EPIC: Create Block Stream Simulator

[a-saksena]

This issue will descibe and capture the work needed to Block Stream Simulator and it's integration with Block Node.

May have to be created in Services.

Block Stream Simulator

Beta Give feedback

1. Assess requirements and ownership of BlockStream #76
   Simulator +1
   

   
2. Create infrastructure for the simulator (Producer Side) #106
   Improvement Simulator Tests +3
   
3. Integrate real protobuf types with the simulator #108
   Feature Enhancement Simulator +2
   
4. Load the Block Simulator with recorded Block Stream data #158
   Simulator +1
   
5. gRPC client for publishBlockStream #159
   Simulator +1
   
6. Create E2E Tests Infrastructure #107
   Improvement Tests +2
   
7. Create Test Plan
8. Modify Simulator entry point to be flexible as test driver #190
   Simulator +1
   
9. Wire Simulator with Test Infrastructure #191
   Simulator Tests +2
   
10. Refactor start and stop functionality of the simulator #239
    Simulator +1
    
11. Design handshake between CN and BN to determine what Block to start streaming from. #120
    +0
    
12. Create another BlockStreamManager Implementation for LargeDataSets #224
    New Feature +1
    
13. Create infrastructure for the simulator (Consumer Side, Post Block Node) #121
    +0

Requirements

• Should be able to use real data provided from a pre-defined directory.
• Should be able to integrate as a test-client and be used to support E2E Block Node testing.

[a-saksena]

Check with Michael Tinker in the Block Node slack channel.

[georgi-l95]

EPIC describing the implemented test plan can be found here #183