Last week in scylla-cluster-tests.git master (issue #62; 2024-09-13)

This short report brings to light some interesting commits to scylla-cluster-tests.git master from the last week.
Commits in the 8d33b6a4…34b86ab9 range are covered.

There were 30 non-merge commits from 10 authors in that period. Some notable commits:

A new test for restoring pre-created backups without using Scylla Manager is now available via the nodetool refresh command.

The reuse cluster flow is now supported on the Azure backend.

Since the tablets feature is disabled by default in Alternator, the create table method now supports enabling tablets explicitly via a parameter.

A new method decorator allows users to apply specific contexts, such as decreasing the severity of events, based on a specified Scylla issue using the SkipPerIssues mechanism.

When cleaning instances with cloud cleanup scripts (periodical ones outside the test scope), Argus resources information is updated.

The latency_calculator_decorator, which tracks latency and duration, can now be used dynamically, even outside the Nemesis scope.

Basic test details (timestamp, job name, build URL/number, status) are sent to Elasticsearch for future statistical analysis.

The latency decorator now sends screenshots for each cycle to Argus, which can be accessed in results tables.

Scylla Manager installation now supports patch version selection, allowing users to specify any available patch version (e.g., 3.2.1). This feature extends coverage of Scylla Manager upgrade tests.

See you in the next issue of last week in scylla-cluster-tests.git master!