Add integration tests for nftables package

This commit adds integration tests to the nftables package to verify
that the Go code correctly programs nftables rules. The tests use
external nftables scripts to define the expected state and compare
it with the state produced by the Go code.

Change-Id: I9c8439ee462b4882b221e6244f53379b822446dc
Signed-off-by: Antonio Ojea <aojea@google.com>

.github/workflows/push.yml

@@ -33,5 +33,5 @@ jobs:
         go test ./...
         go test -c github.com/google/nftables
         sudo ./nftables.test -test.v -run_system_tests
-        go test -c github.com/google/nftables/tests
+        go test -c github.com/google/nftables/integration
-        sudo ./tests.test -test.v -run_system_tests
+        sudo ./integration.test -test.v -run_system_tests

go.mod

@@ -4,15 +4,14 @@ go 1.21
 
 require (
 	github.com/google/go-cmp v0.6.0
-	github.com/mdlayher/netlink v1.7.2
+	github.com/mdlayher/netlink v1.7.3-0.20250113171957-fbb4dce95f42
 	github.com/vishvananda/netlink v1.3.0
 	github.com/vishvananda/netns v0.0.4
-	golang.org/x/sys v0.18.0
+	golang.org/x/sys v0.28.0
 )
 
 require (
-	github.com/josharian/native v1.1.0 // indirect
 	github.com/mdlayher/socket v0.5.0 // indirect
-	golang.org/x/net v0.23.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/net v0.33.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/sync v0.6.0 // indirect
 )

go.sum

@@ -1,20 +1,18 @@
 github.com/google/go-cmp v0.6.0 h1:ofyhxvXcZhMsU5ulbFiLKl/XBFqE1GSq7atu8tAmTRI=
 github.com/google/go-cmp v0.6.0/go.mod h1:17dUlkBOakJ0+DkrSSNjCkIjxS6bF9zb3elmeNGIjoY=
-github.com/josharian/native v1.1.0 h1:uuaP0hAbW7Y4l0ZRQ6C9zfb7Mg1mbFKry/xzDAfmtLA=
+github.com/mdlayher/netlink v1.7.3-0.20250113171957-fbb4dce95f42 h1:A1Cq6Ysb0GM0tpKMbdCXCIfBclan4oHk1Jb+Hrejirg=
-github.com/josharian/native v1.1.0/go.mod h1:7X/raswPFr05uY3HiLlYeyQntB6OO7E/d2Cu7qoaN2w=
+github.com/mdlayher/netlink v1.7.3-0.20250113171957-fbb4dce95f42/go.mod h1:BB4YCPDOzfy7FniQ/lxuYQ3dgmM2cZumHbK8RpTjN2o=
-github.com/mdlayher/netlink v1.7.2 h1:/UtM3ofJap7Vl4QWCPDGXY8d3GIY2UGSDbK+QWmY8/g=
-github.com/mdlayher/netlink v1.7.2/go.mod h1:xraEF7uJbxLhc5fpHL4cPe221LI2bdttWlU+ZGLfQSw=
 github.com/mdlayher/socket v0.5.0 h1:ilICZmJcQz70vrWVes1MFera4jGiWNocSkykwwoy3XI=
 github.com/mdlayher/socket v0.5.0/go.mod h1:WkcBFfvyG8QENs5+hfQPl1X6Jpd2yeLIYgrGFmJiJxI=
 github.com/vishvananda/netlink v1.3.0 h1:X7l42GfcV4S6E4vHTsw48qbrV+9PVojNfIhZcwQdrZk=
 github.com/vishvananda/netlink v1.3.0/go.mod h1:i6NetklAujEcC6fK0JPjT8qSwWyO0HLn4UKG+hGqeJs=
 github.com/vishvananda/netns v0.0.4 h1:Oeaw1EM2JMxD51g9uhtC0D7erkIjgmj8+JZc26m1YX8=
 github.com/vishvananda/netns v0.0.4/go.mod h1:SpkAiCQRtJ6TvvxPnOSyH3BMl6unz3xZlaprSwhNNJM=
-golang.org/x/net v0.23.0 h1:7EYJ93RZ9vYSZAIb2x3lnuvqO5zneoD6IvWjuhfxjTs=
+golang.org/x/net v0.33.0 h1:74SYHlV8BIgHIFC/LrYkOGIwL19eTYXQ5wc6TBuO36I=
-golang.org/x/net v0.23.0/go.mod h1:JKghWKKOSdJwpW2GEx0Ja7fmaKnMsbu+MWVZTokSYmg=
+golang.org/x/net v0.33.0/go.mod h1:HXLR5J+9DxmrqMwG9qjGCxZ+zKXxBru04zlTvWlWuN4=
 golang.org/x/sync v0.6.0 h1:5BMeUDZ7vkXGfEr1x9B4bRcTH4lpkTkpdh0T/J+qjbQ=
 golang.org/x/sync v0.6.0/go.mod h1:Czt+wKu1gCyEFDUtn0jG5QVvpJ6rzVqr5aXyt9drQfk=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.2.0/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.10.0/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
-golang.org/x/sys v0.18.0 h1:DBdB3niSjOA/O0blCZBqDefyWNYveAYMNF1Wum0DYQ4=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.28.0 h1:Fksou7UEQUWlKvIdsqzJmUmCX3cZuD2+P3XyyzwMhlA=
-golang.org/x/sys v0.18.0/go.mod h1:/VUhepiaJMQUp4+oa/7Zr1D23ma6VTLIYjOOTFZPUcA=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.28.0/go.mod h1:/VUhepiaJMQUp4+oa/7Zr1D23ma6VTLIYjOOTFZPUcA=

integration/nft_test.go

@@ -12,13 +12,11 @@
 // See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 // limitations under the License.
 
-package tests
+package integration
 
 import (
 	"flag"
 	"os/exec"
-	"path/filepath"
-	"runtime"
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
 
@@ -190,11 +188,7 @@ func TestNFTables(t *testing.T) {
 				t.Fatal(err)
 			}
 
-			_, filename, _, _ := runtime.Caller(0) // Get the current file's path
+			scriptOutput, err := applyNFTRuleset(tt.scriptPath)
-			filePath := filepath.Join(filepath.Dir(filename), tt.scriptPath)
-			t.Logf("testing script from %s", filePath)
-
-			scriptOutput, err := applyNFTScript(filePath)
 			if err != nil {
 				t.Fatalf("Failed to apply nftables script: %v\noutput:%s", err, scriptOutput)
 			}
@@ -203,21 +197,20 @@ func TestNFTables(t *testing.T) {
 			}
 
 			// Retrieve nftables state using nft
-			expectedOutput, err := getNFTablesRuleset()
+			expectedOutput, err := listNFTRuleset()
 			if err != nil {
 				t.Fatalf("Failed to list nftables ruleset: %v\noutput:%s", err, expectedOutput)
 			}
 			t.Logf("Expected output:\n%s", expectedOutput)
 
 			// Program nftables using your Go code
-			err = flushNFTRuleset()
+			if err := flushNFTRuleset(); err != nil {
-			if err != nil {
 				t.Fatalf("Failed to flush nftables ruleset: %v", err)
 			}
 			tt.goCommands(t, c)
 
 			// Retrieve nftables state using nft
-			actualOutput, err := getNFTablesRuleset()
+			actualOutput, err := listNFTRuleset()
 			if err != nil {
 				t.Fatalf("Failed to list nftables ruleset: %v\noutput:%s", err, actualOutput)
 			}
@@ -228,38 +221,32 @@ func TestNFTables(t *testing.T) {
 				t.Errorf("nftables ruleset mismatch:\n%s", cmp.Diff(expectedOutput, actualOutput))
 			}
 
-			err = flushNFTRuleset()
+			if err := flushNFTRuleset(); err != nil {
-			if err != nil {
 				t.Fatalf("Failed to flush nftables ruleset: %v", err)
 			}
 		})
 	}
 }
 
-func applyNFTScript(scriptPath string) (string, error) {
+func applyNFTRuleset(scriptPath string) (string, error) {
-	cmd := exec.Command("nft", "-f", scriptPath)
+	cmd := exec.Command("nft", "--debug=all", "-f", scriptPath)
 	out, err := cmd.CombinedOutput()
 	if err != nil {
 		return string(out), err
 	}
-	return normalizeOutput(string(out)), nil
+	return strings.TrimSpace(string(out)), nil
 }
 
-func getNFTablesRuleset() (string, error) {
+func listNFTRuleset() (string, error) {
 	cmd := exec.Command("nft", "list", "ruleset")
 	out, err := cmd.CombinedOutput()
 	if err != nil {
 		return string(out), err
 	}
-	return normalizeOutput(string(out)), nil
+	return strings.TrimSpace(string(out)), nil
 }
 
 func flushNFTRuleset() error {
 	cmd := exec.Command("nft", "flush", "ruleset")
 	return cmd.Run()
 }
-
-func normalizeOutput(output string) string {
-	output = strings.TrimSpace(output)
-	return output
-}