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+*** Comments ***
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
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+#
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+#
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+
+
+*** Settings ***
+Documentation Library providing keywords for testing connectivity to hosts via ping.
+Library OperatingSystem
+
+
+*** Variables ***
+${SUCCESS_RETURN_CODE} 0
+${CONNECTIVITY_POL_TIME} 5sec
+${CONNECTIVITY_MAX_WAIT_TIME} 30sec
+
+
+*** Keywords ***
+Test Ping Host
+ [Documentation] Run Ping
+ ... Parameters:
+ ... host: IP or name of the host
+ ... Execution example:
+ ... Ping Test \${host}
+ [Arguments] ${host}
+ ${rc} ${stdout}= Run And Return Rc And Output ping -c 2 -W 1 ${host}
+ Log ${stdout}
+ Should Be Equal As Integers ${rc} ${SUCCESS_RETURN_CODE}
+
+Test Connectivity
+ [Documentation] Ping a host several times during ${CONNECTIVITY_MAX_WAIT_TIME} until it succeeds or raises a timeout.
+ [Arguments] ${host}
+ Wait Until Keyword Succeeds ${CONNECTIVITY_MAX_WAIT_TIME} ${CONNECTIVITY_POL_TIME} Test Ping Host ${host}