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+#!/bin/bash
+#
+# script to build a two node openstack environment and test.
+# this script is intended to be run as a jenkins parameterized build with
+# the following build parameters:
+#   $BUILD_ID - jenkins variables that determines the directory where the test is run
+#   $operatingsystem - OS to test OS install on (accepts Redhat/Ubuntu)
+#   $openstack_version - openstack version to test (accepts folsom/grizzly)
+#   $test_mode type of test to run (accepts: tempest_full, tempest_smoke, puppet_openstack)
+#
+# # I am running it as follows:
+# mkdir $BUILD_ID
+# cd $BUILD_ID
+# git clone git://github.com/puppetlabs/puppetlabs-openstack_dev_env
+# cd puppetlabs-openstack_dev_env
+# bash test_scripts/openstack_test.sh
+# TODO figure out if I should add pull request support
+set -e
+
+# set testing variables
+echo "operatingsystem: ${operatingsystem}" > config.yaml
+if [ $openstack_version = 'grizzly' ]; then
+  echo 'openstack_version: grizzly' > hiera_data/jenkins.yaml
+else
+  echo 'openstack_version: folsom' > hiera_data/jenkins.yaml
+fi
+
+mkdir .vendor
+export GEM_HOME=`pwd`/.vendor
+# install gem dependencies
+bundle install
+# install required modules
+bundle exec librarian-puppet install
+# install a controller and compute instance
+
+# check that the VM is not currently running
+# if it is, stop that VM
+if VBoxManage list vms | grep openstack_controller.puppetlabs.lan; then
+  VBoxManage controlvm openstack_controller.puppetlabs.lan  poweroff || true
+  VBoxManage unregistervm openstack_controller.puppetlabs.lan  --delete
+fi
+bundle exec vagrant up openstack_controller
+
+# check if the compute VM is running, if so stop the VM before launching ours
+if VBoxManage list vms | grep compute2.puppetlabs.lan; then
+  VBoxManage controlvm compute2.puppetlabs.lan  poweroff || true
+   VBoxManage unregistervm compute2.puppetlabs.lan --delete
+fi
+bundle exec vagrant up compute2
+# install tempest on the controller
+bundle exec vagrant status
+
+if [ $test_mode = 'puppet_openstack' ]; then
+  # run my simple puppet integration tests
+  bundle exec vagrant ssh -c 'sudo bash /tmp/test_nova.sh;exit $?' openstack_controller
+elif [ $test_mode = 'tempest_smoke' ]; then
+  # run the tempest smoke tests
+  bundle exec vagrant ssh -c 'sudo puppet apply --certname tempest --modulepath=/etc/puppet/modules-0/ /etc/puppet/manifests/site.pp --trace --debug' openstack_controller
+  # run tempest tests
+  bundle exec vagrant ssh -c 'cd /var/lib/tempest/;sudo ./jenkins_launch_script.sh --smoke;' openstack_controller
+elif [ $test_mode = 'tempest_full' ]; then
+  bundle exec vagrant ssh -c 'cd /var/lib/tempest/;sudo ./jenkins_launch_script.sh;' openstack_controller
+else
+  echo "Unsupported testnode ${test_mode}, this test matrix only support tempest_smoke and puppet_openstack tests"
+fi