Thierry Carrez wrote: > For the short term, we need some openstack-api client tool released and > packaged, in particular because it is being used in the zones test, but > also to start promoting the openstack API. > > * python-cloudservers is not under our control, so not easily extended > * We have a python-novatools fork currently using "novatools" as the CLI > tool > * Sandy proposes > * rename "novatools" CLI to "nova" > * Add copyright headers and dual BSD/Apache licensing > * Push python-novatools in nova itself under nova/clients/python/oscompute > * Objections from Andy on the need to fork python-cloudservers and the > perceived non-responsiveness of JKM
That's three separate issues. (1) do we need a fork, (2) last changes to python-novatools before making them packageable (rename tool and file header fixes), and (3) make it part of lp:nova or not (and where) On (1) I think we need to be able to control the code, which leaves two options: (1a) JKM gives ownership to us, renames package to something more less cloudservers-branded or (1b) Let python-cloudservers live and fork our own nova-branded tool. Since (1b) is kinda already done and given our time contraints, I tend to lean in (1b) direction. (2) must be done in all cases since that's a bit of prerequisite for proper packaging. On (2)/(3) I think we should rename the tool to "nova" and move the python-novatools code in nova codebase *only if* it can be reused in the long-term plan: if we plan to drop it and replace the "nova" CLI tool by something completely different that does not support the same commands, then I think it should rather live outside the nova source tree. Do we think the current tool can be reused as-is in the long-term plan ? Also note that (3) creates a contraint of keeping the client code up to date with the rest of nova and prevents it to change after a release, but maybe that's a good thing :) -- Thierry Carrez (ttx) Release Manager, OpenStack _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~openstack Post to : openstack@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~openstack More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
