void test_nttable()
{
    testDiag("test_nttable");

    NTTableBuilderPtr builder = NTTable::createBuilder();
    testOk(builder.get() != 0, "Got builder");

    NTTablePtr ntTable = builder->
            addColumn("column0", pvDouble)->
            addColumn("column1", pvString)->
            addColumn("column2", pvInt)->
            addDescriptor()->
            addAlarm()->
            addTimeStamp()->
            create();
    testOk1(ntTable.get() != 0);

    testOk1(ntTable->getPVStructure().get() != 0);
    testOk1(ntTable->getDescriptor().get() != 0);
    testOk1(ntTable->getAlarm().get() != 0);
    testOk1(ntTable->getTimeStamp().get() != 0);
    testOk1(ntTable->getLabels().get() != 0);

    testOk1(ntTable->getColumn<PVDoubleArray>("column0").get() != 0);
    testOk1(ntTable->getColumn<PVStringArray>("column1").get() != 0);
    testOk1(ntTable->getColumn<PVIntArray>("column2").get() != 0);

    testOk1(ntTable->getColumn("invalid").get() == 0);

    //
    // example how to set column values
    //
    PVIntArray::svector newValues;
    newValues.push_back(1);
    newValues.push_back(2);
    newValues.push_back(8);

    PVIntArrayPtr intColumn = ntTable->getColumn<PVIntArray>("column2");
    intColumn->replace(freeze(newValues));

    //
    // example how to get column values
    //
    PVIntArray::const_svector values(intColumn->view());

    testOk1(values.size() == 3);
    testOk1(values[0] == 1);
    testOk1(values[1] == 2);
    testOk1(values[2] == 8);

    //
    // timeStamp ops
    //
    PVTimeStamp pvTimeStamp;
    if (ntTable->attachTimeStamp(pvTimeStamp))
    {
        testPass("timeStamp attach");

        // example how to set current time
        TimeStamp ts;
        ts.getCurrent();
        pvTimeStamp.set(ts);

        // example how to get EPICS time
        TimeStamp ts2;
        pvTimeStamp.get(ts2);
        testOk1(ts2.getEpicsSecondsPastEpoch() != 0);
    }
    else
        testFail("timeStamp attach fail");

    //
    // alarm ops
    //
    PVAlarm pvAlarm;
    if (ntTable->attachAlarm(pvAlarm))
    {
        testPass("alarm attach");

        // example how to set an alarm
        Alarm alarm;
        alarm.setStatus(deviceStatus);
        alarm.setSeverity(minorAlarm);
        alarm.setMessage("simulation alarm");
        pvAlarm.set(alarm);
    }
    else
        testFail("alarm attach fail");

    //
    // set descriptor
    //
    ntTable->getDescriptor()->put("This is a test NTTable");

    // dump NTTable
    std::cout << *ntTable->getPVStructure() << std::endl;

}