[xray] Re-enable some stress tests and convert stress_tests to pytest. (#2285)

* Fix one of the stress tests, fix ray.global_state.client_table when called early on.

* Re-enable testWait.

* Convert stress_tests.py to pytest.

* Fix

.travis.yml

@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ matrix:
         - python test/tensorflow_test.py
         - python test/failure_test.py
         - python test/microbenchmarks.py
-        - python test/stress_tests.py
+        - python -m pytest test/stress_tests.py
         # - python test/component_failures_test.py
         - python test/multi_node_test.py
         - python test/recursion_test.py
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ script:
   - python test/tensorflow_test.py
   - python test/failure_test.py
   - python test/microbenchmarks.py
-  - python test/stress_tests.py
+  - python -m pytest test/stress_tests.py
   - python test/component_failures_test.py
   - python test/multi_node_test.py
   - python test/recursion_test.py

python/ray/experimental/state.py

@@ -500,6 +500,12 @@ class GlobalState(object):
             message = self.redis_client.execute_command(
                 "RAY.TABLE_LOOKUP", ray.gcs_utils.TablePrefix.CLIENT, "",
                 NIL_CLIENT_ID)
+
+            # Handle the case where no clients are returned. This should only
+            # occur potentially immediately after the cluster is started.
+            if message is None:
+                return []
+
             node_info = []
             gcs_entry = ray.gcs_utils.GcsTableEntry.GetRootAsGcsTableEntry(
                 message, 0)