Re: [PATCH v1] dts: add flow rule dataclass to testpmd shell

[Jeremy Spewock <jspewock@iol.unh.edu>]

I think Luca made some great points and I agree with what he said, I
just had one other though as well. Great work!

On Fri, Jul 26, 2024 at 10:22 AM Dean Marx <dmarx@iol.unh.edu> wrote:
<snip>
> +
>  class TestPmdShell(DPDKShell):
>      """Testpmd interactive shell.
>
> @@ -804,6 +841,25 @@ def show_port_stats(self, port_id: int) -> TestPmdPortStats:
>
>          return TestPmdPortStats.parse(output)
>
> +    def flow_create(self, cmd: str, verify: bool = True) -> None:

It might make more sense for this method to take in the actual
dataclass rather than a string, and then it can convert it to a string
when it sends the command. That way users don't have to make the class
and then always do str() on it before passing it into this method.
Additionally, it discourages people from just putting anything in the
command section and shows the expectation that you should be using the
dataclass to make the flow rules.

> +        """Creates a flow rule in the testpmd session.
> +
> +        Args:
> +            cmd: String from flow_func instance to send as a flow rule.
> +            verify: If :data:`True`, the output of the command is scanned
> +            to ensure the flow rule was created successfully.
> +
> +        Raises:
> +            InteractiveCommandExecutionError: If flow rule is invalid.
> +        """
> +        flow_output = self.send_command(cmd)
> +        if verify:
> +            if "created" not in flow_output:
> +                self._logger.debug(f"Failed to create flow rule:\n{flow_output}")
> +                raise InteractiveCommandExecutionError(
> +                    f"Failed to create flow rule:\n{flow_output}"
> +                )
> +
>      def _close(self) -> None:
>          """Overrides :meth:`~.interactive_shell.close`."""
>          self.stop()
> --
> 2.44.0
>