demo-cnpg-local-web-ng
Testing & QualityRun ServiceRadar web-ng locally against the live Kubernetes `demo` CNPG database for dashboard, SRQL, services, and UI testing. Use when a task asks to test with live demo data, run local Phoenix against demo CNPG, validate dashboard authoring with Playwright, or avoid fragile kubectl port-forward database access.
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Demo CNPG Local Web-NG
Use this skill when local elixir/web-ng must run against the live demo
namespace CNPG database instead of Docker Compose or srql-fixtures.
Quick Start
From the ServiceRadar repo root:
.agents/skills/demo-cnpg-local-web-ng/scripts/start-local-web-ng.sh
The script:
- reads current
demo/serviceradar-db-credentialswithout printing the password; - tries the GitOps-managed internal LoadBalancer VIP
192.168.6.82:5432; - falls back to the current CNPG primary node's NodePort paths, including
cnpg-rw-internal-lbandcnpg-local-dev; - validates TCP reachability before starting Phoenix;
- starts
mix phx.serverinelixir/web-ngwith small DB pools and long queue windows for WAN/LAN testing.
To only verify the live DB route without starting Phoenix:
.agents/skills/demo-cnpg-local-web-ng/scripts/start-local-web-ng.sh --check
Then use $playwright-cli against http://localhost:4000.
Known Access Paths
Permanent GitOps-managed objects:
- Service:
demo/cnpg-rw-internal-lb - Intended VIP:
192.168.6.82:5432 - NetworkPolicy:
demo/cnpg-allow-oracle-test-postgres
Current known-good fallback from 192.168.2.134:
10.0.2.11:32040viademo/cnpg-rw-internal-lb10.0.2.11:30455viademo/cnpg-local-dev
If 192.168.6.82:5432 fails but the NodePort path works, treat it as a
routing/L2 issue, not a web-ng or CNPG issue.
Browser Validation
Use the playwright-cli skill for screenshots and smoke tests:
playwright-cli open http://localhost:4000/dashboards
playwright-cli screenshot --filename=tmp/demo-cnpg-dashboard-library.png
For dashboard authoring matrix checks:
playwright-cli run-code --filename elixir/web-ng/test/playwright/dashboard_authoring_matrix.playwright.js
Keep screenshots under tmp/ or .playwright-cli/; do not commit them.
Notes
- Prefer this skill over
kubectl port-forwardfor web-ng testing againstdemo; port-forward is fragile under Phoenix startup connection churn. - Re-read Kubernetes secrets each run. Demo credentials can rotate during releases.
- Use
CNPG_HOST_OVERRIDEandCNPG_PORT_OVERRIDEonly when explicitly testing a specific route. - Stop stale local Phoenix servers before starting a new one if port
4000is already occupied.