grpc/tools/interop_matrix/README.md

# Overview

This directory contains scripts that facilitate building and running gRPC interoperability tests for combinations of language/runtimes (known as matrix).

The setup builds gRPC docker images for each language/runtime and upload it to Artifact Registry (AR). These images, encapsulating gRPC stack
from specific releases/tag, are used to test version compatibility between gRPC release versions.

## Step-by-step instructions for adding a AR docker image for a new release for compatibility test

We have continuous nightly test setup to test gRPC backward compatibility between old clients and latest server.
When a gRPC developer creates a new gRPC release, s/he is also responsible to add the just-released gRPC client to the nightly test.
The steps are:
- Add (or update) an entry in `./client_matrix.py` file to reference the github tag for the release.
- Build new client docker image(s).  For example, for C and wrapper languages release `v1.9.9`, do
  - `tools/interop_matrix/create_matrix_images.py --git_checkout --release=v1.9.9 --upload_images --language cxx python ruby php`
- Verify that the new docker image was built successfully and uploaded to AR.  For example,
  - `gcloud artifacts docker images list us-docker.pkg.dev/grpc-testing/testing-images-public` lists available images.
  - `gcloud artifacts docker images list us-docker.pkg.dev/grpc-testing/testing-images-public/grpc_interop_java --include-tags` should show an image entry with tag `v1.9.9`.
  - images can also be viewed in https://pantheon.corp.google.com/artifacts/docker/grpc-testing/us/testing-images-public
- Verify the just-created docker client image would pass backward compatibility test (it should).  For example,
  - `docker pull us-docker.pkg.dev/grpc-testing/testing-images-public/grpc_interop_java:v1.9.9` followed by
  - `docker_image=us-docker.pkg.dev/grpc-testing/testing-images-public/grpc_interop_java:v1.9.9 tools/interop_matrix/testcases/java__master`
- Commit the change and create a PR to upstream/master.
- Trigger an adhoc run of interop matrix tests: https://fusion.corp.google.com/projectanalysis/summary/KOKORO/prod:grpc%2Fcore%2Fexperimental%2Flinux%2Fgrpc_interop_matrix_adhoc
- Once tests pass, request a PR review.
- (Optional) clean up the tmp directory to where grpc source is cloned at `/export/hda3/tmp/grpc_matrix/`.
For more details on each step, refer to sections below.

## Instructions for adding new language/runtimes

- Create new `Dockerfile.template`, `build_interop.sh.template` for the language/runtime under `template/tools/dockerfile/`.
- Run `tools/buildgen/generate_projects.sh` to create corresponding files under `tools/dockerfile/`.
- Add language/runtimes to `client_matrix.py` following existing language/runtimes examples.
- Run `tools/interop_matrix/create_matrix_images.py` which will build (and upload) images to AR.

## Instructions for creating new test cases

- Create test cases by running `LANG=<lang> [RELEASE=<release>] ./create_testcases.sh`.  For example,
  - `LANG=go ./create_testcases.sh` will generate `./testcases/go__master`, which is also a functional bash script.
  - `LANG=go KEEP_IMAGE=1 ./create_testcases.sh` will generate `./testcases/go__master` and keep the local docker image so it can be invoked simply via `./testcases/go__master`.  Note: remove local docker images manually afterwards with `docker rmi <image_id>`.
- Stage and commit the generated test case file `./testcases/<lang>__<release>`.

## Instructions for running test cases against AR docker images

- Run `tools/interop_matrix/run_interop_matrix_tests.py`.  Useful options:
  - `--release` specifies a git release tag.  Defaults to `--release=all`.  Make sure the AR images with the tag have been created using `create_matrix_images.py` above.
  - `--language` specifies a language.  Defaults to `--language=all`.
  For example, To test all languages for all gRPC releases across all runtimes, do `tools/interop_matrix/run_interop_matrix_test.py --release=all`.
- The output for all the test cases is recorded in a junit style xml file (defaults to 'report.xml').

## Instructions for running test cases against an AR image manually

- Download a docker image from AR.  For example: `docker pull us-docker.pkg.dev/grpc-testing/testing-images-public/grpc_interop_go1.8:v1.16.0`.
- Run test cases by specifying `docker_image` variable inline with the test case script created above.
For example:
  - `docker_image=us-docker.pkg.dev/grpc-testing/testing-images-public/grpc_interop_go1.8:v1.16.0 ./testcases/go__master` will run go__master test cases against `go1.8` with gRPC release `v1.16.0` docker image in AR.

Note:
- File path starting with `tools/` or `template/` are relative to the grpc repo root dir.  File path starting with `./` are relative to current directory (`tools/interop_matrix`).
- Creating and referencing images in AR require read and write permission to AR path us-docker.pkg.dev/grpc-testing.