Yes, I envision having a directory of declarative test cases. Each would
include a flow yaml, one or more input files, and expected outputs.
I’d like to document the convention before writing the implementation because
if the conventions are solid, we can change out the actual test driver
implementation later on if needed.
Would it be best to document this in a section within /README.md, or should I
add a new file such as /docs/Testing.md, or /TESTING.md?
As for where the test cases would be added, I was thinking maybe
/docker/test/integration, keeping consistent with the existing convention (i.e.
/libminifi/test/integration).
-Andy
On 7/13/17, 10:14 AM, "Marc" <phroc...@apache.org> wrote:
Hi Andy,
I think this is a great idea to test integrating MiNiFi among multiple
system components. Do you have a feel for how you will allow others to
create test cases? Will you attempt to minimize the footprint of
contributed tests by creating a bats based framework? I ask because it
would be cool if contributors could supply a flow ( input ) and expected
output and we automatically run the necessary containers/components. Is
this along the lines of your vision?
Thanks,
Marc
On Wed, Jul 12, 2017 at 12:26 PM, Andy Christianson <
achristian...@hortonworks.com> wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> I am looking at MINIFI-350 and would like to implement some end-to-end
> integration tests for minifi cpp. Essentially, the tests would:
>
>
> 1. Stand up a new minifi cpp docker container
> 2. Send test data to HTTP input ports on the container
> 3. Run data through a minifi flow
> 4. Receive output data to a HTTP endpoint
> 5. Verify output data according to some constraints (headers present,
> hash of the content, etc.)
>
> Most of this work, such as setting up a docker container and sending data
> to it, can naturally be done with shell commands. As such, I’ve taken a
> look at the bats [1] testing framework, which seems simple enough and is
> very expressive.
>
> Any thoughts or suggestions on test frameworks to use are appreciated.
>
> [1]: https://github.com/sstephenson/bats
>
>
