Tests: Add automated testing framework with coverage support

Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>

Author: r41k0u

Makefile

@@ -1,10 +1,22 @@
 install:
-	pip install -e .
+	uv pip install -e ".[test]"
 
 clean:
 	rm -rf build dist *.egg-info
 	rm -rf examples/*.ll examples/*.o
+	rm -rf htmlcov .coverage
+
+test:
+	pytest tests/ -v --tb=short -m "not verifier"
+
+test-cov:
+	pytest tests/ -v --tb=short -m "not verifier" \
+		--cov=pythonbpf --cov-report=term-missing --cov-report=html
+
+test-verifier:
+	@echo "NOTE: verifier tests require sudo and bpftool. Uses sudo .venv/bin/python3."
+	pytest tests/test_verifier.py -v --tb=short -m verifier
 
 all: clean install
 
-.PHONY: all clean
+.PHONY: all clean install test test-cov test-verifier

pyproject.toml

@@ -41,7 +41,31 @@ docs = [
     "sphinx-rtd-theme>=2.0",
     "sphinx-copybutton",
 ]
+test = [
+    "pytest>=8.0",
+    "pytest-cov>=5.0",
+    "tomli>=2.0; python_version < '3.11'",
+]
 
 [tool.setuptools.packages.find]
 where = ["."]
 include = ["pythonbpf*"]
+
+[tool.pytest.ini_options]
+testpaths = ["tests"]
+python_files = ["test_*.py"]
+python_classes = ["Test*"]
+python_functions = ["test_*"]
+markers = [
+    "verifier: requires sudo/root for kernel verifier tests (not run by default)",
+    "vmlinux: requires vmlinux.py for current kernel",
+]
+log_cli = false
+
+[tool.coverage.run]
+source = ["pythonbpf"]
+omit = ["*/vmlinux*", "*/__pycache__/*"]
+
+[tool.coverage.report]
+show_missing = true
+skip_covered = false

tests/conftest.py

@@ -0,0 +1,103 @@
+"""
+pytest configuration for the PythonBPF test suite.
+
+Test discovery:
+  All .py files under tests/passing_tests/ and tests/failing_tests/ are
+  collected as parametrized BPF test cases.
+
+Markers applied automatically from test_config.toml:
+  - xfail (strict=True): failing_tests/ entries that are expected to fail
+  - skip:               vmlinux tests when vmlinux.py is not importable
+
+Run the suite:
+  pytest tests/ -v -m "not verifier"          # IR + LLC only (no sudo)
+  pytest tests/ -v --cov=pythonbpf            # with coverage
+  pytest tests/test_verifier.py -m verifier   # kernel verifier (sudo required)
+"""
+
+import logging
+
+import pytest
+
+from tests.framework.collector import collect_all_test_files
+
+# ── vmlinux availability ────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+try:
+    import vmlinux  # noqa: F401
+
+    VMLINUX_AVAILABLE = True
+except ImportError:
+    VMLINUX_AVAILABLE = False
+
+
+# ── shared fixture: collected test cases ───────────────────────────────────
+
+
+def _all_cases():
+    return collect_all_test_files()
+
+
+# ── pytest_generate_tests: parametrize on bpf_test_file ───────────────────
+
+
+def pytest_generate_tests(metafunc):
+    if "bpf_test_file" in metafunc.fixturenames:
+        cases = _all_cases()
+        metafunc.parametrize(
+            "bpf_test_file",
+            [c.path for c in cases],
+            ids=[c.rel_path for c in cases],
+        )
+
+
+# ── pytest_collection_modifyitems: apply xfail / skip markers ─────────────
+
+
+def pytest_collection_modifyitems(items):
+    case_map = {c.rel_path: c for c in _all_cases()}
+
+    for item in items:
+        # Resolve the test case from the parametrize ID embedded in the node id.
+        # Node id format: tests/test_foo.py::test_bar[passing_tests/helpers/pid.py]
+        case = None
+        for bracket in (item.callspec.id,) if hasattr(item, "callspec") else ():
+            case = case_map.get(bracket)
+            break
+
+        if case is None:
+            continue
+
+        # vmlinux skip
+        if case.needs_vmlinux and not VMLINUX_AVAILABLE:
+            item.add_marker(
+                pytest.mark.skip(reason="vmlinux.py not available for current kernel")
+            )
+            continue
+
+        # xfail (strict: XPASS counts as a test failure, alerting us to fixed bugs)
+        if case.is_expected_fail:
+            # Level "ir" → fails at IR generation: xfail both IR and LLC tests
+            # Level "llc" → IR succeeds but LLC fails: only xfail the LLC test
+            is_llc_test = item.nodeid.startswith("tests/test_llc_compilation.py")
+
+            apply_xfail = (case.xfail_level == "ir") or (
+                case.xfail_level == "llc" and is_llc_test
+            )
+            if apply_xfail:
+                item.add_marker(
+                    pytest.mark.xfail(
+                        reason=case.xfail_reason,
+                        strict=True,
+                        raises=Exception,
+                    )
+                )
+
+
+# ── caplog level fixture: capture ERROR+ from pythonbpf ───────────────────
+
+
+@pytest.fixture(autouse=True)
+def set_log_level(caplog):
+    with caplog.at_level(logging.ERROR, logger="pythonbpf"):
+        yield

tests/framework/__init__.py

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+from dataclasses import dataclass
+from pathlib import Path
+
+
+@dataclass
+class BpfTestCase:
+    path: Path
+    rel_path: str
+    is_expected_fail: bool = False
+    xfail_reason: str = ""
+    xfail_level: str = "ir"  # "ir" or "llc"
+    needs_vmlinux: bool = False
+    skip_reason: str = ""
+
+    @property
+    def test_id(self) -> str:
+        return self.rel_path.replace("/", "::")

tests/framework/bpf_test_case.py

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+import sys
+from pathlib import Path
+
+if sys.version_info >= (3, 11):
+    import tomllib
+else:
+    import tomli as tomllib
+
+from .bpf_test_case import BpfTestCase
+
+TESTS_DIR = Path(__file__).parent.parent
+CONFIG_FILE = TESTS_DIR / "test_config.toml"
+
+VMLINUX_TEST_DIRS = {"passing_tests/vmlinux"}
+VMLINUX_TEST_PREFIXES = {
+    "failing_tests/vmlinux",
+    "failing_tests/xdp",
+}
+
+
+def _is_vmlinux_test(rel_path: str) -> bool:
+    for prefix in VMLINUX_TEST_DIRS | VMLINUX_TEST_PREFIXES:
+        if rel_path.startswith(prefix):
+            return True
+    return False
+
+
+def _load_config() -> dict:
+    if not CONFIG_FILE.exists():
+        return {}
+    with open(CONFIG_FILE, "rb") as f:
+        return tomllib.load(f)
+
+
+def collect_all_test_files() -> list[BpfTestCase]:
+    config = _load_config()
+    xfail_map: dict = config.get("xfail", {})
+
+    cases = []
+    for subdir in ("passing_tests", "failing_tests"):
+        for py_file in sorted((TESTS_DIR / subdir).rglob("*.py")):
+            rel = str(py_file.relative_to(TESTS_DIR))
+            needs_vmlinux = _is_vmlinux_test(rel)
+
+            xfail_entry = xfail_map.get(rel)
+            is_expected_fail = xfail_entry is not None
+            xfail_reason = xfail_entry.get("reason", "") if xfail_entry else ""
+            xfail_level = xfail_entry.get("level", "ir") if xfail_entry else "ir"
+
+            cases.append(
+                BpfTestCase(
+                    path=py_file,
+                    rel_path=rel,
+                    is_expected_fail=is_expected_fail,
+                    xfail_reason=xfail_reason,
+                    xfail_level=xfail_level,
+                    needs_vmlinux=needs_vmlinux,
+                )
+            )
+    return cases

tests/framework/collector.py

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+import logging
+from pathlib import Path
+
+from pythonbpf.codegen import compile_to_ir, _run_llc
+
+
+def run_ir_generation(test_path: Path, output_ll: Path):
+    """Run compile_to_ir on a BPF test file.
+
+    Returns the (output, structs_sym_tab, maps_sym_tab) tuple from compile_to_ir.
+    Raises on exception. Any logging.ERROR records captured by pytest caplog
+    indicate a compile failure even when no exception is raised.
+    """
+    return compile_to_ir(str(test_path), str(output_ll), loglevel=logging.WARNING)
+
+
+def run_llc(ll_path: Path, obj_path: Path) -> bool:
+    """Compile a .ll file to a BPF .o using llc.
+
+    Raises subprocess.CalledProcessError on failure (llc uses check=True).
+    Returns True on success.
+    """
+    return _run_llc(str(ll_path), str(obj_path))

tests/framework/compiler.py

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+import subprocess
+import uuid
+from pathlib import Path
+
+
+def verify_object(obj_path: Path) -> tuple[bool, str]:
+    """Run bpftool prog load -d to verify a BPF object file against the kernel verifier.
+
+    Pins the program temporarily at /sys/fs/bpf/bpf_prog_test_<uuid>, then removes it.
+    Returns (success, combined_output). Requires sudo / root.
+    """
+    pin_path = f"/sys/fs/bpf/bpf_prog_test_{uuid.uuid4().hex[:8]}"
+    try:
+        result = subprocess.run(
+            ["sudo", "bpftool", "prog", "load", "-d", str(obj_path), pin_path],
+            capture_output=True,
+            text=True,
+            timeout=30,
+        )
+        output = result.stdout + result.stderr
+        return result.returncode == 0, output
+    except subprocess.TimeoutExpired:
+        return False, "bpftool timed out after 30s"
+    finally:
+        subprocess.run(["sudo", "rm", "-f", pin_path], check=False, capture_output=True)

tests/framework/verifier.py

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+# test_config.toml
+#
+# [xfail]  — tests expected to fail.
+#   key   = path relative to tests/
+#   value = {reason = "...", level = "ir" | "llc"}
+#     level "ir"  = fails during pythonbpf IR generation (exception or ERROR log)
+#     level "llc" = IR generates but llc rejects it
+#
+# Tests removed from this list because they now pass (fixed by compilation-context PR):
+#   failing_tests/assign/retype.py
+#   failing_tests/conditionals/helper_cond.py
+#   failing_tests/conditionals/oneline.py
+#   failing_tests/direct_assign.py
+#   failing_tests/globals.py
+#   failing_tests/if.py
+#   failing_tests/license.py
+#   failing_tests/named_arg.py
+#   failing_tests/xdp/xdp_test_1.py
+# These files can be moved to passing_tests/ when convenient.
+
+[xfail]
+
+"failing_tests/conditionals/struct_ptr.py" = {reason = "Struct pointer used directly as boolean condition not supported", level = "ir"}
+
+"failing_tests/license.py" = {reason = "Missing LICENSE global produces IR that llc rejects — should be caught earlier with a clear error message", level = "llc"}
+
+"failing_tests/undeclared_values.py" = {reason = "Undeclared variable used in f-string — should raise SyntaxError (correct behaviour, test documents it)", level = "ir"}
+
+"failing_tests/vmlinux/args_test.py" = {reason = "struct_trace_event_raw_sys_enter args field access not supported", level = "ir"}
+
+"failing_tests/vmlinux/assignment_handling.py" = {reason = "Assigning vmlinux enum value (XDP_PASS) to a local variable not yet supported", level = "ir"}
+
+"failing_tests/xdp_pass.py" = {reason = "XDP program using vmlinux structs (struct_xdp_md) and complex map/struct interaction not yet supported", level = "ir"}

tests/test_config.toml

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+"""
+Level 1 — IR Generation tests.
+
+For every BPF test file, calls compile_to_ir() and asserts:
+  1. No exception is raised by the pythonbpf compiler.
+  2. No logging.ERROR records are emitted during compilation.
+  3. A .ll file is produced.
+
+Tests in failing_tests/ are marked xfail (strict=True) by conftest.py —
+they must raise an exception or produce an ERROR log to pass the suite.
+"""
+
+import logging
+from pathlib import Path
+
+
+from tests.framework.compiler import run_ir_generation
+
+
+def test_ir_generation(bpf_test_file: Path, tmp_path, caplog):
+    ll_path = tmp_path / "output.ll"
+
+    run_ir_generation(bpf_test_file, ll_path)
+
+    error_records = [r for r in caplog.records if r.levelno >= logging.ERROR]
+    assert not error_records, "IR generation produced ERROR log(s):\n" + "\n".join(
+        f"  [{r.name}] {r.getMessage()}" for r in error_records
+    )
+    assert ll_path.exists(), "compile_to_ir() returned without writing a .ll file"