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VoIP signaling and media test automaton

Designed to automate end2end and or integration tests.

VoIP patrol will follow a scenario in XML format and will output results in JSON.

Each line in the output file is a separate JSON structure, note that the entire file is not a valid JSON file, this is because VoIP patrol will output results as they become available.

It is possible to test many scenarios that are not easy to test manually like a re-invite with a new codec.

This version is extension of original project and contains changes (in reports and configuration), that are not compatible with original version

Docker quick start

quick start with docker

Linux Debian building from sources

see commands in Dockerfile

Load test example

load test example

run

./voip_patrol --help

Example: making a test call

<config>
  <actions>
    <action type="call" label="us-east-va"
            transport="tls"
            expected_cause_code="200"
            caller="15147371787@noreply.com"
            callee="12012665228@target.com"
            to_uri="+12012665228@target.com"
            max_duration="20" hangup="16"
            auth_username="VP_ENV_USERNAME"
            password="VP_ENV_PASSWORD"
            realm="target.com"
            rtp_stats="true"
    >
        <x-header name="X-Foo" value="Bar"/>
    </action>
    <!-- note: param value starting with VP_ENV_ will be replaced by environment variables -->
    <!-- note: rtp_stats will include RTP transmission statistics -->
    <!-- note: x-header tag inside an action will append an header. You can add any header like User-Agent with this method -->
    <action type="wait" complete="true"/>
  </actions>
</config>

Example: starting a TLS server

./voip_patrol \
   --port 5060 \ # TLS port 5061 +1
   --conf "xml/tls_server.xml" \
   --tls-calist "tls/ca_list.pem" \
   --tls-privkey "tls/key.pem" \
   --tls-cert "tls/certificate.pem" \
   --tls-verify-server \
<config>
  <actions>
     <!-- note: default is the "catch all" account,
          else account as to match called number -->
    <action type="accept"
            match_account="default"
            hangup="5"
            play_dtmf="0123456789#*"
            play="voice_ref_files/f.wav"
            code="200" reason="YES"
            ring_duration="5"
    />
    <!-- DTMF will be sent using RFC2833 -->
    <!-- note: wait for new incoming calls
               forever and generate test results -->
    <action type="wait" ms="-1"/>
  </actions>
</config>

Example: accepting calls and checking for specific header with exact match or regular expression and no match on other

<config>
  <actions>
    <action type="accept"
            match_account="default"
            hangup="5"
            code="200" reason="OK"
    >
        <check-header name="Min-SE"/>
        <!-- Check that a header exists -->
        <check-header name="X-Foo" value="Bar"/>
        <!-- Check that a header exists and have a specific value -->
        <check-header name="From" regex="^.*sip:\+1234@example\.com"/>
        <!-- Check that a header exists and matches a specific regex -->
        <check-header name="To" regex="^.*sip:\+5678@example\.com" fail_on_match="true"/>
        <!-- Check that a header exists and NOT matches a specific regex -->
    </action>
    <action type="wait" ms="-1"/>
  </actions>
</config>

Example: accepting calls and searching the message with a regular expression

<config>
  <actions>
    <action type="accept"
            match_account="default"
            hangup="5"
            code="200" reason="OK"
    >
        <check-message method="INVITE" regex="m=audio(.*)RTP/AVP 0 8.*"/>
        <!-- searching for pcmu pcma in the SDP -->
    </action>
    <action type="wait" ms="-1"/>
  </actions>
</config>

Example: accepting calls and searching the message with a regular expression that should not be there

<config>
  <actions>
    <action type="accept"
            match_account="default"
            hangup="5"
            code="200" reason="OK"
    >
        <check-message method="INVITE" regex="m=audio(.*)RTP/AVP 0 8.*" fail_on_match="true"/>
        <!-- searching for pcmu pcma in the SDP, but this is wrong here -->
    </action>
    <action type="wait" ms="-1"/>
  </actions>
</config>

Example: making tests calls with wait_until

Scenario execution is sequential and non-blocking. We can use “wait” command with previously set “wait_until” params to control parallel execution.

Call States
NULL : Before INVITE is sent or received
CALLING : After INVITE is sent
INCOMING : After INVITE is received.
EARLY : After response with To tag.
CONNECTING : After 2xx is sent/received.
CONFIRMED : After ACK is sent/received.
DISCONNECTED
<config>
  <actions>
    <action type="call" label="call#1"
            transport="udp"
            wait_until="CONFIRMED"
            expected_cause_code="200"
            caller="15148888888@noreply.com"
            callee="12011111111@target.com"
    />
    <!-- note: will wait until all tests pass wait_until state -->
    <action type="wait"/>
    <action type="call" label="call#2"
            transport="udp"
            wait_until="CONFIRMED"
            expected_cause_code="200"
            caller="15147777777@noreply.com"
            callee="12012222222@target.com"
    />
    <action type="wait" complete="true"/>
  </actions>
</config>

Example: testing registration

<config>
  <actions>
    <!-- note: proxy param to send to a proxy -->
    <action type="register" label="register target.com"
            transport="udp"
            account="VP_ENV_USERNAME"
            username="VP_ENV_USERNAME"
            auth_username="VP_ENV_USERNAME"
            password="VP_ENV_PASSWORD"
            proxy="172.16.7.1"
            realm="target.com"
            registrar="target.com"
            expected_cause_code="200"
    />
    <action type="wait" complete="true"/>
  </actions>
</config>

Example: re-invite with new codec

<config>
    <action>
        <action type="codec" disable="all"/>
        <action type="codec" enable="pcma" priority="250"/>
        <action type="codec" enable="pcmu" priority="248"/>

        <!-- call that will last 12 seconds and re-invite every 2 seconds -->
        <action type="call"
            wait_until="CONFIRMED"
            expected_cause_code="200"
            caller="16364990640@125.22.198.115"
            callee="12349099229@sip.mydomain.com"
            max_duration="55" hangup="12"
            auth_username="65454659288" password="adaadzWidD7T"
            realm="sip.mydomain.com"
            re_invite_interval="2"
            rtp_stats="true"
        />
        <action type="wait"/> <!-- this will wait until the call is confirmed -->
        <action type="codec" disable="pcma"/>
        <!-- re-invite will now use pcmu forcing a new session -->
        <action type="wait" ms="3000"/> <!-- this will wait 3 seconds -->
        <action type="codec" enable="pcma" priority="250"/>
        <!-- re-invite will now use pcma forcing a new session -->

        <action type="wait" complete="true"> <!-- Wait until the calls are disconnected -->
    <actions/>
<config/>

Example: Overwriting local contact header

<config><actions>
    <action type="codec" disable="all"/>
    <action type="codec" enable="pcma" priority="250"/>
    <action type="codec" enable="gsm" priority="249"/>
    <action type="codec" enable="pcmu" priority="248"/>

    <action type="call"
        transport="udp"
        caller="+15147371787@fakecustomer.xyz"
        callee="+911@edgeproxy1"
        transport="udp"
        auth_username="20255655"
        password="qntzhpbl"
        realm="sip.flowroute.com"
        rtp_stats="true"
        late_start="false"
        force_contact="sip:+15147371787@10.10.2.5:5777"
        play="/git/voip_patrol/voice_ref_files/reference_8000_12s.wav"
        hangup="5">

    <x-header name="Foo" value="Bar"/>
    </action>
    <action type="wait" complete/>
</actions></config>

Example: WAIT action

wait forever:

<action type="wait" ms="-1"/>

wait until you receive a certain amount of calls

<action type="accept" call_count="x" ... />
<action type="wait" complete="true"/>

wait 5 seconds or one call

<action type="accept" call_count="1" ... />
<action type="wait" ms="5000"/>

Sample JSON output RTP stats report with multiples sessions

one block is generated everytime a session is created

{
 "rtp_stats_0": {
      "rtt": 0,
      "remote_rtp_socket": "10.250.7.88:4028",
      "codec_name": "PCMA",
      "clock_rate": "8000",
      "Tx": {
        "jitter_avg": 0,
        "jitter_max": 0,
        "pkt": 105,
        "kbytes": 16,
        "loss": 0,
        "discard": 0,
        "mos_lq": 4.5
      },
      "Rx": {
        "jitter_avg": 0,
        "jitter_max": 0,
        "pkt": 104,
        "kbytes": 16,
        "loss": 0,
        "discard": 0,
        "mos_lq": 4.5
      }
    },
    "rtp_stats_1": {
      "rtt": 0,
      "remote_rtp_socket": "10.250.7.89:40230",
      "codec_name": "PCMU",
      "clock_rate": "8000",
      "Tx": {
        "jitter_avg": 0,
        "jitter_max": 0,
        "pkt": 501,
        "kbytes": 78,
        "loss": 0,
        "discard": 0,
        "mos_lq": 4.5
      },
      "Rx": {
        "jitter_avg": 0,
        "jitter_max": 0,
        "pkt": 501,
        "kbytes": 78,
        "loss": 0,
        "discard": 0,
        "mos_lq": 4.5
      }
    }
}

Example: email reporting

<config>
  <actions>
    <action type="alert"
     email="jchavanton+vp@gmail.com"
     email_from="test@voip-patrol.org"
     smtp_host="smtp://gmail-smtp-in.l.google.com:25"
    />
    <!-- add more test actions here ...  -->
    <action type="wait" complete="true"/>
  </actions>
</config>

accept command parameters

NameTypeDescription
ring_durationintringing duration in seconds
expected_durationintexpected duration of the call in seconds. Test considered failed if actual duration is different
expected_setup_durationintexpected duration of the call setup (INVITE - 200 OK) in seconds. Test considered failed if actual duration is different
early_mediaboolif true 183 with SDP and early media is used
timerstringcontrol SIP session timers, possible values are : inactive, optional, required or always
codeintSIP cause code to return must be > 100 and < 700
expected_cause_codeintSIP cause to be expected from caller side as a call result. Value 487 could be combined with fail_on_accept parameter
match_accountstringAccount will be used to receive this call (made via register) falling back to match the user part of an incoming call RURI or default will catch all.</br>Point, in this case account parameters specified at register will override account-specific parameters that defined here, for ex. transport or srtp
response_delayintdelay before 100 - Trying reponse is sent in seconds. Useful to test timeouts and race conditions
call_countintThe amount of calls to receive to consider the command completed, default -1 (considered completed)
transportstringForce a specific transport for all messages on accepted calls, default to all transport available
force_contactstringoptional URI to be put as Contact for accept account. Helps bypass NAT-related issues during inbound call testing
playstringpath to file to play upon answer
recordstringpath to file to record audio upon answer. Can be auto, in this case filename would be /srv/<call_id>_<remote_contact>_rec.wav
record_earlyboolif true early media will be also recorded
play_dtmfstringlist of DTMF symbols to be sent upon answer
re_invite_intervalintInterval in seconds at which a re-invite with SDP will be sent
rtp_statsboolif true the json report will include a report on RTP transmission
min_mosfloatMinimal MOS value for this call
srtpstringComma-separated values of the following sdes - add SDES support, dtls - add DTLS-SRTP support, force - make SRTP mandatory
cancelstringoptional - mark the test passed, if the call was canceled by the caller before answer, force - mark test passed ONLY if the call was canceled by the caller. Make sure that you set ring_duration > 0
fail_on_acceptboolIf true - than accepting this call counts as a failed test
disable_turnboolIf true - global turn configuration is ignored for this account
hangupintcall duration in second before hangup

call command parameters

NameTypeDescription
timerstringcontrol SIP session timers, possible values are : inactive, optional, required or always
proxystringip/hostname of a proxy where to send the call
callerstringuser@host, mandatory parameter (also used in the From header unless from is specified)
fromstringFrom header complete "Display Name" <sip:test at 127.0.0.1> in a format &quot;Display Name&quot; &lt;sip:test at 127.0.0.1&gt;
calleestringrequest URI user@host (also used in the To header unless to_uri is specified)
to_uristringused@host part of the URI in the To header
auth_usernamestringauthentication username on INVITE
passwordstringpassword used on INVITE
realmstringrealm use for authentication on INVITE. If empty - any auth realm is allowed
transportstringforce a specific transport tcp, udp, tls, sips, wss
contact_uri_paramsstringstring, that will be added to Contact URI as params
playstringpath to file to play upon answer
recordstringpath to file to record audio upon answer. Can be auto, in this case filename would be /srv/<call_id>_<remote_contact>_rec.wav
record_earlyboolif true early media will be also recorded
play_dtmfstringlist of DTMF symbols to be sent upon answer
re_invite_intervalintInterval in seconds at which a re-invite with SDP will be sent
rtp_statsboolif true the json report will include a report on RTP transmission
min_mosfloatMinimal MOS value for this call
srtpstringComma-separated values of the following sdes - add SDES support, dtls - add DTLS-SRTP support, force - make SRTP mandatory. Note, if you don't specify force, call would be made with plain RTP
late_startboolif true no SDP will be included in the INVITE and will result in a late offer in 200 OK/ACK
disable_turnboolIf true - global turn configuration is ignored for this account
force_contactstringlocal contact header will be overwritten by the given string
max_ring_durationintmax ringing duration in seconds before cancel
expected_durationintexpected duration of the call in seconds. Test considered failed if actual duration is different
expected_setup_durationintexpected duration of the call setup (INVITE - 200 OK) in seconds. Test considered failed if actual duration is different
hangupintcall duration in second before hangup
repeatintdo this call multiple times

register command parameters

NameTypeDescription
proxystringip/hostname of a proxy where to send the register
usernamestringAOR username - From/To/Contact header user part
auth_usernamestringauthentication username, account name, From/To/Contact header user part. If not specified, username is used
passwordstringaccount password
accountstringif not specified username is used. Internal identifier, also used in match_account in accept action
aorstringAccount Address Of Record. if not specified - <usename@registrar>
contact_uri_paramsstringstring, that will be added to Contact URI as params
registrarstringSIP UAS handling registration where the messages will be sent
transportstringforce a specific transport tcp, udp, tls, sips, wss
realmstringrealm use for authentication. If empty - any auth realm is allowed
srtpstringComma-separated values of the following sdes - add SDES support, dtls - add "DTLS-SRTP" support, force - make SRTP mandatory. Used for incoming calls to this account
disable_turnboolIf true - global turn configuration is ignored for this account. Used for incoming calls to this account
unregisterboolunregister the account <usename@registrar;transport=x>
reg_idintif present outbound and other related parameters will be added (see RFC5626)
instance_idintsame as reg_id, if not present, it will be generated automatically
rewrite_contactbooldefault true, detect public IP when registering and rewrite the contact header

message command parameters

NameTypeDescription
fromstringFrom header complete "&quot;Display Name&quot; <sip:test at 127.0.0.1>"
to_uristringused@host part of the URI in the To header
transportstringforce a specific transport <tcp,udp,tls,sips>
realmstringrealm use for authentication. If empty - any auth realm is allowed
usernamestringauthentication username, account name, From/To/Contact header user part
passwordstringauthentication password
labelstringtest description or label

Example: sending a message

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<config>
  <actions>
    <action type="message" label="testing SIP message" transport="udp"
      expected_cause_code="202"
      text="Message in a bottle."
      from="123456@in.the.ocean"
      to_uri="15876580542@in.the.ocean"
      username="123456"
      password="pass"
     />
    <action type="wait" complete="true"/>
  </actions>
</config>

accept_message command parameters

NameTypeDescription
accountstringAccount will be used if it matches the user part of an incoming message RURI or "default" will catch all
message_countintThe amount of messages to receive to consider the command completed, default -1 (considered completed)
transportstringForce a specific transport for all messages on accepted messages, default to all transport available
labelstringtest description or label

Example: receiving a message

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<config>
  <actions>
    <action type="register" label="register" transport="udp"
      expected_cause_code="200"
      username="123456"
      password="password"
      registrar="pbx.somewhere.time"
     />
    <action type="wait" complete="true"/>
    <action type="accept_message"
      account="123456"
      message_count="1"
     />
    <action type="wait" complete="true"/>
  </actions>
</config>

wait command parameters

NameTypeDescription
completeboolif true wait for all the test to complete (or reach their wait_until state) before executing next action or disconnecting calls and exiting, needed in most cases
msintthe amount of milliseconds to wait before executing next action or disconnecting calls and exiting, if -1 wait forever

Example: codec configuration

<config>
  <actions>
    <action type="codec" disable="all"/>
    <action type="codec" enable="pcmu" priority="250"/>
    <!-- more actions ... -->
    <action type="wait" complete/>
  </actions>
</config>

codec command parameters

NameTypeDescription
priorityint0-255, where zero means to disable the codec
enablestringCodec payload type ID, ex. "g722", "pcma", "opus" or "all"
disablestringCodec payload type ID, ex. "g722", "pcma", "opus" or "all"

Example: TURN configuration

<config>
  <actions>
    <action type="turn" enabled="true" server="x.x.x.x:3478" username="foo" password="bar"/>
    <!-- more actions ... -->
    <action type="wait" complete/>
  </actions>
</config>

turn command parameters

NameTypeDescription
enabledboolif "true" STUN/TURN/ICE server usage will be enabled
serverstringSTUN/TURN server URI or IP:port
usernamestringTURN server username
passwordstringTURN server password
password_hashedboolif "true" use hashed password, default plain password
sip_stun_useboolif "true" SIP reflective IP is use with signaling
media_stun_useboolif "true" STUN reflective IP is use with media/SDP
stun_onlyboolif "true" TURN and ICE are disabled and only STUN is use
disable_iceboolif "true" ICE mechanism is disabled
ice_trickleboolif "true" Trickle ICE mechanism is used

using env variable in scenario actions parameters

Any value starting with VP_ENV will be replaced by the envrironment variable of the same name. Example : username="VP_ENV_USERNAME"

export VP_ENV_PASSWORD=????????
export VP_ENV_USERNAME=username

Docker

voip_patrol/docker$ tree
.
├── build.sh        # docker build command example
├── Dockerfile      # docker build file for Linux Alpine
└── voip_patrol.sh  # docker run example starting

Dependencies

PJSUA2

PJSUA2 : A C++ High Level Softphone API : built on top of PJSIP and PJMEDIA http://www.pjsip.org http://www.pjsip.org/docs/book-latest/PJSUA2Doc.pdf

External tool to test audio quality

PESQ

P.862 : Perceptual evaluation of speech quality (PESQ): An objective method for end-to-end speech quality assessment of narrow-band telephone networks and speech codecs http://www.itu.int/rec/T-REC-P.862

./run_pesq +16000 voice_files/reference.wav voice_files/recording.wav