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Configuring your CLI

Our web interface makes it easier to visualize your traces and add assertions, but sometimes a CLI is needed for automation. The CLI was developed for users creating tests and executing them each time a change is made in the system, so Tracetest can detect regressions and check your Service Level Objectives (SLOs).

Available Commands​

Here is a list of all available commands and how to use them:

Configure​

Configure your CLI to connect to your Tracetest server.

How to Use:

tracetest configure

If you want to set values without having to answer questions from a prompt, you can provide the flag --server-url to define the server endpoint.

tracetest configure --server-url http://my-tracetest-server:11633

Test List​

Allows you to list all tests.

How to Use:

tracetest list test

Run a Test​

Allows you to run a test by referencing a test definition file.

Note: If the definition file contains the field id, this command will not create a new test. Instead, it will update the test with that ID. If that test doesn't exist, a new one will be created with that ID on the server.

Every time the test is run, changes are detected and, if any change is introduced, we use Tractest's versioning mechanism to ensure that it will not cause problems with previous test runs.

How to Use:

tracetest run test --file <file-path>

Running Tracetest CLI from Docker​

There are times when it is easier to directly execute the Tracetest CLI from a Docker image rather than installing the CLI on your local machine. This can be convenient when you wish to execute the CLI in a CI/CD environment.

How to Use:

Use the command below, substituting the following placeholders:

  • your-tracetest-server-url - The URL to the running Tracetest server you wish to execute the test on. Example: http://localhost:11633/
  • file-path - The path to the saved Tracetest test. Example: ./mytest.yaml
docker run --rm -it -v$(pwd):$(pwd) -w $(pwd) --network host --entrypoint tracetest kubeshop/tracetest:latest -s <your-tracetest-server-url> run test --file <file-path>