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+# Mock Driver
+
+This repo includes a mock task driver in the [`drivers/mock`][] package that
+implements a minimal task driver interface for development work. This driver is
+loaded as the other [built-in drivers][] are, but only when Nomad is [not
+compiled with the release tag][].
+
+## Task Configuration
+
+```hcl
+task "mocktask" {
+  driver = "mock_driver"
+
+  config {
+    run_for      = "10s"
+    exit_code    = 7
+    exit_err_msg = "the application crashed"
+  }
+}
+```
+
+The `mock_driver` driver supports the following configuration in the job spec:
+
+- `run_for` `(duration: "0s")` - The duration for which the fake task runs
+  for. After this period the driver responds indicating the task has terminated.
+- `signal_error` `(string: "")` - The error message the task returns if signalled.
+- `stderr_repeat_duration` `(duration: "0s")` - The duration between repeated stderr outputs.
+- `stderr_repeat` `(number: 0)` - The number of times the `stderr_string` will be written.
+- `stderr_string` `(string: "")` - The string that the task writes to stderr.
+- `stdout_repeat_duration` `(string: "")` - The duration between repeated stdout outputs.
+- `stdout_repeat` `(number: 0)` - The number of times the `stdout_string` will be written.
+- `stdout_string` `(string: "")` - The string that the task writes to stdout.
+
+The driver has configurable startup and shutdown for the tasks:
+
+- `exit_code` `(number: 0)` - The exit code the driver should return for the exiting task.
+- `exit_err_msg` `(string: "")` - The error message the task returns while exiting.
+- `exit_signal` `(number: 0)` - The signal with which the driver indicates the
+  task has been killed.
+- `kill_after` `(duration: "0s")` - Duration after which the driver indicates
+  the task has exited with `SIGINT`.
+- `plugin_exit_after` `(string: "")` - Duration after which the driver indicates
+  the plugin exited via the `WaitTask` call.
+- `start_block_for` `(duration: "0s")` - Duration to block before returning when started.
+- `start_error_recoverable` `(bool: false)` - Marks whether the error returned
+  when starting the driver is recoverable.
+- `start_error` `(string: "")` - The error that is returned when starting the driver.
+
+The driver can present information to the client about the task as though it had networking:
+
+- `driver_advertise` `(bool: false)` - Returned as `DriverNetwork.AutoAdvertise` from `Start()`
+- `driver_ip` `(string: "")` - The address returned as the `DriverNetwork.IP` from `Start()`
+- `driver_port_map` `(string: "")` - Parse a label:number pair and return it as
+  `DriverNetwork.PortMap` from `Start()`.
+
+
+## Plugin Options
+
+```hcl
+plugin "mock_driver" {
+  fs_isolation               = "none"
+  shutdown_periodic_after    = false
+  shutdown_periodic_duration = 0
+}
+```
+
+- `fs_isolation` `(string: "none")` - The type of file system isolation to
+  report to the client. Must be one of `"none"`, `"chroot"`, or `"image"`.
+- `shutdown_periodic_after` `(bool: false)` - A toggle that can be used during
+  tests to "stop" a previously-functioning driver, allowing for testing of
+  periodic drivers and fingerprinters.
+- `shutdown_periodic_duration` `(number: 0)` - The duration after which to stop
+  a previously-functioning driver, in seconds.
+
+
+## Example
+
+An example job that could be used for testing task `kill_timeout`:
+
+```
+job "mock" {
+
+  group "group" {
+
+    task "task" {
+
+      driver = "mock_driver"
+
+      kill_timeout = "5s"
+
+      config {
+        exit_code = 0
+        exit_err_msg = "error on exit"
+        exit_signal = 9
+        kill_after = "3s"
+        run_for = "30s"
+        signal_error = "got signal"
+        start_block_for = "1s"
+        stdout_repeat = 1
+        stdout_repeat_duration = "10s"
+        stdout_string = "hello, world!\n"
+      }
+
+      resources {
+        cpu    = 128
+        memory = 128
+      }
+
+    }
+  }
+}
+```
+
+This results in the following allocation events:
+
+```
+Recent Events:
+Time                       Type        Description
+2023-03-20T16:22:39-04:00  Restarting  Task restarting in 17.426443129s
+2023-03-20T16:22:39-04:00  Terminated  Exit Code: 0, Signal: 9, Exit Message: "error on exit"
+2023-03-20T16:22:09-04:00  Started     Task started by client
+2023-03-20T16:22:07-04:00  Task Setup  Building Task Directory
+2023-03-20T16:22:07-04:00  Received    Task received by client
+```
+
+[built-in drivers]: https://github.com/hashicorp/nomad/blob/main/helper/pluginutils/catalog/register.go
+[not compiled with the release tag]: https://github.com/hashicorp/nomad/blob/main/helper/pluginutils/catalog/register_testing.go
+[`drivers/mock`]: https://github.com/hashicorp/nomad/tree/main/drivers/mock