Agree, and looking forward to the long term solution, we need a unified API to operate APISIX, and for dashboard, we only need some data conversion from service.
On 2021/07/25 09:37:58, Zhiyuan Ju <juzhiy...@apache.org> wrote: > Hi, community, > > After this discussion is closed, I will create 2 milestones to track > progress: > > - Keep the current functionally compatible with Apache APISIX 2.7 -> 2.7.1 > - Support the functionality with Apache APISIX 2.8 -> 2.8 (Apache APISIX > 2.8 is coming soon) > > Best Regards! > @ Zhiyuan Ju <https://github.com/juzhiyuan> > > > Zhiyuan Ju <juzhiy...@apache.org> 于2021年7月25日周日 下午3:39写道： > > > Hi, Shyamal, > > > > > Any changes to existing APIs should be visible to Dashboard team > > > > That's true, and due to the Dashboard is beyond the APISIX, I would prefer > > supporting the current APISIX's functionally in the Dashboard, then > > continuing watching on the status of APISIX, then we could update it as > > soon as possible :) > > > > Do there have any other questions? If no, I'm glad to lead this and take > > action next week. > > > > Best Regards! > > @ Zhiyuan Ju <https://github.com/juzhiyuan> > > > > > > Shyamal Madura Chinthaka <shyamal.mad...@gmail.com> 于2021年7月23日周五 > > 上午4:19写道： > > > >> Hi Zhiyuan Ju et al, > >> > >> Adding my 2 cents especially on the long term solution, > >> > >> I believe Dashboard should rely on more stable long term supported APIs > >> from APISIX. API changes should be version and old version should be > >> deprecated with support for a fair amount of time. > >> Any changes to existing APIs should be visible to Dashboard team in > >> advanced so that Dashboard team can adopt API changes relatively fast > >> without delaying until the APISIX release is done. > >> > >> However problem should be discussed beyond the dashboard and possible > >> compatibility issues with APISIX new changes. > >> > >> APISIX may have been integrated with other platforms for automation for > >> things like microservice / low code development platforms (which I work > >> with as well) thus immediate incompatibility with any API could run into > >> obvious issues with other kinds of integration. > >> > >> Much Regards, > >> > >> Shyamal Madura! > >> > >> > >> On Thu, Jul 22, 2021, 22:06 Zhiyuan Ju <juzhiy...@apache.org> wrote: > >> > >> > Hi, > >> > > >> > After rethinking this issue, I have the following proposal: > >> > > >> > In the current architecture where DP and CP are separated, each party > >> needs > >> > to maintain JSONSchema data. Moreover, when APISIX is upgraded (API > >> field > >> > additions and deletions, plugins and their field additions and > >> deletions), > >> > Dashboard also needs to finish adapting and releasing new versions as > >> soon > >> > as possible, otherwise using a mismatched Dashboard will write data in > >> ETCD > >> > that APISIX may not support and create new problems. Therefore, global > >> > hinting in Dashboard is not desirable and does not solve the fundamental > >> > problem. > >> > > >> > To solve the problem of Dashboard and APISIX adaptation, the following > >> plan > >> > is adopted, divided into 3 phases. > >> > > >> > **Phase 1** > >> > > >> > The first phase requires a quick solution to the problem in the > >> following > >> > way. > >> > 1. Now, the latest version of Dashboard is 2.7, and the latest version > >> of > >> > APISIX is 2.7. > >> > 2. Disregard the historical version matching problem and deprecate the > >> > version matching logic (manually maintaining a Mapper). > >> > 3. Compare Dashboard 2.7 with APISIX 2.7 and sort out where Dashboard's > >> > existing features are inconsistent with APISIX (API fields, plugin > >> schema). > >> > 4. Update Dashboard to match the existing features with APISIX 2.7 and > >> > release version 2.7.1. > >> > > >> > **Phase 2** > >> > > >> > The second phase requires enriching Dashboard functionality to match > >> APISIX > >> > functionality. > >> > > >> > 1. Sort out which APISIX 2.7 features are not implemented in Dashboard > >> > 2.7.1, such as Stream Proxy, Service Discovery, etc. > >> > 2. Update the Dashboard to include the existing features of APISIX 2.7 > >> and > >> > release version 2.7.2. > >> > > >> > **Phase 3** > >> > > >> > Phase 3 requires the Dashboard to synchronize the APISIX release > >> schedule > >> > and release APISIX with the same version number, e.g., 2.8, within a > >> > manageable time frame after the release of APISIX. > >> > > >> > 1. APISIX milestones are visible in GitHub. > >> > 2. After APISIX is released, sort out what is different between APISIX > >> and > >> > the previous version, and then adapt it in Dashboard. > >> > > >> > **Another Phase (Long-term solution)** > >> > > >> > In addition, I have a long-term plan, the current architecture is to > >> > separate DP and CP, and the ManagerAPI in CP does a lot of functions > >> that > >> > AdminAPI duplicates, so we might as well deprecate ManagerAPI and turn > >> > Dashboard into **a pure Web project**, directly accessing AdminAPI, so > >> that > >> > when the data in the Request Body is illegal, AdminAPI will return an > >> error > >> > directly. Of course, this requires a more detailed solution design and > >> is a > >> > big change. > >> > > >> > What do you think? > >> > > >> > Best Regards! > >> > @ Zhiyuan Ju <https://github.com/juzhiyuan> > >> > > >> > > >> > Zhiyuan Ju <juzhiy...@apache.org> 于2021年7月14日周三 下午1:46写道： > >> > > >> > > Hi, > >> > > > >> > > Currently, Apache APISIX Dashboard and Apache APISIX are two separate > >> > > projects (hereinafter referred to as Dashboard and APISIX). Whenever > >> > APISIX > >> > > changes the content (e.g., APIs, API fields, Entity definitions, > >> etc.), > >> > > Dashboard needs to match the changes and publish a new version. > >> > > > >> > > Because the Apache APISIX Dashboard's version number is not the same > >> as > >> > > Apache APISIX, then users get confused when using the Dashboard, so I > >> > draft > >> > > a proposal to support showing incompatible information more clearer on > >> > the > >> > > Dashboard.[1] > >> > > > >> > > Due to there have some prototypes I made, so I put them in the GitHub > >> > > issue[1], looking forward to your feedback! > >> > > > >> > > [1] > >> > > > >> > > >> https://github.com/apache/apisix-dashboard/issues/1944#issuecomment-879607016 > >> > > > >> > > Best Regards! > >> > > @ Zhiyuan Ju <https://github.com/juzhiyuan> > >> > > > >> > > >> > > >
