Extract SCHEDULE from an openQA job
Posted on December 13, 2021
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| phoenix
Then using openqa-clone-job (and derivates) one can use the SCHEDULE variable to clone a test run with a custom set of test modules. This is particular useful, when developing a new test case and you need a verification run with e.
[Read More]Clean empty job groups in openQA
Posted on November 17, 2021
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| phoenix
In this blog post I present you a small script, which can help you to remove empty job groups from your own openQA instance. This is helpful if you have a development instance with a lot of job groups, that you never use.
[Read More]Playing with the openqa API
Posted on September 24, 2021
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| phoenix
Today we are going to play a bit around with the amazing API that every openQA instance provides. The aim of this tutorial is to show how the API can be accessed using a simple language like python.
[Read More]openqa-cli Cheatsheet
Posted on August 20, 2021
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| phoenix
Checkout the new openqa-cli cheat sheet page where I start to collect some useful “how do I do …” snippets for the openQA CLI utility openqa-cli.
[Read More]Hidden gem - Show failures only in external results
Posted on May 12, 2021
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| phoenix
I just recently discovered one of the hidden gems in the openQA WebUI: Show only failing tests in external results.
Problem / User story Certain tests like ltp perform a series of tests within a test run and show the results as “External results”.
[Read More]Active monitoring of openQA jobs
Posted on February 25, 2021
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| phoenix
openqa-mon is a little command-line utility to monitor one or multiple openQA jobs for their status. This tool is useful if you want to live monitor a handful of jobs closely e.
[Read More]What are Needles
Posted on February 10, 2021
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| phoenix
In this blog post we are going to give you the easiest introduction to what needles are and how you can use them. While there are many good talks and documentation on needles out there, it took me longer than it should have to find a easy-to-use and easy-to-understand introduction into this topic alone.
[Read More]Background bash commands
Posted on February 4, 2021
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| phoenix
This post describes the caveats and correct handling of the bash background operator within openQA.
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