tests: Use errno value rather than a specific int
[vpp.git] / test / framework.py
index 5cf2a25..6ff03d8 100644 (file)
-#!/usr/bin/env python
-## @package framework
-#  Module to handle test case execution.
-#
-#  The module provides a set of tools for constructing and running tests and
-#  representing the results.
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
 
+from __future__ import print_function
 import logging
-logging.getLogger("scapy.runtime").setLevel(logging.ERROR)
-
-import os
 import sys
+import os
+import select
+import signal
 import subprocess
 import unittest
-from inspect import getdoc
-
-from scapy.utils import wrpcap, rdpcap
-from scapy.packet import Raw
-
-## Static variables to store color formatting strings.
-#
-#  These variables (RED, GREEN, YELLOW and LPURPLE) are used to configure
-#  the color of the text to be printed in the terminal. Variable END is used
-#  to revert the text color to the default one.
-if hasattr(sys.stdout, 'isatty') and sys.stdout.isatty():
-    RED = '\033[91m'
-    GREEN = '\033[92m'
-    YELLOW = '\033[93m'
-    LPURPLE = '\033[94m'
-    END = '\033[0m'
-else:
-    RED = ''
-    GREEN = ''
-    YELLOW = ''
-    LPURPLE = ''
-    END = ''
-
-
-## Private class to create packet info object.
-#
-#  Help process information about the next packet.
-#  Set variables to default values.
+import re
+import time
+import faulthandler
+import random
+import copy
+import platform
+import shutil
+from collections import deque
+from threading import Thread, Event
+from inspect import getdoc, isclass
+from traceback import format_exception
+from logging import FileHandler, DEBUG, Formatter
+from enum import Enum
+from abc import ABC, abstractmethod
+from struct import pack, unpack
+
+import scapy.compat
+from scapy.packet import Raw, Packet
+from vpp_pg_interface import VppPGInterface
+from vpp_sub_interface import VppSubInterface
+from vpp_lo_interface import VppLoInterface
+from vpp_bvi_interface import VppBviInterface
+from vpp_papi_provider import VppPapiProvider
+from vpp_papi import VppEnum
+import vpp_papi
+from vpp_object import VppObjectRegistry
+from util import ppp, is_core_present
+from scapy.layers.inet import IPerror, TCPerror, UDPerror, ICMPerror
+from scapy.layers.inet6 import ICMPv6DestUnreach, ICMPv6EchoRequest
+from scapy.layers.inet6 import ICMPv6EchoReply
+from vpp_running import use_running
+from asfframework import VppAsfTestCase
+
+
+"""
+  Packet Generator / Scapy Test framework module.
+
+  The module provides a set of tools for constructing and running tests and
+  representing the results.
+"""
+
+
 class _PacketInfo(object):
+    """Private class to create packet info object.
+
+    Help process information about the next packet.
+    Set variables to default values.
+    """
+
+    #: Store the index of the packet.
     index = -1
+    #: Store the index of the source packet generator interface of the packet.
     src = -1
+    #: Store the index of the destination packet generator interface
+    #: of the packet.
     dst = -1
+    #: Store expected ip version
+    ip = -1
+    #: Store expected upper protocol
+    proto = -1
+    #: Store the copy of the former packet.
     data = None
-    ## @var index
-    #  Integer variable to store the index of the packet.
-    ## @var src
-    #  Integer variable to store the index of the source packet generator
-    #  interface of the packet.
-    ## @var dst
-    #  Integer variable to store the index of the destination packet generator
-    #  interface of the packet.
-    ## @var data
-    #  Object variable to store the copy of the former packet.
-
-## Subclass of the python unittest.TestCase class.
-#
-#  This subclass is a base class for test cases that are implemented as classes.
-#  It provides methods to create and run test case.
-class VppTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
-
-    ## Class method to set class constants necessary to run test case.
-    #  @param cls The class pointer.
+
+    def __eq__(self, other):
+        index = self.index == other.index
+        src = self.src == other.src
+        dst = self.dst == other.dst
+        data = self.data == other.data
+        return index and src and dst and data
+
+
+@use_running
+class VppTestCase(VppAsfTestCase):
+    """This subclass is a base class for VPP test cases that are implemented as
+    classes. It provides methods to create and run test case.
+    """
+
+    @property
+    def packet_infos(self):
+        """List of packet infos"""
+        return self._packet_infos
+
     @classmethod
-    def setUpConstants(cls):
-        cls.vpp_bin = os.getenv('VPP_TEST_BIN', "vpp")
-        cls.plugin_path = os.getenv('VPP_TEST_PLUGIN_PATH')
-        cls.vpp_api_test_bin = os.getenv("VPP_TEST_API_TEST_BIN",
-                                         "vpp-api-test")
-        cls.vpp_cmdline = [cls.vpp_bin, "unix", "nodaemon", "api-segment", "{",
-                           "prefix", "unittest", "}"]
-        if cls.plugin_path is not None:
-            cls.vpp_cmdline.extend(["plugin_path", cls.plugin_path])
-
-        cls.vpp_api_test_cmdline = [cls.vpp_api_test_bin, "chroot", "prefix",
-                                    "unittest"]
-        try:
-            cls.verbose = int(os.getenv("V", 0))
-        except:
-            cls.verbose = 0
-
-        ## @var vpp_bin
-        #  String variable to store the path to vpp (vector packet processor).
-        ## @var vpp_api_test_bin
-        #  String variable to store the path to vpp_api_test (vpp API test tool).
-        ## @var vpp_cmdline
-        #  List of command line attributes for vpp.
-        ## @var vpp_api_test_cmdline
-        #  List of command line attributes for vpp_api_test.
-        ## @var verbose
-        #  Integer variable to store required verbosity level.
-
-    ## Class method to start the test case.
-    #  1. Initiate test case constants and set test case variables to default
-    #  values.
-    #  2. Remove files from the shared memory.
-    #  3. Start vpp as a subprocess.
-    #  @param cls The class pointer.
+    def get_packet_count_for_if_idx(cls, dst_if_index):
+        """Get the number of packet info for specified destination if index"""
+        if dst_if_index in cls._packet_count_for_dst_if_idx:
+            return cls._packet_count_for_dst_if_idx[dst_if_index]
+        else:
+            return 0
+
     @classmethod
     def setUpClass(cls):
-        cls.setUpConstants()
-        cls.pg_streams = []
-        cls.MY_MACS = {}
-        cls.MY_IP4S = {}
-        cls.MY_IP6S = {}
-        cls.VPP_MACS = {}
-        cls.VPP_IP4S = {}
-        cls.VPP_IP6S = {}
-        cls.packet_infos = {}
-        print "=================================================================="
-        print YELLOW + getdoc(cls) + END
-        print "=================================================================="
-        os.system("rm -f /dev/shm/unittest-global_vm")
-        os.system("rm -f /dev/shm/unittest-vpe-api")
-        os.system("rm -f /dev/shm/unittest-db")
-        cls.vpp = subprocess.Popen(cls.vpp_cmdline, stderr=subprocess.PIPE)
-        ## @var pg_streams
-        #  List variable to store packet-generator streams for interfaces.
-        ## @var MY_MACS
-        #  Dictionary variable to store host MAC addresses connected to packet
-        #  generator interfaces.
-        ## @var MY_IP4S
-        #  Dictionary variable to store host IPv4 addresses connected to packet
-        #  generator interfaces.
-        ## @var MY_IP6S
-        #  Dictionary variable to store host IPv6 addresses connected to packet
-        #  generator interfaces.
-        ## @var VPP_MACS
-        #  Dictionary variable to store VPP MAC addresses of the packet
-        #  generator interfaces.
-        ## @var VPP_IP4S
-        #  Dictionary variable to store VPP IPv4 addresses of the packet
-        #  generator interfaces.
-        ## @var VPP_IP6S
-        #  Dictionary variable to store VPP IPv6 addresses of the packet
-        #  generator interfaces.
-        ## @var vpp
-        #  Test case object variable to store file descriptor of running vpp
-        #  subprocess with open pipe to the standard error stream per
-        #  VppTestCase object.
-
-    ## Class method to do cleaning when all tests (test_) defined for
-    #  VppTestCase class are finished.
-    #  1. Terminate vpp and kill all vpp instances.
-    #  2. Remove files from the shared memory.
-    #  @param cls The class pointer.
-    @classmethod
-    def quit(cls):
-        cls.vpp.terminate()
-        cls.vpp = None
-        os.system("rm -f /dev/shm/unittest-global_vm")
-        os.system("rm -f /dev/shm/unittest-vpe-api")
-        os.system("rm -f /dev/shm/unittest-db")
-
-    ## Class method to define tear down action of the VppTestCase class.
-    #  @param cls The class pointer.
+        super(VppTestCase, cls).setUpClass()
+        cls.reset_packet_infos()
+        cls._pcaps = []
+        cls._old_pcaps = []
+
     @classmethod
     def tearDownClass(cls):
-        cls.quit()
-
-    ## Method to define tear down VPP actions of the test case.
-    #  @param self The object pointer.
-    def tearDown(self):
-        self.cli(2, "show int")
-        self.cli(2, "show trace")
-        self.cli(2, "show hardware")
-        self.cli(2, "show ip arp")
-        self.cli(2, "show ip fib")
-        self.cli(2, "show error")
-        self.cli(2, "show run")
-
-    ## Method to define setup action of the test case.
-    #  @param self The object pointer.
-    def setUp(self):
-        self.cli(2, "clear trace")
-
-    ## Class method to print logs.
-    #  Based on set level of verbosity print text in the terminal.
-    #  @param cls The class pointer.
-    #  @param s String variable to store text to be printed.
-    #  @param v Integer variable to store required level of verbosity.
+        cls.logger.debug("--- tearDownClass() for %s called ---" % cls.__name__)
+        cls.reset_packet_infos()
+        super(VppTestCase, cls).tearDownClass()
+
     @classmethod
-    def log(cls, s, v=1):
-        if cls.verbose >= v:
-            print "LOG: " + LPURPLE + s + END
-
-    ## Class method to execute api commands.
-    #  Based on set level of verbosity print the output of the api command in
-    #  the terminal.
-    #  @param cls The class pointer.
-    #  @param s String variable to store api command string.
+    def pg_enable_capture(cls, interfaces=None):
+        """
+        Enable capture on packet-generator interfaces
+
+        :param interfaces: iterable interface indexes (if None,
+                           use self.pg_interfaces)
+
+        """
+        if interfaces is None:
+            interfaces = cls.pg_interfaces
+        for i in interfaces:
+            i.enable_capture()
+
     @classmethod
-    def api(cls, s):
-        p = subprocess.Popen(cls.vpp_api_test_cmdline,
-                             stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
-                             stdin=subprocess.PIPE,
-                             stderr=subprocess.PIPE)
-        if cls.verbose > 0:
-            print "API: " + RED + s + END
-        p.stdin.write(s)
-        out = p.communicate()[0]
-        out = out.replace("vat# ", "", 2)
-        if cls.verbose > 0:
-            if len(out) > 1:
-                print YELLOW + out + END
-        ## @var p
-        #  Object variable to store file descriptor of vpp_api_test subprocess
-        #  with open pipes to the standard output, inputs and error streams.
-        ## @var out
-        #  Tuple variable to store standard output of vpp_api_test subprocess
-        #  where the string "vat# " is replaced by empty string later.
-
-    ## Class method to execute cli commands.
-    #  Based on set level of verbosity of the log and verbosity defined by
-    #  environmental variable execute the cli command and print the output in
-    #  the terminal.
-    #  CLI command is executed via vpp API test tool (exec + cli_command)
-    #  @param cls The class pointer.
-    #  @param v Integer variable to store required level of verbosity.
-    #  @param s String variable to store cli command string.
+    def register_pcap(cls, intf, worker):
+        """Register a pcap in the testclass"""
+        # add to the list of captures with current timestamp
+        cls._pcaps.append((intf, worker))
+
     @classmethod
-    def cli(cls, v, s):
-        if cls.verbose < v:
-            return
-        p = subprocess.Popen(cls.vpp_api_test_cmdline,
-                             stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
-                             stdin=subprocess.PIPE,
-                             stderr=subprocess.PIPE)
-        if cls.verbose > 0:
-            print "CLI: " + RED + s + END
-        p.stdin.write('exec ' + s)
-        out = p.communicate()[0]
-        out = out.replace("vat# ", "", 2)
-        if cls.verbose > 0:
-            if len(out) > 1:
-                print YELLOW + out + END
-        ## @var p
-        #  Object variable to store file descriptor of vpp_api_test subprocess
-        #  with open pipes to the standard output, inputs and error streams.
-        ## @var out
-        #  Tuple variable to store standard output of vpp_api_test subprocess
-        #  where the string "vat# " is replaced by empty string later.
-
-    ## Class method to create incoming packet stream for the packet-generator
-    #  interface.
-    #  Delete old /tmp/pgX_in.pcap file if exists and create the empty one and
-    #  fill it with provided packets and add it to pg_streams list.
-    #  @param cls The class pointer.
-    #  @param i Integer variable to store the index of the packet-generator
-    #  interface to create packet stream for.
-    #  @param pkts List variable to store packets to be added to the stream.
+    def pg_start(cls, trace=True, traceFilter=False):
+        """Enable the PG, wait till it is done, then clean up"""
+        for intf, worker in cls._old_pcaps:
+            intf.remove_old_pcap_file(intf.get_in_path(worker))
+        cls._old_pcaps = []
+        if trace:
+            cls.vapi.cli("clear trace")
+            cls.vapi.cli("trace add pg-input 1000" + (" filter" if traceFilter else ""))
+        cls.vapi.cli("packet-generator enable")
+        # PG, when starts, runs to completion -
+        # so let's avoid a race condition,
+        # and wait a little till it's done.
+        # Then clean it up  - and then be gone.
+        deadline = time.time() + 300
+        while cls.vapi.cli("show packet-generator").find("Yes") != -1:
+            cls.sleep(0.01)  # yield
+            if time.time() > deadline:
+                cls.logger.error("Timeout waiting for pg to stop")
+                break
+        for intf, worker in cls._pcaps:
+            cls.vapi.cli("packet-generator delete %s" % intf.get_cap_name(worker))
+        cls._old_pcaps = cls._pcaps
+        cls._pcaps = []
+
     @classmethod
-    def pg_add_stream(cls, i, pkts):
-        os.system("rm -f /tmp/pg%u_in.pcap" % i)
-        wrpcap("/tmp/pg%u_in.pcap" % i, pkts)
-        # no equivalent API command
-        cls.cli(0, "packet-generator new pcap /tmp/pg%u_in.pcap source pg%u"
-                   " name pcap%u" % (i, i, i))
-        cls.pg_streams.append('pcap%u' % i)
-
-    ## Class method to enable packet capturing for the packet-generator
-    #  interface.
-    #  Delete old /tmp/pgX_out.pcap file if exists and set the packet-generator
-    #  to capture outgoing packets to /tmp/pgX_out.pcap file.
-    #  @param cls The class pointer.
-    #  @param args List variable to store the indexes of the packet-generator
-    #  interfaces to start packet capturing for.
+    def create_pg_interfaces_internal(cls, interfaces, gso=0, gso_size=0, mode=None):
+        """
+        Create packet-generator interfaces.
+
+        :param interfaces: iterable indexes of the interfaces.
+        :returns: List of created interfaces.
+
+        """
+        result = []
+        for i in interfaces:
+            intf = VppPGInterface(cls, i, gso, gso_size, mode)
+            setattr(cls, intf.name, intf)
+            result.append(intf)
+        cls.pg_interfaces = result
+        return result
+
     @classmethod
-    def pg_enable_capture(cls, args):
-        for i in args:
-            os.system("rm -f /tmp/pg%u_out.pcap" % i)
-            cls.cli(0, "packet-generator capture pg%u pcap /tmp/pg%u_out.pcap"
-                    % (i, i))
-
-    ## Class method to start packet sending.
-    #  Start to send packets for all defined pg streams. Delete every stream
-    #  from the stream list when sent and clear the pg_streams list.
-    #  @param cls The class pointer.
+    def create_pg_ip4_interfaces(cls, interfaces, gso=0, gso_size=0):
+        if not hasattr(cls, "vpp"):
+            cls.pg_interfaces = []
+            return cls.pg_interfaces
+        pgmode = VppEnum.vl_api_pg_interface_mode_t
+        return cls.create_pg_interfaces_internal(
+            interfaces, gso, gso_size, pgmode.PG_API_MODE_IP4
+        )
+
     @classmethod
-    def pg_start(cls):
-        cls.cli(2, "trace add pg-input 50")  # 50 is maximum
-        cls.cli(0, 'packet-generator enable')
-        for stream in cls.pg_streams:
-            cls.cli(0, 'packet-generator delete %s' % stream)
-        cls.pg_streams = []
-
-    ## Class method to return captured packets.
-    #  Return packet captured for the defined packet-generator interface. Open
-    #  the corresponding pcap file (/tmp/pgX_out.pcap), read the content and
-    #  store captured packets to output variable.
-    #  @param cls The class pointer.
-    #  @param o Integer variable to store the index of the packet-generator
-    #  interface.
-    #  @return output List of packets captured on the defined packet-generator
-    #  interface. If the corresponding pcap file (/tmp/pgX_out.pcap) does not
-    #  exist return empty list.
+    def create_pg_ip6_interfaces(cls, interfaces, gso=0, gso_size=0):
+        if not hasattr(cls, "vpp"):
+            cls.pg_interfaces = []
+            return cls.pg_interfaces
+        pgmode = VppEnum.vl_api_pg_interface_mode_t
+        return cls.create_pg_interfaces_internal(
+            interfaces, gso, gso_size, pgmode.PG_API_MODE_IP6
+        )
+
     @classmethod
-    def pg_get_capture(cls, o):
-        pcap_filename = "/tmp/pg%u_out.pcap" % o
-        try:
-            output = rdpcap(pcap_filename)
-        except IOError:  # TODO
-            cls.log("WARNING: File %s does not exist, probably because no"
-                    " packets arrived" % pcap_filename)
-            return []
-        return output
-        ## @var pcap_filename
-        #  File descriptor to the corresponding pcap file.
-
-    ## Class method to create packet-generator interfaces.
-    #  Create packet-generator interfaces and add host MAC addresses connected
-    #  to these packet-generator interfaces to the MY_MACS dictionary.
-    #  @param cls The class pointer.
-    #  @param args List variable to store the indexes of the packet-generator
-    #  interfaces to be created.
+    def create_pg_interfaces(cls, interfaces, gso=0, gso_size=0):
+        if not hasattr(cls, "vpp"):
+            cls.pg_interfaces = []
+            return cls.pg_interfaces
+        pgmode = VppEnum.vl_api_pg_interface_mode_t
+        return cls.create_pg_interfaces_internal(
+            interfaces, gso, gso_size, pgmode.PG_API_MODE_ETHERNET
+        )
+
+    @classmethod
+    def create_pg_ethernet_interfaces(cls, interfaces, gso=0, gso_size=0):
+        if not hasattr(cls, "vpp"):
+            cls.pg_interfaces = []
+            return cls.pg_interfaces
+        pgmode = VppEnum.vl_api_pg_interface_mode_t
+        return cls.create_pg_interfaces_internal(
+            interfaces, gso, gso_size, pgmode.PG_API_MODE_ETHERNET
+        )
+
     @classmethod
-    def create_interfaces(cls, args):
-        for i in args:
-            cls.MY_MACS[i] = "02:00:00:00:ff:%02x" % i
-            cls.log("My MAC address is %s" % (cls.MY_MACS[i]))
-            cls.api("pg_create_interface if_id %u" % i)
-            cls.api("sw_interface_set_flags pg%u admin-up" % i)
-
-    ## Static method to extend packet to specified size
-    #  Extend provided packet to the specified size (including Ethernet FCS).
-    #  The packet is extended by adding corresponding number of spaces to the
-    #  packet payload.
-    #  NOTE: Currently works only when Raw layer is present.
-    #  @param packet Variable to store packet object.
-    #  @param size Integer variable to store the required size of the packet.
+    def create_loopback_interfaces(cls, count):
+        """
+        Create loopback interfaces.
+
+        :param count: number of interfaces created.
+        :returns: List of created interfaces.
+        """
+        if not hasattr(cls, "vpp"):
+            cls.lo_interfaces = []
+            return cls.lo_interfaces
+        result = [VppLoInterface(cls) for i in range(count)]
+        for intf in result:
+            setattr(cls, intf.name, intf)
+        cls.lo_interfaces = result
+        return result
+
+    @classmethod
+    def create_bvi_interfaces(cls, count):
+        """
+        Create BVI interfaces.
+
+        :param count: number of interfaces created.
+        :returns: List of created interfaces.
+        """
+        if not hasattr(cls, "vpp"):
+            cls.bvi_interfaces = []
+            return cls.bvi_interfaces
+        result = [VppBviInterface(cls) for i in range(count)]
+        for intf in result:
+            setattr(cls, intf.name, intf)
+        cls.bvi_interfaces = result
+        return result
+
     @staticmethod
-    def extend_packet(packet, size):
+    def extend_packet(packet, size, padding=" "):
+        """
+        Extend packet to given size by padding with spaces or custom padding
+        NOTE: Currently works only when Raw layer is present.
+
+        :param packet: packet
+        :param size: target size
+        :param padding: padding used to extend the payload
+
+        """
         packet_len = len(packet) + 4
         extend = size - packet_len
         if extend > 0:
-            packet[Raw].load += ' ' * extend
-        ## @var packet_len
-        #  Integer variable to store the current packet length including
-        #  Ethernet FCS.
-        ## @var extend
-        #  Integer variable to store the size of the packet extension.
-
-    ## Method to add packet info object to the packet_infos list.
-    #  Extend the existing packet_infos list with the given information from
-    #  the packet.
-    #  @param self The object pointer.
-    #  @param info Object to store required information from the packet.
-    def add_packet_info_to_list(self, info):
-        info.index = len(self.packet_infos)
-        self.packet_infos[info.index] = info
-        ## @var info.index
-        # Info object attribute to store the packet order in the stream.
-        ## @var packet_infos
-        #  List variable to store required information from packets.
-
-    ## Method to create packet info object.
-    #  Create the existing packet_infos list with the given information from
-    #  the packet.
-    #  @param self The object pointer.
-    #  @param pg_id Integer variable to store the index of the packet-generator
-    #  interface.
-    def create_packet_info(self, pg_id, target_id):
+            num = (extend // len(padding)) + 1
+            packet[Raw].load += (padding * num)[:extend].encode("ascii")
+
+    @classmethod
+    def reset_packet_infos(cls):
+        """Reset the list of packet info objects and packet counts to zero"""
+        cls._packet_infos = {}
+        cls._packet_count_for_dst_if_idx = {}
+
+    @classmethod
+    def create_packet_info(cls, src_if, dst_if):
+        """
+        Create packet info object containing the source and destination indexes
+        and add it to the testcase's packet info list
+
+        :param VppInterface src_if: source interface
+        :param VppInterface dst_if: destination interface
+
+        :returns: _PacketInfo object
+
+        """
         info = _PacketInfo()
-        self.add_packet_info_to_list(info)
-        info.src = pg_id
-        info.dst = target_id
+        info.index = len(cls._packet_infos)
+        info.src = src_if.sw_if_index
+        info.dst = dst_if.sw_if_index
+        if isinstance(dst_if, VppSubInterface):
+            dst_idx = dst_if.parent.sw_if_index
+        else:
+            dst_idx = dst_if.sw_if_index
+        if dst_idx in cls._packet_count_for_dst_if_idx:
+            cls._packet_count_for_dst_if_idx[dst_idx] += 1
+        else:
+            cls._packet_count_for_dst_if_idx[dst_idx] = 1
+        cls._packet_infos[info.index] = info
         return info
-        ## @var info
-        #  Object to store required information from packet.
-        ## @var info.src
-        #  Info object attribute to store the index of the source packet
-        #  generator interface of the packet.
-        ## @var info.dst
-        #  Info object attribute to store the index of the destination packet
-        #  generator interface of the packet.
-
-    ## Static method to return packet info string.
-    #  Create packet info string from the provided info object that will be put
-    #  to the packet payload.
-    #  @param info Object to store required information from the packet.
-    #  @return String of information about packet's order in the stream, source
-    #  and destination packet generator interface.
+
     @staticmethod
     def info_to_payload(info):
-        return "%d %d %d" % (info.index, info.src, info.dst)
+        """
+        Convert _PacketInfo object to packet payload
+
+        :param info: _PacketInfo object
+
+        :returns: string containing serialized data from packet info
+        """
+
+        # retrieve payload, currently 18 bytes (4 x ints + 1 short)
+        return pack("iiiih", info.index, info.src, info.dst, info.ip, info.proto)
 
-    ## Static method to create packet info object from the packet payload.
-    #  Create packet info object and set its attribute values based on data
-    #  gained from the packet payload.
-    #  @param payload String variable to store packet payload.
-    #  @return info Object to store required information about the packet.
     @staticmethod
-    def payload_to_info(payload):
-        numbers = payload.split()
+    def payload_to_info(payload, payload_field="load"):
+        """
+        Convert packet payload to _PacketInfo object
+
+        :param payload: packet payload
+        :type payload:  <class 'scapy.packet.Raw'>
+        :param payload_field: packet fieldname of payload "load" for
+                <class 'scapy.packet.Raw'>
+        :type payload_field: str
+        :returns: _PacketInfo object containing de-serialized data from payload
+
+        """
+
+        # retrieve payload, currently 18 bytes (4 x ints + 1 short)
+        payload_b = getattr(payload, payload_field)[:18]
+
         info = _PacketInfo()
-        info.index = int(numbers[0])
-        info.src = int(numbers[1])
-        info.dst = int(numbers[2])
+        info.index, info.src, info.dst, info.ip, info.proto = unpack("iiiih", payload_b)
+
+        # some SRv6 TCs depend on get an exception if bad values are detected
+        if info.index > 0x4000:
+            raise ValueError("Index value is invalid")
+
         return info
-        ## @var info.index
-        #  Info object attribute to store the packet order in the stream.
-        ## @var info.src
-        #  Info object attribute to store the index of the source packet
-        #  generator interface of the packet.
-        ## @var info.dst
-        #  Info object attribute to store the index of the destination packet
-        #  generator interface of the packet.
-
-    ## Method to return packet info object of the next packet in
-    #  the packet_infos list.
-    #  Get the next packet info object from the packet_infos list by increasing
-    #  the packet_infos list index by one.
-    #  @param self The object pointer.
-    #  @param info Object to store required information about the packet.
-    #  @return packet_infos[next_index] Next info object from the packet_infos
-    #  list with stored information about packets. Return None if the end of
-    #  the list is reached.
+
     def get_next_packet_info(self, info):
+        """
+        Iterate over the packet info list stored in the testcase
+        Start iteration with first element if info is None
+        Continue based on index in info if info is specified
+
+        :param info: info or None
+        :returns: next info in list or None if no more infos
+        """
         if info is None:
             next_index = 0
         else:
             next_index = info.index + 1
-        if next_index == len(self.packet_infos):
+        if next_index == len(self._packet_infos):
             return None
         else:
-            return self.packet_infos[next_index]
-        ## @var next_index
-        #  Integer variable to store the index of the next info object.
-
-    ## Method to return packet info object of the next packet with the required
-    #  source packet generator interface.
-    #  Iterate over the packet_infos list and search for the next packet info
-    #  object with the required source packet generator interface.
-    #  @param self The object pointer.
-    #  @param src_pg Integer variable to store index of requested source packet
-    #  generator interface.
-    #  @param info Object to store required information about the packet.
-    #  @return packet_infos[next_index] Next info object from the packet_infos
-    #  list with stored information about packets. Return None if the end of
-    #  the list is reached.
-    def get_next_packet_info_for_interface(self, src_pg, info):
+            return self._packet_infos[next_index]
+
+    def get_next_packet_info_for_interface(self, src_index, info):
+        """
+        Search the packet info list for the next packet info with same source
+        interface index
+
+        :param src_index: source interface index to search for
+        :param info: packet info - where to start the search
+        :returns: packet info or None
+
+        """
         while True:
             info = self.get_next_packet_info(info)
             if info is None:
                 return None
-            if info.src == src_pg:
+            if info.src == src_index:
                 return info
-        ## @var info.src
-        #  Info object attribute to store the index of the source packet
-        #  generator interface of the packet.
-
-    ## Method to return packet info object of the next packet with required
-    #  source and destination packet generator interfaces.
-    #  Search for the next packet info object with the required source and
-    #  destination packet generator interfaces.
-    #  @param self The object pointer.
-    #  @param src_pg Integer variable to store the index of the requested source
-    #  packet generator interface.
-    #  @param dst_pg Integer variable to store the index of the requested source
-    #  packet generator interface.
-    #  @param info Object to store required information about the packet.
-    #  @return info Object with the info about the next packet with with
-    #  required source and destination packet generator interfaces. Return None
-    #  if there is no other packet with required data.
-    def get_next_packet_info_for_interface2(self, src_pg, dst_pg, info):
+
+    def get_next_packet_info_for_interface2(self, src_index, dst_index, info):
+        """
+        Search the packet info list for the next packet info with same source
+        and destination interface indexes
+
+        :param src_index: source interface index to search for
+        :param dst_index: destination interface index to search for
+        :param info: packet info - where to start the search
+        :returns: packet info or None
+
+        """
         while True:
-            info = self.get_next_packet_info_for_interface(src_pg, info)
+            info = self.get_next_packet_info_for_interface(src_index, info)
             if info is None:
                 return None
-            if info.dst == dst_pg:
+            if info.dst == dst_index:
                 return info
-        ## @var info.dst
-        #  Info object attribute to store the index of the destination packet
-        #  generator interface of the packet.
-
-
-## Subclass of the python unittest.TestResult class.
-#
-#  This subclass provides methods to compile information about which tests have
-#  succeeded and which have failed.
-class VppTestResult(unittest.TestResult):
-    ## The constructor.
-    #  @param stream File descriptor to store where to report test results. Set
-    #  to the standard error stream by default.
-    #  @param descriptions Boolean variable to store information if to use test
-    #  case descriptions.
-    #  @param verbosity Integer variable to store required verbosity level.
-    def __init__(self, stream, descriptions, verbosity):
-        unittest.TestResult.__init__(self, stream, descriptions, verbosity)
-        self.stream = stream
-        self.descriptions = descriptions
-        self.verbosity = verbosity
-        self.result_string = None
-        ## @var result_string
-        #  String variable to store the test case result string.
-
-
-    ## Method called when the test case succeeds.
-    #  Run the default implementation (that does nothing) and set the result
-    #  string in case of test case success.
-    #  @param self The object pointer.
-    #  @param test Object variable to store the test case instance.
-    def addSuccess(self, test):
-        unittest.TestResult.addSuccess(self, test)
-        self.result_string = GREEN + "OK" + END
-        ## @var result_string
-        #  String variable to store the test case result string.
-
-    ## Method called when the test case signals a failure.
-    #  Run the default implementation that appends a tuple (test, formatted_err)
-    #  to the instance's failures attribute, where formatted_err is a formatted
-    #  traceback derived from err and set the result string in case of test case
-    #  success.
-    #  @param self The object pointer.
-    #  @param test Object variable to store the test case instance.
-    #  @param err Tuple variable to store the error data:
-    #  (type, value, traceback).
-    def addFailure(self, test, err):
-        unittest.TestResult.addFailure(self, test, err)
-        self.result_string = RED + "FAIL" + END
-        ## @var result_string
-        #  String variable to store the test case result string.
-
-    ## Method called when the test case raises an unexpected exception.
-    #  Run the default implementation that appends a tuple (test, formatted_err)
-    #  to the instance's error attribute, where formatted_err is a formatted
-    #  traceback derived from err and set the result string in case of test case
-    #  unexpected failure.
-    #  @param self The object pointer.
-    #  @param test Object variable to store the test case instance.
-    #  @param err Tuple variable to store the error data:
-    #  (type, value, traceback).
-    def addError(self, test, err):
-        unittest.TestResult.addError(self, test, err)
-        self.result_string = RED + "ERROR" + END
-        ## @var result_string
-        #  String variable to store the test case result string.
-
-    ## Method to get the description of the test case.
-    #  Used to get the description string from the test case object.
-    #  @param self The object pointer.
-    #  @param test Object variable to store the test case instance.
-    #  @return String of the short description if exist otherwise return test
-    #  case name string.
-    def getDescription(self, test):
-        # TODO: if none print warning not raise exception
-        short_description = test.shortDescription()
-        if self.descriptions and short_description:
-            return short_description
-        else:
-            return str(test)
-        ## @var short_description
-        #  String variable to store the short description of the test case.
-
-    ## Method called when the test case is about to be run.
-    #  Run the default implementation and based on the set verbosity level write
-    #  the starting string to the output stream.
-    #  @param self The object pointer.
-    #  @param test Object variable to store the test case instance.
-    def startTest(self, test):
-        unittest.TestResult.startTest(self, test)
-        if self.verbosity > 0:
-            self.stream.writeln("Starting " + self.getDescription(test) + " ...")
-            self.stream.writeln("------------------------------------------------------------------")
-
-    ## Method called after the test case has been executed.
-    #  Run the default implementation and based on the set verbosity level write
-    #  the result string to the output stream.
-    #  @param self The object pointer.
-    #  @param test Object variable to store the test case instance.
-    def stopTest(self, test):
-        unittest.TestResult.stopTest(self, test)
-        if self.verbosity > 0:
-            self.stream.writeln("------------------------------------------------------------------")
-            self.stream.writeln("%-60s%s" % (self.getDescription(test), self.result_string))
-            self.stream.writeln("------------------------------------------------------------------")
-        else:
-            self.stream.writeln("%-60s%s" % (self.getDescription(test), self.result_string))
-
-    ## Method to write errors and failures information to the output stream.
-    #  Write content of errors and failures lists to the output stream.
-    #  @param self The object pointer.
-    def printErrors(self):
-        self.stream.writeln()
-        self.printErrorList('ERROR', self.errors)
-        self.printErrorList('FAIL', self.failures)
-        ## @var errors
-        #  List variable containing 2-tuples of TestCase instances and strings
-        #  holding formatted tracebacks. Each tuple represents a test which
-        #  raised an unexpected exception.
-        ## @var failures
-        #  List variable containing 2-tuples of TestCase instances and strings
-        #  holding formatted tracebacks. Each tuple represents a test where
-        #  a failure was explicitly signalled using the TestCase.assert*()
-        #  methods.
-
-    ## Method to write the error information to the output stream.
-    #  Write content of error lists to the output stream together with error
-    #  type and test case description.
-    #  @param self The object pointer.
-    #  @param flavour String variable to store error type.
-    #  @param errors List variable to store 2-tuples of TestCase instances and
-    #  strings holding formatted tracebacks.
-    def printErrorList(self, flavour, errors):
-        for test, err in errors:
-            self.stream.writeln('=' * 70)
-            self.stream.writeln("%s: %s" % (flavour, self.getDescription(test)))
-            self.stream.writeln('-' * 70)
-            self.stream.writeln("%s" % err)
-        ## @var test
-        #  Object variable to store the test case instance.
-        ## @var err
-        #  String variable to store formatted tracebacks.
-
-
-## Subclass of the python unittest.TextTestRunner class.
-#
-#  A basic test runner implementation which prints results on standard error.
-class VppTestRunner(unittest.TextTestRunner):
-    ##  Class object variable to store the results of a set of tests.
-    resultclass = VppTestResult
-
-    ## Method to run the test.
-    #  Print debug message in the terminal and run the standard run() method
-    #  of the test runner collecting the result into the test result object.
-    #  @param self The object pointer.
-    #  @param test Object variable to store the test case instance.
-    #  @return Test result object of the VppTestRunner.
-    def run(self, test):
-        print "Running tests using custom test runner"  # debug message
-        return super(VppTestRunner, self).run(test)
+
+    def assert_packet_checksums_valid(self, packet, ignore_zero_udp_checksums=True):
+        received = packet.__class__(scapy.compat.raw(packet))
+        udp_layers = ["UDP", "UDPerror"]
+        checksum_fields = ["cksum", "chksum"]
+        checksums = []
+        counter = 0
+        temp = received.__class__(scapy.compat.raw(received))
+        while True:
+            layer = temp.getlayer(counter)
+            if layer:
+                layer = layer.copy()
+                layer.remove_payload()
+                for cf in checksum_fields:
+                    if hasattr(layer, cf):
+                        if (
+                            ignore_zero_udp_checksums
+                            and 0 == getattr(layer, cf)
+                            and layer.name in udp_layers
+                        ):
+                            continue
+                        delattr(temp.getlayer(counter), cf)
+                        checksums.append((counter, cf))
+            else:
+                break
+            counter = counter + 1
+        if 0 == len(checksums):
+            return
+        temp = temp.__class__(scapy.compat.raw(temp))
+        for layer, cf in reversed(checksums):
+            calc_sum = getattr(temp[layer], cf)
+            self.assert_equal(
+                getattr(received[layer], cf),
+                calc_sum,
+                "packet checksum on layer #%d: %s" % (layer, temp[layer].name),
+            )
+            self.logger.debug(
+                "Checksum field `%s` on `%s` layer has correct value `%s`"
+                % (cf, temp[layer].name, calc_sum)
+            )
+
+    def assert_checksum_valid(
+        self,
+        received_packet,
+        layer,
+        checksum_field_names=["chksum", "cksum"],
+        ignore_zero_checksum=False,
+    ):
+        """Check checksum of received packet on given layer"""
+        layer_copy = received_packet[layer].copy()
+        layer_copy.remove_payload()
+        field_name = None
+        for f in checksum_field_names:
+            if hasattr(layer_copy, f):
+                field_name = f
+                break
+        if field_name is None:
+            raise Exception(
+                f"Layer `{layer}` has none of checksum fields: `{checksum_field_names}`."
+            )
+        received_packet_checksum = getattr(received_packet[layer], field_name)
+        if ignore_zero_checksum and 0 == received_packet_checksum:
+            return
+        recalculated = received_packet.__class__(scapy.compat.raw(received_packet))
+        delattr(recalculated[layer], field_name)
+        recalculated = recalculated.__class__(scapy.compat.raw(recalculated))
+        self.assert_equal(
+            received_packet_checksum,
+            getattr(recalculated[layer], field_name),
+            f"packet checksum (field: {field_name}) on layer: %s" % layer,
+        )
+
+    def assert_ip_checksum_valid(self, received_packet, ignore_zero_checksum=False):
+        self.assert_checksum_valid(
+            received_packet, "IP", ignore_zero_checksum=ignore_zero_checksum
+        )
+
+    def assert_tcp_checksum_valid(self, received_packet, ignore_zero_checksum=False):
+        self.assert_checksum_valid(
+            received_packet, "TCP", ignore_zero_checksum=ignore_zero_checksum
+        )
+
+    def assert_udp_checksum_valid(self, received_packet, ignore_zero_checksum=True):
+        self.assert_checksum_valid(
+            received_packet, "UDP", ignore_zero_checksum=ignore_zero_checksum
+        )
+
+    def assert_embedded_icmp_checksum_valid(self, received_packet):
+        if received_packet.haslayer(IPerror):
+            self.assert_checksum_valid(received_packet, "IPerror")
+        if received_packet.haslayer(TCPerror):
+            self.assert_checksum_valid(received_packet, "TCPerror")
+        if received_packet.haslayer(UDPerror):
+            self.assert_checksum_valid(
+                received_packet, "UDPerror", ignore_zero_checksum=True
+            )
+        if received_packet.haslayer(ICMPerror):
+            self.assert_checksum_valid(received_packet, "ICMPerror")
+
+    def assert_icmp_checksum_valid(self, received_packet):
+        self.assert_checksum_valid(received_packet, "ICMP")
+        self.assert_embedded_icmp_checksum_valid(received_packet)
+
+    def assert_icmpv6_checksum_valid(self, pkt):
+        if pkt.haslayer(ICMPv6DestUnreach):
+            self.assert_checksum_valid(pkt, "ICMPv6DestUnreach")
+            self.assert_embedded_icmp_checksum_valid(pkt)
+        if pkt.haslayer(ICMPv6EchoRequest):
+            self.assert_checksum_valid(pkt, "ICMPv6EchoRequest")
+        if pkt.haslayer(ICMPv6EchoReply):
+            self.assert_checksum_valid(pkt, "ICMPv6EchoReply")
+
+    def assert_packet_counter_equal(self, counter, expected_value):
+        counter_value = self.get_counter(counter)
+        self.assert_equal(
+            counter_value, expected_value, "packet counter `%s'" % counter
+        )
+
+    def pg_send(self, intf, pkts, worker=None, trace=True):
+        intf.add_stream(pkts, worker=worker)
+        self.pg_enable_capture(self.pg_interfaces)
+        self.pg_start(trace=trace)
+
+    def send_and_assert_no_replies(
+        self, intf, pkts, remark="", timeout=None, stats_diff=None, trace=True, msg=None
+    ):
+        if stats_diff:
+            stats_snapshot = self.snapshot_stats(stats_diff)
+
+        self.pg_send(intf, pkts)
+
+        try:
+            if not timeout:
+                timeout = 1
+            for i in self.pg_interfaces:
+                i.assert_nothing_captured(timeout=timeout, remark=remark)
+                timeout = 0.1
+        finally:
+            if trace:
+                if msg:
+                    self.logger.debug(f"send_and_assert_no_replies: {msg}")
+                self.logger.debug(self.vapi.cli("show trace"))
+
+        if stats_diff:
+            self.compare_stats_with_snapshot(stats_diff, stats_snapshot)
+
+    def send_and_expect(
+        self,
+        intf,
+        pkts,
+        output,
+        n_rx=None,
+        worker=None,
+        trace=True,
+        msg=None,
+        stats_diff=None,
+    ):
+        if stats_diff:
+            stats_snapshot = self.snapshot_stats(stats_diff)
+
+        if not n_rx:
+            n_rx = 1 if isinstance(pkts, Packet) else len(pkts)
+        self.pg_send(intf, pkts, worker=worker, trace=trace)
+        rx = output.get_capture(n_rx)
+        if trace:
+            if msg:
+                self.logger.debug(f"send_and_expect: {msg}")
+            self.logger.debug(self.vapi.cli("show trace"))
+
+        if stats_diff:
+            self.compare_stats_with_snapshot(stats_diff, stats_snapshot)
+
+        return rx
+
+    def send_and_expect_load_balancing(
+        self, input, pkts, outputs, worker=None, trace=True
+    ):
+        self.pg_send(input, pkts, worker=worker, trace=trace)
+        rxs = []
+        for oo in outputs:
+            rx = oo._get_capture(1)
+            self.assertNotEqual(0, len(rx), f"0 != len(rx) ({len(rx)})")
+            rxs.append(rx)
+        if trace:
+            self.logger.debug(self.vapi.cli("show trace"))
+        return rxs
+
+    def send_and_expect_some(self, intf, pkts, output, worker=None, trace=True):
+        self.pg_send(intf, pkts, worker=worker, trace=trace)
+        rx = output._get_capture(1)
+        if trace:
+            self.logger.debug(self.vapi.cli("show trace"))
+        self.assertTrue(len(rx) > 0)
+        self.assertTrue(
+            len(rx) <= len(pkts), f"len(rx) ({len(rx)}) > len(pkts) ({len(pkts)})"
+        )
+        return rx
+
+    def send_and_expect_only(self, intf, pkts, output, timeout=None, stats_diff=None):
+        if stats_diff:
+            stats_snapshot = self.snapshot_stats(stats_diff)
+
+        self.pg_send(intf, pkts)
+        rx = output.get_capture(len(pkts))
+        outputs = [output]
+        if not timeout:
+            timeout = 1
+        for i in self.pg_interfaces:
+            if i not in outputs:
+                i.assert_nothing_captured(timeout=timeout)
+                timeout = 0.1
+
+        if stats_diff:
+            self.compare_stats_with_snapshot(stats_diff, stats_snapshot)
+
+        return rx
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    pass