BDD tests for Jenkins X using ginkgo

Prerequisits

golang https://golang.org/doc/install#install
a Jenkins X installation

Running the BDD tests

Then to run all the test suites

go test -timeout 2h ./test/suite/...

Note that as some of the tests take quite a long time it's important to override the default go test timeout of 10m

Or you can run a specific suite, for example

go test -timeout 1h ./test/suite/spring

To enable verbose logging, add -v, for example

go test -timeout 1h -v ./test/suite/spring

Environment variables

There are lots that can be set (see test/helpers/suite.go), but the important ones are:

GIT_ORGANISATION to override the git organisation - by default the username of the pipeline user in the connected cluster

Debugging tests in your IDE

Goland

Find the right _test.go file for the suite you want to run, and right-click Run ..._test.go, or choose Debug ..._test.go to debug it.

If it's a long running test, you may need to add the -timeout 1h argument, you can do that by editing the Run configuration and adding -timeout 1h to the Go Tool Arguments.

To enable verbose logging edit the Run configuration and adding -v to the Go Tool Arguments.

Visual Studio Code

Microsoft already has excellent general guidance for debugging Go in VS Code. Below is an example of how to set this up specifically for these BDD tests.

From the drop-down menus, select Debug --> Open Configurations. This should create a launch.json file for you, if there wasn't one already set up.
Some of the default settings for this file will be fine, but others need to be changed e.g. to set the timeut.. VS Code's Intellisense feature will let you hover over these settings and see possibilities.

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