integration test that starts multiple apps

Code to Cloud GitHub Actions
#1

I would like to add following integration test to our library:

  • start up 2 Spring Boot apps (graphql servers) using our library

  • start up node app (graphql gateway) that connects to the Spring Boot apps

  • post HTTP request to the node app and verify the response

  • shut down all apps

i.e. something along the lines

jobs:
build:
steps:
-uses: actions/checkout@v2
-name: Set up Java 11
uses: actions/setup-java@v1
with:
java-version: 11
-name: Start App 1
run: ./gradlew :app1:bootRun
-name: Start App 2
run: ./gradlew :app2:bootRun

-name: Use Node.js 12
 uses: actions/setup-node@v1
 with:
 node-version: 12
- name: start gateway
run: |
npm install
npm start
- name: verify
run: |
curl -o response.json -H "Content-Type: application/json" -X POST -d '{"xyz":"abc"}'
jq '.xyz == abc'
# shutdown all apps

Was wondering if GH actions can support such workflows?

#2

You might be able to get this to work if you redirect the output streams from your grade calls to a file and send them to the background.  Actions will not go on to the next step until the output streams opened in the current step have closed. 

#3

Thanks for the info. Sounds pretty problematic. I think it might be easier to wrap it all up in something like docker-compose and then invoke it from GH action. Thanks again!