On úterý 7. listopadu 2017 11:12:31 CET Ivan Necas wrote:
> On Tue, Nov 7, 2017 at 9:19 AM, Ohad Levy <[email protected]> wrote:
> > Hi,
> > 
> > The challenge:
> > 
> > As a developer, I feel under utilized waiting for tests, the current test
> > suite for foreman core takes over an hour, multiply it by number of really
> > simple code fixes based on comment and it takes up a good chunk of a day.
> 
> Personally, I don't feel this issue: if it's 1 hour or 5 minutes: I'm
> already doing
> something else in the meantime, so I would not probably see much the
> difference. Locally, I usually run just the test file that touches the code
> I'm working on to have
> the immediate feedback on those. Waiting a bit longer on the PR is a
> price I'm willing to
> pay for increasing the chance that my code runs as much as possible.

I don't think it's any issue for me either.

> 
> > I would like to suggest a short and long term solution, and would
> > appreciate your feedback.
> > 
> > Short-term:
> > 
> > Break down test matrix into more specific groups, this will allow to
> > re-trigger just a smaller part of the tests vs. the entire suit today, for
> > example:
> > * API tests
> > * DB migrations
> > * UI Integration tests
> > * ...
> 
> Not opposed. Seems like valid request.

+1

> > Long term:
> > 
> > Break down core into smaller repositories - This is probably a bigger
> > topic
> > then just tests, but its worth raising in this context as well.. the
> 
> > benefits i see are:
> The question: would this speed-up the things moving, in terms of getting
> changes in? I would worry that the outcome would be just oposite of that.
> 
> > * smaller repos - faster tests per repo (we would still need a plugin
> > matrix kind of tests done at some point)
> 
> We should solve the pluign matrix first, ideally on PR level: I would
> recommend first mastering that before going with more split.

I don't like the idea. My ceoncern is we'd have more repos without reviews.
> 
> > * better review process - smaller repos would mean the maintainers of the
> > repo actually care for all/most of the pr's - today its not the case -
> > many
> > PR's are handled by sub groups (e.g. anything under webpack folder is
> > "someone else")
> 
> But still, most of the reviewers at least see, what's going on there. I know
> we could achieve this with more repos as well, but frankly, not sure it
> would work that much in the real life.
> 
> > * potentially better API between parts - e.g. we can create a schema
> > specific repo (not saying its a good idea) - which will always work with a
> > dummy rails app - in the long run - this will ensure our schema is
> > resilient to upgrades and model changes in core.
> 
> I miss the implication. Could you expand on the thoughts?
> 
> > I would even go further and enable auto merge after review + successful
> > tests, e.g.
> > 1. PR is sent
> > 2. repo tests are executed and pass
> > 3. reviewer approve the change
> > 4. larger test matrix is executed and pass
> > 5. code get auto merged.
> 
> This is ortogonal to any of the previous and makes sense to me.

Good idea

--
Marek

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