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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Copyright (c) 2009 The Chromium OS Authors. All rights reserved.
+# Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
+# found in the LICENSE file.
+
+# Script to install and launch autotest.
+
+. "$(dirname "$0")/common.sh"
+
+# Script must be run inside the chroot
+assert_inside_chroot
+
+DEFINE_string client_control "" "client test case to execute" "c"
+DEFINE_boolean force false "force reinstallation of autotest" "f"
+DEFINE_string machine "" "if present, execute autotest on this host." "m"
+DEFINE_string test_key "${GCLIENT_ROOT}/src/platform/testing/testing_rsa" \
+"rsa key to use for autoserv" "k"
+
+# More useful help
+FLAGS_HELP="usage: $0 [flags]"
+
+# parse the command-line
+FLAGS "$@" || exit 1
+eval set -- "${FLAGS_ARGV}"
+set -e
+
+AUTOTEST_CHROOT_DEST="/usr/local/autotest"
+AUTOTEST_SRC="${GCLIENT_ROOT}/src/third_party/autotest/files"
+echo $AUTOTEST_SRC
+
+CHROOT_AUTHSOCK_PREFIX="/tmp/chromiumos_test_agent"
+
+function cleanup {
+  if [ "${TEST_AUTH_SOCKET:0:26}" == ${CHROOT_AUTHSOCK_PREFIX} ]
+  then
+    echo "cleaning up chrooted ssh-agent."
+    kill ${SSH_AGENT_PID}
+  fi
+}
+
+trap cleanup EXIT
+
+# Copy a local "installation" of autotest into the chroot, to avoid
+# polluting the src dir with tmp files, results, etc.
+# TODO: use rsync to ensure we don't get stuck with an old install.
+if [ 1 != ${FLAGS_force} ] || [ ! -f "${AUTOTEST_CHROOT_DEST}/server/autosrv" ]
+  then 
+    echo -n "Installing Autotest... "
+    sudo mkdir -p "${AUTOTEST_CHROOT_DEST}"
+    sudo cp -rp ${AUTOTEST_SRC}/* ${AUTOTEST_CHROOT_DEST}
+    echo "done."
+  else
+    echo "Autotest found in chroot, skipping copy."
+fi
+
+# Add all third_party and system tests to site_tests.
+for type in client server
+do
+  echo -n "Adding ${type}_tests into autotest's ${type}/site_tests... "
+  sudo cp -rp ${GCLIENT_ROOT}/src/platform/testing/${type}_tests/* \
+    ${AUTOTEST_CHROOT_DEST}/${type}/site_tests/
+done
+
+# If ssh-agent isn't already running, start one (possibly inside the chroot)
+if [ ! -n "${SSH_AGENT_PID}" ]
+then
+  echo "Setting up ssh-agent in chroot for testing."
+  TEST_AUTH_SOCKET=$(mktemp -u ${CHROOT_AUTHSOCK_PREFIX}.XXXX)
+  eval $(/usr/bin/ssh-agent -a ${TEST_AUTH_SOCKET})
+fi
+
+# Install authkey for testing
+
+chmod 400 $FLAGS_test_key
+/usr/bin/ssh-add $FLAGS_test_key 2> /dev/null
+
+if [ -n "${FLAGS_machine}" ]
+then
+  CLIENT_CONTROL_FILE=${FLAGS_client_control}
+  # run only a specific test/suite if requested
+  if [ ! -n "${CLIENT_CONTROL_FILE}" ]
+  then
+    # Generate meta-control file to run all existing site tests.
+    CLIENT_CONTROL_FILE=\
+      "${AUTOTEST_CHROOT_DEST}/client/site_tests/AllTests/control"
+    echo "No control file specified. Running all tests."
+  fi
+  # Kick off autosrv for specified test
+  autoserv_cmd="${AUTOTEST_CHROOT_DEST}/server/autoserv \
+    -m ${FLAGS_machine} \
+    -c ${CLIENT_CONTROL_FILE}"
+  echo "running autoserv: " ${autoserv_cmd}
+  ${autoserv_cmd}
+else
+  echo "To execute autotest manually:
+  eval \$(ssh-agent)        # start ssh-agent
+  ssh-add $FLAGS_test_key  # add test key to agent
+  # Then execute autoserv:
+  $autoserv_cmd"
+fi
+