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2---
3title: "Skia Automated Testing"
4linkTitle: "Skia Automated Testing"
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6---
7
8
9Overview
10--------
11
12Skia uses [Swarming](https://github.com/luci/luci-py/blob/main/appengine/swarming/doc/Design.md)
13to do the heavy lifting for our automated testing. It farms out tasks, which may
14consist of compiling code, running tests, or any number of other things, to our
15bots, which are virtual or real machines living in our local lab, Chrome Infra's
16lab, or in GCE.
17
18The [Skia Task Scheduler](http://go/skia-task-scheduler) determines what tasks
19should run on what bots at what time. See the link for a detailed explanation of
20how relative task priorities are derived. A *task* corresponds to a single
21Swarming task. A *job* is composed of a directed acyclic graph of one or more
22*tasks*. The job is complete when all of its component tasks have succeeded
23or is considered a failure when any of its component tasks fails. The scheduler
24may automatically retry tasks within its set limits. Jobs are not retried.
25Multiple jobs may share the same task, for example, tests on two different
26Android devices which use the same compiled code.
27
28Each Skia repository has an `infra/bots/tasks.json` file which defines the jobs
29and tasks for the repo. Most jobs will run at every commit, but it is possible
30to specify nightly and weekly jobs as well. For convenience, most repos also
31have a `gen_tasks.go` which will generate `tasks.json`. You will need to
32[install Go](https://golang.org/doc/install). From the repository root:
33
34	$ go run infra/bots/gen_tasks.go
35
36It is necessary to run `gen_tasks.go` every time it is changed or every time an
37[asset](https://skia.googlesource.com/skia/+/main/infra/bots/assets/README.md)
38has changed. There is also a test mode which simply verifies that the `tasks.json`
39file is up to date:
40
41	$ go run infra/bots/gen_tasks.go --test
42
43
44
45Try Jobs
46--------
47
48Skia's trybots allow testing and verification of changes before they land in the
49repo. You need to have permission to trigger try jobs; if you need permission,
50ask a committer. After uploading your CL to [Gerrit](https://skia-review.googlesource.com/),
51you may trigger a try job for any job listed in `tasks.json`, either via the
52Gerrit UI, using `git cl try`, eg.
53
54    git cl try -B skia.primary -b Some-Tryjob-Name
55
56or using `bin/try`, a small wrapper for `git cl try` which helps to choose try jobs.
57From a Skia checkout:
58
59    bin/try --list
60
61You can also search using regular expressions:
62
63    bin/try "Test.*GTX660.*Release"
64
65
66Status View
67------------
68
69The status view shows a table with tasks, grouped by test type and platform,
70on the X-axis and commits on the Y-axis.  The cells are colored according to
71the status of the task for each commit:
72
73* green: success
74* orange: failure
75* purple: mishap (infrastructure issue)
76* black border, no fill: task in progress
77* blank: no task has started yet for a given revision
78
79Commits are listed by author, and the branch on which the commit was made is
80shown on the very left. A purple result will override an orange result.
81
82For more detail, you can click on an individual cell to get a summary of the
83task.  You can also click one of the white bars at the top of each column to see
84a summary of recent tasks with the same name.
85
86The status page has several filters which can be used to show only a subset of
87task specs:
88
89* Interesting: Task specs which have both successes and failures within the
90  visible commit window.
91* Failures: Task specs which have failures within the visible commit window.
92* Comments: Task specs which have comments.
93* Failing w/o comment: task specs which have failures within the visible commit
94  window but have no comments.
95* All: Display all tasks.
96* Search: Enter a search string. Substrings and regular expressions may be
97  used, per the Javascript String Match() rules:
98  http://www.w3schools.com/jsref/jsref_match.asp
99
100<a name="adding-new-jobs"></a>
101Adding new jobs
102---------------
103
104If you would like to add jobs to build or test new configurations, please file a
105[New Bot Request][new bot request].
106
107If you know that the new jobs will need new hardware or you aren't sure which
108existing bots should run the new jobs, assign to jcgregorio. Once the Infra team
109has allocated the hardware, we will assign back to you to complete the process.
110
111Generally it's possible to copy an existing job and make changes to accomplish
112what you want. You will need to add the new job to
113[infra/bots/jobs.json][jobs json]. In some cases, you will need to make changes
114to recipes:
115
116* If there are new GN flags or compiler options:
117  [infra/bots/recipe_modules/build][build recipe module], probably default.py.
118* If there are modifications to dm flags: [infra/bots/recipes/test.py][test py]
119* If there are modifications to nanobench flags:
120  [infra/bots/recipes/perf.py][perf py]
121
122After modifying any of the above files, run `make train` in the infra/bots
123directory to update generated files. Upload the CL, then run `git cl try -B
124skia.primary -b <job name>` to run the new job. (After commit, the new job will
125appear in the PolyGerrit UI after the next successful run of the
126Housekeeper-Nightly-UpdateMetaConfig task.)
127
128[new bot request]:
129    https://bugs.chromium.org/p/skia/issues/entry?template=New+Bot+Request
130[jobs json]: https://skia.googlesource.com/skia/+/main/infra/bots/jobs.json
131[build recipe module]:
132    https://skia.googlesource.com/skia/+/refs/heads/main/infra/bots/recipe_modules/build/
133[test py]:
134    https://skia.googlesource.com/skia/+/main/infra/bots/recipes/test.py
135[perf py]:
136    https://skia.googlesource.com/skia/+/main/infra/bots/recipes/perf.py
137
138
139Detail on Skia Tasks
140--------------------
141
142[infra/bots/gen_tasks.go][gen_tasks] reads config files:
143
144* [infra/bots/jobs.json][jobs json]
145* [infra/bots/cfg.json][cfg json]
146* [infra/bots/recipe_modules/builder_name_schema/builder_name_schema.json][builder_name_schema]
147
148Based on each job name in jobs.json, gen_tasks decides which tasks to generate (process
149function). Various helper functions return task name of the direct dependencies of the job.
150
151In gen_tasks, tasks are specified with a TaskSpec. A TaskSpec specifies how to generate and trigger
152a Swarming task.
153
154Most Skia tasks run a recipe with Kitchen. The arguments to the kitchenTask function specify the
155most common parameters for a TaskSpec that will run a recipe. More info on recipes at
156[infra/bots/recipes/README.md][recipes README] and
157[infra/bots/recipe_modules/README.md][recipe_modules README].
158
159The Swarming task is generated based on several parameters of the TaskSpec:
160
161* Isolate: specifies the isolate file. The isolate file specifies the files from the repo to place
162  on the bot before running the task. (For non-Kitchen tasks, the isolate also specifies the command
163  to run.) [More info][isolate user guide].
164* Command: the command to run, if not specified in the Isolate. (Generally this is a boilerplate
165  Kitchen command that runs a recipe; see below.)
166* CipdPackages: specifies the IDs of CIPD packages that will be placed on the bot before running the
167  task. See infra/bots/assets/README.md for more info.
168* Dependencies: specifies the names of other tasks that this task depends upon. The outputs of those
169  tasks will be placed on the bot before running this task.
170* Dimensions: specifies what kind of bot should run this task. Ask Infra team for how to set this.
171* ExecutionTimeout: total time the task is allowed to run before it is killed.
172* IoTimeout: amount of time the task can run without printing something to stdout/stderr before it
173  is killed.
174* Expiration: Mostly ignored. If the task happens to be scheduled when there are no bots that can
175  run it, it will remain pending for this long before being canceled.
176
177If you need to do something more complicated, or if you are not sure how to add
178and configure the new jobs, please ask for help from borenet@, rmistry@ or jcgregorio@.
179
180[gen_tasks]:
181	https://skia.googlesource.com/skia/+/main/infra/bots/gen_tasks.go
182[cfg json]:
183	https://skia.googlesource.com/skia/+/main/infra/bots/cfg.json
184[builder_name_schema]:
185	https://skia.googlesource.com/skia/+/main/infra/bots/recipe_modules/builder_name_schema/builder_name_schema.json
186[recipes README]:
187    https://skia.googlesource.com/skia/+/main/infra/bots/recipes/README.md
188[recipe_modules README]:
189    https://skia.googlesource.com/skia/+/main/infra/bots/recipe_modules/README.md
190[isolate user guide]:
191    https://chromium.googlesource.com/infra/luci/luci-py/+/main/appengine/isolate/doc/client/Isolate-User-Guide.md
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