# Demonstrates setting values, randomizing a delay (or "think time"), and printing timestamps.

# Features used in this script:
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# Null request - Steps do not necessarily need to have a request. 
#   Steps without requests can be used to allow actions to be executed before the first request or between requests.
# The set action can be used to explicitly set session variables. Multiple session variables can be set with a single action
# The "$" format specifier picks a random number. Values can be a range "min-max" or just "max". 
#   The randomly selected integer will be from min (inclusive) to max (exclusive).
# The emit action echoes back text for output
# The ":" format specifier formats the current date/time
# The delay action causes the script to sleep for the specified number of milliseconds

- actions: 
    - set: 
        sleep_amount: <%$ 4000 %> 
    - emit: "<%: YYYY-MM-DD HH:mm:ss.SSS %> Sleeping for <% sleep_amount %>" 
    - delay: <% sleep_amount %> 
    - emit: "<%: YYYY-MM-DD HH:mm:ss.SSS %> Done"