Sheriffing/TBPL/ArchitectureAndDependencies

Modes

1. Traditional Tinderbox mode
   Was used before bug 669000
2. Transitory mode
   Uses data from Buildbot or Tinderbox depending on usebuildbot=1 flag
3. Future pure-Buildbot mode
   Won't use data from Tinderbox any more. Not there yet.

Servers

• Tinderboxpushlog
  tbpl.mozilla.org
• Tinderbox
  tinderbox.mozilla.org
• Buildbot
  build.mozilla.org
• Mercurial
  hg.mozilla.org
• Mozilla FTP
  ftp.mozilla.org
• Bugzilla API
  api-dev.bugzilla.mozilla.org
• War-on-orange elastic search database
  elasticsearch1.metrics.sjc1.mozilla.com:9200
  (only accessible from tbpl.mozilla.org)

And there's the client, i.e. the user's browser.

Dependencies

Inside the TBPL server

• MongoDB needs to run
• TBPL PHP scripts need PHP 5.3 with access to:
  • MongoDB through MongoPHP driver
  • file system for caching
• TBPL Python script needs Python 2.6 with access to:
  • MongoDB through pymongo driver
• Cronjob needs to run /dataimport/import-buildbot-data.py periodically

Between TBPL server and other servers

tbpl.mozilla.org needs access to:

• tinderbox.mozilla.org
  • from /php/getTinderboxSummary.php to /showlog.cgi?...: Build logs
  • from /leak-analysis/index.php to /showlog.cgi?...: Build logs
• build.mozilla.org
  • from /dataimport/import-buildbot-data.py to /builds/builds-...js.gz: Build data
• hg.mozilla.org
  • from /dataimport/import-buildbot-data.py to /try/json-pushes?...: Pusher for revision
• ftp.mozilla.org
  • from /php/inc/RawGzLogDownloader.php to /pub/mozilla.org/...: Build logs
• api-dev.bugzilla.mozilla.org
  • from /php/submitBugzillaComment.php to /...: Automated commenting on starred orange bugs
• elasticsearch1.metrics.sjc1.mozilla.com:9200
  • from /php/starcomment.php to /...: Storing and retrieving build stars

Between the client and other servers

Visitors of TBPL (the "client") need access to:

• tbpl.mozilla.org (duh)
• tinderbox.mozilla.org
  • to /.../status.html: Tree status
  • to /showbuilds.cgi?...: Build data
  • to /.../json.js: Cached build data
• build.mozilla.org
  • to /builds/...: Data about pending and running builds
  • to /buildapi/...: Self-serve API to retrigger and cancel builds
• hg.mozilla.org
  • to /.../pushlog: Push data
• api-dev.bugzilla.mozilla.org
  • to /...: Showing bug summaries as tooltips for bug numbers

Diagram

being drawn now