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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+
+# Copyright (C) Catalyst IT Ltd. 2017
+#
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+"""
+A data generator to help tests.
+
+Generate large output to stdout by repeating input data.
+Usage:
+
+    python gen_output.py --data @ --repeat 1024 --retcode 1
+
+The above command will output @ x 1024 (1K) and exit with 1.
+"""
+
+import sys
+import argparse
+
+parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description='Generate output data')
+
+parser.add_argument(
+    '--data', type=str, default='$',
+    help='Characters used to generate data by repeating them'
+)
+
+parser.add_argument(
+    '--repeat', type=int, default=1024 * 1024,
+    help='How many times to repeat the data'
+)
+
+parser.add_argument(
+    '--retcode', type=int, default=0,
+    help='Specify the exit code for this script'
+)
+
+args = parser.parse_args()
+
+sys.stdout.write(args.data * args.repeat)
+
+sys.exit(args.retcode)