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diff --git a/client-responsiveness/scripts/create_payload.py b/client-responsiveness/scripts/create_payload.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+
+"""
+Create a payload file in disk to use during tests. Reads the name of the file
+and the intended size of the payload from the "defaults.conf" file:
+
+  PAYLOAD = /path/to/payload/file
+  PAYLOAD_SIZE = 500  # in Kb
+"""
+
+import os
+from ConfigParser import ConfigParser
+
+parser = ConfigParser()
+parser.read('defaults.conf')
+
+PAYLOAD = parser.get('sync', 'payload')
+PAYLOAD_SIZE = int(parser.get('sync', 'payload_size')) * 1024
+
+if os.path.isfile(PAYLOAD):
+    os.unlink(PAYLOAD)
+
+content = 'a' * 1024
+
+with open(PAYLOAD, 'w') as f:
+    length = 0
+    while length < PAYLOAD_SIZE:
+        f.write(content)
+        length += len(content)