"devdatta kulkarni" <devdatta.kulka...@rackspace.com> writes:
> Hi, > > I have been looking at Zuul for last few days and had a question > about its intended role within Solum. > > From what I understand, Zuul is a code gating system. > > I have been wondering if code gating is something we are considering as a > feature > to be provided in Solum? If yes, then Zuul is a perfect fit. > But if not, then we should discuss what benefits do we gain by using Zuul > as an integral part of Solum. > > It feels to me that right now we are treating Zuul as a conduit for > triggering job(s) > that would do the following: > - clone/download source > - run tests > - create a deployment unit (DU) if tests pass > - upload DU to glance > - trigger the DU deployment workflow > > In the language-pack working group we have talked about being able to do > CI on the submitted code and building the DUs only after tests pass. > Now, there is a distinction between doing CI on merged code vs. > doing it before code is permanently merged to master/stable branches. > The latter is what a 'code gating' system does, and Zuul is a perfect fit for > this. > For the former though, using a code gating system is not be needed. > We can achieve the former with an API endpoint, a queue, > and a mechanism to trigger job(s) that perform above mentioned steps. > > I guess it comes down to Solum's vision. If the vision includes supporting, > among other things, code gating > to ensure that Solum-managed code is never broken, then Zuul is a perfect fit. > Of course, in that situation we would want to ensure that the gating > functionality is pluggable > so that operators can have a choice of whether to use Zuul or something else. > But if the vision is to be that part of an overall application lifecycle > management flow which deals with > creation and scaling of DUs/plans/assemblies but not necessarily be a code > gate, then we should re-evaluate Zuul's role > as an integral part of Solum. > > Thoughts? > Is Zuul tightly couple with launchpad? I see that most of the information that it displays is coming from launchpad. If it is, is it a good idea to force launchpad on users? Regards, Noorul _______________________________________________ OpenStack-dev mailing list OpenStack-dev@lists.openstack.org http://lists.openstack.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/openstack-dev
