+class KeepAliveReporter(object):
+ """
+ Singleton object which reports test start to parent process
+ """
+ _shared_state = {}
+
+ def __init__(self):
+ self.__dict__ = self._shared_state
+
+ @property
+ def pipe(self):
+ return self._pipe
+
+ @pipe.setter
+ def pipe(self, pipe):
+ if hasattr(self, '_pipe'):
+ raise Exception("Internal error - pipe should only be set once.")
+ self._pipe = pipe
+
+ def send_keep_alive(self, test):
+ """
+ Write current test tmpdir & desc to keep-alive pipe to signal liveness
+ """
+ if self.pipe is None:
+ # if not running forked..
+ return
+
+ if isclass(test):
+ desc = test.__name__
+ else:
+ desc = test.shortDescription()
+ if not desc:
+ desc = str(test)
+
+ self.pipe.send((desc, test.vpp_bin, test.tempdir))
+
+