Perfomatic/Status Meetings/2010-Nov-24

Proposed changes to JSON output

• smaller (~1.4MB vs. ~550k uncompressed)
  • Live example of current old-style format
  • File:Runs all.txt.gz Proposed JSON, average plus test runs
  • File:Runs avg.txt.gz Proposed JSON, average only
  • File:Runs runs.txt.gz Proposed JSON, test runs only
• can be dropped straight into Flot
• load mean avg/delta first, load exploded (test_runs) on demand
  • need to measure size savings to make sure it's worth it
• need time delta / time delta %
• should use a new URL for this so we don't have to change old interface

Server issues

• export CSV broken on stage/prod
  • see http://graphs.mozilla.org/server/dumpdata.cgi?show=1287893400384,1290538076731

Blocking items

• dashboard
  • https://bug601796.bugzilla.mozilla.org/attachment.cgi?id=480788
  • generate images on server, or use flot, or embed iframes?
• waiting on access to graphs-stage
  • bug 613267

Release process

• let's branch and cherry-pick changes
• automate graphs-stage install
  • new "short" manifest format
    • http://173-203-94-189.static.cloud-ips.com/api/test?attribute=short
  • improvements to the way the manifest is built (vs. scanning test_runs table)
  • new JSON calls
    • see proposed changes above
  • CGI -> WSGI