[testing] Support direnv to simplify usage of test tooling

.envrc

@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+# Repo-local commands like ginkgo and tmpnetctl
+PATH_add bin
+
+# Built binaries like avalanchego and xsvm
+PATH_add build
+
+# Configure the explicit built path of avalanchego for tmpnet usage
+export AVALANCHEGO_PATH=$PWD/build/avalanchego
+
+# Configure the local plugin directory for both avalanchego and tmpnet usage
+mkdir -p $PWD/build/plugins                                       # avalanchego will FATAL if the directory does not exist
+export AVAGO_PLUGIN_DIR="${AVAGO_PLUGIN_DIR:-$PWD/build/plugins}" # Use an existing value if set

bin/ginkgo

@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+# Ensure the go command is run from the root of the repository so that its go.mod file is used
+AVALANCHE_PATH=$(cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )"; cd .. && pwd )
+cd "${AVALANCHE_PATH}"
+
+# If an explicit version is not specified, go run uses the ginkgo version from go.mod
+go run github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2/ginkgo "${@}"

scripts/build_antithesis_images.sh

@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ else
   echo "Generating compose configuration for ${TEST_SETUP}"
   gen_antithesis_compose_config "${IMAGE_TAG}" "${AVALANCHE_PATH}/tests/antithesis/xsvm/gencomposeconfig" \
                                 "${AVALANCHE_PATH}/build/antithesis/xsvm" \
-                                "AVALANCHEGO_PATH=${AVALANCHE_PATH}/build/avalanchego AVALANCHEGO_PLUGIN_DIR=${HOME}/.avalanchego/plugins"
+                                "AVALANCHEGO_PATH=${AVALANCHE_PATH}/build/avalanchego AVAGO_PLUGIN_DIR=${AVALANCHE_PATH}/build/plugins"
 
   build_antithesis_images_for_avalanchego "${TEST_SETUP}" "${IMAGE_PREFIX}" "${AVALANCHE_PATH}/vms/example/xsvm/Dockerfile"
 fi

scripts/build_xsvm.sh

@@ -12,8 +12,14 @@ source ./scripts/constants.sh
 echo "Building xsvm plugin..."
 go build -o ./build/xsvm ./vms/example/xsvm/cmd/xsvm/
 
-PLUGIN_DIR="$HOME/.avalanchego/plugins"
-PLUGIN_PATH="${PLUGIN_DIR}/v3m4wPxaHpvGr8qfMeyK6PRW3idZrPHmYcMTt7oXdK47yurVH"
-echo "Symlinking ./build/xsvm to ${PLUGIN_PATH}"
-mkdir -p "${PLUGIN_DIR}"
-ln -sf "${PWD}/build/xsvm" "${PLUGIN_PATH}"
+# Symlink to both global and local plugin directories to simplify
+# usage for testing. The local directory should be preferred but the
+# global directory remains supported for backwards compatibility.
+LOCAL_PLUGIN_PATH="${PWD}/build/plugins"
+GLOBAL_PLUGIN_PATH="${HOME}/.avalanchego/plugins"
+for plugin_dir in "${GLOBAL_PLUGIN_PATH}" "${LOCAL_PLUGIN_PATH}"; do
+  PLUGIN_PATH="${plugin_dir}/v3m4wPxaHpvGr8qfMeyK6PRW3idZrPHmYcMTt7oXdK47yurVH"
+  echo "Symlinking ./build/xsvm to ${PLUGIN_PATH}"
+  mkdir -p "${plugin_dir}"
+  ln -sf "${PWD}/build/xsvm" "${PLUGIN_PATH}"
+done

scripts/tests.e2e.bootstrap_monitor.sh

@@ -45,4 +45,4 @@ ensure_command "kind-with-registry.sh" "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/kubern
 # call them without a qualifying path.
 PATH="${PWD}/bin:$PATH" bash -x "${PWD}/bin/kind-with-registry.sh"
 
-KUBECONFIG="$HOME/.kube/config" PATH="${PWD}/bin:$PATH" ./scripts/ginkgo.sh -v ./tests/fixture/bootstrapmonitor/e2e
+KUBECONFIG="$HOME/.kube/config" PATH="${PWD}/bin:$PATH" ./bin/ginkgo -v ./tests/fixture/bootstrapmonitor/e2e

scripts/tests.e2e.existing.sh

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ function print_separator {
 function cleanup {
   print_separator
   echo "cleaning up reusable network"
-  ./scripts/ginkgo.sh -v ./tests/e2e -- --stop-network
+  ./bin/ginkgo -v ./tests/e2e -- --stop-network
 }
 trap cleanup EXIT
 

scripts/tests.e2e.sh

@@ -59,4 +59,4 @@ fi
 
 #################################
 # shellcheck disable=SC2086
-./scripts/ginkgo.sh ${GINKGO_ARGS} -v ./tests/e2e -- "${E2E_ARGS[@]}" "${@}"
+./bin/ginkgo ${GINKGO_ARGS} -v ./tests/e2e -- "${E2E_ARGS[@]}" "${@}"

scripts/tests.upgrade.sh

@@ -65,6 +65,6 @@ source ./scripts/constants.sh
 #################################
 # By default, it runs all upgrade test cases!
 echo "running upgrade tests against the local cluster with ${AVALANCHEGO_PATH}"
-./scripts/ginkgo.sh -v ./tests/upgrade -- \
+./bin/ginkgo -v ./tests/upgrade -- \
   --avalanchego-path="/tmp/avalanchego-v${VERSION}/avalanchego" \
   --avalanchego-path-to-upgrade-to="${AVALANCHEGO_PATH}"

tests/antithesis/compose.go

@@ -22,23 +22,28 @@ import (
 
 const bootstrapIndex = 0
 
+const (
+	targetPathEnvName = "TARGET_PATH"
+	imageTagEnvName   = "IMAGE_TAG"
+)
+
 var (
-	errTargetPathEnvVarNotSet = errors.New("TARGET_PATH environment variable not set")
-	errImageTagEnvVarNotSet   = errors.New("IMAGE_TAG environment variable not set")
-	errAvalancheGoEvVarNotSet = errors.New("AVALANCHEGO_PATH environment variable not set")
-	errPluginDirEnvVarNotSet  = errors.New("AVALANCHEGO_PLUGIN_DIR environment variable not set")
+	errTargetPathEnvVarNotSet = errors.New(targetPathEnvName + " environment variable not set")
+	errImageTagEnvVarNotSet   = errors.New(imageTagEnvName + " environment variable not set")
+	errAvalancheGoEvVarNotSet = errors.New(tmpnet.AvalancheGoPathEnvName + " environment variable not set")
+	errPluginDirEnvVarNotSet  = errors.New(tmpnet.AvalancheGoPluginDirEnvName + " environment variable not set")
 )
 
 // Creates docker compose configuration for an antithesis test setup. Configuration is via env vars to
 // simplify usage by main entrypoints. If the provided network includes a subnet, the initial DB state for
 // the subnet will be created and written to the target path.
 func GenerateComposeConfig(network *tmpnet.Network, baseImageName string) error {
-	targetPath := os.Getenv("TARGET_PATH")
+	targetPath := os.Getenv(targetPathEnvName)
 	if len(targetPath) == 0 {
 		return errTargetPathEnvVarNotSet
 	}
 
-	imageTag := os.Getenv("IMAGE_TAG")
+	imageTag := os.Getenv(imageTagEnvName)
 	if len(imageTag) == 0 {
 		return errImageTagEnvVarNotSet
 	}

tests/e2e/README.md

@@ -8,11 +8,19 @@
 ```bash
 ./scripts/build.sh        # Builds avalanchego for use in deploying a test network
 ./scripts/build_xsvm.sh   # Builds xsvm for use in deploying a test network with a subnet
-./scripts/ginkgo.sh -v ./tests/e2e -- --avalanchego-path=./build/avalanchego
+./bin/ginkgo -v ./tests/e2e -- --avalanchego-path=./build/avalanchego
 ```
 
 See [`tests.e2e.sh`](../../scripts/tests.e2e.sh) for an example.
 
+### Simplifying usage with direnv
+
+The repo includes a [.envrc](../../.envrc) that can be applied by
+[direnv](https://direnv.net/) when in a shell. This will enable
+`ginkgo` to be invoked directly (without a `./bin/` prefix ) and
+without having to specify the `--avalanchego-path` or `--plugin-dir`
+flags.
+
 ### Filtering test execution with labels
 
 In cases where a change can be verified against only a subset of
@@ -24,7 +32,7 @@ primarily target the X-Chain:
 
 
 ```bash
-./scripts/ginkgo.sh -v --label-filter=x ./tests/e2e -- --avalanchego-path=./build/avalanchego
+./bin/ginkgo -v --label-filter=x ./tests/e2e -- --avalanchego-path=./build/avalanchego
 ```
 
 The ginkgo docs provide further detail on [how to compose label
@@ -62,7 +70,7 @@ To enable network reuse across test runs, pass `--reuse-network` as an
 argument to the test suite:
 
 ```bash
-./scripts/gingko.sh -v ./tests/e2e -- --avalanchego-path=/path/to/avalanchego --reuse-network
+./bin/gingko -v ./tests/e2e -- --avalanchego-path=/path/to/avalanchego --reuse-network
 ```
 
 If a network is not already running the first time the suite runs with
@@ -85,7 +93,7 @@ To stop a network configured for reuse, invoke the test suite with the
 immediately without executing any tests:
 
 ```bash
-./scripts/gingko.sh -v ./tests/e2e -- --stop-network
+./bin/gingko -v ./tests/e2e -- --stop-network
 ```
 
 ## Skipping bootstrap checks
@@ -97,5 +105,5 @@ these bootstrap checks during development, set the
 `E2E_SKIP_BOOTSTRAP_CHECKS` env var to a non-empty value:
 
 ```bash
-E2E_SKIP_BOOTSTRAP_CHECKS=1 ./scripts/ginkgo.sh -v ./tests/e2e ...
+E2E_SKIP_BOOTSTRAP_CHECKS=1 ./bin/ginkgo -v ./tests/e2e ...
 ```

tests/fixture/e2e/flags.go

@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ func (v *FlagVars) NodeCount() int {
 	return v.nodeCount
 }
 
-func getEnvWithDefault(envVar, defaultVal string) string {
+func GetEnvWithDefault(envVar, defaultVal string) string {
 	val := os.Getenv(envVar)
 	if len(val) == 0 {
 		return defaultVal
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ func RegisterFlags() *FlagVars {
 	flag.StringVar(
 		&vars.pluginDir,
 		"plugin-dir",
-		getEnvWithDefault(tmpnet.AvalancheGoPluginDirEnvName, os.ExpandEnv("$HOME/.avalanchego/plugins")),
+		GetEnvWithDefault(tmpnet.AvalancheGoPluginDirEnvName, os.ExpandEnv("$HOME/.avalanchego/plugins")),
 		fmt.Sprintf(
 			"[optional] the dir containing VM plugins. Also possible to configure via the %s env variable.",
 			tmpnet.AvalancheGoPluginDirEnvName,

tests/fixture/tmpnet/README.md

@@ -46,11 +46,8 @@ A temporary network can be managed by the `tmpnetctl` cli tool:
 ```bash
 # From the root of the avalanchego repo
 
-# Build the tmpnetctl binary
-$ ./scripts/build_tmpnetctl.sh
-
 # Start a new network. Possible to specify the number of nodes (> 1) with --node-count.
-$ ./build/tmpnetctl start-network --avalanchego-path=/path/to/avalanchego
+$ ./bin/tmpnetctl start-network --avalanchego-path=/path/to/avalanchego
 ...
 Started network /home/me/.tmpnet/networks/20240306-152305.924531 (UUID: abaab590-b375-44f6-9ca5-f8a6dc061725)
 
@@ -60,7 +57,7 @@ Configure tmpnetctl to target this network by default with one of the following
  - export TMPNET_NETWORK_DIR=/home/me/.tmpnet/networks/latest
 
 # Stop the network
-$ ./build/tmpnetctl stop-network --network-dir=/path/to/network
+$ ./bin/tmpnetctl stop-network --network-dir=/path/to/network
 ```
 
 Note the export of the path ending in `latest`. This is a symlink that
@@ -69,6 +66,14 @@ the `TMPNET_NETWORK_DIR` env var to this symlink ensures that
 `tmpnetctl` commands target the most recently deployed temporary
 network.
 
+### Simplifying usage with direnv
+
+The repo includes a [.envrc](../../../.envrc) that can be applied by
+[direnv](https://direnv.net/) when in a shell. This will enable
+`tmpnetctl` to be invoked directly (without a `./bin/` prefix ) and
+without having to specify the `--avalanchego-path` or `--plugin-dir`
+flags.
+
 #### Deprecated usage with e2e suite
 
 `tmpnetctl` was previously used to create temporary networks for use
@@ -269,7 +274,7 @@ PROMETHEUS_USERNAME=<username> PROMETHEUS_PASSWORD=<password> ./scripts/run_prom
 LOKI_USERNAME=<username> LOKI_PASSWORD=<password> ./scripts/run_promtail.sh
 
 # Network start emits link to grafana displaying collected logs and metrics
-./build/tmpnetctl start-network
+./bin/tmpnetctl start-network
 
 # Configure metrics collection from a local node binding to the default API
 # port of 9650 and storing its logs in ~/.avalanchego/logs. The script will

tests/fixture/tmpnet/cmd/main.go

@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import (
 	"go.uber.org/zap"
 
 	"github.com/ava-labs/avalanchego/tests"
+	"github.com/ava-labs/avalanchego/tests/fixture/e2e"
 	"github.com/ava-labs/avalanchego/tests/fixture/tmpnet"
 	"github.com/ava-labs/avalanchego/utils/logging"
 	"github.com/ava-labs/avalanchego/version"
@@ -117,9 +118,15 @@ func main() {
 			return nil
 		},
 	}
+	// TODO(marun) Enable reuse of flags across tmpnetctl and e2e
 	startNetworkCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&rootDir, "root-dir", os.Getenv(tmpnet.RootDirEnvName), "The path to the root directory for temporary networks")
 	startNetworkCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&avalancheGoPath, "avalanchego-path", os.Getenv(tmpnet.AvalancheGoPathEnvName), "The path to an avalanchego binary")
-	startNetworkCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&pluginDir, "plugin-dir", os.ExpandEnv("$HOME/.avalanchego/plugins"), "[optional] the dir containing VM plugins")
+	startNetworkCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(
+		&pluginDir,
+		"plugin-dir",
+		e2e.GetEnvWithDefault(tmpnet.AvalancheGoPluginDirEnvName, os.ExpandEnv("$HOME/.avalanchego/plugins")),
+		"[optional] the dir containing VM plugins",
+	)
 	startNetworkCmd.PersistentFlags().Uint8Var(&nodeCount, "node-count", tmpnet.DefaultNodeCount, "Number of nodes the network should initially consist of")
 	startNetworkCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&networkOwner, "network-owner", "", "The string identifying the intended owner of the network")
 	rootCmd.AddCommand(startNetworkCmd)

tests/fixture/tmpnet/network.go

@@ -197,6 +197,7 @@ func ReadNetwork(dir string) (*Network, error) {
 func (n *Network) EnsureDefaultConfig(log logging.Logger, avalancheGoPath string, pluginDir string) error {
 	log.Info("preparing configuration for new network",
 		zap.String("avalanchegoPath", avalancheGoPath),
+		zap.String("pluginDir", pluginDir),
 	)
 
 	// A UUID supports centralized metrics collection

tests/fixture/tmpnet/node_process.go

@@ -28,13 +28,14 @@ import (
 )
 
 const (
-	AvalancheGoPathEnvName      = "AVALANCHEGO_PATH"
-	AvalancheGoPluginDirEnvName = "AVALANCHEGO_PLUGIN_DIR"
+	AvalancheGoPathEnvName = "AVALANCHEGO_PATH"
 
 	defaultNodeInitTimeout = 10 * time.Second
 )
 
 var (
+	AvalancheGoPluginDirEnvName = config.EnvVarName(config.EnvPrefix, config.PluginDirKey)
+
 	errNodeAlreadyRunning = errors.New("failed to start node: node is already running")
 	errNotRunning         = errors.New("node is not running")
 )