diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 6fe89aa5..33750a50 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -181,6 +181,7 @@ BATS = \
 	test/functional/bundlelist/list-has-dep-nested-not-installed.bats \
 	test/functional/bundlelist/list-has-dep-nested-server.bats \
 	test/functional/bundlelist/list-installed.bats \
+	test/functional/bundlelist/list-json.bats \
 	test/functional/bundlelist/list-no-deps.bats \
 	test/functional/bundlelist/list-no-disk-space.bats \
 	test/functional/bundlelist/list-none-has-deps.bats \
@@ -189,11 +190,13 @@ BATS = \
 	test/functional/bundleremove/remove-client-certificate.bats \
 	test/functional/bundleremove/remove-include.bats \
 	test/functional/bundleremove/remove-include-nested.bats \
+	test/functional/bundleremove/remove-json.bats \
 	test/functional/bundleremove/remove-no-disk-space.bats \
 	test/functional/bundleremove/remove-os-core.bats \
 	test/functional/bundleremove/remove-parse-args.bats \
 	test/functional/bundleremove/remove-with-dependency.bats \
 	test/functional/checkupdate/chk-update-client-certificate.bats \
+	test/functional/checkupdate/chk-update-json.bats \
 	test/functional/checkupdate/chk-update-new-version.bats \
 	test/functional/checkupdate/chk-update-no-server-content.bats \
 	test/functional/checkupdate/chk-update-no-target-content.bats \
@@ -202,10 +205,12 @@ BATS = \
 	test/functional/hashdump/hashdump-file-hash.bats \
 	test/functional/mirror/mirror-createdir.bats \
 	test/functional/mirror/mirror-createdir-negative.bats \
+	test/functional/mirror/mirror-json.bats \
 	test/functional/search/search-content-check-negative.bats \
 	test/functional/search/search-content-check-positive.bats \
 	test/functional/search/search-client-certificate.bats \
 	test/functional/search/search-experimental.bats \
+	test/functional/search/search-json.bats \
 	test/functional/search/search-no-disk-space.bats \
 	test/functional/search/search-sort.bats \
 	test/functional/update/update-boot-file.bats \
@@ -217,6 +222,7 @@ BATS = \
 	test/functional/update/update-include.bats \
 	test/functional/update/update-include-old-bundle.bats \
 	test/functional/update/update-include-old-bundle-with-tracked-file.bats \
+	test/functional/update/update-json.bats \
 	test/functional/update/update-manifest-delta.bats \
 	test/functional/update/update-minversion.bats \
 	test/functional/update/update-missing-os-core.bats \
@@ -272,6 +278,7 @@ BATS = \
 	test/functional/verify/verify-install-multiple.bats \
 	test/functional/verify/verify-install-no-fullfile-fallbacks.bats \
 	test/functional/verify/verify-install-no-zero-packs.bats \
+	test/functional/verify/verify-json.bats \
 	test/functional/verify/verify-latest-missing.bats \
 	test/functional/verify/verify-missing-file.bats \
 	test/functional/verify/verify-no-disk-space.bats \
diff --git a/src/bundle.c b/src/bundle.c
index c0fade4b..505f6d66 100644
--- a/src/bundle.c
+++ b/src/bundle.c
@@ -762,7 +762,7 @@ static enum swupd_code install_bundles(struct list *bundles, struct list **subs,
 
 	/* step 1: check bundle args are valid if so populate subs struct */
 	timelist_timer_start(global_times, "Add bundles and recurse");
-	progress_set_step(1, "download_bundle_manifests");
+	progress_set_step(1, "load_manifests");
 	ret = add_subscriptions(bundles, subs, mom, false, 0);
 
 	/* print a message if any of the requested bundles is already installed */
@@ -891,7 +891,7 @@ static enum swupd_code install_bundles(struct list *bundles, struct list **subs,
 	/* step 6: Install all bundle(s) files into the fs */
 	timelist_timer_start(global_times, "Installing bundle(s) files onto filesystem");
 	info("Installing bundle(s) files...\n");
-	progress_set_step(6, "installing_files");
+	progress_set_step(6, "install_files");
 
 	/* Do an initial check to
 	 * 1. make sure the file actually downloaded, if not continue on to the
diff --git a/src/check_update.c b/src/check_update.c
index 3f774055..781c8200 100644
--- a/src/check_update.c
+++ b/src/check_update.c
@@ -103,14 +103,19 @@ static bool parse_options(int argc, char **argv)
 enum swupd_code check_update_main(int argc, char **argv)
 {
 	int ret;
+	const int steps_in_checkupdate = 1;
+
+	/* there is no need to report in progress for check-update at this time */
 
 	if (!parse_options(argc, argv)) {
 		print_help();
 		return SWUPD_INVALID_OPTION;
 	}
+	progress_init_steps("check-update", steps_in_checkupdate);
 
 	ret = check_update();
 	free_globals();
 
+	progress_finish_steps("check-update", ret);
 	return ret;
 }
diff --git a/src/clean.c b/src/clean.c
index ecb6741e..a283147d 100644
--- a/src/clean.c
+++ b/src/clean.c
@@ -379,16 +379,19 @@ static void clean_deinit(void)
 
 enum swupd_code clean_main(int argc, char **argv)
 {
+	int ret = SWUPD_OK;
+	const int steps_in_clean = 1;
+
 	if (!parse_options(argc, argv)) {
 		print_help();
 		return SWUPD_INVALID_OPTION;
 	}
+	progress_init_steps("clean", steps_in_clean);
 
-	int ret = SWUPD_OK;
 	ret = clean_init();
 	if (ret != 0) {
 		error("Failed swupd initialization, exiting now.\n");
-		return ret;
+		goto exit;
 	}
 
 	if (!options.all) {
@@ -418,6 +421,9 @@ enum swupd_code clean_main(int argc, char **argv)
 
 end:
 	clean_deinit();
+
+exit:
+	progress_finish_steps("clean", ret);
 	return ret;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/clr_bundle_add.c b/src/clr_bundle_add.c
index 55497c8e..9cf4d064 100644
--- a/src/clr_bundle_add.c
+++ b/src/clr_bundle_add.c
@@ -48,14 +48,12 @@ static void print_help(void)
 
 	print("Options:\n");
 	print("   --skip-diskspace-check  Do not check free disk space before adding bundle\n");
-	print("   -j, --json-output       Print all output as a JSON stream\n");
 	print("\n");
 }
 
 static const struct option prog_opts[] = {
 	{ "list", no_argument, 0, 'l' },
 	{ "skip-diskspace-check", no_argument, &skip_diskspace_check, 1 },
-	{ "json-output", no_argument, 0, 'j' },
 };
 
 static bool parse_opt(int opt, UNUSED_PARAM char *optarg)
@@ -65,9 +63,6 @@ static bool parse_opt(int opt, UNUSED_PARAM char *optarg)
 		error("[-l, --list] option is deprecated, use\n"
 		      "bundle-list [-a|--all] sub-command instead.\n\n");
 		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
-	case 'j':
-		set_json_format();
-		return true;
 	default:
 		return false;
 	}
@@ -104,13 +99,26 @@ enum swupd_code bundle_add_main(int argc, char **argv)
 	int ret;
 	const int steps_in_bundleadd = 7;
 
+	/*
+	 * Steps for bundle-add:
+	 *
+	 *  1) load_manifests
+	 *  2) consolidate_files
+	 *  3) check_disk_space_availability
+	 *  4) download_packs
+	 *  5) download_fullfiles
+	 *  6) install_files
+	 *  7) progress_set_step
+	 */
+
 	if (!parse_options(argc, argv)) {
 		print_help();
 		return SWUPD_INVALID_OPTION;
 	}
-
 	progress_init_steps("bundle-add", steps_in_bundleadd);
+
 	ret = install_bundles_frontend(bundles);
+
 	progress_finish_steps("bundle-add", ret);
 	return ret;
 }
diff --git a/src/clr_bundle_ls.c b/src/clr_bundle_ls.c
index 8f0be564..f13a0f7e 100644
--- a/src/clr_bundle_ls.c
+++ b/src/clr_bundle_ls.c
@@ -114,11 +114,15 @@ static bool parse_options(int argc, char **argv)
 enum swupd_code bundle_list_main(int argc, char **argv)
 {
 	int ret;
+	const int steps_in_bundlelist = 1;
+
+	/* there is no need to report in progress for bundle-list at this time */
 
 	if (!parse_options(argc, argv)) {
 		print_help();
 		return SWUPD_INVALID_OPTION;
 	}
+	progress_init_steps("bundle-list", steps_in_bundlelist);
 
 	ret = swupd_init();
 	/* if swupd fails to initialize, the only list command we can still attempt is
@@ -126,7 +130,7 @@ enum swupd_code bundle_list_main(int argc, char **argv)
 	 * bundles are experimental) */
 	if (ret != 0 && !cmdline_local) {
 		error("Failed updater initialization. Exiting now\n");
-		return ret;
+		goto finish;
 	}
 
 	if (cmdline_local) {
@@ -141,5 +145,7 @@ enum swupd_code bundle_list_main(int argc, char **argv)
 
 	swupd_deinit();
 
+finish:
+	progress_finish_steps("bundle-list", ret);
 	return ret;
 }
diff --git a/src/clr_bundle_rm.c b/src/clr_bundle_rm.c
index b78ab7f7..af4ba8d5 100644
--- a/src/clr_bundle_rm.c
+++ b/src/clr_bundle_rm.c
@@ -78,10 +78,19 @@ static bool parse_options(int argc, char **argv)
 
 enum swupd_code bundle_remove_main(int argc, char **argv)
 {
+	int ret;
+	const int steps_in_bundleremove = 1;
+
+	/* there is no need to report in progress for bundle-remove at this time */
+
 	if (!parse_options(argc, argv)) {
 		print_help();
 		return SWUPD_INVALID_OPTION;
 	}
+	progress_init_steps("bundle-remove", steps_in_bundleremove);
 
-	return remove_bundles(bundles);
+	ret = remove_bundles(bundles);
+
+	progress_finish_steps("bundle-remove", ret);
+	return ret;
 }
diff --git a/src/globals.c b/src/globals.c
index 2c2d2d88..6088fccd 100644
--- a/src/globals.c
+++ b/src/globals.c
@@ -575,6 +575,7 @@ static const struct option global_opts[] = {
 	{ "", required_argument, 0, 'D' },
 	{ "max-retries", required_argument, 0, 'r' },
 	{ "retry-delay", required_argument, 0, 'd' },
+	{ "json-output", no_argument, 0, 'j' },
 	{ 0, 0, 0, 0 }
 };
 
@@ -660,6 +661,9 @@ static bool global_parse_opt(int opt, char *optarg)
 			return false;
 		}
 		return true;
+	case 'j':
+		set_json_format();
+		return true;
 	default:
 		return false;
 	}
@@ -721,6 +725,7 @@ void global_print_help(void)
 	print("   -W, --max-parallel-downloads=[n] Set the maximum number of parallel downloads\n");
 	print("   -r, --max-retries       Maximum number of retries for download failures\n");
 	print("   -d, --retry-delay       Initial delay between download retries, this will be doubled for each retry\n");
+	print("   -j, --json-output       Print all output as a JSON stream\n");
 	print("   --quiet		  Quiet output. Print only important information and errors\n");
 	print("   --debug		  Print extra information to help debugging problems\n");
 	print("\n");
diff --git a/src/info.c b/src/info.c
index efb71858..4b883aff 100644
--- a/src/info.c
+++ b/src/info.c
@@ -64,17 +64,27 @@ static bool parse_options(int argc, char **argv)
 
 enum swupd_code info_main(int UNUSED_PARAM argc, char UNUSED_PARAM **argv)
 {
+	int ret = SWUPD_OK;
+	const int steps_in_info = 1;
+
+	/* there is no need to report in progress for init at this time */
+
 	if (!parse_options(argc, argv)) {
 		print_help();
 		return SWUPD_INVALID_OPTION;
 	}
+	progress_init_steps("info", steps_in_info);
 
 	if (!init_globals()) {
-		return SWUPD_INIT_GLOBALS_FAILED;
+		ret = SWUPD_INIT_GLOBALS_FAILED;
+		goto finish;
 	}
 
 	print_update_conf_info();
 
 	free_globals();
-	return 0;
+
+finish:
+	progress_finish_steps("info", ret);
+	return ret;
 }
diff --git a/src/lib/progress.c b/src/lib/progress.c
index 35b3d726..f6a514a0 100644
--- a/src/lib/progress.c
+++ b/src/lib/progress.c
@@ -69,14 +69,14 @@ void progress_set_step(unsigned int current_step, char *desc)
 	step.description = desc;
 }
 
-struct step *progress_get_step(void)
+void progress_set_next_step(char *desc)
 {
-	struct step *current_step = NULL;
+	progress_set_step((step.current) + 1, desc);
+}
 
-	if (step.total != 0 && step.description != NULL) {
-		*current_step = step;
-	}
-	return current_step;
+struct step progress_get_step(void)
+{
+	return step;
 }
 
 void progress_complete_step(void)
diff --git a/src/lib/progress.h b/src/lib/progress.h
index 46fbf3ed..2009c392 100644
--- a/src/lib/progress.h
+++ b/src/lib/progress.h
@@ -40,10 +40,16 @@ void progress_finish_steps(char *, int status);
  */
 void progress_set_step(unsigned int, char *);
 
+/*
+ * Increases the current step by one and assigns the provided description to it.
+ * Useful when you don't know the number of the current step.
+ */
+void progress_set_next_step(char *);
+
 /*
  * Gets the current step defined.
  */
-struct step *progress_get_step(void);
+struct step progress_get_step(void);
 
 /*
  * Marks the current step as completed (progress = 100%).
diff --git a/src/mirror.c b/src/mirror.c
index 6f325e46..677fa8b8 100644
--- a/src/mirror.c
+++ b/src/mirror.c
@@ -259,10 +259,15 @@ out:
 enum swupd_code mirror_main(int argc, char **argv)
 {
 	int ret = SWUPD_OK;
+	const int steps_in_mirror = 1;
+
+	/* there is no need to report in progress for mirror at this time */
+
 	if (!parse_options(argc, argv)) {
 		print_help();
 		return SWUPD_INVALID_OPTION;
 	}
+	progress_init_steps("mirror", steps_in_mirror);
 
 	if (set != NULL) {
 		ret = set_mirror_url(set);
@@ -286,11 +291,15 @@ enum swupd_code mirror_main(int argc, char **argv)
 
 	/* init globals here after the new URL is configured */
 	if (!init_globals()) {
-		return SWUPD_INIT_GLOBALS_FAILED;
+		ret = SWUPD_INIT_GLOBALS_FAILED;
+		goto finish;
 	}
 
 	/* print new configuration */
 	print_update_conf_info();
 	free_globals();
+
+finish:
+	progress_finish_steps("mirror", ret);
 	return ret;
 }
diff --git a/src/search.c b/src/search.c
index 1fe03123..bc992850 100644
--- a/src/search.c
+++ b/src/search.c
@@ -579,28 +579,50 @@ static bool parse_options(int argc, char **argv)
 
 	return true;
 }
+
 enum swupd_code search_main(int argc, char **argv)
 {
+
 	int ret = SWUPD_OK, search_ret = SWUPD_OK;
 	struct manifest *mom = NULL;
 	int current_version;
+	int steps_in_search = 3;
+
+	/* there is no need to report in progress for search at this time */
+	/*
+	 * Steps for search:
+	 *
+	 * 1) get_versions
+	 * 2) load_manifests
+	 * (Finishes here on --init)
+	 * 3) search_term
+	 */
 
 	if (!parse_options(argc, argv)) {
 		return SWUPD_INVALID_OPTION;
 	}
+	if (init) {
+		/* if user selected the --init option the number of steps in the
+		 * search process are just 2 */
+		steps_in_search = 2;
+	}
+	progress_init_steps("search", steps_in_search);
 
 	ret = swupd_init();
 	if (ret != 0) {
 		error("Failed swupd initialization, exiting now.\n");
-		return ret;
+		goto exit;
 	}
 
+	progress_set_step(1, "get_versions");
 	current_version = get_current_version(path_prefix);
 	if (current_version < 0) {
 		error("Unable to determine current OS version\n");
 		return SWUPD_CURRENT_VERSION_UNKNOWN;
 	}
+	progress_complete_step();
 
+	progress_set_step(2, "load_manifests"); // will be closed within download_all_manifests
 	mom = load_mom(current_version, false, false, NULL);
 	if (!mom) {
 		error("Cannot load official manifest MoM for version %i\n", current_version);
@@ -619,9 +641,10 @@ enum swupd_code search_main(int argc, char **argv)
 		goto clean_exit;
 	}
 
+	progress_set_step(3, "search_term");
 	info("Searching for '%s'\n", search_string);
-
 	search_ret = do_search(mom, search_string);
+	progress_complete_step();
 
 	// Keep any ret error code if search is successful
 	if (ret == SWUPD_OK && search_ret == 0) {
@@ -635,5 +658,8 @@ clean_exit:
 	list_free_list_and_data(manifest_header_cache, free_manifest_data);
 
 	swupd_deinit();
+
+exit:
+	progress_finish_steps("search", ret);
 	return ret;
 }
diff --git a/src/update.c b/src/update.c
index ee023fa3..0406e80a 100644
--- a/src/update.c
+++ b/src/update.c
@@ -76,7 +76,10 @@ static int update_loop(struct list *updates, struct manifest *server_manifest)
 	int ret;
 	struct file *file;
 	struct list *iter;
+	struct step step;
 
+	step = progress_get_step();
+	progress_set_step(step.current, "download_fullfiles");
 	ret = download_fullfiles(updates, &nonpack);
 	if (ret) {
 		error("Could not download all files, aborting update\n");
@@ -124,6 +127,7 @@ static int update_loop(struct list *updates, struct manifest *server_manifest)
 	sync();
 
 	/* rename to apply update */
+	progress_set_step((step.current) + 1, "update_files");
 	info("Applying update\n");
 	ret = rename_all_files_to_final(updates);
 	if (ret != 0) {
@@ -250,8 +254,9 @@ static enum swupd_code main_update()
 	/* start the timer used to report the total time to telemetry */
 	clock_gettime(CLOCK_MONOTONIC_RAW, &ts_start);
 
-	/* Preparation steps */
+	/* Step 1: Preparation steps */
 	timelist_timer_start(global_times, "Prepare for update");
+	progress_set_step(1, "prepare_for_update");
 	info("Update started.\n");
 
 	mix_exists = check_mix_exists();
@@ -259,10 +264,12 @@ static enum swupd_code main_update()
 	read_subscriptions(&current_subs);
 
 	handle_mirror_if_stale();
+	progress_complete_step();
 	timelist_timer_stop(global_times); // closing: Prepare for update
 
-	/* Step 1: get versions */
+	/* Step 2: get versions */
 	timelist_timer_start(global_times, "Get versions");
+	progress_set_step(2, "get_versions");
 version_check:
 	ret = check_versions(&current_version, &server_version, requested_version, path_prefix);
 	if (ret != SWUPD_OK) {
@@ -326,19 +333,23 @@ version_check:
 	}
 
 	info("Preparing to update from %i to %i\n", current_version, server_version);
+	progress_complete_step();
 	timelist_timer_stop(global_times); // closing: Get versions
 
-	/* Step 2: housekeeping */
+	/* Step 3: housekeeping */
 	timelist_timer_start(global_times, "Clean up download directory");
+	progress_set_step(3, "cleanup_download_dir");
 	if (rm_staging_dir_contents("download")) {
 		error("There was a problem cleaning download directory\n");
 		ret = SWUPD_COULDNT_REMOVE_FILE;
 		goto clean_curl;
 	}
+	progress_complete_step();
 	timelist_timer_stop(global_times); // closing: Clean up download directory
 
-	/* Step 3: setup manifests */
+	/* Step 4: setup manifests */
 	timelist_timer_start(global_times, "Load manifests");
+	progress_set_step(4, "load_manifests");
 	timelist_timer_start(global_times, "Load MoM manifests");
 	int manifest_err;
 
@@ -414,34 +425,47 @@ version_check:
 	/* prepare for an update process based on comparing two in memory manifests */
 	link_manifests(current_manifest, server_manifest);
 	timelist_timer_stop(global_times); // closing: Recurse and consolidate bundle manifests
+	progress_complete_step();
 	timelist_timer_stop(global_times); // closing: Load manifests
 
-	/* Step 4: check disk state before attempting update */
+	/* Step 5: check disk state before attempting update */
 	timelist_timer_start(global_times, "Run pre-update scripts");
+	progress_set_step(5, "run_preupdate_scripts");
 	run_preupdate_scripts(server_manifest);
+	progress_complete_step();
 	timelist_timer_stop(global_times); // closing: Run pre-update scripts
 
-	/* Step 5: get the packs and untar */
+	/* Step 6: get the packs and untar */
 	timelist_timer_start(global_times, "Download packs");
+	progress_set_step(6, "download_packs");
 	download_subscribed_packs(latest_subs, server_manifest, false);
 	timelist_timer_stop(global_times); // closing: Download packs
 
+	/* Step 7: apply deltas */
 	timelist_timer_start(global_times, "Apply deltas");
+	progress_set_step(7, "apply_deltas");
 	apply_deltas(current_manifest);
+	progress_complete_step();
 	timelist_timer_stop(global_times); // closing: Apply deltas
 
-	/* Step 6: some more housekeeping */
+	/* Step 8: some more housekeeping */
 	/* TODO: consider trying to do less sorting of manifests */
 	timelist_timer_start(global_times, "Create update list");
+	progress_set_step(8, "create_update_list");
 	updates = create_update_list(server_manifest);
 
 	print_statistics(current_version, server_version);
+	progress_complete_step();
 	timelist_timer_stop(global_times); // closing: Create update list
 
-	/* Step 7: apply the update */
+	/* Steps 9 & 10: downloading and applying updates */
 	/* need update list in filename order to insure directories are
 	 * created before their contents */
 	timelist_timer_start(global_times, "Update loop");
+	/* two steps are part of this stage, so only pass the
+	 * initial step number and we will update the description
+	 * from within the update_loop function */
+	progress_set_step(9, "");
 	updates = list_sort(updates, file_sort_filename);
 
 	ret = update_loop(updates, server_manifest);
@@ -459,8 +483,9 @@ version_check:
 	delete_motd();
 	timelist_timer_stop(global_times); // closing: Update loop
 
-	/* Run any scripts that are needed to complete update */
+	/* Step 11: Run any scripts that are needed to complete update */
 	timelist_timer_start(global_times, "Run post-update scripts");
+	progress_set_step(11, "run_postupdate_scripts");
 
 	/* Determine if another update is needed so the scripts block */
 	int new_current_version = get_current_version(path_prefix);
@@ -468,6 +493,7 @@ version_check:
 		re_update = true;
 	}
 	run_scripts(re_update);
+	progress_complete_step();
 	timelist_timer_stop(global_times); // closing: Run post-update scripts
 
 	/* Create the state file that will tell swupd it's on a mix on future runs */
@@ -685,16 +711,36 @@ static enum swupd_code print_versions()
 enum swupd_code update_main(int argc, char **argv)
 {
 	int ret = SWUPD_OK;
+	const int steps_in_update = 11;
+
+	/*
+	 * Steps for update:
+	 *
+	 * 1) prepare_for_update
+	 * 2) get_versions
+	 * 3) cleanup_download_dir
+	 * 4) load_manifests
+	 * 5) run_preupdate_scripts
+	 * 6) download_packs
+	 * 7) apply_deltas
+	 * 8) create_update_list
+	 * 9) download_fullfiles
+	 * 10) update_files
+	 * 11) run_postupdate_scripts
+	 */
 
 	if (!parse_options(argc, argv)) {
 		print_help();
 		return SWUPD_INVALID_OPTION;
 	}
+	progress_init_steps("update", steps_in_update);
 
 	if (cmd_line_status) {
 		ret = print_versions();
 	} else {
 		ret = main_update();
 	}
+
+	progress_finish_steps("update", ret);
 	return ret;
 }
diff --git a/src/verify.c b/src/verify.c
index 95c1c441..5d3afe9c 100644
--- a/src/verify.c
+++ b/src/verify.c
@@ -189,13 +189,16 @@ static int get_required_files(struct manifest *official_manifest, struct list *s
 	int ret;
 
 	if (cmdline_option_install) {
+		progress_set_next_step("download_packs");
 		get_all_files(official_manifest, subs);
 	}
 
+	progress_set_next_step("check_files_hash");
 	if (check_files_hash(official_manifest->files)) {
 		return 0;
 	}
 
+	progress_set_next_step("download_fullfiles");
 	ret = download_fullfiles(official_manifest->files, NULL);
 	if (ret) {
 		error("Unable to download necessary files for this OS release\n");
@@ -609,12 +612,38 @@ enum swupd_code verify_main(int argc, char **argv)
 	struct manifest *official_manifest = NULL;
 	int ret;
 	struct list *subs = NULL;
+	int steps_in_verify = 6;
+
+	/*
+	 * Steps for verify:
+	 *
+	 * 1) get_versions
+	 * 2) cleanup_download_dir
+	 * 3) load_manifests
+	 * 4) consolidate_files
+	 * 5) download_packs (applies only with --install)
+	 * 6) check_files_hash (applies only with --install or --fix)
+	 * 7) download_fullfiles (applies only with --install or --fix)
+	 * 8) add_missing_files
+	 * (Finishes here on --quick or --install)
+	 * 9) fix_files
+	 */
 
 	if (!parse_options(argc, argv)) {
 		ret = SWUPD_INVALID_OPTION;
 		print_help();
 		goto clean_args_and_exit;
 	}
+	/* calculate the number of steps in the process so we can report progress */
+	if (cmdline_option_install) {
+		steps_in_verify += 3;
+	} else if (cmdline_option_fix) {
+		steps_in_verify += 2;
+	}
+	if (cmdline_option_quick) {
+		steps_in_verify -= 1;
+	}
+	progress_init_steps("verify", steps_in_verify);
 
 	/* parse command line options */
 	assert(argc >= 0);
@@ -627,6 +656,8 @@ enum swupd_code verify_main(int argc, char **argv)
 	}
 
 	/* Get the current system version and the version to verify against */
+	timelist_timer_start(global_times, "Get versions");
+	progress_set_step(1, "get_versions");
 	int sys_version = get_current_version(path_prefix);
 	if (!version) {
 		if (sys_version < 0) {
@@ -646,6 +677,8 @@ enum swupd_code verify_main(int argc, char **argv)
 			goto clean_and_exit;
 		}
 	}
+	progress_complete_step();
+	timelist_timer_stop(global_times); // closing: Get versions
 
 	info("Verifying version %i\n", version);
 
@@ -662,14 +695,18 @@ enum swupd_code verify_main(int argc, char **argv)
 	 * FIXME: We need a command line option to override this in case the
 	 * certificate is hosed and the admin knows it and wants to recover.
 	 */
-
+	timelist_timer_start(global_times, "Clean up download directory");
+	progress_set_step(2, "cleanup_download_dir");
 	ret = rm_staging_dir_contents("download");
 	if (ret != 0) {
 		ret = SWUPD_COULDNT_REMOVE_FILE;
 		warn("Failed to remove prior downloads, carrying on anyway\n");
 	}
+	progress_complete_step();
+	timelist_timer_stop(global_times); // closing: Clean up download directory
 
-	timelist_timer_start(global_times, "Load and recurse Manifests");
+	timelist_timer_start(global_times, "Load manifests");
+	progress_set_step(3, "load_manifests");
 
 	/* Gather current manifests */
 	/* When the version we are verifying against does not match our system version
@@ -764,11 +801,17 @@ enum swupd_code verify_main(int argc, char **argv)
 		ret = SWUPD_RECURSE_MANIFEST;
 		goto clean_and_exit;
 	}
-	timelist_timer_stop(global_times);
+	progress_complete_step();
+	timelist_timer_stop(global_times); // closing: Load manifests
+
 	timelist_timer_start(global_times, "Consolidate files from bundles");
+	progress_set_step(4, "consolidate_files");
 	official_manifest->files = files_from_bundles(official_manifest->submanifests);
 	official_manifest->files = consolidate_files(official_manifest->files);
+	progress_complete_step();
 	timelist_timer_stop(global_times);
+
+	/* steps 5, 6 & 7 are executed within the get_required_files function */
 	timelist_timer_start(global_times, "Get required files");
 
 	/* get the initial number of files to be inspected */
@@ -809,6 +852,7 @@ enum swupd_code verify_main(int argc, char **argv)
 		bool repair = true;
 
 		timelist_timer_start(global_times, "Add missing files");
+		progress_set_next_step("add_missing_files");
 		info("Adding any missing files\n");
 		add_missing_files(official_manifest, repair);
 		timelist_timer_stop(global_times);
@@ -823,6 +867,7 @@ enum swupd_code verify_main(int argc, char **argv)
 		bool repair = true;
 
 		timelist_timer_start(global_times, "Fixing modified files");
+		progress_set_next_step("fix_files");
 		info("Fixing modified files\n");
 		deal_with_hash_mismatches(official_manifest, repair);
 
@@ -846,10 +891,12 @@ enum swupd_code verify_main(int argc, char **argv)
 	} else {
 		bool repair = false;
 
+		progress_set_next_step("add_missing_files");
 		info("Verifying files\n");
 		add_missing_files(official_manifest, repair);
 		/* quick only checks for missing files, so it is done here */
 		if (!cmdline_option_quick) {
+			progress_set_next_step("fix_files");
 			deal_with_hash_mismatches(official_manifest, repair);
 			remove_orphaned_files(official_manifest, repair);
 		}
@@ -985,5 +1032,6 @@ clean_args_and_exit:
 		picky_whitelist = NULL;
 	}
 
+	progress_finish_steps("verify", ret);
 	return ret;
 }
diff --git a/swupd.bash b/swupd.bash
index 6d87803c..39ea24c4 100644
--- a/swupd.bash
+++ b/swupd.bash
@@ -36,37 +36,37 @@ _swupd()
 		opts="--help --url --contenturl --versionurl --port --path --format --force --nosigcheck --ignore-time --statedir --certpath --time --no-scripts --no-boot-update --max-parallel-downloads --json-output --debug --quiet"
 		break;;
 	    ("bundle-remove")
-		opts="--help --path --url --contenturl --versionurl --port --format --force --nosigcheck --ignore-time --statedir --certpath --debug --quiet "
+		opts="--help --path --url --contenturl --versionurl --port --format --force --nosigcheck --ignore-time --statedir --certpath --debug --quiet --json-output "
 		break;;
 	    ("bundle-list")
-		opts="--help --all --url --contenturl --versionurl --path --format --nosigcheck --ignore-time --statedir --certpath --deps --has-dep --debug --quiet "
+		opts="--help --all --url --contenturl --versionurl --path --format --nosigcheck --ignore-time --statedir --certpath --deps --has-dep --debug --quiet --json-output "
 		break;;
 	    ("hashdump")
 		opts="--help --no-xattrs --path --debug --quiet "
 		break;;
 	    ("update")
-		opts="--help --download --url --port --contenturl --versionurl --status --format --path --force --nosigcheck --ignore-time --statedir --certpath --time --no-scripts --no-boot-update --migrate --allow-mix-collisions --max-parallel-downloads --keepcache --debug --quiet "
+		opts="--help --download --url --port --contenturl --versionurl --status --format --path --force --nosigcheck --ignore-time --statedir --certpath --time --no-scripts --no-boot-update --migrate --allow-mix-collisions --max-parallel-downloads --keepcache --debug --quiet --json-output "
 		break;;
 	    ("verify")
-		opts="--help --manifest --path --url --port --contenturl --versionurl --fix --picky --picky-tree --picky-whitelist --install --format --quick --force --nosigcheck --ignore-time --statedir --certpath --time --no-scripts --no-boot-update --max-parallel-downloads --debug --quiet "
+		opts="--help --manifest --path --url --port --contenturl --versionurl --fix --picky --picky-tree --picky-whitelist --install --format --quick --force --nosigcheck --ignore-time --statedir --certpath --time --no-scripts --no-boot-update --max-parallel-downloads --debug --quiet --json-output "
 		break;;
 	    ("check-update")
-		opts="--help --url --versionurl --port --format --force --nosigcheck --path --statedir --debug --quiet "
+		opts="--help --url --versionurl --port --format --force --nosigcheck --path --statedir --debug --quiet --json-output "
 		break;;
 	    ("search")
 		opts="--help"
 		break;;
 	    ("search-file")
-		opts="--help --library --binary --top --csv --init --ignore-time --url --contenturl --versionurl --port --path --format --statedir --certpath --regexp --debug --quiet "
+		opts="--help --library --binary --top --csv --init --ignore-time --url --contenturl --versionurl --port --path --format --statedir --certpath --regexp --debug --quiet --json-output "
 		break;;
 	    ("info")
-		opts="--debug --quiet "
+		opts="--debug --quiet --json-output "
 		break;;
 	    ("clean")
-		opts="--all --dry-run --statedir --help --debug --quiet "
+		opts="--all --dry-run --statedir --help --debug --quiet --json-output "
 		break;;
 	    ("mirror")
-		opts="--help --set --unset --path --debug --quiet "
+		opts="--help --set --unset --path --debug --quiet --json-output "
 		break;;
 	esac
     done
diff --git a/test/functional/bundleadd/add-json.bats b/test/functional/bundleadd/add-json.bats
index ccd3d9a1..53e116aa 100755
--- a/test/functional/bundleadd/add-json.bats
+++ b/test/functional/bundleadd/add-json.bats
@@ -24,60 +24,61 @@ test_setup() {
 
 	assert_status_is 0
 	expected_output=$(cat <<-EOM
-		[
-		{ "type" : "start", "section" : "bundle-add" },
-		{ "type" : "progress", "currentStep" : 1, "totalSteps" : 7, "stepCompletion" : 100, "stepDescription" : "download_bundle_manifests" },
-		{ "type" : "progress", "currentStep" : 2, "totalSteps" : 7, "stepCompletion" : 100, "stepDescription" : "consolidate_files" },
-		{ "type" : "progress", "currentStep" : 3, "totalSteps" : 7, "stepCompletion" : 100, "stepDescription" : "check_disk_space_availability" },
-		{ "type" : "info", "msg" : "Downloading packs... " },
-		{ "type" : "progress", "currentStep" : 4, "totalSteps" : 7, "stepCompletion" : 100, "stepDescription" : "download_packs" },
-		{ "type" : "info", "msg" : " Extracting test-bundle pack for version 10 " },
-		{ "type" : "info", "msg" : "Starting download of remaining update content. This may take a while... " },
-		{ "type" : "progress", "currentStep" : 5, "totalSteps" : 7, "stepCompletion" : 8, "stepDescription" : "download_fullfiles" },
-		{ "type" : "progress", "currentStep" : 5, "totalSteps" : 7, "stepCompletion" : 16, "stepDescription" : "download_fullfiles" },
-		{ "type" : "progress", "currentStep" : 5, "totalSteps" : 7, "stepCompletion" : 25, "stepDescription" : "download_fullfiles" },
-		{ "type" : "progress", "currentStep" : 5, "totalSteps" : 7, "stepCompletion" : 33, "stepDescription" : "download_fullfiles" },
-		{ "type" : "progress", "currentStep" : 5, "totalSteps" : 7, "stepCompletion" : 41, "stepDescription" : "download_fullfiles" },
-		{ "type" : "progress", "currentStep" : 5, "totalSteps" : 7, "stepCompletion" : 50, "stepDescription" : "download_fullfiles" },
-		{ "type" : "progress", "currentStep" : 5, "totalSteps" : 7, "stepCompletion" : 58, "stepDescription" : "download_fullfiles" },
-		{ "type" : "progress", "currentStep" : 5, "totalSteps" : 7, "stepCompletion" : 66, "stepDescription" : "download_fullfiles" },
-		{ "type" : "progress", "currentStep" : 5, "totalSteps" : 7, "stepCompletion" : 75, "stepDescription" : "download_fullfiles" },
-		{ "type" : "progress", "currentStep" : 5, "totalSteps" : 7, "stepCompletion" : 83, "stepDescription" : "download_fullfiles" },
-		{ "type" : "progress", "currentStep" : 5, "totalSteps" : 7, "stepCompletion" : 91, "stepDescription" : "download_fullfiles" },
-		{ "type" : "progress", "currentStep" : 5, "totalSteps" : 7, "stepCompletion" : 100, "stepDescription" : "download_fullfiles" },
-		{ "type" : "info", "msg" : "Finishing download of update content... " },
-		{ "type" : "info", "msg" : "Installing bundle(s) files... " },
-		{ "type" : "progress", "currentStep" : 6, "totalSteps" : 7, "stepCompletion" : 4, "stepDescription" : "installing_files" },
-		{ "type" : "progress", "currentStep" : 6, "totalSteps" : 7, "stepCompletion" : 8, "stepDescription" : "installing_files" },
-		{ "type" : "progress", "currentStep" : 6, "totalSteps" : 7, "stepCompletion" : 12, "stepDescription" : "installing_files" },
-		{ "type" : "progress", "currentStep" : 6, "totalSteps" : 7, "stepCompletion" : 16, "stepDescription" : "installing_files" },
-		{ "type" : "progress", "currentStep" : 6, "totalSteps" : 7, "stepCompletion" : 20, "stepDescription" : "installing_files" },
-		{ "type" : "progress", "currentStep" : 6, "totalSteps" : 7, "stepCompletion" : 25, "stepDescription" : "installing_files" },
-		{ "type" : "progress", "currentStep" : 6, "totalSteps" : 7, "stepCompletion" : 29, "stepDescription" : "installing_files" },
-		{ "type" : "progress", "currentStep" : 6, "totalSteps" : 7, "stepCompletion" : 33, "stepDescription" : "installing_files" },
-		{ "type" : "progress", "currentStep" : 6, "totalSteps" : 7, "stepCompletion" : 37, "stepDescription" : "installing_files" },
-		{ "type" : "progress", "currentStep" : 6, "totalSteps" : 7, "stepCompletion" : 41, "stepDescription" : "installing_files" },
-		{ "type" : "progress", "currentStep" : 6, "totalSteps" : 7, "stepCompletion" : 45, "stepDescription" : "installing_files" },
-		{ "type" : "progress", "currentStep" : 6, "totalSteps" : 7, "stepCompletion" : 50, "stepDescription" : "installing_files" },
-		{ "type" : "progress", "currentStep" : 6, "totalSteps" : 7, "stepCompletion" : 54, "stepDescription" : "installing_files" },
-		{ "type" : "progress", "currentStep" : 6, "totalSteps" : 7, "stepCompletion" : 58, "stepDescription" : "installing_files" },
-		{ "type" : "progress", "currentStep" : 6, "totalSteps" : 7, "stepCompletion" : 62, "stepDescription" : "installing_files" },
-		{ "type" : "progress", "currentStep" : 6, "totalSteps" : 7, "stepCompletion" : 66, "stepDescription" : "installing_files" },
-		{ "type" : "progress", "currentStep" : 6, "totalSteps" : 7, "stepCompletion" : 70, "stepDescription" : "installing_files" },
-		{ "type" : "progress", "currentStep" : 6, "totalSteps" : 7, "stepCompletion" : 75, "stepDescription" : "installing_files" },
-		{ "type" : "progress", "currentStep" : 6, "totalSteps" : 7, "stepCompletion" : 79, "stepDescription" : "installing_files" },
-		{ "type" : "progress", "currentStep" : 6, "totalSteps" : 7, "stepCompletion" : 83, "stepDescription" : "installing_files" },
-		{ "type" : "progress", "currentStep" : 6, "totalSteps" : 7, "stepCompletion" : 87, "stepDescription" : "installing_files" },
-		{ "type" : "progress", "currentStep" : 6, "totalSteps" : 7, "stepCompletion" : 91, "stepDescription" : "installing_files" },
-		{ "type" : "progress", "currentStep" : 6, "totalSteps" : 7, "stepCompletion" : 95, "stepDescription" : "installing_files" },
-		{ "type" : "progress", "currentStep" : 6, "totalSteps" : 7, "stepCompletion" : 100, "stepDescription" : "installing_files" },
-		{ "type" : "info", "msg" : "Calling post-update helper scripts. " },
-		{ "type" : "progress", "currentStep" : 7, "totalSteps" : 7, "stepCompletion" : 100, "stepDescription" : "run_scripts" },
-		{ "type" : "info", "msg" : "Successfully installed 1 bundle " },
-		{ "type" : "end", "section" : "bundle-add", "status" : 0 }
-		]
+		\[
+		\{ "type" : "start", "section" : "bundle-add" \\},
+		\{ "type" : "progress", "currentStep" : 1, "totalSteps" : 7, "stepCompletion" : 100, "stepDescription" : "load_manifests" \\},
+		\{ "type" : "progress", "currentStep" : 2, "totalSteps" : 7, "stepCompletion" : 100, "stepDescription" : "consolidate_files" \\},
+		\{ "type" : "progress", "currentStep" : 3, "totalSteps" : 7, "stepCompletion" : 100, "stepDescription" : "check_disk_space_availability" \},
+		\{ "type" : "info", "msg" : "Downloading packs... " \},
+		.*
+		.*
+		\{ "type" : "info", "msg" : "Starting download of remaining update content. This may take a while... " \},
+		\{ "type" : "progress", "currentStep" : 5, "totalSteps" : 7, "stepCompletion" : 8, "stepDescription" : "download_fullfiles" \},
+		\{ "type" : "progress", "currentStep" : 5, "totalSteps" : 7, "stepCompletion" : 16, "stepDescription" : "download_fullfiles" \},
+		\{ "type" : "progress", "currentStep" : 5, "totalSteps" : 7, "stepCompletion" : 25, "stepDescription" : "download_fullfiles" \},
+		\{ "type" : "progress", "currentStep" : 5, "totalSteps" : 7, "stepCompletion" : 33, "stepDescription" : "download_fullfiles" \},
+		\{ "type" : "progress", "currentStep" : 5, "totalSteps" : 7, "stepCompletion" : 41, "stepDescription" : "download_fullfiles" \},
+		\{ "type" : "progress", "currentStep" : 5, "totalSteps" : 7, "stepCompletion" : 50, "stepDescription" : "download_fullfiles" \},
+		\{ "type" : "progress", "currentStep" : 5, "totalSteps" : 7, "stepCompletion" : 58, "stepDescription" : "download_fullfiles" \},
+		\{ "type" : "progress", "currentStep" : 5, "totalSteps" : 7, "stepCompletion" : 66, "stepDescription" : "download_fullfiles" \},
+		\{ "type" : "progress", "currentStep" : 5, "totalSteps" : 7, "stepCompletion" : 75, "stepDescription" : "download_fullfiles" \},
+		\{ "type" : "progress", "currentStep" : 5, "totalSteps" : 7, "stepCompletion" : 83, "stepDescription" : "download_fullfiles" \},
+		\{ "type" : "progress", "currentStep" : 5, "totalSteps" : 7, "stepCompletion" : 91, "stepDescription" : "download_fullfiles" \},
+		\{ "type" : "progress", "currentStep" : 5, "totalSteps" : 7, "stepCompletion" : 100, "stepDescription" : "download_fullfiles" \},
+		\{ "type" : "info", "msg" : "Finishing download of update content... " \},
+		\{ "type" : "info", "msg" : "Installing bundle\\(s\\) files... " \},
+		\{ "type" : "progress", "currentStep" : 6, "totalSteps" : 7, "stepCompletion" : 4, "stepDescription" : "install_files" \},
+		\{ "type" : "progress", "currentStep" : 6, "totalSteps" : 7, "stepCompletion" : 8, "stepDescription" : "install_files" \},
+		\{ "type" : "progress", "currentStep" : 6, "totalSteps" : 7, "stepCompletion" : 12, "stepDescription" : "install_files" \},
+		\{ "type" : "progress", "currentStep" : 6, "totalSteps" : 7, "stepCompletion" : 16, "stepDescription" : "install_files" \},
+		\{ "type" : "progress", "currentStep" : 6, "totalSteps" : 7, "stepCompletion" : 20, "stepDescription" : "install_files" \},
+		\{ "type" : "progress", "currentStep" : 6, "totalSteps" : 7, "stepCompletion" : 25, "stepDescription" : "install_files" \},
+		\{ "type" : "progress", "currentStep" : 6, "totalSteps" : 7, "stepCompletion" : 29, "stepDescription" : "install_files" \},
+		\{ "type" : "progress", "currentStep" : 6, "totalSteps" : 7, "stepCompletion" : 33, "stepDescription" : "install_files" \},
+		\{ "type" : "progress", "currentStep" : 6, "totalSteps" : 7, "stepCompletion" : 37, "stepDescription" : "install_files" \},
+		\{ "type" : "progress", "currentStep" : 6, "totalSteps" : 7, "stepCompletion" : 41, "stepDescription" : "install_files" \},
+		\{ "type" : "progress", "currentStep" : 6, "totalSteps" : 7, "stepCompletion" : 45, "stepDescription" : "install_files" \},
+		\{ "type" : "progress", "currentStep" : 6, "totalSteps" : 7, "stepCompletion" : 50, "stepDescription" : "install_files" \},
+		\{ "type" : "progress", "currentStep" : 6, "totalSteps" : 7, "stepCompletion" : 54, "stepDescription" : "install_files" \},
+		\{ "type" : "progress", "currentStep" : 6, "totalSteps" : 7, "stepCompletion" : 58, "stepDescription" : "install_files" \},
+		\{ "type" : "progress", "currentStep" : 6, "totalSteps" : 7, "stepCompletion" : 62, "stepDescription" : "install_files" \},
+		\{ "type" : "progress", "currentStep" : 6, "totalSteps" : 7, "stepCompletion" : 66, "stepDescription" : "install_files" \},
+		\{ "type" : "progress", "currentStep" : 6, "totalSteps" : 7, "stepCompletion" : 70, "stepDescription" : "install_files" \},
+		\{ "type" : "progress", "currentStep" : 6, "totalSteps" : 7, "stepCompletion" : 75, "stepDescription" : "install_files" \},
+		\{ "type" : "progress", "currentStep" : 6, "totalSteps" : 7, "stepCompletion" : 79, "stepDescription" : "install_files" \},
+		\{ "type" : "progress", "currentStep" : 6, "totalSteps" : 7, "stepCompletion" : 83, "stepDescription" : "install_files" \},
+		\{ "type" : "progress", "currentStep" : 6, "totalSteps" : 7, "stepCompletion" : 87, "stepDescription" : "install_files" \},
+		\{ "type" : "progress", "currentStep" : 6, "totalSteps" : 7, "stepCompletion" : 91, "stepDescription" : "install_files" \},
+		\{ "type" : "progress", "currentStep" : 6, "totalSteps" : 7, "stepCompletion" : 95, "stepDescription" : "install_files" \},
+		\{ "type" : "progress", "currentStep" : 6, "totalSteps" : 7, "stepCompletion" : 100, "stepDescription" : "install_files" \},
+		\{ "type" : "info", "msg" : "Calling post-update helper scripts. " \},
+		\{ "type" : "progress", "currentStep" : 7, "totalSteps" : 7, "stepCompletion" : 100, "stepDescription" : "run_scripts" \},
+		\{ "type" : "info", "msg" : "Successfully installed 1 bundle " \},
+		\{ "type" : "end", "section" : "bundle-add", "status" : 0 \}
+		\]
 	EOM
 	)
-	assert_is_output "$expected_output"
+	assert_regex_is_output "$expected_output"
+	assert_in_output "{ \"type\" : \"progress\", \"currentStep\" : 4, \"totalSteps\" : 7, \"stepCompletion\" : 100, \"stepDescription\" : \"download_packs\" },"
 
 }
diff --git a/test/functional/bundlelist/list-json.bats b/test/functional/bundlelist/list-json.bats
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..f49b50b4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/functional/bundlelist/list-json.bats
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bats
+
+# Author: Castulo Martinez
+# Email: castulo.martinez@intel.com
+
+load "../testlib"
+
+test_setup() {
+
+	create_test_environment "$TEST_NAME"
+	create_bundle -L -n test-bundle -f /file_1 "$TEST_NAME"
+
+}
+
+@test "LST019: Listing bundles using machine readable output" {
+
+	# the --json-output flag can be used so all the output of the bundle-list
+	# command is created as a JSON stream that can be read and parsed by other
+	# applications interested into knowing real time status of the command
+
+	run sudo sh -c "$SWUPD bundle-list --json-output $SWUPD_OPTS"
+
+	assert_status_is 0
+	expected_output=$(cat <<-EOM
+		[
+		{ "type" : "start", "section" : "bundle-list" },
+		{ "type" : "info", "msg" : "os-core " },
+		{ "type" : "info", "msg" : "test-bundle " },
+		{ "type" : "end", "section" : "bundle-list", "status" : 0 }
+		]
+	EOM
+	)
+	assert_is_output "$expected_output"
+
+}
diff --git a/test/functional/bundleremove/remove-json.bats b/test/functional/bundleremove/remove-json.bats
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..d0640cb7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/functional/bundleremove/remove-json.bats
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bats
+
+# Author: Castulo Martinez
+# Email: castulo.martinez@intel.com
+
+load "../testlib"
+
+test_setup() {
+
+	create_test_environment "$TEST_NAME"
+	create_bundle -L -n test-bundle -f /file_1 "$TEST_NAME"
+
+}
+
+@test "REM020: Removing a bundle using machine readable output" {
+
+	# the --json-output flag can be used so all the output of the bundle-remove
+	# command is created as a JSON stream that can be read and parsed by other
+	# applications interested into knowing real time status of the command
+
+	run sudo sh -c "$SWUPD bundle-remove --json-output $SWUPD_OPTS test-bundle"
+
+	assert_status_is 0
+	expected_output=$(cat <<-EOM
+		[
+		{ "type" : "start", "section" : "bundle-remove" },
+		{ "type" : "info", "msg" : "Deleting bundle files... " },
+		{ "type" : "info", "msg" : "Total deleted files: 2 " },
+		{ "type" : "info", "msg" : "Successfully removed 1 bundle " },
+		{ "type" : "end", "section" : "bundle-remove", "status" : 0 }
+		]
+	EOM
+	)
+	assert_is_output "$expected_output"
+
+}
diff --git a/test/functional/checkupdate/chk-update-json.bats b/test/functional/checkupdate/chk-update-json.bats
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..e93933da
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/functional/checkupdate/chk-update-json.bats
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bats
+
+# Author: Castulo Martinez
+# Email: castulo.martinez@intel.com
+
+load "../testlib"
+
+test_setup() {
+
+	create_test_environment "$TEST_NAME"
+	create_version "$TEST_NAME" 20 10
+
+}
+
+@test "CHK009: Check for updates using machine readable output" {
+
+	# the --json-output flag can be used so all the output of the check-update
+	# command is created as a JSON stream that can be read and parsed by other
+	# applications interested into knowing real time status of the command
+
+	run sudo sh -c "$SWUPD check-update --json-outpu $SWUPD_OPTS"
+
+	assert_status_is 0
+	expected_output=$(cat <<-EOM
+		[
+		{ "type" : "start", "section" : "check-update" },
+		{ "type" : "info", "msg" : "Current OS version: 10 " },
+		{ "type" : "info", "msg" : "There is a new OS version available: 20 " },
+		{ "type" : "end", "section" : "check-update", "status" : 0 }
+		]
+	EOM
+	)
+	assert_is_output "$expected_output"
+
+}
diff --git a/test/functional/mirror/mirror-json.bats b/test/functional/mirror/mirror-json.bats
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..7d37edbe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/functional/mirror/mirror-json.bats
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bats
+
+# Author: Castulo Martinez
+# Email: castulo.martinez@intel.com
+
+load "../testlib"
+
+test_setup() {
+
+	create_test_environment "$TEST_NAME"
+
+}
+
+@test "MIR006: Set a mirror using machine readable output" {
+
+	# the --json-output flag can be used so all the output of the mirror
+	# command is created as a JSON stream that can be read and parsed by other
+	# applications interested into knowing real time status of the command
+
+	run sudo sh -c "$SWUPD mirror --json-output -s http://example.com/swupd-file $SWUPD_OPTS"
+
+	assert_status_is 0
+	expected_output=$(cat <<-EOM
+		[
+		{ "type" : "start", "section" : "mirror" },
+		{ "type" : "info", "msg" : "Set upstream mirror to http://example.com/swupd-file " },
+		{ "type" : "info", "msg" : "Installed version: 10 " },
+		{ "type" : "info", "msg" : "Version URL:       http://example.com/swupd-file " },
+		{ "type" : "info", "msg" : "Content URL:       http://example.com/swupd-file " },
+		{ "type" : "end", "section" : "mirror", "status" : 0 }
+		]
+	EOM
+	)
+	assert_is_output "$expected_output"
+
+}
diff --git a/test/functional/search/search-json.bats b/test/functional/search/search-json.bats
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..a304370f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/functional/search/search-json.bats
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bats
+
+# Author: Castulo Martinez
+# Email: castulo.martinez@intel.com
+
+load "../testlib"
+
+test_setup() {
+
+	create_test_environment "$TEST_NAME"
+	create_bundle -n test-bundle -f /file_1,/file_2 "$TEST_NAME"
+
+}
+
+@test "SRH027: Search for a file using machine readable output" {
+
+	sudo sh -c "$SWUPD search-file --init $SWUPD_OPTS"
+
+	# the --json-output flag can be used so all the output of the search
+	# command is created as a JSON stream that can be read and parsed by other
+	# applications interested into knowing real time status of the command
+
+	run sudo sh -c "$SWUPD search-file --json-output $SWUPD_OPTS file_1"
+
+	assert_status_is 0
+	expected_output=$(cat <<-EOM
+		[
+		{ "type" : "start", "section" : "search" },
+		{ "type" : "progress", "currentStep" : 1, "totalSteps" : 3, "stepCompletion" : 100, "stepDescription" : "get_versions" },
+		{ "type" : "progress", "currentStep" : 2, "totalSteps" : 3, "stepCompletion" : 0, "stepDescription" : "load_manifests" },
+		{ "type" : "progress", "currentStep" : 2, "totalSteps" : 3, "stepCompletion" : 50, "stepDescription" : "load_manifests" },
+		{ "type" : "progress", "currentStep" : 2, "totalSteps" : 3, "stepCompletion" : 100, "stepDescription" : "load_manifests" },
+		{ "type" : "info", "msg" : "Searching for 'file_1' " },
+		{ "type" : "info", "msg" : " Bundle test-bundle " },
+		{ "type" : "info", "msg" : "(0 MB to install)" },
+		{ "type" : "info", "msg" : "	/file_1 " },
+		{ "type" : "progress", "currentStep" : 3, "totalSteps" : 3, "stepCompletion" : 100, "stepDescription" : "search_term" },
+		{ "type" : "end", "section" : "search", "status" : 0 }
+		]
+	EOM
+	)
+	assert_is_output "$expected_output"
+
+}
diff --git a/test/functional/update/update-json.bats b/test/functional/update/update-json.bats
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..5df48ccf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/functional/update/update-json.bats
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bats
+
+# Author: Castulo Martinez
+# Email: castulo.martinez@intel.com
+
+load "../testlib"
+
+test_setup() {
+
+	create_test_environment "$TEST_NAME"
+	create_bundle -L -n test-bundle -f /file1,/file2,/file3 "$TEST_NAME"
+	create_version "$TEST_NAME" 20 10
+	update_bundle "$TEST_NAME" test-bundle --update /file1
+	update_bundle "$TEST_NAME" test-bundle --update /file2
+	update_bundle "$TEST_NAME" test-bundle --add /file4
+
+}
+
+@test "UPD056: Updating a system using machine readable output" {
+
+	# the --json-output flag can be used so all the output of the update
+	# command is created as a JSON stream that can be read and parsed by other
+	# applications interested into knowing real time status of the command
+
+	run sudo sh -c "$SWUPD update --json-output $SWUPD_OPTS"
+
+	assert_status_is 0
+	expected_output=$(cat <<-EOM
+		\[
+		\{ "type" : "start", "section" : "update" \},
+		\{ "type" : "info", "msg" : "Update started. " \},
+		\{ "type" : "progress", "currentStep" : 1, "totalSteps" : 11, "stepCompletion" : 100, "stepDescription" : "prepare_for_update" \},
+		\{ "type" : "info", "msg" : "Preparing to update from 10 to 20 " \},
+		\{ "type" : "progress", "currentStep" : 2, "totalSteps" : 11, "stepCompletion" : 100, "stepDescription" : "get_versions" \},
+		\{ "type" : "progress", "currentStep" : 3, "totalSteps" : 11, "stepCompletion" : 100, "stepDescription" : "cleanup_download_dir" \},
+		\{ "type" : "progress", "currentStep" : 4, "totalSteps" : 11, "stepCompletion" : 100, "stepDescription" : "load_manifests" \},
+		\{ "type" : "progress", "currentStep" : 5, "totalSteps" : 11, "stepCompletion" : 100, "stepDescription" : "run_preupdate_scripts" \},
+		\{ "type" : "info", "msg" : "Downloading packs... " \},
+		.*
+		.*
+		\{ "type" : "progress", "currentStep" : 7, "totalSteps" : 11, "stepCompletion" : 100, "stepDescription" : "apply_deltas" \},
+		\{ "type" : "info", "msg" : "Statistics for going from version 10 to version 20:  " \},
+		\{ "type" : "info", "msg" : "    changed bundles   : 1 " \},
+		\{ "type" : "info", "msg" : "    new bundles       : 0 " \},
+		\{ "type" : "info", "msg" : "    deleted bundles   : 0  " \},
+		\{ "type" : "info", "msg" : "    changed files     : 2 " \},
+		\{ "type" : "info", "msg" : "    new files         : 1 " \},
+		\{ "type" : "info", "msg" : "    deleted files     : 0 " \},
+		\{ "type" : "progress", "currentStep" : 8, "totalSteps" : 11, "stepCompletion" : 100, "stepDescription" : "create_update_list" \},
+		\{ "type" : "info", "msg" : "Starting download of remaining update content. This may take a while... " \},
+		\{ "type" : "progress", "currentStep" : 9, "totalSteps" : 11, "stepCompletion" : 33, "stepDescription" : "download_fullfiles" \},
+		\{ "type" : "progress", "currentStep" : 9, "totalSteps" : 11, "stepCompletion" : 66, "stepDescription" : "download_fullfiles" \},
+		\{ "type" : "progress", "currentStep" : 9, "totalSteps" : 11, "stepCompletion" : 100, "stepDescription" : "download_fullfiles" \},
+		\{ "type" : "info", "msg" : "Finishing download of update content... " \},
+		\{ "type" : "info", "msg" : "Staging file content " \},
+		\{ "type" : "info", "msg" : "Applying update " \},
+		\{ "type" : "progress", "currentStep" : 10, "totalSteps" : 11, "stepCompletion" : 33, "stepDescription" : "update_files" \},
+		\{ "type" : "progress", "currentStep" : 10, "totalSteps" : 11, "stepCompletion" : 66, "stepDescription" : "update_files" \},
+		\{ "type" : "progress", "currentStep" : 10, "totalSteps" : 11, "stepCompletion" : 100, "stepDescription" : "update_files" \},
+		\{ "type" : "info", "msg" : "Update was applied. " \},
+		\{ "type" : "info", "msg" : "Calling post-update helper scripts. " \},
+		\{ "type" : "progress", "currentStep" : 11, "totalSteps" : 11, "stepCompletion" : 100, "stepDescription" : "run_postupdate_scripts" \},
+		\{ "type" : "info", "msg" : "Update took 0.0 seconds, 0 MB transferred " \},
+		\{ "type" : "info", "msg" : "Update successful. System updated from version 10 to version 20 " \},
+		\{ "type" : "end", "section" : "update", "status" : 0 \}
+		\]
+	EOM
+	)
+	assert_regex_is_output "$expected_output"
+	assert_in_output "{ \"type\" : \"progress\", \"currentStep\" : 6, \"totalSteps\" : 11, \"stepCompletion\" : 100, \"stepDescription\" : \"download_packs\" },"
+
+}
diff --git a/test/functional/verify/verify-json.bats b/test/functional/verify/verify-json.bats
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..a5698978
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/functional/verify/verify-json.bats
@@ -0,0 +1,216 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bats
+
+# Author: Castulo Martinez
+# Email: castulo.martinez@intel.com
+
+load "../testlib"
+
+test_setup() {
+
+	create_test_environment -r "$TEST_NAME"
+	create_bundle -L -n test-bundle1 -f /foo/test-file1,/bar/test-file2,/baz "$TEST_NAME"
+	create_bundle -n test-bundle2 -f /test-file3,/test-file4 "$TEST_NAME"
+    sudo rm -f "$TARGETDIR"/foo/test-file1
+    sudo rm -f "$TARGETDIR"/baz
+    sudo touch "$TARGETDIR"/usr/extraneous-file
+
+}
+
+@test "VER049: Install a system using machine readable output" {
+
+	# the --json-output flag can be used so all the output of the verify
+	# command is created as a JSON stream that can be read and parsed by other
+	# applications interested into knowing real time status of the command
+
+	run sudo sh -c "$SWUPD verify --json-output --install -m 10 $SWUPD_OPTS"
+
+	assert_status_is 0
+	expected_output=$(cat <<-EOM
+		\[
+		\{ "type" : "start", "section" : "verify" \},
+		\{ "type" : "progress", "currentStep" : 1, "totalSteps" : 8, "stepCompletion" : 100, "stepDescription" : "get_versions" \},
+		\{ "type" : "info", "msg" : "Verifying version 10 " \},
+		\{ "type" : "progress", "currentStep" : 2, "totalSteps" : 8, "stepCompletion" : 100, "stepDescription" : "cleanup_download_dir" \},
+		\{ "type" : "progress", "currentStep" : 3, "totalSteps" : 8, "stepCompletion" : 100, "stepDescription" : "load_manifests" \},
+		\{ "type" : "progress", "currentStep" : 4, "totalSteps" : 8, "stepCompletion" : 100, "stepDescription" : "consolidate_files" \},
+		\{ "type" : "info", "msg" : "Downloading packs... " \},
+		.*
+		.*
+		.*
+		\{ "type" : "info", "msg" : " Extracting test-bundle1 pack for version 10 " \},
+		\{ "type" : "info", "msg" : "Verifying files " \},
+		\{ "type" : "progress", "currentStep" : 6, "totalSteps" : 8, "stepCompletion" : 0, "stepDescription" : "check_files_hash" \},
+		\{ "type" : "progress", "currentStep" : 6, "totalSteps" : 8, "stepCompletion" : 5, "stepDescription" : "check_files_hash" \},
+		\{ "type" : "progress", "currentStep" : 6, "totalSteps" : 8, "stepCompletion" : 11, "stepDescription" : "check_files_hash" \},
+		\{ "type" : "progress", "currentStep" : 6, "totalSteps" : 8, "stepCompletion" : 17, "stepDescription" : "check_files_hash" \},
+		\{ "type" : "progress", "currentStep" : 6, "totalSteps" : 8, "stepCompletion" : 23, "stepDescription" : "check_files_hash" \},
+		\{ "type" : "progress", "currentStep" : 6, "totalSteps" : 8, "stepCompletion" : 29, "stepDescription" : "check_files_hash" \},
+		\{ "type" : "progress", "currentStep" : 6, "totalSteps" : 8, "stepCompletion" : 35, "stepDescription" : "check_files_hash" \},
+		\{ "type" : "progress", "currentStep" : 6, "totalSteps" : 8, "stepCompletion" : 41, "stepDescription" : "check_files_hash" \},
+		\{ "type" : "progress", "currentStep" : 6, "totalSteps" : 8, "stepCompletion" : 47, "stepDescription" : "check_files_hash" \},
+		\{ "type" : "progress", "currentStep" : 6, "totalSteps" : 8, "stepCompletion" : 52, "stepDescription" : "check_files_hash" \},
+		\{ "type" : "progress", "currentStep" : 6, "totalSteps" : 8, "stepCompletion" : 58, "stepDescription" : "check_files_hash" \},
+		\{ "type" : "progress", "currentStep" : 6, "totalSteps" : 8, "stepCompletion" : 64, "stepDescription" : "check_files_hash" \},
+		\{ "type" : "progress", "currentStep" : 6, "totalSteps" : 8, "stepCompletion" : 70, "stepDescription" : "check_files_hash" \},
+		\{ "type" : "progress", "currentStep" : 6, "totalSteps" : 8, "stepCompletion" : 76, "stepDescription" : "check_files_hash" \},
+		\{ "type" : "progress", "currentStep" : 6, "totalSteps" : 8, "stepCompletion" : 82, "stepDescription" : "check_files_hash" \},
+		\{ "type" : "progress", "currentStep" : 6, "totalSteps" : 8, "stepCompletion" : 88, "stepDescription" : "check_files_hash" \},
+		\{ "type" : "progress", "currentStep" : 6, "totalSteps" : 8, "stepCompletion" : 94, "stepDescription" : "check_files_hash" \},
+		\{ "type" : "progress", "currentStep" : 6, "totalSteps" : 8, "stepCompletion" : 100, "stepDescription" : "check_files_hash" \},
+		\{ "type" : "info", "msg" : "Starting download of remaining update content. This may take a while... " \},
+		\{ "type" : "progress", "currentStep" : 7, "totalSteps" : 8, "stepCompletion" : 17, "stepDescription" : "download_fullfiles" \},
+		\{ "type" : "progress", "currentStep" : 7, "totalSteps" : 8, "stepCompletion" : 35, "stepDescription" : "download_fullfiles" \},
+		\{ "type" : "progress", "currentStep" : 7, "totalSteps" : 8, "stepCompletion" : 100, "stepDescription" : "download_fullfiles" \},
+		\{ "type" : "info", "msg" : "Finishing download of update content... " \},
+		\{ "type" : "info", "msg" : "Adding any missing files " \},
+		\{ "type" : "progress", "currentStep" : 8, "totalSteps" : 8, "stepCompletion" : 17, "stepDescription" : "add_missing_files" \},
+		\{ "type" : "progress", "currentStep" : 8, "totalSteps" : 8, "stepCompletion" : 35, "stepDescription" : "add_missing_files" \},
+		\{ "type" : "progress", "currentStep" : 8, "totalSteps" : 8, "stepCompletion" : 100, "stepDescription" : "add_missing_files" \},
+		\{ "type" : "info", "msg" : "Inspected 17 files " \},
+		\{ "type" : "info", "msg" : "  2 files were missing " \},
+		\{ "type" : "info", "msg" : "    2 of 2 missing files were replaced " \},
+		\{ "type" : "info", "msg" : "    0 of 2 missing files were not replaced " \},
+		\{ "type" : "info", "msg" : "Calling post-update helper scripts. " \},
+		\{ "type" : "warning", "msg" : "post-update helper script \\(.*/usr/bin/clr-boot-manager\\) not found, it will be skipped " \},
+		\{ "type" : "info", "msg" : "Fix successful " \},
+		\{ "type" : "end", "section" : "verify", "status" : 0 \}
+		\]
+	EOM
+	)
+	
+	assert_regex_is_output "$expected_output"
+	assert_in_output "{ \"type\" : \"progress\", \"currentStep\" : 5, \"totalSteps\" : 8, \"stepCompletion\" : 50, \"stepDescription\" : \"download_packs\" },"
+
+}
+
+@test "VER050: Fix a system using machine readable output" {
+
+	run sudo sh -c "$SWUPD verify --json-output --fix --picky $SWUPD_OPTS"
+
+	assert_status_is 0
+	expected_output=$(cat <<-EOM
+		\[
+		\{ "type" : "start", "section" : "verify" \},
+		\{ "type" : "progress", "currentStep" : 1, "totalSteps" : 8, "stepCompletion" : 100, "stepDescription" : "get_versions" \},
+		\{ "type" : "info", "msg" : "Verifying version 10 " \},
+		\{ "type" : "progress", "currentStep" : 2, "totalSteps" : 8, "stepCompletion" : 100, "stepDescription" : "cleanup_download_dir" \},
+		\{ "type" : "progress", "currentStep" : 3, "totalSteps" : 8, "stepCompletion" : 100, "stepDescription" : "load_manifests" \},
+		\{ "type" : "progress", "currentStep" : 4, "totalSteps" : 8, "stepCompletion" : 100, "stepDescription" : "consolidate_files" \},
+		\{ "type" : "info", "msg" : "Verifying files " \},
+		\{ "type" : "progress", "currentStep" : 5, "totalSteps" : 8, "stepCompletion" : 0, "stepDescription" : "check_files_hash" \},
+		\{ "type" : "progress", "currentStep" : 5, "totalSteps" : 8, "stepCompletion" : 5, "stepDescription" : "check_files_hash" \},
+		\{ "type" : "progress", "currentStep" : 5, "totalSteps" : 8, "stepCompletion" : 11, "stepDescription" : "check_files_hash" \},
+		\{ "type" : "progress", "currentStep" : 5, "totalSteps" : 8, "stepCompletion" : 17, "stepDescription" : "check_files_hash" \},
+		\{ "type" : "progress", "currentStep" : 5, "totalSteps" : 8, "stepCompletion" : 23, "stepDescription" : "check_files_hash" \},
+		\{ "type" : "progress", "currentStep" : 5, "totalSteps" : 8, "stepCompletion" : 29, "stepDescription" : "check_files_hash" \},
+		\{ "type" : "progress", "currentStep" : 5, "totalSteps" : 8, "stepCompletion" : 35, "stepDescription" : "check_files_hash" \},
+		\{ "type" : "progress", "currentStep" : 5, "totalSteps" : 8, "stepCompletion" : 41, "stepDescription" : "check_files_hash" \},
+		\{ "type" : "progress", "currentStep" : 5, "totalSteps" : 8, "stepCompletion" : 47, "stepDescription" : "check_files_hash" \},
+		\{ "type" : "progress", "currentStep" : 5, "totalSteps" : 8, "stepCompletion" : 52, "stepDescription" : "check_files_hash" \},
+		\{ "type" : "progress", "currentStep" : 5, "totalSteps" : 8, "stepCompletion" : 58, "stepDescription" : "check_files_hash" \},
+		\{ "type" : "progress", "currentStep" : 5, "totalSteps" : 8, "stepCompletion" : 64, "stepDescription" : "check_files_hash" \},
+		\{ "type" : "progress", "currentStep" : 5, "totalSteps" : 8, "stepCompletion" : 70, "stepDescription" : "check_files_hash" \},
+		\{ "type" : "progress", "currentStep" : 5, "totalSteps" : 8, "stepCompletion" : 76, "stepDescription" : "check_files_hash" \},
+		\{ "type" : "progress", "currentStep" : 5, "totalSteps" : 8, "stepCompletion" : 82, "stepDescription" : "check_files_hash" \},
+		\{ "type" : "progress", "currentStep" : 5, "totalSteps" : 8, "stepCompletion" : 88, "stepDescription" : "check_files_hash" \},
+		\{ "type" : "progress", "currentStep" : 5, "totalSteps" : 8, "stepCompletion" : 94, "stepDescription" : "check_files_hash" \},
+		\{ "type" : "progress", "currentStep" : 5, "totalSteps" : 8, "stepCompletion" : 100, "stepDescription" : "check_files_hash" \},
+		\{ "type" : "info", "msg" : "Starting download of remaining update content. This may take a while... " \},
+		\{ "type" : "progress", "currentStep" : 6, "totalSteps" : 8, "stepCompletion" : 17, "stepDescription" : "download_fullfiles" \},
+		\{ "type" : "progress", "currentStep" : 6, "totalSteps" : 8, "stepCompletion" : 35, "stepDescription" : "download_fullfiles" \},
+		\{ "type" : "progress", "currentStep" : 6, "totalSteps" : 8, "stepCompletion" : 100, "stepDescription" : "download_fullfiles" \},
+		\{ "type" : "info", "msg" : "Finishing download of update content... " \},
+		\{ "type" : "info", "msg" : "Adding any missing files " \},
+		\{ "type" : "info", "msg" : " Missing file: .*/baz " \},
+		\{ "type" : "info", "msg" : " 	fixed " \},
+		\{ "type" : "progress", "currentStep" : 7, "totalSteps" : 8, "stepCompletion" : 17, "stepDescription" : "add_missing_files" \},
+		\{ "type" : "info", "msg" : " Missing file: .*/foo/test-file1 " \},
+		\{ "type" : "info", "msg" : " 	fixed " \},
+		\{ "type" : "progress", "currentStep" : 7, "totalSteps" : 8, "stepCompletion" : 35, "stepDescription" : "add_missing_files" \},
+		\{ "type" : "progress", "currentStep" : 7, "totalSteps" : 8, "stepCompletion" : 100, "stepDescription" : "add_missing_files" \},
+		\{ "type" : "info", "msg" : "Fixing modified files " \},
+		\{ "type" : "progress", "currentStep" : 8, "totalSteps" : 8, "stepCompletion" : 5, "stepDescription" : "fix_files" \},
+		\{ "type" : "progress", "currentStep" : 8, "totalSteps" : 8, "stepCompletion" : 11, "stepDescription" : "fix_files" \},
+		\{ "type" : "progress", "currentStep" : 8, "totalSteps" : 8, "stepCompletion" : 17, "stepDescription" : "fix_files" \},
+		\{ "type" : "progress", "currentStep" : 8, "totalSteps" : 8, "stepCompletion" : 23, "stepDescription" : "fix_files" \},
+		\{ "type" : "progress", "currentStep" : 8, "totalSteps" : 8, "stepCompletion" : 29, "stepDescription" : "fix_files" \},
+		\{ "type" : "progress", "currentStep" : 8, "totalSteps" : 8, "stepCompletion" : 35, "stepDescription" : "fix_files" \},
+		\{ "type" : "progress", "currentStep" : 8, "totalSteps" : 8, "stepCompletion" : 41, "stepDescription" : "fix_files" \},
+		\{ "type" : "progress", "currentStep" : 8, "totalSteps" : 8, "stepCompletion" : 47, "stepDescription" : "fix_files" \},
+		\{ "type" : "progress", "currentStep" : 8, "totalSteps" : 8, "stepCompletion" : 52, "stepDescription" : "fix_files" \},
+		\{ "type" : "progress", "currentStep" : 8, "totalSteps" : 8, "stepCompletion" : 58, "stepDescription" : "fix_files" \},
+		\{ "type" : "progress", "currentStep" : 8, "totalSteps" : 8, "stepCompletion" : 64, "stepDescription" : "fix_files" \},
+		\{ "type" : "progress", "currentStep" : 8, "totalSteps" : 8, "stepCompletion" : 70, "stepDescription" : "fix_files" \},
+		\{ "type" : "progress", "currentStep" : 8, "totalSteps" : 8, "stepCompletion" : 76, "stepDescription" : "fix_files" \},
+		\{ "type" : "progress", "currentStep" : 8, "totalSteps" : 8, "stepCompletion" : 82, "stepDescription" : "fix_files" \},
+		\{ "type" : "progress", "currentStep" : 8, "totalSteps" : 8, "stepCompletion" : 88, "stepDescription" : "fix_files" \},
+		\{ "type" : "progress", "currentStep" : 8, "totalSteps" : 8, "stepCompletion" : 94, "stepDescription" : "fix_files" \},
+		\{ "type" : "progress", "currentStep" : 8, "totalSteps" : 8, "stepCompletion" : 100, "stepDescription" : "fix_files" \},
+		\{ "type" : "info", "msg" : "--picky removing extra files under .*/usr " \},
+		\{ "type" : "info", "msg" : "REMOVING /usr/share/defaults/swupd/versionurl " \},
+		\{ "type" : "info", "msg" : "REMOVING /usr/share/defaults/swupd/contenturl " \},
+		\{ "type" : "info", "msg" : "REMOVING /usr/extraneous-file " \},
+		\{ "type" : "info", "msg" : "Inspected 20 files " \},
+		\{ "type" : "info", "msg" : "  2 files were missing " \},
+		\{ "type" : "info", "msg" : "    2 of 2 missing files were replaced " \},
+		\{ "type" : "info", "msg" : "    0 of 2 missing files were not replaced " \},
+		\{ "type" : "info", "msg" : "  3 files found which should be deleted " \},
+		\{ "type" : "info", "msg" : "    3 of 3 files were deleted " \},
+		\{ "type" : "info", "msg" : "    0 of 3 files were not deleted " \},
+		\{ "type" : "info", "msg" : "Calling post-update helper scripts. " \},
+		\{ "type" : "warning", "msg" : "post-update helper script \\(.*/usr/bin/clr-boot-manager\\) not found, it will be skipped " \},
+		\{ "type" : "info", "msg" : "Fix successful " \},
+		\{ "type" : "end", "section" : "verify", "status" : 0 \}
+		\]
+	EOM
+	)
+	assert_regex_is_output "$expected_output"
+
+}
+
+@test "VER051: Verify a system using machine readable output" {
+
+	run sudo sh -c "$SWUPD verify --json-output $SWUPD_OPTS"
+
+	assert_status_is "$SWUPD_NO"
+	expected_output=$(cat <<-EOM
+		\[
+		\{ "type" : "start", "section" : "verify" \},
+		\{ "type" : "progress", "currentStep" : 1, "totalSteps" : 6, "stepCompletion" : 100, "stepDescription" : "get_versions" \},
+		\{ "type" : "info", "msg" : "Verifying version 10 " \},
+		\{ "type" : "progress", "currentStep" : 2, "totalSteps" : 6, "stepCompletion" : 100, "stepDescription" : "cleanup_download_dir" \},
+		\{ "type" : "progress", "currentStep" : 3, "totalSteps" : 6, "stepCompletion" : 100, "stepDescription" : "load_manifests" \},
+		\{ "type" : "progress", "currentStep" : 4, "totalSteps" : 6, "stepCompletion" : 100, "stepDescription" : "consolidate_files" \},
+		\{ "type" : "info", "msg" : "Verifying files " \},
+		\{ "type" : "info", "msg" : " Missing file: .*/baz " \},
+		\{ "type" : "progress", "currentStep" : 5, "totalSteps" : 6, "stepCompletion" : 17, "stepDescription" : "add_missing_files" \},
+		\{ "type" : "info", "msg" : " Missing file: .*/foo/test-file1 " \},
+		\{ "type" : "progress", "currentStep" : 5, "totalSteps" : 6, "stepCompletion" : 35, "stepDescription" : "add_missing_files" \},
+		\{ "type" : "progress", "currentStep" : 5, "totalSteps" : 6, "stepCompletion" : 100, "stepDescription" : "add_missing_files" \},
+		\{ "type" : "progress", "currentStep" : 6, "totalSteps" : 6, "stepCompletion" : 5, "stepDescription" : "fix_files" \},
+		\{ "type" : "progress", "currentStep" : 6, "totalSteps" : 6, "stepCompletion" : 11, "stepDescription" : "fix_files" \},
+		\{ "type" : "progress", "currentStep" : 6, "totalSteps" : 6, "stepCompletion" : 17, "stepDescription" : "fix_files" \},
+		\{ "type" : "progress", "currentStep" : 6, "totalSteps" : 6, "stepCompletion" : 23, "stepDescription" : "fix_files" \},
+		\{ "type" : "progress", "currentStep" : 6, "totalSteps" : 6, "stepCompletion" : 29, "stepDescription" : "fix_files" \},
+		\{ "type" : "progress", "currentStep" : 6, "totalSteps" : 6, "stepCompletion" : 35, "stepDescription" : "fix_files" \},
+		\{ "type" : "progress", "currentStep" : 6, "totalSteps" : 6, "stepCompletion" : 41, "stepDescription" : "fix_files" \},
+		\{ "type" : "progress", "currentStep" : 6, "totalSteps" : 6, "stepCompletion" : 47, "stepDescription" : "fix_files" \},
+		\{ "type" : "progress", "currentStep" : 6, "totalSteps" : 6, "stepCompletion" : 52, "stepDescription" : "fix_files" \},
+		\{ "type" : "progress", "currentStep" : 6, "totalSteps" : 6, "stepCompletion" : 58, "stepDescription" : "fix_files" \},
+		\{ "type" : "progress", "currentStep" : 6, "totalSteps" : 6, "stepCompletion" : 64, "stepDescription" : "fix_files" \},
+		\{ "type" : "progress", "currentStep" : 6, "totalSteps" : 6, "stepCompletion" : 70, "stepDescription" : "fix_files" \},
+		\{ "type" : "progress", "currentStep" : 6, "totalSteps" : 6, "stepCompletion" : 76, "stepDescription" : "fix_files" \},
+		\{ "type" : "progress", "currentStep" : 6, "totalSteps" : 6, "stepCompletion" : 82, "stepDescription" : "fix_files" \},
+		\{ "type" : "progress", "currentStep" : 6, "totalSteps" : 6, "stepCompletion" : 88, "stepDescription" : "fix_files" \},
+		\{ "type" : "progress", "currentStep" : 6, "totalSteps" : 6, "stepCompletion" : 94, "stepDescription" : "fix_files" \},
+		\{ "type" : "progress", "currentStep" : 6, "totalSteps" : 6, "stepCompletion" : 100, "stepDescription" : "fix_files" \},
+		\{ "type" : "info", "msg" : "Inspected 17 files " \},
+		\{ "type" : "info", "msg" : "  2 files were missing " \},
+		\{ "type" : "info", "msg" : "Verify successful " \},
+		\{ "type" : "end", "section" : "verify", "status" : 1 \}
+		\]
+	EOM
+	)
+	assert_regex_is_output "$expected_output"
+
+}