freezer-specs/README.rst
Ruslan Aliev a853067a13 Block based backup support (rsync)
This is a spec for block based support implementation.
Using rsync as approach.

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2016-12-22 18:01:06 +04:00

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README
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OpenStack Freezer Specifications
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This git repository is used to hold approved design specifications for
additions to the Freezer project. Reviews of the specs are done in gerrit,
using a similar workflow to how we review and merge changes to the code itself.
For specific policies around specification review, refer to the end of this
document.
The layout of this repository is::
specs/<release>/
Where there are two sub-directories:
specs/<release>/approved: specifications approved but not yet implemented
specs/<release>/implemented: implemented specifications
The lifecycle of a specification
--------------------------------
Developers proposing a specification should propose a new file in the
``approved`` directory. freezer-core will review the change in the usual
manner for the OpenStack project, and eventually it will get merged if a
consensus is reached. At this time the Launchpad blueprint is also approved.
The developer is then free to propose code reviews to implement their
specification. These reviews should be sure to reference the Launchpad
blueprint in their commit message for tracking purposes.
Once all code for the feature is merged into Freezer, the Launchpad blueprint
is marked complete. As the developer of an approved specification it is your
responsibility to mark your blueprint complete when all of the required
patches have merged.
Periodically, someone from freezer-core will move implemented specifications
from the ``approved`` directory to the ``implemented`` directory. Whilst
individual developers are welcome to propose this move for their implemented
specifications, we have generally just done this in a batch at the end of the
release cycle. It is important to create redirects when this is done so that
existing links to the approved specification are not broken. Redirects aren't
symbolic links, they are defined in a file which sphinx consumes. An example
is at ``specs/kilo/redirects``.
This directory structure allows you to see what we thought about doing,
decided to do, and actually got done. Users interested in functionality in a
given release should only refer to the ``implemented`` directory.
Example specifications
----------------------
You can find an example spec in ``specs/template.rst``.
Backlog specifications
----------------------
Additionally, we allow the proposal of specifications that do not have a
developer assigned to them. These are proposed for review in the same manner as
above, but are added to::
specs/backlog/approved
Specifications in this directory indicate the original author has either
become unavailable, or has indicated that they are not going to implement the
specification. The specifications found here are available as projects for
people looking to get involved with Freezer. If you are interested in
claiming a spec, start by posting a review for the specification that moves it
from this directory to the next active release. Please set yourself as the new
`primary assignee` and maintain the original author in the `other contributors`
list.
Design documents for releases prior to Newton
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Prior to the Juno development cycle, this repository was not used for spec
reviews. Reviews prior to Juno were completed entirely through `Launchpad
blueprints <http://blueprints.launchpad.net/freezer>`_
Please note, Launchpad blueprints are still used for tracking the
current status of blueprints. For more information, see
https://wiki.openstack.org/wiki/Blueprints
Working with gerrit and specification unit tests
------------------------------------------------
For more information about working with gerrit, see
http://docs.openstack.org/infra/manual/developers.html#development-workflow
To validate that the specification is syntactically correct (i.e. get more
confidence in the Jenkins result), please execute the following command::
$ tox
After running ``tox``, the documentation will be available for viewing in HTML
format in the ``doc/build/`` directory.
Specification review policies
=============================
There are a number of review policies which freezer-core will apply when
reviewing proposed specifications. They are:
Trivial specifications
----------------------
Proposed changes which are trivial (very small amounts of code) and don't
change any of our public APIs are sometimes not required to provide a
specification. In these cases a Launchpad blueprint is considered sufficient.
These proposals are approved during the `Open Discussion` portion of the
weekly Freezer IRC meeting. If you think your proposed feature is trivial and
meets these requirements, we recommend you bring it up for discussion there
before writing a full specification.
Previously approved specifications
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`Specifications are only approved for a single release`. If your specification
was previously approved but not implemented (or not completely implemented),
then you must seek re-approval for the specification. You can re-propose your
specification by doing the following:
* Copy (not move) your specification to the right directory for the current release.
* Update the document to comply with the new template.
* If there are no functional changes to the specification (only template changes) then add the `Previously-approved: <release>` tag to your commit message.
* Send for review.
* freezer-core will merge specifications which meet these requirements with a single +2.
Specifications which depend on merging code in other OpenStack projects
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For specifications `that depend on code in other OpenStack projects merging`
we will not approve the Freezer specification until the code in that other
project has merged. The best example of this is Cinder and Neutron drivers. To
indicate your specification is in this state, please use the Depends-On git
commit message tag. The correct format is `Depends-On: <change id of other
work>`. freezer-core can approve the specification at any time, but it wont
merge until the code we need to land in the other project has merged as well.