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Overview

Introducing PAL

A Quick Start

Jargon and Conventions

The Problem PAL Solves

ASL Refresher

Large-scale Testing

The PAL Architecture

The PAL Language

Some Sample PAL Scripts

The Standard PAL Commands

Basic Script Structure

The Include Command

The Macro Command

The Session Command

The Invoke Command

The Server Command

The Timer Command

The Set Command

The Inc Command

The Dec Command

The Random Command

The Read Command

The Echo Command

The Assert Command

The Repeat Command

The While Command

The Break Command

The Else Command

The Elsif Command

The Wait Command

The Sleep Command

The Abort Command

The Exit Command

Protocol-Specific PAL Commands

An Example

General Principles

Content Commands

Protocol Method Commands

Processing Arrived Content

Processing Returned Content

Synchronous Content Processing

PAL Variables

PAL Implementations

The StdC PAL Implementation

Command-Line Arguments

Performance Measurements

Other Implementations