add consistent logic on error with initializer spec

controllers/common.go

@@ -19,6 +19,10 @@ import (
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/client"
 )
 
+const (
+	errMessageTooLong = "Creation of %s takes too long: your configuration might be off. Check if %v were created successfully."
+)
+
 // It may take some time to retrieve inspect output so indicate with boolean if it's ready
 // and use returnErr only for errors that require a change of behaviour. All other errors
 // should just be logged.

controllers/k6_initialize.go

@@ -44,7 +44,8 @@ func InitializeJobs(ctx context.Context, log logr.Logger, k6 v1alpha1.TestRunI,
 	return res, nil
 }
 
-func RunValidations(ctx context.Context, log logr.Logger, k6 v1alpha1.TestRunI, r *TestRunReconciler) (res ctrl.Result, err error) {
+func RunValidations(ctx context.Context, log logr.Logger, k6 v1alpha1.TestRunI, r *TestRunReconciler) (
+	res ctrl.Result, ready bool, err error) {
 	// initializer is a quick job so check in frequently
 	res = ctrl.Result{RequeueAfter: time.Second * 5}
 
@@ -63,10 +64,10 @@ func RunValidations(ctx context.Context, log logr.Logger, k6 v1alpha1.TestRunI,
 		}
 
 		// inspectTestRun made a log message already so just return without requeue
-		return ctrl.Result{}, nil
+		return ctrl.Result{}, ready, err
 	}
 	if !inspectReady {
-		return res, nil
+		return res, ready, nil
 	}
 
 	log.Info(fmt.Sprintf("k6 inspect: %+v", inspectOutput))
@@ -83,11 +84,11 @@ func RunValidations(ctx context.Context, log logr.Logger, k6 v1alpha1.TestRunI,
 		k6.GetStatus().Stage = "error"
 
 		if _, err := r.UpdateStatus(ctx, k6, log); err != nil {
-			return ctrl.Result{}, err
+			return ctrl.Result{}, ready, err
 		}
 
 		// Don't requeue in case of this error; unless it's made into a warning as described above.
-		return ctrl.Result{}, nil
+		return ctrl.Result{}, ready, nil
 	}
 
 	if cli.HasCloudOut {
@@ -104,10 +105,12 @@ func RunValidations(ctx context.Context, log logr.Logger, k6 v1alpha1.TestRunI,
 	}
 
 	if _, err := r.UpdateStatus(ctx, k6, log); err != nil {
-		return ctrl.Result{}, err
+		return ctrl.Result{}, ready, err
 	}
 
-	return res, nil
+	ready = true
+
+	return res, ready, nil
 }
 
 // SetupCloudTest inspects the output of initializer and creates a new

controllers/k6_start.go

@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ func StartJobs(ctx context.Context, log logr.Logger, k6 v1alpha1.TestRunI, r *Te
 		} else {
 			// let's try this approach
 			if time.Since(t).Minutes() > 5 {
-				msg := "Creation of runner pods takes too long: your configuration might be off. Check if runner jobs and pods were created successfully."
+				msg := fmt.Sprintf(errMessageTooLong, "runner pods", "runner jobs and pods")
 				log.Info(msg)
 
 				if v1alpha1.IsTrue(k6, v1alpha1.CloudTestRun) {

controllers/testrun_controller.go

@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ package controllers
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"time"
 
@@ -129,8 +130,27 @@ func (r *TestRunReconciler) reconcile(ctx context.Context, req ctrl.Request, log
 		return ctrl.Result{}, nil
 
 	case "initialization":
-		if v1alpha1.IsUnknown(k6, v1alpha1.CloudTestRun) {
-			return RunValidations(ctx, log, k6, r)
+		res, ready, err := RunValidations(ctx, log, k6, r)
+		if err != nil || !ready {
+			if t, ok := v1alpha1.LastUpdate(k6, v1alpha1.TestRunRunning); !ok {
+				// this should never happen
+				return res, errors.New("Cannot find condition TestRunRunning")
+			} else {
+				// let's try this approach
+				if time.Since(t).Minutes() > 5 {
+					msg := fmt.Sprintf(errMessageTooLong, "initializer pod", "initializer job and pod")
+					log.Info(msg)
+
+					if v1alpha1.IsTrue(k6, v1alpha1.CloudTestRun) {
+						events := cloud.ErrorEvent(cloud.K6OperatorStartError).
+							WithDetail(msg).
+							WithAbort()
+						cloud.SendTestRunEvents(r.k6CloudClient, v1alpha1.TestRunID(k6), log, events)
+					}
+				}
+			}
+
+			return res, err
 		}
 
 		if v1alpha1.IsFalse(k6, v1alpha1.CloudTestRun) {