aws-flow 1.0.5 → 1.0.6

data/test/aws/async_backtrace_spec.rb

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+##
+# Copyright 2013 Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. 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.
+# A copy of the License is located at
+#
+#  http://aws.amazon.com/apache2.0
+#
+# or in the "license" file accompanying this file. This file 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.
+##
+
+def validate_stacktrace_content(method_to_call_on_async_backtrace, thing_to_look_for, should_it_be_there)
+    it "makes sure that any of #{thing_to_look_for.join", "} #{should_it_be_there} be printed when we call #{method_to_call_on_async_backtrace} on AsyncBacktrace" do
+    AsyncBacktrace.enable
+    AsyncBacktrace.send(method_to_call_on_async_backtrace)
+    scope = AsyncScope.new do
+    error_handler do |t|
+      t.begin { raise StandardError.new }
+      t.rescue(IOError) {}
+    end
+  end
+  begin
+    scope.eventLoop
+  rescue Exception => e
+    matching_lines = thing_to_look_for.select { |part| e.backtrace.to_s.include? part.to_s }
+
+    matching_lines.send(should_it_be_there, be_empty)
+    end
+  end
+end
+
+describe AsyncBacktrace do
+  validate_stacktrace_content(:enable, [:continuation], :should_not)
+  validate_stacktrace_content(:disable, [:continuation], :should)
+  validate_stacktrace_content(:enable_filtering, $RUBY_FLOW_FILES, :should)
+  validate_stacktrace_content(:disable_filtering, $RUBY_FLOW_FILES, :should_not)
+end

data/test/aws/async_scope_spec.rb

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+##
+# Copyright 2013 Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. 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.
+# A copy of the License is located at
+#
+#  http://aws.amazon.com/apache2.0
+#
+# or in the "license" file accompanying this file. This file 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.
+##
+
+describe AsyncScope do
+
+  it "makes sure that basic AsyncScoping works" do
+    trace = []
+    this_scope = AsyncScope.new() do
+      task { trace << :inside_task}
+    end
+    trace.should == []
+    this_scope.eventLoop
+    trace.should == [:inside_task]
+  end
+
+  context "empty AsyncScope" do
+    let(:scope) { AsyncScope.new }
+    let(:trace) { [] }
+
+    it "adds tasks like a queue" do
+      scope << Task.new(scope.root_context) { trace << :task }
+      scope.eventLoop
+      trace.should == [:task]
+    end
+
+    it "adds a task if given one on construction" do
+      scope = AsyncScope.new { trace << :task }
+      scope.eventLoop
+      trace.should == [:task]
+    end
+
+
+    it "runs a task asynchronously" do
+      scope << Task.new(scope.root_context) { trace << :inner }
+      trace << :outer
+      scope.eventLoop
+      trace.should == [:outer, :inner]
+    end
+
+    it "runs multiple tasks in order" do
+      scope << Task.new(scope.root_context) { trace << :first_task }
+      scope << Task.new(scope.root_context) { trace << :second_task }
+      scope.eventLoop
+      trace.should == [:first_task, :second_task]
+    end
+
+    it "resumes tasks after a Future is ready" do
+      f = Future.new
+      scope = AsyncScope.new do
+        task do
+          trace << :first
+          f.get
+          trace << :fourth
+        end
+
+        task do
+          trace << :second
+          f.set(:foo)
+          trace << :third
+        end
+      end
+      scope.eventLoop
+      trace.should == [:first, :second, :third, :fourth]
+    end
+
+    it "tests to make sure that scopes complete after an event loop" do
+      scope = AsyncScope.new do
+        error_handler do |t|
+          t.begin do
+            x = Future.new
+            y = Future.new
+            error_handler do |t|
+              t.begin {}
+              t.ensure { x.set }
+            end
+            x.get
+            error_handler do |t|
+              t.begin {}
+              t.ensure { y.set }
+            end
+            y.get
+            error_handler do |t|
+              t.begin {}
+              t.ensure {}
+            end
+          end
+        end
+      end
+
+      completed = scope.eventLoop
+      completed.should == true
+    end
+    it "ensures you can cancel an async scope " do
+      condition = FiberConditionVariable.new
+      @task = nil
+      scope = AsyncScope.new do
+        task do
+          condition.wait
+        end
+      end
+      scope.eventLoop
+      scope.cancel(CancellationException.new)
+      expect { scope.eventLoop }.to raise_error CancellationException
+    end
+  end
+end

data/test/aws/begin_rescue_ensure_spec.rb

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+##
+# Copyright 2013 Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. 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.
+# A copy of the License is located at
+#
+#  http://aws.amazon.com/apache2.0
+#
+# or in the "license" file accompanying this file. This file 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.
+##
+
+
+def change_test(options = {})
+  subject { this_bre }
+  its(:heirs) { options[:heirs] ? (should_not be_empty) : (should be_empty) }
+  its(:nonDaemonHeirsCount) { should == options[:nonDaemonHeirsCount] }
+end
+
+describe BeginRescueEnsure do
+  let(:condition) { FiberConditionVariable.new }
+  let(:flowfactory) { FlowFactory.new }
+
+  def make_trying_BRE(begin_tasks = [])
+    scope = AsyncScope.new do
+      @error_handler = error_handler do |t|
+        t.begin do
+          begin_tasks.each { |task| task.call}
+          condition.wait
+        end
+        t.rescue(IOError) {|x| condition.wait }
+        t.rescue(CancellationException) { |x| x }
+      end
+    end
+    scope.eventLoop
+    @error_handler
+  end
+
+  def make_catching_BRE(begin_tasks = [])
+    scope = AsyncScope.new do
+      @error_handler = error_handler do |t|
+        t.begin do
+          raise IOError
+        end
+        t.rescue(IOError) do |x|
+          begin_tasks.each { |task| task.call }
+          condition.wait
+        end
+      end
+    end
+    scope.eventLoop
+    @error_handler
+  end
+
+  let(:trying_BRE) do
+    make_trying_BRE
+  end
+
+  let(:catching_BRE) do
+    make_catching_BRE
+  end
+  context "BeginRescueEnsure in the :trying state" do
+    subject { trying_BRE }
+    its(:heirs) { should_not be_empty }
+    its(:nonDaemonHeirsCount) { should == 1 }
+
+    context "which adds a task," do
+      let(:trying_BRE_with_one_task) do
+        make_trying_BRE([lambda { task { condition.wait  } }])
+      end
+      let(:first_task) { trying_BRE_with_one_task.heirs.first }
+      subject { trying_BRE_with_one_task }
+      its(:heirs) { should_not be_empty }
+      its(:nonDaemonHeirsCount) { should == 2 }
+
+      context "and then has the task status changed," do
+        context "and cancel the BRE" do
+          let(:this_bre) { trying_BRE_with_one_task.cancel(StandardError.new);  trying_BRE_with_one_task }
+          # As a note: we trigger the rescue task, so we have a task in the heirs
+          change_test :heirs => true, :nonDaemonHeirsCount => 1
+        end
+
+        context "and fail the the task" do
+          let(:this_bre) { expect { trying_BRE_with_one_task.fail(first_task, StandardError.new) }.to raise_error StandardError; trying_BRE_with_one_task }
+          change_test :heirs => false, :nonDaemonHeirsCount => 0
+        end
+
+        context "and remove the task " do
+          let(:this_bre) { trying_BRE_with_one_task.remove(first_task); trying_BRE_with_one_task }
+          change_test :heirs => true, :nonDaemonHeirsCount => 1
+        end
+      end
+    end
+
+    context "which adds two tasks" do
+      let(:trying_BRE_with_two_tasks) do
+        make_trying_BRE([lambda { task { condition.wait }}, lambda { task { condition.wait }}])
+      end
+      let(:first_task) { trying_BRE_with_two_tasks.heirs.first }
+      subject { trying_BRE_with_two_tasks }
+      its(:heirs) { should_not be_empty }
+      its(:nonDaemonHeirsCount) { should == 3 }
+
+      context "And then we change the task status" do
+        context "and cancel the BRE" do
+          let(:this_bre) { trying_BRE_with_two_tasks.cancel(StandardError.new); trying_BRE_with_two_tasks }
+          change_test :heirs => true, :nonDaemonHeirsCount => 1
+        end
+
+        context "and fail the the task" do
+          let(:this_bre) { expect { trying_BRE_with_two_tasks.fail(first_task, StandardError.new) }.to raise_error StandardError; trying_BRE_with_two_tasks }
+          change_test :heirs => false, :nonDaemonHeirsCount => 0
+        end
+
+        context "and remove the task " do
+          let(:this_bre) { trying_BRE_with_two_tasks.remove(first_task); trying_BRE_with_two_tasks }
+          change_test :heirs => true, :nonDaemonHeirsCount => 2
+        end
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
+  context "BeginRescueEnsure in the :catching state" do
+    subject { catching_BRE}
+    its(:heirs) { should_not be_empty }
+    its(:nonDaemonHeirsCount) { should == 1 }
+
+    context "which adds a task," do
+      let(:catching_BRE_with_one_task) do
+        make_catching_BRE([lambda { task { condition.wait } }])
+      end
+      let(:first_task) { catching_BRE_with_one_task.heirs.first }
+      subject { catching_BRE_with_one_task }
+      its(:heirs) { should_not be_empty }
+      its(:nonDaemonHeirsCount) { should == 2 }
+
+      context "and then has the task status changed," do
+        context "and cancel the BRE" do
+          let(:this_bre) { catching_BRE_with_one_task.cancel(StandardError.new); catching_BRE_with_one_task }
+          change_test :heirs => true, :nonDaemonHeirsCount => 2
+        end
+
+        context "and fail the the task" do
+          let(:this_bre) { expect { catching_BRE_with_one_task.fail(first_task, StandardError.new) }.to raise_error StandardError; catching_BRE_with_one_task }
+          change_test :heirs => false, :nonDaemonHeirsCount => 0
+        end
+
+        context "and remove the task " do
+          let(:this_bre) { catching_BRE_with_one_task.remove(first_task); catching_BRE_with_one_task }
+          change_test :heirs => true, :nonDaemonHeirsCount => 1
+        end
+      end
+    end
+
+    context "which adds two tasks" do
+      let(:catching_BRE_with_two_tasks) do
+        make_catching_BRE([lambda { task { condition.wait } },lambda { task { condition.wait } } ])
+      end
+      let(:first_task) { catching_BRE_with_two_tasks.heirs.first }
+      subject { catching_BRE_with_two_tasks }
+      its(:heirs) { should_not be_empty }
+      its(:nonDaemonHeirsCount) { should == 3 }
+
+      context "And then we change the task status" do
+        context "and cancel the BRE" do
+          let(:this_bre) { catching_BRE_with_two_tasks.cancel(StandardError.new); catching_BRE_with_two_tasks }
+          change_test :heirs => true, :nonDaemonHeirsCount => 3
+        end
+
+        context "and fail the the task" do
+          let(:this_bre) { expect { catching_BRE_with_two_tasks.fail(first_task, StandardError.new) }.to raise_error StandardError; catching_BRE_with_two_tasks }
+          change_test :heirs => false, :nonDaemonHeirsCount => 0
+        end
+
+        context "and remove the task " do
+          let(:this_bre) { catching_BRE_with_two_tasks.remove(first_task); catching_BRE_with_two_tasks }
+          change_test :heirs => true, :nonDaemonHeirsCount => 2
+        end
+      end
+
+    end
+  end
+
+  before(:each) { class RescueTestingError < StandardError; end }
+  let(:trace) { [] }
+  let(:flowfactory) { FlowFactory.new }
+  let(:scope) { flowfactory.generate_scope }
+
+  it "makes sure that error handling without resuming does nothing" do
+
+    scope = AsyncScope.new do
+      _error_handler do |t|
+        t.begin { trace << :in_the_begin }
+      end
+    end
+    trace.should == []
+  end
+
+  {:Task => lambda { |&x| task(&x) }, :DaemonTask => lambda { |&x| daemon_task(&x) }}.each_pair do |name, task_creation|
+
+    # TODO: Reinstate this test, if it is easy enough
+    #
+    # it "makes sure that error handling with a #{name} free floating raises" do
+    #   scope = AsyncScope.new do
+    #     error_handler do |t|
+    #       t.begin { trace << :in_the_begin }
+    #       t.rescue(RescueTestingError) {}
+    #       task_creation.call { trace << :in_the_daemon }
+    #     end
+    #   end
+    #   expect { scope.eventLoop }.to raise_error NoContextException, /You have not scoped this task correctly!/
+    # end
+
+    it "make sure that #{name} in a BRE runs correctly, and that the BRE supports signal " do
+      condition = FiberConditionVariable.new
+      scope = AsyncScope.new do
+        error_handler do |t|
+          t.begin do
+            trace << :in_the_begin
+            task_creation.call { trace << :in_the_daemon; condition.signal }
+            condition.wait
+          end
+          t.rescue(RescueTestingError) {}
+        end
+      end
+      scope.eventLoop
+      trace.should == [:in_the_begin, :in_the_daemon]
+    end
+  end
+
+  it "makes sure that a BRE can finish with a daemon task still alive" do
+    condition = FiberConditionVariable.new
+    scope = AsyncScope.new do
+      error_handler do |t|
+        t.begin do
+          trace << :in_the_begin
+          @daemon_task = daemon_task { condition.wait; :should_never_be_hit }
+        end
+        t.rescue(RescueTestingError) {}
+      end
+    end
+    scope.eventLoop
+    trace.should == [:in_the_begin]
+  end
+
+  # TODO Reinstate this test, after fixing it so it doesn't add to BRE directly
+  # it "makes sure that a daemon task can cancel a BRE" do
+  #   flowfactory = FlowFactory.new
+  #   condition = FiberConditionVariable.new
+  #   scope = flowfactory.generate_scope
+  #   bre = flowfactory.generate_BRE(:begin => lambda { condition.wait })
+  #   daemon_task = DaemonTask.new(bre) { condition.wait }
+  #   task = Task.new(bre) { condition.wait }
+  #   bre << task
+  #   bre << daemon_task
+  #   scope.eventLoop
+  #   bre.remove(task)
+  #   scope.eventLoop
+  #   trace.should == []
+  # end
+
+
+  # TODO Reinstate this test, after fixing it so it doesn't add to BRE directly
+  # it "makes sure that a daemon task cancelling does not override other fails" do
+  #   flowfactory = FlowFactory.new
+  #   condition = FiberConditionVariable.new
+  #   scope = flowfactory.generate_scope
+  #   bre = flowfactory.generate_BRE(:begin => lambda { condition.wait })
+  #   daemon_task = DaemonTask.new(bre) { condition.wait }
+  #   task = Task.new(bre) { condition.wait }
+  #   bre << daemon_task
+  #   bre << task
+  #   scope.eventLoop
+  #   daemon_task.cancel(StandardError)
+  #   bre.fail(task, RescueTestingError)
+  #   expect { debugger; scope.eventLoop }.to raise_error RescueTestingError
+  #   trace.should == []
+  # end
+
+  # TODO Fix these up with the FlowFactory
+  it "makes sure that creating a task in the rescue block will run it" do
+    scope = AsyncScope.new do
+      error_handler do |t|
+        t.begin { raise RescueTestingError}
+
+        t.rescue(RescueTestingError) do
+          trace << :in_the_rescue
+          task { trace << :in_the_task }
+        end
+      end
+      scope.eventLoop
+      trace.should == [:in_the_beginning, :in_the_task]
+    end
+  end
+
+  it "makes sure that creating a task inside a BRE block will run it" do
+    scope = AsyncScope.new do
+      error_handler do |t|
+        t.begin do
+          trace << :in_the_beginning
+          task { trace << :in_the_task }
+        end
+        t.rescue(StandardError) {|x| }
+      end
+    end
+    scope.eventLoop
+    trace.should == [:in_the_beginning, :in_the_task]
+  end
+
+  it "ensures you can have error handling without ensure" do
+    scope = AsyncScope.new do
+      error_handler do |t|
+        t.begin { trace << :in_the_begin }
+        t.rescue(StandardError) { trace << :in_the_rescue }
+      end
+    end
+    scope.eventLoop
+    trace.should == [:in_the_begin]
+  end
+
+  it "ensures that rescue picks the first matching rescue block" do
+    scope = AsyncScope.new do
+      @error_handler = _error_handler do |t|
+        t.begin do
+          trace << :in_the_begin
+          raise RescueTestingError
+        end
+        t.rescue(RescueTestingError) { trace << :in_the_rescue }
+        t.rescue(StandardError) { trace << :in_the_bad_rescue }
+      end
+    end
+    scope.eventLoop
+    trace.should == [:in_the_begin, :in_the_rescue]
+  end
+
+  it "ensures that rescue blocks trickle to the first applicable block" do
+    scope = AsyncScope.new do
+      error_handler do |t|
+        t.begin do
+          trace << :in_the_begin
+          raise RescueTestingError
+        end
+        t.rescue(IOError) { trace << :bad_rescue }
+        t.rescue(RescueTestingError) { trace << :in_the_rescue }
+      end
+    end
+    scope.eventLoop
+    trace.should == [:in_the_begin, :in_the_rescue]
+  end
+
+  it "ensures that the same rescue exception twice causes an exception" do
+    scope = AsyncScope.new do
+      error_handler do |t|
+        t.begin {}
+        t.rescue(RescueTestingError) {}
+        t.rescue(RescueTestingError) {}
+      end
+    end
+    # TODO Make rescue give a specific error in this case
+
+    expect { scope.eventLoop }.to raise_error /You have already registered RescueTestingError/
+  end
+
+  it "ensures that stack traces work properly" do
+    scope = AsyncScope.new do
+      error_handler do |t|
+        t.begin { raise "simulated" }
+        t.rescue(Exception) do |e|
+          e.backtrace.should include "------ continuation ------"
+          e.message.should == "simulated"
+        end
+      end
+    end
+    scope.eventLoop
+  end
+
+  it "makes sure an error is raised if none of the rescue blocks apply to it" do
+    scope = AsyncScope.new  do
+      error_handler do |t|
+        t.begin { raise RescueTestingError }
+        t.rescue(IOError) { p "nothing doing here" }
+      end
+    end
+    expect { scope.eventLoop }.to raise_error RescueTestingError
+  end
+
+  it "ensures that the ensure block is called with a rescue path" do
+    scope = AsyncScope.new do
+      error_handler do |t|
+        t.begin do
+          trace << :in_the_begin
+          raise RescueTestingError
+        end
+        t.rescue(RescueTestingError) { trace << :in_the_rescue }
+        t.ensure { trace << :in_the_ensure }
+      end
+    end
+     scope.eventLoop
+    trace.should == [:in_the_begin, :in_the_rescue, :in_the_ensure]
+  end
+
+  it "calls ensure after subtask ensure" do
+    scope = AsyncScope.new do
+      error_handler do |t|
+        t.begin do
+          trace << :in_the_top_begin
+          error_handler do |h|
+            h.begin { trace << :in_the_inner_begin }
+            h.rescue(StandardError) { }
+            h.ensure { trace << :in_the_inner_ensure }
+          end
+          t.rescue(StandardError) {  }
+          t.ensure { trace << :in_the_outer_ensure}
+        end
+      end
+      scope.eventLoop
+      trace.should == [:in_the_top_begin, :in_the_inner_begin, :in_the_inner_ensure, :in_the_outer_ensure]
+    end
+  end
+
+  it "ensures that an ensure block will be called when an exception is raised" do
+    scope = AsyncScope.new do
+      error_handler do |t|
+        t.begin do
+          trace << :in_the_begin
+          raise StandardError
+        end
+        t.rescue(RescueTestingError) { trace << :this_is_not_okay }
+        t.ensure { trace << :in_the_ensure }
+      end
+    end
+    expect { scope.eventLoop }.to raise_error StandardError
+    trace.should == [:in_the_begin, :in_the_ensure]
+  end
+
+  it "ensures that the ensure block is called without an applicable rescue case
+  passes the error up" do
+    scope = AsyncScope.new do
+      error_handler do |t|
+        t.begin do
+          trace << :in_the_begin
+          raise RescueTestingError
+        end
+        t.rescue(IOError) { trace << :in_the_rescue }
+        t.ensure { trace << :in_the_ensure }
+        expect { scope.eventLoop }.to raise_error RescueTestingError
+        trace.should == [:in_the_begin, :in_the_ensure]
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
+  it "ensures that two begins raise an error" do
+    scope = AsyncScope.new do
+      error_handler do |t|
+        t.begin { trace << :yay }
+        t.begin { trace << :oh_no }
+        t.rescue(StandardError) { trace << :should_never_be_hit }
+      end
+    end
+    expect { scope.eventLoop }.to raise_error RuntimeError, /Duplicated begin/
+  end
+
+  it "ensures that two ensure statements raise an error" do
+    scope = AsyncScope.new do
+      error_handler do |t|
+        t.begin { trace << :yay }
+        t.rescue(StandardError) { trace << :should_never_be_hit }
+        t.ensure { trace << :this_is_okay }
+        t.ensure { trace << :but_this_is_not }
+      end
+    end
+    expect { scope.eventLoop }.to raise_error /Duplicated ensure/
+  end
+  # TODO: Reinstate this test
+  # it "ensures that you can't call resume inside the error handler" do
+  #   scope = AsyncScope.new do
+  #     error_handler do |t|
+  #       t.begin { trace << :in_the_begin }
+  #       t.rescue(StandardError) { trace << :in_the_rescue }
+  #       t.ensure { trace << :in_the_ensure }
+  #       t.resume
+  #     end
+  #   end
+  #   expect { scope.eventLoop }.to raise_error NoMethodError
+  # end
+
+  it "ensures that you can't access the private variables of a BeginRescueEnsure block" do
+    scope = AsyncScope.new do
+      error_handler do |t|
+        t.begin { "This is the begin" }
+        t.rescue(StandardError) { "This is the rescue" }
+        t.ensure { trace << t.begin_task }
+      end
+    end
+    expect { scope.eventLoop }.to raise_error
+    trace.should == []
+  end
+
+  describe "BRE's  closed behavior" do
+    before (:each) do
+      @scope = AsyncScope.new do
+        @error_handler = error_handler do |t|
+          t.begin do
+            "this is the beginning"
+          end
+          t.rescue StandardError do
+            "this is the rescue"
+          end
+        end
+      end
+    end
+
+    it "ensures that BRE's end at closed" do
+      @scope.eventLoop
+      @error_handler.current_state.should == :closed
+    end
+
+  end
+  context "Cancelling a BRE in the created state" do
+    scope = AsyncScope.new
+    condition = FiberConditionVariable.new
+    error_handler = BeginRescueEnsure.new(:parent => scope.root_context)
+    scope << error_handler
+    error_handler.begin lambda { raise StandardError; condition.wait }
+    error_handler.rescue(IOError, lambda { "this is the rescue" })
+    error_handler.cancel(StandardError)
+    subject { error_handler }
+    its(:current_state) { should == :closed }
+  end
+
+  it "makes sure that get_heirs works" do
+    flowfactory = FlowFactory.new
+    condition = FiberConditionVariable.new
+    scope = flowfactory.generate_scope
+    bre = flowfactory.generate_BRE(:begin => lambda { task { condition.wait; trace << :yay} })
+    scope.eventLoop
+    bre.get_heirs.length.should > 1
+    trace.should == []
+  end
+  #TODO this test shouldn't be needed, but it's a good comparison for flowfactory being borked
+  it "makes sure that get_heirs works" do
+    condition = FiberConditionVariable.new
+    scope = AsyncScope.new do
+      error_handler do |t|
+        t.begin { task { condition.wait; trace << :yay }}
+        t.rescue(StandardError) {}
+      end
+    end
+    scope.eventLoop
+    trace.should == []
+  end
+
+  it "makes sure that you can have a schedule in the middle of a BRE" do
+    future = Future.new
+    scope = AsyncScope.new do
+      error_handler do |t|
+        t.begin { task { future.get }}
+      end
+    end
+    scope.eventLoop
+    future.set(nil)
+    completed = scope.eventLoop
+    completed.should == true
+  end
+  # it "makes sure that failing a begin task will cause the other tasks to not get run" do
+  #   trace = []
+  #   scope = AsyncScope.new do
+  #     error_handler do |t|
+  #       t.begin do
+  #         condition = FiberConditionVariable.new
+  #         error_handler do |first_t|
+  #           first_t.begin do
+  #             task do
+  #               trace << "in the error"
+  #               condition.signal
+  #               raise "simulated error"
+  #             end
+  #             debugger
+  #             condition.wait
+  #             other_future = task do
+  #               trace << "This should not be"
+  #             end
+  #           end
+  #           first_t.rescue(StandardError) do |error|
+  #             raise error
+  #           end
+  #           first_t.ensure {condition.signal}
+  #         end
+
+  #         error_handler do |second_t|
+  #           second_t.begin do
+  #             other_future = task do
+  #               trace << "This should not be"
+  #             end
+  #           end
+  #           second_t.rescue(StandardError) do |error|
+  #             raise error
+  #           end
+  #           second_t.ensure {}
+  #         end
+  #         t.rescue(StandardError) {|error| raise error}
+  #         t.ensure {}
+  #       end
+  #     end
+  #   end
+  #   debugger
+  #   expect { scope.eventLoop }.to raise_error StandardError
+  #   trace.should == []
+  # end
+
+
+end
+
+describe "BRE#alive?" do
+  context "checking different types of BREs" do
+    let(:flowfactory) { FlowFactory.new }
+    let(:scope) { flowfactory.generate_scope }
+    before(:each) do
+     @regular_bre = flowfactory.generate_BRE
+      @rescue_bre = flowfactory.generate_BRE(:begin => lambda { raise StandardError })
+    end
+    context "regular bre" do
+      subject { @regular_bre }
+      it { should be_alive }
+      context "and then we run the scope" do
+        let(:run_bre) { scope.eventLoop; @regular_bre }
+        subject { run_bre }
+        it { should_not be_alive }
+      end
+    end
+    context "rescue bre" do
+      subject { @rescue_bre }
+      it { should be_alive }
+      context "and then we run the scope" do
+        let(:run_bre) { scope.eventLoop; @rescue_bre }
+        subject { run_bre }
+        it { should_not be_alive }
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
+describe "Misc" do
+  it "makes sure that the return value of a BRE is the begin" do
+    scope = AsyncScope.new do
+      @x = _error_handler do |t|
+        t.begin { 5 }
+      end
+    end
+    scope.eventLoop
+    @x.get.should == 5
+  end
+  it "meakes sure that if there is a failure, the result is the rescue value" do
+    scope = AsyncScope.new do
+      @x = _error_handler do |t|
+        t.begin { raise StandardError }
+        t.rescue(StandardError) { 6 }
+      end
+    end
+    scope.eventLoop
+    @x.get.should == 6
+  end
+end