\n                                 the management operation interface by mean http or signals: a single";
+  result += "\n                                 call to 'dynamic' would be enough to start a cascade of internally";
+  result += "\n                                 implemented operations.";
+  result += "\n                                 This operation accepts a generic string argument (piped or not, as you";
+  result += "\n                                 desire and depending on your procedure implementation).";
+  result += "\n";
+  result += "\n                                 This operation requires advanced programming and knowlegde of ANNA Diameter";
+  result += "\n                                 stack and testing framework, to take advantage of all the possibilities.";
+  result += "\n";
+  result += "\n";
+  result += "\n";
   result += "\nUSING OPERATIONS INTERFACE";
   result += "\n--------------------------";
   result += "\n";
@@ -1404,13 +1514,13 @@ std::string Launcher::help() const throw() {
   result += "\n";
   result += "\nThe alternative using SIGUSR2 signal requires the creation of the task(s) file which will be read at";
   result += "\n signal event:";
-  result += "\n   echo \"<<operation>\" > "; result += SIGUSR2_TASKS_INPUT_FILENAME;
+  result += "\n   echo \"<<operation>\" > "; result += getSignalUSR2InputFile();
   result += "\n    then";
   result += "\n   kill -12 <pid>";
   result += "\n    or";
   result += "\n   kill -s SIGUSR2 <pid>";
   result += "\n    and then see the results:";
-  result += "\n   cat "; result += SIGUSR2_TASKS_OUTPUT_FILENAME;
+  result += "\n   cat "; result += getSignalUSR2OutputFile();
   result += "\n";
   result += "\n   (this file is ended with EOF final line, useful managing huge batch files to ensure the job completion)";
   result += "\n";
@@ -1424,26 +1534,75 @@ std::string Launcher::help() const throw() {
   return result;
 }
 
+
+void Launcher::logStatisticsSamples(const std::string &conceptsList) throw() {
+  anna::statistics::Engine &statEngine = anna::statistics::Engine::instantiate();
+
+  if(conceptsList == "all") {
+    if(statEngine.enableSampleLog(/* -1: all concepts */))
+      LOGDEBUG(anna::Logger::debug("Sample log activation for all statistic concepts", ANNA_FILE_LOCATION));
+  }
+  else if(conceptsList == "none") {
+      if(statEngine.disableSampleLog(/* -1: all concepts */))
+        LOGDEBUG(anna::Logger::debug("Sample log deactivation for all statistic concepts", ANNA_FILE_LOCATION));
+  } else {
+    anna::Tokenizer lst;
+    lst.apply(conceptsList, ",");
+
+    if(lst.size() >= 1) {
+      anna::Tokenizer::const_iterator tok_min(lst.begin());
+      anna::Tokenizer::const_iterator tok_max(lst.end());
+      anna::Tokenizer::const_iterator tok_iter;
+      int conceptId;
+
+      for(tok_iter = tok_min; tok_iter != tok_max; tok_iter++) {
+        conceptId = atoi(anna::Tokenizer::data(tok_iter));
+
+        if(statEngine.enableSampleLog(conceptId))
+          LOGDEBUG(anna::Logger::debug(anna::functions::asString("Sample log activation for statistic concept id = %d", conceptId), ANNA_FILE_LOCATION));
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+
 void Launcher::eventOperation(const std::string &operation, std::string &response_content) throw(anna::RuntimeException) {
   LOGMETHOD(anna::TraceMethod tm("Launcher", "eventOperation", ANNA_FILE_LOCATION));
   if (operation == "") return; // ignore
-  LOGDEBUG(anna::Logger::debug(operation, ANNA_FILE_LOCATION));
+  LOGDEBUG(anna::Logger::debug(anna::functions::asString("Operation: %s", operation.c_str()), ANNA_FILE_LOCATION));
 
   // Default response:
-  response_content = "Operation processed with exception (see traces): ";
+  response_content = "Operation processed with exception: ";
   response_content += operation;
   std::string opt_response_content = ""; // aditional response content
   anna::DataBlock db_aux(true);
   anna::diameter::codec::Message codecMsg; // auxiliary codec message
 
   // Singletons:
-  CommandLine& cl(anna::CommandLine::instantiate());
-  TestManager &testManager = TestManager::instantiate();
+  anna::testing::TestManager &testManager = anna::testing::TestManager::instantiate();
 
 
   ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
   // Simple operations without arguments:
 
+  // Dynamic operation:
+  if(operation.find("dynamic") == 0) {
+    Procedure p(this);
+    int op_size = operation.size();
+    std::string args = ((operation.find("dynamic|") == 0) && (op_size > 8)) ? operation.substr(8) : "";
+    if (args == "" && op_size != 7)
+      throw anna::RuntimeException("Wrong body content format on HTTP Request. Use 'help' management command to see more information.", ANNA_FILE_LOCATION);
+    try {
+      p.execute(args, response_content, getWorkingNode());
+    }
+    catch(anna::RuntimeException &ex) {
+      ex.trace();
+      response_content = ex.asString();
+      return;
+    }
+    return;
+  }
+
   // Help:
   if(operation == "help") {
     response_content = help();
@@ -1520,7 +1679,10 @@ void Launcher::eventOperation(const std::string &operation, std::string &respons
   // Check the number of parameters:
   bool wrongBody = false;
 
+  if((opType == "change-dir") && (numParams > 1)) wrongBody = true;
+  if((opType == "log-statistics-samples") && (numParams != 1)) wrongBody = true;
   if((opType == "node") && (numParams > 1)) wrongBody = true;
+
   if((opType == "node_auto") && (numParams > 0)) wrongBody = true;
 
   if(((opType == "code") || (opType == "decode")) && (numParams != 2)) wrongBody = true;
@@ -1549,6 +1711,24 @@ void Launcher::eventOperation(const std::string &operation, std::string &respons
     return;
   }
 
+  if(opType == "log-statistics-samples") {
+    logStatisticsSamples(param1);
+    response_content = anna::functions::asString("Log statistics samples for '%s' concepts", param1.c_str());
+    return;
+  }
+
+  // Change execution directory:
+  if(opType == "change-dir") {
+    if (param1 == "") param1 = a_initialWorkingDirectory;
+    if (chdir(param1.c_str()) == 0)
+      response_content = "New execution directory configured: ";
+    else
+      response_content = "Cannot assign provided execution directory: ";
+
+    response_content += param1;
+    return;
+  }
+
   if(opType == "services") {
     std::string servicesFile = ((numParams == 1) ? param1 : "services.xml");
     try {
@@ -1669,7 +1849,7 @@ void Launcher::eventOperation(const std::string &operation, std::string &respons
       try { if(getOperatedHost()->logEnabled()) codecMsg.decode(db_aux); } catch(anna::RuntimeException &ex) { ex.trace(); }
     }
 
-    bool success = getOperatedEntity()->send(msg, cl.exists("balance"));
+    bool success = getOperatedEntity()->send(msg);
     getOperatedHost()->releaseCommMessage(msg);
 
     // Detailed log:
@@ -1782,13 +1962,13 @@ void Launcher::eventOperation(const std::string &operation, std::string &respons
     // test|next[|<sync-amount>]                Forces the execution of the next test case(s) without waiting for test manager tick ...
     // test|ip-limit[|amount]                   In-progress limit of test cases. No new test cases will be launched over this value ...
     // test|repeats|<amount>                    Restarts the whole programmed test list when finished the amount number of times ...
-    // test|report|<initialized/in-progress/failed/success/all/none>[|[yes]|no]
+    // test|report|<initialized/in-progress/failed/success/[all]/none>[|[yes]|no]
     //                                          Enables/disables report generation for a certain test case state: initialized, in-progress ...
     // test|report-hex[|[yes]|no]               Reports could include the diameter messages in hexadecimal format. Disabled by default.
     // test|goto|<id>                           Updates current test pointer position.
     // test|look[|id]                           Show programmed test case for id provided, current when missing ...
     // test|interact|amount|id                  Makes interactive a specific test case id. The amount is the margin of execution steps ...
-    // test|reset|<soft/hard>[|id]              Reset the test case for id provided, all the tests when missing ...
+    // test|reset|<[soft]/hard>[|id]            Reset the test case for id provided, all the tests when missing ...
     // test|clear                               Clears all the programmed test cases.
     // test|summary                             Test manager general report (number of test cases, counts by state ...
 
@@ -1856,6 +2036,7 @@ void Launcher::eventOperation(const std::string &operation, std::string &respons
       if (numParams > 3)
         throw anna::RuntimeException("Wrong body content format on HTTP Request. Use 'help' management command to see more information.", ANNA_FILE_LOCATION);
 
+      if(param2 == "") param2 = "all";
       if(param3 == "") param3 = "yes";
       bool enable = (param3 == "yes");
 
@@ -1912,7 +2093,7 @@ void Launcher::eventOperation(const std::string &operation, std::string &respons
         throw anna::RuntimeException("Wrong body content format on HTTP Request. Use 'help' management command to see more information.", ANNA_FILE_LOCATION);
 
       int id = ((param2 != "") ? atoi(param2.c_str()) : -1);
-      TestCase *testCase = testManager.findTestCase(id);
+      anna::testing::TestCase *testCase = testManager.findTestCase(id);
 
       if (testCase) {
         response_content = testCase->asXMLString();
@@ -1938,7 +2119,7 @@ void Launcher::eventOperation(const std::string &operation, std::string &respons
         throw anna::RuntimeException("Interactive amount must be -1 (to disable interactive mode) or a positive number.", ANNA_FILE_LOCATION);
 
       int id = atoi(param3.c_str());
-      TestCase *testCase = testManager.findTestCase(id);
+      anna::testing::TestCase *testCase = testManager.findTestCase(id);
       if (testCase) {
         if (amount == -1) {
           testCase->makeInteractive(false);
@@ -1964,11 +2145,12 @@ void Launcher::eventOperation(const std::string &operation, std::string &respons
       if (numParams > 3)
         throw anna::RuntimeException("Wrong body content format on HTTP Request. Use 'help' management command to see more information.", ANNA_FILE_LOCATION);
 
-      if (param2 != "soft" && param2 != "hard")
+      if(param2 == "") param2 = "soft";
+     if (param2 != "soft" && param2 != "hard")
         throw anna::RuntimeException("Wrong body content format on HTTP Request. Use 'help' management command to see more information.", ANNA_FILE_LOCATION);
 
       int id = ((param3 != "") ? atoi(param3.c_str()) : -1);
-      TestCase *testCase = ((id != -1) ? testManager.findTestCase(id) : NULL);
+      anna::testing::TestCase *testCase = ((id != -1) ? testManager.findTestCase(id) : NULL);
 
       if (testCase) {
         bool done = testCase->reset((param2 == "hard") ? true:false);
@@ -1981,7 +2163,7 @@ void Launcher::eventOperation(const std::string &operation, std::string &respons
       else {
         if (id == -1) {
           bool anyReset = testManager.resetPool((param2 == "hard") ? true:false);
-          opt_response_content = "reset have been sent to all programmed tests: "; opt_response_content += anyReset ? "some/all have been reset" : "nothing was reset";
+          opt_response_content = param2; opt_response_content += " reset have been sent to all programmed tests: "; opt_response_content += anyReset ? "some/all have been reset" : "nothing was reset";
         }
         else {
           opt_response_content = "cannot found test id (";
@@ -2018,7 +2200,8 @@ void Launcher::eventOperation(const std::string &operation, std::string &respons
       //             delay|      [msecs]
       //             wait<fe/fc>|[code]|[bitR]|[hopByHop]|[applicationId]|[sessionId]|[resultCode]|[msisdn]|[imsi]|[serviceContextId]
       //      wait<fe/fc>-answer|<step number>
-      //      wait<fe/fc>-regexp|<regexp>
+      //      wait<fe/fc>-xml   |<source_file>[|strict]
+      //      wait<fe/fc>-hex   |<source_file>[|strict]
       if(param2 == "") throw anna::RuntimeException("Missing command for test id operation", ANNA_FILE_LOCATION);
 
       // Commands:
@@ -2034,13 +2217,11 @@ void Launcher::eventOperation(const std::string &operation, std::string &respons
           throw anna::RuntimeException("Wrong body content format on HTTP Request. Use 'help' management command to see more information.", ANNA_FILE_LOCATION);
         if(param3 == "") throw anna::RuntimeException(anna::functions::asString("Missing xml file for '%s' command in test id operation", param2.c_str()), ANNA_FILE_LOCATION);
         codecMsg.loadXML(param3);
-        if (codecMsg.isRequest()) {
-          if (param4 != "")
-            throw anna::RuntimeException("Step number is provided with answers (to resolve the corresponding 'wait for request' step), but NOT with requests", ANNA_FILE_LOCATION);
-        }
-        else {
-          if (param4 == "") LOGWARNING(anna::Logger::warning("Step number has not been provided. Take into account that this answer message will be sent 'as is' and sequence information could be wrong at the remote peer", ANNA_FILE_LOCATION));
-        }
+        LOGWARNING(
+          if (!codecMsg.isRequest() && (param4 == ""))
+            anna::Logger::warning("Step number has not been provided. Take into account that this answer message will be sent 'as is' and sequence information could be wrong at the remote peer", ANNA_FILE_LOCATION);
+        );
+
         updateOperatedOriginHostWithMessage(codecMsg);
         int stepNumber = ((param4 != "") ? atoi(param4.c_str()):-1);
 
@@ -2067,22 +2248,99 @@ void Launcher::eventOperation(const std::string &operation, std::string &respons
           throw anna::RuntimeException(anna::functions::asString("Missing condition for '%s' command in test id operation", param2.c_str()), ANNA_FILE_LOCATION);
         }
       }
-      else if ((param2 == "waitfe-regexp")||(param2 == "waitfc-regexp")) {
-        if (numParams > 3)
+      else if ((param2 == "waitfe-hex")||(param2 == "waitfc-hex")) {
+        if (numParams > 4)
           throw anna::RuntimeException("Wrong body content format on HTTP Request. Use 'help' management command to see more information.", ANNA_FILE_LOCATION);
-        if (param3 != "") {
-          bool fromEntity = (param2.substr(4,2) == "fe");
-          testManager.getTestCase(id)->addWaitRegexp(fromEntity, param3);
-        }
-        else {
-          throw anna::RuntimeException(anna::functions::asString("Missing condition for '%s' command in test id operation", param2.c_str()), ANNA_FILE_LOCATION);
+        if(param3 == "") throw anna::RuntimeException(anna::functions::asString("Missing hex file for '%s' command in test id operation", param2.c_str()), ANNA_FILE_LOCATION);
+
+        // Get DataBlock from file with hex content:
+        if(!getDataBlockFromHexFile(param3, db_aux))
+          throw anna::RuntimeException("Error reading hex content from file provided", ANNA_FILE_LOCATION);
+
+        // Hexadecimal representation read from file:
+        std::string regexp = anna::functions::asHexString(db_aux);
+
+        // optional 'full':
+        if(param4 != "strict") {
+          //// If request, we will ignore sequence data:
+          //if (anna::diameter::codec::functions::requestBit(db_aux))
+            regexp.replace (24, 16, "[0-9A-Fa-f]{16}");
+
+          regexp.insert(0, "^");
+          regexp += "$";
         }
+
+        bool fromEntity = (param2.substr(4,2) == "fe");
+        testManager.getTestCase(id)->addWaitRegexpHex(fromEntity, regexp);
       }
-      else if (param2 == "sh-command") {
+      else if ((param2 == "waitfe-xml")||(param2 == "waitfc-xml")) {
         if (numParams > 4)
           throw anna::RuntimeException("Wrong body content format on HTTP Request. Use 'help' management command to see more information.", ANNA_FILE_LOCATION);
+        if(param3 == "") throw anna::RuntimeException(anna::functions::asString("Missing xml file for '%s' command in test id operation", param2.c_str()), ANNA_FILE_LOCATION);
+
+        // Get xml content from file:
+        std::string regexp;
+        if(!getContentFromFile(param3, regexp))
+          throw anna::RuntimeException("Error reading xml content from file provided", ANNA_FILE_LOCATION);
+
+        // optional 'full':
+        if(param4 != "strict") {
+
+          // TODO: use this from gcc4.9.0: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/8060025/is-this-c11-regex-error-me-or-the-compiler
+/*
+          std::string s_from = "hop-by-hop-id=\"[0-9]+\" end-to-end-id=\"[0-9]+\"";
+          std::string s_to = s_from;
+          std::string s_from2 = "avp name=\"Origin-State-Id\" data=\"[0-9]+\"";
+          std::string s_to2 = s_from2;
+
+          try {
+            regexp = std::regex_replace (regexp, std::regex(s_from), s_to);
+            regexp = std::regex_replace (regexp, std::regex(s_from2), s_to2);
+          }
+          catch (const std::regex_error& e) {
+            throw anna::RuntimeException(e.what(), ANNA_FILE_LOCATION);
+          }
+
+*/
+          std::string::size_type pos, pos_1, pos_2;
+
+          pos = regexp.find("hop-by-hop-id=", 0u);
+          pos = regexp.find("\"", pos);
+          pos_1 = pos;
+          pos = regexp.find("\"", pos+1);
+          pos_2 = pos;
+          regexp.replace(pos_1 + 1, pos_2 - pos_1 - 1, "[0-9]+");
+
+          pos = regexp.find("end-to-end-id=", 0u);
+          pos = regexp.find("\"", pos);
+          pos_1 = pos;
+          pos = regexp.find("\"", pos+1);
+          pos_2 = pos;
+          regexp.replace(pos_1 + 1, pos_2 - pos_1 - 1, "[0-9]+");
+
+          pos = regexp.find("Origin-State-Id", 0u);
+          pos = regexp.find("\"", pos);
+          pos = regexp.find("\"", pos+1);
+          pos_1 = pos;
+          pos = regexp.find("\"", pos+1);
+          pos_2 = pos;
+          regexp.replace(pos_1 + 1, pos_2 - pos_1 - 1, "[0-9]+");
+
+          //regexp.insert(0, "^");
+          //regexp += "$";
+        }
+
+        bool fromEntity = (param2.substr(4,2) == "fe");
+        testManager.getTestCase(id)->addWaitRegexpXml(fromEntity, regexp);
+      }
+      else if (param2 == "sh-command") {
+        // Allow pipes in command:
+        //if (numParams > 4)
+        //  throw anna::RuntimeException("Wrong body content format on HTTP Request. Use 'help' management command to see more information.", ANNA_FILE_LOCATION);
         if(param3 == "") throw anna::RuntimeException("Missing script/executable command-line for 'sh-command' in test id operation", ANNA_FILE_LOCATION);
-        testManager.getTestCase(id)->addCommand(param3); // creates / reuses
+        std::string token = "|sh-command|";
+        std::string command = operation.substr(operation.find(token) + token.size());
+        testManager.getTestCase(id)->addCommand(command); // creates / reuses
       }
       else {
         throw anna::RuntimeException("Wrong body content format on HTTP Request. Use 'help' management command to see more information.", ANNA_FILE_LOCATION);
@@ -2136,7 +2394,7 @@ void Launcher::eventOperation(const std::string &operation, std::string &respons
     } else if (param1 == "clear") {
       getOperatedServer()->getReactingAnswers()->clear();
     } else if (param1 == "dump") {
-      getOperatedServer()->getReactingAnswers()->dump();
+      getOperatedServer()->getReactingAnswers()->dump("programmed_answer");
     } else {
       codecMsg.loadXML(param1);
       updateOperatedOriginHostWithMessage(codecMsg);
@@ -2162,7 +2420,7 @@ void Launcher::eventOperation(const std::string &operation, std::string &respons
     } else if (param1 == "clear") {
       getOperatedEntity()->getReactingAnswers()->clear();
     } else if (param1 == "dump") {
-      getOperatedEntity()->getReactingAnswers()->dump();
+      getOperatedEntity()->getReactingAnswers()->dump("programmed_answer");
     } else {
       codecMsg.loadXML(param1);
       updateOperatedOriginHostWithMessage(codecMsg);
@@ -2194,18 +2452,23 @@ throw() {
   anna::comm::Application::asXML(result);
   // Timming:
   result->createAttribute("StartTime", a_start_time.asString());
+  result->createAttribute("InitialWorkingDirectory", a_initialWorkingDirectory);
   result->createAttribute("SecondsLifeTime", anna::time::functions::lapsedMilliseconds() / 1000);
   // Diameter:
   for (origin_hosts_it it = a_originHosts.begin(); it != a_originHosts.end(); it++) {
     it->second->asXML(result);
   }
 
+  // Registered codec engines:
+  anna::diameter::codec::EngineManager &em = anna::diameter::codec::EngineManager::instantiate();
+  em.asXML(result);
+
   // OAM & statistics:
   oamAsXML(result);
   statsAsXML(result);
 
   // Testing: could be heavy if test case reports are enabled
-  TestManager::instantiate().asXML(result);
+  anna::testing::TestManager::instantiate().asXML(result);
 
   return result;
 }