pDeadManPost
Utility app correctness tests for pDeadManPost. These cases verify deadflag posting and suppression across active-at-start, inactive-until-first-heartbeat, stale heartbeat, custom heartbeat variables, once/repeat/reset post policies, invalid policy fallback, and typed deadflag configurations.
Stem Mission
The stem mission runs one MOOS community with pDeadManPost and a case-generated heartbeat schedule. The harness grades exact deadflag variables and absence conditions through pMissionEval, then uses alog counts for policy cases where posting multiplicity matters.
Examples
Case Matrix
active_start_once_posts_pass
Starts active with max_noheart=0.5, no heartbeat mail, and DEAD_ONCE=true, testing startup arming; passes when pMissionEval observes the deadflag by time 1.5.
active_start_false_no_initial_post_pass
Starts inactive with no heartbeat and DEAD_NO_START=true, testing that the watchdog remains unarmed; passes when evaluation reaches time 1.5 without that deadflag.
heartbeat_before_dead_suppresses_pass
Starts inactive with a one-second timeout and sends heartbeats through time 1.4, testing that fresh mail prevents a trip; passes at time 1.6 when DEAD_KEEPALIVE remains absent.
stop_heartbeat_posts_pass
Starts inactive, uses the heartbeat at 0.2 to arm the watchdog and the heartbeat at 0.4 to refresh its 0.45-second timeout, then stops sending mail; passes when DEAD_STOP=true is first published 0.35-0.70 seconds after the second heartbeat.
active_false_after_first_heartbeat_posts_pass
Starts inactive, sends one heartbeat at 0.2, and then exceeds the 0.45-second timeout, testing first-heartbeat arming; passes when DEAD_AFTER_FIRST=true is observed by time 1.1.
numeric_deadflag_pass
Configures numeric deadflag DEAD_NUM=7.5, testing numeric payload parsing and publication; passes when pMissionEval observes exact numeric 7.5.
string_deadflag_pass
Configures string deadflag DEAD_STR=halt, testing string payload publication; passes when pMissionEval observes exact string halt.
multiple_deadflags_pass
Configures DEAD_MULTI_A=true and DEAD_MULTI_B=alpha on one watchdog, testing fan-out from a single trip; passes when both exact values are present.
once_policy_single_post_pass
Uses post_policy=once with an active stale watchdog, testing the single-shot latch; passes when DEAD_ONCE_SINGLE=true and the pre-evaluation alogs contain exactly one publication.
repeat_policy_reposts_pass
Uses post_policy=repeat with an active stale watchdog through time 1.4, testing continuous reposting; passes when DEAD_REPEAT=true and at least two publications occur.
reset_policy_reposts_after_heartbeat_pass
Uses post_policy=reset, allows one initial stale-timeout post, sends a heartbeat at 0.8 to clear the posting latch, and goes stale once more; passes when the alog contains exactly two DEAD_RESET=true publications before evaluation.
repeat_policy_inactive_reposts_pass
Starts inactive under post_policy=repeat, arms with one heartbeat at 0.2, then goes stale; passes when DEAD_REPEAT_AFTER_FIRST=true and at least two publications occur.
reset_policy_no_repost_without_heartbeat_pass
Uses post_policy=reset without any heartbeat after the initial trip, testing that the latch is not reset merely by elapsed time; passes when DEAD_RESET_SINGLE=true is published exactly once.
active_start_keepalive_suppresses_pass
Starts active with max_noheart=3.5 and sends heartbeats through time 1.8, testing fresh-mail suppression during the evaluation window; passes at time 1.6 with exactly zero DEAD_ACTIVE_KEEPALIVE publications.
custom_heartbeat_var_pass
Rebinds the heartbeat to ALT_HEART, starts inactive, and sends one ALT_HEART post before going stale; passes when DEAD_ALT_HEART=true is published at least once.
negative_deadflag_pass
Configures numeric deadflag DEAD_NEG=-3.25, testing negative-number parsing; passes when pMissionEval observes exact numeric -3.25.
zero_max_noheart_posts_pass
Sets max_noheart=0 on an active watchdog, testing that zero is accepted as an immediate timeout rather than replaced by the positive default; passes when DEAD_ZERO_MAX=true is published once and its first publication is no more than 0.90 seconds after pDeadManPost appears in DB_CLIENTS.
false_deadflag_pass
Configures DEAD_FALSE=false, testing publication of a boolean-looking false string that final-state evaluation alone could confuse with absence; passes when the value is false and the alogs contain at least one publication.
invalid_post_policy_falls_back_once_pass
Supplies post_policy=invalid_policy, testing fallback to the default once policy; passes when DEAD_INVALID_POLICY=true is published exactly once.
reset_policy_multiple_reposts_pass
Uses post_policy=reset, trips once, then sends heartbeats at 1.2 and 2.2 to re-arm two more stale intervals; passes when DEAD_RESET_MULTI=true is published exactly three times by time 3.4.