From 3f62dd7536451917f009f4e4ad438a0da4b36d14 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Lars Wirzenius Date: Sat, 26 Mar 2022 08:16:49 +0200 Subject: add planning meeting draft Sponsored-by: author --- blog/2022/03/26/planning.mdwn | 141 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 141 insertions(+) create mode 100644 blog/2022/03/26/planning.mdwn diff --git a/blog/2022/03/26/planning.mdwn b/blog/2022/03/26/planning.mdwn new file mode 100644 index 0000000..3383e55 --- /dev/null +++ b/blog/2022/03/26/planning.mdwn @@ -0,0 +1,141 @@ +[[!meta title="Iteration planning: March 26th – April 9th"]] +[[!meta date="Sat, 26 Mar 2022 17:30:00 +0200"]] +[[!tag meeting]] + +[[!toc levels=2]] + +# Assessment of the iteration that has ended + +[previous iteration]: /blog/2022/03/12/planning + +We had planned to work on the following issues for the [previous +iteration][] ([[!milestone 46]]), and finished them: + +- [[!issue 248]] -- _In Rust runcmd, write exit, stdout and especially stderr upon failure_ +- [[!issue 265]] -- _Tests (now) fail in my time zone_ +- [[!issue 266]] -- _lib/files: could have a "file foo does not contain" step_ + +We had also planned to work these issues, but failed to do so: + +- [[!issue 221]] -- _Command line tool has insufficient logging_ + - Lars looked into this, and thinks [[!issue 6]] (_Subplot should + separate warnings and errors_) needs to be done to sensibly + improve the logging. +- [[!issue 262]] -- _Subplotlib's `ScenarioContext` should be able to be introspected for state_ + - Daniel made some progress, but not enough to close the issue. + +We carried these over to the new iteration. + +# Repository review + +We reviewed the open issues, merge requests, and CI pipelines for all +the projects in the Subplot group on gitlab.com. + +## The `subplot` repository + +There were 56 open issues, of which 27 were not tagged +`someday-maybe`. We reviewed the ones that had been changed since the +previous meeting, and added any new comments to the issues. + +- [[!issue 220]] _Generated Rust test programs are hard to debug_ + - This was dropped from the current goal, and turned into a tracking + issue. +- [[!issue 221]] _Command line tool has insufficient logging_ + - [[!issue 6]] needs to be resolved first +- [[!issue 278]] _Doesn't document that rustfmt is needed, or check that it's available in ./check_ +- [[!issue 280]] _Rust scenario steps should output their full text for debugging_ + - This was filed during the meeting. + +There are no open merge requests. + +There were open, old branches: + +- `subplot-rust` -- we removed this during the meeting +- `docgen-cmark` -- we will keep this until the next goal is finished + +CI pipelines are OK. + +## The `subplot-web` repository + +There were no open issues, no open merge requests, no extra branches, +and no CI enabled. + +## The `subplot-container-images` repository + +There was one open issue. + +- [subplot-container-images + #2](https://gitlab.com/subplot/subplot-container-images/-/issues/2) + -- _There is no Docker image for using Subplot_ + - we're not going to work on this until we stop making breaking + changes + +There were no open merge requests, no extra branches, and the latest +run of CI was successful. (That's the run that was automatically +triggered yesterday.) + + +# Discussion and decisions + +## [Recurring agenda items](https://gitlab.com/subplot/subplot/-/issues?sort=updated_desc&state=opened&label_name[]=recurring-agenda-item) + +- [[!issue 119]] -- _Subplot is in not in Debian unstable_ + - we're not going to work on this now +- [[!issue 272]] -- _Migrate project to issue-based iteration meetings_ + - we're not going to work on this now +- [[!issue 273]] -- _Perform whole-codebase review and cleanup_ + - we're not going to work on this now + +## Reaching out for feedback + +We won't be reaching out for feedback until goal 3 is done. We didn't +open issue for this, to avoid naming people in public. + + +# New iteration + +## Current goal (not changed this iteration) + +The current development goal is: + +> Subplot provides a set of libraries with identical capabilities in +> each of the supported languages. Python remains a supported +> language. Rust is promoted to supported-language status. Subplot +> will be tested with all supported languages. In addition, any +> quality of life improvements which can be done shall be done. This +> goal will be considered complete when a release of Subplot has been +> made with the unified language handling support complete. + +This is represented as label +[`goal::2`](https://gitlab.com/subplot/subplot/-/issues?sort=created_asc&state=opened&label_name[]=goal::2) +in the GitLab.com issue tracker. + +## Issues for this iteration + +We collect issues for this iteration in [[!milestone 47]]. We decided +to not make a release. + +Lars intends to work on: + +- [[!issue 6]] _Subplot should separate warnings and errors_ +- [[!issue 221]] _Command line tool has insufficient logging_ +- [[!issue 278]] _Doesn't document that rustfmt is needed, or check that it's available in ./check_ + +Daniel intends to work on: + +- [[!issue 262]] _Subplotlib's `ScenarioContext` should be able to be introspected for state_ +- [[!issue 280]] _Rust scenario steps should output their full text for debugging_ + +# Any other business + +We discussed whether Rust step functions could or should be `async`, +but decided it would be too complicated for now. + +# Actions + +None. + +# Meeting participants + +- Daniel Silverstone +- Lars Wirzenius -- cgit v1.2.1