Use kubectl exec to fix a test hanging issue

new-integration-tests/src/test/java/oracle/weblogic/kubernetes/ItMiiDomain.java

@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@
 import static oracle.weblogic.kubernetes.actions.TestActions.dockerLogin;
 import static oracle.weblogic.kubernetes.actions.TestActions.dockerPush;
 import static oracle.weblogic.kubernetes.actions.TestActions.patchDomainCustomResource;
-import static oracle.weblogic.kubernetes.assertions.TestAssertions.appAccessibleInPod;
+import static oracle.weblogic.kubernetes.assertions.TestAssertions.appAccessibleInPodKubectl;
 import static oracle.weblogic.kubernetes.assertions.TestAssertions.appNotAccessibleInPod;
 import static oracle.weblogic.kubernetes.assertions.TestAssertions.doesImageExist;
 import static oracle.weblogic.kubernetes.assertions.TestAssertions.domainResourceImagePatched;
@@ -956,7 +956,7 @@ private void checkAppIsRunning(
             namespace,
             condition.getElapsedTimeInMS(),
             condition.getRemainingTimeInMS()))
-        .until(() -> appAccessibleInPod(
+        .until(() -> appAccessibleInPodKubectl(
                 namespace,
                 podName, 
                 internalPort, 
@@ -1051,7 +1051,7 @@ private static void collectAppAvaiability(
     while (!v2AppAvailable)  {
       v2AppAvailable = true;
       for (int i = 1; i <= replicaCount; i++) {
-        v2AppAvailable = v2AppAvailable && appAccessibleInPod(
+        v2AppAvailable = v2AppAvailable && appAccessibleInPodKubectl(
                             namespace,
                             managedServerPrefix + i, 
                             internalPort, 
@@ -1061,7 +1061,7 @@ private static void collectAppAvaiability(
 
       int count = 0;
       for (int i = 1; i <= replicaCount; i++) {
-        if (appAccessibleInPod(
+        if (appAccessibleInPodKubectl(
             namespace,
             managedServerPrefix + i, 
             internalPort, 

new-integration-tests/src/test/java/oracle/weblogic/kubernetes/assertions/TestAssertions.java

@@ -389,6 +389,27 @@ public static boolean appAccessibleInPod(
     return Application.appAccessibleInPod(namespace, podName, port, appPath, expectedResponse);
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Check if an application is accessible inside a WebLogic server pod using
+   * "kubectl exec" command.
+   *
+   * @param namespace Kubernetes namespace where the WebLogic server pod is running
+   * @param podName name of the WebLogic server pod
+   * @param port internal port of the managed server running in the pod
+   * @param appPath path to access the application
+   * @param expectedResponse the expected response from the application
+   * @return true if the command succeeds
+   */
+  public static boolean appAccessibleInPodKubectl(
+      String namespace,
+      String podName,
+      String port,
+      String appPath,
+      String expectedResponse
+  ) {
+    return Application.appAccessibleInPodKubectl(namespace, podName, port, appPath, expectedResponse);
+  }
+
   /**
    * Check if an application is Not running inside a WebLogic server pod.
    * .

new-integration-tests/src/test/java/oracle/weblogic/kubernetes/assertions/impl/Application.java

@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
 import java.io.IOException;
 
 import io.kubernetes.client.openapi.ApiException;
+import oracle.weblogic.kubernetes.actions.impl.primitive.Command;
+import oracle.weblogic.kubernetes.actions.impl.primitive.CommandParams;
 import oracle.weblogic.kubernetes.utils.ExecResult;
 
 import static oracle.weblogic.kubernetes.actions.TestActions.execCommand;
@@ -78,6 +80,42 @@ public static boolean appAccessibleInPod(
       getLogger().warning(String.format("Failed to find pod %s to check the app", podName));
       return false;
     }
-  } 
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Check if an application is accessible inside a WebLogic server pod.
+   *
+   * @param namespace Kubernetes namespace where the WebLogic server pod is running
+   * @param podName name of the WebLogic server pod
+   * @param port internal port of the managed server running in the pod
+   * @param appPath path to access the application
+   * @param expectedResponse expected response from the app
+   * @return true if the command succeeds
+   */
+  public static boolean appAccessibleInPodKubectl(
+      String namespace,
+      String podName,
+      String port,
+      String appPath,
+      String expectedResponse
+  ) {
+
+    // calling "kubectl exec" command to access the app inside a pod
+    String cmd = String.format(
+        "kubectl -n %s exec -it %s -- /bin/bash -c 'curl http://%s:%s/%s'",
+        namespace,
+        podName,
+        podName,
+        port,
+        appPath);
+
+    CommandParams params = Command
+        .defaultCommandParams()
+        .command(cmd)
+        .saveResults(true)
+        .redirect(false)
+        .verbose(false);
+    return Command.withParams(params).executeAndVerify(expectedResponse);
+  }
 
 }