old_contents: #
  # This file is part of the PyMeasure package.
  #
  # Copyright (c) 2013-2020 PyMeasure Developers
  #
  # Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
  # of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
  # in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
  # to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
  # copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
  # furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
  #
  # The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
  # all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
  #
  # THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
  # IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
  # FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
  # AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
  # LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
  # OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
  # THE SOFTWARE.
  #
  
  import pytest
  import os
  import tempfile
  from time import sleep
  from importlib.machinery import SourceFileLoader
  
  from pymeasure.experiment.workers import Worker
  from pymeasure.experiment.results import Results
  
  # Load the procedure, without it being in a module
  data_path = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), 'data/procedure_for_testing.py')
  RandomProcedure = SourceFileLoader('procedure', data_path).load_module().RandomProcedure
  #from data.procedure_for_testing import RandomProcedure
  
  
  def test_procedure():
      """ Ensure that the loaded test procedure is properly functioning
      """
      procedure = RandomProcedure()
      assert procedure.iterations == 100
      assert procedure.delay == 0.001
      assert hasattr(procedure, 'execute')
  
  def test_worker_stop():
      procedure = RandomProcedure()
      file = tempfile.mktemp()
      results = Results(procedure, file)
      worker = Worker(results)
      worker.start()
      worker.stop()
      assert worker.should_stop()
      worker.join()
  
  def test_worker_finish():
      procedure = RandomProcedure()
      procedure.iterations = 100
      procedure.delay = 0.001
      file = tempfile.mktemp()
      results = Results(procedure, file)
      worker = Worker(results)
      worker.start()
      worker.join(timeout=5)
  
      assert not worker.is_alive()
  
      new_results = Results.load(file, procedure_class=RandomProcedure)
      assert new_results.data.shape == (100, 2)
  
new_contents: #
  # This file is part of the PyMeasure package.
  #
  # Copyright (c) 2013-2020 PyMeasure Developers
  #
  # Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
  # of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
  # in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
  # to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
  # copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
  # furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
  #
  # The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
  # all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
  #
  # THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
  # IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
  # FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
  # AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
  # LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
  # OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
  # THE SOFTWARE.
  #
  
  import pytest
  import os
  import tempfile
  from time import sleep
  from importlib.machinery import SourceFileLoader
  
  from pymeasure.experiment.workers import Worker
  from pymeasure.experiment.results import Results
  
  # Load the procedure, without it being in a module
  data_path = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), 'data/procedure_for_testing.py')
  RandomProcedure = SourceFileLoader('procedure', data_path).load_module().RandomProcedure
  #from data.procedure_for_testing import RandomProcedure
  
  
  def test_procedure():
      """ Ensure that the loaded test procedure is properly functioning
      """
      procedure = RandomProcedure()
      assert procedure.iterations == 100
      assert procedure.delay == 0.001
      assert hasattr(procedure, 'execute')
  
  def test_worker_stop():
      procedure = RandomProcedure()
      file = tempfile.mktemp()
      results = Results(procedure, file)
      worker = Worker(results)
      worker.start()
      worker.stop()
      assert worker.should_stop()
      worker.join()
  
  def test_worker_finish():
      procedure = RandomProcedure()
      procedure.iterations = 100
      procedure.delay = 0.001
      file = tempfile.mktemp()
      results = Results(procedure, file)
      worker = Worker(results)
      worker.start()
      worker.join(timeout=5)
  
      assert not worker.is_alive()
  
      new_results = Results.load(file, procedure_class=RandomProcedure)
      assert new_results.data.shape == (100, 2)
  
  def test_worker_closes_file_after_finishing():
      procedure = RandomProcedure()
      procedure.iterations = 100
      procedure.delay = 0.001
      file = tempfile.mktemp()
      results = Results(procedure, file)
      worker = Worker(results)
      worker.start()
      worker.join(timeout=5)
  
      # Test if the file has been properly closed by removing the file
      os.remove(file)
subject: Add test to check the file closing behaviour