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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+#
+# Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+# or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+# distributed with this work for additional information
+# regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+# to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+# "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+# with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+# 
+#   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+# 
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+# software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+# "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+# KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+# specific language governing permissions and limitations
+# under the License.
+#
+
+import optparse, time
+from qpid.messaging import *
+from qpid.util import URL
+
+parser = optparse.OptionParser(usage="usage: %prog [options] ADDRESS [ CONTENT ... ]",
+                               description="Drain messages from the supplied address.")
+parser.add_option("-b", "--broker", default="localhost",
+                  help="connect to specified BROKER (default %default)")
+parser.add_option("-c", "--count", type=int, default=1,
+                  help="stop after count messages have been sent, zero disables (default %default)")
+parser.add_option("-t", "--timeout", type=float, default=None,
+                  help="exit after the specified time")
+parser.add_option("-m", "--map", action="store_true",
+                  help="interpret content as map")
+parser.add_option("-i", "--id", help="use the supplied id instead of generating one")
+
+opts, args = parser.parse_args()
+
+url = URL(opts.broker)
+if opts.id is None:
+  ping_id = str(uuid4())
+else:
+  ping_id = opts.id
+if args:
+  addr = args.pop(0)
+else:
+  parser.error("address is required")
+if args:
+  content = " ".join(args)
+  if opts.map:
+    content = eval(content)
+else:
+  content = None
+
+# XXX: should make URL default the port for us
+conn = Connection.open(url.host, url.port or AMQP_PORT,
+                       username=url.user, password=url.password)
+ssn = conn.session()
+snd = ssn.sender(addr)
+
+count = 0
+start = time.time()
+while (opts.count == 0 or count < opts.count) and \
+      (opts.timeout is None or time.time() - start < opts.timeout):
+  msg = Message(content)
+  msg.properties["ping-id"] = "%s:%s" % (ping_id, count)
+
+  try:
+    snd.send(msg)
+    count += 1
+    print msg
+  except SendError, e:
+    print e
+    break
+
+conn.close()