x-execute-socket-smoke-tests

Automate TCP socket smoke tests by orchestrating a standalone Java client that speaks the real wire protocol with length-prefix message framing to verify connectivity, message exchange, and error handling against a running TCP server.

Supported TCP socket smoke testing scenarios include echo, request-approved, request-denied, malformed, persistent, and all, validating framing, payload processing, error handling, and connection lifecycle behavior.

Yes, Java 21+ is required to run the standalone client JAR for TCP socket smoke tests, along with a built client JAR under smoke-tests/socket and a running server accessible via TCP on the configured port.

Yes, TCP socket smoke tests support Kubernetes port-forwarding for orchestrated environments using the --k8s flow, allowing you to target services running inside a cluster from your local machine.

Configure the host and port for TCP socket smoke tests by passing the --host and --port command line arguments when running the test command, targeting a different server or environment as needed.

Black-box smoke tests for TCP socket servers verify end-to-end connectivity, proper message framing, payload processing, malformed message error handling, and persistent connection behavior across different environments without needing internal server access.