Refactor E2E suite to make it more generic

.github/workflows/e2e-long.yaml

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ jobs:
       test_name: Import via GitOps
       run_azure_janitor: false
       artifact_name: artifacts_import_gitops
-      use_eks: true
+      management_cluster_infrastructure: eks
     secrets: inherit
   e2e_import_gitops_v3:
     uses: ./.github/workflows/run-e2e-suite.yaml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ jobs:
       test_name: Import via GitOps [v3]
       run_azure_janitor: false
       artifact_name: artifacts_import_gitops_v3
-      use_eks: true
+      management_cluster_infrastructure: eks
     secrets: inherit
   e2e_v2prov:
     uses: ./.github/workflows/run-e2e-suite.yaml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ jobs:
       test_name: v2 provisioning
       run_azure_janitor: true
       artifact_name: artifacts_v2prov
-      use_eks: true
+      management_cluster_infrastructure: eks
     secrets: inherit
   e2e_update_labels:
     uses: ./.github/workflows/run-e2e-suite.yaml
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ jobs:
       test_name: Update labels
       run_azure_janitor: true
       artifact_name: artifacts_update_labels
-      use_eks: true
+      management_cluster_infrastructure: eks
     secrets: inherit
   e2e_embedded_capi_disabled:
     uses: ./.github/workflows/run-e2e-suite.yaml
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ jobs:
       test_name: Embedded CAPI disabled
       run_azure_janitor: false
       artifact_name: artifacts_embedded_capi
-      use_eks: true
+      management_cluster_infrastructure: eks
     secrets: inherit
   e2e_embedded_capi_disabled_v3:
     uses: ./.github/workflows/run-e2e-suite.yaml
@@ -60,5 +60,5 @@ jobs:
       test_name: Embedded CAPI disabled [v3]
       run_azure_janitor: false
       artifact_name: artifacts_embedded_capi_v3
-      use_eks: true
+      management_cluster_infrastructure: eks
     secrets: inherit

.github/workflows/e2e-short-test.yaml

@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@ name: Run short e2e tests (with runner)
 on:
   workflow_dispatch:
 
+env:
+  MANAGEMENT_CLUSTER_INFRASTRUCTURE: "isolated-kind"
+  GINKGO_LABEL_FILTER: "short"
+
 jobs:
   e2e:
     runs-on: org--rancher--amd64-containers
@@ -17,7 +21,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           go-version: "=1.22.0"
       - name: Run e2e tests
-        run: ISOLATED_MODE=true  USE_EKS=false GINKGO_LABEL_FILTER=short make test-e2e
+        run: make test-e2e
       - name: Collect run artifacts
         if: always()
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4

.github/workflows/e2e-short.yaml

@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@ on:
   pull_request:
     types: [opened, edited, synchronize, reopened, labeled, unlabeled]
 
+env:
+  MANAGEMENT_CLUSTER_INFRASTRUCTURE: "isolated-kind"
+  GINKGO_LABEL_FILTER: "short"
+
 jobs:
   e2e:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
@@ -34,7 +38,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           go-version: "=1.22.0"
       - name: Run e2e tests
-        run: ISOLATED_MODE=true  USE_EKS=false GINKGO_LABEL_FILTER=short make test-e2e
+        run: make test-e2e
       - name: Collect run artifacts
         if: always()
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4

.github/workflows/run-e2e-suite.yaml

@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 on:
   workflow_call:
     inputs:
+      management_cluster_infrastructure:
+        description: "The infrastructure to use for the management cluster: eks, kind or isolated-kind"
+        type: string
+        required: true
+        default: "eks"
       test_suite:
         description: "The test suite to run (i.e. path to it)"
         required: true
@@ -18,10 +23,6 @@ on:
         required: false
         default: false
         type: boolean
-      use_eks:
-        description: "Use EKS for the management cluster"
-        required: true
-        type: boolean
 
 permissions:
   contents: read
@@ -42,6 +43,9 @@ env:
   AWS_REGION: eu-west-2
   AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID: ${{ secrets.AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID }}
   AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY: ${{ secrets.AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY }}
+  MANAGEMENT_CLUSTER_INFRASTRUCTURE: ${{ inputs.management_cluster_infrastructure }}
+  GINKGO_LABEL_FILTER: full 
+  GINKGO_TESTS: ${{ inputs.test_suite }}
 
 jobs:
   run_e2e_tests:
@@ -80,10 +84,10 @@ jobs:
           username: ${{ github.actor }}
           password: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
       - name: build and push e2e image
-        if: ${{ inputs.use_eks }}
+        if: ${{ inputs.management_cluster_infrastructure == 'eks' }}
         run: make e2e-image-push
       - name: Run e2e tests
-        run: GINKGO_LABEL_FILTER=full USE_EKS=${{ inputs.use_eks }} GINKGO_TESTS=${{ inputs.test_suite }} make test-e2e
+        run: make test-e2e
       - name: Collect run artifacts
         if: always()
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4

Makefile

@@ -75,13 +75,14 @@ E2E_CONF_FILE ?= $(ROOT_DIR)/$(TEST_DIR)/e2e/config/operator.yaml
 GINKGO_ARGS ?=
 SKIP_RESOURCE_CLEANUP ?= false
 USE_EXISTING_CLUSTER ?= false
-USE_EKS ?= true
-ISOLATED_MODE ?= false
 GITEA_CUSTOM_INGRESS ?= false
 GINKGO_NOCOLOR ?= false
 GINKGO_LABEL_FILTER ?= short
 GINKGO_TESTS ?= $(ROOT_DIR)/$(TEST_DIR)/e2e/suites/...
 
+MANAGEMENT_CLUSTER_INFRASTRUCTURE ?= eks
+E2ECONFIG_VARS ?= MANAGEMENT_CLUSTER_INFRASTRUCTURE=$(MANAGEMENT_CLUSTER_INFRASTRUCTURE)
+
 # to set multiple ginkgo skip flags, if any
 ifneq ($(strip $(GINKGO_SKIP)),)
 _SKIP_ARGS := $(foreach arg,$(strip $(GINKGO_SKIP)),-skip="$(arg)")
@@ -529,7 +530,7 @@ release-chart: $(HELM) $(NOTES) build-chart verify-gen
 
 .PHONY: test-e2e
 test-e2e: $(GINKGO) $(HELM) $(CLUSTERCTL) kubectl e2e-image ## Run the end-to-end tests
-	$(GINKGO) -v --trace -poll-progress-after=$(GINKGO_POLL_PROGRESS_AFTER) \
+	$(E2ECONFIG_VARS) $(GINKGO) -v --trace -poll-progress-after=$(GINKGO_POLL_PROGRESS_AFTER) \
 		-poll-progress-interval=$(GINKGO_POLL_PROGRESS_INTERVAL) --tags=e2e --focus="$(GINKGO_FOCUS)" --label-filter="$(GINKGO_LABEL_FILTER)" \
 		$(_SKIP_ARGS) --nodes=$(GINKGO_NODES) --timeout=$(GINKGO_TIMEOUT) --no-color=$(GINKGO_NOCOLOR) \
 		--output-dir="$(ARTIFACTS)" --junit-report="junit.e2e_suite.1.xml" $(GINKGO_ARGS) $(GINKGO_TESTS) -- \
@@ -540,8 +541,6 @@ test-e2e: $(GINKGO) $(HELM) $(CLUSTERCTL) kubectl e2e-image ## Run the end-to-en
 		-e2e.chart-path=$(ROOT_DIR)/$(CHART_RELEASE_DIR) \
 	    -e2e.skip-resource-cleanup=$(SKIP_RESOURCE_CLEANUP) \
 		-e2e.use-existing-cluster=$(USE_EXISTING_CLUSTER) \
-		-e2e.isolated-mode=$(ISOLATED_MODE) \
-		-e2e.use-eks=$(USE_EKS) \
 		-e2e.gitea-custom-ingress=$(GITEA_CUSTOM_INGRESS)
 
 .PHONY: e2e-image

test/e2e/config/operator.yaml

@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ intervals:
   default/wait-turtles-uninstall: ["10m", "30s"]
 
 variables:
+  MANAGEMENT_CLUSTER_INFRASTRUCTURE: "isolated-kind" # supported options are eks, isolated-kind, kind
   RANCHER_VERSION: "v2.8.1"
   KUBERNETES_VERSION: "v1.28.6"
   KUBERNETES_MANAGEMENT_VERSION: "v1.27.0"

test/e2e/const.go

@@ -95,7 +95,17 @@ const (
 	NginxIngressDeployment  = "ingress-nginx-controller"
 )
 
+type ManagementClusterInfrastuctureType string
+
 const (
+	ManagementClusterInfrastuctureEKS          ManagementClusterInfrastuctureType = "eks"
+	ManagementClusterInfrastuctureIsolatedKind ManagementClusterInfrastuctureType = "isolated-kind"
+	ManagementClusterInfrastuctureKind         ManagementClusterInfrastuctureType = "kind"
+)
+
+const (
+	ManagementClusterInfrastucture = "MANAGEMENT_CLUSTER_INFRASTRUCTURE"
+
 	KubernetesManagementVersionVar = "KUBERNETES_MANAGEMENT_VERSION"
 
 	KubernetesVersionVar   = "KUBERNETES_VERSION"

test/e2e/flags.go

@@ -30,9 +30,6 @@ type FlagValues struct {
 	// UseExistingCluster instructs the test to use the current cluster instead of creating a new one (default discovery rules apply).
 	UseExistingCluster bool
 
-	// UseEKS instructs the test to create an EKS cluster instead of using kind.
-	UseEKS bool
-
 	// ArtifactFolder is the folder to store e2e test artifacts.
 	ArtifactFolder string
 
@@ -48,10 +45,6 @@ type FlagValues struct {
 	// ChartPath is the path to the operator chart.
 	ChartPath string
 
-	// IsolatedMode instructs the test to run without ngrok and exposing the cluster to the internet. This setup will only work with CAPD
-	// or other providers that run in the same network as the bootstrap cluster.
-	IsolatedMode bool
-
 	// ClusterctlBinaryPath is the path to the clusterctl binary to use.
 	ClusterctlBinaryPath string
 
@@ -65,11 +58,9 @@ func InitFlags(values *FlagValues) {
 	flag.StringVar(&values.ArtifactFolder, "e2e.artifacts-folder", "_artifacts", "folder where e2e test artifact should be stored")
 	flag.BoolVar(&values.SkipCleanup, "e2e.skip-resource-cleanup", false, "if true, the resource cleanup after tests will be skipped")
 	flag.BoolVar(&values.UseExistingCluster, "e2e.use-existing-cluster", false, "if true, the test uses the current cluster instead of creating a new one (default discovery rules apply)")
-	flag.BoolVar(&values.UseEKS, "e2e.use-eks", true, "if true, the test uses EKS for the management cluster")
 	flag.StringVar(&values.HelmBinaryPath, "e2e.helm-binary-path", "helm", "path to the helm binary")
 	flag.StringVar(&values.HelmExtraValuesDir, "e2e.helm-extra-values-path", "/tmp", "path to the extra values file")
 	flag.StringVar(&values.ClusterctlBinaryPath, "e2e.clusterctl-binary-path", "helm", "path to the clusterctl binary")
 	flag.StringVar(&values.ChartPath, "e2e.chart-path", "", "path to the operator chart")
-	flag.BoolVar(&values.IsolatedMode, "e2e.isolated-mode", false, "if true, the test will run without ngrok and exposing the cluster to the internet. This setup will only work with CAPD or other providers that run in the same network as the bootstrap cluster.")
 	flag.BoolVar(&values.GiteaCustomIngress, "e2e.gitea-custom-ingress", false, "if true, the test will use a custom ingress for Gitea")
 }