By name: export-part description: Run export_part tests in the s3 test suite. Use when the user wants to run export part tests, test ALTER TABLE EXPORT PART functionality, or test exporting MergeTree parts to S3.
Export Part Test Suite
Run tests for the ALTER TABLE ... EXPORT PART feature, which exports MergeTree parts from local tables to S3 storage.
Working Directory
All commands must be run from the s3 directory:
cd clickhouse-regression/s3
Command Format
./regression.py --storage minio --clickhouse <URL> --only "<test-path>"
Required Options
--clickhouse <URL>- URL to ClickHouse package (user must provide)--storage minio- Storage backend to use--only "<test-path>"- Test path pattern (must end with*to run all subtests)
Optional Options
-l test.log- Save test logs to a file
Test Path Structure
/s3/minio/export tests/export part/<feature>/*
The * wildcard is required to run all scenarios under a feature.
Available Features
| Feature | Description |
|---|---|
sanity |
Basic functionality (settings, empty tables, wide/compact parts) |
error handling |
Invalid parts, disabled settings, corruption, pending mutations |
datatypes |
Partition key types (Int, UInt, Date, DateTime, String, etc.) |
columns |
ALIAS, MATERIALIZED, EPHEMERAL, DEFAULT, JSON, nested columns |
clusters nodes |
Multi-node exports to same S3 destination |
shards |
Distributed/sharded tables with Distributed engine |
engines volumes |
Different table engines and volume configurations |
network |
Packet delay, loss, corruption, MinIO/ClickHouse interruptions |
system monitoring |
Events, part log, duplicate policies, metrics, bandwidth |
concurrent alter |
ALTER operations before/during/after exports |
concurrent other |
INSERT, SELECT, OPTIMIZE, KILL, DELETE during exports |
pending mutations and patch parts |
Allowing exports with pending mutations |
rbac |
ALTER INSERT privilege requirements |
table functions |
Table function exports (explicit/inherited schema) |
Examples
Run all column tests:
./regression.py --storage minio --clickhouse https://example.com/clickhouse.deb --only "/s3/minio/export tests/export part/columns/*"
Run all sanity tests with logging:
./regression.py --storage minio --clickhouse https://example.com/clickhouse.deb --only "/s3/minio/export tests/export part/sanity/*" -l test.log
Run all export part tests:
./regression.py --storage minio --clickhouse https://example.com/clickhouse.deb --only "/s3/minio/export tests/export part/*"
Run a specific scenario (e.g., alias_columns under columns):
./regression.py --storage minio --clickhouse https://example.com/clickhouse.deb --only "/s3/minio/export tests/export part/columns/alias columns"