Plugin:capabilities/tests

This page contains tests instructions for the capabilities plugin. This page is meant to aid in testing at release time and be a guide for developing automated tests. Please add any tests that you have run when testing this plugin.

OPNFV/Barometer

Check collectd installation procedure with capabilities enabled

• Test steps

1. Build and install collectd with debug log level and capabilities plugin enabled
2. start collectd

• Expected result
  • Collectd has started
  • Capabilities plugin is loaded

Check if the plugin returns the data according to the design

• Test steps

1. Build and install collectd with debug log level and capabilities plugin enabled.
2. Start collectd
3. Read the data collectd by plugin

   $ curl localhost:9104

• Expected result
  • HTTP GET request should result in the display of a data structure about system capabilities read from dmidecode

Verify if the plugin returns the data in json format

• Test steps

1. Build and install collectd with debug log level and capabilities plugin enabled.
2. Start collectd
3. Read the data collectd by plugin using json formatter

   $ curl localhost:9104 | jq type

• Expected result
  • HTTP GET request should result in the display of a data structure about system capabilities read from dmidecode
  • jq should display collected data in json fomat,
  • jq format should return answer: "object"

Check if the plugin returns information from pre-selected number of DMI types

• Test steps

1. Build and install collectd with debug log level and capabilities plugin enabled.
2. Start collectd
3. Read the data collectd by plugin using json formatter

   $ curl localhost:9104 | jq type

• Expected result
  • HTTP GET request should result in the display of a data structure about system capabilities read from dmidecode.
  • The plugin should get information from pre-selected number of DMI types:
    • BIOS - 0
    • System - 1
    • Baseboard - 2
    • Processor - 4
    • Cache - 7
    • Physical Memory Array - 16
    • Memory Device - 17
    • IPMI Device - 38
    • Onboard Devices Extended Information - 41

See also

• capabilities plugin
• OPNFV Barometer tests