Toaster future release planning

2.1 Planning

Wish lists

Michael's

• Finish image-customisation 8070, 8081, 8082, 8103, 8104, 8117, 8128, 8132, 8091
• Remove pseudo API cruft / template context to json response stuff
• Consolidate used API into it's own view
• Finish toaster tables porting
• Get selenium test wrapper
• 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

Brian's

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

• 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

All bugs for 2.1+

ID	Milestone	Summary (188 tasks) ⇒	Status	P
9240	2.1 M4	builds don't start in production setup mode	VERIFIED	High
8669	2.1 M1	Wrong password encoding syntax error in "bash -c"	VERIFIED	High
8056	2.1 M3	Image customisation front end implementation	VERIFIED	High
9101	2.1 M4	Dependencies dialog when adding packages to an image does not always work	VERIFIED	High
8364	2.1 M1	Upgrade Toaster to use Django 1.8	VERIFIED	High
8910	2.1 M2	Toaster builds fail at the rootfs stage	VERIFIED	High
9839	Future	The "clear search" button on the – "Add | Remove packages table" - does not clear	NEW	Low
8577	Future	Add a global UI widget to show progress of builds	NEW	Low
8095	Future	Table results should be sorted in alphabetical order and other secondary criterias.	NEW	Low
9209	Future	The unique name validation for custom images happens across projects	ACCEPTED	Low
6604	Future	Clone a Toaster project	NEW	Low
9117	Future	Allow "project builds" and "all builds" to be sorted by time and recipe name	NEW	Low
8807	Future	local cached layers don't get the branch checked out	NEW	Low
8695	2.1	No default sorting applied in recipes and machines layer details tables	VERIFIED	Low
7161	2.1	Inconsistent presentation of builds with more than one target	VERIFIED	Low
4402	Future	Customise the summary of all the information available for one build + image recipe combination	NEW	Low
9977	Future	Time, CPU and Disk I/O tables have the wrong core columns	NEW	Low
8858	Future	We should keep sorting state in our tables	NEW	Low
6778	Future	Add "import layer" to layer suggestions drop down	NEW	Low
10206	Future	The add layer dependencies type ahead shows layers already in the list of dependencies	NEW	Low
8860	Future	The 'clear search' icon in ToasterTable tables should clear any applied filter	NEW	Low
8769	Future	Integrating wic into Toaster	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
8476	2.1	mysql port must be specified in settings.py even though marked as optional	VERIFIED	Low
8036	Future	Request to allow people to set pagination to all	NEW	Low
9141	Future	toaster when xmlrpc/cooker dies the web didn't tell the user about it	NEW	Low
8248	Future	Toaster recipe page: missing empty state	NEW	Low
7318	2.1	Managed mode must use sessions to remember user search/orderby preferences	VERIFIED	Low
8511	2.1	Import layer page, "Add layer" button remains enabled when layer text input is empty	VERIFIED	Low
9670	Future	Toaster does not set a correct MIME type for tasks' logs files	NEW	Low
9165	2.1 M4	Replace 'delete' with 'remove' in the context of project layer manipulation	VERIFIED	Low
8791	2.1 M3	Software recipes table is not sort by any column by default	VERIFIED	Low
9856	Future	Migrate remaining tables to ToasterTable	NEW	Low
8651	2.1	Toaster: Loading icon remains on screen and nothing appears in the project page	VERIFIED	Low
6978	Future	For the local release in Toaster, show local path to layer directory instead of Git URL	NEW	Low
8421	2.1	Configure default columns for the image image recipes and software recipes tables	VERIFIED	Low
8685	Future	Enter button doesn't apply your modification to bitbake variables	NEW	Low
6670	Future	all compatible recipes page should link to layer source recipe with the layer name	NEW	Low
9118	Future	Dead paths for meta-toaster-custom layer left behind in bblayers.conf	NEW	Low
8857	Future	Display number of search / filter results consistently across tables	NEW	Low
8425	Future	Toaster: A warning should be displayed when you delete a layer dependency	NEW	Low
9326	2.1 M4	'type the recipe you want to build' help says use semicolon but shows colon	VERIFIED	Low
7219	Future	Show the file size of the license manifest when available for download in the build dashboard	NEW	Low
8434	Future	Toaster: package classes (rpm, ipk or deb) should be display in the build configuration page	NEW	Low
10205	Future	The layer typeahead shows the project release branch for non-git layers	NEW	Low
9122	2.1 M3	Name your custom image text box not showing properly	VERIFIED	Low
8859	Future	Provide a way of specifying the default sort direction in ToasterTable	NEW	Low
9435	Future	Toaster throws an exception for images that have files on the / level	NEW	Low
10281	Future	Configuration variables: I can set a value for standard shell environment variable http_proxy	NEW	Low
8865	Future	The project "updated" field shows the last time a project was saved, not its last activity	NEW	Low
8247	2.1	The build form in the project page does not interact with adding / removing layers	VERIFIED	Low
7297	Future	need Toaster icon	VERIFIED	Low
8250	2.1	In the 'new build' button, the project name link does not work	VERIFIED	Low
5811	Future	the variable history should collect and display the variable value for each modification sequence	ACCEPTED	Low
8326	Future	Build time counts the time a build spent queued	NEW	Low
7457	Future	Split "Previous Build" tasks	NEW	Low
8905	2.1 M3	Toaster: add layer button from project configuration page remains sensitive	VERIFIED	Low
8546	2.1	Toaster: add layer button from project configuration page remains sensitive if you select a layer with dependencies	VERIFIED	Low
6166	Future	Toaster collects no information about builds	VERIFIED	Medium
8792	2.1 M3	Errors column and project column does not disappear when unchecked from edit columns menu	VERIFIED	Medium
8366	Future	Build the specific recipe version	NEW	Medium
6953	Future	Branding Support	NEW	Medium
7742	Future	Toaster: Remove constraints when setting the layers checkout directory	NEW	Medium
6239	Future	Toaster utility commands for shared databases	VERIFIED	Medium
9895	Future	Provide UI to allow local layers to be published to layerindex.	NEW	Medium
9111	2.1 M4	Custom images should not be listed in the image recipes table	VERIFIED	Medium
8796	2.1 M3	Remove all manual transaction management	VERIFIED	Medium
8379	2.1	"sorting" doesn't work well on "Recipe file" column	VERIFIED	Medium
7038	Future	For cached tasks, indicate in which URL the sstate object was found	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
9918	Future	Use bitbakes fetcher code to grab layers, do checkouts, etc.	NEW	Medium
8424	Future	Toaster: Compatible recipes tab should display the machine compatible recipes	NEW	Medium
9297	Future	Toaster: Simplify building extensible SDK	NEW	Medium
8944	2.1 M3	Compatible metadata is shared across projects using the local release	VERIFIED	Medium
8426	Future	Improve how we display layer dependencies	NEW	Medium
7794	Future	Design Toaster First Use	NEW	Medium
6706	Future	Include maintainers list for layers	CLOSED	Medium
7234	Future	warn the user if the project configuration settings aren't reflected in the build	NEW	Medium
4948	2.1	create tests for Toaster API	VERIFIED	Medium
8449	2.1	Toaster: add layer button from project configuration page remains sensitive after you delete from text box	VERIFIED	Medium
7977	2.1	Toaster fails to start with Django 1.7	VERIFIED	Medium
5255	Future	Provide access to tasks executable output in Toaster	ACCEPTED	Medium
9485	Future	Fix typeaheads for Bootstrap 3	NEW	Medium
8959	Future	Allow Toaster to run images on simulator, even a custom one	NEW	Medium
8218	Future	Provide a way to update layer information from the Toaster GUI	NEW	Medium
6794	Future	Add last commit information to Toaster	NEW	Medium
10633	Future	Add optional layers selection tool	NEW	Medium
8866	Future	Home-brew JSON encoding is ad hoc and incomplete	NEW	Medium
5539	Future	Design Project Management REST API	VERIFIED	Medium
9519	Future	Consolidate used API into it's own view	IN PROGRESS IMPLEMENTATION	Medium
8776	2.1	We need to catch the error: WARNING: Could not connect to server at 0.0.0.0:46572 (Could not register UI event handler) ERROR: Could not connect to server 0.0.0.0:46572 : Could not register UI event handler	VERIFIED	Medium
6897	Future	Customise the Django admin interface	NEW	Medium
9153	Future	Enhance build performance data	NEW	Medium
9163	2.1 M4	Add reverse dependencies column to the image details pages	VERIFIED	Medium
8896	Future	Enable sorting by number of dependencies	NEW	Medium
5648	Future	Add a field license_files to package information	ACCEPTED	Medium
9058	2.1	Bad project MACHINE setting in conf/toaster.conf causes command line builds to fail	VERIFIED	Medium
8782	2.1	toastermain settings.py hardcoded filecache location	VERIFIED	Medium
7452	Future	build mode path fields in the analysis pages should be a link to the specific details page	VERIFIED	Medium
8528	2.1	Toaster does not recognize image recipes when it builds them on local project	VERIFIED	Medium
6910	Future	Use sticky headers for long tables	NEW	Medium
7596	Future	variable type support in project configuration pages	NEW	Medium
6095	Future	Retrieve full build information independently of task execution	NEW	Medium
9812	Future	Add hints to project configuration page that recipes may overwrite or modify settings during the build	NEW	Medium
8572	2.1	Json import error: Openembedded branches include local branch	VERIFIED	Medium
6916	Future	Toaster should turn QA check names in warnings / errors into links	NEW	Medium
9206	2.1 M4	Building custom images based on custom images fails	VERIFIED	Medium
7727	Future	toaster: show bbappend information for recipes	NEW	Medium
6234	Future	Implement model for project owner / user	NEW	Medium
9109	Future	Apply sleep 0.5 to other database operations	NEW	Medium
8795	2.1	In the build history information, layer names equal their directory name, not the layer name	VERIFIED	Medium
9229	2.1 M4	Layers from layer index not available when using local Yocto release	VERIFIED	Medium
7747	Future	Improve messaging when Toaster is launched with no releases set	ACCEPTED	Medium
6603	Future	Export / Import Toaster projects	NEW	Medium
9914	Future	For imported layers, remember the value of the last directory and the last Git repository	NEW	Medium
8806	Future	Refactor localhostbecontroller	ACCEPTED	Medium
7110	Future	Builds of "world" are pretty ugly in toaster UI	NEW	Medium
4331	Future	Visualising single package size	NEW	Medium
7751	Future	Toaster allows me to build when no machine is set in the default configuration	NEW	Medium
9969	Future	Display target:task correctly on build dashboard (and elsewhere)	ACCEPTED	Medium
8955	Future	Recipe explorer	NEW	Medium
8705	Future	Store valid values for variables in the Toaster database	NEW	Medium
8148	2.1	Sorting the content of the Layer/Machines table doesn't work	VERIFIED	Medium
4624	Future	Show the content of the run files in the task information pages	VERIFIED	Medium
6712	Future	Modify the default Bootstrap behaviour of tooltips and popovers triggered on hover	NEW	Medium
5192	Future	non-existent URLs listed in the "Layer index URL" column	VERIFIED	Medium
8958	2.1 M4	Toaster does not build with the Jethro release	VERIFIED	Medium
8189	Future	Variable history shows full paths to files inside the /bitbake directory	NEW	Medium
7235	Future	warn the user about unexpected configuration changes in variable history	NEW	Medium
8450	2.1	Toaster: Build more recipes from Most build recipes fails	VERIFIED	Medium
6787	2.1	Cancelling builds at any point in the build process	VERIFIED	Medium
9137	2.1 M4	Improve handling of builds without package data	VERIFIED	Medium
5385	Future	Create users data model.	VERIFIED	Medium
9518	Future	Rationalise the directory structure generated by Toaster	NEW	Medium
9005	Future	Provide build cancellation functionality for command line builds	ACCEPTED	Medium
8775	2.1	check to see if port is in use early and exit	VERIFIED	Medium
8488	Future	Collect variable information for the image scope	NEW	Medium
8042	2.1	Layerdetails/layers to show full dependency tree	VERIFIED	Medium
6840	Future	Seeing builds delta in Toaster	NEW	Medium
13245	Future	Toaster visualization proposals	NEW	Medium
9142	2.1 M4	ca-certificates have non ascii characters in filenames which causes toaster to be unhappy	VERIFIED	Medium
9156	2.1 M4	Adding a package that was a dependency doesn't always look right	VERIFIED	Medium
5564	Future	toaster document REST APIs dynamically using Swagger	VERIFIED	Medium
9617	Future	Create Toaster Docker production container	NEW	Medium
8781	2.1	Cannot build lsb images	VERIFIED	Medium
7334	2.1	The 'machine' information is not searchable in the all builds, all projects and project builds tables	VERIFIED	Medium
8899	2.1	Change project release not working	VERIFIED	Medium
8527	2.1	Sorting in layer details page jumps back to the default tab (layer details)	VERIFIED	Medium
6898	Future	Design Toaster configuration interface	NEW	Medium
9164	Future	The toaster-custom-images layer should not show like any other layer, and should not be removable	NEW	Medium
9684	Future	"Edit Columns" Button on the Compatible layers view is missing	NEW	Medium
9087	2.1 M4	Toaster hangs when you start a build specifying an invalid task	VERIFIED	Medium
8790	Future	Boostrapping package information for image customisation purposes	NEW	Medium
6915	Future	Toaster should handle ASSUME_PROVIDED	NEW	Medium
9200	2.1 M4	we are disabling file based git urls in imported (actually all) layers	VERIFIED	Medium
7603	2.1 M3	Toaster is not storing in its database information about SDK artifacts	VERIFIED	Medium+
9108	2.1 M4	The image recipe details page show the list of packages built, instead of the list of packages installed	VERIFIED	Medium+
8917	2.1 M3	Remove the ability to change the project release	VERIFIED	Medium+
8927	2.1 M3	Custom image package list does not show packages installed via IMAGE_LINGUAS	VERIFIED	Medium+
8104	2.1 M3	Implement building a custom image	VERIFIED	Medium+
4315	Future	Create a local bitbake run manager	VERIFIED	Medium+
8128	2.1 M3	Implement downloading custom image recipe files	VERIFIED	Medium+
9121	2.1 M4	Remove reverse dependencies when removing packages from custom images	VERIFIED	Medium+
9385	2.1 M4	After a project's initial image build of sato, building a custom minimal never shows packages	VERIFIED	Medium+
8956	2.1 M4	Toaster doesn't display build artifacts	VERIFIED	Medium+
8725	2.1 M3	Impossible to access the command line builds project page (project 1)	VERIFIED	Medium+
8154	2.1 M1	Remove the master release from fido	VERIFIED	Medium+
9123	2.1 M4	Build history pages are missing the image customisation links	VERIFIED	Medium+
9021	2.1 M3	Toaster merges builds started from its web UI with builds started from CLI	VERIFIED	Medium+
8279	2.1	Provide a single way of starting Toaster	VERIFIED	Medium+
8901	2.1 M3	Split package groups from all other packages in build information	VERIFIED	Medium+
8081	2.1 M1	Implement the 'new custom image' page	VERIFIED	Medium+
8091	2.1 M3	Implement the 'custom images' page	VERIFIED	Medium+
8373	2.1 M1	Toaster in analysis mode downloads the wrong cooker logs	VERIFIED	Medium+
8925	2.1 M3	Custom image package list does not show kernel-related packages	VERIFIED	Medium+
8103	2.1 M3	Implement creating a custom image	VERIFIED	Medium+
9116	2.1 M3	migrations fail to apply on mysql	VERIFIED	Medium+
9266	2.1 M4	Image builds aren't identified as images	VERIFIED	Medium+
8933	2.1 M3	Image customisation package list does not show packages installed via dependencies	VERIFIED	Medium+
8117	2.1 M1	Implementing adding and removing packages to / from custom images	VERIFIED	Medium+
7880	2.1 M4	Toaster uses the same /tmp dir across releases	VERIFIED	Medium+
8738	2.1 M3	Build and Projects tables not using ToasterTables	VERIFIED	Medium+
8026	2.1	Toaster start up directories incorrect	VERIFIED	Medium+
8895	2.1 M3	Lsupdates throw error using mysql	VERIFIED	Medium+
9051	2.1 M3	IDs missing from toaster main page	VERIFIED	Medium+
8070	2.1 M3	Implement image recipe details page	VERIFIED	Medium+
9154	2.1 M4	The custom image details page needs a custom 'no search results' page	VERIFIED	Medium+
8082	2.1 M3	Implement the 'custom image details' page	VERIFIED	Medium+

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