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diff --git a/docs/testing/developer/testcaserequirements/index.rst b/docs/testing/developer/testcaserequirements/index.rst index 912f19da..ecb56a5e 100644 --- a/docs/testing/developer/testcaserequirements/index.rst +++ b/docs/testing/developer/testcaserequirements/index.rst @@ -9,71 +9,96 @@ Compliance Verification Program test case requirements .. toctree:: :maxdepth: 2 + CVP Test Suite Purpose and Goals ================================ -The CVP test suite is intended to provide a method for validating the interfaces -and behaviors of an NFVi platform according to the expected capabilities exposed in -OPNFV. The behavioral foundation evaluated in these tests should serve to provide -a functional baseline for VNF deployment and portability across NFVi instances. -All CVP tests are available in open source and are executed in open source test frameworks. +The CVP test suite is intended to provide a method for validating the +interfaces and behaviors of an NFVi platform according to the expected +capabilities exposed in OPNFV. The behavioral foundation evaluated in these +tests should serve to provide a functional baseline for VNF deployment and +portability across NFVi instances. All CVP tests are available in open source +and are executed in open source test frameworks. + Test case requirements ====================== -The following requirements are mandatory for a test to be submitted for consideration in the - CVP test suite: +The following requirements are mandatory for a test to be submitted for +consideration in the CVP test suite: + +- All test cases must be fully documented, in a common format. Please consider + the existing :ref:`dovetail_testspecifications` as examples. + + - Clearly identifying the test procedure and expected results / metrics to + determine a “pass” or “fail” result. + +- Tests must be validated for the purpose of CVP, tests should be run with both + an expected positive and negative outcome. + +- At the current stage of CVP, only functional tests are eligible, performance + testing is out of scope. + + - Performance test output could be built in as “for information only”, but + must not carry pass/fail metrics. + +- Test cases should favor implementation of a published standard interface for + validation. + + - Where no standard is available provide API support references. -- All test cases must be fully documented, in a common format (please refer to the test - specification directory for examples). + - If a standard exists and is not followed, an exemption is required. Such + exemptions can be raised in the project meetings first, and if no consensus + can be reached, escalated to the TSC. - - Clearly identifying the test procedure and expected results / metrics to determine a “pass” - or “fail” result. +- Test cases must pass on applicable OPNFV reference deployments and release + versions. -- Tests must be validated for the purpose of CVP, tests should be run with both an expected - positive and negative outcome. -- At the current stage of CVP, only functional tests are eligible, performance testing - is out of scope. + - Tests must not require a specific NFVi platform composition or installation + tool. - - Performance test output could be built in as “for information only”, but must not carry - pass/fail metrics. + - Tests and test tools must run independently of the method of platform + installation and architecture. -- Test cases should favor implementation of a published standard interface for validation + - Tests and test tools must run independently of specific OPNFV components + allowing different components such as storage backends or SDN + controllers. - - Where no standard is available provide API support references - - If a standard exists and is not followed, an exemption is required. Such exemptions - can be raised in the project meetings first, and if no consensus can be reached, escalated - to the TSC. + - Tests must not require un-merged patches to the relevant upstream projects. -- Test cases must pass on applicable OPNFV reference deployments and release versions. + - Tests must not require features or code which are out of scope for the + latest release of the OPNFV project. - - Tests must not require a specific NFVi platform composition or installation tool + - Tests must have a documented history of recent successful verification in + OPNFV testing programs including CI, Functest, Yardstick, Bottlenecks, + Dovetail, etc. (i.e., all testing programs in OPNFV that regularly validate + tests against the release, whether automated or manual). - - Tests and test tools must run independently of the method of platform installation - and architecture. - - Tests and tool must run independent of specific OPNFV components allowing different - components such as storage backends or SDN controllers. + - Tests must be considered optional unless they have a documented history for + ALL OPNFV scenarios that are both + + - applicable, i.e., support the feature that the test exercises, and + + - released, i.e., in the OPNFV release supported by the CVP test suite + version. - - Tests must not require un-merged patches to the relevant upstream projects - - Tests must not require features or code which are out of scope for the latest release of - the OPNFV project - - Tests must have a documented history of recent successful verification in OPNFV testing - programs including CI, Functest, Yardstick, Bottlenecks, Dovetail, etc (i.e. all testing - programs in OPNFV that regularly validate tests against the release, whether automated or manual) - - Tests must be considered optional unless they such have a documented history for ALL OPNFV - scenarios that are both - - applicable, i.e. support the feature that the test exercises - - released, i.e. in the OPNFV release supported by the CVP test suite version - Tests must run against a fully deployed and operational system under test. -- Tests and test implementations must support stand alone OPNFV and commercial derived OPNFV based solution + +- Tests and test implementations must support stand alone OPNFV and commercial + OPNFV-derived solutions. - There can be no dependency on OPNFV resources or infrastructure. + - Tests must not require external resources while a test is running, e.g., + connectivity to the Internet. All resources required to run a test, e.g., + VM and container images, are downloaded and installed as part of the system + preparation and test tool installation. + - The following things must be documented for the test case: - Use case specification - Test preconditions - - Basic test flow execution description + - Basic test flow execution description and test assertions - Pass fail criteria - The following things may be documented for the test case: @@ -82,17 +107,32 @@ The following requirements are mandatory for a test to be submitted for consider - Fault/Error test case descriptions - Post conditions where the system state may be left changed after completion -New test case proposals should complete a CVP test case worksheet to ensure that all -of these considerations are met before the test case is approved for inclusion in the -CVP test suite. +New test case proposals should complete a CVP test case worksheet to ensure +that all of these considerations are met before the test case is approved for +inclusion in the CVP test suite. + Dovetail Test Suite Naming Convention ===================================== -Test case naming and structure for dovetail needs to be done, it should consider: +Test case naming and structuring must comply with the following conventions. +The fully qualified name of a test case must comprise three sections: + +`<community>.<test_area>.<test_case_name>` + +- **community**: The fully qualified test case name must identify the community + or upstream project which developed and maintains the test case. For test + cases originating in OPNFV projects, the community identifier is 'opnfv'. + Test cases consumed from the OpenStack tempest test suite, are named + 'tempest', for example. + +- **test_area**: The fully qualified test case name must identify the test case + area. For test cases originating in OPNFV projects, the test case area must + identify the project name. -- Identifying the test area -- Identifying the purpose of the test case +- **test_case_name**: The fully qualified test case name must include a concise + description of the purpose of the test case. -To be discussed, agreed and amended to this document. +An example of a fully qualified test case name is +`opnfv.sdnvpn.router_association_floating_ip`. |