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diff --git a/asterix-external-data/src/test/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/external/library/EchoDelayFactory.java b/asterix-external-data/src/test/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/external/library/EchoDelayFactory.java
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index 0000000..d15d661
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+++ b/asterix-external-data/src/test/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/external/library/EchoDelayFactory.java
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2009-2013 by The Regents of the University of California
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * you may obtain a copy of the License from
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package edu.uci.ics.asterix.external.library;
+
+
+public class EchoDelayFactory implements IFunctionFactory {
+
+    @Override
+    public IExternalScalarFunction getExternalFunction() {
+        return new EchoDelayFunction();
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/asterix-external-data/src/test/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/external/library/EchoDelayFunction.java b/asterix-external-data/src/test/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/external/library/EchoDelayFunction.java
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+++ b/asterix-external-data/src/test/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/external/library/EchoDelayFunction.java
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2009-2013 by The Regents of the University of California
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * you may obtain a copy of the License from
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package edu.uci.ics.asterix.external.library;
+
+import java.util.Random;
+
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.external.library.java.JObjects.JRecord;
+
+public class EchoDelayFunction implements IExternalScalarFunction {
+
+    private Random rand = new Random();
+    private long sleepIntervalMin;
+    private long sleepIntervalMax;
+    private int range;
+
+    @Override
+    public void initialize(IFunctionHelper functionHelper) {
+        sleepIntervalMin = 50;
+        sleepIntervalMax = 100;
+        range = (new Long(sleepIntervalMax - sleepIntervalMin)).intValue();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void deinitialize() {
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void evaluate(IFunctionHelper functionHelper) throws Exception {
+        JRecord inputRecord = (JRecord) functionHelper.getArgument(0);
+        long sleepInterval = rand.nextInt(range);
+     //   Thread.sleep(5);
+        functionHelper.setResult(inputRecord);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/asterix-external-data/src/test/resources/text_functions.xml b/asterix-external-data/src/test/resources/text_functions.xml
index bee6604..6d00029 100644
--- a/asterix-external-data/src/test/resources/text_functions.xml
+++ b/asterix-external-data/src/test/resources/text_functions.xml
@@ -41,5 +41,13 @@
 			<definition>edu.uci.ics.asterix.external.library.AllTypesFactory
 			</definition>
 		</function>
+		<function>
+			<function_type>SCALAR</function_type>
+			<name>echoDelay</name>
+			<arguments>TweetMessageType</arguments>
+			<return_type>TweetMessageType</return_type>
+			<definition>edu.uci.ics.asterix.external.library.EchoDelayFactory
+			</definition>
+		</function>
 	</functions>
 </library>