prvng_core/nulib/taskservs

Taskserv Validation & Testing System

Version: 1.0.0 Status: Production Ready

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Quick Start

Validate Before Deployment

# Complete validation (recommended)
provisioning taskserv validate kubernetes

# Check mode (dry-run)
provisioning taskserv create kubernetes --check

# Sandbox testing
provisioning taskserv test kubernetes --runtime docker

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Available Commands

Command	Description
taskserv validate <name>	Multi-level validation (Nickel, templates, scripts, dependencies)
taskserv check-deps <name>	Check dependencies against infrastructure
taskserv create <name> --check	Dry-run with preview (no actual deployment)
taskserv test <name>	Test in sandbox container

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Validation Levels

1. Static Validation

• ✅ Nickel schema syntax
• ✅ Jinja2 template syntax
• ✅ Shell script validation (shellcheck)
• ⚡ Fast - No infrastructure needed

2. Dependency Validation

• ✅ Required dependencies available
• ✅ Conflict detection
• ✅ Resource requirements
• ✅ Health check configuration

3. Check Mode (Dry-Run)

• ✅ All static validations
• ✅ Dependency checking
• ✅ Configuration preview
• ✅ Prerequisites verification
• 🚫 No actual deployment

4. Sandbox Testing

• ✅ Package prerequisites
• ✅ Configuration validity
• ✅ Script execution
• ✅ Health check simulation
• 🐳 Requires Docker/Podman

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Examples

Complete Validation Workflow

# 1. Static validation
provisioning taskserv validate kubernetes --level static

# 2. Check dependencies
provisioning taskserv check-deps kubernetes --infra my-project

# 3. Dry-run with preview
provisioning taskserv create kubernetes --check -v

# 4. Sandbox testing
provisioning taskserv test kubernetes --runtime docker

# 5. Deploy (after all checks pass)
provisioning taskserv create kubernetes

Quick Validation

# All validations in one command
provisioning taskserv validate kubernetes --level all -v

CI/CD Integration

# .gitlab-ci.yml
validate:
  script:
    - provisioning taskserv validate kubernetes --out json
    - provisioning taskserv check-deps kubernetes --infra prod

test:
  script:
    - provisioning taskserv test kubernetes --runtime docker

deploy:
  script:
    - provisioning taskserv create kubernetes
  only:
    - main

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Module Structure

taskservs/
├── validate.nu           # Main validation framework
├── deps_validator.nu     # Dependency validation
├── check_mode.nu         # Enhanced check mode
├── test.nu               # Sandbox testing
├── create.nu             # Taskserv creation
├── delete.nu             # Taskserv deletion
├── update.nu             # Taskserv updates
├── generate.nu           # Configuration generation
├── handlers.nu           # Core handlers
├── run.nu                # Execution engine
├── utils.nu              # Utilities
├── ops.nu                # Operations
└── mod.nu                # Module exports

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Key Features

✅ Multi-Level Validation

• Static, dependency, prerequisite, and health check validation
• Fail-fast with clear error messages
• Verbose mode for detailed output

🎯 Enhanced Check Mode

• Comprehensive dry-run before deployment
• Configuration preview
• File listing
• No SSH required in check mode

🐳 Sandbox Testing

• Isolated container environment
• Docker and Podman support
• Keep containers for debugging
• Multiple test scenarios

📊 Multiple Output Formats

• Text (default, human-readable)
• JSON (for automation)
• YAML (for configuration)

🔗 Dependency Management

• Automatic dependency detection
• Conflict resolution
• Resource requirement validation
• Health check configuration

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Dependencies

Required

• Nushell 0.107.1+
• Nickel 0.11.3+

Optional

• shellcheck - Enhanced script validation
• docker or podman - Sandbox testing
• glow or bat - Better markdown rendering

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Documentation

• Complete Validation Guide
• Nickel Schema Patterns
• Taskserv Development

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Troubleshooting

Validation Errors

# Check Nickel syntax
nickel fmt <file>.ncl

# Validate dependencies manually
nickel run extensions/taskservs/<name>/nickel/dependencies.ncl

# Run with verbose output
provisioning taskserv validate <name> -v

Sandbox Testing Issues

# Check Docker is running
docker ps

# Keep container for debugging
provisioning taskserv test <name> --keep

# Connect to container
docker exec -it taskserv-test-<name> bash

shellcheck not found

# macOS
brew install shellcheck

# Ubuntu/Debian
apt install shellcheck

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Contributing

When adding new validation checks:

1. Add validation function in appropriate module
2. Update validate.nu to call new check
3. Add tests in tests/ directory
4. Update documentation
5. Add examples in this README

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Version History

Version	Date	Changes
1.0.0	2025-10-06	Initial validation and testing system

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Maintained By: Infrastructure Team Status: ✅ Production Ready