Webdev:Flux:Steward Guidelines

So you want to Steward an externally created web property... eh?

Concerns

• What is the URL for the site?
• Is there a Project Tracking Bug
  • Does it cover requirements?
• Will this be localized
  • Every project must be localizable (under consideration)
• Notify Teams Early
  • WebQA
  • Infrasec
  • L10n
  • IT
• Lifecycle
  • All phases defined and built by agency
  • Who supports the site / fixes bugs post-launch? Agency? Mozilla dev?
  • End of life (campaign end date, takedown date)

Typical Requirement Areas

• Authentication/Authorization
• Community moderation
• Developed in Python/Django using Playdoh for rapid development.
• Webtrend Analytics
• Responsys - Allowing members to signup for mailing lists.

Process

• Create a wiki page for this website, if not already available.
  • https://wiki.mozilla.org/Websites/Website_Name
• Create a new Component in Bugzilla
• Create a Github repo for this project; grant access to team members.
• Create a Bugzilla tracking ticket for this project. Will track:
  • Create a Bugzilla ticket to document the End of Life process.
  • Create a Bugzilla ticket to add Webtrends analytics code.
  • Create a Bugzilla ticket for Privacy and Legal review.
  • Create a Bugzilla ticket for Security review.
  • Create a Bugzilla ticket to ensure that all config settings that will need to be updated have been added to the appropriate -dist file.
  • Create a Bugzilla ticket to setup a stage server. Ticket Text
• Add site info to WhoWorksOnWhat
  • Place HTTP Auth password (if available) on Stage Credentials page.

Stage Server Ticket

(This is a placeholder to create a stage instance for this project.)

Please create a stage instance for {Website Name}.

== Language ==
* Language: Python
* Framework: Django

== URL ==
* Production URL: {URL}
* Stage URL: {URL}

== HTTP Auth ==
* HTTP Auth is required to access this site.
* Please record username / password in this ticket.

== SSL ==
* SSL is required for testing the stage site.

== Code Repository ==
* Github Repo: {URL}
* Setup Github to auto-update every 5 minutes.

== Database ==
* This site requires a MySQL database.

== Settings ==
* cp settings_local.py-dist settings_local.py
* Update settings values accordingly.
* Set DEBUG to False in settings_local.py.

Code Repository

• First, determine if this project will be developed publicly or privately.
• All web projects will be hosted on Github.
  • Create repo (private or public) under the mozilla organization
  • Create a Team and add the external developers who will be the owner of the project through development
  • Add Webdev and IT_Operations teams to the project
    • If this is a private project, ensure that the code repository is also private until launch. Once launched, make the repo public.

Code Review

• Follow WebAppSec/Secure_Coding_Guidelines
• Follow WebDev:FrontendCodeStandards
• Hosting requirements
  • Scalability concerns?
• Code review process?