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-#!/usr/bin/env python
-# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-
-import unittest
-import sys
-import os
-sys.path.append('../python')
-from tools import init128, to_param_id, my_error, read_ecenv
-
-
-class TestTools(unittest.TestCase):
-    '''
-    '''
-
-    def setUp(self):
-        pass
-
-    def test_init128(self):
-        '''
-        '''
-        table128 = init128('../grib_templates/ecmwf_grib1_table_128')
-        expected = {'078': 'TCLW', '130': 'T', '034': 'SST'}
-        # check a sample of parameters which must have been read in
-        result = all((k in table128 and table128[k]==v) for k,v in expected.iteritems())
-        self.assertEqual(result, True)
-
-
-    def test_to_param_id(self):
-        '''
-        '''
-        table128 = init128('../grib_templates/ecmwf_grib1_table_128')
-        pars = to_param_id("T/SP/LSP/SSHF", table128)
-        for par in pars:
-            self.assertIn(par, [130, 134, 142, 146])
-
-    def test_error_notifcation(self):
-        '''
-        '''
-        with self.assertRaises(SystemExit) as re:
-            my_error(['${USER}', 'anne.philipp@univie.ac.at'], 'Failed!')
-        self.assertEqual(re.exception.code, 1)
-
-    def test_read_ecenv(self):
-
-        envs_ref = {'ECUID': 'km4a',
-                    'ECGID': 'at',
-                    'GATEWAY': 'srvx8.img.univie.ac.at',
-                    'DESTINATION': 'annep@genericSftp'
-                   }
-        envs = read_ecenv(os.getcwd() + '/TestData/ECMWF_ENV')
-
-        self.assertDictEqual(envs_ref, envs)
-
-
-
-
-
-if __name__ == "__main__":
-    unittest.main()
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-#!/usr/bin/env python
-# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-
-import unittest
-import os
-import sys
-sys.path.append('../python')
-import UioFiles
-
-
-class TestUioFiles(unittest.TestCase):
-    '''
-    Test class to test the UIOFiles methods.
-    '''
-
-    def setUp(self):
-        '''
-        @Description:
-            Prepare test case. Initialize comparing filelist and
-            the test path.
-
-        @Input:
-            self: instance of TestUIOFiles
-                Class to test the UIOFiles methods.
-
-        @Return:
-            <nothing>
-        '''
-        self.testpath = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), 'TestDir')
-        self.expected = ['FCGG__SL.20160410.40429.16424.grb',
-                         'FCOG__ML.20160410.40429.16424.grb',
-                         'FCSH__ML.20160410.40429.16424.grb',
-                         'OG_OROLSM__SL.20160410.40429.16424.grb',
-                         'FCOG_acc_SL.20160409.40429.16424.grb',
-                         'FCOG__SL.20160410.40429.16424.grb',
-                         'FCSH__SL.20160410.40429.16424.grb']
-
-        return
-
-    def test_listFiles(self):
-        '''
-        @Description:
-            Test the listFiles method from class UIOFiles.
-
-        @Input:
-            self: instance of TestClass
-                Class to test the UIOFiles methods.
-
-        @Return:
-            <nothing>
-        '''
-
-        # Initialise and collect filenames
-        files = UioFiles.UioFiles(['.grb'])
-        files.list_files(self.testpath, '*')
-        # get the basename to just check for equality of filenames
-        filelist = [os.path.basename(f) for f in files.files]
-        # comparison of expected filenames against the collected ones
-        self.assertItemsEqual(self.expected, filelist)
-
-        return
-
-if __name__ == "__main__":
-    unittest.main()
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-#!/usr/bin/env python
-# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-"""
-@Author: Anne Philipp (University of Vienna)
-
-@Date: March 2018
-
-@License:
-    (C) Copyright 2014 UIO.
-
-    This software is licensed under the terms of the Apache Licence Version 2.0
-    which can be obtained at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.
-"""
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