kernelkit · saba8814 · Oct 13, 2025
diff --git a/test/case/infix_containers/container_basic/test.py b/test/case/infix_containers/container_basic/test.py
@@ -8,13 +8,14 @@
 The RPC actions: stop + start, and restart are also verified.
 """
 import infamy
-from infamy.util import until
+from infamy.util import until, curl
 
 
 def _verify(server):
     # TODO: Should really use mDNS here....
-    url = infamy.Furl(f"http://[{server}]:91/index.html")
-    return url.check("It works")
+    url = f"http://[{server}]:91/index.html"
+    response = curl(url)
+    return response is not None and "It works" in response
 
 
 with infamy.Test() as test:

diff --git a/test/case/infix_containers/container_bridge/test.py b/test/case/infix_containers/container_bridge/test.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 """
 import base64
 import infamy
-from   infamy.util import until, to_binary
+from   infamy.util import until, to_binary, curl
 
 with infamy.Test() as test:
     NAME  = "web-docker0"
@@ -81,7 +81,6 @@
         until(lambda: c.running(NAME), attempts=60)
 
     _, hport = env.ltop.xlate("host", "data")
-    url = infamy.Furl(URL)
 
     with infamy.IsolatedMacVlan(hport) as ns:
         ns.addip(OURIP)
@@ -90,6 +89,6 @@
             ns.must_reach(DUTIP)
 
         with test.step("Verify container is reachable on http://10.0.0.2:8080"):
-            until(lambda: url.nscheck(ns, MESG), attempts=10)
+            until(lambda: MESG in ns.call(lambda: curl(URL)), attempts=10)
 
     test.succeed()
diff --git a/test/case/infix_containers/container_environment/test.py b/test/case/infix_containers/container_environment/test.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 3. Verify served content against environment variables
 """
 import infamy
-from infamy.util import until, to_binary
+from infamy.util import until, to_binary, curl
 
 
 with infamy.Test() as test:
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     NAME = "web-env"
     DUTIP = "10.0.0.2"
     OURIP = "10.0.0.1"
-    url = infamy.Furl(f"http://{DUTIP}:8080/cgi-bin/env.cgi")
+    URL =f"http://{DUTIP}:8080/cgi-bin/env.cgi"
 
     with test.step("Set up topology and attach to target DUT"):
         env = infamy.Env()
@@ -103,6 +103,6 @@
             for var in ENV_VARS:
                 expected_strings.append(f'{var["key"]}={var["value"]}')
 
-            until(lambda: url.nscheck(ns, expected_strings))
+            until(lambda: all(string in ns.call(lambda: curl(URL)) for string in expected_strings))
 
     test.succeed()
diff --git a/test/case/infix_containers/container_firewall_basic/test.py b/test/case/infix_containers/container_firewall_basic/test.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 only reachable from the public interface `ext0`, on 192.168.0.1:8080.
 """
 import infamy
-from infamy.util import until, to_binary
+from infamy.util import until, to_binary, curl
 
 
 with infamy.Test() as test:
@@ -181,15 +181,14 @@
         until(lambda: c.running(WEBNM), attempts=60)
 
     with infamy.IsolatedMacVlan(hport) as ns:
-        NEEDLE = "tiny web server from the curiOS docker"
+        MESG = "tiny web server from the curiOS docker"
         ns.addip(OURIP)
         with test.step("Verify connectivity, host can reach target:ext0"):
             ns.must_reach(EXTIP)
         with test.step("Verify 'web' is NOT reachable on http://container-host.local:91"):
-            url = infamy.Furl(BAD_URL)
-            until(lambda: not url.nscheck(ns, NEEDLE))
+            until(lambda: not ns.call(lambda: curl(BAD_URL)))
         with test.step("Verify 'web' is reachable on http://container-host.local:8080"):
-            url = infamy.Furl(GOOD_URL)
-            until(lambda: url.nscheck(ns, NEEDLE))
+            until(lambda: MESG in ns.call(lambda: curl(GOOD_URL)))
+
 
     test.succeed()
diff --git a/test/case/infix_containers/container_phys/test.py b/test/case/infix_containers/container_phys/test.py
@@ -6,14 +6,15 @@
 given a physical interface instead of an end of a VETH pair.
 """
 import infamy
-from   infamy.util import until, to_binary
+from   infamy.util import until, to_binary, curl
 
 with infamy.Test() as test:
     NAME  = "web-phys"
     DUTIP = "10.0.0.2"
     OURIP = "10.0.0.1"
-    MESG  = "Kilroy was here"
-    BODY  = f"<html><body><p>{MESG}</p></body></html>"
+    MESG1 = "It works"
+    MESG2  = "Kilroy was here"
+    BODY  = f"<html><body><p>{MESG2}</p></body></html>"
     URL   = f"http://{DUTIP}:91/index.html"
 
     with test.step("Set up topology and attach to target DUT"):
@@ -60,15 +61,14 @@
         until(lambda: c.running(NAME), attempts=60)
 
     _, hport = env.ltop.xlate("host", "data")
-    url = infamy.Furl(URL)
 
     with infamy.IsolatedMacVlan(hport) as ns:
         ns.addip(OURIP)
         with test.step("Verify host:data can ping 10.0.0.2"):
             ns.must_reach(DUTIP)
 
         with test.step("Verify container is reachable on http://10.0.0.2:91"):
-            until(lambda: url.nscheck(ns, "It works"), attempts=10)
+            until(lambda: MESG1 in ns.call(lambda: curl(URL)), attempts=10)
 
         with test.step("Add a content mount, overriding index.html"):
             # Verify modifying a running container takes, issue #930
@@ -88,6 +88,6 @@
             })
 
         with test.step("Verify server is restarted and returns new content"):
-            until(lambda: url.nscheck(ns, MESG), attempts=60)
+            until(lambda: MESG2 in ns.call(lambda: curl(URL)), attempts=60)
 
     test.succeed()
diff --git a/test/case/infix_containers/container_veth/test.py b/test/case/infix_containers/container_veth/test.py
@@ -18,13 +18,14 @@
 """
 import base64
 import infamy
-from   infamy.util import until
+from   infamy.util import until, curl
 
 with infamy.Test() as test:
     NAME  = "web-br0-veth"
     DUTIP = "10.0.0.2"
     OURIP = "10.0.0.1"
     URL   = f"http://{DUTIP}:91/index.html"
+    MESG  = "It works"
 
     with test.step("Set up topology and attach to target DUT"):
         env = infamy.Env()
@@ -97,13 +98,12 @@
         until(lambda: c.running(NAME), attempts=60)
 
     _, hport = env.ltop.xlate("host", "data")
-    url = infamy.Furl(URL)
 
     with infamy.IsolatedMacVlan(hport) as ns:
         ns.addip(OURIP)
         with test.step("Verify basic DUT connectivity, host:data can ping DUT 10.0.0.2"):
             ns.must_reach(DUTIP)
         with test.step("Verify container 'web-br0-veth' is reachable on http://10.0.0.2:91"):
-            until(lambda: url.nscheck(ns, "It works"), attempts=10)
+            until(lambda: MESG in ns.call(lambda: curl(URL)), attempts=10)
 
     test.succeed()
diff --git a/test/case/infix_containers/container_volume/test.py b/test/case/infix_containers/container_volume/test.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 """
 import infamy
-from infamy.util import until
+from infamy.util import until, curl
 
 with infamy.Test() as test:
     NAME = "web-volume"
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
         target = env.attach("target", "mgmt")
         tgtssh = env.attach("target", "mgmt", "ssh")
         addr = target.get_mgmt_ip()
-        url = infamy.Furl(f"http://[{addr}]:{PORT}/index.html")
+        URL = f"http://[{addr}]:{PORT}/index.html"
 
         if not target.has_model("infix-containers"):
             test.skip()
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
         tgtssh.runsh(cmd)
 
     with test.step("Verify container volume content"):
-        until(lambda: url.check(MESG), attempts=10)
+        until(lambda: MESG in curl(URL), attempts=10)
 
     with test.step("Upgrade container"):
         out = tgtssh.runsh(f"sudo container upgrade {NAME}")
@@ -66,6 +66,6 @@
         #     print(f"Container {NAME} upgraded: {out.stdout}")
 
     with test.step("Verify container volume content survived upgrade"):
-        until(lambda: url.check(MESG), attempts=60)
+        until(lambda: MESG in curl(URL), attempts=60)
 
     test.succeed()
diff --git a/test/case/use_case/ospf_container/test.py b/test/case/use_case/ospf_container/test.py
@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@
 import infamy
 import infamy.util as util
 import infamy.route as route
-from infamy.furl import Furl
 
 BODY  = "<html><body><p>Router responding</p></body></html>"
 
@@ -647,12 +646,13 @@ def config_abr(target, data, link1, link2, link3):
             ns.addroute("0.0.0.0/0", "192.168.100.1")
             # breakpoint()
             with test.step("Verify ABR:data can access container A on R1 (10.1.1.101)"):
-                furl = Furl("http://10.1.1.101:8080")
-                util.until(lambda: furl.nscheck(ns, BODY))
+                URL = "http://10.1.1.101:8080"
+                util.until(lambda: BODY in ns.call(lambda: util.curl(URL)))
             with test.step("Verify ABR:data can access container A on R2 (10.1.2.101)"):
-                furl = Furl("http://10.1.2.101:8080")
-                util.until(lambda: furl.nscheck(ns, BODY))
+                URL = "http://10.1.2.101:8080"
+                util.until(lambda: BODY in ns.call(lambda: util.curl(URL)))
             with test.step("Verify ABR:data can access container A on R3 (10.1.3.101)"):
-                furl = Furl("http://10.1.3.101:8080")
-                util.until(lambda: furl.nscheck(ns, BODY))
+                URL = "http://10.1.3.101:8080"
+                util.until(lambda: BODY in ns.call(lambda: util.curl(URL)))
+
     test.succeed()
diff --git a/test/infamy/__init__.py b/test/infamy/__init__.py
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 from .env import ArgumentParser
 from .env import test_argument
 from .firewall import Firewall
-from .furl import Furl
 from .netns import IsolatedMacVlan,IsolatedMacVlans
 from .portscanner import PortScanner
 from .sniffer import Sniffer

diff --git a/test/infamy/furl.py b/test/infamy/furl.py
diff --git a/test/infamy/util.py b/test/infamy/util.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 import infamy.neigh
 from infamy import netconf
 from infamy import restconf
+import urllib.request
 
 
 class ParallelFn(threading.Thread):
@@ -97,3 +98,22 @@ def warn(msg):
     YELLOW = "\033[93m"
     RST = "\033[0m"
     print(f"{YELLOW}warn - {msg}{RST}")
+
+def curl(url, timeout=10):
+    """Fetch a URL and return its response body as a UTF-8 string.
+
+    Args:
+        url (str): The full URL to fetch.
+        timeout (int): Request timeout in seconds.
+
+    Returns:
+        str | None: Response body as text, or None if the request failed.
+    """
+    url = urllib.parse.quote(url, safe='/:')
+
+    try:
+        with urllib.request.urlopen(url, timeout=timeout) as response:
+            return response.read().decode('utf-8', errors='replace')
+    except (urllib.error.URLError, ConnectionResetError, UnicodeEncodeError) as e:
+        print(f"[WARN] curl: failed to fetch {url}: {e}")
+        return ""