Added a test file for test_alerts.py
cleaned up the test_alert
the test now runs the instrument for 45 seconds
renamed test to avoid name conflict with another existing test
Test runs
added alert defs to the test file
fixed a bug in instrument agent
changes to have both parsed and raw output streams from the instrument in the test for alerts
improves excption handling
bumped ion defs: filling in a missing field in DeviceAggregateStatusEvent
the two types of alert events are getting caught
Work in progress for splicing coverages
test is working. the two alert events are being caught
merged local ion defs with master
Merge branch 'master' into test_alert_defs
using a better field name to avoid conflicts
Adds ingestion gap analysis and testing
Merge pull request #886 from shenrie/master

Optimized negotiation request creation
Enable resource persistence.
test working with the sim