On Wed, 2012-05-23 at 14:27 -0300, Cleber Rosa wrote: > Hello autotesters, > > I've published a simple proof of concept of an standalone library to > access an autotest RPC server at: > > https://github.com/clebergnu/autotest-rpc-client > > The idea is to have a set of library modules that will give easy > access to all data and functionality in an autotest server, through > its RPC interface. > > Currently the two obvious ways to access an autotest server is via the > following two client apps: > > * cli/autotest-rpc-client (AKA cli/atest) > * http://<server>/afe > > But we feel that these two tools do fit every user or usage scenario. > So, we want to empower users, making the process to write scripts and > tools that can access all of autotest functionality. > > I believe that the tasks required to accomplish this are roughly: > > * Discuss the architectural changes to autotest main tree > - Should the rpc client code really live on a separate repo? > - Should the main autotest link to it as a submodule? > - Should the apps (such as the current cli/autotest-rpc-client) live > on yet another repo? > > * Define the module granularity, general API look and feel, etc > > * Write the complete set of API modules > > * Rewrite the current cli/autotest-rpc-client tool to use the API > > Please provide your thoughts on this!
Sure. My idea about this, following your sequence: * The rpc client in the autotest tree (cli dir) should live in a separate repo. Other modules of autotest doesn't depend on it, and the module itself has few dependencies on other autotest libraries. * It doesn't need to be a submodule, due to the reasons mentioned above * all rpc applications can live under this new module So the steps of work are: * Make the cli directory completely self contained * Create a new repo with the resulting directory * Do any refactoring necessary to make the API clear and useful for other applications * Test, adjust, rinse and repeat * Generate documentation for the API * New rpc applications (say, a qt/gtk application) go to this new repo * Profit! Cheers, Lucas _______________________________________________ Autotest mailing list Autotest@test.kernel.org http://test.kernel.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/autotest
