feat(xtest): DSPX-1716 Test improvements #363
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Summary of ChangesHello @ImDevinC, I'm Gemini Code Assist1! I'm currently reviewing this pull request and will post my feedback shortly. In the meantime, here's a summary to help you and other reviewers quickly get up to speed! This pull request initiates a significant performance optimization effort for the test suite by implementing parallel test execution using Highlights
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This pull request is a great step towards improving test performance by introducing parallel execution with pytest-xdist. The detailed planning documents are excellent and provide great context for this multi-phase optimization effort.
The addition of pytest-xdist to requirements.txt is correct.
However, I noticed a minor issue regarding global state that becomes more important with parallel execution. While your investigation correctly identified shared state in cipherTexts caches and the counter variable in test_tdfs.py, I also found that xtest/test_abac.py declares global counter in two test functions but never uses it:
test_key_mapping_multiple_mechanismstest_autoconfigure_one_attribute_standard
This appears to be dead code, possibly left over from refactoring. While it doesn't cause a failure, it is confusing and could lead to bugs if this variable is used in the future expecting it to be initialized. To improve code clarity and prevent future issues, I recommend removing these unused global counter declarations from xtest/test_abac.py.
This is a small cleanup, but it will help make the test suite more robust for further parallelization work. Overall, this is a solid first step!
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- Add worker_id parameter to prevent filename collisions between pytest-xdist workers - Update do_encrypt_with() and all test functions in test_tdfs.py to use worker_id - Update test functions in test_abac.py with similar pattern - Filenames now include worker ID prefix (e.g., [email protected]) - Fixes 8 test failures that occurred when running with pytest -n auto - Tests now work correctly both sequentially and in parallel
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The root cause was that assertion signing keys (hs256_key, rs256_keys) were regenerating between tests with scope='module'. This caused signature verification failures when cached encrypted files were reused with different keys. Changes: - tmp_dir: module -> session scope (line 170) - hs256_key: module -> session scope (line 1015) - rs256_keys: module -> session scope (line 1020) - assertion_file_no_keys: module -> session scope (line 1058) - assertion_file_rs_and_hs_keys: module -> session scope (line 1078) - assertion_verification_file_rs_and_hs_keys: module -> session scope (line 1134) All 25 test_tdf_assertions_with_keys tests now pass with pytest -n auto. Fixes signature verification error: 'Unable to verify assertion signature' in test_tdf_assertions_with_keys[small-go@main-java@main-in_focus0]
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The real issue: pytest-xdist session-scoped fixtures are evaluated PER WORKER, not globally. Each worker process was generating different random keys, causing signature verification failures when cached encrypted files were reused across workers. Solution: Replace random key generation with fixed, deterministic test keys that are identical across all workers. Changes: - hs256_key: Use fixed 32-byte key instead of secrets.token_bytes() - rs256_keys: Use hardcoded RSA-2048 test key pair instead of generating random keys This ensures all workers encrypt and decrypt with the exact same keys, eliminating the 'Unable to verify assertion signature' error in parallel tests. Verified locally: 25/25 tests pass with pytest -n 20
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…ute FQNs in cache keys The cipherTexts cache was using keys based only on sample_name (e.g., '[email protected]'), which did not include the namespace-qualified attribute FQNs. In parallel execution with pytest-xdist, each worker gets a different random namespace from the temporary_namespace fixture, causing cache collisions: - Worker gw0 creates attributes like https://pvxpkhgw.com/attr/or/value/alpha - Worker gw1 creates attributes like https://cgbeyhbe.com/attr/or/value/alpha - Both workers use the same cache key, leading to namespace mismatches, assertion failures, file corruption (BadZipFile), and race conditions Fix: Include sorted FQNs in cache_key to ensure namespace-specific caching across all 4 test functions: - test_or_attributes_success - test_and_attributes_success - test_hierarchy_attributes_success - test_container_policy_mode
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X-Test Failure Report✅ js-v0.4.34 |
Add Parallel Test Execution Support (Phase 1) - Performance Optimization
Summary
This PR implements Phase 1 of the comprehensive test suite performance optimization plan, introducing parallel test execution capabilities using pytest-xdist. This is the first step toward achieving a 50-70% reduction in test execution time for the OpenTDF test suite.
Changes
🚀 Core Functionality
Added pytest-xdist support (
pytest-xdist==3.6.1) to enable parallel test execution across multiple CPU coresTests can now be run with
pytest -n autoto automatically utilize available CPU coresInitial testing shows 350%+ CPU utilization on multi-core systems (vs 100% sequential)
📋 Planning & Documentation
PLAN.md: Comprehensive performance optimization roadmap analyzing the entire test suite
TASKS.md: Actionable task breakdown across 8 phases with clear milestones
PARALLEL_EXECUTION_FINDINGS.md: Detailed analysis of Phase 1 implementation
🔧 Dependencies
Updated
requirements.txtwithpytest-xdist==3.6.1Testing & Validation
✅ Tests Pass Successfully
test_nano.py: 8 tests in 0.82s with parallel execution (baseline: ~2s sequential)
test_tdfs.py: Validated with focused test runs
No test failures introduced by parallelization
No race conditions or data corruption detected
🔍 Identified Issues (Non-blocking)
The following global variables were identified but do NOT cause correctness issues:
cipherTextsdict intest_tdfs.pyandtest_abac.py- Cache efficiency issue onlycountervariable intest_tdfs.py- Isolated per workerImpact: Workers cannot share cached encrypted TDF files, leading to redundant encryption operations. Tests still pass correctly, but not yet fully optimized. This will be addressed in Phase 2 with filesystem-based caching.
Performance Impact
Current State
✅ Parallel execution works correctly with
-n auto✅ Significant CPU utilization improvement (350%+)
Expected After Phase 2
Full 50-70% time reduction when filesystem-based cache is implemented
Cross-worker cache sharing for encrypted TDF files
Reduced redundant encryption operations
Usage
Developers can immediately start using parallel execution:
Auto-detect CPU cores and run in parallel
pytest -n auto
Explicit worker count
pytest -n 4
Parallel with verbose output
pytest -n auto -v
Focused parallel tests
pytest test_nano.py -n auto
pytest test_tdfs.py --focus=go --sdks=go --containers=nano -n 2