CPT Folks:
The "primary" interface people use for CPAN Testers is the column matrix
view that shows configurations and test status. Currently we have three
matrices:
* http://matrix.cpantesters.org/?dist=Random-Simple%200.24
* http://fast-matrix.cpantesters.org/?dist=Random-Simple%200.24
* https://fast2-matrix.cpantesters.org/?dist=Random-Simple+0.24
The plethora of matrices sprung up from a time when the CPT web API was
not as reliable or fast. Earlier today matrix was spinning, while the
other two were working. A regular user will not understand the
intricacies of each one. What domain should a new user be using in 2025?
FWIW the "testers" section of MetaCPAN links to fast2 which seems to be
the most reliable currently.
I believe all three of these are run by Slaven and hosted on his
personal infrastructure in Germany? Is it worth maintaining three
separate matrices? Should we consolidate down t one? Slaven are you OK
hosting your matrixes yourself?
To add slightly more confusion to this discussion I've been working on
Perl-Magpie with Ruth that offers a modern matrix view for CPT data also:
* https://matrix.perl-magpie.org/dist.php?dist=Random-Simple
The goal for Magpie was to be super fast, and independent from CPT.
Magpie is a caching frontend for CPT and should work just fine even if
CPT is not accessible. Magpie pulls data using the CPT API, which it
then caches locally in PostgreSQL. This has the potential to reduce some
of the load on the CPT web servers because test results are served
locally. The primary usage of the CPT webservers is serving the textual
report content to users. This amounts to about 11 hits per second on the
primary web server.
Doug was working on getting the daily CPT emails working again. My
primary introduction to CPT was those emails, so I want to make sure
we're directing those people to the most reliable CPT we can. Same thing
with the linkage on MetaCPAN.
What matrix are you using today?
-- Scottchiefbaker
