ovs-vsctl: Add tests for database commands.

Bug #2396.

3 files changed, 492 insertions, 31 deletions

diff --git a/tests/ovs-vsctl.at b/tests/ovs-vsctl.at
index b7b37f98..2abc0773 100644
--- a/tests/ovs-vsctl.at
+++ b/tests/ovs-vsctl.at
@@ -444,3 +444,183 @@ AT_CHECK([RUN_OVS_VSCTL([del-br xapi1])])
 CHECK_BRIDGES
 OVS_VSCTL_CLEANUP
 AT_CLEANUP
+
+dnl ----------------------------------------------------------------------
+AT_BANNER([ovs-vsctl unit tests -- database commands])
+
+AT_SETUP([database commands -- positive checks])
+AT_KEYWORDS([ovs-vsctl])
+OVS_VSCTL_SETUP
+AT_CHECK([RUN_OVS_VSCTL([--force create b name=br0])], 
+  [0], [stdout], [], [OVS_VSCTL_CLEANUP])
+cp stdout out1
+AT_CHECK([RUN_OVS_VSCTL([list b])], 
+  [0], [stdout], [], [OVS_VSCTL_CLEANUP])
+cp stdout out2
+AT_CHECK([perl $srcdir/uuidfilt.pl out1 out2], [0], 
+  [[<0>
+_uuid                (RO): <0>
+controller           (RO): []
+datapath_id          (RO): []
+datapath_type        (RO): ""
+external_ids         (RW): {}
+flood_vlans          (RW): []
+mirrors              (RO): []
+name                 (RO): "br0"
+netflow              (RO): []
+other_config         (RW): {}
+ports                (RO): []
+]], [ignore], [test ! -e pid || kill `cat pid`])
+AT_CHECK(
+  [RUN_OVS_VSCTL(
+    [set bridge br0 \
+      'other_config:datapath_id="0123456789ab"' \
+      'other_config:hwaddr="00:11:22:33:44:55"' \
+      'external-ids={"xs-network-uuids"="9c45f225-a7cf-439d-976d-83db6271fda1"}' -- \
+     add bridge br0 external_ids '"xs-network-names"="local; remote; cloud"'])], 
+  [0], [], [], [OVS_VSCTL_CLEANUP])
+AT_CHECK([RUN_OVS_VSCTL_ONELINE([get bridge br0 other_config external-ids])], 
+  [0], [{datapath_id="0123456789ab", hwaddr="00:11:22:33:44:55"}\n{xs-network-names="local; remote; cloud", xs-network-uuids="9c45f225-a7cf-439d-976d-83db6271fda1"}
+], [], [OVS_VSCTL_CLEANUP])
+AT_CHECK([RUN_OVS_VSCTL([get bridge br0 other_config:hwaddr -- --if-exists get bridge br0 other-config:nonexistent])], 
+  [0], ["00:11:22:33:44:55"
+
+], [], [OVS_VSCTL_CLEANUP])
+AT_CHECK([RUN_OVS_VSCTL([remove br br0 other_config hwaddr 'datapath_id=""' -- get br br0 other_config])], 
+  [0], [{datapath_id="0123456789ab"}
+], [], [OVS_VSCTL_CLEANUP])
+AT_CHECK([RUN_OVS_VSCTL([remove br br0 other_config 'datapath_id="0123456789ab"' -- get br br0 other_config])], 
+  [0], [{}
+], [], [OVS_VSCTL_CLEANUP])
+AT_CHECK([RUN_OVS_VSCTL([clear br br0 external-ids -- get br br0 external_ids])], 
+  [0], [{}
+], [], [OVS_VSCTL_CLEANUP])
+AT_CHECK([RUN_OVS_VSCTL([--force destroy b br0])], 
+  [0], [stdout], [], [OVS_VSCTL_CLEANUP])
+AT_CHECK([RUN_OVS_VSCTL([list b])], 
+  [0], [], [], [OVS_VSCTL_CLEANUP])
+OVS_VSCTL_CLEANUP
+AT_CLEANUP
+
+AT_SETUP([database commands -- negative checks])
+AT_KEYWORDS([ovs-vsctl])
+OVS_VSCTL_SETUP
+AT_CHECK([RUN_OVS_VSCTL([--force create b name=br0])], 
+  [0], [ignore], [], [OVS_VSCTL_CLEANUP])
+AT_CHECK([RUN_OVS_VSCTL([add-br br1])], 
+  [0], [ignore], [], [OVS_VSCTL_CLEANUP])
+AT_CHECK([RUN_OVS_VSCTL([set-controller br1 tcp:127.0.0.1])], 
+  [0], [ignore], [], [OVS_VSCTL_CLEANUP])
+AT_CHECK([RUN_OVS_VSCTL([--force create n targets='"1.2.3.4:567"'])], 
+  [0], [stdout], [], [OVS_VSCTL_CLEANUP])
+cp stdout netflow-uuid
+AT_CHECK([RUN_OVS_VSCTL([list n `cat netflow-uuid`])],
+  [0], [stdout], [], [OVS_VSCTL_CLEANUP])
+AT_CHECK([perl $srcdir/uuidfilt.pl netflow-uuid stdout], [0], 
+  [[<0>
+_uuid                (RO): <0>
+active_timeout       (RW): 0
+add_id_to_interface  (RW): false
+engine_id            (RW): []
+engine_type          (RW): []
+targets              (RW): ["1.2.3.4:567"]
+]], [ignore], [test ! -e pid || kill `cat pid`])
+AT_CHECK([RUN_OVS_VSCTL([list interx x])], 
+  [1], [], [ovs-vsctl: unknown table "interx"
+], [OVS_VSCTL_CLEANUP])
+AT_CHECK([RUN_OVS_VSCTL([list b x])], 
+  [1], [], [ovs-vsctl: no row "x" in table Bridge
+], [OVS_VSCTL_CLEANUP])
+AT_CHECK([RUN_OVS_VSCTL([list b br])], 
+  [1], [], [ovs-vsctl: multiple rows in Bridge match "br"
+], [OVS_VSCTL_CLEANUP])
+AT_CHECK([RUN_OVS_VSCTL([get b br0 d])], 
+  [1], [], [ovs-vsctl: Bridge contains more than one column whose name matches "d"
+], [OVS_VSCTL_CLEANUP])
+AT_CHECK([RUN_OVS_VSCTL([get b br0 x])], 
+  [1], [], [ovs-vsctl: Bridge does not contain a column whose name matches "x"
+], [OVS_VSCTL_CLEANUP])
+AT_CHECK([RUN_OVS_VSCTL([get b br0 :y=z])], 
+  [1], [], [ovs-vsctl: :y=z: missing column name
+], [OVS_VSCTL_CLEANUP])
+AT_CHECK([RUN_OVS_VSCTL([get b br0 datapath_id:y=z])], 
+  [1], [], [ovs-vsctl: datapath_id:y=z: value not accepted here
+], [OVS_VSCTL_CLEANUP])
+AT_CHECK([RUN_OVS_VSCTL([get b br0 datapath_id::])], 
+  [1], [], [ovs-vsctl: datapath_id::: trailing garbage ":" in argument
+], [OVS_VSCTL_CLEANUP])
+AT_CHECK([RUN_OVS_VSCTL([get b br0 datapath_id:x])], 
+  [1], [], [ovs-vsctl: cannot specify key to get for non-map column datapath_id
+], [OVS_VSCTL_CLEANUP])
+AT_CHECK([RUN_OVS_VSCTL([get b br0 external_ids:x])], 
+  [1], [], [ovs-vsctl: no key "x" in Bridge record "br0" column external_ids
+], [OVS_VSCTL_CLEANUP])
+AT_CHECK([RUN_OVS_VSCTL([set b br0 flood_vlans=-1])], 
+  [1], [], [ovs-vsctl: -1 is outside the valid range 1 to 4095 (inclusive)
+], [OVS_VSCTL_CLEANUP])
+AT_CHECK([RUN_OVS_VSCTL([set b br0 flood_vlans=4096])], 
+  [1], [], [ovs-vsctl: 4096 is outside the valid range 1 to 4095 (inclusive)
+], [OVS_VSCTL_CLEANUP])
+AT_CHECK([RUN_OVS_VSCTL([set b br0 datapath_id=4096])], 
+  [1], [], [ovs-vsctl: datapath_id=4096: cannot modify read-only column datapath_id in table Bridge
+], [OVS_VSCTL_CLEANUP])
+AT_CHECK([RUN_OVS_VSCTL([set c br1 'connection-mode=xyz'])], 
+  [1], [], [ovs-vsctl: xyz is not valid (it does not match ^in-band|out-of-band$)
+], [OVS_VSCTL_CLEANUP])
+AT_CHECK([RUN_OVS_VSCTL([set c br1 connection-mode:x=y])], 
+  [1], [], [ovs-vsctl: cannot specify key to set for non-map column connection_mode
+], [OVS_VSCTL_CLEANUP])
+AT_CHECK([RUN_OVS_VSCTL([add b br1 datapath_id x=y])], 
+  [1], [], [ovs-vsctl: cannot modify read-only column datapath_id in table Bridge
+], [OVS_VSCTL_CLEANUP])
+AT_CHECK([RUN_OVS_VSCTL([--force add b br1 datapath_id x y])], 
+  [1], [], [ovs-vsctl: "add" operation would put 2 values in column datapath_id of table Bridge but the maximum number is 1
+], [OVS_VSCTL_CLEANUP])
+AT_CHECK([RUN_OVS_VSCTL([remove b br1 datapath_id x=y])], 
+  [1], [], [ovs-vsctl: cannot modify read-only column datapath_id in table Bridge
+], [OVS_VSCTL_CLEANUP])
+AT_CHECK([RUN_OVS_VSCTL([remove n `cat netflow-uuid` targets '"1.2.3.4:567"'])], 
+  [1], [], [ovs-vsctl: "remove" operation would put 0 values in column targets of table NetFlow but the minimun number is 1
+], [OVS_VSCTL_CLEANUP])
+AT_CHECK([RUN_OVS_VSCTL([clear bri br0 netflow])], 
+  [1], [], [ovs-vsctl: cannot modify read-only column netflow in table Bridge
+], [OVS_VSCTL_CLEANUP])
+AT_CHECK([RUN_OVS_VSCTL([clear n `cat netflow-uuid` targets])], 
+  [1], [], [ovs-vsctl: "clear" operation cannot be applied to column targets of table NetFlow, which is not allowed to be empty
+], [OVS_VSCTL_CLEANUP])
+AT_CHECK([RUN_OVS_VSCTL([create b name=br2])], 
+  [1], [], [ovs-vsctl: "create" requires --force
+], [OVS_VSCTL_CLEANUP])
+AT_CHECK([RUN_OVS_VSCTL([destroy b br0])], 
+  [1], [], [ovs-vsctl: "destroy" requires --force
+], [OVS_VSCTL_CLEANUP])
+AT_CHECK([RUN_OVS_VSCTL([--force destroy b br2])], 
+  [1], [], [ovs-vsctl: no row "br2" in table Bridge
+], [OVS_VSCTL_CLEANUP])
+OVS_VSCTL_CLEANUP
+AT_CLEANUP
+
+dnl This test really shows a bug -- "create" followed by "list" in
+dnl the same execution shows the wrong UUID on the "list" command.
+dnl The bug is documented in ovs-vsctl.8.
+AT_SETUP([created row UUID is wrong in same execution])
+AT_KEYWORDS([ovs-vsctl])
+OVS_VSCTL_SETUP
+AT_CHECK([RUN_OVS_VSCTL([--force create Bridge name=br0 -- list b])], 
+  [0], [stdout], [], [OVS_VSCTL_CLEANUP])
+AT_CHECK([perl $srcdir/uuidfilt.pl stdout], [0], 
+  [[<0>
+_uuid                (RO): <1>
+controller           (RO): []
+datapath_id          (RO): []
+datapath_type        (RO): ""
+external_ids         (RW): {}
+flood_vlans          (RW): []
+mirrors              (RO): []
+name                 (RO): "br0"
+netflow              (RO): []
+other_config         (RW): {}
+ports                (RO): []
+]], [ignore], [test ! -e pid || kill `cat pid`])
+OVS_VSCTL_CLEANUP
+AT_CLEANUP
diff --git a/tests/ovsdb-data.at b/tests/ovsdb-data.at
index e7125fea..e868477d 100644
--- a/tests/ovsdb-data.at
+++ b/tests/ovsdb-data.at
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 AT_BANNER([OVSDB -- atoms])
 
-OVSDB_CHECK_POSITIVE([integer atom], 
+OVSDB_CHECK_POSITIVE([integer atom from JSON], 
   [[parse-atoms '["integer"]' \
     '[0]' \
     '[-1]' \
@@ -13,7 +13,20 @@ OVSDB_CHECK_POSITIVE([integer atom],
 9223372036854775807
 -9223372036854775808])
 
-OVSDB_CHECK_POSITIVE([real atom], 
+OVSDB_CHECK_POSITIVE([integer atom from string], 
+  [[parse-atom-strings -- '["integer"]' \
+    '0' \
+    '-1' \
+    '+1000' \
+    '9223372036854775807' \
+    '-9223372036854775808' ]], 
+  [0
+-1
+1000
+9223372036854775807
+-9223372036854775808])
+
+OVSDB_CHECK_POSITIVE([real atom from JSON], 
   [[parse-atoms '["real"]' \
     '[0]' \
     '[0.0]' \
@@ -30,21 +43,62 @@ OVSDB_CHECK_POSITIVE([real atom],
 1e+37
 0.00390625])
 
-OVSDB_CHECK_POSITIVE([boolean atom],
+OVSDB_CHECK_POSITIVE([real atom from string], 
+  [[parse-atom-strings -- '["real"]' \
+    '0' \
+    '0.0' \
+    '-0.0' \
+    '-1.25' \
+    '1e3' \
+    '1e37' \
+    '0.00390625' ]], 
+  [0
+0
+0
+-1.25
+1000
+1e+37
+0.00390625])
+
+OVSDB_CHECK_POSITIVE([boolean atom from JSON],
   [[parse-atoms '["boolean"]' '[true]' '[false]' ]],
   [true
 false])
 
-OVSDB_CHECK_POSITIVE([string atom],
+OVSDB_CHECK_POSITIVE([boolean atom from string],
+  [[parse-atom-strings '["boolean"]' 'true' 'false' ]],
+  [true
+false])
+
+OVSDB_CHECK_POSITIVE([string atom from JSON],
   [[parse-atoms '["string"]' '[""]' '["true"]' '["\"\\\/\b\f\n\r\t"]']],
   [""
 "true"
 "\"\\/\b\f\n\r\t"])
 
-OVSDB_CHECK_POSITIVE([uuid atom],
+OVSDB_CHECK_POSITIVE([string atom from string],
+  [[parse-atom-strings '["string"]' \
+    'unquoted' \
+    '"quoted-string"' \
+    '"needs quotes"' \
+    '""' \
+    '"true"' \
+    '"\"\\\/\b\f\n\r\t"']],
+  [unquoted
+quoted-string
+"needs quotes"
+""
+"true"
+"\"\\/\b\f\n\r\t"])
+
+OVSDB_CHECK_POSITIVE([uuid atom from JSON],
   [[parse-atoms '["uuid"]' '["uuid", "550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000"]']],
   [[["uuid","550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000"]]])
 
+OVSDB_CHECK_POSITIVE([uuid atom from string],
+  [[parse-atom-strings '["uuid"]' '550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000']],
+  [550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000])
+
 OVSDB_CHECK_POSITIVE([integer atom sorting],
   [[sort-atoms '["integer"]' '[55,0,-1,2,1]']],
   [[[-1,0,1,2,55]]])
@@ -98,50 +152,95 @@ OVSDB_CHECK_POSITIVE([uuid atom sorting],
     ["uuid", "00001000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000"]]']],
   [[[["uuid","00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000"],["uuid","00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000001"],["uuid","00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000010"],["uuid","00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000100"],["uuid","00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000001000"],["uuid","00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000010000"],["uuid","00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000100000"],["uuid","00000000-0000-0000-0000-000001000000"],["uuid","00000000-0000-0000-0000-000010000000"],["uuid","00000000-0000-0000-0000-000100000000"],["uuid","00000000-0000-0000-0000-001000000000"],["uuid","00000000-0000-0000-0000-010000000000"],["uuid","00000000-0000-0000-0000-100000000000"],["uuid","00000000-0000-0000-0001-000000000000"],["uuid","00000000-0000-0000-0010-000000000000"],["uuid","00000000-0000-0000-0100-000000000000"],["uuid","00000000-0000-0000-1000-000000000000"],["uuid","00000000-0000-0001-0000-000000000000"],["uuid","00000000-0000-0010-0000-000000000000"],["uuid","00000000-0000-0100-0000-000000000000"],["uuid","00000000-0000-1000-0000-000000000000"],["uuid","00000000-0001-0000-0000-000000000000"],["uuid","00000000-0010-0000-0000-000000000000"],["uuid","00000000-0100-0000-0000-000000000000"],["uuid","00000000-1000-0000-0000-000000000000"],["uuid","00000001-0000-0000-0000-000000000000"],["uuid","00000010-0000-0000-0000-000000000000"],["uuid","00000100-0000-0000-0000-000000000000"],["uuid","00001000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000"],["uuid","00010000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000"],["uuid","00100000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000"],["uuid","01000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000"],["uuid","10000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000"]]]])
 
-OVSDB_CHECK_NEGATIVE([real not acceptable integer atom],
+OVSDB_CHECK_NEGATIVE([real not acceptable integer JSON atom],
   [[parse-atoms '["integer"]' '[0.5]' ]],
   [expected integer])
 
-OVSDB_CHECK_NEGATIVE([string "true" not acceptable boolean atom],
+OVSDB_CHECK_NEGATIVE([real not acceptable integer string atom],
+  [[parse-atom-strings '["integer"]' '0.5' ]],
+  ["0.5" is not a valid integer])
+
+OVSDB_CHECK_NEGATIVE([string "true" not acceptable boolean JSON atom],
   [[parse-atoms '["boolean"]' '["true"]' ]],
   [expected boolean])
 
-OVSDB_CHECK_NEGATIVE([integer not acceptable string atom],
+OVSDB_CHECK_NEGATIVE([string "true" not acceptable boolean string atom],
+  [[parse-atom-strings '["boolean"]' '"true"' ]],
+  [""true"" is not a valid boolean (use "true" or "false")])
+
+OVSDB_CHECK_NEGATIVE([integer not acceptable string JSON atom],
   [[parse-atoms '["string"]' '[1]']],
   [expected string])
 
-OVSDB_CHECK_NEGATIVE([uuid atom must be expressed as array],
+OVSDB_CHECK_NEGATIVE([uuid atom must be expressed as JSON array],
   [[parse-atoms '["uuid"]' '["550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000"]']],
   [[expected ["uuid", <string>]]])
 
+OVSDB_CHECK_NEGATIVE([empty string atom must be quoted],
+  [[parse-atom-strings '["string"]' '']],
+  [An empty string is not valid as input; use "" to represent the empty string])
+
+OVSDB_CHECK_NEGATIVE([quotes must be balanced],
+  [parse-atom-strings '[["string"]]' '"asdf'],
+  ["asdf: missing quote at end of quoted string])
+
+OVSDB_CHECK_NEGATIVE([uuids must be valid],
+  [parse-atom-strings '[["uuid"]]' '1234-5678'],
+  ["1234-5678" is not a valid UUID])
+
 AT_BANNER([OSVDB -- simple data])
 
-OVSDB_CHECK_POSITIVE([integer datum],
+OVSDB_CHECK_POSITIVE([integer JSON datum],
   [[parse-data '["integer"]' '[0]' '[1]' '[-1]']],
   [0
 1
 -1])
 
-OVSDB_CHECK_POSITIVE([real datum], 
+OVSDB_CHECK_POSITIVE([integer string datum],
+  [[parse-data-strings -- '["integer"]' '0' '1' '-1' '+1']],
+  [0
+1
+-1
+1])
+
+OVSDB_CHECK_POSITIVE([real JSON datum], 
   [[parse-data '["real"]' '[0]' '[1.0]' '[-1.25]']],
   [0
 1
 -1.25])
 
-OVSDB_CHECK_POSITIVE([boolean datum],
+OVSDB_CHECK_POSITIVE([real string datum], 
+  [[parse-data-strings -- '["real"]' '0' '1.0' '-1.25']],
+  [0
+1
+-1.25])
+
+OVSDB_CHECK_POSITIVE([boolean JSON datum],
   [[parse-data '["boolean"]' '[true]' '[false]' ]],
   [true
 false])
 
-OVSDB_CHECK_POSITIVE([string datum],
+OVSDB_CHECK_POSITIVE([boolean string datum],
+  [[parse-data-strings '["boolean"]' 'true' 'false' ]],
+  [true
+false])
+
+OVSDB_CHECK_POSITIVE([string JSON datum],
   [[parse-data '["string"]' '[""]' '["true"]' '["\"\\\/\b\f\n\r\t"]']],
   [""
 "true"
 "\"\\/\b\f\n\r\t"])
 
+OVSDB_CHECK_POSITIVE([string string datum],
+  [[parse-data-strings '["string"]' '"x"' '""' '"true"' '"\"\\\/\b\f\n\r\t"']],
+  [x
+""
+"true"
+"\"\\/\b\f\n\r\t"])
+
 AT_BANNER([OVSDB -- set data])
 
-OVSDB_CHECK_POSITIVE([optional boolean],
+OVSDB_CHECK_POSITIVE([JSON optional boolean],
   [[parse-data '{"key": "boolean", "min": 0}' \
     '["set", [true]]' \
     '["set", [false]]' \
@@ -151,7 +250,17 @@ OVSDB_CHECK_POSITIVE([optional boolean],
 ["set",[]]]],
   [set])
 
-OVSDB_CHECK_POSITIVE([set of 0 or more integers],
+OVSDB_CHECK_POSITIVE([string optional boolean],
+  [[parse-data-strings '{"key": "boolean", "min": 0}' \
+    'true' \
+    'false' \
+    '[]']], 
+  [[true
+false
+[]]],
+  [set])
+
+OVSDB_CHECK_POSITIVE([JSON set of 0 or more integers],
   [[parse-data '{"key": "integer", "min": 0, "max": "unlimited"}' \
     '["set", [0]]' \
     '["set", [0, 1]]' \
@@ -166,7 +275,22 @@ OVSDB_CHECK_POSITIVE([set of 0 or more integers],
 ["set",[0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8]]
 ["set",[0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10]]]])
 
-OVSDB_CHECK_POSITIVE([set of 1 to 3 uuids],
+OVSDB_CHECK_POSITIVE([string set of 0 or more integers],
+  [[parse-data-strings '{"key": "integer", "min": 0, "max": "unlimited"}' \
+    '0' \
+    '0,1' \
+    '0, 1, 2' \
+    '[0, 1,2, 3, 4, 5]' \
+    '0, 1,2, 3,4, 5, 6, 7, 8' \
+    '[0, 1, 2, 3, 4,5, 6,7, 8, 9, 10]']],
+  [[[0]
+[0, 1]
+[0, 1, 2]
+[0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
+[0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
+[0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10]]])
+
+OVSDB_CHECK_POSITIVE([JSON set of 1 to 3 uuids],
   [[parse-data '{"key": "uuid", "min": 1, "max": 3}' \
     '["set", [["uuid", "550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000"]]]' \
     '["set", [["uuid", "c5051240-30ff-43ed-b4b9-93cf3f050813"],
@@ -175,7 +299,16 @@ OVSDB_CHECK_POSITIVE([set of 1 to 3 uuids],
   [[["set",[["uuid","550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000"]]]
 ["set",[["uuid","550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000"],["uuid","90558331-09af-4d2f-a572-509cad2e9088"],["uuid","c5051240-30ff-43ed-b4b9-93cf3f050813"]]]]])
 
-OVSDB_CHECK_POSITIVE([set of 0 to 3 strings],
+OVSDB_CHECK_POSITIVE([string set of 1 to 3 uuids],
+  [[parse-data-strings '{"key": "uuid", "min": 1, "max": 3}' \
+    '[550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000]' \
+    '[c5051240-30ff-43ed-b4b9-93cf3f050813,
+      90558331-09af-4d2f-a572-509cad2e9088,
+      550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000]']],
+  [[[550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000]
+[550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000, 90558331-09af-4d2f-a572-509cad2e9088, c5051240-30ff-43ed-b4b9-93cf3f050813]]])
+
+OVSDB_CHECK_POSITIVE([JSON set of 0 to 3 strings],
   [[parse-data '{"key": "string", "min": 0, "max": 3}' \
     '["set", []]' \
     '["set", ["a relatively long string"]]' \
@@ -186,37 +319,76 @@ OVSDB_CHECK_POSITIVE([set of 0 to 3 strings],
 ["set",["a relatively long string","short string"]]
 ["set",["a relatively long string","short string","zzz"]]]])
 
-OVSDB_CHECK_NEGATIVE([duplicate boolean not allowed in set],
+OVSDB_CHECK_POSITIVE([string set of 0 to 3 strings],
+  [[parse-data-strings '{"key": "string", "min": 0, "max": 3}' \
+    '[]' \
+    '"a relatively long string"' \
+    '["short string", "a relatively long string"]' \
+    '"zzz","short string","a relatively long string"']],
+  [[[]
+["a relatively long string"]
+["a relatively long string", "short string"]
+["a relatively long string", "short string", zzz]]])
+
+OVSDB_CHECK_NEGATIVE([duplicate boolean not allowed in JSON set],
   [[parse-data '{"key": "boolean", "max": 5}' '["set", [true, true]]']],
   [ovsdb error: set contains duplicate])
 
-OVSDB_CHECK_NEGATIVE([duplicate integer not allowed in set],
+OVSDB_CHECK_NEGATIVE([duplicate boolean not allowed in string set],
+  [[parse-data-strings '{"key": "boolean", "max": 5}' 'true, true']],
+  [set contains duplicate value])
+
+OVSDB_CHECK_NEGATIVE([duplicate integer not allowed in JSON set],
   [[parse-data '{"key": "integer", "max": 5}' '["set", [1, 2, 3, 1]]']],
   [ovsdb error: set contains duplicate])
 
-OVSDB_CHECK_NEGATIVE([duplicate real not allowed in set],
+OVSDB_CHECK_NEGATIVE([duplicate integer not allowed in string set],
+  [[parse-data-strings '{"key": "integer", "max": 5}' '[1, 2, 3, 1]']],
+  [set contains duplicate value])
+
+OVSDB_CHECK_NEGATIVE([duplicate real not allowed in JSON set],
   [[parse-data '{"key": "real", "max": 5}' '["set", [0.0, -0.0]]']],
   [ovsdb error: set contains duplicate])
 
-OVSDB_CHECK_NEGATIVE([duplicate string not allowed in set],
+OVSDB_CHECK_NEGATIVE([duplicate real not allowed in string set],
+  [[parse-data-strings '{"key": "real", "max": 5}' '0.0, -0.0']],
+  [set contains duplicate value])
+
+OVSDB_CHECK_NEGATIVE([duplicate string not allowed in JSON set],
   [[parse-data '{"key": "string", "max": 5}' '["set", ["asdf", "ASDF", "asdf"]]']],
   [ovsdb error: set contains duplicate])
 
-OVSDB_CHECK_NEGATIVE([duplicate uuid not allowed in set],
+OVSDB_CHECK_NEGATIVE([duplicate string not allowed in string set],
+  [[parse-data-strings '{"key": "string", "max": 5}' 'asdf, ASDF, "asdf"']],
+  [set contains duplicate value])
+
+OVSDB_CHECK_NEGATIVE([duplicate uuid not allowed in JSON set],
   [[parse-data '{"key": "uuid", "max": 5}' \
     '["set", [["uuid", "7ef21525-0088-4a28-a418-5518413e43ea"],
               ["uuid", "355ad037-f1da-40aa-b47c-ff9c7e8c6a38"],
               ["uuid", "7ef21525-0088-4a28-a418-5518413e43ea"]]]']],
   [ovsdb error: set contains duplicate])
 
+OVSDB_CHECK_NEGATIVE([duplicate uuid not allowed in string set],
+  [[parse-data-strings '{"key": "uuid", "max": 5}' \
+    '7ef21525-0088-4a28-a418-5518413e43ea,
+     355ad037-f1da-40aa-b47c-ff9c7e8c6a38,
+     7ef21525-0088-4a28-a418-5518413e43ea']],
+  [set contains duplicate value])
+
 AT_BANNER([OVSDB -- map data])
 
-OVSDB_CHECK_POSITIVE([map of 1 integer to boolean],
+OVSDB_CHECK_POSITIVE([JSON map of 1 integer to boolean],
   [[parse-data '{"key": "integer", "value": "boolean"}' \
     '["map", [[1, true]]]']],
   [[["map",[[1,true]]]]])
 
-OVSDB_CHECK_POSITIVE([map of at least 1 integer to boolean],
+OVSDB_CHECK_POSITIVE([string map of 1 integer to boolean],
+  [[parse-data-strings '{"key": "integer", "value": "boolean"}' \
+    '1=true']],
+  [[1=true]])
+
+OVSDB_CHECK_POSITIVE([JSON map of at least 1 integer to boolean],
   [[parse-data '{"key": "integer", "value": "boolean", "max": "unlimited"}' \
     '["map", [[1, true]]]' \
     '["map", [[0, true], [1, false], [2, true], [3, true], [4, true]]]' \
@@ -225,12 +397,26 @@ OVSDB_CHECK_POSITIVE([map of at least 1 integer to boolean],
 ["map",[[0,true],[1,false],[2,true],[3,true],[4,true]]]
 ["map",[[0,true],[3,false],[4,false]]]]])
 
-OVSDB_CHECK_POSITIVE([map of 1 boolean to integer],
+OVSDB_CHECK_POSITIVE([string map of at least 1 integer to boolean],
+  [[parse-data-strings '{"key": "integer", "value": "boolean", "max": "unlimited"}' \
+    '1=true' \
+    '0=true 1=false 2=true, 3=true 4=true,' \
+    '3=false,0=true ,4=false']],
+  [[{1=true}
+{0=true, 1=false, 2=true, 3=true, 4=true}
+{0=true, 3=false, 4=false}]])
+
+OVSDB_CHECK_POSITIVE([JSON map of 1 boolean to integer],
  [[parse-data '{"key": "boolean", "value": "integer"}' \
    '["map", [[true, 1]]]']],
  [[["map",[[true,1]]]]])
 
-OVSDB_CHECK_POSITIVE([map of 1 uuid to real],
+OVSDB_CHECK_POSITIVE([string map of 1 boolean to integer],
+ [[parse-data-strings '{"key": "boolean", "value": "integer"}' \
+   'true=1']],
+ [[true=1]])
+
+OVSDB_CHECK_POSITIVE([JSON map of 1 uuid to real],
   [[parse-data '{"key": "uuid", "value": "real", "min": 1, "max": 5}' \
     '["map", [[["uuid", "cad8542b-6ee1-486b-971b-7dcbf6e14979"], 1.0],
 	      [["uuid", "6b94b968-2702-4f64-9457-314a34d69b8c"], 2.0],
@@ -239,7 +425,16 @@ OVSDB_CHECK_POSITIVE([map of 1 uuid to real],
 	      [["uuid", "1c92b8ca-d5e4-4628-a85d-1dc2d099a99a"], 5.0]]]']],
   [[["map",[[["uuid","1c92b8ca-d5e4-4628-a85d-1dc2d099a99a"],5],[["uuid","25bfa475-d072-4f60-8be1-00f48643e9cb"],4],[["uuid","6b94b968-2702-4f64-9457-314a34d69b8c"],2],[["uuid","cad8542b-6ee1-486b-971b-7dcbf6e14979"],1],[["uuid","d2c4a168-24de-47eb-a8a3-c1abfc814979"],3]]]]])
 
-OVSDB_CHECK_POSITIVE([map of 10 string to string],
+OVSDB_CHECK_POSITIVE([string map of 1 uuid to real],
+  [[parse-data-strings '{"key": "uuid", "value": "real", "min": 1, "max": 5}' \
+    'cad8542b-6ee1-486b-971b-7dcbf6e14979=1.0,
+     6b94b968-2702-4f64-9457-314a34d69b8c=2.0,
+     d2c4a168-24de-47eb-a8a3-c1abfc814979=3.0,
+     25bfa475-d072-4f60-8be1-00f48643e9cb=4.0,
+     1c92b8ca-d5e4-4628-a85d-1dc2d099a99a=5.0']],
+  [[{1c92b8ca-d5e4-4628-a85d-1dc2d099a99a=5, 25bfa475-d072-4f60-8be1-00f48643e9cb=4, 6b94b968-2702-4f64-9457-314a34d69b8c=2, cad8542b-6ee1-486b-971b-7dcbf6e14979=1, d2c4a168-24de-47eb-a8a3-c1abfc814979=3}]])
+
+OVSDB_CHECK_POSITIVE([JSON map of 10 string to string],
   [[parse-data '{"key": "string", "value": "string", "min": 1, "max": 10}' \
     '["map", [["2 gills", "1 chopin"],
 	      ["2 chopins", "1 pint"],
@@ -253,7 +448,26 @@ OVSDB_CHECK_POSITIVE([map of 10 string to string],
 	      ["2 kilderkins", "1 barrel"]]]']],
    [[["map",[["2 chopins","1 pint"],["2 demibushel","1 firkin"],["2 firkins","1 kilderkin"],["2 gallons","1 peck"],["2 gills","1 chopin"],["2 kilderkins","1 barrel"],["2 pecks","1 demibushel"],["2 pints","1 quart"],["2 pottles","1 gallon"],["2 quarts","1 pottle"]]]]])
 
-OVSDB_CHECK_NEGATIVE([duplicate integer key not allowed in map],
+OVSDB_CHECK_POSITIVE([string map of 10 string to string],
+  [[parse-data-strings '{"key": "string", "value": "string", "min": 1, "max": 10}' \
+    '{"2 gills"="1 chopin",
+      "2 chopins"= "1 pint",
+      "2 pints"= "1 quart",
+      "2 quarts"= "1 pottle",
+      "2 pottles"= "1 gallon",
+      "2 gallons"= "1 peck",
+      "2 pecks"= "1 demibushel",
+      "2 demibushel"= "1 firkin",
+      "2 firkins"= "1 kilderkin",
+      "2 kilderkins"= "1 barrel"}']],
+   [[{"2 chopins"="1 pint", "2 demibushel"="1 firkin", "2 firkins"="1 kilderkin", "2 gallons"="1 peck", "2 gills"="1 chopin", "2 kilderkins"="1 barrel", "2 pecks"="1 demibushel", "2 pints"="1 quart", "2 pottles"="1 gallon", "2 quarts"="1 pottle"}]])
+
+OVSDB_CHECK_NEGATIVE([duplicate integer key not allowed in JSON map],
   [[parse-data '{"key": "integer", "value": "boolean", "max": 5}' \
     '["map", [[1, true], [2, false], [1, false]]]']],
   [ovsdb error: map contains duplicate key])
+
+OVSDB_CHECK_NEGATIVE([duplicate integer key not allowed in string map],
+  [[parse-data-strings '{"key": "integer", "value": "boolean", "max": 5}' \
+    '1=true 2=false 1=false']],
+  [map contains duplicate key])
diff --git a/tests/test-ovsdb.c b/tests/test-ovsdb.c
index ede79226..18f8c46e 100644
--- a/tests/test-ovsdb.c
+++ b/tests/test-ovsdb.c
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 #include <stdlib.h>
 
 #include "command-line.h"
+#include "dynamic-string.h"
 #include "json.h"
 #include "jsonrpc.h"
 #include "ovsdb-data.h"
@@ -125,11 +126,15 @@ usage(void)
            "  parse-type JSON\n"
            "    parse JSON as OVSDB type, and re-serialize\n"
            "  parse-atoms TYPE ATOM...\n"
-           "    parse ATOMs as atoms of given TYPE, and re-serialize\n"
+           "    parse JSON ATOMs as atoms of TYPE, and re-serialize\n"
+           "  parse-atom-strings TYPE ATOM...\n"
+           "    parse string ATOMs as atoms of given TYPE, and re-serialize\n"
            "  sort-atoms TYPE ATOM...\n"
-           "    print ATOMs in sorted order, and re-serialize\n"
+           "    print JSON ATOMs in sorted order\n"
            "  parse-data TYPE DATUM...\n"
-           "    parse DATUMs as data of given TYPE, and re-serialize\n"
+           "    parse JSON DATUMs as data of given TYPE, and re-serialize\n"
+           "  parse-data-strings TYPE DATUM...\n"
+           "    parse string DATUMs as data of given TYPE, and re-serialize\n"
            "  parse-column NAME OBJECT\n"
            "    parse column NAME with info OBJECT, and re-serialize\n"
            "  parse-table NAME OBJECT\n"
@@ -231,6 +236,14 @@ check_ovsdb_error(struct ovsdb_error *error)
         ovs_fatal(0, "%s", ovsdb_error_to_string(error));
     }
 }
+
+static void
+die_if_error(char *error)
+{
+    if (error) {
+        ovs_fatal(0, "%s", error);
+    }
+}
 
 /* Command implementations. */
 
@@ -353,6 +366,32 @@ do_parse_atoms(int argc, char *argv[])
 }
 
 static void
+do_parse_atom_strings(int argc, char *argv[])
+{
+    enum ovsdb_atomic_type type;
+    struct json *json;
+    int i;
+
+    json = unbox_json(parse_json(argv[1]));
+    check_ovsdb_error(ovsdb_atomic_type_from_json(&type, json));
+    json_destroy(json);
+
+    for (i = 2; i < argc; i++) {
+        union ovsdb_atom atom;
+        struct ds out;
+
+        die_if_error(ovsdb_atom_from_string(&atom, type, argv[i]));
+
+        ds_init(&out);
+        ovsdb_atom_to_string(&atom, type, &out);
+        puts(ds_cstr(&out));
+        ds_destroy(&out);
+
+        ovsdb_atom_destroy(&atom, type);
+    }
+}
+
+static void
 do_parse_data(int argc, char *argv[])
 {
     struct ovsdb_type type;
@@ -376,6 +415,32 @@ do_parse_data(int argc, char *argv[])
     }
 }
 
+static void
+do_parse_data_strings(int argc, char *argv[])
+{
+    struct ovsdb_type type;
+    struct json *json;
+    int i;
+
+    json = unbox_json(parse_json(argv[1]));
+    check_ovsdb_error(ovsdb_type_from_json(&type, json));
+    json_destroy(json);
+
+    for (i = 2; i < argc; i++) {
+        struct ovsdb_datum datum;
+        struct ds out;
+
+        die_if_error(ovsdb_datum_from_string(&datum, &type, argv[i]));
+
+        ds_init(&out);
+        ovsdb_datum_to_string(&datum, &type, &out);
+        puts(ds_cstr(&out));
+        ds_destroy(&out);
+
+        ovsdb_datum_destroy(&datum, &type);
+    }
+}
+
 static enum ovsdb_atomic_type compare_atoms_atomic_type;
 
 static int
@@ -1711,7 +1776,9 @@ static struct command all_commands[] = {
     { "parse-atomic-type", 1, 1, do_parse_atomic_type },
     { "parse-type", 1, 1, do_parse_type },
     { "parse-atoms", 2, INT_MAX, do_parse_atoms },
+    { "parse-atom-strings", 2, INT_MAX, do_parse_atom_strings },
     { "parse-data", 2, INT_MAX, do_parse_data },
+    { "parse-data-strings", 2, INT_MAX, do_parse_data_strings },
     { "sort-atoms", 2, 2, do_sort_atoms },
     { "parse-column", 2, 2, do_parse_column },
     { "parse-table", 2, 2, do_parse_table },