---
title: Coding Week 9 Meeting
date: 2021-08-06 22:47
tags: [gsoc, FOSSology]
category: gsoc
description: "This week I worked on CMake testing configuration. Most of the time was
spent understanding the previous testing architecture."
image: "/images/tech-wallpaper-11.webp"
---

This week I worked on CMake testing configuration. Most of the time was spent understanding the previous testing architecture.

## Week 9 Progress

> Initial CMake testing configuration added.
>
> - Few tests working, e.g copyright, nomos
> - Improved packaging configurations
> - To test the current progress, follow the instructions [here](https://github.com/avinal/FOSSology/wiki#test-the-new-system-only-gcc-with-make-and-ninja-tested-for-now)

## Discussions

- **Is this a necessity that tests must be run as the fossy user?
  Because when I run tests as me they as for permissions. But proceeds
  as the fossy user.**

  - No this is not required and this should not happen. They run under
    fossy as they sometimes require writing into /srv/fossology. But if
    they can run under other users that is an enhancement.

- **I am getting a lot of install issues in C/C++ agent tests?**

  ``` bash
  Start 3: delagent_unit_test

  3: Test command: /home/avinal/Documents/my_git/fossology/build/src/delagent/agent_tests/test_delagent
  3: Test timeout computed to be: 10000000
  3: install: cannot stat '/home/avinal/Documents/my_git/fossology/build/src/delagent/agent_tests/..//../../install/defconf/Db.conf': No such file or directory
  3: install: cannot stat '/home/avinal/Documents/my_git/fossology/build/src/delagent/agent_tests/..//VERSION': No such file or directory
  3: sh: 1: ../../../testing/db/createTestDB.php: not found
  3: Failed to run ../../../testing/db/createTestDB.php -c /home/avinal/Documents/my_git/fossologbuild/src/delagent/agent_tests/testconf -e, exit code is:127 .
  3/8 Test #3: delagent_unit_test ...............***Failed    0.02 sec
  ```

  - Not sure about the reason. I was suspecting Makefile but since they
    are gone now, I think PHP files are calling some shell commands
    causing this.

- **Suggestions/Changes from Gaurav for fixing tests.**

  - For clib-tests, it needs to be called from PHP file (via PHPUnit) as
    it requires setting up a dummy repo. Check the
    `src/lib/c/test/Makefile`
  - For missing services.xml, the test cases include
    `src/lib/php/common-container.php` which loads the file. It expects
    it to be in current dir. Can be solved in two ways
    - Create another common-container.php just for test cases with
      correct paths.
    - Edit the current file and take the help of environment variables.
      For example, if a test variable is exported in env, find the XML
      relative to it otherwise continue as normal and this variable can
      be exported by CMake during the test.
  - Scheduler tests do need `fossology_testconfig` from Makefile.deps
    which set up the srv and create test configurations, DB, etc.
    - Another shell script can be written to do all that and call it
      from CMake. The PHP file called makes everything required in /tmp
      so not an issue.
    - The locations like `LOG_DIR, FOSSDB_CONF`, etc. in CMakeLists.txt
      can be changed to some other values. I am guessing this is the
      reason you were asked for the fossy password.
  - File `src/copyright/agent_tests/Functional/cli_test.sh` needs to be
    edited to take paths relative to build dir. It can also be made into
    a .in file which is generated from CMake? So every path can easily
    be updated.
  - For PHP agents with missing version.php issue, there is a hack
    possible
    - Check
      <https://www.php.net/manual/en/function.set-include-path.php>
    - Another hack will be to use soft links for version.php in the
      source.
  - Other PHP issues like
    `PHP Fatal error: Uncaught Error: Class 'Fossology\Lib\Agent\Agent' not found`
    can only be solved by editing composer.json before doing composer
    install (look for autoload: psr-4 ).
  - For delagent, pkgagent, mimetype issues, something can be done here:
    <https://github.com/avinal/fossology/blob/avinal/feat/testing/src/testing/db/c/libfodbreposysconf.c#L349>

## Conclusion and Further Plans

- Raise a pull request for all the progress till now.
- Refactor the test source code according to suggestions.
- Implement remaining testing configurations.

## Attendees

- [Gaurav Mishra](https://github.com/GMishx)
- [Anupam Ghosh](https://github.com/ag4ums)
- [Avinal Kumar](https://github.com/avinal)
