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+test_name 'Upstart Testing'
+
+# only run these on ubuntu vms
+confine :to, :platform => 'ubuntu'
+
+# pick any ubuntu agent
+agent = agents.first
+
+# in Precise these packages provide a mix of upstart with no linked init
+# script (tty1), upstart linked to an init script (rsyslog), and no upstart
+# script - only an init script (apache2)
+%w(tty1 rsyslog apache2).each do |pkg|
+  on agent, puppet_resource("package #{pkg} ensure=present")
+
+  step "Ensure #{pkg} has started"
+  on agent, "service #{pkg} start", :acceptable_exit_codes => [0,1]
+
+  step "Check that status for running #{pkg}"
+  on agent, "service #{pkg} status | grep start -q"
+
+  step "Stop #{pkg} with `puppet resource'"
+  on agent, puppet_resource("service #{pkg} ensure=stopped")
+
+  step "Check that status for stopped #{pkg}"
+  on agent, "service #{pkg} status | grep stop -q"
+
+  step "Start #{pkg} with `puppet resource'"
+  on agent, puppet_resource("service #{pkg} ensure=running")
+
+  step "Check that status for started #{pkg}"
+  on agent, "service #{pkg} status | grep start -q"
+
+  on agent, puppet_resource("package #{pkg} ensure=absent")
+end