[Avocado-devel] Multiplex and avocado-vt

[Cleber Rosa]

----- Original Message -----
> From: "Olav Philipp Henschel" <olavph at linux.vnet.ibm.com>
> To: avocado-devel at redhat.com
> Sent: Friday, November 20, 2015 12:17:55 PM
> Subject: Re: [Avocado-devel] Multiplex and avocado-vt
> 
> I've just noticed the parameter "test", which is passed to the method
> "run" in avocado-vt is an instance of class VirtTest.
> So there's no need for that function that I've written. I just need to
> use the command you mentioned replacing "self" with "test".
> 
> sleep_length = test.avocado_params.get('sleep_length', default=1)

Exactly! Sorry about that. (I went the extra mile and changed "test" to
"self", but the extra mile was erroneous... Probably some interfering
thought about avocado-virt ;)

> 
> On 20-11-2015 11:24, Olav Philipp Henschel wrote:
> > I believe the syntax you've given is for an avocado-virt test, which
> > inherits from the class VirtTest, right?
> > The way I use them, avocado-vt tests don't have a class, they are
> > defined just by a "run" method.
> > Based on the code you pointed to, in VirtTest __init__, I've written a
> > simple function to get the avocado params:
> >
> > from avocado.core import multiplexer
> > def get_avocado_params(params):
> >     avocado_params_raw = params.get('avocado_params', None)
> >     if avocado_params_raw is not None:
> >         params_list, mux_path = avocado_params_raw[0],
> > avocado_params_raw[1]
> >     else:
> >         params_list, mux_path = [], []
> >     return multiplexer.AvocadoParams(params_list, "", "", mux_path, {})
> >
> > This way, I've been able to use them in an avocado-vt test like this:
> >
> > avocado_params = get_avocado_params(params)
> > param = avocado_params.get("param_name")
> >
> > If there's a simpler way, please tell me.
> >
> > I'm eager to move to avocado-virt, it seems much nicer than
> > avocado-vt, but we need the unattended_install test, which I believe
> > is not yet supported.
> > I might even give a try in porting it eventually.
> >
> >
> > Thank you for helping me with this,
> > Olav
> >
> >
> > On 19-11-2015 19:42, Cleber Rosa wrote:
> >> Hi Olav,
> >>
> >> Avocado-vt tests, by default, do not use the parameters from the
> >> multiplex. By default, is parameters come from the precursor of the
> >> multiplexer (known as the cartesian config file).
> >>
> >> But, Avocado actually sends the parameters over, and there's a way to
> >> actually use them from within avocado-vt tests. The syntax (from
> >> within a test) is:
> >>
> >>     sleep_length = self.avocado_params.get('sleep_length', default=1)
> >>
> >> The parameter 'sleep_length' is a parameter that should come from the
> >> multiplexer.
> >>
> >> About Avocado-virt: this is where a more native (and pleasant)
> >> experience should be found. Unfortunately, it's still far from the
> >> same level of features and tests as Avocado-vt. But, Avocado-virt
> >> should receive most of our development energy from now on.
> >>
> >> If you feel that Avocado-virt better suits your needs, great! Let's
> >> work together on that!
> >>
> >> BTW, a few pointers on Avocado-vt + multiplexer:
> >>
> >>   -
> >> https://github.com/avocado-framework/avocado-vt/blob/master/avocado/core/plugins/vt.py#L254
> >>   -
> >> https://github.com/avocado-framework/avocado-vt/blob/master/avocado/core/plugins/vt.py#L321
> >>
> >>
> >> Thanks,
> >> CR.
> >>
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >>> From: "Olav Philipp Henschel" <olavph at linux.vnet.ibm.com>
> >>> To: avocado-devel at redhat.com
> >>> Sent: Thursday, November 19, 2015 4:09:06 PM
> >>> Subject: [Avocado-devel] Multiplex and avocado-vt
> >>>
> >>> Now that I got multiplexing to work, I've tried to use it with
> >>> avocado-vt and didn't get the expected results.
> >>> It prints the "Multiplex tree representation" and executes the tests
> >>> once for each variant, but the tests didn't get the param values.
> >>> I've noticed the params in new tests are an attribute of the Test
> >>> class,
> >>> which is not used in avocado-vt.
> >>>
> >>> Is it even possible to multiplex avocado-vt tests?
> >>> If not, what's the current status on avocado-virt? Can we port other
> >>> distros as guests already?
> >>>
> >>> Any information is appreciated,
> >>> Olav P. Henschel
> >>>
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