Company
Date Published
Author
Kostis Kapelonis
Word count
600
Language
English
Hacker News points
None

Summary

The text discusses the challenges of lengthy application test execution times, particularly with integration tests, and introduces Knapsack Pro as a solution to expedite the process through test parallelization. By distributing test suites across multiple build nodes, Knapsack Pro significantly reduces execution time. It integrates seamlessly with Codefresh, a CI/CD platform, allowing users to split tests across various parallel build nodes using enhanced YAML syntax, including "scale" and "matrix" for efficient pipeline management. Knapsack Pro offers two modes for test splitting: Regular/Standard, which allocates tests statically based on previous build times, and dynamic/queue mode, which dynamically assigns tests based on node performance. This functionality is particularly useful for unevenly resourced nodes or tests with variable execution times. The integration requires a Knapsack Pro token and supports service containers for testing against external services, with specific configurations available for Ruby on Rails and Cypress projects.