This is a document to help write tests using the new simulator mock framework. https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/CLOUDSTACK/Writing+tests+leveraging+the+simulator+enhancements
On 18-Apr-2014, at 5:09 PM, Koushik Das <koushik....@citrix.com> wrote: > I have added this to master as part of commit > b088821c61c77fc7f7f4fa005f4f5fbbac2862f8. > The following test scenarios are also added based on the new changes: > - Deploy VM failure and retry logic due to volume creation failure. > - Deploy VM failure and retry logic due to failure in starting VM. > - User VM HA (host failure is simulated and CS moves HA enabled VM on another > host) > > Try out these tests and let me know if there are any issues. Also running > them will help in understanding the simulator changes. Please leverage these > changes to add more test scenarios which wasn't possible earlier using > simulator. > > > On 01-Apr-2014, at 5:47 PM, Koushik Das <koushik....@citrix.com> wrote: > >> The current simulator provides a way to test various Cloudstack features >> without using actual resources. But its current capabilities are limited >> since it only allows success response for all agent commands and some >> ability to introduce delays. I am proposing some enhancements to the >> simulator [1] based on which test developers can write end-to-end tests for >> scenarios which were earlier not possible. Some examples would be VM >> deployment failure (due to storage/network failure), VM deployment retry >> logic, user VM HA etc. >> >> In the current set of automation tests mostly positive scenarios are tested >> as it is very complex to test negative scenarios with real hardware. With >> the ability to simulate failure, negative scenarios can be tested in an >> effective manner. Negative test scenarios will also help in improving the >> overall code coverage of the tests. >> >> Please share your feedback/comments. >> >> Thanks, >> Koushik >> >> [1] >> https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/CLOUDSTACK/Simulator+enhancements >
