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Run, scope, or debug telepresence integration tests under integration_test/. Use when the user wants to run a suite or single test, debug a failing integration test, or says "/integration-tests". Runs `make check-integration` scoped with TEST_SUITE/TEST_NAME, in the background, writing to a log file so heavy output stays out of context.

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integration-tests

Runs telepresence integration tests from the main conversation. (Replaces the former integration-test-runner subagent: kept in the main thread so the env vars and scoping are set here, where this harness's shell-env quirks are known.)

Background to assume

  • Tests live under integration_test/ (testify suites) and need a working k8s cluster (kind / minikube / Docker Desktop) plus images it can reach. For a local cluster, set TELEPRESENCE_REGISTRY=local and LOAD images into it (make load-tel2-image, plus make client-image for --docker) rather than pushing to a registry — see Workflow step 2.
  • Harness is in integration_test/itest/. Env vars are documented in CLAUDE.md under "Integration Test Environment Variables".
  • itest.yml (next to the telepresence config.yml) pins TELEPRESENCE_VERSION / TELEPRESENCE_REGISTRY and wins over shell env for the test harness.

Always run via make check-integration

It builds prerequisites and runs go test -json ./integration_test/... | test-report, which renders a live, readable log. Do not hand-roll raw go test.

CRITICAL: pass scoping/config as MAKE ARGUMENTS, not shell env

In this harness, shell exports do NOT persist across separate Bash calls, and inline VAR=value shell prefixes are disallowed. Pass everything as make command-line arguments instead — make exports command-line variables into the recipe's environment, so they reach the go test / test-report process:

make check-integration \
  TEST_SUITE='^MySuite$' \
  TEST_LOG_OUTPUT=/tmp/itest-mysuite.log
  • TEST_SUITE / TEST_NAME are regexps. Double the trailing $ anchor — make eats a single $, so '^MySuite
    #x27;     becomes ^MySuite (anchor lost); use '^MySuite$'. TEST_SUITE filters suite names; TEST_NAME becomes -testify.m. Combine them to pin one test in one suite.
  • TEST_LOG_OUTPUT → a FRESH, run-specific path; rm -f it first (it is opened append-mode). test-report writes the rendered log here, NOT to stdout.
  • check-integration builds no image (the client-image prereq was removed), so it does NOT need TELEPRESENCE_VERSION/TELEPRESENCE_REGISTRY — the test harness reads version/registry from itest.yml. Pass those vars only to the build/load commands (step 2), matching itest.yml.

Keep heavy output out of context

This runs in the main thread, so do NOT Read or tail the whole log. Instead:

  1. Launch the make command with run_in_background: true.
  2. On completion (or to peek), Read ONLY summary lines from $TEST_LOG_OUTPUT: grep -E '^(---| ---) (PASS|FAIL|SKIP):' /tmp/itest-mysuite.log (the bare word FAIL also appears in DEBUG lines — match the --- FAIL: form). The top-level result is --- PASS: / --- FAIL: Test_Integration.

Reading the log

Output streams within seconds once the test phase starts. A persistently empty $TEST_LOG_OUTPUT after the test phase has begun is a problem (stale lock, wrong path, or stuck run) — investigate, don't wait it out.

Stale lock / leftover state

If a prior run was killed, before re-running:

  • telepresence quit -s
  • rm -f /tmp/telepresence-itest.lock /tmp/datawire-machine-scoped-default.lock
  • A leftover traffic-manager ("telepresence-oss ... is already installed in namespace ") → helm uninstall traffic-manager -n <ns> and delete the ns.

Workflow

  1. Identify the suite/test: Grep integration_test/ to map a feature to a suite (<feature>_test.go, SuiteName()) and/or a Test_ method.
  2. Decide rebuild. The harness runs the prebuilt host binary plus the cluster-side images, so rebuild whatever changed. These build/load commands need TELEPRESENCE_VERSION matching itest.yml (the image tag is registry/name:version) and, for a local cluster (kind / minikube / Docker Desktop), TELEPRESENCE_REGISTRY=local — then LOAD images into the cluster instead of pushing to a registry:
    • client-side Go (pkg/, cmd/cli): make build TELEPRESENCE_VERSION=<itest.yml> — else the harness runs a stale binary (e.g. missing a newly added flag).
    • manager/agent (cmd/traffic, charts/): make load-tel2-image TELEPRESENCE_VERSION=<itest.yml> TELEPRESENCE_REGISTRY=local.
    • --docker tests only: make client-image TELEPRESENCE_VERSION=<itest.yml> TELEPRESENCE_REGISTRY=local (the daemon container runs on the workstation via docker, so it only needs to exist locally — no cluster load). local makes the harness use pullPolicy=Never. Reserve make push-images (and a real TELEPRESENCE_REGISTRY) for a remote cluster that cannot load local images.
  3. Run scoped (background, fresh TEST_LOG_OUTPUT).
  4. Summarize: command run, pass/fail/skip counts, failing test names, the smallest log excerpt explaining each failure, and the next concrete action.

Don't

  • Don't run the full suite unscoped without explicit user instruction — it is slow and -failfast aborts everything on the first failure.
  • Don't make clobber or destroy local images without asking.
  • Don't edit generated files: docs/reference/cli/**, DEPENDENCIES.md, DEPENDENCY_LICENSES.md, docs/release-notes*.
anchor** —\n make eats a single ` integration-tests — Agent Skill guide | OpenParable , so `'^MySuite ` becomes `^MySuite` (anchor lost); use\n `'^MySuite$'`. `TEST_SUITE` filters suite names; `TEST_NAME` becomes\n `-testify.m`. Combine them to pin one test in one suite.\n- `TEST_LOG_OUTPUT` → a FRESH, run-specific path; `rm -f` it first (it is opened\n append-mode). `test-report` writes the rendered log here, NOT to stdout.\n- `check-integration` builds **no image** (the `client-image` prereq was removed),\n so it does NOT need `TELEPRESENCE_VERSION`/`TELEPRESENCE_REGISTRY` — the test\n harness reads version/registry from `itest.yml`. Pass those vars only to the\n build/load commands (step 2), matching `itest.yml`.\n\n## Keep heavy output out of context\n\nThis runs in the main thread, so do NOT Read or `tail` the whole log. Instead:\n\n1. Launch the `make` command with `run_in_background: true`.\n2. On completion (or to peek), Read ONLY summary lines from `$TEST_LOG_OUTPUT`:\n `grep -E '^(---| ---) (PASS|FAIL|SKIP):' /tmp/itest-mysuite.log`\n (the bare word `FAIL` also appears in DEBUG lines — match the `--- FAIL:`\n form). The top-level result is `--- PASS:` / `--- FAIL: Test_Integration`.\n\n## Reading the log\n\nOutput streams within seconds once the test phase starts. A persistently empty\n`$TEST_LOG_OUTPUT` after the test phase has begun is a problem (stale lock, wrong\npath, or stuck run) — investigate, don't wait it out.\n\n## Stale lock / leftover state\n\nIf a prior run was killed, before re-running:\n- `telepresence quit -s`\n- `rm -f /tmp/telepresence-itest.lock /tmp/datawire-machine-scoped-default.lock`\n- A leftover traffic-manager (\"telepresence-oss ... is already installed in\n namespace \u003cns>\") → `helm uninstall traffic-manager -n \u003cns>` and delete the ns.\n\n## Workflow\n\n1. **Identify** the suite/test: Grep `integration_test/` to map a feature to a\n suite (`\u003cfeature>_test.go`, `SuiteName()`) and/or a `Test_` method.\n2. **Decide rebuild.** The harness runs the prebuilt host binary plus the\n cluster-side images, so rebuild whatever changed. These build/load commands\n need `TELEPRESENCE_VERSION` matching `itest.yml` (the image tag is\n `registry/name:version`) and, for a local cluster (kind / minikube / Docker Desktop),\n `TELEPRESENCE_REGISTRY=local` — then LOAD images into the cluster instead of\n pushing to a registry:\n - client-side Go (`pkg/`, `cmd/cli`):\n `make build TELEPRESENCE_VERSION=\u003citest.yml>` — else the harness runs a\n stale binary (e.g. missing a newly added flag).\n - manager/agent (`cmd/traffic`, `charts/`):\n `make load-tel2-image TELEPRESENCE_VERSION=\u003citest.yml> TELEPRESENCE_REGISTRY=local`.\n - `--docker` tests only:\n `make client-image TELEPRESENCE_VERSION=\u003citest.yml> TELEPRESENCE_REGISTRY=local`\n (the daemon container runs on the workstation via docker, so it only needs\n to exist locally — no cluster load).\n `local` makes the harness use `pullPolicy=Never`. Reserve `make push-images`\n (and a real `TELEPRESENCE_REGISTRY`) for a remote cluster that cannot load\n local images.\n3. **Run** scoped (background, fresh `TEST_LOG_OUTPUT`).\n4. **Summarize:** command run, pass/fail/skip counts, failing test names, the\n smallest log excerpt explaining each failure, and the next concrete action.\n\n## Don't\n\n- Don't run the full suite unscoped without explicit user instruction — it is\n slow and `-failfast` aborts everything on the first failure.\n- Don't `make clobber` or destroy local images without asking.\n- Don't edit generated files: `docs/reference/cli/**`, `DEPENDENCIES.md`,\n `DEPENDENCY_LICENSES.md`, `docs/release-notes*`.\n"},{"id":"32bbb1d434a65e40351fafeba29f64a1e0d775ca","sourceUrl":"https://github.com/zwave-js/zwave-js/blob/HEAD/.agents/skills/integration-tests/SKILL.md","licenseUnclear":false,"content":null},{"id":"8cb49d54f85b0578b9775036125023bea4974b37","sourceUrl":"https://github.com/aiskillstore/marketplace/blob/HEAD/skills/internet-court/integration-tests/SKILL.md","licenseUnclear":true,"content":null}],"versionEndpoint":"/skill/api/version"}