Provided by: lava-tool_0.14-2_all 
NAME
lava-tool - LAVA Tool Command Line Support
SUMMARY
lava-tool is a command-line tool to interact with LAVA.
USAGE
lava-tool [-h] <subcommand> [args]
OPTIONAL ARGUMENTS
-h, --help
show this help message and exit
SUBCOMMANDS
Type lava-tool <subcommand> -h for help on a specific subcommand.
AVAILABLE SUBCOMMANDS
data-views
Show data views defined on the server
Usage: lava-tool data-views [-h] --dashboard-url URL [--verbose-xml-rpc]
[--experimental-notice]
Optional arguments:
-h, --help
show this help message and exit
Dashboard specific arguments:
--dashboard-url URL
URL of your validation dashboard
Debugging arguments:
--verbose-xml-rpc
Show XML-RPC data
Experimental commands:
--experimental-notice
Explain the nature of experimental commands
job-output
Get job output from the scheduler
Usage: lava-tool job-output [-h] [--overwrite] [--output OUTPUT] SERVER JOB_ID
Positional arguments:
SERVER Host to download job output from
JOB_ID Job ID to download output file
Optional arguments:
-h, --help
show this help message and exit
--overwrite
Overwrite files on the local disk
--output OUTPUT, -o OUTPUT
Alternate name of the output file
devices-list
Get list of devices from the scheduler.
Usage: lava-tool devices-list [-h] SERVER
Positional arguments:
SERVER Host to query for the list of devices
Optional arguments:
-h, --help
show this help message and exit
help Show a summary of all available commands
deserialize
Deserialize a bundle on the server
Usage: lava-tool deserialize [-h] --dashboard-url URL [--verbose-xml-rpc] SHA1
Positional arguments:
SHA1 SHA1 of the bundle to deserialize
Optional arguments:
-h, --help
show this help message and exit
Dashboard specific arguments:
--dashboard-url URL
URL of your validation dashboard
Debugging arguments:
--verbose-xml-rpc
Show XML-RPC data
get Download a bundle from the server
Usage: lava-tool get [-h] --dashboard-url URL [--verbose-xml-rpc] [--overwrite] [--output
OUTPUT] SHA1
Positional arguments:
SHA1 SHA1 of the bundle to download
Optional arguments:
-h, --help
show this help message and exit
--overwrite
Overwrite files on the local disk
--output OUTPUT, -o OUTPUT
Alternate name of the output file
Dashboard specific arguments:
--dashboard-url URL
URL of your validation dashboard
Debugging arguments:
--verbose-xml-rpc
Show XML-RPC data
auth-add
Add an authentication token
Usage: lava-tool auth-add [-h] [--token-file TOKEN_FILE] [--no-check] HOST
Positional arguments:
HOST Endpoint to add token for, in the form scheme://username@host. The username will
default to the currently logged in user.
Optional arguments:
-h, --help
show this help message and exit
--token-file TOKEN_FILE
Read the secret from here rather than prompting for it.
--no-check
By default, a call to the remote server is made to check that the added token
works before remembering it. Passing this option prevents this check.
put Upload a bundle on the server
Usage: lava-tool put [-h] --dashboard-url URL [--verbose-xml-rpc] LOCAL [REMOTE]
Positional arguments:
LOCAL pathname on the local file system
REMOTE pathname on the server
Optional arguments:
-h, --help
show this help message and exit
Dashboard specific arguments:
--dashboard-url URL
URL of your validation dashboard
Debugging arguments:
--verbose-xml-rpc
Show XML-RPC data
bundles
Show bundles in the specified stream
Usage: lava-tool bundles [-h] --dashboard-url URL [--verbose-xml-rpc] [PATHNAME]
Positional arguments:
PATHNAME
pathname on the server (defaults to /anonymous/)
Optional arguments:
-h, --help
show this help message and exit
Dashboard specific arguments:
--dashboard-url URL
URL of your validation dashboard
Debugging arguments:
--verbose-xml-rpc
Show XML-RPC data
server-version
Display dashboard server version
Usage: lava-tool server-version [-h] --dashboard-url URL [--verbose-xml-rpc]
Optional arguments:
-h, --help
show this help message and exit
Dashboard specific arguments:
--dashboard-url URL
URL of your validation dashboard
Debugging arguments:
--verbose-xml-rpc
Show XML-RPC data
cancel-job
Cancel job
Usage: lava-tool cancel-job [-h] SERVER JOB_ID
Positional arguments:
SERVER Host to cancel job on
JOB_ID Job ID to cancel
Optional arguments:
-h, --help
show this help message and exit
resubmit-job
Resubmit job
Usage: lava-tool resubmit-job [-h] SERVER JOB_ID
Positional arguments:
SERVER Host to resubmit job on
JOB_ID Job ID to resubmit
Optional arguments:
-h, --help
show this help message and exit
version
Show dashboard client version
Usage: lava-tool version [-h]
Optional arguments:
-h, --help
show this help message and exit
query-data-view
Invoke a specified data view
Usage: lava-tool restore [-h] --dashboard-url URL [--verbose-xml-rpc] [--experimental-notice]
QUERY
Positional arguments:
QUERY Data view name and any optional and required arguments
Optional arguments:
-h, --help
show this help message and exit
Dashboard specific arguments:
--dashboard-url URL
URL of your validation dashboard
Debugging arguments:
--verbose-xml-rpc
Show XML-RPC data
Experimental commands:
--experimental-notice
Explain the nature of experimental commands
submit-job
Submit a job to lava-scheduler
Usage: lava-tool submit-job [-h] SERVER JSON_FILE
Positional arguments:
SERVER Host to resubmit job on
JSON_FILE
JSON file with test defenition to submit
Optional arguments:
-h, --help
show this help message and exit
Experimental commands:
--experimental-notice
Explain the nature of experimental commands
streams
Show streams you have access to
Usage: lava-tool streams [-h] --dashboard-url URL [--verbose-xml-rpc]
Optional arguments:
-h, --help
show this help message and exit
Dashboard specific arguments:
--dashboard-url URL
URL of your validation dashboard
Debugging arguments:
--verbose-xml-rpc
Show XML-RPC data
make-stream
Create a bundle stream on the server
Usage: lava-tool make-stream [-h] --dashboard-url URL [--verbose-xml-rpc] [--name NAME]
pathname
Positional arguments:
pathname
Pathname of the bundle stream to create
Optional arguments:
-h, --help
show this help message and exit
--name NAME
Name of the bundle stream (description)
Dashboard specific arguments:
--dashboard-url URL
URL of your validation dashboard
Debugging arguments:
--verbose-xml-rpc
Show XML-RPC data
compare-device-conf
Compare device configurations and output a diff.
Usage: lava-tool compare-device-conf [-h] [--wdiff] [--use-stored USE_STORED]
[--dispatcher-config-dir DISPATCHER_CONFIG_DIR] [CONFIGS [CONFIGS ...]]
Positional arguments:
CONFIGS
List of device config paths, at least one, max two.
Optional arguments:
-h, --help
show this help message and exit
--wdiff, -w
Use wdiff for parsing output
--use-stored USE_STORED, -u USE_STORED
Use stored device config with specified device
--dispatcher-config-dir DISPATCHER_CONFIG_DIR
Where to find the device_type templates.
pull Copy bundles and bundle streams from one dashboard to another
Usage: lava-tool pull [-h] --dashboard-url URL [--verbose-xml-rpc] [--experimental-notice] FROM
[STREAM [STREAM ...]]
Positional arguments:
FROM URL of the remote validation dashboard
Optional arguments:
-h, --help
show this help message and exit
Dashboard specific arguments:
--dashboard-url URL
URL of your validation dashboard
STREAM Streams to pull from (all by default)
Debugging arguments:
--verbose-xml-rpc
Show XML-RPC data
Experimental commands:
--experimental-notice
Explain the nature of experimental commands
This command checks for two environment varialbes: The value of DASHBOARD_URL is used as a
replacement for --dashbard-url. The value of REMOTE_DASHBOARD_URL as a replacement for FROM.
Their presence automatically makes the corresponding argument optional.
get-pipeline-device-config
Get pipeline device configuration to a local file or stdout.
Usage: lava-tool get-pipeline-device-config [-h] [--overwrite] [--output OUTPUT]
[--output-to-stdout] SERVER DEVICE_HOSTNAME
Positional arguments:
SERVER Host to download pipeline device configuration from
DEVICE_HOSTNAME
HOSTNAME of the pipeline device for which configuration is required
Optional arguments:
-h, --help
show this help message and exit
--overwrite
Overwrite files on the local disk
--output OUTPUT, -o OUTPUT
Alternate name of the output file
--stdout
Write output to stdout
device-dictionary
Update or export device dictionary data as jinja2 data. [Superusers only.] Either [--update | -u]
or [--export | -e] must be used. Wraps the import-device-dictionary and export-device-dictionary
XMLRPC API calls on the specified server.
Usage: lava-tool device-dictionary [-h] [--update UPDATE] [--export]
SERVER DEVICE_HOSTNAME
Positional arguments:
SERVER Host to query or update the device dictionary on DEVICE_HOSTNAME
DEVICE_HOSTNAME to query or update
Optional arguments:
-h, --help
show this help message and exit
--update UPDATE, -u UPDATE
Load a jinja2 file to update the device dictionary
--export, -e
Export the device dictionary for this device as jinja2
LAVA TEST DEFINITIONS
A LAVA Test Definition comprises of two parts:
• the data to setup the test, expressed as a JSON file.
• the instructions to run inside the test, expressed as a YAML file.
This allows the same tests to be easily migrated to a range of different devices, environments and
purposes by using the same YAML files in multiple JSON files. It also allows tests to be built from a
range of components by aggregating YAML files inside a single JSON file.
CONTENTS OF THE JSON FILE
The JSON file is submitted to the LAVA server and contains:
• Demarcation as a health check or a user test.
• The default timeout of each action within the test.
• The logging level for the test, DEBUG or INFO.
• The name of the test, shown in the list of jobs.
• The location of all support files.
• All parameters necessary to use the support files.
• The declaration of which device(s) to use for the test.
• The location to which the results should be uploaded.
• The JSON determines how the test is deployed onto the device and where to find the tests to be run.
BASIC JSON FILE
Your first LAVA test should use the DEBUG logging level so that it is easier to see what is happening.
A suitable timeout for your first tests is 900 seconds.
Make the job_name descriptive and explanatory, you will want to be able to tell which job is which when
reviewing the results.
Make sure the device_type matches exactly with one of the suitable device types listed on the server to
which you want to submit this job.
Change the stream to one to which you are allowed to upload results, on your chosen server.
{
"health_check": false,
"logging_level": "DEBUG",
"timeout": 900,
"job_name": "kvm-basic-test",
"device_type": "kvm",
"actions": [
{
"command": "deploy_linaro_image",
"parameters": {
"image": "http://images.validation.linaro.org/kvm-debian-wheezy.img.gz"
}
},
{
"command": "lava_test_shell",
"parameters": {
"testdef_repos": [
{
"git-repo": "git://git.linaro.org/qa/test-definitions.git",
"testdef": "ubuntu/smoke-tests-basic.yaml"
}
],
"timeout": 900
}
},
{
"command": "submit_results_on_host",
"parameters": {
"stream": "/anonymous/example/",
"server": "http://localhost/RPC2/"
}
}
]
}
NOTE
Always check your JSON syntax. A useful site for this is http://jsonlint.com. YAML syntax can be checked at http://yaml-online-parser.appspot.com/?yaml=
BUGS AND ISSUES
General hints and tips on lava-tool and LAVA are available on the Linaro wiki:
https://wiki.linaro.org/Platform/LAVA/LAVA_Tips. (Login is not required to read this page, only to
edit.)
NOTE:
lava-tool is intended for user command line interaction. For all scripting requirements use XMLRPC
support directly. Help on using XMLRPC with python is in the API | Available Methods section of the
LAVA instance. e.g. https://validation.linaro.org/api/help/ Other languages also have XMLRPC support.
lava-tool uses python-keyring for the authentication and this can cause some issues. When a desktop UI is
installed, python-keyring attempts to communicate with the desktop keyring support, e.g. gnome-keyring
for a clean desktop interface. If the particular desktop lacks such support, there can be issues using
lava-tool.
There are several steps which can be useful in this situation (which results from a design choice within
the python-keyring package and is beyond the control of lava-tool itself):
https://wiki.linaro.org/Platform/LAVA/LAVA_Tips#gnomekeyring.IOError
These suggestions are in no particular order and users need to choose whichever method has the least
impact on the rest of the workflow. If any of these steps allow successful authentication using
lava-tool, the original problem is not a bug in lava-tool itself.
• Use a server version of Ubuntu (or a remove the Gnome Keyring) [1]
• unset the DISPLAY environment variable in your shell (this will make the keyring library not use the
GNOME keyring)
• Setup and use a file-based key ring:
mkdir ~/.cache/keyring
echo '
[backend]
default-keyring=keyring.backend.CryptedFileKeyring
keyring-path=~/.cache/keyring/
' > ~/keyringrc.cfg
• Use a remote xmlrpclib call:
import xmlrpclib
import json
config = json.dumps({ ... })
server=xmlrpclib.ServerProxy("http://username:API-Key@localhost/RPC2/")
jobid=server.scheduler.submit_job(config)
• Disable DBUS links to the keyring backend [2]:
$ unset DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS
[1] removing gnome-keyring may have unwanted consequences and may still generate DBUS issues, see [2]
[2] the DBUS change can be required even if gnome-keyring is not installed but a desktop UI is present.
Depending on the use case, this can be unset locally, in a wrapper script or in the entire session,
e.g. in ~/.bashrc.
TESTING CHANGES TO LAVA-TOOL
Adding new commands to lava-tool requires changes to the entrypoints.ini file and these changes need to
be picked up by setuptools. The local test directory can use any name - just remember to remove the
directory before committing your local changes for review.
The locally changed lava-tool will still use the same keyring support.
python setup.py install --root=./_dev/lava-tool/ --install-layout=deb
PYTHONPATH=. python ./_dev/lava-tool/usr/bin/lava-tool --help
rm -rf ./_dev/
AUTHOR
Linaro Validation Team
COPYRIGHT
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