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+# fnlb-test-harness
+Test harness that exercises the fnlb load balancer in order to verify that it works properly.
+## How it works
+This is a test harness that makes calls to an IronFunctions route through the fnlb load balancer, which routes traffic to multiple IronFunctions nodes.
+The test harness keeps track of which node each request was routed to so we can assess how the requests are being distributed across the nodes.  The functionality
+of fnlb is to normally route traffic to the same small number of nodes so that efficiences can be achieved and to support reuse of hot functions.
+### Primes function
+The test harness utilizes the "primes" function, which calculates prime numbers as an excuse for consuming CPU resources.  The function is invoked as follows:
+```
+curl http://host:8080/r/primesapp/primes?max=1000000&loops=1
+```
+where:
+- *max*: calculate all primes <= max (increasing max will increase memory usage, due to the Sieve of Eratosthenes algorithm)
+- *loops*: number of times to calculate the primes (repeating the count consumes additional CPU without consuming additional memory)
+
+## How to use it
+The test harness requires running one or more IronFunctions nodes and one instance of fnlb.  The list of nodes must be provided both to fnlb and to the test harness
+because the test harness must call each node directly one time in order to discover the node's container id.
+
+After it has run, examine the results to see how the requests were distributed across the nodes.
+### How to run it locally
+Each of the IronFunctions nodes needs to connect to the same database.
+
+STEP 1: Create a route for the primes function.  Example:
+```
+fn apps create primesapp
+fn routes create primesapp /primes jconning/primes:0.0.1
+```
+STEP 2: Run five IronFunctions nodes locally.  Example (runs five nodes in the background using Docker):
+```
+sudo docker run -d -it --name functions-8082 --privileged -v ${HOME}/data-8082:/app/data -p 8082:8080 -e "DB_URL=postgres://dbUser:dbPassword@dbHost:5432/dbName" iron/functions
+sudo docker run -d -it --name functions-8083 --privileged -v ${HOME}/data-8083:/app/data -p 8083:8080 -e "DB_URL=postgres://dbUser:dbPassword@dbHost:5432/dbName" iron/functions
+sudo docker run -d -it --name functions-8084 --privileged -v ${HOME}/data-8084:/app/data -p 8084:8080 -e "DB_URL=postgres://dbUser:dbPassword@dbHost:5432/dbName" iron/functions
+sudo docker run -d -it --name functions-8085 --privileged -v ${HOME}/data-8085:/app/data -p 8085:8080 -e "DB_URL=postgres://dbUser:dbPassword@dbHost:5432/dbName" iron/functions
+sudo docker run -d -it --name functions-8086 --privileged -v ${HOME}/data-8086:/app/data -p 8086:8080 -e "DB_URL=postgres://dbUser:dbPassword@dbHost:5432/dbName" iron/functions
+```
+STEP 3: Run fnlb locally.  Example (runs fnlb on the default port 8081):
+```
+fnlb -nodes localhost:8082,localhost:8083,localhost:8084,localhost:8085,localhost:8086
+```
+STEP 4: Run the test harness.  Note that the 'nodes' parameter should be the same that was used with fnlb.  Example:
+```
+cd functions/test/fnlb-test-harness
+go run main.go -nodes localhost:8082,localhost:8083,localhost:8084,localhost:8085,localhost:8086 -calls 10 -v
+```
+STEP 5: Examine the output to determine how many times fnlb called each node.  Assess whether it is working properly.
+
+### Usage
+go run main.go -help
+
+<i>Command line parameters:</i>
+- *-calls*: number of times to call the route (default 100)
+- *-lb*: host and port of load balancer (default "localhost:8081")
+- *-loops*: number of times to execute the primes calculation (ex: '-loops 2' means run the primes calculation twice) (default 1)
+- *-max*: maximum number to search for primes (higher number consumes more memory) (default 1000000)
+- *-nodes*: comma-delimited list of nodes (host:port) balanced by the load balancer (needed to discover container id of each) (default "localhost:8080")
+- *-route*: path representing the route to the primes function (default "/r/primesapp/primes")
+- *-v*: flag indicating verbose output
+
+### Examples: quick vs long running
+
+**Quick function:**: calculate primes up to 1000
+```
+go run main.go -nodes localhost:8082,localhost:8083,localhost:8084,localhost:8085,localhost:8086 -max 1000 -v
+```
+where *-max* is default of 1M, *-calls* is default of 100, *-route* is default of "/r/primesapp/primes", *-lb* is default localhost:8081
+
+**Normal function**: calculate primes up to 1M
+```
+go run main.go -nodes localhost:8082,localhost:8083,localhost:8084,localhost:8085,localhost:8086 -v
+```
+where *-max* is default of 1M, *-calls* is default of 100, *-route* is default of "/r/primesapp/primes", *-lb* is default localhost:8081
+
+**Longer running function**: calculate primes up to 1M and perform the calculation ten times
+```
+go run main.go -nodes localhost:8082,localhost:8083,localhost:8084,localhost:8085,localhost:8086 -loops 10 -v
+```
+where *-max* is default of 1M, *-calls* is default of 100, *-route* is default of "/r/primesapp/primes", *-lb* is default localhost:8081
+
+**1000 calls to the route**: send 1000 requests through the load balancer
+```
+go run main.go -nodes localhost:8082,localhost:8083,localhost:8084,localhost:8085,localhost:8086 -calls 1000 -v
+```
+where *-max* is default of 1M, *-calls* is default of 100, *-route* is default of "/r/primesapp/primes", *-lb* is default localhost:8081
+
+## Planned Enhancements
+- Create 1000 routes and distribute calls amongst them.
+- Use concurrent programming to enable the test harness to call multiple routes at the same time.
diff --git a/test/fnlb-test-harness/main.go b/test/fnlb-test-harness/main.go
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+package main
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"net/http"
+	"io/ioutil"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"time"
+	"flag"
+	"log"
+	"strings"
+)
+
+type execution struct {
+	DurationSeconds float64
+	Hostname string
+	node string
+	body string
+	responseSeconds float64
+}
+
+var (
+	lbHostPort, nodesStr, route string
+	numExecutions, maxPrime, numLoops int
+	nodes []string
+	nodesByContainerId map[string]string = make(map[string]string)
+	verbose bool
+)
+
+func init() {
+	flag.StringVar(&lbHostPort, "lb", "localhost:8081", "host and port of load balancer")
+	flag.StringVar(&nodesStr, "nodes", "localhost:8080", "comma-delimited list of nodes (host:port) balanced by the load balancer (needed to discover container id of each)")
+	flag.StringVar(&route, "route", "/r/primesapp/primes", "path representing the route to the primes function")
+	flag.IntVar(&numExecutions, "calls", 100, "number of times to call the route")
+	flag.IntVar(&maxPrime, "max", 1000000, "maximum number to search for primes (higher number consumes more memory)")
+	flag.IntVar(&numLoops, "loops", 1, "number of times to execute the primes calculation (ex: 'loops=2' means run the primes calculation twice)")
+	flag.BoolVar(&verbose, "v", false, "true for more verbose output")
+	flag.Parse()
+
+	if maxPrime < 3 {
+		log.Fatal("-max must be 3 or greater")
+	}
+	if numLoops < 1 {
+		log.Fatal("-loops must be 1 or greater")
+	}
+
+	nodes = strings.Split(nodesStr, ",")
+}
+
+func executeFunction(hostPort, path string, max, loops int) (execution, error) {
+	var e execution
+
+	start := time.Now()
+	resp, err := http.Get(fmt.Sprintf("http://%s%s?max=%d&loops=%d", hostPort, path, max, loops))
+	e.responseSeconds = time.Since(start).Seconds()
+	if err != nil {
+		return e, err
+	}
+	defer resp.Body.Close()
+	if resp.StatusCode != http.StatusOK {
+		return e, fmt.Errorf("function returned status code: %d", resp.StatusCode)
+	}
+
+	body, err := ioutil.ReadAll(resp.Body)
+	if err != nil {
+		return e, err
+	}
+
+	err = json.Unmarshal(body, &e)
+	if err != nil {
+		e.body = string(body) // set the body in the execution so that it is available for logging
+		return e, err
+	}
+	e.node = nodesByContainerId[e.Hostname]
+
+	return e, nil
+}
+
+func invokeLoadBalancer(hostPort, path string, numExecutions, max, loops int) {
+	executionsByNode := make(map[string][]execution)
+	fmt.Printf("All primes will be calculated up to %d, a total of %d time(s)\n", maxPrime, numLoops)
+	fmt.Printf("Calling route %s %d times (through the load balancer)...\n", route, numExecutions)
+
+	for i := 0; i < numExecutions; i++ {
+		e, err := executeFunction(hostPort, path, max, loops)
+		if err == nil {
+			if ex, ok := executionsByNode[e.node]; ok {
+				executionsByNode[e.node] = append(ex, e)
+			} else {
+				// Create a slice to contain the list of executions for this host
+				executionsByNode[e.node] = []execution{e}
+			}
+			if verbose {
+				fmt.Printf("  %s in-function duration: %fsec, response time: %fsec\n", e.node, e.DurationSeconds, e.responseSeconds)
+			}
+		} else {
+			fmt.Printf("  Ignoring failed execution on node %s: %v\n", e.node, err)
+			fmt.Printf("    JSON: %s\n", e.body)
+		}
+	}
+
+	fmt.Println("Results (executions per node):")
+	for node, ex := range executionsByNode {
+		fmt.Printf("  %s %d\n", node, len(ex))
+	}
+}
+
+func discoverContainerIds() {
+	// Discover the Docker hostname of each node; create a mapping of hostnames to host/port.
+	// This is needed because IronFunctions doesn't make the host/port available to the function (as of Mar 2017).
+	fmt.Println("Discovering container ids for every node (use Docker's HOSTNAME env var as a container id)...")
+	for _, s := range nodes {
+		if e, err := executeFunction(s, route, 100, 1); err == nil {
+			nodesByContainerId[e.Hostname] = s
+			fmt.Printf("  %s %s\n", s, e.Hostname)
+		} else {
+			fmt.Printf("  Ignoring host %s which returned error: %v\n", s, err)
+			fmt.Printf("    JSON: %s\n", e.body)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func main() {
+	discoverContainerIds()
+	invokeLoadBalancer(lbHostPort, route, numExecutions, maxPrime, numLoops)
+}
+
diff --git a/test/fnlb-test-harness/primes-func/func.go b/test/fnlb-test-harness/primes-func/func.go
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+package main
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+	"strings"
+	"strconv"
+	"time"
+)
+
+// return list of primes less than N
+// source: http://stackoverflow.com/a/21923233
+func sieveOfEratosthenes(N int) (primes []int) {
+	b := make([]bool, N)
+	for i := 2; i < N; i++ {
+		if b[i] == true {
+			continue
+		}
+		primes = append(primes, i)
+		for k := i * i; k < N; k += i {
+			b[k] = true
+		}
+	}
+	return
+}
+
+func main() {
+	start := time.Now()
+	maxPrime := 1000000
+	numLoops := 1
+
+	// Parse the query string
+	s := strings.Split(os.Getenv("REQUEST_URL"), "?")
+	if len(s) > 1 {
+		for _, pair := range strings.Split(s[1], "&") {
+			kv := strings.Split(pair, "=")
+			if len(kv) > 1 {
+				key, value := kv[0], kv[1]
+				if key == "max" {
+					maxPrime, _ = strconv.Atoi(value)
+				}
+				if key == "loops" {
+					numLoops, _ = strconv.Atoi(value)
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Repeat the calculation of primes simply to give the CPU more work to do without consuming additional memory
+	for i := 0; i < numLoops; i++ {
+		primes := sieveOfEratosthenes(maxPrime)
+		_ = primes
+		if i == numLoops - 1 {
+			//fmt.Printf("Highest three primes: %d %d %d\n", primes[len(primes) - 1], primes[len(primes) - 2], primes[len(primes) - 3])
+		}
+	}
+	fmt.Printf("{\"durationSeconds\": %f, \"hostname\": \"%s\", \"max\": %d, \"loops\": %d}", time.Since(start).Seconds(), os.Getenv("HOSTNAME"), maxPrime, numLoops)
+}
+
diff --git a/test/fnlb-test-harness/primes-func/func.yaml b/test/fnlb-test-harness/primes-func/func.yaml
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+name: jconning/primes
+version: 0.0.1
+runtime: go
+entrypoint: ./func
+path: /primes
+max_concurrency: 1