Examples

Concrete scenario shapes that illustrate how to combine topologies, workloads, and expectations.

View Complete Source Code:

• local_runner.rs — Host processes (local)
• compose_runner.rs — Docker Compose
• k8s_runner.rs — Kubernetes

Runnable examples: The repo includes complete binaries in examples/src/bin/:

• local_runner.rs — Host processes (local)
• compose_runner.rs — Docker Compose (requires image built)
• k8s_runner.rs — Kubernetes (requires cluster access and image loaded)

Recommended: Use scripts/run/run-examples.sh -t <duration> -v <validators> -e <executors> <mode> where mode is host, compose, or k8s.

Alternative: Direct cargo run: POL_PROOF_DEV_MODE=true cargo run -p runner-examples --bin <name>

All runners require POL_PROOF_DEV_MODE=true to avoid expensive proof generation.

Code patterns below show how to build scenarios. Wrap these in #[tokio::test] functions for integration tests, or #[tokio::main] for binaries.

Simple consensus liveness

Minimal test that validates basic block production:

use std::time::Duration;

use anyhow::Result;
use testing_framework_core::scenario::{Deployer, ScenarioBuilder};
use testing_framework_runner_local::LocalDeployer;
use testing_framework_workflows::ScenarioBuilderExt;

pub async fn simple_consensus() -> Result<()> {
    let mut plan = ScenarioBuilder::topology_with(|t| t.network_star().validators(3).executors(0))
        .expect_consensus_liveness()
        .with_run_duration(Duration::from_secs(30))
        .build();

    let deployer = LocalDeployer::default();
    let runner = deployer.deploy(&plan).await?;
    let _handle = runner.run(&mut plan).await?;

    Ok(())
}

When to use: smoke tests for consensus on minimal hardware.

Transaction workload

Test consensus under transaction load:

use std::time::Duration;

use anyhow::Result;
use testing_framework_core::scenario::{Deployer, ScenarioBuilder};
use testing_framework_runner_local::LocalDeployer;
use testing_framework_workflows::ScenarioBuilderExt;

pub async fn transaction_workload() -> Result<()> {
    let mut plan = ScenarioBuilder::topology_with(|t| t.network_star().validators(2).executors(0))
        .wallets(20)
        .transactions_with(|txs| txs.rate(5).users(10))
        .expect_consensus_liveness()
        .with_run_duration(Duration::from_secs(60))
        .build();

    let deployer = LocalDeployer::default();
    let runner = deployer.deploy(&plan).await?;
    let _handle = runner.run(&mut plan).await?;

    Ok(())
}

When to use: validate transaction submission and inclusion.

DA + transaction workload

Combined test stressing both transaction and DA layers:

use std::time::Duration;

use anyhow::Result;
use testing_framework_core::scenario::{Deployer, ScenarioBuilder};
use testing_framework_runner_local::LocalDeployer;
use testing_framework_workflows::ScenarioBuilderExt;

pub async fn da_and_transactions() -> Result<()> {
    let mut plan = ScenarioBuilder::topology_with(|t| t.network_star().validators(3).executors(2))
        .wallets(30)
        .transactions_with(|txs| txs.rate(5).users(15))
        .da_with(|da| da.channel_rate(2).blob_rate(2))
        .expect_consensus_liveness()
        .with_run_duration(Duration::from_secs(90))
        .build();

    let deployer = LocalDeployer::default();
    let runner = deployer.deploy(&plan).await?;
    let _handle = runner.run(&mut plan).await?;

    Ok(())
}

When to use: end-to-end coverage of transaction and DA layers.

Chaos resilience

Test system resilience under node restarts:

use std::time::Duration;

use anyhow::Result;
use testing_framework_core::scenario::{Deployer, ScenarioBuilder};
use testing_framework_runner_compose::ComposeDeployer;
use testing_framework_workflows::{ChaosBuilderExt, ScenarioBuilderExt};

pub async fn chaos_resilience() -> Result<()> {
    let mut plan = ScenarioBuilder::topology_with(|t| t.network_star().validators(4).executors(2))
        .enable_node_control()
        .wallets(20)
        .transactions_with(|txs| txs.rate(3).users(10))
        .chaos_with(|c| {
            c.restart()
                .min_delay(Duration::from_secs(20))
                .max_delay(Duration::from_secs(40))
                .target_cooldown(Duration::from_secs(30))
                .apply()
        })
        .expect_consensus_liveness()
        .with_run_duration(Duration::from_secs(120))
        .build();

    let deployer = ComposeDeployer::default();
    let runner = deployer.deploy(&plan).await?;
    let _handle = runner.run(&mut plan).await?;

    Ok(())
}

When to use: resilience validation and operational readiness drills.

Note: Chaos tests require ComposeDeployer or another runner with node control support.