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=== No instance and no error cases ===

pmParseMetricSpec("sample", 1, "default_arch", ...)
isarch:   1
source:   "default_arch"
metric:   "sample"

pmParseMetricSpec("sample", 0, "default_host", ...)
isarch:   0
source:   "default_host"
metric:   "sample"

pmParseMetricSpec("my_arch/sample", 1, "default_arch", ...)
isarch:   1
source:   "my_arch"
metric:   "sample"

pmParseMetricSpec("my_host:sample", 0, "default_host", ...)
isarch:   0
source:   "my_host"
metric:   "sample"

pmParseMetricSpec("other_host:sample", 1, "default_arch", ...)
isarch:   0
source:   "other_host"
metric:   "sample"

pmParseMetricSpec("/other/arch/sample", 0, "default_host", ...)
isarch:   1
source:   "/other/arch"
metric:   "sample"

=== One instance and no error cases ===

pmParseMetricSpec("sample[singular]", 1, "default_arch", ...)
isarch:   1
source:   "default_arch"
metric:   "sample"
inst[0]:  "singular"

pmParseMetricSpec("sample[singular]", 0, "default_host", ...)
isarch:   0
source:   "default_host"
metric:   "sample"
inst[0]:  "singular"

pmParseMetricSpec("my_arch/sample[singular]", 1, "default_arch", ...)
isarch:   1
source:   "my_arch"
metric:   "sample"
inst[0]:  "singular"

pmParseMetricSpec("my_host:sample[singular]", 0, "default_host", ...)
isarch:   0
source:   "my_host"
metric:   "sample"
inst[0]:  "singular"

pmParseMetricSpec("other_host:sample[singular]", 1, "default_arch", ...)
isarch:   0
source:   "other_host"
metric:   "sample"
inst[0]:  "singular"

pmParseMetricSpec("/other/arch/sample[singular]", 0, "default_host", ...)
isarch:   1
source:   "/other/arch"
metric:   "sample"
inst[0]:  "singular"

=== Multiple instances and no error cases ===

pmParseMetricSpec("sample[one,two,three]", 1, "default_arch", ...)
isarch:   1
source:   "default_arch"
metric:   "sample"
inst[0]:  "one"
inst[1]:  "two"
inst[2]:  "three"

pmParseMetricSpec("sample[one,two,three]", 0, "default_host", ...)
isarch:   0
source:   "default_host"
metric:   "sample"
inst[0]:  "one"
inst[1]:  "two"
inst[2]:  "three"

pmParseMetricSpec("my_arch/sample[one,two,three]", 1, "default_arch", ...)
isarch:   1
source:   "my_arch"
metric:   "sample"
inst[0]:  "one"
inst[1]:  "two"
inst[2]:  "three"

pmParseMetricSpec("my_host:sample[one,two,three]", 0, "default_host", ...)
isarch:   0
source:   "my_host"
metric:   "sample"
inst[0]:  "one"
inst[1]:  "two"
inst[2]:  "three"

pmParseMetricSpec("other_host:sample[one,two,three]", 1, "default_arch", ...)
isarch:   0
source:   "other_host"
metric:   "sample"
inst[0]:  "one"
inst[1]:  "two"
inst[2]:  "three"

pmParseMetricSpec("/other/arch/sample[one,two,three]", 0, "default_host", ...)
isarch:   1
source:   "/other/arch"
metric:   "sample"
inst[0]:  "one"
inst[1]:  "two"
inst[2]:  "three"

=== Some whitespace cases ===

pmParseMetricSpec(" my_host : sample [ one , two , three ] ", 0, "default_host", ...)
isarch:   0
source:   "my_host"
metric:   "sample"
inst[0]:  "one"
inst[1]:  "two"
inst[2]:  "three"

pmParseMetricSpec("my_arch   /   sample  [singular]", 1, "default_arch", ...)
isarch:   1
source:   "my_arch   "
metric:   "sample"
inst[0]:  "singular"

=== Miscellaneous cases ===

pmParseMetricSpec("../../relative/pathname/myarch/metric", 0, "default_host", ...)
isarch:   1
source:   "../../relative/pathname/myarch"
metric:   "metric"

pmParseMetricSpec("metric.a.b.c.d[]", 0, "default_host", ...)
isarch:   0
source:   "default_host"
metric:   "metric.a.b.c.d"

pmParseMetricSpec("/full/pathname/myarch/metric[fumble mumble]", 0, "default_host", ...)
isarch:   1
source:   "/full/pathname/myarch"
metric:   "metric"
inst[0]:  "fumble"
inst[1]:  "mumble"

pmParseMetricSpec("./myarch/metric[fumble,,mumble]", 0, "default_host", ...)
isarch:   1
source:   "./myarch"
metric:   "metric"
inst[0]:  "fumble"
inst[1]:  "mumble"

pmParseMetricSpec("foo["instance with strange chars :/,[]\""]", 0, "default_host", ...)
isarch:   0
source:   "default_host"
metric:   "foo"
inst[0]:  "instance with strange chars :/,[]""

=== Some error cases ===

pmParseMetricSpec("one:two:three", 0, "default_host", ...)
pmParseMetricSpec Error:
one:two:three
       ^ -- unexpected character in metric name


pmParseMetricSpec("foo/bar[fumble]mumble", 0, "default_host", ...)
pmParseMetricSpec Error:
foo/bar[fumble]mumble
               ^ -- unexpected extra characters


pmParseMetricSpec("foo:bar:fumble[mumble]", 0, "default_host", ...)
pmParseMetricSpec Error:
foo:bar:fumble[mumble]
       ^ -- unexpected character in metric name


pmParseMetricSpec("foo:", 0, "default_host", ...)
pmParseMetricSpec Error:
foo:
    ^ -- performance metric name expected


pmParseMetricSpec("bad/arch/", 0, "default_host", ...)
pmParseMetricSpec Error:
bad/arch/
         ^ -- performance metric name expected


pmParseMetricSpec("/bad/arch/[", 0, "default_host", ...)
pmParseMetricSpec Error:
/bad/arch/[
          ^ -- performance metric name expected


pmParseMetricSpec("norsqb[", 0, "default_host", ...)
pmParseMetricSpec Error:
norsqb[
       ^ -- closing ] expected


pmParseMetricSpec("nolsqb-instance]", 0, "default_host", ...)
pmParseMetricSpec Error:
nolsqb-instance]
               ^ -- unexpected character in metric name


pmParseMetricSpec("metric["noclosingquote", 0, "default_host", ...)
pmParseMetricSpec Error:
metric["noclosingquote
                      ^ -- closing " and ] expected


pmParseMetricSpec("metric["noclosingquote]", 0, "default_host", ...)
pmParseMetricSpec Error:
metric["noclosingquote]
                       ^ -- closing " and ] expected


pmParseMetricSpec("metric["noclosing]"", 0, "default_host", ...)
pmParseMetricSpec Error:
metric["noclosing]"
                   ^ -- closing ] expected


pmParseMetricSpec("metric["ends in backslash\", 0, "default_host", ...)
pmParseMetricSpec Error:
metric["ends in backslash\
                          ^ -- closing " and ] expected