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+local file_path, image_path, luacovpath = ...
+
+local cairo      = require("lgi").cairo
+local pango      = require("lgi").Pango
+local pangocairo = require("lgi").PangoCairo
+
+-- Set the global shims
+-- luacheck: globals awesome root tag screen client mouse
+awesome = require( "awesome" )
+root    = require( "root"    )
+tag     = require( "tag"     )
+screen  = require( "screen"  )
+client  = require( "client"  )
+mouse   = require( "mouse"   )
+
+-- Force luacheck to be silent about setting those as unused globals
+assert(awesome and root and tag and screen and client and mouse)
+
+-- If luacov is available, use it. Else, do nothing.
+pcall(function()
+    require("luacov.runner")(luacovpath)
+end)
+
+local color     = require( "gears.color" )
+local shape     = require( "gears.shape" )
+local beautiful = require( "beautiful"   )
+
+-- Run the test
+local args = loadfile(file_path)() or {}
+
+-- Draw the result
+local img = cairo.SvgSurface.create(image_path..".svg", screen._get_extents() )
+
+local cr  = cairo.Context(img)
+
+local pango_crx = pangocairo.font_map_get_default():create_context()
+local pl = pango.Layout.new(pango_crx)
+
+-- Draw some text inside of the geometry
+local function draw_label(geo, text)
+    cr:save()
+    cr:set_source(color(beautiful.fg_normal))
+    cr:translate(geo.x, geo.y)
+    pl.text = text
+    cr:show_layout(pl)
+    cr:restore()
+end
+
+-- Draw a mouse cursor at [x,y]
+local function draw_mouse(x, y)
+    cr:move_to(x, y)
+    cr:rel_line_to( 0, 10)
+    cr:rel_line_to( 3, -2)
+    cr:rel_line_to( 3,  4)
+    cr:rel_line_to( 2,  0)
+    cr:rel_line_to(-3, -4)
+    cr:rel_line_to( 4,  0)
+    cr:close_path()
+    cr:fill()
+end
+
+-- Print an outline for the screens
+for _, s in ipairs(screen) do
+    cr:save()
+    -- Draw the screen outline
+    cr:set_source(color("#00000044"))
+    cr:set_line_width(1.5)
+    cr:set_dash({10,4},1)
+    cr:rectangle(s.geometry.x+0.75,s.geometry.y+0.75,s.geometry.width-1.5,s.geometry.height-1.5)
+    cr:stroke()
+
+    -- Draw the workarea outline
+    cr:set_source(color("#00000033"))
+    cr:rectangle(s.workarea.x,s.workarea.y,s.workarea.width,s.workarea.height)
+    cr:stroke()
+
+    -- Draw the padding outline
+    --TODO
+    cr:restore()
+end
+
+cr:set_line_width(beautiful.border_width)
+cr:set_source(color(beautiful.border_color))
+
+-- Loop each clients geometry history and paint it
+for _, c in ipairs(client.get()) do
+    local pgeo = nil
+    for _, geo in ipairs(c._old_geo) do
+        if not geo._hide then
+            cr:save()
+            cr:translate(geo.x, geo.y)
+            shape.rounded_rect(cr, geo.width, geo.height, args.radius or 5)
+            cr:stroke_preserve()
+            cr:set_source(color(c.color or geo._color or beautiful.bg_normal))
+            cr:fill()
+            cr:restore()
+
+            if geo._label then
+                draw_label(geo, geo._label)
+            end
+        end
+
+        -- Draw lines between the old and new corners
+        if pgeo and not args.hide_lines then
+            cr:save()
+            cr:set_source_rgba(0,0,0,.1)
+
+            -- Top left
+            cr:move_to(pgeo.x, pgeo.y)
+            cr:line_to(geo.x, geo.y)
+            cr:stroke()
+
+            -- Top right
+            cr:move_to(pgeo.x+pgeo.width, pgeo.y)
+            cr:line_to(geo.x+pgeo.width, geo.y)
+
+            -- Bottom left
+            cr:move_to(pgeo.x, pgeo.y+pgeo.height)
+            cr:line_to(geo.x, geo.y+geo.height)
+            cr:stroke()
+
+            -- Bottom right
+            cr:move_to(pgeo.x+pgeo.width, pgeo.y+pgeo.height)
+            cr:line_to(geo.x+pgeo.width, geo.y+geo.height)
+            cr:stroke()
+
+            cr:restore()
+        end
+
+        pgeo = geo
+    end
+end
+
+cr:set_source_rgba(1,0,0,1)
+cr:set_dash({1,1},1)
+
+-- Paint the mouse cursor position history
+for _, h in ipairs(mouse.old_histories) do
+    local pos = nil
+    for _, coords in ipairs(h) do
+        draw_mouse(coords.x, coords.y)
+        cr:fill()
+
+        if pos then
+            cr:move_to(pos.x, pos.y)
+            cr:line_to(coords.x, coords.y)
+            cr:stroke()
+        end
+
+        pos = coords
+    end
+end
+
+img:finish()