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    // Copyright 2009 The Go Authors. All rights reserved.
    // Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
    // license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
    
    
    // Package testing provides support for automated testing of Go packages.
    
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    // It is intended to be used in concert with the ``go test'' command, which automates
    
    // execution of any function of the form
    //     func TestXxx(*testing.T)
    
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    // where Xxx can be any alphanumeric string (but the first letter must not be in
    
    // [a-z]) and serves to identify the test routine.
    
    // Within these functions, use the Error, Fail or related methods to signal failure.
    //
    // To write a new test suite, create a file whose name ends _test.go that
    // contains the TestXxx functions as described here. Put the file in the same
    // package as the one being tested. The file will be excluded from regular
    // package builds but will be included when the ``go test'' command is run.
    // For more detail, run ``go help test'' and ``go help testflag''.
    //
    // Tests and benchmarks may be skipped if not applicable with a call to
    // the Skip method of *T and *B:
    
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    //     func TestTimeConsuming(t *testing.T) {
    //         if testing.Short() {
    //             t.Skip("skipping test in short mode.")
    //         }
    //         ...
    //     }
    //
    
    // Benchmarks
    //
    
    // Functions of the form
    //     func BenchmarkXxx(*testing.B)
    
    // are considered benchmarks, and are executed by the "go test" command when
    
    // its -bench flag is provided. Benchmarks are run sequentially.
    
    // For a description of the testing flags, see
    
    // https://golang.org/cmd/go/#hdr-Description_of_testing_flags.
    
    //
    // A sample benchmark function looks like this:
    //     func BenchmarkHello(b *testing.B) {
    //         for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
    //             fmt.Sprintf("hello")
    //         }
    //     }
    
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    //
    
    // The benchmark function must run the target code b.N times.
    
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    // During benchmark execution, b.N is adjusted until the benchmark function lasts
    
    // long enough to be timed reliably.  The output
    
    // means that the loop ran 10000000 times at a speed of 282 ns per loop.
    
    //
    // If a benchmark needs some expensive setup before running, the timer
    
    //     func BenchmarkBigLen(b *testing.B) {
    
    //         for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
    
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    //
    
    // If a benchmark needs to test performance in a parallel setting, it may use
    // the RunParallel helper function; such benchmarks are intended to be used with
    // the go test -cpu flag:
    //
    //     func BenchmarkTemplateParallel(b *testing.B) {
    //         templ := template.Must(template.New("test").Parse("Hello, {{.}}!"))
    //         b.RunParallel(func(pb *testing.PB) {
    //             var buf bytes.Buffer
    //             for pb.Next() {
    //                 buf.Reset()
    //                 templ.Execute(&buf, "World")
    //             }
    //         })
    //     }
    //
    
    // The package also runs and verifies example code. Example functions may
    
    // include a concluding line comment that begins with "Output:" and is compared with
    
    // the standard output of the function when the tests are run. (The comparison
    // ignores leading and trailing space.) These are examples of an example:
    
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    //
    //     func ExampleHello() {
    //             fmt.Println("hello")
    
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    //     }
    //
    
    //     func ExampleSalutations() {
    //             fmt.Println("hello, and")
    //             fmt.Println("goodbye")
    //             // Output:
    //             // hello, and
    //             // goodbye
    //     }
    //
    // Example functions without output comments are compiled but not executed.
    
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    //
    
    // The naming convention to declare examples for the package, a function F, a type T and
    
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    // method M on type T are:
    //
    
    //     func Example() { ... }
    
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    //     func ExampleF() { ... }
    //     func ExampleT() { ... }
    //     func ExampleT_M() { ... }
    //
    
    // Multiple example functions for a package/type/function/method may be provided by
    
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    // appending a distinct suffix to the name. The suffix must start with a
    // lower-case letter.
    //
    
    //     func Example_suffix() { ... }
    
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    //     func ExampleF_suffix() { ... }
    //     func ExampleT_suffix() { ... }
    //     func ExampleT_M_suffix() { ... }
    //
    
    // The entire test file is presented as the example when it contains a single
    // example function, at least one other function, type, variable, or constant
    // declaration, and no test or benchmark functions.
    
    //
    // Main
    //
    // It is sometimes necessary for a test program to do extra setup or teardown
    // before or after testing. It is also sometimes necessary for a test to control
    // which code runs on the main thread. To support these and other cases,
    // if a test file contains a function:
    //
    //	func TestMain(m *testing.M)
    //
    // then the generated test will call TestMain(m) instead of running the tests
    // directly. TestMain runs in the main goroutine and can do whatever setup
    // and teardown is necessary around a call to m.Run. It should then call
    
    // os.Exit with the result of m.Run. When TestMain is called, flag.Parse has
    // not been run. If TestMain depends on command-line flags, including those
    // of the testing package, it should call flag.Parse explicitly.
    
    // A simple implementation of TestMain is:
    
    //	func TestMain(m *testing.M) {
    //		flag.Parse()
    //		os.Exit(m.Run())
    //	}
    
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    package testing
    
    
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    import (
    
    	// The short flag requests that tests run more quickly, but its functionality
    	// is provided by test writers themselves.  The testing package is just its
    	// home.  The all.bash installation script sets it to make installation more
    
    	// efficient, but by default the flag is off so a plain "go test" will do a
    
    	// full test of the package.
    	short = flag.Bool("test.short", false, "run smaller test suite to save time")
    
    
    	// The directory in which to create profile files and the like. When run from
    	// "go test", the binary always runs in the source directory for the package;
    	// this flag lets "go test" tell the binary to write the files in the directory where
    	// the "go test" command is run.
    	outputDir = flag.String("test.outputdir", "", "directory in which to write profiles")
    
    
    	// Report as tests are run; default is silent for success.
    
    	chatty           = flag.Bool("test.v", false, "verbose: print additional output")
    
    	count            = flag.Uint("test.count", 1, "run tests and benchmarks `n` times")
    
    	coverProfile     = flag.String("test.coverprofile", "", "write a coverage profile to the named file after execution")
    
    	match            = flag.String("test.run", "", "regular expression to select tests and examples to run")
    	memProfile       = flag.String("test.memprofile", "", "write a memory profile to the named file after execution")
    	memProfileRate   = flag.Int("test.memprofilerate", 0, "if >=0, sets runtime.MemProfileRate")
    	cpuProfile       = flag.String("test.cpuprofile", "", "write a cpu profile to the named file during execution")
    	blockProfile     = flag.String("test.blockprofile", "", "write a goroutine blocking profile to the named file after execution")
    	blockProfileRate = flag.Int("test.blockprofilerate", 1, "if >= 0, calls runtime.SetBlockProfileRate()")
    
    	trace            = flag.String("test.trace", "", "write an execution trace to the named file after execution")
    
    	timeout          = flag.Duration("test.timeout", 0, "if positive, sets an aggregate time limit for all tests")
    	cpuListStr       = flag.String("test.cpu", "", "comma-separated list of number of CPUs to use for each test")
    	parallel         = flag.Int("test.parallel", runtime.GOMAXPROCS(0), "maximum test parallelism")
    
    	haveExamples bool // are there examples?
    
    
    // common holds the elements common between T and B and
    // captures common methods such as Errorf.
    type common struct {
    
    	mu       sync.RWMutex // guards output and failed
    	output   []byte       // Output generated by test or benchmark.
    	failed   bool         // Test or benchmark has failed.
    	skipped  bool         // Test of benchmark has been skipped.
    	finished bool
    
    	start    time.Time // Time test or benchmark started
    	duration time.Duration
    	self     interface{}      // To be sent on signal channel when done.
    	signal   chan interface{} // Output for serial tests.
    }
    
    
    // Short reports whether the -test.short flag is set.
    func Short() bool {
    	return *short
    }
    
    
    // Verbose reports whether the -test.v flag is set.
    func Verbose() bool {
    	return *chatty
    }
    
    
    // decorate prefixes the string with the file and line of the call site
    // and inserts the final newline if needed and indentation tabs for formatting.
    func decorate(s string) string {
    	_, file, line, ok := runtime.Caller(3) // decorate + log + public function.
    	if ok {
    		// Truncate file name at last file name separator.
    		if index := strings.LastIndex(file, "/"); index >= 0 {
    			file = file[index+1:]
    		} else if index = strings.LastIndex(file, "\\"); index >= 0 {
    			file = file[index+1:]
    
    	// Every line is indented at least one tab.
    	buf.WriteByte('\t')
    
    	fmt.Fprintf(buf, "%s:%d: ", file, line)
    	lines := strings.Split(s, "\n")
    
    	if l := len(lines); l > 1 && lines[l-1] == "" {
    		lines = lines[:l-1]
    	}
    
    	for i, line := range lines {
    		if i > 0 {
    
    			// Second and subsequent lines are indented an extra tab.
    
    			buf.WriteString("\n\t\t")
    
    	buf.WriteByte('\n')
    
    // fmtDuration returns a string representing d in the form "87.00s".
    func fmtDuration(d time.Duration) string {
    	return fmt.Sprintf("%.2fs", d.Seconds())
    }
    
    
    // TB is the interface common to T and B.
    type TB interface {
    	Error(args ...interface{})
    	Errorf(format string, args ...interface{})
    	Fail()
    	FailNow()
    	Failed() bool
    	Fatal(args ...interface{})
    	Fatalf(format string, args ...interface{})
    	Log(args ...interface{})
    	Logf(format string, args ...interface{})
    	Skip(args ...interface{})
    	SkipNow()
    	Skipf(format string, args ...interface{})
    	Skipped() bool
    
    	// A private method to prevent users implementing the
    	// interface and so future additions to it will not
    	// violate Go 1 compatibility.
    	private()
    }
    
    var _ TB = (*T)(nil)
    var _ TB = (*B)(nil)
    
    
    // T is a type passed to Test functions to manage test state and support formatted test logs.
    // Logs are accumulated during execution and dumped to standard error when done.
    
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    type T struct {
    
    	common
    	name          string    // Name of test.
    	startParallel chan bool // Parallel tests will wait on this.
    
    func (c *common) private() {}
    
    
    // Fail marks the function as having failed but continues execution.
    
    func (c *common) Fail() {
    	c.mu.Lock()
    	defer c.mu.Unlock()
    	c.failed = true
    }
    
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    // Failed reports whether the function has failed.
    
    func (c *common) Failed() bool {
    	c.mu.RLock()
    	defer c.mu.RUnlock()
    	return c.failed
    }
    
    // FailNow marks the function as having failed and stops its execution.
    
    // Execution will continue at the next test or benchmark.
    
    // FailNow must be called from the goroutine running the
    // test or benchmark function, not from other goroutines
    // created during the test. Calling FailNow does not stop
    // those other goroutines.
    
    func (c *common) FailNow() {
    	c.Fail()
    
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    	// Calling runtime.Goexit will exit the goroutine, which
    	// will run the deferred functions in this goroutine,
    	// which will eventually run the deferred lines in tRunner,
    	// which will signal to the test loop that this test is done.
    	//
    	// A previous version of this code said:
    	//
    	//	c.duration = ...
    	//	c.signal <- c.self
    	//	runtime.Goexit()
    	//
    	// This previous version duplicated code (those lines are in
    	// tRunner no matter what), but worse the goroutine teardown
    	// implicit in runtime.Goexit was not guaranteed to complete
    	// before the test exited.  If a test deferred an important cleanup
    	// function (like removing temporary files), there was no guarantee
    	// it would run on a test failure.  Because we send on c.signal during
    	// a top-of-stack deferred function now, we know that the send
    	// only happens after any other stacked defers have completed.
    
    // log generates the output. It's always at the same stack depth.
    
    func (c *common) log(s string) {
    
    	c.mu.Lock()
    	defer c.mu.Unlock()
    
    	c.output = append(c.output, decorate(s)...)
    
    // Log formats its arguments using default formatting, analogous to Println,
    
    // and records the text in the error log. For tests, the text will be printed only if
    // the test fails or the -test.v flag is set. For benchmarks, the text is always
    // printed to avoid having performance depend on the value of the -test.v flag.
    
    func (c *common) Log(args ...interface{}) { c.log(fmt.Sprintln(args...)) }
    
    // Logf formats its arguments according to the format, analogous to Printf,
    
    // and records the text in the error log. For tests, the text will be printed only if
    // the test fails or the -test.v flag is set. For benchmarks, the text is always
    // printed to avoid having performance depend on the value of the -test.v flag.
    
    func (c *common) Logf(format string, args ...interface{}) { c.log(fmt.Sprintf(format, args...)) }
    
    // Error is equivalent to Log followed by Fail.
    
    func (c *common) Error(args ...interface{}) {
    	c.log(fmt.Sprintln(args...))
    	c.Fail()
    
    // Errorf is equivalent to Logf followed by Fail.
    
    func (c *common) Errorf(format string, args ...interface{}) {
    	c.log(fmt.Sprintf(format, args...))
    	c.Fail()
    
    // Fatal is equivalent to Log followed by FailNow.
    
    func (c *common) Fatal(args ...interface{}) {
    	c.log(fmt.Sprintln(args...))
    	c.FailNow()
    
    // Fatalf is equivalent to Logf followed by FailNow.
    
    func (c *common) Fatalf(format string, args ...interface{}) {
    	c.log(fmt.Sprintf(format, args...))
    	c.FailNow()
    
    // Skip is equivalent to Log followed by SkipNow.
    func (c *common) Skip(args ...interface{}) {
    	c.log(fmt.Sprintln(args...))
    	c.SkipNow()
    }
    
    // Skipf is equivalent to Logf followed by SkipNow.
    func (c *common) Skipf(format string, args ...interface{}) {
    	c.log(fmt.Sprintf(format, args...))
    	c.SkipNow()
    }
    
    // SkipNow marks the test as having been skipped and stops its execution.
    // Execution will continue at the next test or benchmark. See also FailNow.
    // SkipNow must be called from the goroutine running the test, not from
    // other goroutines created during the test. Calling SkipNow does not stop
    // those other goroutines.
    func (c *common) SkipNow() {
    	c.skip()
    
    	runtime.Goexit()
    }
    
    func (c *common) skip() {
    	c.mu.Lock()
    	defer c.mu.Unlock()
    	c.skipped = true
    }
    
    // Skipped reports whether the test was skipped.
    func (c *common) Skipped() bool {
    	c.mu.RLock()
    	defer c.mu.RUnlock()
    	return c.skipped
    }
    
    
    // Parallel signals that this test is to be run in parallel with (and only with)
    
    // other parallel tests.
    
    	t.signal <- (*T)(nil) // Release main testing loop
    	<-t.startParallel     // Wait for serial tests to finish
    
    	// Assuming Parallel is the first thing a test does, which is reasonable,
    	// reinitialize the test's start time because it's actually starting now.
    	t.start = time.Now()
    
    // An internal type but exported because it is cross-package; part of the implementation
    
    // of the "go test" command.
    
    type InternalTest struct {
    
    	Name string
    	F    func(*T)
    
    func tRunner(t *T, test *InternalTest) {
    
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    	// When this goroutine is done, either because test.F(t)
    
    	// returned normally or because a test failure triggered
    
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    	// a call to runtime.Goexit, record the duration and send
    	// a signal saying that the test is done.
    	defer func() {
    
    		t.duration = time.Now().Sub(t.start)
    		// If the test panicked, print any test output before dying.
    
    		err := recover()
    
    		if !t.finished && err == nil {
    			err = fmt.Errorf("test executed panic(nil) or runtime.Goexit")
    
    			t.report()
    			panic(err)
    
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    		t.signal <- t
    	}()
    
    
    // An internal function but exported because it is cross-package; part of the implementation
    
    // of the "go test" command.
    
    func Main(matchString func(pat, str string) (bool, error), tests []InternalTest, benchmarks []InternalBenchmark, examples []InternalExample) {
    
    	os.Exit(MainStart(matchString, tests, benchmarks, examples).Run())
    }
    
    // M is a type passed to a TestMain function to run the actual tests.
    type M struct {
    	matchString func(pat, str string) (bool, error)
    	tests       []InternalTest
    	benchmarks  []InternalBenchmark
    	examples    []InternalExample
    }
    
    // MainStart is meant for use by tests generated by 'go test'.
    // It is not meant to be called directly and is not subject to the Go 1 compatibility document.
    // It may change signature from release to release.
    func MainStart(matchString func(pat, str string) (bool, error), tests []InternalTest, benchmarks []InternalBenchmark, examples []InternalExample) *M {
    	return &M{
    		matchString: matchString,
    		tests:       tests,
    		benchmarks:  benchmarks,
    		examples:    examples,
    	}
    }
    
    // Run runs the tests. It returns an exit code to pass to os.Exit.
    func (m *M) Run() int {
    
    	startAlarm()
    
    	haveExamples = len(m.examples) > 0
    	testOk := RunTests(m.matchString, m.tests)
    	exampleOk := RunExamples(m.matchString, m.examples)
    
    		fmt.Println("FAIL")
    
    		after()
    
    		return 1
    
    	fmt.Println("PASS")
    
    	RunBenchmarks(m.matchString, m.benchmarks)
    
    	after()
    
    	return 0
    
    func (t *T) report() {
    
    	dstr := fmtDuration(t.duration)
    	format := "--- %s: %s (%s)\n%s"
    
    	if t.Failed() {
    
    		fmt.Printf(format, "FAIL", t.name, dstr, t.output)
    
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    		if t.Skipped() {
    
    			fmt.Printf(format, "SKIP", t.name, dstr, t.output)
    
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    		} else {
    
    			fmt.Printf(format, "PASS", t.name, dstr, t.output)
    
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    		}
    
    func RunTests(matchString func(pat, str string) (bool, error), tests []InternalTest) (ok bool) {
    
    	if len(tests) == 0 && !haveExamples {
    
    		fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, "testing: warning: no tests to run")
    		return
    
    	for _, procs := range cpuList {
    		runtime.GOMAXPROCS(procs)
    
    		// We build a new channel tree for each run of the loop.
    		// collector merges in one channel all the upstream signals from parallel tests.
    
    		// If all tests pump to the same channel, a bug can occur where a test
    
    		// kicks off a goroutine that Fails, yet the test still delivers a completion signal,
    
    		// which skews the counting.
    
    		var collector = make(chan interface{})
    
    
    		numParallel := 0
    		startParallel := make(chan bool)
    
    		for i := 0; i < len(tests); i++ {
    			matched, err := matchString(*match, tests[i].Name)
    			if err != nil {
    
    				fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "testing: invalid regexp for -test.run: %s\n", err)
    
    			testName := tests[i].Name
    
    			t := &T{
    				common: common{
    
    					signal: make(chan interface{}),
    
    				},
    				name:          testName,
    				startParallel: startParallel,
    			}
    			t.self = t
    
    			}
    			go tRunner(t, &tests[i])
    
    			out := (<-t.signal).(*T)
    
    			if out == nil { // Parallel run.
    
    				go func() {
    					collector <- <-t.signal
    				}()
    
    			ok = ok && !out.Failed()
    
    		}
    
    		running := 0
    		for numParallel+running > 0 {
    			if running < *parallel && numParallel > 0 {
    				startParallel <- true
    				running++
    				numParallel--
    				continue
    
    			t := (<-collector).(*T)
    
    			ok = ok && !t.Failed()
    
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    		}
    	}
    
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    }
    
    
    // before runs before all testing.
    func before() {
    	if *memProfileRate > 0 {
    		runtime.MemProfileRate = *memProfileRate
    	}
    
    	if *cpuProfile != "" {
    
    		f, err := os.Create(toOutputDir(*cpuProfile))
    
    		if err != nil {
    			fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "testing: %s", err)
    			return
    		}
    		if err := pprof.StartCPUProfile(f); err != nil {
    			fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "testing: can't start cpu profile: %s", err)
    			f.Close()
    			return
    		}
    		// Could save f so after can call f.Close; not worth the effort.
    	}
    
    	if *trace != "" {
    		f, err := os.Create(toOutputDir(*trace))
    		if err != nil {
    			fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "testing: %s", err)
    			return
    		}
    		if err := pprof.StartTrace(f); err != nil {
    			fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "testing: can't start tracing: %s", err)
    			f.Close()
    			return
    		}
    		// Could save f so after can call f.Close; not worth the effort.
    	}
    
    	if *blockProfile != "" && *blockProfileRate >= 0 {
    		runtime.SetBlockProfileRate(*blockProfileRate)
    	}
    
    	if *coverProfile != "" && cover.Mode == "" {
    		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "testing: cannot use -test.coverprofile because test binary was not built with coverage enabled\n")
    		os.Exit(2)
    	}
    
    }
    
    // after runs after all testing.
    func after() {
    
    	if *cpuProfile != "" {
    		pprof.StopCPUProfile() // flushes profile to disk
    
    	if *trace != "" {
    		pprof.StopTrace() // flushes trace to disk
    	}
    
    	if *memProfile != "" {
    
    		f, err := os.Create(toOutputDir(*memProfile))
    
    		if err != nil {
    
    			fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "testing: %s\n", err)
    			os.Exit(2)
    
    		runtime.GC() // materialize all statistics
    
    		if err = pprof.WriteHeapProfile(f); err != nil {
    
    			fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "testing: can't write %s: %s\n", *memProfile, err)
    			os.Exit(2)
    
    		}
    		f.Close()
    
    	if *blockProfile != "" && *blockProfileRate >= 0 {
    
    		f, err := os.Create(toOutputDir(*blockProfile))
    
    		if err != nil {
    
    			fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "testing: %s\n", err)
    			os.Exit(2)
    
    		}
    		if err = pprof.Lookup("block").WriteTo(f, 0); err != nil {
    
    			fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "testing: can't write %s: %s\n", *blockProfile, err)
    			os.Exit(2)
    
    	if cover.Mode != "" {
    
    // toOutputDir returns the file name relocated, if required, to outputDir.
    // Simple implementation to avoid pulling in path/filepath.
    func toOutputDir(path string) string {
    	if *outputDir == "" || path == "" {
    		return path
    	}
    	if runtime.GOOS == "windows" {
    		// On Windows, it's clumsy, but we can be almost always correct
    		// by just looking for a drive letter and a colon.
    		// Absolute paths always have a drive letter (ignoring UNC).
    		// Problem: if path == "C:A" and outputdir == "C:\Go" it's unclear
    		// what to do, but even then path/filepath doesn't help.
    		// TODO: Worth doing better? Probably not, because we're here only
    		// under the management of go test.
    		if len(path) >= 2 {
    			letter, colon := path[0], path[1]
    			if ('a' <= letter && letter <= 'z' || 'A' <= letter && letter <= 'Z') && colon == ':' {
    				// If path starts with a drive letter we're stuck with it regardless.
    				return path
    			}
    		}
    	}
    	if os.IsPathSeparator(path[0]) {
    		return path
    	}
    	return fmt.Sprintf("%s%c%s", *outputDir, os.PathSeparator, path)
    }
    
    
    var timer *time.Timer
    
    // startAlarm starts an alarm if requested.
    func startAlarm() {
    	if *timeout > 0 {
    
    		timer = time.AfterFunc(*timeout, func() {
    			panic(fmt.Sprintf("test timed out after %v", *timeout))
    		})
    
    	}
    }
    
    // stopAlarm turns off the alarm.
    func stopAlarm() {
    	if *timeout > 0 {
    		timer.Stop()
    	}
    }
    
    
    func parseCpuList() {
    
    	for _, val := range strings.Split(*cpuListStr, ",") {
    		val = strings.TrimSpace(val)
    		if val == "" {
    			continue
    
    		cpu, err := strconv.Atoi(val)
    		if err != nil || cpu <= 0 {
    			fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "testing: invalid value %q for -test.cpu\n", val)
    			os.Exit(1)
    		}
    
    		for i := uint(0); i < *count; i++ {
    			cpuList = append(cpuList, cpu)
    		}
    
    	}
    	if cpuList == nil {
    
    		for i := uint(0); i < *count; i++ {
    			cpuList = append(cpuList, runtime.GOMAXPROCS(-1))
    		}