# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 ##############################################################################
 
-
 import sys
 import os
 from collections import OrderedDict
 from yardstick.common.constants import CONF_FILE
 from yardstick.common.yaml_loader import yaml_load
 from yardstick.dispatcher.base import Base as DispatcherBase
-from yardstick.common.task_template import TaskTemplate
-from yardstick.common import utils
 from yardstick.common import constants
-from yardstick.common import exceptions
+from yardstick.common import exceptions as y_exc
+from yardstick.common import task_template
+from yardstick.common import utils
 from yardstick.common.html_template import report_template
 
 output_file_default = "/tmp/yardstick.out"
         out_types = [s.strip() for s in dispatchers.split(',')]
         output_config['DEFAULT']['dispatcher'] = out_types
 
-    def start(self, args):
+    def start(self, args, **kwargs):  # pylint: disable=unused-argument
         """Start a benchmark scenario."""
 
         atexit.register(self.atexit_handler)
 
         if args.suite:
             # 1.parse suite, return suite_params info
-            task_files, task_args, task_args_fnames = \
-                parser.parse_suite()
+            task_files, task_args, task_args_fnames = parser.parse_suite()
         else:
             task_files = [parser.path]
             task_args = [args.task_args]
             sys.exit(0)
 
         testcases = {}
-        # parse task_files
-        for i in range(0, len(task_files)):
-            one_task_start_time = time.time()
-            parser.path = task_files[i]
-            scenarios, run_in_parallel, meet_precondition, contexts = \
-                parser.parse_task(self.task_id, task_args[i],
-                                  task_args_fnames[i])
-
-            self.contexts.extend(contexts)
+        tasks = self._parse_tasks(parser, task_files, args, task_args,
+                                  task_args_fnames)
 
-            if not meet_precondition:
-                LOG.info("meet_precondition is %s, please check envrionment",
-                         meet_precondition)
+        # Execute task files.
+        for i, _ in enumerate(task_files):
+            one_task_start_time = time.time()
+            self.contexts.extend(tasks[i]['contexts'])
+            if not tasks[i]['meet_precondition']:
+                LOG.info('"meet_precondition" is %s, please check environment',
+                         tasks[i]['meet_precondition'])
                 continue
 
-            case_name = os.path.splitext(os.path.basename(task_files[i]))[0]
             try:
-                data = self._run(scenarios, run_in_parallel, output_config)
+                data = self._run(tasks[i]['scenarios'],
+                                 tasks[i]['run_in_parallel'],
+                                 output_config)
             except KeyboardInterrupt:
                 raise
             except Exception:  # pylint: disable=broad-except
-                LOG.error('Testcase: "%s" FAILED!!!', case_name, exc_info=True)
-                testcases[case_name] = {'criteria': 'FAIL', 'tc_data': []}
+                LOG.error('Testcase: "%s" FAILED!!!', tasks[i]['case_name'],
+                          exc_info=True)
+                testcases[tasks[i]['case_name']] = {'criteria': 'FAIL',
+                                                    'tc_data': []}
             else:
-                LOG.info('Testcase: "%s" SUCCESS!!!', case_name)
-                testcases[case_name] = {'criteria': 'PASS', 'tc_data': data}
+                LOG.info('Testcase: "%s" SUCCESS!!!', tasks[i]['case_name'])
+                testcases[tasks[i]['case_name']] = {'criteria': 'PASS',
+                                                    'tc_data': data}
 
             if args.keep_deploy:
                 # keep deployment, forget about stack
         LOG.info("Total finished in %d secs",
                  total_end_time - total_start_time)
 
-        scenario = scenarios[0]
-        LOG.info("To generate report, execute command "
-                 "'yardstick report generate %(task_id)s %(tc)s'", scenario)
+        LOG.info('To generate report, execute command "yardstick report '
+                 'generate %(task_id)s <yaml_name>s"', self.task_id)
         LOG.info("Task ALL DONE, exiting")
         return result
 
         else:
             return op
 
+    def _parse_tasks(self, parser, task_files, args, task_args,
+                     task_args_fnames):
+        tasks = []
+
+        # Parse task_files.
+        for i, _ in enumerate(task_files):
+            parser.path = task_files[i]
+            tasks.append(parser.parse_task(self.task_id, task_args[i],
+                                           task_args_fnames[i]))
+            tasks[i]['case_name'] = os.path.splitext(
+                os.path.basename(task_files[i]))[0]
+
+        if args.render_only:
+            utils.makedirs(args.render_only)
+            for idx, task in enumerate(tasks):
+                output_file_name = os.path.abspath(os.path.join(
+                    args.render_only,
+                    '{0:03d}-{1}.yml'.format(idx, task['case_name'])))
+                utils.write_file(output_file_name, task['rendered'])
+
+            sys.exit(0)
+
+        return tasks
+
     def run_one_scenario(self, scenario_cfg, output_config):
         """run one scenario using context"""
         runner_cfg = scenario_cfg["runner"]
 
         return valid_task_files, valid_task_args, valid_task_args_fnames
 
-    def parse_task(self, task_id, task_args=None, task_args_file=None):
-        """parses the task file and return an context and scenario instances"""
-        LOG.info("Parsing task config: %s", self.path)
+    def _render_task(self, task_args, task_args_file):
+        """Render the input task with the given arguments
 
+        :param task_args: (dict) arguments to render the task
+        :param task_args_file: (str) file containing the arguments to render
+                               the task
+        :return: (str) task file rendered
+        """
         try:
             kw = {}
             if task_args_file:
                 with open(task_args_file) as f:
-                    kw.update(parse_task_args("task_args_file", f.read()))
-            kw.update(parse_task_args("task_args", task_args))
+                    kw.update(parse_task_args('task_args_file', f.read()))
+            kw.update(parse_task_args('task_args', task_args))
         except TypeError:
-            raise TypeError()
+            raise y_exc.TaskRenderArgumentError()
 
+        input_task = None
         try:
             with open(self.path) as f:
-                try:
-                    input_task = f.read()
-                    rendered_task = TaskTemplate.render(input_task, **kw)
-                except Exception as e:
-                    LOG.exception('Failed to render template:\n%s\n', input_task)
-                    raise e
-                LOG.debug("Input task is:\n%s\n", rendered_task)
-
-                cfg = yaml_load(rendered_task)
-        except IOError as ioerror:
-            sys.exit(ioerror)
+                input_task = f.read()
+            rendered_task = task_template.TaskTemplate.render(input_task, **kw)
+            LOG.debug('Input task is:\n%s', rendered_task)
+            parsed_task = yaml_load(rendered_task)
+        except (IOError, OSError):
+            raise y_exc.TaskReadError(task_file=self.path)
+        except Exception:
+            raise y_exc.TaskRenderError(input_task=input_task)
+
+        return parsed_task, rendered_task
+
+    def parse_task(self, task_id, task_args=None, task_args_file=None):
+        """parses the task file and return an context and scenario instances"""
+        LOG.info("Parsing task config: %s", self.path)
 
+        cfg, rendered = self._render_task(task_args, task_args_file)
         self._check_schema(cfg["schema"], "task")
         meet_precondition = self._check_precondition(cfg)
 
             self._change_node_names(scenario, contexts)
 
         # TODO we need something better here, a class that represent the file
-        return cfg["scenarios"], run_in_parallel, meet_precondition, contexts
+        return {'scenarios': cfg['scenarios'],
+                'run_in_parallel': run_in_parallel,
+                'meet_precondition': meet_precondition,
+                'contexts': contexts,
+                'rendered': rendered}
 
     @staticmethod
     def _change_node_names(scenario, contexts):
                 ctx = next((context for context in contexts
                        if context.assigned_name == context_name))
             except StopIteration:
-                raise exceptions.ScenarioConfigContextNameNotFound(
+                raise y_exc.ScenarioConfigContextNameNotFound(
                     context_name=context_name)
 
             return '{}.{}'.format(node_name, ctx.name)
 
 ##############################################################################
 
 import copy
+import io
 import os
+import sys
 
 import mock
+import six
 import unittest
+import uuid
 
 from yardstick.benchmark.contexts import dummy
 from yardstick.benchmark.core import task
 from yardstick.common import constants as consts
 from yardstick.common import exceptions
+from yardstick.common import task_template
+from yardstick.common import utils
 
 
 class TaskTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
                          'tests/opnfv/test_cases/opnfv_yardstick_tc037.yaml'))
         self.assertEqual(task_files[1], self.change_to_abspath(
                          'tests/opnfv/test_cases/opnfv_yardstick_tc043.yaml'))
-
         self.assertIsNone(task_args[0])
         self.assertIsNone(task_args[1])
         self.assertIsNone(task_args_fnames[0])
 
 class TaskParserTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
 
+    TASK = """
+{% set value1 = value1 or 'var1' %}
+{% set value2 = value2 or 'var2' %}
+key1: {{ value1 }}
+key2:
+    - {{ value2 }}"""
+
+    TASK_RENDERED_1 = u"""
+
+
+key1: var1
+key2:
+    - var2"""
+
+    TASK_RENDERED_2 = u"""
+
+
+key1: var3
+key2:
+    - var4"""
+
     def setUp(self):
         self.parser = task.TaskParser('fake/path')
         self.scenario = {
 
         self.parser._change_node_names(scenario, [my_context])
         self.assertEqual(scenario, expected_scenario)
+
+    def test__parse_tasks(self):
+        task_obj = task.Task()
+        _uuid = uuid.uuid4()
+        task_obj.task_id = _uuid
+        task_files = ['/directory/task_file_name.yml']
+        mock_parser = mock.Mock()
+        mock_parser.parse_task.return_value = {'rendered': 'File content'}
+        mock_args = mock.Mock()
+        mock_args.render_only = False
+
+        tasks = task_obj._parse_tasks(mock_parser, task_files, mock_args,
+                                      ['arg1'], ['file_arg1'])
+        self.assertEqual(
+            [{'rendered': 'File content', 'case_name': 'task_file_name'}],
+            tasks)
+        mock_parser.parse_task.assert_called_once_with(
+            _uuid, 'arg1', 'file_arg1')
+
+    @mock.patch.object(sys, 'exit')
+    @mock.patch.object(utils, 'write_file')
+    @mock.patch.object(utils, 'makedirs')
+    def test__parse_tasks_render_only(self, mock_makedirs, mock_write_file,
+                                      mock_exit):
+        task_obj = task.Task()
+        _uuid = uuid.uuid4()
+        task_obj.task_id = _uuid
+        task_files = ['/directory/task_file_name.yml']
+        mock_parser = mock.Mock()
+        mock_parser.parse_task.return_value = {'rendered': 'File content'}
+        mock_args = mock.Mock()
+        mock_args.render_only = '/output_directory'
+
+        task_obj._parse_tasks(mock_parser, task_files, mock_args,
+                              ['arg1'], ['file_arg1'])
+        mock_makedirs.assert_called_once_with('/output_directory')
+        mock_write_file.assert_called_once_with(
+            '/output_directory/000-task_file_name.yml', 'File content')
+        mock_exit.assert_called_once_with(0)
+
+    def test__render_task_no_args(self):
+        task_parser = task.TaskParser('task_file')
+        task_str = io.StringIO(six.text_type(self.TASK))
+        with mock.patch.object(six.moves.builtins, 'open',
+                               return_value=task_str) as mock_open:
+            parsed, rendered = task_parser._render_task(None, None)
+
+        self.assertEqual(self.TASK_RENDERED_1, rendered)
+        self.assertEqual({'key1': 'var1', 'key2': ['var2']}, parsed)
+        mock_open.assert_called_once_with('task_file')
+
+    def test__render_task_arguments(self):
+        task_parser = task.TaskParser('task_file')
+        task_str = io.StringIO(six.text_type(self.TASK))
+        with mock.patch.object(six.moves.builtins, 'open',
+                               return_value=task_str) as mock_open:
+            parsed, rendered = task_parser._render_task('value1: "var1"', None)
+
+        self.assertEqual(self.TASK_RENDERED_1, rendered)
+        self.assertEqual({'key1': 'var1', 'key2': ['var2']}, parsed)
+        mock_open.assert_called_once_with('task_file')
+
+    def test__render_task_file_arguments(self):
+        task_parser = task.TaskParser('task_file')
+        with mock.patch.object(six.moves.builtins, 'open') as mock_open:
+            mock_open.side_effect = (
+                io.StringIO(six.text_type('value2: var4')),
+                io.StringIO(six.text_type(self.TASK))
+            )
+            parsed, rendered = task_parser._render_task('value1: "var3"',
+                                                        'args_file')
+
+        self.assertEqual(self.TASK_RENDERED_2, rendered)
+        self.assertEqual({'key1': 'var3', 'key2': ['var4']}, parsed)
+        mock_open.assert_has_calls([mock.call('args_file'),
+                                    mock.call('task_file')])
+
+    def test__render_task_error_arguments(self):
+        with self.assertRaises(exceptions.TaskRenderArgumentError):
+            task.TaskParser('task_file')._render_task('value1="var3"', None)
+
+    def test__render_task_error_task_file(self):
+        task_parser = task.TaskParser('task_file')
+        with mock.patch.object(six.moves.builtins, 'open') as mock_open:
+            mock_open.side_effect = (
+                io.StringIO(six.text_type('value2: var4')),
+                IOError()
+            )
+            with self.assertRaises(exceptions.TaskReadError):
+                task_parser._render_task('value1: "var3"', 'args_file')
+
+        mock_open.assert_has_calls([mock.call('args_file'),
+                                    mock.call('task_file')])
+
+    def test__render_task_render_error(self):
+        task_parser = task.TaskParser('task_file')
+        with mock.patch.object(six.moves.builtins, 'open') as mock_open, \
+                mock.patch.object(task_template.TaskTemplate, 'render',
+                                  side_effect=TypeError) as mock_render:
+            mock_open.side_effect = (
+                io.StringIO(six.text_type('value2: var4')),
+                io.StringIO(six.text_type(self.TASK))
+            )
+            with self.assertRaises(exceptions.TaskRenderError):
+                task_parser._render_task('value1: "var3"', 'args_file')
+
+        mock_open.assert_has_calls([mock.call('args_file'),
+                                    mock.call('task_file')])
+        mock_render.assert_has_calls(
+            [mock.call(self.TASK, value1='var3', value2='var4')])