verify_test_context() {
	if [ -z "$TEST_NAME" -a ! "$USING_TET" ]; then
		echo "A test context must be established with 'test_start <name>'!"
		exit 255
	fi
}

## record the test a name.
test_start () {

	TEST_NAME="$*"
	verify_test_context
	TEST_STATUS=PASS
		
	if [ $USING_TET ]; then
		tet_infoline $TEST_NAME
		FAIL=N
	else
		echo -n "[`date`] $TEST_NAME: "
	fi

}

test_infoline() {
	verify_test_context
	FAIL_MESSAGE="$FAIL_MESSAGE\n$*"
	if [ "$USING_TET" ] ; then
		tet_infoline $*
	fi
}

test_fail() {
	FAIL=Y
	TEST_STATUS=FAIL
	test_infoline $*
}

## provide a nice way to document the test purpose
test_purpose() {
	verify_test_context
	# TODO: generate a manpage or something.
}
test_note() {
	#verify_test_context
	# TODO: generate even more docs.
	tmp=1
}

## Used for setup/dependency verification.
test_init() {
	verify_test_context
}

test_status() {
	TEST_STATUS="$1"
	test_infoline "$2"
}

## Called after test_init()
test_procedure() {
	verify_test_context
	## Make sure nothing screwed up in initilization
	if [ "$TEST_STATUS" != "PASS" ]; then
		# Something failed before we could get to the test.
		FAIL=N
		test_result NORESULT "Initilization failed!"
	fi
}

## Must be within test_procedure
test_failoverride() {
	STAT=${1-WARN}
	if [ "$TEST_STATUS" == FAIL ] ; then
		FAIL=N
		test_status "$STAT"
	fi
}
	
## Report the test's result.
test_result() {
	verify_test_context

	# Set status appropriately
	if [ ! -z "$1" ]; then
		TEST_STATUS=$1
		# account for TET
		if [ "$TEST_STATUS" = "FAIL" ] ; then 
			FAIL=Y
		fi
	fi
	# if we have a message, save it
	if [ ! -z "$2" ]; then
		test_infoline $2
	fi
	if [ "$USING_TET" ]; then
		tet_result $TEST_STATUS
	fi
	# not using tet, so print nice explanation

		[ -z "$USING_TET" ] && echo -n "$TEST_STATUS"

		## Result codes MUST agree with tet_codes
		## for LSB/tet integration.
		case "$TEST_STATUS" in
		PASS )  RESULT=0
			;;
		FAIL )  RESULT=1
			[ -z "$USING_TET" ] && echo -ne " $FAIL_MESSAGE"
			;;
		UNTESTED ) RESULT=5
			[ -z "$USING_TET" ] && echo -ne " $FAIL_MESSAGE" 
			;;
		NORESULT ) RESULT=7
			[ -z "$USING_TET" ] && echo -ne " $FAIL_MESSAGE"
			;;
		WARN ) RESULT=10
			[ -z "$USING_TET" ] && echo -ne " $FAIL_MESSAGE"
			;;
		*) 	RESULT=1
			[ -z "$USING_TET" ] && echo -ne " - UNKNOWN STATUS\n$FAIL_MESSAGE"
			;;
		esac
	#fi
	[ -z "$USING_TET" ] && echo ""
	exit "$RESULT"
}

infofile() # write file to journal using tet_infoline
{
    # $1 is file name, $2 is prefix for tet_infoline

    prefix="$2"
    while read line
    do
	test_infoline "$prefix$line"
    done < "$1"
}