Test Reordering: Run previously failing tests first (#101123)

Makes the CI prioritize running any test files that had a failing test in a previous iteration of the given PR.

A follow up to #100522 which makes the `.pytest_cache` available to use here

A concrete example:
1. Person A pushes a new commit and creates a PR.
2. 2 hours later, test_im_now_broken.py fails
3. Person A attempts to fix the test, but the test is actually still broken
4. The CI, seeing that test_im_now_broken.py had failed on a previous run, will now prioritize running that test first. Instead of waiting another 2 hours to get a signal, Person A only needs to wait ~15 minutes (which is how long it takes for tests to start running)

# Testing
I modified a file to make the tests invoking it fail and triggered CI twice with this failure.

First run: https://github.com/pytorch/pytorch/actions/runs/4963943209/jobs/8883800811
Test step took 1h 9m to run

Second run: https://github.com/pytorch/pytorch/actions/runs/4965016776/jobs/8885657992
Test step failed within 2m 27s

Pull Request resolved: #101123
Approved by: https://github.com/malfet, https://github.com/huydhn

tools/shared/logging_utils.py

@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+def pluralize(count: int, singular_word: str, plural_word: str = "") -> str:
+    if count == 1:
+        return f"{count} {singular_word}"
+
+    if not plural_word:
+        plural_word = f"{singular_word}s"
+
+    return f"{count} {plural_word}"
+
+
+def duration_to_str(seconds: float) -> str:
+    if seconds < 0.00001:
+        return "0s"
+    elif seconds < 60:
+        return f"{seconds:.1f}s"
+    elif seconds < 3600:
+        return f"{seconds / 60:.1f}m"
+    else:
+        return f"{seconds / 3600:.1f}h"

tools/test/test_test_selections.py

@@ -1,15 +1,24 @@
+import io
+import json
 import pathlib
 import random
 import sys
 import unittest
 from collections import defaultdict
-from typing import Dict, List, Tuple
+from typing import Any, Dict, List, Set, Tuple
+from unittest import mock
 
 REPO_ROOT = pathlib.Path(__file__).resolve().parent.parent.parent
 try:
     # using tools/ to optimize test run.
     sys.path.append(str(REPO_ROOT))
-    from tools.testing.test_selections import calculate_shards, ShardedTest, THRESHOLD
+    from tools.testing.test_selections import (
+        _get_previously_failing_tests,
+        calculate_shards,
+        get_reordered_tests,
+        ShardedTest,
+        THRESHOLD,
+    )
 except ModuleNotFoundError:
     print("Can't import required modules, exiting")
     exit(1)
@@ -328,5 +337,81 @@ def test_calculate_2_shards_against_optimal_shards(self) -> None:
                 self.assertEqual(sorted_tests, [x.name for x in sorted_shard_tests])
 
 
+def mocked_file(contents: Dict[Any, Any]) -> io.IOBase:
+    file_object = io.StringIO()
+    json.dump(contents, file_object)
+    file_object.seek(0)
+    return file_object
+
+
+class TestParsePrevTests(unittest.TestCase):
+    @mock.patch("pathlib.Path.exists", return_value=False)
+    def test_cache_does_not_exist(self, mock_exists: Any) -> None:
+        expected_failing_test_files: Set[str] = set()
+
+        found_tests = _get_previously_failing_tests()
+
+        self.assertSetEqual(expected_failing_test_files, found_tests)
+
+    @mock.patch("pathlib.Path.exists", return_value=True)
+    @mock.patch("builtins.open", return_value=mocked_file({"": True}))
+    def test_empty_cache(self, mock_exists: Any, mock_open: Any) -> None:
+        expected_failing_test_files: Set[str] = set()
+
+        found_tests = _get_previously_failing_tests()
+
+        self.assertSetEqual(expected_failing_test_files, found_tests)
+        mock_open.assert_called()
+
+    lastfailed_with_multiple_tests_per_file = {
+        "test/test_car.py::TestCar::test_num[17]": True,
+        "test/test_car.py::TestBar::test_num[25]": True,
+        "test/test_far.py::TestFar::test_fun_copy[17]": True,
+        "test/test_bar.py::TestBar::test_fun_copy[25]": True,
+    }
+
+    @mock.patch("pathlib.Path.exists", return_value=True)
+    @mock.patch(
+        "builtins.open",
+        return_value=mocked_file(lastfailed_with_multiple_tests_per_file),
+    )
+    def test_dedupes_failing_test_files(self, mock_exists: Any, mock_open: Any) -> None:
+        expected_failing_test_files = {"test_car", "test_bar", "test_far"}
+        found_tests = _get_previously_failing_tests()
+
+        self.assertSetEqual(expected_failing_test_files, found_tests)
+
+    @mock.patch(
+        "tools.testing.test_selections._get_previously_failing_tests",
+        return_value={"test4"},
+    )
+    @mock.patch(
+        "tools.testing.test_selections._get_modified_tests",
+        return_value={"test2", "test4"},
+    )
+    def test_get_reordered_tests(
+        self, mock_get_prev_failing_tests: Any, mock_get_modified_tests: Any
+    ) -> None:
+        tests = [
+            ShardedTest(name="test1", shard=1, num_shards=2, time=600.0),
+            ShardedTest(name="test2", shard=1, num_shards=2, time=500.0),
+            ShardedTest(name="test3", shard=1, num_shards=2, time=400.0),
+            ShardedTest(name="test4", shard=1, num_shards=2, time=300.0),
+            ShardedTest(name="test5", shard=1, num_shards=2, time=200.0),
+        ]
+
+        expected_prioritized_tests = {"test4", "test2"}
+        expected_remaining_tests = {"test1", "test3", "test5"}
+
+        prioritized_tests, remaining_tests = get_reordered_tests(tests)
+
+        # Just want to check the names of the tests
+        prioritized_tests_name = {test.name for test in prioritized_tests}
+        remaining_tests_name = {test.name for test in remaining_tests}
+
+        self.assertSetEqual(expected_prioritized_tests, prioritized_tests_name)
+        self.assertSetEqual(expected_remaining_tests, remaining_tests_name)
+
+
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     unittest.main()

tools/testing/test_selections.py

@@ -1,8 +1,13 @@
+import json
 import math
 import os
 import subprocess
+from pathlib import Path
 
-from typing import Callable, Dict, List, NamedTuple, Optional, Tuple
+from typing import Callable, Dict, List, NamedTuple, Optional, Set, Tuple
+from warnings import warn
+
+from tools.shared.logging_utils import duration_to_str, pluralize
 
 from tools.stats.import_test_stats import get_disabled_tests, get_slow_tests
 
@@ -37,7 +42,7 @@ class ShardedTest(NamedTuple):
     name: str
     shard: int
     num_shards: int
-    time: Optional[float]
+    time: Optional[float]  # In seconds
 
     def __str__(self) -> str:
         return f"{self.name} {self.shard}/{self.num_shards}"
@@ -133,50 +138,122 @@ def _query_changed_test_files() -> List[str]:
     return lines
 
 
+def _get_previously_failing_tests() -> Set[str]:
+    PYTEST_FAILED_TESTS_CACHE_FILE_PATH = Path(".pytest_cache/v/cache/lastfailed")
+
+    if not PYTEST_FAILED_TESTS_CACHE_FILE_PATH.exists():
+        warn(
+            f"No pytorch cache found at {PYTEST_FAILED_TESTS_CACHE_FILE_PATH.absolute()}"
+        )
+        return set()
+
+    with open(PYTEST_FAILED_TESTS_CACHE_FILE_PATH, "r") as f:
+        last_failed_tests = json.load(f)
+
+    prioritized_tests = _parse_prev_failing_test_files(last_failed_tests)
+    return _python_test_file_to_test_name(prioritized_tests)
+
+
+def _parse_prev_failing_test_files(last_failed_tests: Dict[str, bool]) -> Set[str]:
+    prioritized_tests = set()
+
+    # The keys are formatted as "test_file.py::test_class::test_method[params]"
+    # We just need the test_file part
+    for test in last_failed_tests:
+        parts = test.split("::")
+        if len(parts) > 1:
+            test_file = parts[0]
+            prioritized_tests.add(test_file)
+
+    return prioritized_tests
+
+
+def _get_modified_tests() -> Set[str]:
+    try:
+        changed_files = _query_changed_test_files()
+    except Exception as e:
+        warn(f"Can't query changed test files due to {e}")
+        # If unable to get changed files from git, quit without doing any sorting
+        return set()
+
+    return _python_test_file_to_test_name(set(changed_files))
+
+
+def _python_test_file_to_test_name(tests: Set[str]) -> Set[str]:
+    prefix = f"test{os.path.sep}"
+    valid_tests = {f for f in tests if f.startswith(prefix) and f.endswith(".py")}
+    valid_tests = {f[len(prefix) : -len(".py")] for f in valid_tests}
+
+    return valid_tests
+
+
 def get_reordered_tests(
     tests: List[ShardedTest],
 ) -> Tuple[List[ShardedTest], List[ShardedTest]]:
     """
     Get the reordered test filename list based on github PR history or git changed file.
     We prioritize running test files that were changed.
     """
-    prioritized_tests: List[str] = []
-    if len(prioritized_tests) == 0:
-        try:
-            changed_files = _query_changed_test_files()
-        except Exception:
-            # If unable to get changed files from git, quit without doing any sorting
-            return ([], tests)
-
-        prefix = f"test{os.path.sep}"
-        prioritized_tests = [
-            f for f in changed_files if f.startswith(prefix) and f.endswith(".py")
-        ]
-        prioritized_tests = [f[len(prefix) :] for f in prioritized_tests]
-        prioritized_tests = [f[: -len(".py")] for f in prioritized_tests]
-        print("Prioritized test from test file changes.")
+
+    def print_tests(tests: Set[str], test_group_description: str) -> None:
+        if not tests:
+            return
+
+        print(f"{test_group_description}:")
+        for test in tests:
+            print(f"  {test}")
+
+    prioritized_tests: Set[str] = set()
+
+    pri_test = _get_previously_failing_tests()
+    print_tests(
+        pri_test, "If run, these tests will prioritized because they previously failed"
+    )
+    prioritized_tests |= pri_test
+
+    pri_test |= _get_modified_tests()
+    print_tests(
+        pri_test, "If run, these tests will be prioritized because they were modified"
+    )
+    prioritized_tests |= pri_test
 
     bring_to_front = []
     the_rest = []
 
+    test_time_for_regular_tests_so_far = 0.0
+    # how much sooner did we run prioritized tests compared to a naive ordering
+    time_savings_sec = 0.0
+
     for test in tests:
         if test.name in prioritized_tests:
             bring_to_front.append(test)
+            # Calculate approx time saved by reordering
+            time_savings_sec = test_time_for_regular_tests_so_far
         else:
             the_rest.append(test)
-    if len(tests) == len(bring_to_front) + len(the_rest):
-        print(
-            f"reordering tests for PR:\n"
-            f"prioritized: {bring_to_front}\nthe rest: {the_rest}\n"
-        )
-        return (bring_to_front, the_rest)
-    else:
+            test_time_for_regular_tests_so_far += test.get_time()
+
+    if len(tests) != len(bring_to_front) + len(the_rest):
         print(
             f"Something went wrong in CI reordering, expecting total of {len(tests)}:\n"
             f"but found prioritized: {len(bring_to_front)}\nthe rest: {len(the_rest)}\n"
         )
         return ([], tests)
 
+    # TODO: Would be great to upload these stats to RDS/Rockset!
+    test_cnt_str = pluralize(len(tests), "test")
+    print(f"Reordering tests: Prioritizing {len(bring_to_front)} of {test_cnt_str}")
+    print(
+        f"Prioritized tests estimated to run up to {duration_to_str(time_savings_sec)} sooner than they would've otherwise"
+    )
+
+    prioritized_test_names = [t.name for t in bring_to_front]
+    print(f"Prioritized: {prioritized_test_names}")
+    remaining_test_names = [t.name for t in the_rest]
+    print(f"The Rest: {remaining_test_names}")
+
+    return (bring_to_front, the_rest)
+
 
 def get_test_case_configs(dirpath: str) -> None:
     get_slow_tests(dirpath=dirpath)