[v6,2/3] test/test_telemetry_data: add unit tests for data to JSON

Message ID 20200720111907.30717-3-ciara.power@intel.com (mailing list archive)
State Superseded, archived
Delegated to: Thomas Monjalon
Headers
Series add basic ethdev stats with data object recursion |

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Power, Ciara July 20, 2020, 11:19 a.m. UTC
  From: Louise Kilheeney <louise.kilheeney@intel.com>

This patch adds tests for verifying telemetry data structures are
converted to JSON as expected. Both flat and recursive data structures
are tested, for all possible value types.

The app connects to the telemetry socket as a client, and registers one
command with a corresponding callback function. Each time the callback
function is called, it copies a global data variable to the data pointer
passed in by telemetry.
When a test case is run, the test case function builds up the global
data variable with the relevant data types, and the expected json string
output which should be generated from that. The 'test_output()' function
is used to trigger the callback and ensure the actual output matches
that expected.

Signed-off-by: Louise Kilheeney <louise.kilheeney@intel.com>
Signed-off-by: Ciara Power <ciara.power@intel.com>

---
v6:
  - Fixed FreeBSD build error.
  - Added comments and expanded commit log.
  - Add loop to call test cases stored in a list.
---
 app/test/Makefile              |   1 +
 app/test/meson.build           |   5 +-
 app/test/test_telemetry_data.c | 375 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 3 files changed, 379 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 app/test/test_telemetry_data.c
  

Comments

Bruce Richardson July 20, 2020, 1:08 p.m. UTC | #1
On Mon, Jul 20, 2020 at 12:19:06PM +0100, Ciara Power wrote:
> From: Louise Kilheeney <louise.kilheeney@intel.com>
> 
> This patch adds tests for verifying telemetry data structures are
> converted to JSON as expected. Both flat and recursive data structures
> are tested, for all possible value types.
> 
> The app connects to the telemetry socket as a client, and registers one
> command with a corresponding callback function. Each time the callback
> function is called, it copies a global data variable to the data pointer
> passed in by telemetry.
> When a test case is run, the test case function builds up the global
> data variable with the relevant data types, and the expected json string
> output which should be generated from that. The 'test_output()' function
> is used to trigger the callback and ensure the actual output matches
> that expected.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Louise Kilheeney <louise.kilheeney@intel.com>
> Signed-off-by: Ciara Power <ciara.power@intel.com>
> 
> ---
> v6:
>   - Fixed FreeBSD build error.
>   - Added comments and expanded commit log.
>   - Add loop to call test cases stored in a list.
> ---

Thanks, this is a good improvement. Apologies but a few more comments below
that I missed in the previous version.

/Bruce

>  app/test/Makefile              |   1 +
>  app/test/meson.build           |   5 +-
>  app/test/test_telemetry_data.c | 375 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  3 files changed, 379 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
>  create mode 100644 app/test/test_telemetry_data.c
> 
> diff --git a/app/test/Makefile b/app/test/Makefile
> index f4065271e..1cb64089c 100644
> --- a/app/test/Makefile
> +++ b/app/test/Makefile
> @@ -145,6 +145,7 @@ SRCS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_LPM) += test_lpm6.c
>  SRCS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_LPM) += test_lpm6_perf.c
>  
>  SRCS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_TELEMETRY) += test_telemetry_json.c
> +SRCS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_TELEMETRY) += test_telemetry_data.c
>  
>  SRCS-y += test_debug.c
>  SRCS-y += test_errno.c
> diff --git a/app/test/meson.build b/app/test/meson.build
> index 786a21397..4a72fe5b6 100644
> --- a/app/test/meson.build
> +++ b/app/test/meson.build
> @@ -170,6 +170,7 @@ test_deps = ['acl',
>  	'ring',
>  	'security',
>  	'stack',
> +	'telemetry',
>  	'timer'
>  ]
>  
> @@ -345,8 +346,8 @@ if dpdk_conf.has('RTE_LIBRTE_SKELETON_EVENTDEV_PMD')
>  	test_deps += 'pmd_skeleton_event'
>  endif
>  if dpdk_conf.has('RTE_LIBRTE_TELEMETRY')
> -	test_sources += 'test_telemetry_json.c'
> -	fast_tests += [['telemetry_json_autotest', true]]
> +	test_sources += ['test_telemetry_json.c', 'test_telemetry_data.c']
> +	fast_tests += [['telemetry_json_autotest', true], ['telemetry_data_autotest', true]]
>  endif
>  
>  # The following linkages of drivers are required because
> diff --git a/app/test/test_telemetry_data.c b/app/test/test_telemetry_data.c
> new file mode 100644
> index 000000000..f95054433
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/app/test/test_telemetry_data.c
> @@ -0,0 +1,375 @@
> +/* SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
> + * Copyright 2020 Intel Corporation
> + */
> +
> +#include <glob.h>

While the python script for testing telemetry does use glob to find the
socket, in this case I think it's unnecessary since we know we are in the
process that created the listening socket, so we can just connect straight
to it.

> +#include <string.h>
> +#include <sys/socket.h>
> +#include <sys/un.h>
> +#include <unistd.h>
> +#include <limits.h>
> +
> +#include <rte_eal.h>
> +#include <rte_common.h>
> +#include <rte_telemetry.h>
> +#include <rte_string_fns.h>
> +
> +#include "test.h"
> +#include "telemetry_data.h"
> +
> +#define TELEMETRY_VERSION "v2"
> +#define REQUEST_CMD "/test"
> +#define BUF_SIZE 1024
> +#define TEST_OUTPUT(exp) test_output(__func__, exp)
> +
> +static struct rte_tel_data response_data;
> +static int sock;
> +
> +/*
> + * This function is the callback registered with Telemetry to be used when
> + * the /test command is requested. This callback returns the global data built
> + * up by the individual test cases.
> + */
> +static int
> +test_cb(const char *cmd __rte_unused, const char *params __rte_unused,
> +		struct rte_tel_data *d)
> +{
> +	*d = response_data;
> +	return 0;
> +}
> +
> +/*
> + * This function is called by each test case function. It communicates with
> + * the telemetry socket by requesting the /test command, and reading the
> + * response. The expected response is passed in by the test case function,
> + * and is compared to the actual response received from Telemetry.
> + */
> +static int
> +test_output(const char *func_name, const char *expected)
> +{
> +	int bytes;
> +	char buf[BUF_SIZE * 16];
> +	if (write(sock, REQUEST_CMD, strlen(REQUEST_CMD)) < 0) {
> +		printf("%s: Error with socket write - %s\n", __func__,
> +				strerror(errno));
> +		return -1;
> +	}
> +	bytes = read(sock, buf, sizeof(buf));
> +	if (bytes < 0) {
> +		printf("%s: Error with socket read - %s\n", __func__,
> +				strerror(errno));
> +		return -1;
> +	}
> +	buf[bytes] = '\0';

Need to check here for overflow. If bytes == BUF_SIZE * 16, you'll
overflow.

> +	printf("%s: buf = '%s', expected = '%s'\n", func_name, buf, expected);
> +	return strncmp(expected, buf, sizeof(buf));
> +}
> +
> +static int
> +test_dict_with_array_int_values(void)
> +{
> +	int i;
> +
> +	struct rte_tel_data *child_data = rte_tel_data_alloc();
> +	rte_tel_data_start_array(child_data, RTE_TEL_INT_VAL);
> +
> +	struct rte_tel_data *child_data2 = rte_tel_data_alloc();
> +	rte_tel_data_start_array(child_data2, RTE_TEL_INT_VAL);
> +
> +	memset(&response_data, 0, sizeof(response_data));
> +	rte_tel_data_start_dict(&response_data);
> +
> +	for (i = 0; i < 5; i++) {
> +		rte_tel_data_add_array_int(child_data, i);
> +		rte_tel_data_add_array_int(child_data2, i);
> +	}
> +
> +	rte_tel_data_add_dict_container(&response_data, "dict_0",
> +	 child_data, 0);
> +	rte_tel_data_add_dict_container(&response_data, "dict_1",
> +	 child_data2, 0);
> +
> +	return TEST_OUTPUT("{\"/test\":{\"dict_0\":[0,1,2,3,4],\"dict_1\":[0,1,2,3,4]}}");
> +}
> +
> +static int
> +test_array_with_array_int_values(void)
> +{
> +	int i;
> +
> +	struct rte_tel_data *child_data = rte_tel_data_alloc();
> +	rte_tel_data_start_array(child_data, RTE_TEL_INT_VAL);
> +
> +	struct rte_tel_data *child_data2 = rte_tel_data_alloc();
> +	rte_tel_data_start_array(child_data2, RTE_TEL_INT_VAL);
> +
> +	memset(&response_data, 0, sizeof(response_data));
> +	rte_tel_data_start_array(&response_data, RTE_TEL_CONTAINER);
> +
> +	for (i = 0; i < 5; i++) {
> +		rte_tel_data_add_array_int(child_data, i);
> +		rte_tel_data_add_array_int(child_data2, i);
> +	}
> +	rte_tel_data_add_array_container(&response_data, child_data, 0);
> +	rte_tel_data_add_array_container(&response_data, child_data2, 0);
> +
> +	return TEST_OUTPUT("{\"/test\":[[0,1,2,3,4],[0,1,2,3,4]]}");
> +}
> +
> +static int
> +test_case_array_int(void)
> +{
> +	int i;
> +	memset(&response_data, 0, sizeof(response_data));
> +	rte_tel_data_start_array(&response_data, RTE_TEL_INT_VAL);
> +	for (i = 0; i < 5; i++)
> +		rte_tel_data_add_array_int(&response_data, i);
> +	return TEST_OUTPUT("{\"/test\":[0,1,2,3,4]}");
> +}
> +
> +static int
> +test_case_add_dict_int(void)
> +{
> +	int i = 0;
> +	char name_of_value[8];
> +
> +	memset(&response_data, 0, sizeof(response_data));
> +	rte_tel_data_start_dict(&response_data);
> +
> +	for (i = 0; i < 5; i++) {
> +		sprintf(name_of_value, "dict_%d", i);
> +		rte_tel_data_add_dict_int(&response_data, name_of_value, i);
> +	}
> +
> +	return TEST_OUTPUT("{\"/test\":{\"dict_0\":0,\"dict_1\":1,\"dict_2\":2,\"dict_3\":3,\"dict_4\":4}}");
> +}
> +
> +static int
> +test_case_array_string(void)
> +{
> +	memset(&response_data, 0, sizeof(response_data));
> +	rte_tel_data_start_array(&response_data, RTE_TEL_STRING_VAL);
> +	rte_tel_data_add_array_string(&response_data, "aaaa");
> +	rte_tel_data_add_array_string(&response_data, "bbbb");
> +	rte_tel_data_add_array_string(&response_data, "cccc");
> +	rte_tel_data_add_array_string(&response_data, "dddd");
> +	rte_tel_data_add_array_string(&response_data, "eeee");
> +
> +	return TEST_OUTPUT("{\"/test\":[\"aaaa\",\"bbbb\",\"cccc\",\"dddd\",\"eeee\"]}");
> +}
> +
> +static int
> +test_case_add_dict_string(void)
> +{
> +	memset(&response_data, 0, sizeof(response_data));
> +	rte_tel_data_start_dict(&response_data);
> +
> +	rte_tel_data_add_dict_string(&response_data, "dict_0", "aaaa");
> +	rte_tel_data_add_dict_string(&response_data, "dict_1", "bbbb");
> +	rte_tel_data_add_dict_string(&response_data, "dict_2", "cccc");
> +	rte_tel_data_add_dict_string(&response_data, "dict_3", "dddd");
> +
> +	return TEST_OUTPUT("{\"/test\":{\"dict_0\":\"aaaa\",\"dict_1\":\"bbbb\",\"dict_2\":\"cccc\",\"dict_3\":\"dddd\"}}");
> +}

Although these are single strings, they are not user output, and so you can
split them across lines to limit line length.

> +
> +
> +static int
> +test_dict_with_array_string_values(void)
> +{
> +	struct rte_tel_data *child_data = rte_tel_data_alloc();
> +	rte_tel_data_start_array(child_data, RTE_TEL_STRING_VAL);
> +
> +	struct rte_tel_data *child_data2 = rte_tel_data_alloc();
> +	rte_tel_data_start_array(child_data2, RTE_TEL_STRING_VAL);
> +
> +	memset(&response_data, 0, sizeof(response_data));
> +	rte_tel_data_start_dict(&response_data);
> +
> +	rte_tel_data_add_array_string(child_data, "aaaa");
> +	rte_tel_data_add_array_string(child_data2, "bbbb");
> +
> +	rte_tel_data_add_dict_container(&response_data, "dict_0",
> +	 child_data, 0);
> +	rte_tel_data_add_dict_container(&response_data, "dict_1",
> +	 child_data2, 0);
> +
> +	return TEST_OUTPUT("{\"/test\":{\"dict_0\":[\"aaaa\"],\"dict_1\":[\"bbbb\"]}}");
> +}
> +
> +static int
> +test_array_with_array_string_values(void)
> +{
> +	struct rte_tel_data *child_data = rte_tel_data_alloc();
> +	rte_tel_data_start_array(child_data, RTE_TEL_STRING_VAL);
> +
> +	struct rte_tel_data *child_data2 = rte_tel_data_alloc();
> +	rte_tel_data_start_array(child_data2, RTE_TEL_STRING_VAL);
> +
> +	memset(&response_data, 0, sizeof(response_data));
> +	rte_tel_data_start_array(&response_data, RTE_TEL_CONTAINER);
> +
> +	rte_tel_data_add_array_string(child_data, "aaaa");
> +	rte_tel_data_add_array_string(child_data2, "bbbb");
> +
> +	rte_tel_data_add_array_container(&response_data, child_data, 0);
> +	rte_tel_data_add_array_container(&response_data, child_data2, 0);
> +
> +	return TEST_OUTPUT("{\"/test\":[[\"aaaa\"],[\"bbbb\"]]}");
> +}
> +
> +static int
> +test_case_array_u64(void)
> +{
> +	int i;
> +	memset(&response_data, 0, sizeof(response_data));
> +	rte_tel_data_start_array(&response_data, RTE_TEL_U64_VAL);
> +	for (i = 0; i < 5; i++)
> +		rte_tel_data_add_array_u64(&response_data, i);
> +	return TEST_OUTPUT("{\"/test\":[0,1,2,3,4]}");
> +}
> +
> +static int
> +test_case_add_dict_u64(void)
> +{
> +	int i = 0;
> +	char name_of_value[8];
> +
> +	memset(&response_data, 0, sizeof(response_data));
> +	rte_tel_data_start_dict(&response_data);
> +
> +	for (i = 0; i < 5; i++) {
> +		sprintf(name_of_value, "dict_%d", i);
> +		rte_tel_data_add_dict_u64(&response_data, name_of_value, i);
> +	}
> +	return TEST_OUTPUT("{\"/test\":{\"dict_0\":0,\"dict_1\":1,\"dict_2\":2,\"dict_3\":3,\"dict_4\":4}}");
> +}
> +
> +static int
> +test_dict_with_array_u64_values(void)
> +{
> +	int i;
> +
> +	struct rte_tel_data *child_data = rte_tel_data_alloc();
> +	rte_tel_data_start_array(child_data, RTE_TEL_U64_VAL);
> +
> +	struct rte_tel_data *child_data2 = rte_tel_data_alloc();
> +	rte_tel_data_start_array(child_data2, RTE_TEL_U64_VAL);
> +
> +	memset(&response_data, 0, sizeof(response_data));
> +	rte_tel_data_start_dict(&response_data);
> +
> +	for (i = 0; i < 10; i++) {
> +		rte_tel_data_add_array_u64(child_data, i);
> +		rte_tel_data_add_array_u64(child_data2, i);
> +	}
> +
> +	rte_tel_data_add_dict_container(&response_data, "dict_0",
> +	 child_data, 0);
> +	rte_tel_data_add_dict_container(&response_data, "dict_1",
> +	 child_data2, 0);
> +
> +	return TEST_OUTPUT("{\"/test\":{\"dict_0\":[0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9],\"dict_1\":[0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9]}}");
> +}
> +
> +static int
> +test_array_with_array_u64_values(void)
> +{
> +	int i;
> +
> +	struct rte_tel_data *child_data = rte_tel_data_alloc();
> +	rte_tel_data_start_array(child_data, RTE_TEL_U64_VAL);
> +
> +	struct rte_tel_data *child_data2 = rte_tel_data_alloc();
> +	rte_tel_data_start_array(child_data2, RTE_TEL_U64_VAL);
> +
> +	memset(&response_data, 0, sizeof(response_data));
> +	rte_tel_data_start_array(&response_data, RTE_TEL_CONTAINER);
> +
> +	for (i = 0; i < 5; i++) {
> +		rte_tel_data_add_array_u64(child_data, i);
> +		rte_tel_data_add_array_u64(child_data2, i);
> +	}
> +	rte_tel_data_add_array_container(&response_data, child_data, 0);
> +	rte_tel_data_add_array_container(&response_data, child_data2, 0);
> +
> +	return TEST_OUTPUT("{\"/test\":[[0,1,2,3,4],[0,1,2,3,4]]}");
> +}
> +
> +static int
> +connect_to_socket(void)
> +{
> +	char file_pattern[PATH_MAX];
> +	char buf[BUF_SIZE];
> +	glob_t globbuf;
> +	int sock, bytes;
> +	struct sockaddr_un telem_addr;
> +
> +	snprintf(file_pattern, sizeof(file_pattern),
> +			"%s/dpdk_telemetry.%s",	rte_eal_get_runtime_dir(),
> +			TELEMETRY_VERSION);
> +	if (glob(file_pattern, 0, NULL, &globbuf) != 0) {
> +		printf("\n%s: Error finding socket file path: %s\n", __func__,
> +				strerror(errno));
> +		globfree(&globbuf);
> +		return -1;
> +	}
> +

The path you create here should be the exact path that you need, no
globbing should be necessary, which I think should simplify the code a bit.

> +	sock = socket(AF_UNIX, SOCK_SEQPACKET, 0);
> +	if (sock < 0) {
> +		printf("\n%s: Error creating socket: %s\n", __func__,
> +				strerror(errno));
> +		return -1;
> +	}
> +	telem_addr.sun_family = AF_UNIX;
> +	strlcpy(telem_addr.sun_path, globbuf.gl_pathv[0],
> +			sizeof(telem_addr.sun_path));
> +	if (connect(sock, (struct sockaddr *) &telem_addr,
> +			sizeof(telem_addr)) < 0)
> +		printf("\n%s: Error connecting to socket: %s\n", __func__,
> +				strerror(errno));
> +
> +	bytes = read(sock, buf, sizeof(buf));
> +	if (bytes < 0) {
> +		printf("%s: Error with socket read - %s\n", __func__,
> +				strerror(errno));
> +		return -1;
> +	}
> +	buf[bytes] = '\0';

Again, watch for overflow when you hit the exact output limit.

> +	printf("\n%s: %s\n", __func__, buf);
> +	globfree(&globbuf);
> +	return sock;
> +}
> +
> +static int
> +test_telemetry_data(void)
> +{
> +	typedef int (*test_case)(void);
> +	unsigned int i = 0;
> +
> +	sock = connect_to_socket();
> +	if (sock <= 0)
> +		return -1;
> +
> +	test_case test_cases[] = {test_case_array_string,
> +			test_case_array_int, test_case_array_u64,
> +			test_case_add_dict_int, test_case_add_dict_u64,
> +			test_case_add_dict_string,
> +			test_dict_with_array_int_values,
> +			test_dict_with_array_u64_values,
> +			test_dict_with_array_string_values,
> +			test_array_with_array_int_values,
> +			test_array_with_array_u64_values,
> +			test_array_with_array_string_values };
> +
> +	rte_telemetry_register_cmd(REQUEST_CMD, test_cb, "Test");
> +	for (i = 0; i < RTE_DIM(test_cases); i++) {
> +		if (test_cases[i]() != 0) {
> +			close(sock);
> +			return -1;
> +		}
> +	}

Thanks, this is much more readable than the previous version.

> +	close(sock);
> +	return 0;
> +}
> +
> +REGISTER_TEST_COMMAND(telemetry_data_autotest, test_telemetry_data);
> -- 
> 2.17.1
>
  

Patch

diff --git a/app/test/Makefile b/app/test/Makefile
index f4065271e..1cb64089c 100644
--- a/app/test/Makefile
+++ b/app/test/Makefile
@@ -145,6 +145,7 @@  SRCS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_LPM) += test_lpm6.c
 SRCS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_LPM) += test_lpm6_perf.c
 
 SRCS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_TELEMETRY) += test_telemetry_json.c
+SRCS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_TELEMETRY) += test_telemetry_data.c
 
 SRCS-y += test_debug.c
 SRCS-y += test_errno.c
diff --git a/app/test/meson.build b/app/test/meson.build
index 786a21397..4a72fe5b6 100644
--- a/app/test/meson.build
+++ b/app/test/meson.build
@@ -170,6 +170,7 @@  test_deps = ['acl',
 	'ring',
 	'security',
 	'stack',
+	'telemetry',
 	'timer'
 ]
 
@@ -345,8 +346,8 @@  if dpdk_conf.has('RTE_LIBRTE_SKELETON_EVENTDEV_PMD')
 	test_deps += 'pmd_skeleton_event'
 endif
 if dpdk_conf.has('RTE_LIBRTE_TELEMETRY')
-	test_sources += 'test_telemetry_json.c'
-	fast_tests += [['telemetry_json_autotest', true]]
+	test_sources += ['test_telemetry_json.c', 'test_telemetry_data.c']
+	fast_tests += [['telemetry_json_autotest', true], ['telemetry_data_autotest', true]]
 endif
 
 # The following linkages of drivers are required because
diff --git a/app/test/test_telemetry_data.c b/app/test/test_telemetry_data.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f95054433
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/test/test_telemetry_data.c
@@ -0,0 +1,375 @@ 
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+ * Copyright 2020 Intel Corporation
+ */
+
+#include <glob.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <sys/socket.h>
+#include <sys/un.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <limits.h>
+
+#include <rte_eal.h>
+#include <rte_common.h>
+#include <rte_telemetry.h>
+#include <rte_string_fns.h>
+
+#include "test.h"
+#include "telemetry_data.h"
+
+#define TELEMETRY_VERSION "v2"
+#define REQUEST_CMD "/test"
+#define BUF_SIZE 1024
+#define TEST_OUTPUT(exp) test_output(__func__, exp)
+
+static struct rte_tel_data response_data;
+static int sock;
+
+/*
+ * This function is the callback registered with Telemetry to be used when
+ * the /test command is requested. This callback returns the global data built
+ * up by the individual test cases.
+ */
+static int
+test_cb(const char *cmd __rte_unused, const char *params __rte_unused,
+		struct rte_tel_data *d)
+{
+	*d = response_data;
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/*
+ * This function is called by each test case function. It communicates with
+ * the telemetry socket by requesting the /test command, and reading the
+ * response. The expected response is passed in by the test case function,
+ * and is compared to the actual response received from Telemetry.
+ */
+static int
+test_output(const char *func_name, const char *expected)
+{
+	int bytes;
+	char buf[BUF_SIZE * 16];
+	if (write(sock, REQUEST_CMD, strlen(REQUEST_CMD)) < 0) {
+		printf("%s: Error with socket write - %s\n", __func__,
+				strerror(errno));
+		return -1;
+	}
+	bytes = read(sock, buf, sizeof(buf));
+	if (bytes < 0) {
+		printf("%s: Error with socket read - %s\n", __func__,
+				strerror(errno));
+		return -1;
+	}
+	buf[bytes] = '\0';
+	printf("%s: buf = '%s', expected = '%s'\n", func_name, buf, expected);
+	return strncmp(expected, buf, sizeof(buf));
+}
+
+static int
+test_dict_with_array_int_values(void)
+{
+	int i;
+
+	struct rte_tel_data *child_data = rte_tel_data_alloc();
+	rte_tel_data_start_array(child_data, RTE_TEL_INT_VAL);
+
+	struct rte_tel_data *child_data2 = rte_tel_data_alloc();
+	rte_tel_data_start_array(child_data2, RTE_TEL_INT_VAL);
+
+	memset(&response_data, 0, sizeof(response_data));
+	rte_tel_data_start_dict(&response_data);
+
+	for (i = 0; i < 5; i++) {
+		rte_tel_data_add_array_int(child_data, i);
+		rte_tel_data_add_array_int(child_data2, i);
+	}
+
+	rte_tel_data_add_dict_container(&response_data, "dict_0",
+	 child_data, 0);
+	rte_tel_data_add_dict_container(&response_data, "dict_1",
+	 child_data2, 0);
+
+	return TEST_OUTPUT("{\"/test\":{\"dict_0\":[0,1,2,3,4],\"dict_1\":[0,1,2,3,4]}}");
+}
+
+static int
+test_array_with_array_int_values(void)
+{
+	int i;
+
+	struct rte_tel_data *child_data = rte_tel_data_alloc();
+	rte_tel_data_start_array(child_data, RTE_TEL_INT_VAL);
+
+	struct rte_tel_data *child_data2 = rte_tel_data_alloc();
+	rte_tel_data_start_array(child_data2, RTE_TEL_INT_VAL);
+
+	memset(&response_data, 0, sizeof(response_data));
+	rte_tel_data_start_array(&response_data, RTE_TEL_CONTAINER);
+
+	for (i = 0; i < 5; i++) {
+		rte_tel_data_add_array_int(child_data, i);
+		rte_tel_data_add_array_int(child_data2, i);
+	}
+	rte_tel_data_add_array_container(&response_data, child_data, 0);
+	rte_tel_data_add_array_container(&response_data, child_data2, 0);
+
+	return TEST_OUTPUT("{\"/test\":[[0,1,2,3,4],[0,1,2,3,4]]}");
+}
+
+static int
+test_case_array_int(void)
+{
+	int i;
+	memset(&response_data, 0, sizeof(response_data));
+	rte_tel_data_start_array(&response_data, RTE_TEL_INT_VAL);
+	for (i = 0; i < 5; i++)
+		rte_tel_data_add_array_int(&response_data, i);
+	return TEST_OUTPUT("{\"/test\":[0,1,2,3,4]}");
+}
+
+static int
+test_case_add_dict_int(void)
+{
+	int i = 0;
+	char name_of_value[8];
+
+	memset(&response_data, 0, sizeof(response_data));
+	rte_tel_data_start_dict(&response_data);
+
+	for (i = 0; i < 5; i++) {
+		sprintf(name_of_value, "dict_%d", i);
+		rte_tel_data_add_dict_int(&response_data, name_of_value, i);
+	}
+
+	return TEST_OUTPUT("{\"/test\":{\"dict_0\":0,\"dict_1\":1,\"dict_2\":2,\"dict_3\":3,\"dict_4\":4}}");
+}
+
+static int
+test_case_array_string(void)
+{
+	memset(&response_data, 0, sizeof(response_data));
+	rte_tel_data_start_array(&response_data, RTE_TEL_STRING_VAL);
+	rte_tel_data_add_array_string(&response_data, "aaaa");
+	rte_tel_data_add_array_string(&response_data, "bbbb");
+	rte_tel_data_add_array_string(&response_data, "cccc");
+	rte_tel_data_add_array_string(&response_data, "dddd");
+	rte_tel_data_add_array_string(&response_data, "eeee");
+
+	return TEST_OUTPUT("{\"/test\":[\"aaaa\",\"bbbb\",\"cccc\",\"dddd\",\"eeee\"]}");
+}
+
+static int
+test_case_add_dict_string(void)
+{
+	memset(&response_data, 0, sizeof(response_data));
+	rte_tel_data_start_dict(&response_data);
+
+	rte_tel_data_add_dict_string(&response_data, "dict_0", "aaaa");
+	rte_tel_data_add_dict_string(&response_data, "dict_1", "bbbb");
+	rte_tel_data_add_dict_string(&response_data, "dict_2", "cccc");
+	rte_tel_data_add_dict_string(&response_data, "dict_3", "dddd");
+
+	return TEST_OUTPUT("{\"/test\":{\"dict_0\":\"aaaa\",\"dict_1\":\"bbbb\",\"dict_2\":\"cccc\",\"dict_3\":\"dddd\"}}");
+}
+
+
+static int
+test_dict_with_array_string_values(void)
+{
+	struct rte_tel_data *child_data = rte_tel_data_alloc();
+	rte_tel_data_start_array(child_data, RTE_TEL_STRING_VAL);
+
+	struct rte_tel_data *child_data2 = rte_tel_data_alloc();
+	rte_tel_data_start_array(child_data2, RTE_TEL_STRING_VAL);
+
+	memset(&response_data, 0, sizeof(response_data));
+	rte_tel_data_start_dict(&response_data);
+
+	rte_tel_data_add_array_string(child_data, "aaaa");
+	rte_tel_data_add_array_string(child_data2, "bbbb");
+
+	rte_tel_data_add_dict_container(&response_data, "dict_0",
+	 child_data, 0);
+	rte_tel_data_add_dict_container(&response_data, "dict_1",
+	 child_data2, 0);
+
+	return TEST_OUTPUT("{\"/test\":{\"dict_0\":[\"aaaa\"],\"dict_1\":[\"bbbb\"]}}");
+}
+
+static int
+test_array_with_array_string_values(void)
+{
+	struct rte_tel_data *child_data = rte_tel_data_alloc();
+	rte_tel_data_start_array(child_data, RTE_TEL_STRING_VAL);
+
+	struct rte_tel_data *child_data2 = rte_tel_data_alloc();
+	rte_tel_data_start_array(child_data2, RTE_TEL_STRING_VAL);
+
+	memset(&response_data, 0, sizeof(response_data));
+	rte_tel_data_start_array(&response_data, RTE_TEL_CONTAINER);
+
+	rte_tel_data_add_array_string(child_data, "aaaa");
+	rte_tel_data_add_array_string(child_data2, "bbbb");
+
+	rte_tel_data_add_array_container(&response_data, child_data, 0);
+	rte_tel_data_add_array_container(&response_data, child_data2, 0);
+
+	return TEST_OUTPUT("{\"/test\":[[\"aaaa\"],[\"bbbb\"]]}");
+}
+
+static int
+test_case_array_u64(void)
+{
+	int i;
+	memset(&response_data, 0, sizeof(response_data));
+	rte_tel_data_start_array(&response_data, RTE_TEL_U64_VAL);
+	for (i = 0; i < 5; i++)
+		rte_tel_data_add_array_u64(&response_data, i);
+	return TEST_OUTPUT("{\"/test\":[0,1,2,3,4]}");
+}
+
+static int
+test_case_add_dict_u64(void)
+{
+	int i = 0;
+	char name_of_value[8];
+
+	memset(&response_data, 0, sizeof(response_data));
+	rte_tel_data_start_dict(&response_data);
+
+	for (i = 0; i < 5; i++) {
+		sprintf(name_of_value, "dict_%d", i);
+		rte_tel_data_add_dict_u64(&response_data, name_of_value, i);
+	}
+	return TEST_OUTPUT("{\"/test\":{\"dict_0\":0,\"dict_1\":1,\"dict_2\":2,\"dict_3\":3,\"dict_4\":4}}");
+}
+
+static int
+test_dict_with_array_u64_values(void)
+{
+	int i;
+
+	struct rte_tel_data *child_data = rte_tel_data_alloc();
+	rte_tel_data_start_array(child_data, RTE_TEL_U64_VAL);
+
+	struct rte_tel_data *child_data2 = rte_tel_data_alloc();
+	rte_tel_data_start_array(child_data2, RTE_TEL_U64_VAL);
+
+	memset(&response_data, 0, sizeof(response_data));
+	rte_tel_data_start_dict(&response_data);
+
+	for (i = 0; i < 10; i++) {
+		rte_tel_data_add_array_u64(child_data, i);
+		rte_tel_data_add_array_u64(child_data2, i);
+	}
+
+	rte_tel_data_add_dict_container(&response_data, "dict_0",
+	 child_data, 0);
+	rte_tel_data_add_dict_container(&response_data, "dict_1",
+	 child_data2, 0);
+
+	return TEST_OUTPUT("{\"/test\":{\"dict_0\":[0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9],\"dict_1\":[0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9]}}");
+}
+
+static int
+test_array_with_array_u64_values(void)
+{
+	int i;
+
+	struct rte_tel_data *child_data = rte_tel_data_alloc();
+	rte_tel_data_start_array(child_data, RTE_TEL_U64_VAL);
+
+	struct rte_tel_data *child_data2 = rte_tel_data_alloc();
+	rte_tel_data_start_array(child_data2, RTE_TEL_U64_VAL);
+
+	memset(&response_data, 0, sizeof(response_data));
+	rte_tel_data_start_array(&response_data, RTE_TEL_CONTAINER);
+
+	for (i = 0; i < 5; i++) {
+		rte_tel_data_add_array_u64(child_data, i);
+		rte_tel_data_add_array_u64(child_data2, i);
+	}
+	rte_tel_data_add_array_container(&response_data, child_data, 0);
+	rte_tel_data_add_array_container(&response_data, child_data2, 0);
+
+	return TEST_OUTPUT("{\"/test\":[[0,1,2,3,4],[0,1,2,3,4]]}");
+}
+
+static int
+connect_to_socket(void)
+{
+	char file_pattern[PATH_MAX];
+	char buf[BUF_SIZE];
+	glob_t globbuf;
+	int sock, bytes;
+	struct sockaddr_un telem_addr;
+
+	snprintf(file_pattern, sizeof(file_pattern),
+			"%s/dpdk_telemetry.%s",	rte_eal_get_runtime_dir(),
+			TELEMETRY_VERSION);
+	if (glob(file_pattern, 0, NULL, &globbuf) != 0) {
+		printf("\n%s: Error finding socket file path: %s\n", __func__,
+				strerror(errno));
+		globfree(&globbuf);
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	sock = socket(AF_UNIX, SOCK_SEQPACKET, 0);
+	if (sock < 0) {
+		printf("\n%s: Error creating socket: %s\n", __func__,
+				strerror(errno));
+		return -1;
+	}
+	telem_addr.sun_family = AF_UNIX;
+	strlcpy(telem_addr.sun_path, globbuf.gl_pathv[0],
+			sizeof(telem_addr.sun_path));
+	if (connect(sock, (struct sockaddr *) &telem_addr,
+			sizeof(telem_addr)) < 0)
+		printf("\n%s: Error connecting to socket: %s\n", __func__,
+				strerror(errno));
+
+	bytes = read(sock, buf, sizeof(buf));
+	if (bytes < 0) {
+		printf("%s: Error with socket read - %s\n", __func__,
+				strerror(errno));
+		return -1;
+	}
+	buf[bytes] = '\0';
+	printf("\n%s: %s\n", __func__, buf);
+	globfree(&globbuf);
+	return sock;
+}
+
+static int
+test_telemetry_data(void)
+{
+	typedef int (*test_case)(void);
+	unsigned int i = 0;
+
+	sock = connect_to_socket();
+	if (sock <= 0)
+		return -1;
+
+	test_case test_cases[] = {test_case_array_string,
+			test_case_array_int, test_case_array_u64,
+			test_case_add_dict_int, test_case_add_dict_u64,
+			test_case_add_dict_string,
+			test_dict_with_array_int_values,
+			test_dict_with_array_u64_values,
+			test_dict_with_array_string_values,
+			test_array_with_array_int_values,
+			test_array_with_array_u64_values,
+			test_array_with_array_string_values };
+
+	rte_telemetry_register_cmd(REQUEST_CMD, test_cb, "Test");
+	for (i = 0; i < RTE_DIM(test_cases); i++) {
+		if (test_cases[i]() != 0) {
+			close(sock);
+			return -1;
+		}
+	}
+	close(sock);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+REGISTER_TEST_COMMAND(telemetry_data_autotest, test_telemetry_data);