druid/integration-tests-ex/README.md

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# Revised Integration Tests

This directory builds a Docker image for Druid, then uses that image, along
with test configuration to run tests. This version greatly evolves the
integration tests from the earlier form. See the [History](docs/history.md)
section for details.

## Shortcuts

List of the most common commands once you're familiar with the framework.
If you are new to the framework, see [Quickstart](docs/quickstart.md) for
an explanation.

### Build Druid

```bash
./it.sh build
```

### Build the Test Image

```bash
./it.sh image
```

### Run an IT from the Command Line

```bash
./it.sh test <category>
```

Where `<category>` is one of the test categories.

### Run an IT from the IDE

Start the cluster:

```bash
./it.sh up <category>
```

Where `<category>` is one of the test categories. Then launch the
test as a JUnit test.

## Contents

* [Goals](#Goals)
* [Quickstart](docs/quickstart.md)
* [Create a new test](docs/guide.md)
* [Maven configuration](docs/maven.md)
* [Docker image](docs/docker.md)
* [Druid configuration](docs/druid-config.md)
* [Docker Compose configuration](docs/compose.md)
* [Test configuration](docs/test-config.md)
* [Test structure](docs/tests.md)
* [Test runtime semantics](docs/runtime.md)
* [Scripts](docs/scripts.md)
* [Dependencies](docs/dependencies.md)
* [Debugging](docs/debugging.md)

Background information

* [Next steps](docs/next-steps.md)
* [Test conversion](docs/conversion.md) - How to convert existing tests.
* [History](docs/history.md) - Comparison with prior integration tests.

## Goals

The goal of the present version is to simplify development.

* Speed up the Druid test image build by avoiding download of
  dependencies. (Instead, any such dependencies are managed by
  Maven and reside in the local build cache.)
* Use official images for dependencies to avoid the need to
  download, install, and manage those dependencies.
* Make it is easy to manually build the image, launch
  a cluster, and run a test against the cluster.
* Convert tests to JUnit so that they will easily run in your
  favorite IDE, just like other Druid tests.
* Use the actual Druid build from `distribution` so we know
  what is tested.
* Leverage, don't fight, Maven.
* Run the integration tests easily on a typical development machine.

By meeting these goals, you can quickly:

* Build the Druid distribution.
* Build the Druid image. (< 1 minute)
* Launch the cluster for the particular test. (a few seconds)
* Run the test any number of times in your debugger.
* Clean up the test artifacts.

The result is that the fastest path to develop a Druid patch or
feature is:

* Create a normal unit test and run it to verify your code.
* Create an integration test that double-checks the code in
  a live cluster.