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So You Want to Contribute...
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For general information on contributing to OpenStack, please check out the
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`contributor guide <https://docs.openstack.org/contributors/>`_ to get started.
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It covers all the basics that are common to all OpenStack projects: the
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accounts you need, the basics of interacting with our Gerrit review system, how
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we communicate as a community, etc.
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Below will cover the more project specific information you need to get started
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with the Glance project, which is responsible for the following OpenStack
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deliverables:
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glance
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| The OpenStack Image service.
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| code: https://opendev.org/openstack/glance
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| docs: https://glance.openstack.org
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| api-ref: https://docs.openstack.org/api-ref/image
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| Launchpad: https://launchpad.net/glance
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glance_store
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| Glance's stores library.
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| code: https://opendev.org/openstack/glance_store
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| docs: https://docs.openstack.org/glance_store
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| Launchpad: https://launchpad.net/glance_store
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python-glanceclient
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| Python client library for the OpenStack Image API; includes
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a CLI shell.
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| code: https://opendev.org/openstack/python-glanceclient
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| docs: https://docs.openstack.org/python-glanceclient
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| Launchpad: https://launchpad.net/python-glanceclient
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See the ``CONTRIBUTING.rst`` file in each code repository for more
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information about contributing to that specific deliverable. Additionally,
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you should look over the docs links above; most components have helpful
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developer information specific to that deliverable.
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Communication
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IRC
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People working on the Glance project may be found in the
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``#openstack-glance`` channel on OFTC during working hours
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in their timezone. The channel is logged, so if you ask a question
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when no one is around, you can check the log to see if it's been
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answered: http://eavesdrop.openstack.org/irclogs/%23openstack-glance/
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weekly meeting
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Thursdays at 14:00 UTC in ``#openstack-meeting`` on OFTC.
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Meetings are logged: http://eavesdrop.openstack.org/meetings/glance/
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More information (including a link to the Agenda, some pointers on
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meeting etiquette, and an ICS file to put the meeting on your calendar)
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can be found at: http://eavesdrop.openstack.org/#Glance_Team_Meeting
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mailing list
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We use the openstack-discuss@lists.openstack.org mailing list for
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asynchronous discussions or to communicate with other OpenStack teams.
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Use the prefix ``[glance]`` in your subject line (it's a high-volume
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list, so most people use email filters).
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More information about the mailing list, including how to subscribe
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and read the archives, can be found at:
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http://lists.openstack.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/openstack-discuss
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physical meet-ups
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The Glance project usually has a presence at the OpenDev/OpenStack
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Project Team Gathering that takes place at the beginning of each
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development cycle. Planning happens on an etherpad whose URL is
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announced at the weekly meetings and on the mailing list.
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Contacting the Core Team
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The glance-core team is an active group of contributors who are responsible
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for directing and maintaining the Glance project. As a new contributor, your
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interaction with this group will be mostly through code reviews, because
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only members of glance-core can approve a code change to be merged into the
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code repository.
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.. note::
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Although your contribution will require reviews by members of
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glance-core, these aren't the only people whose reviews matter.
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Anyone with a gerrit account can post reviews, so you can ask
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other developers you know to review your code ... and you can
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review theirs. (A good way to learn your way around the codebase
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is to review other people's patches.)
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If you're thinking, "I'm new at this, how can I possibly provide
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a helpful review?", take a look at `How to Review Changes the
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OpenStack Way
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<https://docs.openstack.org/project-team-guide/review-the-openstack-way.html>`_.
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You can learn more about the role of core reviewers in the OpenStack
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governance documentation:
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https://docs.openstack.org/contributors/common/governance.html#core-reviewer
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The membership list of glance-core is maintained in gerrit:
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https://review.opendev.org/#/admin/groups/13,members
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You can also find the members of the glance-core team at the Glance weekly
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meetings.
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New Feature Planning
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The Glance project uses both "specs" and "blueprints" to track new features.
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Here's a quick rundown of what they are and how the Glance project uses them.
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specs
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| Exist in the glance-specs repository.
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Each spec must have a Launchpad blueprint (see below) associated with
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it for tracking purposes.
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| A spec is required for any new Glance core feature, anything that
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changes the Image API, or anything that entails a mass change
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to existing drivers.
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| The specs repository is: https://opendev.org/openstack/glance-specs
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| It contains a ``README.rst`` file explaining how to file a spec.
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| You can read rendered specs docs at:
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| https://specs.openstack.org/openstack/glance-specs/
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blueprints
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| Exist in Launchpad, where they can be targeted to release milestones.
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| You file one at https://blueprints.launchpad.net/glance
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You can learn more about new feature planning:
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https://docs.openstack.org/glance/latest/contributor/blueprints.html
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Feel free to ask in ``#openstack-glance`` or at the weekly meeting if you
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have an idea you want to develop and you're not sure whether it requires
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a blueprint *and* a spec or simply a blueprint.
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The Glance project observes the following deadlines. For the current
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development cycle, the dates of each (and a more detailed description)
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may be found on the release schedule, which you can find from:
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https://releases.openstack.org/
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* spec freeze (all specs must be approved by this date)
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* new driver merge deadline
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* new target driver merge deadline
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* new feature status checkpoint
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* third-party CI compliance checkpoint
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Additionally, the Glance project observes the OpenStack-wide deadlines,
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for example, final release of non-client libraries (glance_store), final
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release for client libraries (python-glanceclient), feature freeze,
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etc. These are also noted and explained on the release schedule for the
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current development cycle.
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Task Tracking
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We track our tasks in Launchpad. See the top of the page for the URL of each
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Glance project deliverable.
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If you're looking for some smaller, easier work item to pick up and get started
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on, search for the 'low-hanging-fruit' tag in the Bugs section.
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When you start working on a bug, make sure you assign it to yourself.
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Otherwise someone else may also start working on it, and we don't want to
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duplicate efforts. Also, if you find a bug in the code and want to post a
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fix, make sure you file a bug (and assign it to yourself!) just in case someone
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else comes across the problem in the meantime.
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Reporting a Bug
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You found an issue and want to make sure we are aware of it? You can do so in
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the Launchpad space for the affected deliverable:
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* glance: https://bugs.launchpad.net/glance
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* glance_store: https://bugs.launchpad.net/glance_store
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* python-glanceclient: https://bugs.launchpad.net/python-glanceclient
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Getting Your Patch Merged
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The Glance project policy is that a patch must have two +2s before it can
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be merged. (Exceptions are documentation changes, which require only a
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single +2, and specs, for which the PTL may require more than two +2s,
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depending on the complexity of the proposal.)
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Patches lacking unit tests are unlikely to be approved.
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In addition, some changes may require a release note. Any patch that
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changes functionality, adds functionality, or addresses a significant
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bug should have a release note. You can find more information about
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how to write a release note in the :ref:`release-notes` section of the
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Glance Contributors Guide.
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Keep in mind that the best way to make sure your patches are reviewed in
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a timely manner is to review other people's patches. We're engaged in a
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cooperative enterprise here.
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You can see who's been doing what with Glance recently in Stackalytics:
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https://www.stackalytics.com/report/activity?module=glance-group
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Project Team Lead Duties
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All common PTL duties are enumerated in the `PTL guide
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<https://docs.openstack.org/project-team-guide/ptl.html>`_.
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Additional responsibilities for the Glance PTL can be found by reading through
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the :ref:`managing-development` section of the Glance documentation.
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