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.TH ct_rpc 3 "common_test  1.3.2" "Ericsson AB" "ERLANG MODULE DEFINITION"
.SH MODULE
ct_rpc \- Common Test specific layer on Erlang/OTP rpc\&.
.SH DESCRIPTION
.LP
Common Test specific layer on Erlang/OTP rpc\&.

.SH EXPORTS
.LP
.B
app_node(App, Candidates) -> NodeName
.br
.RS
.TP
Types
App = atom()
.br
Candidates = [NodeName]
.br
NodeName = atom()
.br
.RE
.RS
.LP
From a set of candidate nodes determines which of them is running the application App\&. If none of the candidate nodes is running the application the function will make the test case calling this function fail\&. This function is the same as calling \fIapp_node(App, Candidates, true)\fR\&. 
.RE
.LP
.B
app_node(App, Candidates, FailOnBadRPC) -> NodeName
.br
.RS
.TP
Types
App = atom()
.br
Candidates = [NodeName]
.br
NodeName = atom()
.br
FailOnBadRPC = true | false
.br
.RE
.RS
.LP
Same as \fIapp_node/2\fR only the \fIFailOnBadRPC\fR argument will determine if the search for a candidate node should stop or not if \fIbadrpc\fR is received at some point\&. 
.RE
.LP
.B
app_node(App, Candidates, FailOnBadRPC, Cookie) -> NodeName
.br
.RS
.TP
Types
App = atom()
.br
Candidates = [NodeName]
.br
NodeName = atom()
.br
FailOnBadRPC = true | false
.br
Cookie = atom()
.br
.RE
.RS
.LP
Same as \fIapp_node/2\fR only the \fIFailOnBadRPC\fR argument will determine if the search for a candidate node should stop or not if \fIbadrpc\fR is received at some point\&. The cookie on the client node will be set to \fICookie\fR for this rpc operation (use to match the server node cookie)\&. 
.RE
.LP
.B
call(Node, Module, Function, Args) -> term() | {badrpc, Reason}
.br
.RS
.LP
Same as call(Node, Module, Function, Args, infinity) 
.RE
.LP
.B
call(Node, Module, Function, Args, TimeOut) -> term() | {badrpc, Reason}
.br
.RS
.TP
Types
Node = NodeName | {Fun, FunArgs}
.br
Fun = fun()
.br
FunArgs = term()
.br
NodeName = atom()
.br
Module = atom()
.br
Function = atom()
.br
Args = [term()]
.br
Reason = timeout | term()
.br
.RE
.RS
.LP
Evaluates apply(Module, Function, Args) on the node Node\&. Returns whatever Function returns or {badrpc, Reason} if the remote procedure call fails\&. If Node is {Fun, FunArgs} applying Fun to FunArgs should return a node name\&.
.RE
.LP
.B
call(Node, Module, Function, Args, TimeOut, Cookie) -> term() | {badrpc, Reason}
.br
.RS
.TP
Types
Node = NodeName | {Fun, FunArgs}
.br
Fun = fun()
.br
FunArgs = term()
.br
NodeName = atom()
.br
Module = atom()
.br
Function = atom()
.br
Args = [term()]
.br
Reason = timeout | term()
.br
Cookie = atom()
.br
.RE
.RS
.LP
Evaluates apply(Module, Function, Args) on the node Node\&. Returns whatever Function returns or {badrpc, Reason} if the remote procedure call fails\&. If Node is {Fun, FunArgs} applying Fun to FunArgs should return a node name\&. The cookie on the client node will be set to \fICookie\fR for this rpc operation (use to match the server node cookie)\&.
.RE
.LP
.B
cast(Node, Module, Function, Args) -> ok
.br
.RS
.TP
Types
Node = NodeName | {Fun, FunArgs}
.br
Fun = fun()
.br
FunArgs = term()
.br
NodeName = atom()
.br
Module = atom()
.br
Function = atom()
.br
Args = [term()]
.br
Reason = timeout | term()
.br
.RE
.RS
.LP
Evaluates apply(Module, Function, Args) on the node Node\&. No response is delivered and the process which makes the call is not suspended until the evaluation is compleated as in the case of call/[3,4]\&. If Node is {Fun, FunArgs} applying Fun to FunArgs should return a node name\&.
.RE
.LP
.B
cast(Node, Module, Function, Args, Cookie) -> ok
.br
.RS
.TP
Types
Node = NodeName | {Fun, FunArgs}
.br
Fun = fun()
.br
FunArgs = term()
.br
NodeName = atom()
.br
Module = atom()
.br
Function = atom()
.br
Args = [term()]
.br
Reason = timeout | term()
.br
Cookie = atom()
.br
.RE
.RS
.LP
Evaluates apply(Module, Function, Args) on the node Node\&. No response is delivered and the process which makes the call is not suspended until the evaluation is compleated as in the case of call/[3,4]\&. If Node is {Fun, FunArgs} applying Fun to FunArgs should return a node name\&. The cookie on the client node will be set to \fICookie\fR for this rpc operation (use to match the server node cookie)\&.
.RE