Prerequsite

• The plugin binary should exist on the system and it should be able to run with the user you run the pytest.
• A Splunk instance (HEC port and splunkd port) should be accessible by the pytest.
• Splunk HEC token should not overwrite index. The tests relies on "index=main"
• Python version must be > 3.x

Testing Instructions

0. (Optional) Use a virtual environment for the test
   virtualenv --python=python3.6 venv
source venv/bin/activate

1. Install the dependencies
   pip install -r requirements.txt

2. Start the test with the required options configured
   python -m pytest <options>

   Options are:
   --splunkd-url

   • Description: splunkd url used to send test data to. Eg: https://localhost:8089
   • Default: https://localhost:8089

   --splunk-user

   • Description: splunk username
   • Default: admin

   --splunk-password

   • Description: splunk user password
   • Default: changeme

   --splunk-hec-url

   • Description: splunk hec endpoint used by logging plugin.
   • Default: https://localhost:8088

   --splunk-hec-token

   • Description: splunk hec token for authentication.
   • Required

   --docker-plugin-path

   • Description: docker plugin binary path
   • Required

   --fifo-path

   • Description: full file path to the fifo
   • Required