| name | pwaf-connector-testing |
| description | How to build and use a PWAF connector test runner (tests/run_all_tests.sh). Covers env isolation, auth types, single connector or single auth mode, parallel execution, browser tests, and report generation. |
PWAF Connector Testing
Use this skill when building or using a test runner for PWAF connector projects. The pattern here can be applied to any new connector project to test all connectors across all auth types.
Overview
A PWAF connector test runner (tests/run_all_tests.sh) validates every connector (REST API, Python SDK, SQL drivers, Go, Java, Node.js) across all supported auth types (PAT, OAuth M2M, OAuth U2M), with proper environment isolation for each test.
Key design principles:
- Each test runs in a clean
env -i subprocess — never inherit full shell environment
- Each auth type has its own set of required variables — never mix them
- Browser tests (U2M) are opt-in — require
PWAF_RUN_BROWSER_TESTS=1
- Build failures skip tests — don't fail the run, just mark as skipped
- Results written to a report file for review
Environment File
The test runner reads credentials from a .env file (passed with --env <name>). The file is located at .env_<name> in the project root.
DATABRICKS_HOST=https://myworkspace.cloud.databricks.com
DATABRICKS_TOKEN=dapiXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
DATABRICKS_CLIENT_ID=11111111-2222-3333-4444-555555555555
DATABRICKS_CLIENT_SECRET=doceXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
DATABRICKS_U2M_CLIENT_ID=66666666-7777-8888-9999-000000000000
DATABRICKS_U2M_CLIENT_SECRET=doceYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY
DATABRICKS_REDIRECT_URI=http://localhost:8080/callback
DATABRICKS_HTTP_PATH=/sql/1.0/warehouses/abcdef123456
DATABRICKS_WAREHOUSE_ID=abcdef123456
CATALOG=my_catalog
Auth Type → Required Variables
Each auth type is tested in its own env -i subprocess with only these variables:
| Auth type | Required env vars |
|---|
pat | DATABRICKS_HOST, DATABRICKS_TOKEN |
oauth_m2m | DATABRICKS_HOST, DATABRICKS_CLIENT_ID, DATABRICKS_CLIENT_SECRET |
u2m_custom_oauth_app | DATABRICKS_HOST, DATABRICKS_U2M_CLIENT_ID, DATABRICKS_U2M_CLIENT_SECRET (if confidential), DATABRICKS_REDIRECT_URI |
u2m_token_env | DATABRICKS_HOST, DATABRICKS_ACCESS_TOKEN (or DATABRICKS_TOKEN) |
Always include in the env -i base: PATH, HOME, USER, LANG.
Never include DATABRICKS_AUTH_TYPE in any test subprocess. The Python SDK, Go SDK, and Java SDK all read it internally. Setting it to application-level values like "oauth_m2m" breaks credential resolution.
Use APP_AUTH_TYPE=<value> as the application-level selector passed to the connector.
Script Structure
#!/usr/bin/env bash
set -euo pipefail
ENV_NAME="demo"
FILTER_APP=""
FILTER_AUTH=""
PARALLEL=0
PARALLEL_AUTHS="pat,oauth_m2m"
SKIP_BUILD=0
BROWSER_TESTS="${PWAF_RUN_BROWSER_TESTS:-0}"
while [[ $# -gt 0 ]]; do
case "$1" in
--env) ENV_NAME="$2"; shift 2 ;;
--app) FILTER_APP="$2"; shift 2 ;;
--auth) FILTER_AUTH="$2"; shift 2 ;;
--parallel) PARALLEL=1; shift 1 ;;
--parallel-auths) PARALLEL_AUTHS="$2"; shift 2 ;;
--skip-build) SKIP_BUILD=1; shift 1 ;;
*) echo "Unknown option: $1"; exit 1 ;;
esac
done
ENV_FILE=".env_${ENV_NAME}"
source "$ENV_FILE"
Build Phase
Build each connector before running tests. Record build failures — tests for failed connectors are automatically skipped.
build_connector() {
local name="$1"
local dir="connectors/$name"
case "$name" in
go-sdk|go-sql-driver)
(cd "$dir" && go build ./...) ;;
java-sdk|java-jdbc)
(cd "$dir" && mvn -q package -DskipTests) ;;
nodejs-sql-driver)
(cd "$dir" && npm install && npm run build) ;;
python-*|rest-api)
true ;;
esac
}
Test Execution with env -i
Each connector test runs in a clean subprocess. The run_connector_auth function:
- Checks if this connector supports this auth type
- Skips browser tests unless
PWAF_RUN_BROWSER_TESTS=1
- Builds the
env -i environment with only auth-specific vars
- Runs the connector with a timeout
- Records PASS/FAIL/SKIP
run_connector_auth() {
local connector="$1"
local auth_type="$2"
if build_failed "$connector"; then
record_result "$connector" "$auth_type" "SKIP" 0 "build-failed"
return
fi
if is_browser_auth "$auth_type" && [[ "$BROWSER_TESTS" != "1" ]]; then
record_result "$connector" "$auth_type" "SKIP" 0 "browser-disabled"
return
fi
local env_vars=(
"PATH=$PATH"
"HOME=$HOME"
"USER=${USER:-}"
"LANG=${LANG:-en_US.UTF-8}"
"DATABRICKS_HOST=$DATABRICKS_HOST"
"APP_AUTH_TYPE=$auth_type"
)
case "$auth_type" in
pat)
env_vars+=("DATABRICKS_TOKEN=$DATABRICKS_TOKEN") ;;
oauth_m2m)
env_vars+=(
"DATABRICKS_CLIENT_ID=$DATABRICKS_CLIENT_ID"
"DATABRICKS_CLIENT_SECRET=$DATABRICKS_CLIENT_SECRET"
) ;;
u2m_custom_oauth_app)
env_vars+=(
"DATABRICKS_U2M_CLIENT_ID=$DATABRICKS_U2M_CLIENT_ID"
"DATABRICKS_U2M_CLIENT_SECRET=${DATABRICKS_U2M_CLIENT_SECRET:-}"
"DATABRICKS_REDIRECT_URI=${DATABRICKS_REDIRECT_URI:-http://localhost:8080/callback}"
) ;;
u2m_token_env)
env_vars+=("DATABRICKS_ACCESS_TOKEN=$DATABRICKS_ACCESS_TOKEN") ;;
esac
if connector_needs_sql "$connector"; then
env_vars+=(
"DATABRICKS_HTTP_PATH=$DATABRICKS_HTTP_PATH"
"DATABRICKS_WAREHOUSE_ID=${DATABRICKS_WAREHOUSE_ID:-}"
)
fi
if [[ "$connector" == java-* ]]; then
env_vars+=("JAVA_HOME=${JAVA_HOME:-}")
fi
local start
start=$(date +%s)
local exit_code=0
env -i "${env_vars[@]}" \
timeout 120 \
./connectors/"$connector"/run.sh \
> "$TMP_DIR/${connector}_${auth_type}.log" 2>&1 \
|| exit_code=$?
local duration=$(( $(date +%s) - start ))
if [[ $exit_code -eq 0 ]]; then
record_result "$connector" "$auth_type" "PASS" "$duration" ""
log "[pass] $connector / $auth_type → PASS (${duration}s)"
else
record_result "$connector" "$auth_type" "FAIL" "$duration" "exit=$exit_code"
log "[fail] $connector / $auth_type → FAIL (${duration}s)"
tail -20 "$TMP_DIR/${connector}_${auth_type}.log" | while read -r line; do
log " $line"
done
fi
}
Parallel Execution
Run multiple auth types concurrently by forking one subshell per auth type:
if [[ $PARALLEL -eq 1 ]]; then
IFS=',' read -ra par_auth_list <<< "$PARALLEL_AUTHS"
pids=()
for _par_auth in "${par_auth_list[@]}"; do
_par_result_file="$TMP_DIR/results_${_par_auth}.tsv"
touch "$_par_result_file"
(
RESULTS_FILE="$_par_result_file"
for connector in $ALL_CONNECTORS; do
[[ -n "$FILTER_APP" ]] && [[ "$connector" != "$FILTER_APP" ]] && continue
supports_auth "$connector" "$_par_auth" || continue
run_connector_auth "$connector" "$_par_auth"
done
) &
pids+=($!)
done
set +e
for _pid in "${pids[@]}"; do wait "$_pid"; done
set -e
for _par_auth in "${par_auth_list[@]}"; do
_f="$TMP_DIR/results_${_par_auth}.tsv"
[[ -f "$_f" ]] && cat "$_f" >> "$RESULTS_FILE"
done
fi
Why subshells, not background processes? Each auth type modifies RESULTS_FILE and counters. Subshells get their own copies; variable changes in subshells don't propagate to the parent. After wait, merge the per-auth result files into the main RESULTS_FILE, then recount from the merged file.
Usage Flags
| Flag | Purpose | Example |
|---|
--env <name> | Load credentials from .env_<name> | --env demo |
--app <name> | Test one connector only | --app python-sdk |
--auth <type> | Test one auth type only | --auth oauth_m2m |
--parallel | Run PARALLEL_AUTHS concurrently | --parallel |
--parallel-auths <list> | Comma-separated auth types to parallelize | --parallel-auths pat,oauth_m2m |
--skip-build | Skip build phase (re-run after fix) | --skip-build |
Browser tests (U2M):
PWAF_RUN_BROWSER_TESTS=1 ./tests/run_all_tests.sh --env demo --auth u2m_custom_oauth_app
Output Prefix Convention
Each connector's run script should prefix its output lines with its connector name for easy log parsing:
PREFIX="[pysdk]"
echo "$PREFIX Connecting with auth: $APP_AUTH_TYPE"
echo "$PREFIX PASS: tables.get returned samples.nyctaxi.trips"
The test runner captures this output per test. On failure, it shows the last 20 lines to help diagnose the issue.
Pass/Fail/Skip Indicators
| Indicator | Meaning |
|---|
PASS | Connector exited 0 — all operations succeeded |
FAIL | Connector exited non-zero — check log in tmp/ |
SKIP (build-failed) | Build phase failed for this connector — fix build first |
SKIP (browser-disabled) | U2M browser test not run — set PWAF_RUN_BROWSER_TESTS=1 |
SKIP (no-token) | Required env var not set in .env file |
Report Generation
After all tests complete, generate a Markdown report:
generate_report() {
local report_file="reports/test_report_${ENV_NAME}_$(date +%Y%m%dT%H%M%S).md"
mkdir -p reports
{
echo "# PWAF Connector Test Report"
echo ""
echo "**Date:** $(date '+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S')"
echo "**Env:** $ENV_NAME"
echo "**Workspace:** $DATABRICKS_HOST"
echo ""
echo "## Results Summary"
echo ""
echo "| Connector | Auth Type | Result | Duration |"
echo "|-----------|-----------|--------|----------|"
while IFS='|' read -r _connector _auth _result _duration _note; do
echo "| $_connector | $_auth | $_result | ${_duration}s |"
done < "$RESULTS_FILE"
echo ""
echo "**Passed:** $PASSED / $TOTAL"
echo "**Failed:** $FAILED"
echo "**Skipped:** $((SKIPPED_BROWSER + SKIPPED_TOKEN))"
} > "$report_file"
echo "Report: $report_file"
}
Reports are saved to reports/ and named test_report_<env>_<timestamp>.md.
Connector run.sh Contract
Each connector needs a run.sh that:
- Returns exit code
0 on success, non-zero on failure
- Reads auth type from
APP_AUTH_TYPE
- Uses only the env vars provided (no hardcoded credentials)
- Prints progress lines prefixed with connector name
#!/usr/bin/env bash
set -euo pipefail
PREFIX="[pysdk]"
AUTH="${APP_AUTH_TYPE:-pat}"
echo "$PREFIX Testing auth: $AUTH"
python3 main.py
echo "$PREFIX DONE"
Quick Start: New Project
To build the test runner for a new PWAF connector project:
- Create
tests/run_all_tests.sh using the structure above
- Create
connectors/<name>/run.sh for each connector
- Create
.env_<name> with credentials
- Run:
./tests/run_all_tests.sh --env <name>
- Run browser tests:
PWAF_RUN_BROWSER_TESTS=1 ./tests/run_all_tests.sh --env <name> --auth u2m_custom_oauth_app
For a single connector across all auth types:
./tests/run_all_tests.sh --env demo --app python-sdk
For all connectors with one auth type:
./tests/run_all_tests.sh --env demo --auth oauth_m2m