Address flaky update tests

test/qa/lib/meshnet.py

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 import time
 from enum import Enum
 
+import pytest
 import sh
 
 from . import daemon, info, logging, login, ssh
@@ -666,3 +667,29 @@ def is_connect_successful(output:str, peer_hostname: str):
 def get_lines_with_keywords(lines: list[str], keywords: list[str]) -> list:
     """Returns list with elements, that contain specified `keywords`."""
     return [line.strip() for line in lines if all(keyword in line for keyword in keywords)]
+
+def are_peers_connected(ssh_client: ssh.Ssh = None, retry: int = 3) -> None:
+    """
+    Verifies if local and remote NordVPN mesh peers see each other as connected in peer list.
+
+    Args:
+        ssh_client (ssh.Ssh): SSH client to execute commands on the remote system.
+
+    Raises:
+        pytest.fail: If peers are not connected after `retry` attempts.
+    """
+
+    for refresh_count in range(retry):
+        local_peer_list = sh.nordvpn.mesh.peer.list(_tty_out=False)
+        remote_peer_list = ssh_client.exec_command("nordvpn mesh peer list")
+
+        if "Status: connected" in local_peer_list and \
+            "Status: connected" in remote_peer_list:
+            logging.log(f"peer list refresh count: {refresh_count}")
+            return
+
+        time.sleep(2)
+
+    logging.log(f"=== local_peer_list ===\n{local_peer_list}\n")
+    logging.log(f"=== remote_peer_list ===\n{remote_peer_list}\n")
+    pytest.fail("Peers do not see each other as connected.")

test/qa/test_update.py

@@ -55,8 +55,7 @@ def setup_function(function):  # noqa: ARG001
         ssh_client.exec_command("nordvpn set notify off")
         ssh_client.exec_command("nordvpn set mesh on")
 
-        sh.nordvpn.mesh.peer.list()
-        ssh_client.exec_command("nordvpn mesh peer list")
+        meshnet.are_peers_connected(ssh_client)
 
 
 def teardown_function(function):  # noqa: ARG001
@@ -81,17 +80,21 @@ def test_meshnet_available_after_update():
     meshnet_help_page = sh.nordvpn.meshnet("--help", _tty_out=False)
     assert "Learn more: https://meshnet.nordvpn.com/" in meshnet_help_page
 
-    local_hostname = meshnet.PeerList.from_str(sh.nordvpn.mesh.peer.list()).get_this_device().hostname
+    parsed_peer_list = meshnet.PeerList.from_str(sh.nordvpn.mesh.peer.list())
+
+    local_hostname = parsed_peer_list.get_this_device().hostname
     ssh_client.exec_command(f"nordvpn mesh peer routing allow {local_hostname}")
 
-    peer_hostname = meshnet.PeerList.from_str(sh.nordvpn.mesh.peer.list()).get_internal_peer().hostname
+    peer_hostname = parsed_peer_list.get_internal_peer().hostname
     output = sh.nordvpn.mesh.peer.connect(peer_hostname)
     assert meshnet.is_connect_successful(output, peer_hostname)
-
+    assert daemon.is_connected()
     assert network.is_available()
 
     output = sh.nordvpn.disconnect()
     assert lib.is_disconnect_successful(output)
+    assert not daemon.is_connected()
+    assert network.is_available()
 
 
 def test_fileshare_available_after_update():