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Eth2.0 Test Generators
This directory of contains all the generators for YAML tests, consumed by Eth 2.0 client implementations.
Any issues with the generators and/or generated tests should be filed in the repository that hosts the generator outputs, here: ethereum/eth2.0-tests.
Whenever a release is made, the new tests are automatically built and eth2TestGenBot commits the changes to the test repository.
How to run generators
pre-requisites:
- Python 3 installed
- PIP 3
- GNU make
Cleaning
This removes the existing virtual environments (/test_generators/.venvs/
), and generated tests (/yaml_tests/
).
make clean
Running all test generators
This runs all the generators.
make all
Running a single generator
The make file auto-detects generators in the test_generators/
directory,
and provides a tests-gen target for each generator, see example.
make ./tests/shuffling/
Developing a generator
Simply open up the generator (not all at once) of choice in your favorite IDE/editor, and run:
# Create a virtual environment (any venv/.venv/.venvs is git-ignored)
python3 -m venv .venv
# Activate the venv, this is where dependencies are installed for the generator
. .venv/bin/activate
Now that you have a virtual environment, write your generator. It's recommended to extend the base-generator.
Create a requirements.txt
in the root of your generator directory:
eth-utils==1.4.1
../test_libs/gen_helpers
Install all the necessary requirements (re-run when you add more):
pip3 install -r requirements.txt
And write your initial test generator, extending the base generator:
Write a main.py
file, here's an example:
from gen_base import gen_runner, gen_suite, gen_typing
from eth_utils import (
to_dict, to_tuple
)
@to_dict
def bar_test_case(v: int):
yield "bar_v", v
yield "bar_v_plus_1", v + 1
yield "bar_list", list(range(v))
@to_tuple
def generate_bar_test_cases():
for i in range(10):
yield bar_test_case(i)
def bar_test_suite() -> gen_typing.TestSuite:
return gen_suite.render_suite(
title="bar_minimal",
summary="Minimal example suite, testing bar.",
fork="v0.5.1",
config="minimal",
test_cases=generate_bar_test_cases())
if __name__ == "__main__":
gen_runner.run_generator("foo", [bar_test_suite])
Recommendations:
- you can have more than just 1 generator, e.g.
gen_runner.run_generator("foo", [bar_test_suite, abc_test_suite, example_test_suite])
- you can concatenate lists of test cases, if you don't want to split it up in suites.
- you can split your suite generators into different python files/packages, good for code organization.
- use config "minimal" for performance. But also implement a suite with the default config where necessary
- the test-generator accepts
--output
and--force
(overwrite output)
How to add a new test generator
In order to add a new test generator that builds New Tests
:
- Create a new directory
new_tests
, within thetest_generators
directory. Note thatnew_tests
is also the name of the directory in which the tests will appear in the tests repository later. - Your generator is assumed to have a
requirements.txt
file, with any dependencies it may need. Leave it empty if your generator has none. - Your generator is assumed to have a
main.py
file in its root. By adding the base generator to your requirements, you can make a generator really easily. See docs below. - Your generator is called with
-o some/file/path/for_testing/can/be_anything
. The base generator helps you handle this; you only have to define suite headers, and a list of tests for each suite you generate. - Finally, add any linting or testing commands to the circleci config file if desired to increase code quality.
Note: you do not have to change the makefile. However, if necessary (e.g. not using python, or mixing in other languages), submit an issue, and it can be a special case. Do note that generators should be easy to maintain, lean, and based on the spec.
All of this should be done in a pull request to the master branch.
To deploy new tests to the testing repository:
- Create a release tag with a new version number on Github.
- Increment either the:
- major version, to indicate a change in the general testing format
- minor version, if a new test generator has been added
- path version, in other cases.
How to remove a test generator
If a test generator is not needed anymore, undo the steps described above and make a new release:
- remove the generator folder
- remove the generated tests in the
eth2.0-tests
repository by opening a PR there. - make a new release