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+#!/usr/bin/python
+
+# 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 2 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 LICENSE for more details.
+#
+# Copyright: Red Hat Inc. 2013-2014
+# Author: Lucas Meneghel Rodrigues <lmr@redhat.com>
+
+import time
+
+from avocado import test
+from avocado import job
+
+
+class timeouttest(test.Test):
+
+    """
+    Functional test for avocado. Throw a TestTimeoutError.
+    """
+    default_params = {'timeout': 3.0,
+                      'sleep_time': 5.0}
+
+    def action(self):
+        """
+        This should throw a TestTimeoutError.
+        """
+        self.log.info('Sleeping for %.2f seconds (2 more than the timeout)',
+                      self.params.sleep_time)
+        time.sleep(self.params.sleep_time)
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    job.main()