[openstack-dev] [Quantum] REST-based ML2 MechanismDriver

Kyle Mestery (kmestery) kmestery at cisco.com
Thu Jun 6 14:30:26 UTC 2013


Try this Luke:

tox -e py27 -v quantum.tests.unit.ml2

On Jun 6, 2013, at 9:03 AM, Luke Gorrie <luke at snabb.co> wrote:

> Hi Kyle & all,
> 
> I am trying to run the Ml2 unit tests in order to get started with hacking. Can someone tell me the best way please?
> 
> This is what I am trying:
> 
> # ./run_tests.sh -P quantum.tests.unit.ml2.test_ml2_plugin:TestMl2NetworksV2
> Running `tools/with_venv.sh python setup.py testr --slowest --testr-args='--subunit  quantum.tests.unit.ml2.test_ml2_plugin:TestMl2NetworksV2'`
> invalid command name 'quantum.tests.unit.ml2.test_ml2_plugin:TestMl2NetworksV2'
> 
> I don't understand that error. I seem to have the same error if I try to run the BigSwitch plugin tests too, though that was working for me in the Grizzly release, so perhaps run_tests.sh doesn't expect a test name/regex as argument anymore?
> 
> Any help appreciated :)
> -Luke
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On 5 June 2013 15:44, Kyle Mestery (kmestery) <kmestery at cisco.com> wrote:
> 
> On Jun 5, 2013, at 5:11 AM, Luke Gorrie <luke at tail-f.com> wrote:
> 
> > Howdy!
> >
> > Great work Bob & all on getting the ML2 plugin code onto master, exciting stuff :-)))
> >
> > I want to use the upcoming ML2 MechanismDriver to make REST requests to an external system. Is anybody else interested in this too and planning related work? If so then perhaps we could join forces.
> >
> > I am flexible with respect to the exact REST API design. In principle I would favor something as close as possible to the raw MechanismDriver API.
> >
> > I am doing this work to integrate with the Tail-f Network Control System (NCS). The blueprint for this work was approved this morning for Havana. https://blueprints.launchpad.net/quantum/+spec/tailf-ncs
> >
> > NCS will be customized to support the REST API that we develop on the OpenStack side. So there are no legacy/compatibility constraints on how the REST API needs to look from my perspective.
> >
> > I am guessing that the maintainers of the BigSwitch plugin would be interested, being as that is also REST-based and may want to be updated to fit into ML2?
> >
> > So please give me a ping if you are interested in MechanismDriver+REST, or point me at where I can find people who are :-)
> >
> > Cheers,
> > -Luke
> >
> Hi Luke, Bob is organizing some sub team meetings around ML2 going forward, we'll be sure to include you in those! Right now, there are 4 blueprints open for continued ML2 work. I'm not aware of anyone doing a controller MechanismDriver yet, so you may have just signed up to be the first!
> 
> Looking forward to having you a part of the ML2 team!
> 
> Kyle
> 
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