Toaster future release planning

2.2 Planning

Wish lists

Michael's

• Remove pseudo API cruft / template context to json response stuff
• Remove bldcontrol (we only need localhostbecontroller.py)
• Look at schema and rework where needed
• Consolidate used API into it's own view
• Finish toaster tables porting
• Create a toasterclient.py to interact with toaster to avoid need for 'command line builds'
  • This would use toaster's API as the entry point to using bitbake
  • It could be called by CI systems
  • It could be used by auto builders etc
  • Means that there are no two modes anywhere in Toaster
  • Allows project configuration to be changed in toaster from the command line
• Drop supporting old releases

Brian's

2.2

1. bootstrap3
2. Python3
3. CI tie in.
4. allow toaster to work in OE mode, Ostro, etc. bascially generalize our use
5. toasterconf.json generalize and load conifguration

The Ordered Part

1. Django 1.8 aka LTS
2. Image Customization
3. Testing and Stability
4. One way to start/One code path

This is *not* ordered! This is more of a brain dump :)

• Collapse analysis and managed mode
• Working CI for each commit into toaster-next as well as for project peoples testME branches on poky-contrib:
  • run django tests
  • run selenium tests
  • leverage sstate to make runs generally shorter
• remove git assumptions from code
• rationalize/simplify the configuration scripts
• if bitbake-memres comes out, interact with it gracefully (this is my preferred method of collapsing analysis and managed)
• fix the tmpdir/release build issue &/or discuss the need to support building old releases with a UI rather than limiting toaster to build the release it is part of. This is inherently fragile.
• ask bb to parse any layer added to a project and such as imported layers, and layers specified in the configuration file to give us recipe information.
• improve our build event following:
  • note parse events
  • update/retrieve ui so that we can tell something is happening before the first build event comes
  • eliminate the remaining random tracebacks from try/except failures.
• allow configuration in addition to the addition/removal of layers/packages
  • kernel config
• add user control/authentication
• update to Django 1.8. Always stay on Django LTS versions
• add layer update from layers.openembedded.org to the UI
• add Django tests for building e.g. we should be able to build core-image-sato from a django test and validate the db
• add mysql script to simplify setup with mysql/apache
• pull in new look and feel
• add django tests to validate all artifacts - if we say they can download it and it appears on a page anywhere, it should have a test
• improve docs of code on wiki. We have a nice start (ty E & M); I'd like to improve it.
  • events - more info and list types supported
  • what logic is in jscript , what is in python
  • database schema definition and description esp interrelationships.
  • list django tests, mostly so we can see what we are missing.
• build mode triggerred off of database entry, not autonomous process.
• add asynchronicity. I have noted a number of places where commands result in a sluggish ui. I'm nervous about this one.
  • for example, starting a build that requires us to clone layers has a noticeable delay as compared to starting a local only project build.
• verify we can stop builds cleanly.
• get the rest of our logs into our local toaster dir
• allow us to run and stop 2 toasters on the same machine without them interfering with each other
• (2.2 or later for sure) discuss how to support multiple back end bb servers.
  • probably will need to be able to add servers/remove servers/see server status/build state
• be able to see more details about build. For example, see the "jobs" being processed like you can in knotty
• revisit what variables we let people change. sstate_dir and dl_dir should certainly be allowed to change
• discuss way we do migrations. possibly change. thoughts:
  • only support migrations from last release to current. (e.g. if you were running toaster jethro you could update to jethro++, but could not from fido to jethro)
  • take migration from the startup script. it's only for releasetorelease.
    • allow it to be in for master and ease of development w/in a release and pull at end as we do with moving releases.
  • whatever we decide, add a test set for it so we know it works
• Be able to delete things from the ui
  • old builds
  • old projects
  • imported layers we no longer want
• Be able to set from the ui a policy to delete all builds/recipes/packages that are older than XXX &/or be able to set maximum size on db and delete everything older than XXX when we near that size
• update the builds on the web page so we dont have to hit refresh to see the build progress.

Elliot's

• Make sure all files lint properly
• Include lint in CI builds
• Improve test coverage of all areas of the UI and back-end
• Clean up toasterui.py so it's easier to see what's going on in there
• Fix localhostbecontroller so it doesn't rely on what's in the log file when figuring out whether the bitbake server has started
• Provide a way to modify settings in settings.py without editing that file (e.g. with a local overlay configuration file)
• Move the logic, environment variables, directory setup and script calls from bin/toaster into Django commands: this would allow you to run toaster correctly, with all the required setup, without having to use bin/toaster; it would also mean that we could provide cleaner production setup instructions, as a user could run a series of Django commands (with their own parameters) to setup their environment; bin/toaster would then just execute a series of Django commands

Belén's

2.2 release

• Move to Bootstrap 3 (Bugzilla entry 9517)
• Clean up all the small little bugs in the Toaster UI
• Provide a better way to build the extensible SDK from Toaster (Bugzilla entry 9297)
• Improve the variable history (Bugzilla entry 5811)

2.1 release

• Implement new custom theme (already in progress, aiming for end of M1: Dec 7th). Related bugs: 8417
• Finish image customisation. Related bugs: 8070, 8081, 8082, 8103, 8104, 8117, 8128, 8132, 8091
• Review interaction with layers: as it is, imposes heavy restrictions on users. Some of the questions I would like to consider:
  • Should the import layer action be global instead of per project, so that you can reuse imported layers across projects?
  • Should we allow users to override the release layer branch, setting a particular layer index layer to a different branch or commit?
  • Should we allow users to set a different git repo for layer index layers?
  • Should we allow users to override the bitbake revision set by the release in a project?
  • Related bugs: 6640, 6701, 7574, 8426, 8429
• Access control (a simple one to start, with very basic permissions). Related bugs: 6233, 6234
• WIC integration (getting a step closer to the holy grail of 'click button' > 'image deployed in board')
• Fix the variable history (this is one of the features users have highly praised, and it is a bit broken in 2.0). Related bugs: 5811, 8488, 8190, 8189, 8188
• Get Toaster to collect build data from Jenkins builds. Once again, repeatedly requested by users. Related bugs: 7527

Ed's

• Merge analysis and managed modes
• Fix as much pending bugs as possible.
• Finish image customisation.
• Support Django LTS
• Increase test coverage. It would be good to set realistic goals, e.g. cover specific modules or increase coverage to 10% and follow the plan.
• Include production configuration into testing
• Cover views.py with tests and split it into modules. Currently it's huge and hard to maintain. I suspect there are a lot of unused APIs in there.
• Finish refactoring of buildcontroller code. This work is started in ed/toaster/bec and sitting there for quite long time.
• Bring patchset support to toaster patchwork.
• Add 'submitted upstream' and 'merged upstream' statuses to patchwork. Make the statuses updated automatically when patch is accepted to toaster-next or bitbake master.
• Clean up the code. Set realistic goals for pylint scores and follow them.
• Enhance Jenkins CI jobs to run all possible django, tts and pylint tests

Sujith's

• Get toaster working with non-git repos. Related bugs: 8456
• minor, but would be good to have :- Once user launches toaster, it would be nice to see the progress bar updated without user refreshing the page. Related bugs: 8328
• Cancellation of build. Related bugs: 6787

Would love to take up more tasks.

David's

• Finish the effort around Toaster "extensions", started by Farrell. This will enable Toaster customization for commercial partners, as per branding and

alternate pages (for extended project creation).

All bugs for 2.2

ID	Milestone	Summary (167 tasks) ⇒	Status	P
8573	2.2	[Toaster] the page heading doesn't change when search query returns no results	RESOLVED	Low
9839	Future	The "clear search" button on the – "Add | Remove packages table" - does not clear	NEW	Low
6604	Future	Clone a Toaster project	NEW	Low
7318	2.1	Managed mode must use sessions to remember user search/orderby preferences	VERIFIED	Low
8807	Future	local cached layers don't get the branch checked out	NEW	Low
10281	Future	Configuration variables: I can set a value for standard shell environment variable http_proxy	NEW	Low
8685	Future	Enter button doesn't apply your modification to bitbake variables	NEW	Low
9117	Future	Allow "project builds" and "all builds" to be sorted by time and recipe name	NEW	Low
6778	Future	Add "import layer" to layer suggestions drop down	NEW	Low
9435	Future	Toaster throws an exception for images that have files on the / level	NEW	Low
8859	Future	Provide a way of specifying the default sort direction in ToasterTable	NEW	Low
8242	2.2	Builds started from Toaster no longer show the 'queued' or 'checking out layers' stages	RESOLVED	Low
8791	2.1 M3	Software recipes table is not sort by any column by default	VERIFIED	Low
8095	Future	Table results should be sorted in alphabetical order and other secondary criterias.	NEW	Low
8577	Future	Add a global UI widget to show progress of builds	NEW	Low
8425	Future	Toaster: A warning should be displayed when you delete a layer dependency	NEW	Low
6670	Future	all compatible recipes page should link to layer source recipe with the layer name	NEW	Low
8036	Future	Request to allow people to set pagination to all	NEW	Low
4402	Future	Customise the summary of all the information available for one build + image recipe combination	NEW	Low
9118	Future	Dead paths for meta-toaster-custom layer left behind in bblayers.conf	NEW	Low
8546	2.1	Toaster: add layer button from project configuration page remains sensitive if you select a layer with dependencies	VERIFIED	Low
6546	2.2	Supporting use of local layers in Toaster	RESOLVED	Low
8860	Future	The 'clear search' icon in ToasterTable tables should clear any applied filter	NEW	Low
8248	Future	Toaster recipe page: missing empty state	NEW	Low
7294	Future	For QA Issues errors and warnings, toaster should recognize the error and provide suggestions to the user on how the error can be repaired	NEW	Low
6978	Future	For the local release in Toaster, show local path to layer directory instead of Git URL	NEW	Low
10205	Future	The layer typeahead shows the project release branch for non-git layers	NEW	Low
9209	Future	The unique name validation for custom images happens across projects	ACCEPTED	Low
8651	2.1	Toaster: Loading icon remains on screen and nothing appears in the project page	VERIFIED	Low
7968	Future	empty page states for no information in the database	RESOLVED	Low
9856	Future	Migrate remaining tables to ToasterTable	NEW	Low
8326	Future	Build time counts the time a build spent queued	NEW	Low
8857	Future	Display number of search / filter results consistently across tables	NEW	Low
7219	Future	Show the file size of the license manifest when available for download in the build dashboard	NEW	Low
8769	Future	Integrating wic into Toaster	NEW	Low
9141	Future	toaster when xmlrpc/cooker dies the web didn't tell the user about it	NEW	Low
9831	2.2	Pagination widget does not have the next and previous button for Packages, Tasks and Recipes pages	VERIFIED	Low
8865	Future	The project "updated" field shows the last time a project was saved, not its last activity	NEW	Low
8250	2.1	In the 'new build' button, the project name link does not work	VERIFIED	Low
7297	Future	need Toaster icon	VERIFIED	Low
5811	Future	the variable history should collect and display the variable value for each modification sequence	ACCEPTED	Low
10206	Future	The add layer dependencies type ahead shows layers already in the list of dependencies	NEW	Low
8434	Future	Toaster: package classes (rpm, ipk or deb) should be display in the build configuration page	NEW	Low
9670	Future	Toaster does not set a correct MIME type for tasks' logs files	NEW	Low
7457	Future	Split "Previous Build" tasks	NEW	Low
8858	Future	We should keep sorting state in our tables	NEW	Low
9977	Future	Time, CPU and Disk I/O tables have the wrong core columns	NEW	Low
9153	Future	Enhance build performance data	NEW	Medium
6840	Future	Seeing builds delta in Toaster	NEW	Medium
4376	Future	Visualising directory structure of built images	RESOLVED	Medium
7727	Future	toaster: show bbappend information for recipes	NEW	Medium
9519	Future	Consolidate used API into it's own view	IN PROGRESS IMPLEMENTATION	Medium
8955	Future	Recipe explorer	NEW	Medium
8424	Future	Toaster: Compatible recipes tab should display the machine compatible recipes	NEW	Medium
8866	Future	Home-brew JSON encoding is ad hoc and incomplete	NEW	Medium
8275	2.2	Toaster: Suitable message and build box does not appear in build tab for a project with no builds	RESOLVED	Medium
6095	Future	Retrieve full build information independently of task execution	NEW	Medium
8189	Future	Variable history shows full paths to files inside the /bitbake directory	NEW	Medium
7110	Future	Builds of "world" are pretty ugly in toaster UI	NEW	Medium
5255	Future	Provide access to tasks executable output in Toaster	ACCEPTED	Medium
9297	Future	Toaster: Simplify building extensible SDK	NEW	Medium
6910	Future	Use sticky headers for long tables	NEW	Medium
4401	Future	Collect aggregated usage data	RESOLVED	Medium
9914	Future	For imported layers, remember the value of the last directory and the last Git repository	NEW	Medium
8488	Future	Collect variable information for the image scope	NEW	Medium
7748	Future	Provide a way to do a Toaster cleanup and start again if you get the initial set up wrong	NEW	Medium
4329	Future	Visualising dependency and recommends relationships between packages	RESOLVED	Medium
9684	Future	"Edit Columns" Button on the Compatible layers view is missing	NEW	Medium
6239	Future	Toaster utility commands for shared databases	VERIFIED	Medium
8899	2.1	Change project release not working	VERIFIED	Medium
8366	Future	Build the specific recipe version	NEW	Medium
7527	Future	Integrate Toaster with Jenkins	RESOLVED	Medium
7235	Future	warn the user about unexpected configuration changes in variable history	NEW	Medium
5564	Future	toaster document REST APIs dynamically using Swagger	VERIFIED	Medium
6954	Future	Toaster Kernel Configuration Tool	RESOLVED	Medium
4823	Future	Provide generic, background information about layers	RESOLVED	Medium
9164	Future	The toaster-custom-images layer should not show like any other layer, and should not be removable	NEW	Medium
7945	Future	Toaster startup script assumes it's in a git repository	RESOLVED	Medium
6897	Future	Customise the Django admin interface	NEW	Medium
4384	Future	Visualising build time information	RESOLVED	Medium
9844	2.2	Cancel build button does not work	VERIFIED	Medium
7742	Future	Toaster: Remove constraints when setting the layers checkout directory	NEW	Medium
9583	Future	Refactor Toaster database schema	RESOLVED	Medium
8959	Future	Allow Toaster to run images on simulator, even a custom one	NEW	Medium
9363	2.2	When setting Bitbake variables the value reflected to toaster.conf doesn't respect the specified whitespace	RESOLVED	Medium
8886	2.2	Toaster thinks do_shared_workdir is a shared state task	RESOLVED	Medium
8319	Future	Improve the form provided by the 'new build' button	RESOLVED	Medium
7334	2.1	The 'machine' information is not searchable in the all builds, all projects and project builds tables	VERIFIED	Medium
6166	Future	Toaster collects no information about builds	VERIFIED	Medium
8818	2.2 M2	error in lsupdates when duplicate openembedded-core layers found	RESOLVED	Medium
8218	Future	Provide a way to update layer information from the Toaster GUI	NEW	Medium
7198	2.2	Hiding a sorted column does not revert to default sorting	RESOLVED	Medium
5483	Future	Extend Image creation to include workflow for security checking	RESOLVED	Medium
10526	Future	Toaster: Add support for feed publishing	RESOLVED	Medium
9358	2.2	[Test Case 1402] Test bitbake variables - IMAGE_FSTYPES	RESOLVED	Medium
8705	Future	Store valid values for variables in the Toaster database	NEW	Medium
6915	Future	Toaster should handle ASSUME_PROVIDED	NEW	Medium
9918	Future	Use bitbakes fetcher code to grab layers, do checkouts, etc.	NEW	Medium
7751	Future	Toaster allows me to build when no machine is set in the default configuration	NEW	Medium
6794	Future	Add last commit information to Toaster	NEW	Medium
4330	Future	Visualising overall package size	RESOLVED	Medium
9812	Future	Add hints to project configuration page that recipes may overwrite or modify settings during the build	NEW	Medium
9485	Future	Fix typeaheads for Bootstrap 3	NEW	Medium
8379	2.1	"sorting" doesn't work well on "Recipe file" column	VERIFIED	Medium
5648	Future	Add a field license_files to package information	ACCEPTED	Medium
8795	2.1	In the build history information, layer names equal their directory name, not the layer name	VERIFIED	Medium
8125	2.2	Filter does not work as expected after clearing the search results	RESOLVED	Medium
4948	2.1	create tests for Toaster API	VERIFIED	Medium
6898	Future	Design Toaster configuration interface	NEW	Medium
4399	Future	recipes: Visualising dependency relationships between recipes	RESOLVED	Medium
8426	Future	Improve how we display layer dependencies	NEW	Medium
7744	2.2 M4	Improve messaging in empty states when Toaster does not have any layer information	RESOLVED	Medium
6701	Future	Provide an option to select layers from different branches within a Toaster project	RESOLVED	Medium
4285	Future	tasks: Visualising relationships between tasks	RESOLVED	Medium
9617	Future	Create Toaster Docker production container	NEW	Medium
9005	Future	Provide build cancellation functionality for command line builds	ACCEPTED	Medium
6233	Future	Design model for project owner / user	RESOLVED	Medium
7452	Future	build mode path fields in the analysis pages should be a link to the specific details page	VERIFIED	Medium
8220	Future	We need to enable an exclusion list in toasterconf.json to drop layers from layers.openembedded.org	RESOLVED	Medium
5538	Future	Implement Backend API controller for buildbot	RESOLVED	Medium
10633	Future	Add optional layers selection tool	NEW	Medium
8042	2.1	Layerdetails/layers to show full dependency tree	VERIFIED	Medium
6916	Future	Toaster should turn QA check names in warnings / errors into links	NEW	Medium
4624	Future	Show the content of the run files in the task information pages	VERIFIED	Medium
9969	Future	Display target:task correctly on build dashboard (and elsewhere)	ACCEPTED	Medium
8572	2.1	Json import error: Openembedded branches include local branch	VERIFIED	Medium
7794	Future	Design Toaster First Use	NEW	Medium
6838	Future	toaster must be able to submit error reports for failed builds from the interface	RESOLVED	Medium
4331	Future	Visualising single package size	NEW	Medium
7596	Future	variable type support in project configuration pages	NEW	Medium
6603	Future	Export / Import Toaster projects	NEW	Medium
9518	Future	Rationalise the directory structure generated by Toaster	NEW	Medium
8953	2.2	Toaster ignores the subdirectory when cloning imported layers	RESOLVED	Medium
8417	Future	Merge new Bootstrap theme from yocto-webhob-design	RESOLVED	Medium
8806	Future	Refactor localhostbecontroller	ACCEPTED	Medium
8131	2.2	All builds page "Errors"/"Warnings" filters doesn't work	RESOLVED	Medium
7038	Future	For cached tasks, indicate in which URL the sstate object was found	NEW	Medium
5192	Future	non-existent URLs listed in the "Layer index URL" column	VERIFIED	Medium
7977	2.1	Toaster fails to start with Django 1.7	VERIFIED	Medium
6900	Future	Toaster should tell you when one of your local.conf variables has been overriden	RESOLVED	Medium
4400	Future	Visualising brought in by relationships between packages	RESOLVED	Medium
9895	Future	Provide UI to allow local layers to be published to layerindex.	NEW	Medium
7747	Future	Improve messaging when Toaster is launched with no releases set	ACCEPTED	Medium
6712	Future	Modify the default Bootstrap behaviour of tooltips and popovers triggered on hover	NEW	Medium
4301	Future	recipes: Visualising brought in by relationships between recipes	RESOLVED	Medium
9109	Future	Apply sleep 0.5 to other database operations	NEW	Medium
6234	Future	Implement model for project owner / user	NEW	Medium
9395	Future	Cleanly support unicode throughout Toaster	RESOLVED	Medium
8896	Future	Enable sorting by number of dependencies	NEW	Medium
8327	2.2	Builds started from the 'all builds' page should show in the same page	RESOLVED	Medium
8230	Future	toaster upload failures on autobuilder	RESOLVED	Medium
7234	Future	warn the user if the project configuration settings aren't reflected in the build	NEW	Medium
5560	Future	toaster implement debug start option with data uploading	RESOLVED	Medium
13245	Future	Toaster visualization proposals	NEW	Medium
8790	Future	Boostrapping package information for image customisation purposes	NEW	Medium
8093	Future	Release change doesn't check machine compatibility	RESOLVED	Medium
6953	Future	Branding Support	NEW	Medium
4819	Future	webhob should be enabled through local.conf options	RESOLVED	Medium
7914	Future	toaster should start remote builds through a single script	RESOLVED	Medium+
8026	2.1	Toaster start up directories incorrect	VERIFIED	Medium+
9978	2.2 M4	Toaster is showing incorrect task dependency information	RESOLVED	Medium+
7574	2.2	The project release change process deletes imported layers without warning	RESOLVED	Medium+
8901	2.1 M3	Split package groups from all other packages in build information	VERIFIED	Medium+
9385	2.1 M4	After a project's initial image build of sato, building a custom minimal never shows packages	VERIFIED	Medium+
8895	2.1 M3	Lsupdates throw error using mysql	VERIFIED	Medium+
9266	2.1 M4	Image builds aren't identified as images	VERIFIED	Medium+
8659	2.1	Loading the openembedded-core toasterconf.json file shows 2 openembedded-core layers	RESOLVED	Undecided

Toaster Enhancements for 2.2

ID	Assignee	E	Summary (17 tasks) ⇒	P	Requester	QA	Milestone	Status	Resolution	Whiteboard
6546	Belen Barros Pena	1	Supporting use of local layers in Toaster	Low	Belen Barros Pena		2.2	RESOLVED	OBSOLETE	GUI design available
8573	Belen Barros Pena		[Toaster] the page heading doesn't change when search query returns no results	Low	Cristina Agurida	Cristina Agurida	2.2	RESOLVED	DUPLICATE	GUI design pending
9002	Elliot Smith	6	Move directory scan logic out of toaster.bbclass into buildinfohelper	Low	Elliot Smith	Libertad	2.2 M2	RESOLVED	FIXED
8456	Michael Wood		Add feature to add layers to Toaster from external source	Medium	Michael Wood	Libertad	2.2	RESOLVED	FIXED
8678	Libertad	1	Testing coverage of non-poky Toaster setup	Medium	Belen Barros Pena		2.2	RESOLVED	FIXED
9582	Michael Wood	14	Replace toasterconf.json with Django fixtures	Medium	Belen Barros Pena	Libertad	2.2	RESOLVED	FIXED
7744	Belen Barros Pena	3	Improve messaging in empty states when Toaster does not have any layer information	Medium	Belen Barros Pena		2.2 M4	RESOLVED	WONTFIX	GUI design pending
9184	Michael Wood	2	Cannot delete layer from toaster database	Medium+	Henry Bruce	Libertad	2.2	RESOLVED	FIXED
8563	Elliot Smith	5	Improve detection and presentation of build artifacts	Medium+	Belen Barros Pena	Libertad	2.2 M2	RESOLVED	FIXED	GUI desing available
9023	Elliot Smith	4	Improve the content of the "other artifacts" section	Medium+	Belen Barros Pena	Libertad	2.2 M2	RESOLVED	FIXED	GUI design available
9631	Elliot Smith	10	add state Transitions to progress bar as well as build progress.	Medium+	brian avery	Libertad	2.2 M3	RESOLVED	FIXED	GUI design available
9911	Sujith H		Import a layer that points to a directory instead of a Git repository	Medium+	Belen Barros Pena	Libertad	2.2 M3	RESOLVED	FIXED	GUI design available
9912	Sujith H		Build a layer that points to a directory instead of a Git repository	Medium+	Belen Barros Pena	Libertad	2.2 M3	RESOLVED	FIXED
9913	Sujith H		Switch imported layers between directories and Git repositories	Medium+	Belen Barros Pena	Libertad	2.2 M3	RESOLVED	FIXED	GUI design available
9925	Sujith H		Support building non-Git layers with Toaster	Medium+	Belen Barros Pena	Libertad	2.2 M3	RESOLVED	FIXED
6238	Michael Wood	2	delete projects/builds through the toaster UI	Medium+	David Reyna	Libertad	2.2 M4	RESOLVED	FIXED	GUI design available
8132	Michael Wood	4	Implement deleting custom images	Medium+	Belen Barros Pena	Libertad	2.2 M4	RESOLVED	FIXED	GUI design available