Tata - Test Automation and Troubleshooting Assistant

Tata is a command-line utility designed for checking the configuration of host machines within specified tasks. It provides a simple and efficient way to automate tests related to host settings.

Supported Tasks

Tata supports the following tasks:

1. check_hostname:

   • Verifies that the hostname of the machine matches the specified value.

   tasks:
     - task: check_hostname
       target_hostname: "test"

2. check_ping:

   • Checks if the specified IP address or domain is reachable via ping.

    tasks:
      - task: check_ping
        target_ip: "127.0.0.1"

3. linux_check_ipv4_forwarding

   tasks:
     - task: linux_check_ipv4_forwarding
       enabled: no

4. linux_check_ipv6_forwarding

   tasks:
     - task: linux_check_ipv6_forwarding
       enabled: no

Task Configuration

Tasks are defined in a YAML file with the following format:

tasks:
  - task: check_hostname
    target_hostname: "test"

  - task: check_ping
    target_ip: "127.0.0.1"
  - task: check_ping
    target_ip: "ya.ru"

  - task: linux_check_ipv4_forwarding
    enabled: no
  - task: linux_check_ipv6_forwarding
    enabled: no

Installation

Preferred method: pipx

pipx install py_tata
pytata ./tasks.yaml

Alternative method: pip

pip install py_tata
python -m py_tata.cli.app ./tasks.yaml

Supported Python Versions

Tata is compatible with Python versions 3.10 and above.

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Thank you for using Tata! If you have any questions or encounter any problems, please don't hesitate to reach out.