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+# License: Apache 2.0. See LICENSE file in root directory.
+# Copyright(c) 2024 Intel Corporation. All Rights Reserved.
+
+#test:device each(D400*)
+#test:device each(D500*)
+
+import pyrealsense2 as rs
+from rspy import log, repo, test
+from rspy.stopwatch import Stopwatch
+
+#############################################################################################
+#
+test.start( "Run enumerate-devices runtime test" )
+rs_enumerate_devices = repo.find_built_exe( 'tools/enumerate-devices', 'rs-enumerate-devices' )
+test.check(rs_enumerate_devices)
+if rs_enumerate_devices:
+    import subprocess
+    run_time_stopwatch = Stopwatch()
+    run_time_threshold = 2
+    p = subprocess.run( [rs_enumerate_devices],
+                    stdout=None,
+                    stderr=subprocess.STDOUT,
+                    universal_newlines=True,
+                    timeout=10,
+                    check=False )  # don't fail on errors
+    test.check(p.returncode == 0) # verify success return code
+    run_time_seconds = run_time_stopwatch.get_elapsed()
+    if run_time_seconds > run_time_threshold:
+        log.e('Time elapsed too high!', run_time_seconds, ' > ', run_time_threshold)
+    test.check(run_time_seconds < run_time_threshold)
+    run_time_stopwatch.reset()
+else:
+    log.e( 'no rs-enumerate-devices was found!' )
+    import sys
+    log.d( 'sys.path=\n    ' + '\n    '.join( sys.path ) )
+
+test.finish()
+#
+#############################################################################################
+test.print_results_and_exit()