Sample third-party server¶
Some front-end features can be tested with the frontend_tester application that acts as a third-party application in the server-app scenario.
It allows the user to create graph representations of basic front end use cases.
To be able to test the front end, start with building the front end in the server-app mode.
In the root of the project, run:
python -m pipeline_manager build server-app
Note
If the specification requires additional assets (e.g. icons), provide them with --assets-directory <path-to-assets> flag, for example:
python -m pipeline_manager build server-app --assets-directory examples/sample-assets
Now, start the Pipeline Manager server application:
python -m pipeline_manager run --verbosity INFO
Once the server has started, it waits for the third-party application to connect to. Let’s run the front end tester with:
python -m pipeline_manager.frontend_tester.tester_client
After this, the entire testing setup should be up and running at http://127.0.0.1:5000. From there, it is possible to add mini scenarios mocking the work of the server to check various front-end features.
The implementation of the tester_client is documented and quite straightforward. You can also easily extend it to test other front-end (or back-end) features.