Sysadmin/FutureInfrastructure: Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 23:20, 28 January 2015

This page aims to give an overview over the infrastructure that KDE relies on. It tries to give an overview in a feature matrix such that we, the community, can make an informed decision about the merits of each contestant.

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Feature	Phabricator	Gerrit
Git Repository Hosting	Yes	Yes
Git Repository Browsing	Diffusion	Integration with external viewer (see our instance)
Git Commit Browsing	Diffusion	Integration with external viewer (see our instance)
Anongit	Built-in replication, configurable per-repo.	Built-in replication, configurable per-repo.
Project Tree Structure	No	No
Pre Commit Review	Differential	Yes
Fine-grained review (separate labels, +1/+2,...)	No	Yes
Bypass Reviews	Yes	Yes
Scratch Repository	Supported with minor modification, Proper support to be added later.	A simple script for forwarding one API call
Uploading changes via Git	Not yet	Yes
Uploading changes via command line	Yes, via Arcanist	Yes, via Git
Uploading changes via Web	Yes	https://tools.wmflabs.org/gerrit-patch-uploader/
Downloading changes via Git	No	Yes
Downloading changes via Command line	Yes, via Arcanist	Yes, via Git
Downloading changes via Web	Yes (patch file - see https://secure.phabricator.com/D234)	Yes (base64, zip - See KDE gerrit demo)
Ability to merge patch directly from Web UI	Disabled due to limitations in how it works, pending rewrite.	Yes
CI Integration	http://www.guywarner.com/2014/06/part-2-integrating-phabricator-and.html or http://www.dctrwatson.com/2013/01/jenkins-and-phabricator/	Native, see KDE gerrit demo
Closing Bugs on Bugzilla	Existing git hooks	Native support via its-bugzilla gerrit plugin
Post Commit Review	Audit	Commenting on closed reviews
Clustering for scalability	To a certain extent. WIth the appropriate setup certain components can be separated to different systems if needed.	Yes
Allows to replace svn web services (reviewboard, websvn), with same system	Yes (?)	No
Optional integrated task/todo management	Yes	No, but integration is possible (see the demo)
Optional integrated issue tracking	Yes	Bidirectional integration with Bugzilla is finished, other task trackers (including phabricator) are supported
Online code editor	No	Yes (2.11)

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+{{GreenCell}} Built-in replication, configurable per-repo.
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 ! Project Tree Structure
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 ! Uploading changes via Web
 {{GreenCell}} Yes
-{{GreenCell}} https://tools.wmflabs.org/gerrit-patch-uploader/
+{{OrangeCell}} https://tools.wmflabs.org/gerrit-patch-uploader/
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 ! Allows to replace svn web services (reviewboard, websvn), with same system
 {{GreenCell}} Yes (?)
-{{RedCell}} No (?)
+{{RedCell}} No
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 ! Optional integrated task/todo management
 {{GreenCell}} Yes
-{{RedCell}} No (?)
+{{OrangeCell}} No, but integration is possible (see the demo)
 |-
 ! Optional integrated issue tracking
 {{GreenCell}} Yes
-{{RedCell}} No (?)
+{{OrangeCell}} Bidirectional integration with Bugzilla is finished, other task trackers (including phabricator) are supported
-|}
+|-
+! Online code editor
+{{RedCell}} No
+{{GreenCell}} Yes (2.11)
+|-
+}
 Please extend the list, and correct anything thats wrong. Please add links wherever appropriate.