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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+#
+# A unified test script for the SRW application. This script is expected to
+# test the SRW application for all supported platforms.
+# The goal is to perform some basic setup and execution of the initial few workflow tasks,
+# as described in the user documentation section: "Run the Workflow Using Stand-Alone Scripts".
+# We want this following a normal SRW build in an attempt to exercise environment setup, modules,
+# data sets, and workflow scripts, without using too much time nor account resources.
+# We hope to catch any snags that might prevent WE2E fundamental testing, which follows this gate.
+# NOTE: At this time, this script is a placeholder for functional test framework.
+# At this time, we are leaving the exercise of graphical plotting for a later stage, perhaps WE2E state.
+#
+# Required:
+#    WORKSPACE=</full/path/to/ufs-srweather-app>
+#    SRW_PLATFORM=<supported_platform_host>
+#    SRW_COMPILER=<intel|gnu>
+#
+# Optional:
+[[ -n ${ACCOUNT} ]] || ACCOUNT="no_account"
+[[ -n ${BRANCH} ]] || BRANCH="develop"
+[[ -n ${TASKS} ]] || TASKS=""
+[[ -n ${TASK_DEPTH} ]] || TASK_DEPTH=4
+[[ -n ${FORGIVE_CONDA} ]] || FORGIVE_CONDA=true
+set -e -u -x
+
+script_dir="$(cd -- "$(dirname -- "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" > /dev/null 2>&1 && pwd)"
+
+# Get repository root from Jenkins WORKSPACE variable if set, otherwise, set
+# relative to script directory.
+declare workspace
+if [[ -n "${WORKSPACE}" ]]; then
+    workspace="${WORKSPACE}"
+else
+    workspace="$(cd -- "${script_dir}/../.." && pwd)"
+fi
+
+# Normalize Parallel Works cluster platform value.
+declare platform
+if [[ "${SRW_PLATFORM}" =~ ^(az|g|p)clusternoaa ]]; then
+    platform='noaacloud'
+else
+    platform="${SRW_PLATFORM}"
+fi
+
+# Test directories
+we2e_experiment_base_dir="${workspace}/expt_dirs"
+we2e_test_dir="${workspace}/tests/WE2E"
+nco_dir="${workspace}/nco_dirs"
+
+pwd
+
+# The following essentially sets up and performs tasks described in the user documentation section:
+#     "Run the Workflow Using Stand-Alone Scripts".
+echo "BRANCH=${BRANCH}"
+
+# Set the ACCOUNT to use for this PLATFORM ...
+sed "s|^  ACCOUNT: \"\"|  ACCOUNT: \"${ACCOUNT}\"|1" -i ush/config_defaults.yaml
+sed "s|hera|${platform,,}|1" ush/config.community.yaml | sed "s|an_account|${ACCOUNT}|1" > ush/config.yaml
+
+# Set directory paths ...
+export EXPTDIR=${workspace}/expt_dirs/test_community
+echo "EXPTDIR=${EXPTDIR}"
+sed "s|^workflow:|workflow:\n  EXPT_BASEDIR: ${workspace}/expt_dirs|1" -i ush/config.yaml
+sed "s|^workflow:|workflow:\n  EXEC_SUBDIR: ${workspace}/install_${SRW_COMPILER}/exec|1" -i ush/config.yaml
+
+# DATA_LOCATION differs on each platform ... find it.
+export DATA_LOCATION=$(grep TEST_EXTRN_MDL_SOURCE_BASEDIR ${workspace}/ush/machine/${SRW_PLATFORM,,}.yaml | awk '{printf "%s", $2}')
+echo "DATA_LOCATION=${DATA_LOCATION}"
+
+# Configure a default test ...
+sed "s|^task_get_extrn_ics:|task_get_extrn_ics:\n  EXTRN_MDL_SOURCE_BASEDIR_ICS: ${DATA_LOCATION}/FV3GFS/grib2/2019061518|1" -i ush/config.yaml
+sed "s|^task_get_extrn_lbcs:|task_get_extrn_lbcs:\n  EXTRN_MDL_SOURCE_BASEDIR_LBCS: ${DATA_LOCATION}/FV3GFS/grib2/2019061518|1" -i ush/config.yaml
+
+# Activate the workflow environment ...
+source etc/lmod-setup.sh ${platform,,}
+module use modulefiles
+module load build_${platform,,}_${SRW_COMPILER}
+module load wflow_${platform,,}
+
+[[ ${FORGIVE_CONDA} == true ]] && set +e +u    # Some platforms have incomplete python3 or conda support, but wouldn't necessarily block workflow tests
+conda activate regional_workflow
+set -e -u
+
+cd ${workspace}/ush
+        # Consistency check ...
+        ./config_utils.py -c ./config.yaml -v ./config_defaults.yaml -k "(\!rocoto\b)"
+        # Generate workflow files ...
+        ./generate_FV3LAM_wflow.py
+cd ${workspace}
+
+cd ${EXPTDIR}
+pwd
+cp ${workspace}/ush/wrappers/* .
+
+# Set parameters that the task scripts require ...
+export JOBSdir=${workspace}/jobs
+export USHdir=${workspace}/ush
+export PDY=20190615
+export cyc=18
+export subcyc=0
+export OMP_NUM_THREADS=1
+
+[[ -n ${TASKS} ]] || TASKS=(
+                run_make_grid
+                # Tasks below here require Data Sets from DATA_LOCATION
+                run_get_ics
+                run_get_lbcs
+                run_make_orog
+                # Tasks below here require a valid ACCOUNT
+                run_make_sfc_climo
+                run_make_ics
+                run_make_lbcs
+                run_fcst
+                run_post
+)
+set +x
+
+echo "# Try the first few simple SRW tasks ..."
+results_file=${workspace}/functional_test_results_${SRW_PLATFORM}_${SRW_COMPILER}.txt
+rm -f ${results_file}
+status=0
+for task in ${TASKS[@]:0:${TASK_DEPTH}} ; do
+                echo -n "./$task.sh ... "
+                ./$task.sh > $task-log.txt 2>&1 && echo "COMPLETE" || echo "FAIL rc=$(( status+=$? ))"
+                # stop at the first sign of trouble ...
+                [[ 0 != ${status} ]] && echo "$task: FAIL" >> ${results_file} && break || echo "$task: COMPLETE" >> ${results_file}
+done
+
+# Set exit code to number of failures
+set +e
+failures=$(grep ": FAIL" ${results_file} | wc -l)
+if [[ $failures -ne 0 ]]; then
+    failures=1
+fi
+cd ${workspace}
+set -e
+exit ${failures}