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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+#
+# NEPI, a framework to manage network experiments
+# Copyright (C) 2013 INRIA
+#
+# This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+#
+# Author: Alina Quereilhac <alina.quereilhac@inria.fr>
+
+from nepi.execution.ec import ExperimentController
+
+ec = ExperimentController(exp_id = "ping-exp")
+
+node = ec.register_resource("LinuxNode")
+ec.set(node, "hostname", host)
+ec.set(node, "username", username)
+ec.set(node, "cleanHome", True)
+ec.set(node, "cleanProcesses", True)
+
+app = ec.register_resource("LinuxApplication")
+ec.set(app, "command", "ping -c3 www.google.com")
+ec.register_connection(app, node)
+
+ec.deploy()
+
+ec.wait_finished(app)
+
+print ec.trace(app, "stdout")
+
+
+ec.shutdown()