Unit testing nodes

[Roh-codeur]

I have been using this project and it's quite amazing!

Describe the solution you'd like
I would like to test out a combination of nodes. to do this, I need the ability to push individual messages to nodes and (sort of) invoke multiple cycles in the graph. for instance,

1. Push a message to one of the nodes
2. Assert the value in the output
3. Push message onto one of the other nodes
4. Assert the value in the output

Describe alternatives you've considered
I have been looking at the unit tests. I can see you create out ts in the test and push it to the node/graph and check the output in the end. I am able to do the same, however, do you think I can test out using the above workflow pls

sorry, if I missed something.

ta!

[AdamGlustein]

I'm somewhat curious what you're using the above workflow for. Is it just so tests fail quicker if an output value is incorrect? You could always add assertions within the node itself before you return, but that will incur unnecessary overhead.

As you alluded to, you can add any intermediate node's output to the result of csp.run by using csp.add_graph_output. Then you can extract all its values from the result dictionary and unit test against those values.

[Roh-codeur]

ahh, sorry, should have explained better. so, I use the above to do unit testing of each node by updating each input as a separate step and also to try out different scenarios(not unit testing, strictly speaking).
consider the below pls:

1. Say, a node calculates sum of numbers sent across 2 streams
2. step 1: I would like to update just one stream
3. Check the graph output
4. step 2: I would like to update just second stream
5. Check the graph output

basically, control the graph cycles, if you will, to check intermediate outputs.

[AdamGlustein]

Ok, thanks for more info. This is doable using csp.curve if you just set the times to be in a specific order. In your example:

1. Let node N = add(A, B)
2. step 1: stream A has event in a csp.curve at time t
3. check output of N in node N before returning (could do this by asserting in the node, or printing if its debug)
4. step 2: stream B has event in a csp.curve at time t+1
5. same as 3

You could also avoid any modifications to N by just checking all outputs at the end of csp.run. Does this answer your question?

[Roh-codeur]

ahh ok, I must be doing something wrong in my current tests then, I will give it another shot, thanks a lot mate. I will try again when I am home