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+# vim: tabstop=4 shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4
+
+# Copyright 2011 OpenStack, LLC
+# All Rights Reserved.
+#
+#    Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
+#    not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain
+#    a copy of the License at
+#
+#         http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+#    Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+#    distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+#    WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+#    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
+#    under the License.
+
+"""
+Functional test case to check the status of gepetto and
+set information of hosts etc..
+"""
+
+import os
+import tests
+import unittest2
+
+
+class TestSkipExamples(tests.FunctionalTest):
+    @tests.skip_test("testing skipping")
+    def test_absolute_skip(self):
+        x = 1
+
+    @tests.skip_unless(os.getenv("BLAH"),
+           "Skipping -- Environment variable BLAH does not exist")
+    def test_skip_unless_env_blah_exists(self):
+        x = 1
+
+    @tests.skip_unless(os.getenv("USER"),
+           "Not Skipping -- Environment variable USER does not exist")
+    def test_skip_unless_env_user_exists(self):
+        x = 1
+
+    @tests.skip_if(os.getenv("USER"),
+           "Skiping -- Environment variable USER exists")
+    def test_skip_if_env_user_exists(self):
+        x = 1
+
+    @tests.skip_if(os.getenv("BLAH"),
+           "Not Skipping -- Environment variable BLAH exists")
+    def test_skip_if_env_blah_exists(self):
+        x = 1
+
+    def test_tags_example(self):
+        pass
+    test_tags_example.tags = ['kvm', 'olympus']