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+// Copyright 2017-present Open Networking Foundation
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+// http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+// chart-api-test-helm.groovy
+// Checks functionality of the helm-chart, without overriding the version/tag used
+
+CORE_CONTAINER="null"
+
+pipeline {
+
+    /* no label, executor is determined by JJB */
+    agent {
+        label "${params.executorNode}"
+    }
+
+  stages {
+
+    stage('repo') {
+      steps {
+        checkout(changelog: false, \
+          poll: false,
+          scm: [$class: 'RepoScm', \
+            manifestRepositoryUrl: "${params.manifestUrl}", \
+            manifestBranch: "${params.manifestBranch}", \
+            currentBranch: true, \
+            destinationDir: 'cord', \
+            forceSync: true,
+            resetFirst: true, \
+            quiet: true, \
+            jobs: 4, \
+            showAllChanges: true] \
+          )
+      }
+    }
+
+    stage('patch') {
+      steps {
+        sh """
+           pushd cord
+           PROJECT_PATH=\$(xmllint --xpath "string(//project[@name=\\\"${gerritProject}\\\"]/@path)" .repo/manifest.xml)
+           repo download "\$PROJECT_PATH" "${gerritChangeNumber}/${gerritPatchsetNumber}"
+           popd
+           """
+      }
+    }
+
+
+    stage('minikube') {
+      steps {
+        /* see https://github.com/kubernetes/minikube/#linux-continuous-integration-without-vm-support */
+        sh '''
+           export MINIKUBE_WANTUPDATENOTIFICATION=false
+           export MINIKUBE_WANTREPORTERRORPROMPT=false
+           export CHANGE_MINIKUBE_NONE_USER=true
+           export MINIKUBE_HOME=$HOME
+           mkdir -p $HOME/.kube || true
+           touch $HOME/.kube/config
+           export KUBECONFIG=$HOME/.kube/config
+           sudo -E /usr/bin/minikube start --vm-driver=none
+           '''
+        script {
+          timeout(3) {
+            waitUntil {
+              sleep 5
+              def kc_ret = sh script: "kubectl get po", returnStatus: true
+              return (kc_ret == 0);
+            }
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
+    stage('helm') {
+      steps {
+        sh '''
+           helm init
+           sleep 60
+           helm repo add incubator https://kubernetes-charts-incubator.storage.googleapis.com/
+           '''
+      }
+    }
+
+    stage('build') {
+      steps {
+        sh """
+           #!/usr/bin/env bash
+           set -eu -o pipefail
+
+           helm_install_args='-f examples/api-test-values.yaml'
+           basesleep=300
+           extrasleep=60
+
+           pushd cord/helm-charts
+
+           helm dep up xos-core
+           helm install \${helm_install_args} xos-core -n xos-core
+
+           # Pick which chart(s) to load depending on the project being tested
+           # In regex, please list repos in same order as requirements.yaml in the chart(s) loaded!
+
+           if [[ "$GERRIT_PROJECT" =~ ^(rcord|onos-service|fabric|olt-service|vsg-hw|vrouter)\$ ]]; then
+             helm dep update xos-profiles/rcord-lite
+             helm install \${helm_install_args} xos-profiles/rcord-lite -n rcord-lite
+             extrasleep=300
+
+           elif [[ "$GERRIT_PROJECT" =~ ^(vMME|vspgwc|vspgwu|vHSS|hss_db|internetemulator|sdn-controller|epc-service|mcord|progran)\$ ]]; then
+             helm dep update xos-profiles/base-openstack
+             helm dep update xos-profiles/mcord
+             helm install \${helm_install_args} xos-profiles/base-openstack -n base-openstack
+             helm install \${helm_install_args} xos-profiles/mcord -n mcord
+             extrasleep=900
+
+           elif [[ "$GERRIT_PROJECT" =~ ^(openstack|vtn-service|exampleservice|addressmanager)\$ ]]; then
+             # NOTE: onos-service is included in base-openstack, but tested w/rcord-lite chart
+
+             helm dep update xos-profiles/base-openstack
+             helm dep update xos-profiles/demo-exampleservice
+             helm install \${helm_install_args} xos-profiles/base-openstack -n base-openstack
+             helm install \${helm_install_args} xos-profiles/demo-exampleservice -n demo-exampleservice
+
+           elif [[ "$GERRIT_PROJECT" =~ ^(kubernetes-service|simpleexampleservice)\$ ]]; then
+             helm dep update xos-profiles/base-kubernetes
+             helm dep update xos-profiles/demo-simpleexampleservice
+             helm install \${helm_install_args} xos-profiles/base-kubernetes -n base-kubernetes
+             helm install \${helm_install_args} xos-profiles/demo-simpleexampleservice -n demo-simpleexampleservice
+
+           elif [[ "$GERRIT_PROJECT" =~ ^(hippie-oss)\$ ]]; then
+             helm dep update xos-services/hippie-oss
+             helm install \${helm_install_args} xos-services/hippie-oss -n hippie-oss
+
+           elif [[ "$GERRIT_PROJECT" =~ ^(xos|xos-tosca|cord-tester|helm-charts)\$ ]]; then
+             echo "No additional charts to install for testing $GERRIT_PROJECT"
+
+           else
+             echo "Couldn't find a chart to test project: $GERRIT_PROJECT!"
+             exit 1
+           fi
+
+           # sleep to wait for services to load
+           sleep "\$basesleep"
+           sleep "\$extrasleep"
+
+           echo "# Checking helm deployments"
+           kubectl get pods
+           helm list
+
+           for hchart in \$(helm list -q);
+           do
+             echo "## 'helm status' for chart: \${hchart} ##"
+             helm status "\${hchart}"
+           done
+
+           popd
+        """
+      }
+    }
+    stage('setup') {
+      steps {
+        sh """
+            CORE_CONTAINER=\$(docker ps | grep k8s_xos-core | awk '{print \$1}')
+
+            docker cp $WORKSPACE/cord/test/cord-tester/src/test/cord-api/Tests/targets/xosapitests.xtarget \$CORE_CONTAINER:/opt/xos/lib/xos-genx/xosgenx/targets/xosapitests.xtarget
+            docker cp $WORKSPACE/cord/test/cord-tester/src/test/cord-api/Tests/targets/xosserviceapitests.xtarget \$CORE_CONTAINER:/opt/xos/lib/xos-genx/xosgenx/targets/xosserviceapitests.xtarget
+            docker cp $WORKSPACE/cord/test/cord-tester/src/test/cord-api/Tests/targets/xoslibrary.xtarget \$CORE_CONTAINER:/opt/xos/lib/xos-genx/xosgenx/targets/xoslibrary.xtarget
+            docker exec -i \$CORE_CONTAINER /bin/bash -c "xosgenx --target /opt/xos/lib/xos-genx/xosgenx/targets/./xosapitests.xtarget /opt/xos/core/models/core.xproto" > $WORKSPACE/cord/test/cord-tester/src/test/cord-api/Tests/XOSCoreAPITests.robot
+
+            SERVICES=\$(docker exec -i \$CORE_CONTAINER /bin/bash -c "cd /opt/xos/dynamic_services/;find -name '*.xproto'" | awk -F[//] '{print \$2}')
+
+            export testname=_service_api.robot
+            export library=_library.robot
+
+            # do addtional tests if additional services are loaded
+            if ! [[ "$GERRIT_PROJECT" =~ ^(xos|xos-tosca|cord-tester)\$ ]]; then
+              for i in \$SERVICES; do bash -c "docker exec -i \$CORE_CONTAINER /bin/bash -c 'xosgenx --target /opt/xos/lib/xos-genx/xosgenx/targets/./xosserviceapitests.xtarget /opt/xos/dynamic_services/\$i/\$i.xproto /opt/xos/core/models/core.xproto'" > $WORKSPACE/cord/test/cord-tester/src/test/cord-api/Tests/\$i\$testname; done
+              for i in \$SERVICES; do bash -c "docker exec -i \$CORE_CONTAINER /bin/bash -c 'xosgenx --target /opt/xos/lib/xos-genx/xosgenx/targets/./xoslibrary.xtarget /opt/xos/dynamic_services/\$i/\$i.xproto /opt/xos/core/models/core.xproto'" > $WORKSPACE/cord/test/cord-tester/src/test/cord-api/Tests/\$i\$library; done
+            fi
+            """
+        }
+      }
+    stage('test') {
+       steps {
+          sh """
+              pushd cord/test/cord-tester/src/test/cord-api/Tests
+              CORE_CONTAINER=\$(docker ps | grep k8s_xos-core | awk '{print \$1}')
+              CHAM_CONTAINER=\$(docker ps | grep k8s_xos-chameleon | awk '{print \$1}')
+              XOS_CHAMELEON=\$(docker exec \$CHAM_CONTAINER ip a | grep -oE "([0-9]{1,3}\\.){3}[0-9]{1,3}\\b" | grep 172)
+              export testname=_service_api.robot
+              export library=_library.robot
+              SERVICES=\$(docker exec -i \$CORE_CONTAINER /bin/bash -c "cd /opt/xos/dynamic_services/;find -name '*.xproto'" | awk -F[//] '{print \$2}')
+              echo \$SERVICES
+              cd $WORKSPACE/cord/test/cord-tester/src/test/cord-api/Properties/
+              sed -i \"s/^\\(SERVER_IP = \\).*/\\1\'\$XOS_CHAMELEON\'/\" RestApiProperties.py
+              sed -i \"s/^\\(SERVER_PORT = \\).*/\\1\'9101\'/\" RestApiProperties.py
+              sed -i \"s/^\\(XOS_USER = \\).*/\\1\'admin@opencord.org\'/\" RestApiProperties.py
+              sed -i \"s/^\\(XOS_PASSWD = \\).*/\\1\'letmein\'/\" RestApiProperties.py
+              sed -i \"s/^\\(PASSWD = \\).*/\\1\'letmein\'/\" RestApiProperties.py
+              cd $WORKSPACE/cord/test/cord-tester/src/test/cord-api/Tests
+              pybot -d Log -T -e TenantWithContainer -e Port -e ControllerImages -e ControllerNetwork -e ControllerSlice -e ControllerUser XOSCoreAPITests.robot  || true
+              if ! [[ "$GERRIT_PROJECT" =~ ^(cord|platform-install|xos|xos-tosca|cord-tester)\$ ]]; then
+                  for i in \$SERVICES; do bash -c "pybot -d Log -T -e AddressManagerServiceInstance -v TESTLIBRARY:\$i\$library \$i\$testname"; sleep 2; done || true
+              fi
+              popd
+            """
+            }
+    }
+    stage('Publish') {
+        steps {
+            sh """
+            if [ -d RobotLogs ]; then rm -r RobotLogs; fi; mkdir RobotLogs
+            cp -r $WORKSPACE/cord/test/cord-tester/src/test/cord-api/Tests/Log/*ml ./RobotLogs
+            """
+            step([$class: 'RobotPublisher',
+                disableArchiveOutput: false,
+                logFileName: 'RobotLogs/log*.html',
+                otherFiles: '',
+                outputFileName: 'RobotLogs/output*.xml',
+                outputPath: '.',
+                passThreshold: 95,
+                reportFileName: 'RobotLogs/report*.html',
+                unstableThreshold: 0]);
+        }
+    }
+    }
+    post {
+        always {
+            sh '''
+              kubectl get pods --all-namespaces
+
+              echo "# removing helm deployments"
+              kubectl get pods
+              helm list
+
+              for hchart in \$(helm list -q);
+              do
+                echo "## Purging chart: \${hchart} ##"
+                helm delete --purge "\${hchart}"
+              done
+
+              minikube delete
+            '''
+            step([$class: 'Mailer', notifyEveryUnstableBuild: true, recipients: "suchitra@opennetworking.org, you@opennetworking.org, kailash@opennetworking.org", sendToIndividuals: false])
+        }
+    }
+}