[svn-r10459]

Purpose:
Added C++ wrapper for Packet Table API.

Description:
Added macro for high-level C++ library (LIBH5CPP_HL), which changes every
Makefile.in.
Added directories for high-level C++ library (though currently only Packet
Table API is supported).
Added both C++ source and tests.

Platforms tested:
sleipnir, mir, modi4

Misc. update:

4 files changed, 1162 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/hl/c++/test/Makefile.am b/hl/c++/test/Makefile.am
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f81a4e1
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@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+#
+# Copyright by the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois.
+# All rights reserved.
+#
+# This file is part of HDF5.  The full HDF5 copyright notice, including
+# terms governing use, modification, and redistribution, is contained in
+# the files COPYING and Copyright.html.  COPYING can be found at the root
+# of the source code distribution tree; Copyright.html can be found at the
+# root level of an installed copy of the electronic HDF5 document set and
+# is linked from the top-level documents page.  It can also be found at
+# http://hdf.ncsa.uiuc.edu/HDF5/doc/Copyright.html.  If you do not have
+# access to either file, you may request a copy from hdfhelp@ncsa.uiuc.edu.
+##
+## Makefile.am
+## Run automake to generate a Makefile.in from this file.
+#
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+# 
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+
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+
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+
+# The tests depend on the hdf5 library and the hdf5_hl library
+LDADD=$(LIBH5CPP_HL) $(LIBH5_HL) $(LIBHDF5)
+
+ptableTest_SOURCES=ptableTest.cpp
+include $(top_srcdir)/config/conclude.am
diff --git a/hl/c++/test/Makefile.in b/hl/c++/test/Makefile.in
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..546dc83
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hl/c++/test/Makefile.in
@@ -0,0 +1,688 @@
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+# with or without modifications, as long as this notice is preserved.
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+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
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+	list='$(DISTFILES)'; for file in $$list; do \
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+	    $(srcdir)/*) file=`echo "$$file" | sed "s|^$$srcdirstrip/||"`;; \
+	    $(top_srcdir)/*) file=`echo "$$file" | sed "s|^$$topsrcdirstrip/|$(top_builddir)/|"`;; \
+	  esac; \
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+	  if test "$$dir" != "$$file" && test "$$dir" != "."; then \
+	    dir="/$$dir"; \
+	    $(mkdir_p) "$(distdir)$$dir"; \
+	  else \
+	    dir=''; \
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+	  if test -d $$d/$$file; then \
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+	      cp -pR $(srcdir)/$$file $(distdir)$$dir || exit 1; \
+	    fi; \
+	    cp -pR $$d/$$file $(distdir)$$dir || exit 1; \
+	  else \
+	    test -f $(distdir)/$$file \
+	    || cp -p $$d/$$file $(distdir)/$$file \
+	    || exit 1; \
+	  fi; \
+	done
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+	  install_sh_PROGRAM="$(INSTALL_STRIP_PROGRAM)" INSTALL_STRIP_FLAG=-s \
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+clean-generic:
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+distclean-generic:
+	-test -z "$(CONFIG_CLEAN_FILES)" || rm -f $(CONFIG_CLEAN_FILES)
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+# lib/progs/tests targets recurse into subdirectories. build-* targets
+# build files in this directory.
+build-lib: $(LIB)
+build-progs: $(LIB) $(PROGS)
+build-tests: $(LIB) $(PROGS) $(TESTS)
+
+lib progs tests ::
+	@$(MAKE) $(AM_MAKEFLAGS) build-$@ || exit 1;                          \
+	for d in X $(SUBDIRS); do                                             \
+	    if test $$d != X -a $$d != .; then                                \
+	        (set -x; cd $$d && $(MAKE) $(AM_MAKEFLAGS) $@) || exit 1;     \
+	    fi;                                                               \
+	done
+
+# Tell Automake to build tests when the user types `make all' (this is
+# not its default behavior).  Also build EXTRA_LIB and EXTRA_PROG since
+# Automake won't build them automatically, either.
+all-local: $(EXTRA_LIB) $(EXTRA_PROG) $(TESTS)
+
+# make install-doc doesn't do anything outside of doc directory, but
+# Makefiles should recognize it.
+install-doc uninstall-doc:
+	@echo "Nothing to be done."
+
+# Run each test in order, passing $(TEST_FLAGS) to the program.
+# Since tests are done in a shell loop, "make -i" does apply inside it.
+# Set HDF5_Make_Ignore to a non-blank string to ignore errors inside the loop.
+# The timestamps give a rough idea how much time the tests use.
+#
+# Note that targets in TESTS (defined above) will be built when the user
+# types 'make tests' or 'make check', but only programs in TEST_PROG,
+# TEST_PROG_PARA, or TEST_SCRIPT will actually be executed.
+check-TESTS: test
+
+test _test: $(PROGS) $(TESTS)
+	@if test -n "$(TEST_PROG)$(TEST_PROG_PARA)$(TEST_SCRIPT)"; then      \
+	   echo "===Tests in `echo ${PWD} | sed -e s:.*/::` begin `date`==="; \
+        fi
+	@for test in $(TEST_PROG) dummy; do                                  \
+	   if test $$test != dummy; then                                      \
+	      echo "============================";                            \
+	      if test "X$(HDF_FORTRAN)" = "Xyes"; then                        \
+	         echo "Fortran API: Testing $$test $(TEST_FLAGS)";            \
+	      elif test "X$(HDF_CXX)" = "Xyes"; then                          \
+	         echo "C++ API: Testing $$test $(TEST_FLAGS)";                \
+	      else                                                            \
+	         echo "Testing $$test $(TEST_FLAGS)";                         \
+	      fi;                                                             \
+	      echo "============================";                            \
+	      srcdir="$(srcdir)"                                              \
+	         $(RUNTEST) ./$$test $(TEST_FLAGS) ||                         \
+	         (test $$HDF5_Make_Ignore && echo "*** Error ignored") ||     \
+	         break;                                                       \
+	      echo "";                                                        \
+	   fi;                                                                \
+	done;                                                                 \
+	test $$test = dummy || false
+	@if test -n "$(TEST_PROG_PARA)"; then                                \
+	    echo "**** Hint ****";                                            \
+	    echo "Parallel test files reside in the current directory"        \
+	         "by default.";                                               \
+	    echo "Set HDF5_PARAPREFIX to use another directory. E.g.,";       \
+	    echo "    HDF5_PARAPREFIX=/PFS/user/me";                          \
+	    echo "    export HDF5_PARAPREFIX";                                \
+	    echo "    make check";                                            \
+	    echo "**** end of Hint ****";                                     \
+	fi
+	@for test in $(TEST_PROG_PARA) dummy; do                             \
+	   if test $$test != dummy; then                                      \
+	      echo "============================";                            \
+	      if test "X$(HDF_FORTRAN)" = "Xyes"; then                        \
+	         echo "Fortran API: Testing $$test $(TEST_FLAGS)";            \
+	      elif test "X$(HDF_CXX)" = "Xyes"; then                          \
+	         echo "C++ API: Testing $$test $(TEST_FLAGS)";                \
+	      else                                                            \
+	         echo "Testing $$test $(TEST_FLAGS)";                         \
+	      fi;                                                             \
+	      echo "============================";                            \
+	      srcdir="$(srcdir)"                                              \
+	         $(RUNPARALLEL) ./$$test $(TEST_FLAGS) ||                     \
+	         (test $$HDF5_Make_Ignore && echo "*** Error ignored") ||     \
+	         break;                                                       \
+	      echo "";                                                        \
+	   fi;                                                                \
+	done;                                                                 \
+	test $$test = dummy || false
+	@for test in $(TEST_SCRIPT) dummy; do                                \
+	   if test $$test != dummy; then                                      \
+	      echo "============================";                            \
+	      if test "X$(HDF_FORTRAN)" = "Xyes"; then                        \
+	         echo "Fortran API: Testing $$test $(TEST_FLAGS)";            \
+	      elif test "X$(HDF_CXX)" = "Xyes"; then                          \
+	         echo "C++ API: Testing $$test $(TEST_FLAGS)";                \
+	      else                                                            \
+	         echo "Testing $$test $(TEST_FLAGS)";                         \
+	      fi;                                                             \
+	      echo "============================";                            \
+	      RUNSERIAL="$(RUNSERIAL)" RUNPARALLEL="$(RUNPARALLEL)"           \
+	         srcdir="$(srcdir)"                                           \
+	         /bin/sh $$test $(TEST_FLAGS) ||                              \
+	         (test $$HDF5_Make_Ignore && echo "*** Error ignored") ||     \
+	         break;                                                       \
+	      echo "";                                                        \
+	  fi;                                                                 \
+	done;                                                                 \
+	test $$test = dummy || false
+	@if test -n "$(TEST_PROG)$(TEST_PROG_PARA)$(TEST_SCRIPT)"; then      \
+	    echo "===Tests in `echo ${PWD} | sed -e s:.*/::` ended `date`===";\
+	fi
+
+# Run test with different Virtual File Driver
+check-vfd:
+	@for vfd in $(VFD_LIST) dummy; do                                     \
+	    if test $$vfd != dummy; then                                      \
+	        echo "============================";                          \
+	        echo "Testing Virtual File Driver $$vfd";                     \
+	        echo "============================";                          \
+	        HDF5_DRIVER=$$vfd $(MAKE) $(AM_MAKEFLAGS) check;              \
+	    fi;                                                               \
+	done
+# Tell versions [3.59,3.63) of GNU make to not export all variables.
+# Otherwise a system limit (for SysV at least) may be exceeded.
+.NOEXPORT:
diff --git a/hl/c++/test/ptableTest.cpp b/hl/c++/test/ptableTest.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e82d581
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hl/c++/test/ptableTest.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,398 @@
+#include "ptableTest.h"
+
+/* Main test function */
+int main(void)
+{
+    herr_t err;
+
+    /* Create new HDF5 file */
+    fileID = H5Fcreate("test.h5", H5F_ACC_TRUNC, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
+    if(fileID <0)
+        fprintf(stderr, "Couldn't open file.\n");
+    else {
+
+            BasicTest();
+
+            TestCompoundDatatype();
+
+            TestGetPacket();
+
+            TestGetNext();
+
+            TestErrors();
+
+            SystemTest();
+
+            VariableLengthTest();
+
+        /* Terminate access to the file. */
+        err = H5Fclose(fileID);
+        if( err < 0 )
+            fprintf(stderr, "Failed to close file.\n");
+    }
+}
+
+
+void BasicTest()
+{
+    printf("Basic Test running...\n");
+
+    herr_t err;
+    int myRecord;
+    int count;
+    int error;
+
+    FL_PacketTable wrapper(fileID, "/basicTest", H5T_NATIVE_INT, 1);
+    assert(wrapper.IsValid());
+
+    /* Ensure initial count is zero */
+    count = wrapper.GetPacketCount(error);
+    assert(count == 0);
+    assert(error == 0);
+
+    myRecord = 1;
+
+    /* add some records test */
+    err = wrapper.AppendPacket(&myRecord);
+    if(err == -1)
+        printf("AppendHorizontalRecord failed.\n");
+    else{
+
+    myRecord = 2;
+
+    wrapper.AppendPacket(&myRecord);
+
+    /* get number of records test */
+    count = wrapper.GetPacketCount();    
+
+    assert(count == 2);
+
+    /* get records test */
+    err = wrapper.GetPacket(0, &myRecord);
+    if(err == -1)
+        fprintf(stderr, "Error in GetPacket.\n");
+
+    assert(myRecord == 1);
+
+    err = wrapper.GetPacket(1, &myRecord);
+    if(err == -1)
+        fprintf(stderr, "Error in GetPacket.\n");
+
+    assert(myRecord == 2);
+}
+}
+
+void TestCompoundDatatype()
+{
+printf("TestCompoundDatatype running...\n");
+
+    hid_t dtypeID;
+    int error;
+
+    /* Create compound datatype */
+    typedef struct compoundType
+    {
+        short a, b, c;
+        int e;
+    } compoundType;
+
+    dtypeID = H5Tcreate( H5T_COMPOUND, sizeof(compoundType));
+
+    H5Tinsert(dtypeID, "abbey", HOFFSET( compoundType, a ), H5T_NATIVE_SHORT);
+    H5Tinsert(dtypeID, "bert", HOFFSET( compoundType, b ), H5T_NATIVE_SHORT);
+    H5Tinsert(dtypeID, "charlie", HOFFSET( compoundType, c ), H5T_NATIVE_SHORT);
+    H5Tinsert(dtypeID, "ebert", HOFFSET( compoundType, e ), H5T_NATIVE_INT);
+
+    /* Create packet table */
+    FL_PacketTable wrapper(fileID, "/compoundTest", dtypeID, 1);
+
+    assert(wrapper.IsValid());
+
+    compoundType first;
+    first.a = 1;
+    first.b = first.c = 3;
+    first.e = 5;
+
+    /* Write packet */
+    wrapper.AppendPacket(&first);
+
+    int count = wrapper.GetPacketCount(error);
+    assert(count == 1);
+
+    first.a = first.b = first.c = 0;
+    first.e = 0;
+
+    /* Read packet back */
+    wrapper.GetPacket(0, &first);
+
+    assert(first.a == 1);
+    assert(first.e == 5);
+}
+
+void TestGetNext()
+{
+printf("TestGetNext running...\n");
+
+    int error;
+
+    /* Create a dataset */
+    FL_PacketTable wrapper(fileID, "/TestGetNext", H5T_NATIVE_INT, 1);
+
+    assert(wrapper.IsValid());
+
+    int record;
+    int records[2];
+
+    /* Append 5 records to the dataset */
+    for(record = 1; record < 6; record++)
+        wrapper.AppendPacket(&record);
+
+    /* Ensure that we can interate through the records and get the right ones */
+    for(int i = 1; i < 6; i++)
+    {
+        wrapper.GetNextPacket(&record);
+        assert(record == i);
+    }
+
+    wrapper.ResetIndex();
+
+    /* Ensure that we can interate through the records and get the right ones */
+    for(int i = 1; i < 6; i++)
+    {
+        error = wrapper.GetNextPacket(&record);
+        assert(record == i);
+        assert(error == 0);
+    }
+
+    wrapper.SetIndex(1);
+
+    /* Ensure we can get multiple records with our index pointer */
+    wrapper.GetNextPackets(2, records);
+    assert(records[0] == 2);
+    assert(records[1] == 3);
+
+    /* Ensure our pointer was updated correctly */
+    wrapper.GetNextPacket(&record);
+    assert(record == 4);
+}
+
+void TestGetPacket()
+{
+    printf("TestGetPacket running...\n");
+
+    /* Create a dataset */
+    FL_PacketTable wrapper(fileID, "/TestGetPacket", H5T_NATIVE_INT, 1);
+
+    assert(wrapper.IsValid());
+
+    int record;
+
+    /* Append 5 records to the dataset */
+    for(record = 1; record < 6; record++)
+        wrapper.AppendPacket(&record);
+
+    /* Ensure that the records were written properly */
+    wrapper.GetPacket(1, &record);
+    assert(record == 2);
+
+    /* Ensure that we can retrieve multiple records */
+    int theRecs[3] = {0, 0, 0};
+    wrapper.GetPackets(1, 3, theRecs);
+    for(int i = 0; i < 3; i++)
+        assert(theRecs[i] == i+2);
+}
+
+void TestErrors()
+{
+    printf("TestErrors running...\n");
+
+    /* Create a dataset */
+    FL_PacketTable wrapper(fileID, "/TestErrors", H5T_NATIVE_INT, 1);
+
+    assert(wrapper.IsValid());
+
+    int record;
+    int records[3];
+    int error;
+
+    /* Append 4 records to the dataset */
+    for(record = 1; record < 5; record++)
+        wrapper.AppendPacket(&record);
+
+    /* Try to confuse functions with bad indexes */
+    error = wrapper.GetPacket(-1, &record);
+    assert(error == -1);
+    error = wrapper.GetPacket(4, &record);
+    assert(error == -1);
+    error = wrapper.GetPacket(-250, &record);
+    assert(error == -1);
+    error = wrapper.GetPacket(3000, &record);
+    assert(error == -1);
+    error = wrapper.GetPacket(1, &record);
+    assert(error == 0);
+
+    error = wrapper.GetPackets(-1, 1, records);
+    assert(error == -1);
+    error = wrapper.GetPackets(2, 4, records);
+    assert(error == -1);
+    error = wrapper.GetPackets(-60, -62, records);
+    assert(error == -1);
+    error = wrapper.GetPackets(10, 12, records);
+    assert(error == -1);
+    error = wrapper.GetPackets(0, 2, records);
+    assert(error == 0);
+    error = wrapper.GetPackets(2, 0, records);
+    assert(error == -1);
+    error = wrapper.GetPackets(1, 1, records);
+    assert(error == 0);
+    error = wrapper.GetPackets(1, 3, records);
+    assert(error == 0);
+
+    wrapper.ResetIndex();
+    error = wrapper.SetIndex(-1);
+    assert(error == -1);
+    error = wrapper.GetNextPacket(&record);
+    assert(error == 0);
+    assert(record == 1);
+    error = wrapper.SetIndex(20);
+    assert(error == -1);
+    error = wrapper.GetNextPacket(&record);
+    assert(error == 0);
+    assert(record == 2);
+    wrapper.SetIndex(3);
+    error = wrapper.GetNextPacket(&record);
+    assert(error == 0);
+    assert(record == 4);
+    error = wrapper.GetNextPacket(&record);
+    assert(error == -1);
+
+    wrapper.ResetIndex();
+    error = wrapper.GetNextPackets(10, records);
+    assert(error == -1);
+    error = wrapper.GetNextPackets(0, records);
+    assert(error == 0);
+}
+
+void SystemTest()
+{
+    printf("SystemTest running...\n");
+
+    hid_t dtypeID1, dtypeID2;
+
+    /* Creating two inter-related datatypes.  Create two datasets and put 
+     * one datatype in each. */
+    typedef struct compoundType
+    {
+        short a, b, c;
+        int e;
+    } compoundType;
+
+    dtypeID1 = H5Tcreate( H5T_COMPOUND, sizeof(compoundType));
+
+    H5Tinsert(dtypeID1, "abbey", HOFFSET( compoundType, a ), H5T_NATIVE_SHORT);
+    H5Tinsert(dtypeID1, "bert", HOFFSET( compoundType, b ), H5T_NATIVE_SHORT);
+    H5Tinsert(dtypeID1, "charlie", HOFFSET( compoundType, c ), H5T_NATIVE_SHORT);
+    H5Tinsert(dtypeID1, "ebert", HOFFSET( compoundType, e ), H5T_NATIVE_INT);
+
+    typedef struct cType2
+    {
+        char f;
+        compoundType g;
+    } cType2;
+
+    dtypeID2 = H5Tcreate ( H5T_COMPOUND, sizeof(cType2));
+
+    H5Tinsert(dtypeID2, "f", HOFFSET( cType2, f ), H5T_NATIVE_CHAR);
+    H5Tinsert(dtypeID2, "g", HOFFSET( cType2, g ), dtypeID1);
+
+    cType2 ct2[10];
+    ct2[0].f = 'h';
+    ct2[0].g.a = 9;
+    ct2[0].g.b = -13;
+    ct2[0].g.c = 0;
+    ct2[0].g.e = 3000;
+
+    /* Create the packet table datasets */
+    FL_PacketTable wrapper1(fileID, "/SystemTest1", dtypeID1, 1);
+    FL_PacketTable wrapper2(fileID, "/SystemTest2", dtypeID2, 1);
+
+    assert(wrapper1.IsValid());
+    assert(wrapper2.IsValid());
+
+    /* Write and read packets, ensure that nothing is unusual */
+    wrapper2.AppendPacket(ct2);
+
+    unsigned int count = wrapper1.GetPacketCount();
+    assert(count == 0);
+
+    compoundType ct1[10];
+    ct1[0].a = 31;
+    ct1[0].b = 4607;
+    ct1[0].c = -1002;
+    ct1[0].e = 3;
+
+    ct2[1].f = 'b';
+    ct2[1].g = ct1[0];
+
+    wrapper1.AppendPacket(ct1);
+    wrapper2.AppendPacket(&ct2[1]);
+
+    wrapper1.ResetIndex();
+    wrapper1.GetNextPacket(&ct1[1]);
+    wrapper2.GetPacket(1, &ct2[2]);
+
+    assert(ct1[1].b == ct2[2].g.b);
+}
+
+void VariableLengthTest(void)
+{
+    long test_long;
+    short test_short;
+    hvl_t read_buf;
+
+    printf("VariableLengthTest running...\n");
+
+    /* Create a variable length table */
+    VL_PacketTable* test_VLPT = new VL_PacketTable(fileID, "/VariableLengthTest", 1);
+
+    /* Verify that the creation succeeded */
+    assert(test_VLPT->IsValid());
+
+    /* Append some packets */
+    test_short = 9;
+    test_VLPT->AppendPacket(&test_short, sizeof(short));
+    test_long = 16;
+    test_VLPT->AppendPacket(&test_long, sizeof(long));
+
+    /* Read them back and make sure they are correct */
+    test_VLPT->GetNextPackets(1, &read_buf);
+
+    assert(read_buf.len == sizeof(short));
+    assert(*(short *)(read_buf.p) == test_short);
+
+    /* Free the memory used by the read */
+    test_VLPT->FreeReadbuff(1, &read_buf);
+
+    /* Read the second record */
+    test_VLPT->GetNextPackets(1, &read_buf);
+
+    assert(read_buf.len == sizeof(long));
+    assert(*(long *)(read_buf.p) == test_long);
+
+    /* Free the memory used by the read */
+    test_VLPT->FreeReadbuff(1, &read_buf);
+
+    /* Close the packet table */
+    delete test_VLPT;
+
+    /* Reopen the packet table and verify that it is variable length */
+    PacketTable * new_pt = new PacketTable(fileID, "/VariableLengthTest");
+
+    /* Verify that the open succeeded */
+    assert(new_pt->IsValid());
+
+    assert(new_pt->IsVariableLength() == 1);
+
+    /* Close the packet table */
+    delete new_pt;
+}
diff --git a/hl/c++/test/ptableTest.h b/hl/c++/test/ptableTest.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..387a574
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hl/c++/test/ptableTest.h
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+/* Test header for Packet Table C++ wrapper API */
+/* These tests are not as thorough as the tests for the C API because
+ * the C++ API is simply a wrapper.  We don't need to test the
+ * actual Packet Table functionality, just that the C APIs are
+ * invoked correctly.
+ */
+
+#ifndef PTABLETEST
+#define PTABLETEST
+
+#include "H5PacketTable.h"
+#include <assert.h>
+
+static hid_t fileID;
+
+/* Test some basic functionality; adding and getting records */
+void BasicTest(void);
+
+/* Test a compound fixed-length datatype */
+void TestCompoundDatatype(void);
+
+/* Test the GetNext functions and their indexes */
+void TestGetNext(void);
+
+/* Ensure that the functions return the correct errors in
+ * response to invalid indexes */
+void TestErrors(void);
+
+/* Test getting multiple records at once using GetPacket */
+void TestGetPacket(void);
+
+/* Create two packet tables at once using compound datatypes.
+   Test for unusual interactions between multiple packet tables. */
+void SystemTest(void);
+
+/* Test the variable length dataset functionality */
+void VariableLengthTest(void);
+
+#endif // PTABLETEST