Wait for MC pod before api call

Author: dbasunag

tests/model_registry/model_catalog/conftest.py

@@ -7,8 +7,10 @@
 from ocp_resources.resource import ResourceEditor
 
 from ocp_resources.route import Route
+from tests.conftest import admin_client
 from tests.model_registry.constants import DEFAULT_MODEL_CATALOG
 from tests.model_registry.model_catalog.utils import is_model_catalog_ready, wait_for_model_catalog_api
+from tests.model_registry.utils import wait_for_pods_running
 
 
 @pytest.fixture(scope="class")
@@ -24,8 +26,11 @@ def model_catalog_routes(admin_client: DynamicClient, model_registry_namespace:
 
 
 @pytest.fixture(scope="class")
-def model_catalog_rest_url(model_registry_namespace: str, model_catalog_routes: list[Route]) -> list[str]:
+def model_catalog_rest_url(admin_client: DynamicClient, model_registry_namespace: str, model_catalog_routes: list[Route]) -> list[str]:
     assert model_catalog_routes, f"Model catalog routes does not exist in {model_registry_namespace}"
+    # ensure that model catalog pod is up and running:
+    wait_for_pods_running(admin_client=admin_client, namespace_name=model_registry_namespace,
+                          number_of_consecutive_checks=3)
     route_urls = [
         f"https://{route.instance.spec.host}:443/api/model_catalog/v1alpha1/" for route in model_catalog_routes
     ]