[DO NOT MERGE] wip - ci troubleshooting

action.yml

@@ -93,20 +93,20 @@ runs:
       shell: bash  
       run: |
         if ${{ inputs.test-falco == 'true' }}; then
-          ./build/falco.test -falco-static=${{ inputs.static }} -test.timeout=600s -test.v >> ./report.txt 2>&1 || true
+          ./build/falco.test -falco-static=${{ inputs.static }} -test.timeout=600s -test.v >> ./report.txt 2>&1 || cat ./report.txt
         fi
         if ${{ inputs.static == 'false' }}; then
           if ${{ inputs.test-falcoctl == 'true' }}; then
-            ./build/falcoctl.test -test.timeout=600s -test.v >> ./report.txt 2>&1 || true
+            ./build/falcoctl.test -test.timeout=600s -test.v >> ./report.txt 2>&1 || cat ./report.txt
           fi
           if ${{ inputs.test-k8saudit == 'true' }}; then
-            ./build/k8saudit.test -test.timeout=600s -test.v >> ./report.txt 2>&1 || true
+            ./build/k8saudit.test -test.timeout=600s -test.v >> ./report.txt 2>&1 || cat ./report.txt
           fi
           if ${{ inputs.test-dummy == 'true' }}; then
-            ./build/dummy.test -test.timeout=600s -test.v >> ./report.txt 2>&1 || true
+            ./build/dummy.test -test.timeout=600s -test.v >> ./report.txt 2>&1 || cat ./report.txt
           fi
           if ${{ inputs.test-drivers == 'true' }}; then
-            ${{ inputs.sudo }} ./build/falco-driver-loader.test -test.timeout=600s -test.v >> ./report.txt 2>&1 || true
+            ${{ inputs.sudo }} ./build/falco-driver-loader.test -test.timeout=600s -test.v >> ./report.txt 2>&1 || cat ./report.txt
           fi
         fi
         cat ./report.txt | go-junit-report -set-exit-code > report.xml

tests/data/configs/configs.go

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 /*
-Copyright (C) 2023 The Falco Authors.
+Copyright (C) 2025 The Falco Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -319,6 +319,16 @@ load_plugins: [k8saudit, json]
 `,
 )
 
+var PluginsJson = run.NewStringFileAccessor(
+	"json_plugin_config.yaml",
+	`
+plugins:
+  - name: json
+    library_path: /usr/share/falco/plugins/libjson.so
+    init_config: ""
+`,
+)
+
 var PluginsOverlapExtractSources = run.NewStringFileAccessor(
 	"overlap_extract_sources.yaml",
 	`

tests/data/rules/falco.go

@@ -1373,7 +1373,7 @@ var AppendUnknownSource = run.NewStringFileAccessor(
 var RulesListWithPluginJSON = run.NewStringFileAccessor(
 	"rule-list-with-plugin-json.yaml",
 	`
-- required_engine_version: 11
+- required_engine_version: 0.11.0
 
 - required_plugin_versions:
   - name: json

tests/falco/commands_test.go

@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/falcosecurity/testing/pkg/falco"
 	"github.com/falcosecurity/testing/tests"
+	"github.com/falcosecurity/testing/tests/data/configs"
 	"github.com/falcosecurity/testing/tests/data/outputs"
 	"github.com/falcosecurity/testing/tests/data/rules"
 
@@ -110,26 +111,19 @@ func TestFalco_Cmd_ListPlugins(t *testing.T) {
 		tests.NewFalcoExecutableRunner(t),
 		falco.WithArgs("--list-plugins"),
 		falco.WithArgs("-o", "load_plugins[0]=container"),
-		falco.WithArgs("-o", "load_plugins[1]=json"),
 	)
 	assert.NoError(t, res.Err(), "%s", res.Stderr())
 	assert.Equal(t, res.ExitCode(), 0)
 	assert.Regexp(t, regexp.MustCompile(
-		`2 Plugins Loaded:[\s]+`+
+		`1 Plugins Loaded:[\s]+`+
 			`Name: container[\s]+`+
 			`Description: .*[\s]+`+
 			`Contact: .*[\s]+`+
 			`Version: .*[\s]+`+
 			`Capabilities:[\s]+`+
 			`- Field Extraction[\s]+`+
 			`- Event Parsing[\s]+`+
-			`- Async Events[\s]+`+
-			`Name: json[\s]+`+
-			`Description: .*[\s]+`+
-			`Contact: .*[\s]+`+
-			`Version: .*[\s]+`+
-			`Capabilities:[\s]+`+
-			`- Field Extraction`),
+			`- Async Events`),
 		res.Stdout())
 }
 
@@ -214,6 +208,7 @@ func TestFalco_Print_Rules(t *testing.T) {
 		checkNotStaticExecutable(t)
 		res := falco.Test(
 			runner,
+			falco.WithConfig(configs.PluginsJson),
 			falco.WithArgs("-L"),
 			falco.WithOutputJSON(),
 			falco.WithArgs("-o", "load_plugins[0]=json"),
@@ -222,6 +217,9 @@ func TestFalco_Print_Rules(t *testing.T) {
 
 		assert.NoError(t, res.Err())
 		infos := res.RulesetDescription()
+		if infos == nil {
+			t.Fatalf("RulesetDescription returned nil, stdout: %s, stderr: %s", res.Stdout(), res.Stderr())
+		}
 		assert.NotNil(t, infos)
 
 		// check required engine version