Automated AI Feature Testing with Datadog Synthetics
PythonDatadog Synthetics is a feature in the Datadog platform that allows you to simulate user interactions with your application or web services to test functionalities and response times. This can be particularly useful for automated AI feature testing, as it helps ensure that new features are performing as expected from the perspective of an end-user.
Pulumi allows you to define and manage your Datadog Synthetics tests as code. This means that you can automate the deployment and configuration of your synthetic tests alongside the rest of your infrastructure, ensuring that your monitoring setup evolves alongside your application.
In the following Pulumi Python program, I will create a Datadog Synthetic Test to simulate a user interaction on a web application. We will use the
datadog.SyntheticsTest
resource from the Pulumi Datadog provider. This will involve defining an API test to make an HTTP request to an example URL and check whether the response is successful.Here's how to create a simple Datadog Synthetic API test:
import pulumi import pulumi_datadog as datadog # Create a new Datadog Synthetics API test synthetics_test = datadog.SyntheticsTest("ai-feature-test", name="AI Feature Test", type="api", request=datadog.SyntheticsTestRequestArgs( method="GET", url="https://example.com/api/features", # Replace with your actual feature URL timeout=30, ), assertions=[datadog.SyntheticsTestAssertionArgs( type="statusCode", operator="is", target=200 )], locations=["aws:us-east-1"], # Run this test from the US East (N. Virginia) region message="AI feature test failed.", tags=["ai", "feature", "test"], status="live" ) # Export the ID of the test for reference pulumi.export("synthetics_test_id", synthetics_test.id)
This script does the following:
- Imports the necessary Pulumi and Datadog modules.
- Uses the
datadog.SyntheticsTest
resource to create a new synthetic test. - Configures the test with:
- A
name
to identify the test. - The
type
set as"api"
to specify it's an API test. - A
request
block with:- An HTTP
method
. Here it's"GET"
. - A
url
to send the request. You need to replace"https://example.com/api/features"
with the URL of the feature you're testing. - A
timeout
for how long, in seconds, to wait for a response before considering the test failed.
- An HTTP
- An
assertions
block specifying the expected HTTP status code (200
in this example). - The
locations
where the test will run (here,"aws:us-east-1"
). - A
message
to be displayed on test failure. - Some
tags
to organize and find your synthetic tests more easily in Datadog. - The
status
of the test,"live"
to run the test.
- A
- Exports the synthetic test ID, so you can reference it outside the Pulumi program.
After defining your Pulumi code, you would run
pulumi up
to deploy the synthetic test. This Pulumi command triggers the creation of resources defined in the code after previewing the changes.Keep in mind that this example assumes you have configured the Pulumi Datadog provider and have the required credentials set up to create resources in your Datadog account.
For more details on the properties and capabilities of the
datadog.SyntheticsTest
resource, you can review the official Pulumi documentation for Datadog.Remember, synthetic tests are only one part of a comprehensive monitoring strategy. To fully validate AI features, you might also consider setting up performance metrics, logging, tracing, and anomaly detection within Datadog.