Dummy step (delay 0)

diff --git a/example/diameter/launcher/Launcher.cpp b/example/diameter/launcher/Launcher.cpp
index 8ea7511..1b7a7ee 100644 (file)
--- a/example/diameter/launcher/Launcher.cpp
+++ b/example/diameter/launcher/Launcher.cpp
@@ -1163,6 +1163,7 @@ std::string Launcher::help() const throw() {
   result += "\n";
   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";
@@ -2016,7 +2017,7 @@ 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(param3 == "") throw anna::RuntimeException("Missing milliseconds for 'delay' command in test id operation", ANNA_FILE_LOCATION);
-        anna::Millisecond delay = checkTimeMeasure("Test case delay step", param3);
+        anna::Millisecond delay = ((param3 == "0" /* special case */) ? (anna::Millisecond)0 : checkTimeMeasure("Test case delay step", param3));
         testManager.getTestCase(id)->addDelay(delay); // creates / reuses
       }
       else if ((param2 == "waitfe")||(param2 == "waitfc")) {

diff --git a/example/diameter/launcher/testing/TestStep.cpp b/example/diameter/launcher/testing/TestStep.cpp
index cb1b0f9..524e0bd 100644 (file)
--- a/example/diameter/launcher/testing/TestStep.cpp
+++ b/example/diameter/launcher/testing/TestStep.cpp
@@ -483,12 +483,13 @@ throw() {
   anna::xml::Node* result = TestStep::asXML(parent);
   //parent->createChild("TestStepDelay");
 
-  result->createAttribute("Delay", a_delay.asString());
+  result->createAttribute("Delay", ((a_delay == 0) ? "dummy step, no delay" : a_delay.asString()));
 
   return result;
 }
 
 bool TestStepDelay::do_execute() throw() {
+  if (a_delay == 0) { complete(); return true; } // special case
   try {
     a_timer = TestManager::instantiate().createTimer((TestCaseStep*)this, a_delay, TestTimer::Type::Delay);
   }
@@ -502,12 +503,14 @@ bool TestStepDelay::do_execute() throw() {
 }
 
 void TestStepDelay::do_complete() throw() {
+  if (a_delay == 0) return; // special case
   a_timer = NULL;
   next(); // next() invoked here because execute() is always false for delay and never advance the iterator
   // TODO, avoid this recursion
 }
 
 void TestStepDelay::do_reset() throw() {
+  if (a_delay == 0) return; // special case
   try {
     TestManager::instantiate().cancelTimer(a_timer);
   }