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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+# script to run integration and calico tests tests(no cluster creation & deletion/installing addons)
+# use case: run script after CNI images are updated to the image to be verified (see update-cni-images.sh)
+
+# CLUSTER_NAME: name of the cluster to run the test
+# VPC_ID: cluster VPC ID
+# REGION: default us-west-2
+# KUBE_CONFIG_PATH: path to the kubeconfig file, default ~/.kube/config
+# NG_LABEL_KEY: nodegroup label key, default "kubernetes.io/os"
+# NG_LABEL_VAL: nodegroup label val, default "linux"
+
+# CALICO_VERSION: calico version, default 3.22.0
+
+set -e
+
+SCRIPT_DIR="$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" >/dev/null 2>&1 && pwd )"
+TEST_DIR="$SCRIPT_DIR/../test"
+INTEGRATION_TEST_DIR="$TEST_DIR/integration-new"
+CALICO_TEST_DIR="$TEST_DIR/e2e/calico"
+
+source "$SCRIPT_DIR"/lib/cluster.sh
+source "$SCRIPT_DIR"/lib/integration.sh
+
+function run_integration_test() {
+  START=$SECONDS
+  : "${NG_LABEL_KEY:=kubernetes.io/os}"
+  : "${NG_LABEL_VAL:=linux}"
+  TEST_RESULT=success
+  echo "Running cni integration tests"
+  CGO_ENABLED=0 ginkgo -v $INTEGRATION_TEST_DIR/cni --timeout 60m --fail-on-pending -- --cluster-kubeconfig="$KUBE_CONFIG_PATH" --cluster-name="$CLUSTER_NAME" --aws-region="$REGION" --aws-vpc-id="$VPC_ID" --ng-name-label-key="$NG_LABEL_KEY" --ng-name-label-val="$NG_LABEL_VAL" || TEST_RESULT=fail
+  echo "cni test took $((SECONDS - START)) seconds."
+  echo "Running ipamd integration tests"
+  CGO_ENABLED=0 ginkgo -v $INTEGRATION_TEST_DIR/ipamd --timeout 120m --fail-on-pending -- --cluster-kubeconfig="$KUBE_CONFIG_PATH" --cluster-name="$CLUSTER_NAME" --aws-region="$REGION" --aws-vpc-id="$VPC_ID" --ng-name-label-key="$NG_LABEL_KEY" --ng-name-label-val="$NG_LABEL_VAL" || TEST_RESULT=fail
+  echo "ipamd test took $((SECONDS - START)) seconds."
+  if [[ "$TEST_RESULT" == fail ]]; then
+      echo "Integration test failed."
+      exit 1
+  fi
+  echo "Integration tests completed successfully!"
+}
+
+function run_calico_tests(){
+  : "${CALICO_VERSION:=3.22.0}"
+  echo "Running calico tests, version $CALICO_VERSION"
+  START=$SECONDS
+  TEST_RESULT=success
+  # get version from run-integration-tests.sh
+  ginkgo -v $CALICO_TEST_DIR -- --cluster-kubeconfig=$KUBE_CONFIG_PATH --cluster-name=$CLUSTER_NAME --aws-region=$REGION --aws-vpc-id=$VPC_ID --calico-version=$CALICO_VERSION || TEST_RESULT=fail
+  if [[ "$TEST_RESULT" == fail ]]; then
+      echo "Calico tests failed."
+      exit 1
+  fi
+  echo "Calico tests completed successfully!"
+}
+
+if [[ -n "${ENDPOINT}" ]]; then
+  ENDPOINT_FLAG="--endpoint $ENDPOINT"
+fi
+
+echo "Running release tests on cluster: $CLUSTER_NAME in region: $REGION"
+load_cluster_details
+START=$SECONDS
+cd $TEST_DIR
+run_integration_test
+run_calico_tests
+echo "Completed running all tests in $((SECONDS - START)) seconds."
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