Python framework tests#

The python test framework is built on top of the ChipDeviceCtrl.py python controller API and the Mobly test framework. Python tests are interaction tests, and can be used for certification testing, and / or integration testing in the CI.

Python tests located in src/python_testing

Resources for getting started#

Writing Python tests#

  • All test classes inherit from MatterBaseTest in matter_testing_support.py

    • support for commissioning using the python controller

    • default controller (self.default_controller) of type ChipDeviceCtrl

    • MatterBaseTest inherits from the Mobly BaseTestClass

  • Test function(s) (start with test_) and are all run automatically

    • To run in the test harness, the test name must be test_TC_PICSCODE_#_#

      • more information about integration with the test harness can be found in Test Harness helpers section

    • any tests that use async function (read / write / commands) should be decorated with the @async_test_body decorator

  • Use ChipDeviceCtrl to interact with the DUT

    • Controller API is in ChipDeviceCtrl.py (see API doc in file)

    • some support functions in matter_testing_support.py

  • Use Mobly assertions for failing tests

  • self.step() along with a steps_ function to mark test plan steps for cert tests

A simple test#

class TC_MYTEST_1_1(MatterBaseTest):

    @async_test_body
    async def test_TC_MYTEST_1_1(self):

        vendor_name = await self.read_single_attribute_check_success(
            dev_ctrl=self.default_controller, <span style="color:#38761D"># defaults to
self.default_controlller</span>
            node_id = self.dut_node_id, <span style="color:#38761D"># defaults to
self.dut_node_id</span>
            cluster=Clusters.BasicInformation,
            attribute=Clusters.BasicInformation.Attributes.VendorName,
            endpoint = 0, <span style="color:#38761D">#defaults to 0</span>
        )
        asserts.assert_equal(vendor_name, “Test vendor name”, “Unexpected vendor name”)

if __name__ == "__main__":
default_matter_test_main()

In this test, asserts.assert_equal is used to fail the test on condition failure (throws an exception).

Because the test requires the use of the async function read_single_attribute_check_success, the test is decorated with the @async_test_body decorator

The default_matter_test_main() function is used to run the test on the command line. These two lines should appear verbatim at the bottom of every python test file.

Cluster Codegen#

Common import used in test files: import chip.clusters as Clusters

Each cluster is defined in the Clusters.<ClusterName> namespace and contains always:

  • id

  • descriptor

Each Clusters.<ClusterName> will include the appropriate sub-classes (if defined for the cluster):

  • Enums

  • Bitmaps

  • Structs

  • Attributes

  • Commands

  • Events

Attributes#

Attributes derive from ClusterAttributeDescriptor

Each Clusters.<ClusterName>.Attributes.<AttributeName> class has:

  • cluster_id

  • attribute_id

  • attribute_type

  • value

Example:

  • class - Clusters.OnOff.Attributes.OnTime

    • used for Read commands

  • instance - Clusters.OnOff.Attributes.OnTime(5)

    • sets the value to 5

    • pass the instance to write commands to write the value

Commands#

Commands derive from ClusterCommand

Each Clusters.<ClusterName>.Commands.<CommandName> class has:

  • cluster_id

  • command_id

  • is_client

  • response_type (None for status response)

  • descriptor

  • data members (if required)

Example:

  • Clusters.OnOff.Commands.OnWithTimedOff(onOffControl=0, onTime=5, offWaitTime=8)

  • Clusters.OnOff.Commands.OnWithTimedOff()

    • command with no fields

Events#

Events derive from ClusterEvent

Each Clusters.<ClusterName>.Events.<EventName> class has:

  • cluster_id

  • event_id

  • descriptor

  • data members if required

Example:

  • Clusters.AccessControl.Events.AccessControlEntryChanged.adminNodeID

Enums#

Enums derive from MatterIntEnum

Each Clusters.<ClusterName>.Enum.<EnumName> has

  • k

  • kUnknownEnumValue (used for testing, do not transmit)

Example:

  • Clusters.AccessControl.Enums.AccessControlEntryPrivilegeEnum.kAdminister

Bitmaps#

Bitmaps derive from IntFlag

Each Clusters.<ClusterName>.Bitmaps.<BitmapName> has: - k

Special class:

  • class Feature(IntFlag) - contains the feature map bitmaps

Example:

  • Clusters.LaundryWasherControls.Bitmaps.Feature.kSpin

Structs#

Structs derive from ClusterObject

Each Clusters.<ClusterName>.Structs.<StructName> has:

  • descriptor

  • data members

Example

  • Clusters.BasicInformation.Structs.ProductAppearanceStruct(

  • finish=Clusters.BasicInformation.Enums.ProductFinishEnum.kFabric,

  • primaryColor=Clusters.BasicInformation.Enums.ColorEnum.kBlack)

Accessing Clusters and Cluster Elements by ID#

ClusterObjects.py has a set of objects that map ID to the code generated object.

chip.clusters.ClusterObjects.ALL_CLUSTERS

  • dict[int, Cluster] - maps cluster ID to Cluster class

  • cluster = chip.clusters.ClusterObjects.ALL_CLUSTERS[cluster_id]

chip.clusters.ClusterObjects.ALL_ATTRIBUTES

  • dict[int, dict[int, ClusterAttributeDescriptor]] - maps cluster ID to a dict of attribute ID to attribute class

  • attr = chip.clusters.ClusterObjects.ALL_ATTRIBUTES[cluster_id][attribute_id]

chip.clusters.ClusterObjects.ALL_ACCEPTED_COMMANDS/ALL_GENERATED_COMMANDS

  • dict[int, dict[int, ClusterCommand]]

  • cmd = chip.clusters.ClusterObjects.ALL_ACCEPTED_COMMANDS[cluster_id][cmd_id]

ChipDeviceCtrl API#

The ChipDeviceCtrl API is implemented in ChipDeviceCtrl.py.

The ChipDeviceCtrl implements a python-based controller that can be used to commission and control devices. The API is documented here in the ChipDeviceCtrl API documentation

The API doc gives full descriptions of the APIs being used. The most commonly used functions are linked below

Read#

  • Read both attributes and events

  • Can handle wildcard or concrete path

ReadAttribute#

  • convenience wrapper for Read for attributes

Examples: Wildcard read (all clusters, all endpoints):

await dev_ctrl.ReadAttribute(node_id, [()])

Wildcard read (single endpoint 0)

await dev_ctrl.ReadAttribute(node_id, [(0)])

Wildcard read (single cluster from single endpoint 0)

await dev_ctrl.ReadAttribute(node_id, [(1, Clusters.OnOff)])

Single attribute

await dev_ctrl.ReadAttribute(node_id, [(1, Clusters.OnOff.Attributes.OnTime)])

Multi-path

await dev_ctrl.ReadAttribute(node_id, [(1, Clusters.OnOff.Attributes.OnTime),(1, Clusters.OnOff.Attributes.OnOff)])

ReadEvent#

  • convenience wrapper for Read

  • Similar to ReadAttribute, but the tuple includes urgency as the last number

Example:

urgent = 1

await dev_ctrl ReadEvent(node_id, [(1,
Clusters.TimeSynchronization.Events.MissingTrustedTimeSource, urgent)])

Subscriptions#

Subscriptions are handled in the Read / ReadAttribute / ReadEvent APIs. To initiate a subscription, set the reportInterval tuple to set the floor and ceiling. The keepSubscriptions and autoResubscribe parameters also apply to subscriptions.

Subscription return ClusterAttribute.SubscriptionTransaction. This can be used to set callbacks. The object is returned after the priming data read is complete, and the values there are used to populate the cache. The attribute callbacks are called on update.

  • SetAttributeUpdateCallback

    • Callable[[TypedAttributePath, SubscriptionTransaction], None]

  • SetEventUpdateCallback

    • Callable[[EventReadResult, SubscriptionTransaction], None]

  • await changes in the main loop using a trigger mechanism from the callback.

Example for setting callbacks:

q = queue.Queue()
cb = SimpleEventCallback("cb", cluster_id, event_id, q)

urgent = 1
subscription = await dev_ctrl.ReadEvent(nodeid=1, events=[(1, event, urgent)], reportInterval=[1, 3])
subscription.SetEventUpdateCallback(callback=cb)

try:
    q.get(block=True, timeout=timeout)
except queue.Empty:
    asserts.assert_fail(“Timeout on event”)

WriteAttribute#

Handles concrete paths only (per spec), can handle lists. Returns list of PyChipError

  • Instantiate the ClusterAttributeDescriptor class with the value you want to send, tuple is (endpoint, attribute)

    • use timedRequestTimeoutMs for timed request actions

Example:

res = await devCtrl.WriteAttribute(nodeid=0, attributes=[(0,Clusters.BasicInformation.Attributes.NodeLabel("Test"))])
asserts.assert_equal(ret[0].status, Status.Success, “write failed”)

SendCommand#

  • Instantiate the command with the values you need to populate

  • If there is a non-status return, it’s returned from the command

  • If there is a pure status return it will return nothing

  • Raises InteractionModelError on failure

Example:

pai = await dev_ctrl.SendCommand(nodeid, 0, Clusters.OperationalCredentials.Commands.CertificateChainRequest(2))

MatterBaseTest helpers#

  • Because we tend to do a lot of single read / single commands in tests, we added a couple of helpers in MatterBaseTest that use some of the default values

    • read_single_attribute_check_success

    • read_single_attribute_expect_error

    • send_single_cmd

  • step() function to mark step progress for the test harness

  • skip / skip_step / skip_remaining_steps functions for test harness integration

  • check_pics / pics_guard to handle pics

Mobly helpers#

The test system is based on Mobly, and the matter_testing_support.py class provides some helpers for Mobly integration

  • default_matter_test_main

    • Sets up commissioning and finds all tests, parses command arguments

use as:

if __name__ == "__main__":
default_matter_test_main()

  • Mobly will run all functions starting with test_ by default

    • use –tests command line argument to specify

  • Setup / teardown functions

    • setup_class / teardown_class

    • setup_test / teardown_test

    • Don’t forget to call the super() if you override these

Test harness helpers#

The python testing system also includes several functions for integrations with the test harness. To integrate with the test harness, you can define the following functions on your class to allow the test harness UI to properly work through your tests.

All of these functions are demonstrated in the hello_example.py reference.

  • step enumeration

    • define a function called steps_YourFunctionName to allow the test harness to display the steps

    • use the self.step(<stepnum>) function to walk through the steps

  • test description

    • define a function called desc_YourFunctionName to send back a string with the test description

  • top level PICS

    • To guard your test on a top level PICS, define a function called pics_YourFunctionName to send back a list of pics. If this function is omitted, the test will be run for every endpoint on every device.

  • overriding the default timeout

    • if the test is exceptionally long running, define a property function default_timeout to adjust the timeout. The default is 90 seconds

Deferred failures: For some tests, it makes sense to perform the entire test before failing and collect all the errors so the developers can address all the failures without needing to re-run the test multiple times. For example, tests that look at every attribute on the cluster and perform independent operations on them etc.

For such tests, use the ProblemNotice format and the convenience functions:

  • self.record_error

  • self.record_warning

These functions keep track of the problems, and will print them at the end of the test. The test will not be failed until the assert is called.

A good example of this type of test can be found in the device basic composition tests, where all the test steps are independent and performed on a single read. See Device Basic Composition tests

Command line arguments#

  • Use help to get a full list

  • –commissioning-method

    • need to re-commission to python controller as chip-tool and python commissioner do not share a credentials

  • –discriminator, –passcode, –qr-code, –manual-code

  • –tests to select tests

  • –PICS

  • –int-arg, –bool-arg, –float-arg, –string-arg, –json-arg, –hex-arg

    • specify as key:value ex –bool-arg pixit_name:False

    • used for custom arguments to scripts (PIXITs)

PICS and PIXITS#

  • PICS

    • use –PICS on the command line to specify the PICS file

    • use check_pics to gate steps in a file

  • have_whatever = check_pics(“PICS.S.WHATEVER”)

  • PIXITs

    • use –int-arg, –bool-arg etc on the command line to specify PIXITs

    • Warn users if they don’t set required values, add instructions in the comments

  • pixit_value = self.user_params.get(“pixit_name”, default)

Support functions#

To create a controller on a new fabric:

new_CA = self.certificate_authority_manager.NewCertificateAuthority()

new_fabric_admin = new_certificate_authority.NewFabricAdmin(vendorId=0xFFF1,
fabricId=self.matter_test_config.fabric_id + 1)

TH2 = new_fabric_admin.NewController(nodeId=112233)

Open a commissioning window (ECW):

params = self.OpenCommissioningWindow(dev_ctrl=self.default_controller, node_id=self.dut_node_id)

To create a new controller on the SAME fabric, allocate a new controller from the fabric admin

Fabric admin for default controller:

fa=self.certificate_authority_manager.activeCaList[0].adminList[0]
second_ctrl = fa.new_fabric_admin.NewController(nodeId=node_id)

other support functions#

  • basic_composition_support

    • wildcard read, whole device analysis

  • CommissioningFlowBlocks

    • various commissioning support for core tests

  • spec_parsing_support

    • parsing data model XML into python readable format

Running tests locally#

You can run the python script as-is for local testing against an already-running DUT

./scripts/tests/run_python_test.py is a convenient script to fire up an example DUT on the host, with factory reset support

./scripts/tests/run_python_test.py --factoryreset --app <your_app> --app-args "whatever" --script <your_script> --script-args "whatever"

Note that devices must be commissioned by the python test harness to run tests. chip-tool and the python test harness DO NOT share a fabric.

Running tests in CI#

  • add to .github/workflows/tests.yaml repl_tests_linux

  • don’t forget to set the PICS file to the ci-pics-values

  • if there are things in your test that will fail on CI (ex. test vendor checks), gate them on the PICS_SDK_CI_ONLY

    • is_ci = self.check_pics(‘PICS_SDK_CI_ONLY’)