Python3: resources and libraries
[csit.git] / resources / tools / presentation / input_data_parser.py
index db63660..46c8b9d 100644 (file)
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Copyright (c) 2018 Cisco and/or its affiliates.
+# Copyright (c) 2019 Cisco and/or its affiliates.
 # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 # you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 # You may obtain a copy of the License at:
 # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 # you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 # You may obtain a copy of the License at:
 - extract data from output.xml files generated by Jenkins jobs and store in
   pandas' Series,
 - provide access to the data.
 - extract data from output.xml files generated by Jenkins jobs and store in
   pandas' Series,
 - provide access to the data.
+- filter the data using tags,
 """
 
 """
 
+import copy
 import re
 import re
+import resource
 import pandas as pd
 import logging
 import pandas as pd
 import logging
-import xml.etree.ElementTree as ET
+import prettytable
 
 from robot.api import ExecutionResult, ResultVisitor
 from robot import errors
 from collections import OrderedDict
 from string import replace
 
 from robot.api import ExecutionResult, ResultVisitor
 from robot import errors
 from collections import OrderedDict
 from string import replace
+from os import remove
+from datetime import datetime as dt
+from datetime import timedelta
+from json import loads
+from jumpavg.AvgStdevMetadataFactory import AvgStdevMetadataFactory
+
+from input_data_files import download_and_unzip_data_file
+
+
+# Separator used in file names
+SEPARATOR = "__"
 
 
 class ExecutionChecker(ResultVisitor):
 
 
 class ExecutionChecker(ResultVisitor):
@@ -37,84 +51,114 @@ class ExecutionChecker(ResultVisitor):
     Performance tests:
 
     {
     Performance tests:
 
     {
-        "metadata": {  # Optional
-            "version": "VPP version",
+        "metadata": {
+            "generated": "Timestamp",
+            "version": "SUT version",
             "job": "Jenkins job name",
             "build": "Information about the build"
         },
         "suites": {
             "job": "Jenkins job name",
             "build": "Information about the build"
         },
         "suites": {
-            "Suite name 1": {
+            "Suite long name 1": {
+                "name": Suite name,
                 "doc": "Suite 1 documentation",
                 "parent": "Suite 1 parent",
                 "level": "Level of the suite in the suite hierarchy"
             }
                 "doc": "Suite 1 documentation",
                 "parent": "Suite 1 parent",
                 "level": "Level of the suite in the suite hierarchy"
             }
-            "Suite name N": {
+            "Suite long name N": {
+                "name": Suite name,
                 "doc": "Suite N documentation",
                 "parent": "Suite 2 parent",
                 "level": "Level of the suite in the suite hierarchy"
             }
         }
         "tests": {
                 "doc": "Suite N documentation",
                 "parent": "Suite 2 parent",
                 "level": "Level of the suite in the suite hierarchy"
             }
         }
         "tests": {
+            # NDRPDR tests:
             "ID": {
                 "name": "Test name",
                 "parent": "Name of the parent of the test",
             "ID": {
                 "name": "Test name",
                 "parent": "Name of the parent of the test",
-                "doc": "Test documentation"
-                "msg": "Test message"
+                "doc": "Test documentation",
+                "msg": "Test message",
+                "conf-history": "DUT1 and DUT2 VAT History",
+                "show-run": "Show Run",
                 "tags": ["tag 1", "tag 2", "tag n"],
                 "tags": ["tag 1", "tag 2", "tag n"],
-                "type": "PDR" | "NDR",
+                "type": "NDRPDR",
+                "status": "PASS" | "FAIL",
                 "throughput": {
                 "throughput": {
-                    "value": int,
-                    "unit": "pps" | "bps" | "percentage"
+                    "NDR": {
+                        "LOWER": float,
+                        "UPPER": float
+                    },
+                    "PDR": {
+                        "LOWER": float,
+                        "UPPER": float
+                    }
                 },
                 "latency": {
                 },
                 "latency": {
-                    "direction1": {
-                        "100": {
-                            "min": int,
-                            "avg": int,
-                            "max": int
-                        },
-                        "50": {  # Only for NDR
-                            "min": int,
-                            "avg": int,
-                            "max": int
+                    "NDR": {
+                        "direction1": {
+                            "min": float,
+                            "avg": float,
+                            "max": float,
+                            "hdrh": str
                         },
                         },
-                        "10": {  # Only for NDR
-                            "min": int,
-                            "avg": int,
-                            "max": int
+                        "direction2": {
+                            "min": float,
+                            "avg": float,
+                            "max": float,
+                            "hdrh": str
                         }
                     },
                         }
                     },
-                    "direction2": {
-                        "100": {
-                            "min": int,
-                            "avg": int,
-                            "max": int
-                        },
-                        "50": {  # Only for NDR
-                            "min": int,
-                            "avg": int,
-                            "max": int
+                    "PDR": {
+                        "direction1": {
+                            "min": float,
+                            "avg": float,
+                            "max": float,
+                            "hdrh": str
                         },
                         },
-                        "10": {  # Only for NDR
-                            "min": int,
-                            "avg": int,
-                            "max": int
+                        "direction2": {
+                            "min": float,
+                            "avg": float,
+                            "max": float,
+                            "hdrh": str
                         }
                     }
                         }
                     }
-                },
-                "lossTolerance": "lossTolerance",  # Only for PDR
-                "vat-history": "DUT1 and DUT2 VAT History"
-                },
-                "show-run": "Show Run"
-            },
+                }
+            }
+
+            # TCP tests:
+            "ID": {
+                "name": "Test name",
+                "parent": "Name of the parent of the test",
+                "doc": "Test documentation",
+                "msg": "Test message",
+                "tags": ["tag 1", "tag 2", "tag n"],
+                "type": "TCP",
+                "status": "PASS" | "FAIL",
+                "result": int
+            }
+
+            # MRR, BMRR tests:
+            "ID": {
+                "name": "Test name",
+                "parent": "Name of the parent of the test",
+                "doc": "Test documentation",
+                "msg": "Test message",
+                "tags": ["tag 1", "tag 2", "tag n"],
+                "type": "MRR" | "BMRR",
+                "status": "PASS" | "FAIL",
+                "result": {
+                    "receive-rate": AvgStdevMetadata,
+                }
+            }
+
             "ID" {
                 # next test
             }
         }
     }
 
             "ID" {
                 # next test
             }
         }
     }
 
-    Functional tests:
 
 
+    Functional tests:
 
     {
         "metadata": {  # Optional
 
     {
         "metadata": {  # Optional
@@ -141,7 +185,7 @@ class ExecutionChecker(ResultVisitor):
                 "doc": "Test documentation"
                 "msg": "Test message"
                 "tags": ["tag 1", "tag 2", "tag n"],
                 "doc": "Test documentation"
                 "msg": "Test message"
                 "tags": ["tag 1", "tag 2", "tag n"],
-                "vat-history": "DUT1 and DUT2 VAT History"
+                "conf-history": "DUT1 and DUT2 VAT History"
                 "show-run": "Show Run"
                 "status": "PASS" | "FAIL"
             },
                 "show-run": "Show Run"
                 "status": "PASS" | "FAIL"
             },
@@ -154,36 +198,60 @@ class ExecutionChecker(ResultVisitor):
     .. note:: ID is the lowercase full path to the test.
     """
 
     .. note:: ID is the lowercase full path to the test.
     """
 
+    # TODO: Remove when definitely no NDRPDRDISC tests are used:
     REGEX_RATE = re.compile(r'^[\D\d]*FINAL_RATE:\s(\d+\.\d+)\s(\w+)')
 
     REGEX_RATE = re.compile(r'^[\D\d]*FINAL_RATE:\s(\d+\.\d+)\s(\w+)')
 
-    REGEX_LAT_NDR = re.compile(r'^[\D\d]*'
-                               r'LAT_\d+%NDR:\s\[\'(-?\d+\/-?\d+/-?\d+)\','
-                               r'\s\'(-?\d+/-?\d+/-?\d+)\'\]\s\n'
-                               r'LAT_\d+%NDR:\s\[\'(-?\d+/-?\d+/-?\d+)\','
-                               r'\s\'(-?\d+/-?\d+/-?\d+)\'\]\s\n'
-                               r'LAT_\d+%NDR:\s\[\'(-?\d+/-?\d+/-?\d+)\','
-                               r'\s\'(-?\d+/-?\d+/-?\d+)\'\]')
+    REGEX_PLR_RATE = re.compile(r'PLRsearch lower bound::?\s(\d+.\d+).*\n'
+                                r'PLRsearch upper bound::?\s(\d+.\d+)')
+
+    REGEX_NDRPDR_RATE = re.compile(r'NDR_LOWER:\s(\d+.\d+).*\n.*\n'
+                                   r'NDR_UPPER:\s(\d+.\d+).*\n'
+                                   r'PDR_LOWER:\s(\d+.\d+).*\n.*\n'
+                                   r'PDR_UPPER:\s(\d+.\d+)')
 
 
-    REGEX_LAT_PDR = re.compile(r'^[\D\d]*'
-                               r'LAT_\d+%PDR:\s\[\'(-?\d+/-?\d+/-?\d+)\','
-                               r'\s\'(-?\d+/-?\d+/-?\d+)\'\][\D\d]*')
+    REGEX_NDRPDR_LAT = re.compile(r'LATENCY.*\[\'(.*)\', \'(.*)\'\]\s\n.*\n.*\n'
+                                  r'LATENCY.*\[\'(.*)\', \'(.*)\'\]')
 
     REGEX_TOLERANCE = re.compile(r'^[\D\d]*LOSS_ACCEPTANCE:\s(\d*\.\d*)\s'
                                  r'[\D\d]*')
 
 
     REGEX_TOLERANCE = re.compile(r'^[\D\d]*LOSS_ACCEPTANCE:\s(\d*\.\d*)\s'
                                  r'[\D\d]*')
 
-    REGEX_VERSION = re.compile(r"(return STDOUT Version:\s*)(.*)")
+    REGEX_VERSION_VPP = re.compile(r"(return STDOUT Version:\s*|"
+                                   r"VPP Version:\s*|VPP version:\s*)(.*)")
+
+    REGEX_VERSION_DPDK = re.compile(r"(DPDK version:\s*|DPDK Version:\s*)(.*)")
 
 
-    REGEX_TCP = re.compile(r'Total\s(rps|cps|throughput):\s([0-9]*).*$')
+    REGEX_TCP = re.compile(r'Total\s(rps|cps|throughput):\s(\d*).*$')
 
     REGEX_MRR = re.compile(r'MaxReceivedRate_Results\s\[pkts/(\d*)sec\]:\s'
                            r'tx\s(\d*),\srx\s(\d*)')
 
 
     REGEX_MRR = re.compile(r'MaxReceivedRate_Results\s\[pkts/(\d*)sec\]:\s'
                            r'tx\s(\d*),\srx\s(\d*)')
 
-    def __init__(self, **metadata):
+    REGEX_BMRR = re.compile(r'Maximum Receive Rate trial results'
+                            r' in packets per second: \[(.*)\]')
+
+    REGEX_RECONF_LOSS = re.compile(r'Packets lost due to reconfig: (\d*)')
+    REGEX_RECONF_TIME = re.compile(r'Implied time lost: (\d*.[\de-]*)')
+
+    REGEX_TC_TAG = re.compile(r'\d+[tT]\d+[cC]')
+
+    REGEX_TC_NAME_OLD = re.compile(r'-\d+[tT]\d+[cC]-')
+
+    REGEX_TC_NAME_NEW = re.compile(r'-\d+[cC]-')
+
+    REGEX_TC_NUMBER = re.compile(r'tc\d{2}-')
+
+    REGEX_TC_PAPI_CLI = re.compile(r'.*\((\d+.\d+.\d+.\d+.) - (.*)\)')
+
+    def __init__(self, metadata, mapping, ignore):
         """Initialisation.
 
         :param metadata: Key-value pairs to be included in "metadata" part of
         """Initialisation.
 
         :param metadata: Key-value pairs to be included in "metadata" part of
-        JSON structure.
+            JSON structure.
+        :param mapping: Mapping of the old names of test cases to the new
+            (actual) one.
+        :param ignore: List of TCs to be ignored.
         :type metadata: dict
         :type metadata: dict
+        :type mapping: dict
+        :type ignore: list
         """
 
         # Type of message to parse out from the test messages
         """
 
         # Type of message to parse out from the test messages
@@ -192,12 +260,24 @@ class ExecutionChecker(ResultVisitor):
         # VPP version
         self._version = None
 
         # VPP version
         self._version = None
 
+        # Timestamp
+        self._timestamp = None
+
+        # Testbed. The testbed is identified by TG node IP address.
+        self._testbed = None
+
+        # Mapping of TCs long names
+        self._mapping = mapping
+
+        # Ignore list
+        self._ignore = ignore
+
         # Number of VAT History messages found:
         # 0 - no message
         # 1 - VAT History of DUT1
         # 2 - VAT History of DUT2
         self._lookup_kw_nr = 0
         # Number of VAT History messages found:
         # 0 - no message
         # 1 - VAT History of DUT1
         # 2 - VAT History of DUT2
         self._lookup_kw_nr = 0
-        self._vat_history_lookup_nr = 0
+        self._conf_history_lookup_nr = 0
 
         # Number of Show Running messages found
         # 0 - no message
 
         # Number of Show Running messages found
         # 0 - no message
@@ -222,9 +302,13 @@ class ExecutionChecker(ResultVisitor):
         # Dictionary defining the methods used to parse different types of
         # messages
         self.parse_msg = {
         # Dictionary defining the methods used to parse different types of
         # messages
         self.parse_msg = {
-            "setup-version": self._get_version,
+            "timestamp": self._get_timestamp,
+            "vpp-version": self._get_vpp_version,
+            "dpdk-version": self._get_dpdk_version,
             "teardown-vat-history": self._get_vat_history,
             "teardown-vat-history": self._get_vat_history,
-            "test-show-runtime": self._get_show_run
+            "teardown-papi-history": self._get_papi_history,
+            "test-show-runtime": self._get_show_run,
+            "testbed": self._get_testbed
         }
 
     @property
         }
 
     @property
@@ -236,7 +320,27 @@ class ExecutionChecker(ResultVisitor):
         """
         return self._data
 
         """
         return self._data
 
-    def _get_version(self, msg):
+    def _get_testbed(self, msg):
+        """Called when extraction of testbed IP is required.
+        The testbed is identified by TG node IP address.
+
+        :param msg: Message to process.
+        :type msg: Message
+        :returns: Nothing.
+        """
+
+        if msg.message.count("Setup of TG node"):
+            reg_tg_ip = re.compile(
+                r'Setup of TG node (\d{1,3}.\d{1,3}.\d{1,3}.\d{1,3}) done')
+            try:
+                self._testbed = str(re.search(reg_tg_ip, msg.message).group(1))
+            except (KeyError, ValueError, IndexError, AttributeError):
+                pass
+            finally:
+                self._data["metadata"]["testbed"] = self._testbed
+                self._msg_type = None
+
+    def _get_vpp_version(self, msg):
         """Called when extraction of VPP version is required.
 
         :param msg: Message to process.
         """Called when extraction of VPP version is required.
 
         :param msg: Message to process.
@@ -244,13 +348,43 @@ class ExecutionChecker(ResultVisitor):
         :returns: Nothing.
         """
 
         :returns: Nothing.
         """
 
-        if msg.message.count("return STDOUT Version:"):
-            self._version = str(re.search(self.REGEX_VERSION, msg.message).
+        if msg.message.count("return STDOUT Version:") or \
+            msg.message.count("VPP Version:") or \
+            msg.message.count("VPP version:"):
+            self._version = str(re.search(self.REGEX_VERSION_VPP, msg.message).
                                 group(2))
             self._data["metadata"]["version"] = self._version
             self._msg_type = None
 
                                 group(2))
             self._data["metadata"]["version"] = self._version
             self._msg_type = None
 
-            logging.debug("    VPP version: {0}".format(self._version))
+    def _get_dpdk_version(self, msg):
+        """Called when extraction of DPDK version is required.
+
+        :param msg: Message to process.
+        :type msg: Message
+        :returns: Nothing.
+        """
+
+        if msg.message.count("DPDK Version:"):
+            try:
+                self._version = str(re.search(
+                    self.REGEX_VERSION_DPDK, msg.message). group(2))
+                self._data["metadata"]["version"] = self._version
+            except IndexError:
+                pass
+            finally:
+                self._msg_type = None
+
+    def _get_timestamp(self, msg):
+        """Called when extraction of timestamp is required.
+
+        :param msg: Message to process.
+        :type msg: Message
+        :returns: Nothing.
+        """
+
+        self._timestamp = msg.timestamp[:14]
+        self._data["metadata"]["generated"] = self._timestamp
+        self._msg_type = None
 
     def _get_vat_history(self, msg):
         """Called when extraction of VAT command history is required.
 
     def _get_vat_history(self, msg):
         """Called when extraction of VAT command history is required.
@@ -260,19 +394,41 @@ class ExecutionChecker(ResultVisitor):
         :returns: Nothing.
         """
         if msg.message.count("VAT command history:"):
         :returns: Nothing.
         """
         if msg.message.count("VAT command history:"):
-            self._vat_history_lookup_nr += 1
-            if self._vat_history_lookup_nr == 1:
-                self._data["tests"][self._test_ID]["vat-history"] = str()
+            self._conf_history_lookup_nr += 1
+            if self._conf_history_lookup_nr == 1:
+                self._data["tests"][self._test_ID]["conf-history"] = str()
             else:
                 self._msg_type = None
             else:
                 self._msg_type = None
-            text = re.sub("[0-9]{1,3}.[0-9]{1,3}.[0-9]{1,3}.[0-9]{1,3} "
+            text = re.sub("\d{1,3}.\d{1,3}.\d{1,3}.\d{1,3} "
                           "VAT command history:", "", msg.message, count=1). \
                 replace("\n\n", "\n").replace('\n', ' |br| ').\
                 replace('\r', '').replace('"', "'")
 
                           "VAT command history:", "", msg.message, count=1). \
                 replace("\n\n", "\n").replace('\n', ' |br| ').\
                 replace('\r', '').replace('"', "'")
 
-            self._data["tests"][self._test_ID]["vat-history"] += " |br| "
-            self._data["tests"][self._test_ID]["vat-history"] += \
-                "**DUT" + str(self._vat_history_lookup_nr) + ":** " + text
+            self._data["tests"][self._test_ID]["conf-history"] += " |br| "
+            self._data["tests"][self._test_ID]["conf-history"] += \
+                "**DUT" + str(self._conf_history_lookup_nr) + ":** " + text
+
+    def _get_papi_history(self, msg):
+        """Called when extraction of PAPI command history is required.
+
+        :param msg: Message to process.
+        :type msg: Message
+        :returns: Nothing.
+        """
+        if msg.message.count("PAPI command history:"):
+            self._conf_history_lookup_nr += 1
+            if self._conf_history_lookup_nr == 1:
+                self._data["tests"][self._test_ID]["conf-history"] = str()
+            else:
+                self._msg_type = None
+            text = re.sub("\d{1,3}.\d{1,3}.\d{1,3}.\d{1,3} "
+                          "PAPI command history:", "", msg.message, count=1). \
+                replace("\n\n", "\n").replace('\n', ' |br| ').\
+                replace('\r', '').replace('"', "'")
+
+            self._data["tests"][self._test_ID]["conf-history"] += " |br| "
+            self._data["tests"][self._test_ID]["conf-history"] += \
+                "**DUT" + str(self._conf_history_lookup_nr) + ":** " + text
 
     def _get_show_run(self, msg):
         """Called when extraction of VPP operational data (output of CLI command
 
     def _get_show_run(self, msg):
         """Called when extraction of VPP operational data (output of CLI command
@@ -282,69 +438,193 @@ class ExecutionChecker(ResultVisitor):
         :type msg: Message
         :returns: Nothing.
         """
         :type msg: Message
         :returns: Nothing.
         """
-        if msg.message.count("return STDOUT Thread "):
-            self._show_run_lookup_nr += 1
-            if self._lookup_kw_nr == 1 and self._show_run_lookup_nr == 1:
-                self._data["tests"][self._test_ID]["show-run"] = str()
-            if self._lookup_kw_nr > 1:
-                self._msg_type = None
-            if self._show_run_lookup_nr == 1:
-                text = msg.message.replace("vat# ", "").\
-                    replace("return STDOUT ", "").replace("\n\n", "\n").\
-                    replace('\n', ' |br| ').\
-                    replace('\r', '').replace('"', "'")
-                try:
-                    self._data["tests"][self._test_ID]["show-run"] += " |br| "
-                    self._data["tests"][self._test_ID]["show-run"] += \
-                        "**DUT" + str(self._lookup_kw_nr) + ":** |br| " + text
-                except KeyError:
-                    pass
+        if not "show-run" in self._data["tests"][self._test_ID].keys():
+            self._data["tests"][self._test_ID]["show-run"] = str()
+
+        if msg.message.count("stats runtime"):
+            host = str(re.search(self.REGEX_TC_PAPI_CLI, msg.message).\
+                       group(1))
+            socket = str(re.search(self.REGEX_TC_PAPI_CLI, msg.message).\
+                         group(2))
+            message = str(msg.message).replace(' ', '').replace('\n', '').\
+                replace("'", '"').replace('b"', '"').replace('u"', '"').\
+                split(":",1)[1]
+            runtime = loads(message)
+            try:
+                threads_nr = len(runtime[0]["clocks"])
+            except (IndexError, KeyError):
+                return
+            tbl_hdr = ["Name", "Calls", "Vectors", "Suspends", "Clocks",
+                       "Vectors/Calls"]
+            table = [[tbl_hdr, ] for _ in range(threads_nr)]
+            for item in runtime:
+                for idx in range(threads_nr):
+                    name = format(item["name"])
+                    calls = format(item["calls"][idx])
+                    vectors = format(item["vectors"][idx])
+                    suspends = format(item["suspends"][idx])
+                    if item["vectors"][idx] > 0:
+                        clocks = format(
+                            item["clocks"][idx]/item["vectors"][idx], ".2e")
+                    elif item["calls"][idx] > 0:
+                        clocks = format(
+                            item["clocks"][idx]/item["calls"][idx], ".2e")
+                    elif item["suspends"][idx] > 0:
+                        clocks = format(
+                            item["clocks"][idx]/item["suspends"][idx], ".2e")
+                    else:
+                        clocks = 0
+                    if item["calls"][idx] > 0:
+                        vectors_call = format(
+                            item["vectors"][idx]/item["calls"][idx], ".2f")
+                    else:
+                        vectors_call = format(0, ".2f")
+                    if int(calls) + int(vectors) + int(suspends):
+                        table[idx].append([
+                            name, calls, vectors, suspends, clocks, vectors_call
+                        ])
+            text = ""
+            for idx in range(threads_nr):
+                text += "Thread {idx} ".format(idx=idx)
+                text += "vpp_main\n" if idx == 0 else \
+                    "vpp_wk_{idx}\n".format(idx=idx-1)
+                txt_table = None
+                for row in table[idx]:
+                    if txt_table is None:
+                        txt_table = prettytable.PrettyTable(row)
+                    else:
+                        if any(row[1:]):
+                            txt_table.add_row(row)
+                txt_table.set_style(prettytable.MSWORD_FRIENDLY)
+                txt_table.align["Name"] = "l"
+                txt_table.align["Calls"] = "r"
+                txt_table.align["Vectors"] = "r"
+                txt_table.align["Suspends"] = "r"
+                txt_table.align["Clocks"] = "r"
+                txt_table.align["Vectors/Calls"] = "r"
+
+                text += txt_table.get_string(sortby="Name") + '\n'
+            text = (" \n **DUT: {host}/{socket}** \n {text}".
+                    format(host=host, socket=socket, text=text))
+            text = text.replace('\n', ' |br| ').replace('\r', '').\
+                replace('"', "'")
+            self._data["tests"][self._test_ID]["show-run"] += text
+
+    def _get_ndrpdr_throughput(self, msg):
+        """Get NDR_LOWER, NDR_UPPER, PDR_LOWER and PDR_UPPER from the test
+        message.
+
+        :param msg: The test message to be parsed.
+        :type msg: str
+        :returns: Parsed data as a dict and the status (PASS/FAIL).
+        :rtype: tuple(dict, str)
+        """
+
+        throughput = {
+            "NDR": {"LOWER": -1.0, "UPPER": -1.0},
+            "PDR": {"LOWER": -1.0, "UPPER": -1.0}
+        }
+        status = "FAIL"
+        groups = re.search(self.REGEX_NDRPDR_RATE, msg)
+
+        if groups is not None:
+            try:
+                throughput["NDR"]["LOWER"] = float(groups.group(1))
+                throughput["NDR"]["UPPER"] = float(groups.group(2))
+                throughput["PDR"]["LOWER"] = float(groups.group(3))
+                throughput["PDR"]["UPPER"] = float(groups.group(4))
+                status = "PASS"
+            except (IndexError, ValueError):
+                pass
+
+        return throughput, status
 
 
-    def _get_latency(self, msg, test_type):
-        """Get the latency data from the test message.
+    def _get_plr_throughput(self, msg):
+        """Get PLRsearch lower bound and PLRsearch upper bound from the test
+        message.
 
 
-        :param msg: Message to be parsed.
-        :param test_type: Type of the test - NDR or PDR.
+        :param msg: The test message to be parsed.
         :type msg: str
         :type msg: str
-        :type test_type: str
-        :returns: Latencies parsed from the message.
-        :rtype: dict
+        :returns: Parsed data as a dict and the status (PASS/FAIL).
+        :rtype: tuple(dict, str)
         """
 
         """
 
-        if test_type == "NDR":
-            groups = re.search(self.REGEX_LAT_NDR, msg)
-            groups_range = range(1, 7)
-        elif test_type == "PDR":
-            groups = re.search(self.REGEX_LAT_PDR, msg)
-            groups_range = range(1, 3)
-        else:
-            return {}
+        throughput = {
+            "LOWER": -1.0,
+            "UPPER": -1.0
+        }
+        status = "FAIL"
+        groups = re.search(self.REGEX_PLR_RATE, msg)
 
 
-        latencies = list()
-        for idx in groups_range:
+        if groups is not None:
             try:
             try:
-                lat = [int(item) for item in str(groups.group(idx)).split('/')]
-            except (AttributeError, ValueError):
-                lat = [-1, -1, -1]
-            latencies.append(lat)
+                throughput["LOWER"] = float(groups.group(1))
+                throughput["UPPER"] = float(groups.group(2))
+                status = "PASS"
+            except (IndexError, ValueError):
+                pass
 
 
-        keys = ("min", "avg", "max")
+        return throughput, status
+
+    def _get_ndrpdr_latency(self, msg):
+        """Get LATENCY from the test message.
+
+        :param msg: The test message to be parsed.
+        :type msg: str
+        :returns: Parsed data as a dict and the status (PASS/FAIL).
+        :rtype: tuple(dict, str)
+        """
+        latency_default = {"min": -1.0, "avg": -1.0, "max": -1.0, "hdrh": ""}
         latency = {
         latency = {
-            "direction1": {
+            "NDR": {
+                "direction1": copy.copy(latency_default),
+                "direction2": copy.copy(latency_default)
             },
             },
-            "direction2": {
+            "PDR": {
+                "direction1": copy.copy(latency_default),
+                "direction2": copy.copy(latency_default)
             }
         }
             }
         }
+        status = "FAIL"
+        groups = re.search(self.REGEX_NDRPDR_LAT, msg)
+
+        def process_latency(in_str):
+            """Return object with parsed latency values.
+
+            TODO: Define class for the return type.
+
+            :param in_str: Input string, min/avg/max/hdrh format.
+            :type in_str: str
+            :returns: Dict with corresponding keys, except hdrh float values.
+            :rtype dict:
+            :throws IndexError: If in_str does not have enough substrings.
+            :throws ValueError: If a substring does not convert to float.
+            """
+            in_list = in_str.split('/')
+
+            rval = {
+                "min": float(in_list[0]),
+                "avg": float(in_list[1]),
+                "max": float(in_list[2]),
+                "hdrh": ""
+            }
 
 
-        latency["direction1"]["100"] = dict(zip(keys, latencies[0]))
-        latency["direction2"]["100"] = dict(zip(keys, latencies[1]))
-        if test_type == "NDR":
-            latency["direction1"]["50"] = dict(zip(keys, latencies[2]))
-            latency["direction2"]["50"] = dict(zip(keys, latencies[3]))
-            latency["direction1"]["10"] = dict(zip(keys, latencies[4]))
-            latency["direction2"]["10"] = dict(zip(keys, latencies[5]))
+            if len(in_list) == 4:
+                rval["hdrh"] = str(in_list[3])
 
 
-        return latency
+            return rval
+
+        if groups is not None:
+            try:
+                latency["NDR"]["direction1"] = process_latency(groups.group(1))
+                latency["NDR"]["direction2"] = process_latency(groups.group(2))
+                latency["PDR"]["direction1"] = process_latency(groups.group(3))
+                latency["PDR"]["direction2"] = process_latency(groups.group(4))
+                status = "PASS"
+            except (IndexError, ValueError):
+                pass
+
+        return latency, status
 
     def visit_suite(self, suite):
         """Implements traversing through the suite and its direct children.
 
     def visit_suite(self, suite):
         """Implements traversing through the suite and its direct children.
@@ -413,9 +693,30 @@ class ExecutionChecker(ResultVisitor):
         :returns: Nothing.
         """
 
         :returns: Nothing.
         """
 
+        longname_orig = test.longname.lower()
+
+        # Check the ignore list
+        if longname_orig in self._ignore:
+            return
+
         tags = [str(tag) for tag in test.tags]
         test_result = dict()
         tags = [str(tag) for tag in test.tags]
         test_result = dict()
-        test_result["name"] = test.name.lower()
+
+        # Change the TC long name and name if defined in the mapping table
+        longname = self._mapping.get(longname_orig, None)
+        if longname is not None:
+            name = longname.split('.')[-1]
+            logging.debug("{0}\n{1}\n{2}\n{3}".format(
+                self._data["metadata"], longname_orig, longname, name))
+        else:
+            longname = longname_orig
+            name = test.name.lower()
+
+        # Remove TC number from the TC long name (backward compatibility):
+        self._test_ID = re.sub(self.REGEX_TC_NUMBER, "", longname)
+        # Remove TC number from the TC name (not needed):
+        test_result["name"] = re.sub(self.REGEX_TC_NUMBER, "", name)
+
         test_result["parent"] = test.parent.name.lower()
         test_result["tags"] = tags
         doc_str = test.doc.replace('"', "'").replace('\n', ' '). \
         test_result["parent"] = test.parent.name.lower()
         test_result["tags"] = tags
         doc_str = test.doc.replace('"', "'").replace('\n', ' '). \
@@ -423,23 +724,72 @@ class ExecutionChecker(ResultVisitor):
         test_result["doc"] = replace(doc_str, ' |br| [', '[', maxreplace=1)
         test_result["msg"] = test.message.replace('\n', ' |br| '). \
             replace('\r', '').replace('"', "'")
         test_result["doc"] = replace(doc_str, ' |br| [', '[', maxreplace=1)
         test_result["msg"] = test.message.replace('\n', ' |br| '). \
             replace('\r', '').replace('"', "'")
+        test_result["type"] = "FUNC"
+        test_result["status"] = test.status
+
+        if "PERFTEST" in tags:
+            # Replace info about cores (e.g. -1c-) with the info about threads
+            # and cores (e.g. -1t1c-) in the long test case names and in the
+            # test case names if necessary.
+            groups = re.search(self.REGEX_TC_NAME_OLD, self._test_ID)
+            if not groups:
+                tag_count = 0
+                tag_tc = str()
+                for tag in test_result["tags"]:
+                    groups = re.search(self.REGEX_TC_TAG, tag)
+                    if groups:
+                        tag_count += 1
+                        tag_tc = tag
+
+                if tag_count == 1:
+                    self._test_ID = re.sub(self.REGEX_TC_NAME_NEW,
+                                           "-{0}-".format(tag_tc.lower()),
+                                           self._test_ID,
+                                           count=1)
+                    test_result["name"] = re.sub(self.REGEX_TC_NAME_NEW,
+                                                 "-{0}-".format(tag_tc.lower()),
+                                                 test_result["name"],
+                                                 count=1)
+                else:
+                    test_result["status"] = "FAIL"
+                    self._data["tests"][self._test_ID] = test_result
+                    logging.debug("The test '{0}' has no or more than one "
+                                  "multi-threading tags.".format(self._test_ID))
+                    logging.debug("Tags: {0}".format(test_result["tags"]))
+                    return
+
         if test.status == "PASS" and ("NDRPDRDISC" in tags or
         if test.status == "PASS" and ("NDRPDRDISC" in tags or
+                                      "NDRPDR" in tags or
+                                      "SOAK" in tags or
                                       "TCP" in tags or
                                       "TCP" in tags or
-                                      "MRR" in tags):
+                                      "MRR" in tags or
+                                      "BMRR" in tags or
+                                      "RECONF" in tags):
+            # TODO: Remove when definitely no NDRPDRDISC tests are used:
             if "NDRDISC" in tags:
             if "NDRDISC" in tags:
-                test_type = "NDR"
+                test_result["type"] = "NDR"
+            # TODO: Remove when definitely no NDRPDRDISC tests are used:
             elif "PDRDISC" in tags:
             elif "PDRDISC" in tags:
-                test_type = "PDR"
+                test_result["type"] = "PDR"
+            elif "NDRPDR" in tags:
+                test_result["type"] = "NDRPDR"
+            elif "SOAK" in tags:
+                test_result["type"] = "SOAK"
             elif "TCP" in tags:
             elif "TCP" in tags:
-                test_type = "TCP"
+                test_result["type"] = "TCP"
             elif "MRR" in tags:
             elif "MRR" in tags:
-                test_type = "MRR"
+                test_result["type"] = "MRR"
+            elif "FRMOBL" in tags or "BMRR" in tags:
+                test_result["type"] = "BMRR"
+            elif "RECONF" in tags:
+                test_result["type"] = "RECONF"
             else:
             else:
+                test_result["status"] = "FAIL"
+                self._data["tests"][self._test_ID] = test_result
                 return
 
                 return
 
-            test_result["type"] = test_type
-
-            if test_type in ("NDR", "PDR"):
+            # TODO: Remove when definitely no NDRPDRDISC tests are used:
+            if test_result["type"] in ("NDR", "PDR"):
                 try:
                     rate_value = str(re.search(
                         self.REGEX_RATE, test.message).group(1))
                 try:
                     rate_value = str(re.search(
                         self.REGEX_RATE, test.message).group(1))
@@ -456,29 +806,56 @@ class ExecutionChecker(ResultVisitor):
                     int(rate_value.split('.')[0])
                 test_result["throughput"]["unit"] = rate_unit
                 test_result["latency"] = \
                     int(rate_value.split('.')[0])
                 test_result["throughput"]["unit"] = rate_unit
                 test_result["latency"] = \
-                    self._get_latency(test.message, test_type)
-                if test_type == "PDR":
+                    self._get_latency(test.message, test_result["type"])
+                if test_result["type"] == "PDR":
                     test_result["lossTolerance"] = str(re.search(
                         self.REGEX_TOLERANCE, test.message).group(1))
 
                     test_result["lossTolerance"] = str(re.search(
                         self.REGEX_TOLERANCE, test.message).group(1))
 
-            elif test_type in ("TCP", ):
+            elif test_result["type"] in ("NDRPDR", ):
+                test_result["throughput"], test_result["status"] = \
+                    self._get_ndrpdr_throughput(test.message)
+                test_result["latency"], test_result["status"] = \
+                    self._get_ndrpdr_latency(test.message)
+
+            elif test_result["type"] in ("SOAK", ):
+                test_result["throughput"], test_result["status"] = \
+                    self._get_plr_throughput(test.message)
+
+            elif test_result["type"] in ("TCP", ):
                 groups = re.search(self.REGEX_TCP, test.message)
                 groups = re.search(self.REGEX_TCP, test.message)
+                test_result["result"] = int(groups.group(2))
+
+            elif test_result["type"] in ("MRR", "BMRR"):
                 test_result["result"] = dict()
                 test_result["result"] = dict()
-                test_result["result"]["value"] = int(groups.group(2))
-                test_result["result"]["unit"] = groups.group(1)
-            elif test_type in ("MRR", ):
-                groups = re.search(self.REGEX_MRR, test.message)
-                test_result["result"] = dict()
-                test_result["result"]["duration"] = int(groups.group(1))
-                test_result["result"]["tx"] = int(groups.group(2))
-                test_result["result"]["rx"] = int(groups.group(3))
-                test_result["result"]["throughput"] = int(
-                    test_result["result"]["rx"] /
-                    test_result["result"]["duration"])
-        else:
-            test_result["status"] = test.status
+                groups = re.search(self.REGEX_BMRR, test.message)
+                if groups is not None:
+                    items_str = groups.group(1)
+                    items_float = [float(item.strip()) for item
+                                   in items_str.split(",")]
+                    metadata = AvgStdevMetadataFactory.from_data(items_float)
+                    # Next two lines have been introduced in CSIT-1179,
+                    # to be removed in CSIT-1180.
+                    metadata.size = 1
+                    metadata.stdev = 0.0
+                    test_result["result"]["receive-rate"] = metadata
+                else:
+                    groups = re.search(self.REGEX_MRR, test.message)
+                    test_result["result"]["receive-rate"] = \
+                        AvgStdevMetadataFactory.from_data([
+                            float(groups.group(3)) / float(groups.group(1)), ])
+
+            elif test_result["type"] == "RECONF":
+                test_result["result"] = None
+                try:
+                    grps_loss = re.search(self.REGEX_RECONF_LOSS, test.message)
+                    grps_time = re.search(self.REGEX_RECONF_TIME, test.message)
+                    test_result["result"] = {
+                        "loss": int(grps_loss.group(1)),
+                        "time": float(grps_time.group(1))
+                    }
+                except (AttributeError, IndexError, ValueError, TypeError):
+                    test_result["status"] = "FAIL"
 
 
-        self._test_ID = test.longname.lower()
         self._data["tests"][self._test_ID] = test_result
 
     def end_test(self, test):
         self._data["tests"][self._test_ID] = test_result
 
     def end_test(self, test):
@@ -553,7 +930,11 @@ class ExecutionChecker(ResultVisitor):
             self._lookup_kw_nr += 1
             self._show_run_lookup_nr = 0
             self._msg_type = "test-show-runtime"
             self._lookup_kw_nr += 1
             self._show_run_lookup_nr = 0
             self._msg_type = "test-show-runtime"
-            test_kw.messages.visit(self)
+        elif test_kw.name.count("Install Dpdk Test") and not self._version:
+            self._msg_type = "dpdk-version"
+        else:
+            return
+        test_kw.messages.visit(self)
 
     def end_test_kw(self, test_kw):
         """Called when keyword ends. Default implementation does nothing.
 
     def end_test_kw(self, test_kw):
         """Called when keyword ends. Default implementation does nothing.
@@ -587,8 +968,15 @@ class ExecutionChecker(ResultVisitor):
         """
         if setup_kw.name.count("Show Vpp Version On All Duts") \
                 and not self._version:
         """
         if setup_kw.name.count("Show Vpp Version On All Duts") \
                 and not self._version:
-            self._msg_type = "setup-version"
-            setup_kw.messages.visit(self)
+            self._msg_type = "vpp-version"
+        elif setup_kw.name.count("Set Global Variable") \
+                and not self._timestamp:
+            self._msg_type = "timestamp"
+        elif setup_kw.name.count("Setup Framework") and not self._testbed:
+            self._msg_type = "testbed"
+        else:
+            return
+        setup_kw.messages.visit(self)
 
     def end_setup_kw(self, setup_kw):
         """Called when keyword ends. Default implementation does nothing.
 
     def end_setup_kw(self, setup_kw):
         """Called when keyword ends. Default implementation does nothing.
@@ -622,9 +1010,13 @@ class ExecutionChecker(ResultVisitor):
         """
 
         if teardown_kw.name.count("Show Vat History On All Duts"):
         """
 
         if teardown_kw.name.count("Show Vat History On All Duts"):
-            self._vat_history_lookup_nr = 0
+            self._conf_history_lookup_nr = 0
             self._msg_type = "teardown-vat-history"
             teardown_kw.messages.visit(self)
             self._msg_type = "teardown-vat-history"
             teardown_kw.messages.visit(self)
+        elif teardown_kw.name.count("Show Papi History On All Duts"):
+            self._conf_history_lookup_nr = 0
+            self._msg_type = "teardown-papi-history"
+            teardown_kw.messages.visit(self)
 
     def end_teardown_kw(self, teardown_kw):
         """Called when keyword ends. Default implementation does nothing.
 
     def end_teardown_kw(self, teardown_kw):
         """Called when keyword ends. Default implementation does nothing.
@@ -667,7 +1059,7 @@ class ExecutionChecker(ResultVisitor):
         pass
 
 
         pass
 
 
-class InputData(object):
+class InputData:
     """Input data
 
     The data is extracted from output.xml files generated by Jenkins jobs and
     """Input data
 
     The data is extracted from output.xml files generated by Jenkins jobs and
@@ -677,12 +1069,11 @@ class InputData(object):
     - job name
       - build number
         - metadata
     - job name
       - build number
         - metadata
-          - job
-          - build
-          - vpp version
+          (as described in ExecutionChecker documentation)
         - suites
         - suites
+          (as described in ExecutionChecker documentation)
         - tests
         - tests
-          - ID: test data (as described in ExecutionChecker documentation)
+          (as described in ExecutionChecker documentation)
     """
 
     def __init__(self, spec):
     """
 
     def __init__(self, spec):
@@ -696,7 +1087,7 @@ class InputData(object):
         self._cfg = spec
 
         # Data store:
         self._cfg = spec
 
         # Data store:
-        self._input_data = None
+        self._input_data = pd.Series()
 
     @property
     def data(self):
 
     @property
     def data(self):
@@ -746,77 +1137,166 @@ class InputData(object):
 
         return self.data[job][build]["tests"]
 
 
         return self.data[job][build]["tests"]
 
-    @staticmethod
-    def _parse_tests(job, build):
+    def _parse_tests(self, job, build, log):
         """Process data from robot output.xml file and return JSON structured
         data.
 
         :param job: The name of job which build output data will be processed.
         :param build: The build which output data will be processed.
         """Process data from robot output.xml file and return JSON structured
         data.
 
         :param job: The name of job which build output data will be processed.
         :param build: The build which output data will be processed.
+        :param log: List of log messages.
         :type job: str
         :type build: dict
         :type job: str
         :type build: dict
+        :type log: list of tuples (severity, msg)
         :returns: JSON data structure.
         :rtype: dict
         """
 
         :returns: JSON data structure.
         :rtype: dict
         """
 
-        tree = ET.parse(build["file-name"])
-        root = tree.getroot()
-        generated = root.attrib["generated"]
+        metadata = {
+            "job": job,
+            "build": build
+        }
 
         with open(build["file-name"], 'r') as data_file:
             try:
                 result = ExecutionResult(data_file)
             except errors.DataError as err:
 
         with open(build["file-name"], 'r') as data_file:
             try:
                 result = ExecutionResult(data_file)
             except errors.DataError as err:
-                logging.error("Error occurred while parsing output.xml: {0}".
-                              format(err))
+                log.append(("ERROR", "Error occurred while parsing output.xml: "
+                                     "{0}".format(err)))
                 return None
                 return None
-        checker = ExecutionChecker(job=job, build=build, generated=generated)
+        checker = ExecutionChecker(metadata, self._cfg.mapping,
+                                   self._cfg.ignore)
         result.visit(checker)
 
         return checker.data
 
         result.visit(checker)
 
         return checker.data
 
-    def read_data(self):
-        """Parse input data from input files and store in pandas' Series.
+    def _download_and_parse_build(self, job, build, repeat, pid=10000):
+        """Download and parse the input data file.
+
+        :param pid: PID of the process executing this method.
+        :param job: Name of the Jenkins job which generated the processed input
+            file.
+        :param build: Information about the Jenkins build which generated the
+            processed input file.
+        :param repeat: Repeat the download specified number of times if not
+            successful.
+        :type pid: int
+        :type job: str
+        :type build: dict
+        :type repeat: int
+        """
+
+        logs = list()
+
+        logs.append(("INFO", "  Processing the job/build: {0}: {1}".
+                     format(job, build["build"])))
+
+        state = "failed"
+        success = False
+        data = None
+        do_repeat = repeat
+        while do_repeat:
+            success = download_and_unzip_data_file(self._cfg, job, build, pid,
+                                                   logs)
+            if success:
+                break
+            do_repeat -= 1
+        if not success:
+            logs.append(("ERROR", "It is not possible to download the input "
+                                  "data file from the job '{job}', build "
+                                  "'{build}', or it is damaged. Skipped.".
+                         format(job=job, build=build["build"])))
+        if success:
+            logs.append(("INFO", "    Processing data from the build '{0}' ...".
+                         format(build["build"])))
+            data = self._parse_tests(job, build, logs)
+            if data is None:
+                logs.append(("ERROR", "Input data file from the job '{job}', "
+                                      "build '{build}' is damaged. Skipped.".
+                             format(job=job, build=build["build"])))
+            else:
+                state = "processed"
+
+            try:
+                remove(build["file-name"])
+            except OSError as err:
+                logs.append(("ERROR", "Cannot remove the file '{0}': {1}".
+                             format(build["file-name"], repr(err))))
+
+        # If the time-period is defined in the specification file, remove all
+        # files which are outside the time period.
+        timeperiod = self._cfg.input.get("time-period", None)
+        if timeperiod and data:
+            now = dt.utcnow()
+            timeperiod = timedelta(int(timeperiod))
+            metadata = data.get("metadata", None)
+            if metadata:
+                generated = metadata.get("generated", None)
+                if generated:
+                    generated = dt.strptime(generated, "%Y%m%d %H:%M")
+                    if (now - generated) > timeperiod:
+                        # Remove the data and the file:
+                        state = "removed"
+                        data = None
+                        logs.append(
+                            ("INFO",
+                             "    The build {job}/{build} is outdated, will be "
+                             "removed".format(job=job, build=build["build"])))
+        logs.append(("INFO", "  Done."))
+
+        for level, line in logs:
+            if level == "INFO":
+                logging.info(line)
+            elif level == "ERROR":
+                logging.error(line)
+            elif level == "DEBUG":
+                logging.debug(line)
+            elif level == "CRITICAL":
+                logging.critical(line)
+            elif level == "WARNING":
+                logging.warning(line)
+
+        return {"data": data, "state": state, "job": job, "build": build}
+
+    def download_and_parse_data(self, repeat=1):
+        """Download the input data files, parse input data from input files and
+        store in pandas' Series.
+
+        :param repeat: Repeat the download specified number of times if not
+            successful.
+        :type repeat: int
         """
 
         """
 
-        logging.info("Parsing input files ...")
+        logging.info("Downloading and parsing input files ...")
 
 
-        job_data = dict()
         for job, builds in self._cfg.builds.items():
         for job, builds in self._cfg.builds.items():
-            logging.info("  Extracting data from the job '{0}' ...'".
-                         format(job))
-            builds_data = dict()
             for build in builds:
             for build in builds:
-                if build["status"] == "failed" \
-                        or build["status"] == "not found":
-                    continue
-                logging.info("    Extracting data from the build '{0}'".
-                             format(build["build"]))
-                logging.info("    Processing the file '{0}'".
-                             format(build["file-name"]))
-                data = InputData._parse_tests(job, build)
-                if data is None:
-                    logging.error("Input data file from the job '{job}', build "
-                                  "'{build}' is damaged. Skipped.".
-                                  format(job=job, build=build["build"]))
-                    continue
-
-                build_data = pd.Series({
-                    "metadata": pd.Series(data["metadata"].values(),
-                                          index=data["metadata"].keys()),
-                    "suites": pd.Series(data["suites"].values(),
-                                        index=data["suites"].keys()),
-                    "tests": pd.Series(data["tests"].values(),
-                                       index=data["tests"].keys()),
-                    })
-                builds_data[str(build["build"])] = build_data
-                logging.info("    Done.")
-
-            job_data[job] = pd.Series(builds_data.values(),
-                                      index=builds_data.keys())
-            logging.info("  Done.")
-
-        self._input_data = pd.Series(job_data.values(), index=job_data.keys())
+
+                result = self._download_and_parse_build(job, build, repeat)
+                build_nr = result["build"]["build"]
+
+                if result["data"]:
+                    data = result["data"]
+                    build_data = pd.Series({
+                        "metadata": pd.Series(
+                            data["metadata"].values(),
+                            index=data["metadata"].keys()),
+                        "suites": pd.Series(data["suites"].values(),
+                                            index=data["suites"].keys()),
+                        "tests": pd.Series(data["tests"].values(),
+                                           index=data["tests"].keys())})
+
+                    if self._input_data.get(job, None) is None:
+                        self._input_data[job] = pd.Series()
+                    self._input_data[job][str(build_nr)] = build_data
+
+                    self._cfg.set_input_file_name(
+                        job, build_nr, result["build"]["file-name"])
+
+                self._cfg.set_input_state(job, build_nr, result["state"])
+
+                logging.info("Memory allocation: {0:,d}MB".format(
+                    resource.getrusage(resource.RUSAGE_SELF).ru_maxrss / 1000))
+
         logging.info("Done.")
 
     @staticmethod
         logging.info("Done.")
 
     @staticmethod
@@ -857,7 +1337,7 @@ class InputData(object):
             index += 1
             tag_filter = tag_filter[:index] + " in tags" + tag_filter[index:]
 
             index += 1
             tag_filter = tag_filter[:index] + " in tags" + tag_filter[index:]
 
-    def filter_data(self, element, params=None, data_set="tests",
+    def filter_data(self, element, params=None, data=None, data_set="tests",
                     continue_on_error=False):
         """Filter required data from the given jobs and builds.
 
                     continue_on_error=False):
         """Filter required data from the given jobs and builds.
 
@@ -865,13 +1345,13 @@ class InputData(object):
 
         - job 1
           - build 1
 
         - job 1
           - build 1
-            - test (suite) 1 ID:
+            - test (or suite) 1 ID:
               - param 1
               - param 2
               ...
               - param n
             ...
               - param 1
               - param 2
               ...
               - param n
             ...
-            - test (suite) n ID:
+            - test (or suite) n ID:
             ...
           ...
           - build n
             ...
           ...
           - build n
@@ -880,22 +1360,22 @@ class InputData(object):
 
         :param element: Element which will use the filtered data.
         :param params: Parameters which will be included in the output. If None,
 
         :param element: Element which will use the filtered data.
         :param params: Parameters which will be included in the output. If None,
-        all parameters are included.
+            all parameters are included.
+        :param data: If not None, this data is used instead of data specified
+            in the element.
         :param data_set: The set of data to be filtered: tests, suites,
         :param data_set: The set of data to be filtered: tests, suites,
-        metadata.
+            metadata.
         :param continue_on_error: Continue if there is error while reading the
         :param continue_on_error: Continue if there is error while reading the
-        data. The Item will be empty then
+            data. The Item will be empty then
         :type element: pandas.Series
         :type params: list
         :type element: pandas.Series
         :type params: list
+        :type data: dict
         :type data_set: str
         :type continue_on_error: bool
         :returns: Filtered data.
         :rtype pandas.Series
         """
 
         :type data_set: str
         :type continue_on_error: bool
         :returns: Filtered data.
         :rtype pandas.Series
         """
 
-        logging.info("    Creating the data set for the {0} '{1}'.".
-                     format(element.get("type", ""), element.get("title", "")))
-
         try:
             if element["filter"] in ("all", "template"):
                 cond = "True"
         try:
             if element["filter"] in ("all", "template"):
                 cond = "True"
@@ -908,10 +1388,13 @@ class InputData(object):
 
         if params is None:
             params = element.get("parameters", None)
 
         if params is None:
             params = element.get("parameters", None)
+            if params:
+                params.append("type")
 
 
+        data_to_filter = data if data else element["data"]
         data = pd.Series()
         try:
         data = pd.Series()
         try:
-            for job, builds in element["data"].items():
+            for job, builds in data_to_filter.items():
                 data[job] = pd.Series()
                 for build in builds:
                     data[job][str(build)] = pd.Series()
                 data[job] = pd.Series()
                 for build in builds:
                     data[job][str(build)] = pd.Series()
@@ -950,6 +1433,96 @@ class InputData(object):
                           "tags are enclosed by apostrophes.".format(cond))
             return None
 
                           "tags are enclosed by apostrophes.".format(cond))
             return None
 
+    def filter_tests_by_name(self, element, params=None, data_set="tests",
+                             continue_on_error=False):
+        """Filter required data from the given jobs and builds.
+
+        The output data structure is:
+
+        - job 1
+          - build 1
+            - test (or suite) 1 ID:
+              - param 1
+              - param 2
+              ...
+              - param n
+            ...
+            - test (or suite) n ID:
+            ...
+          ...
+          - build n
+        ...
+        - job n
+
+        :param element: Element which will use the filtered data.
+        :param params: Parameters which will be included in the output. If None,
+        all parameters are included.
+        :param data_set: The set of data to be filtered: tests, suites,
+        metadata.
+        :param continue_on_error: Continue if there is error while reading the
+        data. The Item will be empty then
+        :type element: pandas.Series
+        :type params: list
+        :type data_set: str
+        :type continue_on_error: bool
+        :returns: Filtered data.
+        :rtype pandas.Series
+        """
+
+        include = element.get("include", None)
+        if not include:
+            logging.warning("No tests to include, skipping the element.")
+            return None
+
+        if params is None:
+            params = element.get("parameters", None)
+            if params:
+                params.append("type")
+
+        data = pd.Series()
+        try:
+            for job, builds in element["data"].items():
+                data[job] = pd.Series()
+                for build in builds:
+                    data[job][str(build)] = pd.Series()
+                    for test in include:
+                        try:
+                            reg_ex = re.compile(str(test).lower())
+                            for test_ID in self.data[job][str(build)]\
+                                    [data_set].keys():
+                                if re.match(reg_ex, str(test_ID).lower()):
+                                    test_data = self.data[job][str(build)]\
+                                        [data_set][test_ID]
+                                    data[job][str(build)][test_ID] = pd.Series()
+                                    if params is None:
+                                        for param, val in test_data.items():
+                                            data[job][str(build)][test_ID]\
+                                                [param] = val
+                                    else:
+                                        for param in params:
+                                            try:
+                                                data[job][str(build)][test_ID]\
+                                                    [param] = test_data[param]
+                                            except KeyError:
+                                                data[job][str(build)][test_ID]\
+                                                    [param] = "No Data"
+                        except KeyError as err:
+                            logging.error("{err!r}".format(err=err))
+                            if continue_on_error:
+                                continue
+                            else:
+                                return None
+            return data
+
+        except (KeyError, IndexError, ValueError) as err:
+            logging.error("Missing mandatory parameter in the element "
+                          "specification: {err!r}".format(err=err))
+            return None
+        except AttributeError as err:
+            logging.error("{err!r}".format(err=err))
+            return None
+
+
     @staticmethod
     def merge_data(data):
         """Merge data from more jobs and builds to a simple data structure.
     @staticmethod
     def merge_data(data):
         """Merge data from more jobs and builds to a simple data structure.