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Bug #4175

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[API] API method and interface to check if a bugfix is deployed on a cluster

Added by Brett Smith over 9 years ago. Updated 27 days ago.

Status:
New
Priority:
Normal
Assigned To:
-
Category:
-
Target version:
Story points:
2.0
Release:
Release relationship:
Auto

Description

Problem:

  • Users need to find out when a bugfix they care about is deployed on a cluster, so they can continue their work and flag us if the issue is not fully resolved.
  • Any kind of push mechanism to report this (e.g., sending mail or updating bugs) has the potential to get spammy quickly as we deploy more clusters.

Observed:

  • The API server has a full copy of the arvados git repository, to make our own Crunch scripts available to jobs.
  • The API server knows the git hash of its own code.

Proposed: an API method that takes a bug number. It queries a Redmine installation (at a configurable location) and reports whether its own git timestamp is more recent than the time the bug was closed. This is an effective heuristic for server-side issues; and given our current deployment strategy (where we pin the version of all Arvados packages across all hosts on the cluster), it's should be good enough for client-side issues, too, to resolve the problems outlined.

There should also be some kind of interface for this. Something in Workbench would be cool. A command-line tool seems like a reasonable complement or alternative.


Related issues

Related to Arvados - Feature #4465: [Workbench] Link "apiserver version" to a redmine or github revision history pageResolvedTim Pierce12/02/2014Actions
Actions #1

Updated by Brett Smith over 9 years ago

Ward plans to discuss this with Tom to finalize the approach and prioritize it.

Actions #2

Updated by Ward Vandewege over 2 years ago

  • Target version deleted (Arvados Future Sprints)
Actions #3

Updated by Peter Amstutz about 1 year ago

  • Release set to 60
Actions #4

Updated by Peter Amstutz 27 days ago

  • Target version set to Future
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