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# Definition of the suite test.
suite test
   edit ECF_INCLUDE "$HOME/course"
   edit ECF_HOME    "$HOME/course"
   family f1
      edit SLEEP 20
      task t1
      task t2
   endfamily
endsuite

#!/usr/bin/env python2.5
import os
import ecflow  

def create_family_f1():
    f1 = ecflow.Family("f1")
    f1.add_variable("SLEEP",20)
    f1.add_task("t1")
    f1.add_task("t2")
    return f1         
      
defs = ecflow.Defs()
suite = defs.add_suite("test")
suite.add_variable("ECF_INCLUDE",os.getenv("HOME") + "/course")
suite.add_variable("ECF_HOME   ",os.getenv("HOME") + "/course")

suite.add_family( create_family_f1() )

suite test
   edit SLEEP 100
   family f1
      edit SLEEP 80
      task t1
      task t2
         edit SLEEP 9
      family g1
          edit SLEEP 89
          task x1
              edit SLEEP 10
          task x2
      endfamily
   endfamily
   family f2
     task t1
     task t2
         edit SLEEP 77
     family g2
          task x1
              edit SLEEP 12
          task x2
      endfamily
   endfamily
endsuite