--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/misc/test_gps.py	Tue Feb 16 10:07:05 2010 +0530
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+"""
+
+    Test case for causing uncatched exception in thread
+    
+    Mikko Ohtamaa <mikko@redinnovation.com>
+    
+
+"""
+import e32
+import thread
+import time
+import sys
+import traceback
+ 
+import positioning
+
+done = False
+
+        
+debug_buf = []
+
+def debug(msg):
+    """ Output debug message from non-main thread """
+    debug_buf.append(msg)
+    
+def cb(data):
+    debug(str(data))
+
+def go_thread():
+    try:
+        debug("GPS thread launching")
+        positioning.set_requestors([{"type":"service","format":"application","data":"test_app"}])
+    
+        # interval: position update periof when gps is on (microseconds)
+        # callback: callable to call when position update is available
+        positioning.position(callback=cb, 
+                             interval=5*1000*1000, 
+                             satellites=1,
+                             course=1,
+                             partial = 1)
+        
+        death_point = time.time() + 10
+        while time.time() < death_point :
+            debug("GPS thread looping")
+            e32.ao_sleep(1)
+    except:
+        info = sys.exc_info()
+        debug(traceback.format_exception(*info))
+                  
+def run():
+    global debug_buf
+    
+    death_point = time.time() +10
+        
+    test_thread = time.time()+2
+    while time.time() < death_point :
+        print "Pending"
+        e32.ao_sleep(2)
+                
+        while len(debug_buf) > 0:
+            msg = debug_buf[0]
+            debug_buf = debug_buf[1:]
+            if len(debug_buf) == 1:
+                break
+            print "Buffer %d Message: %s" % (len(debug_buf), msg)
+            
+        if time.time() > test_thread:
+          thread.start_new_thread(go_thread, ())
+                                
+    # This row is never reached
+    # The Python Interpreter shell is totally frozen
+    # and it refuses to be terminated via Python task manager
+    # -> phone must be restarted
+    print "Done"
+        
+        
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    run()
\ No newline at end of file