+and test_variables argtypes =
+ let vars = List.map (
+ fun (def, typ) ->
+ (* 'def' should have the form "name=value". The value part may
+ * be missing, but the equals sign is required.
+ *)
+ let i =
+ try String.index def '='
+ with Not_found ->
+ eprintf "whenjobs: set: missing = sign in variable definition\n";
+ suggest_help ();
+ exit 1 in
+ let name = String.sub def 0 i in
+ let value = String.sub def (i+1) (String.length def - (i+1)) in
+ let value = value_of_string value typ in
+ { Whenproto_aux.sv_name = name; sv_value = value }
+ ) argtypes in
+ let vars = Array.of_list vars in
+
+ let client = start_client () in
+ let jobnames = Whenproto_clnt.When.V1.test_variables client vars in
+ stop_client client;
+
+ Array.iter print_endline jobnames
+