Hi Tiago,
Let's rewind a bit, if we ignore the kie and kogito name controversy it
makes perfect sense that the final image that is delivered for users
(whatever the name) includes tooling (whatever the name).
I think we need to assume that fact and devise a solution that honors it.


On Wed, Mar 6, 2024 at 6:50 PM Tiago Bento <[email protected]> wrote:

> Dominik and Ricardo,
>
> I understand your concern with removing features from users. Too much
> has grown around the circular dependency we had between `kogito-apps`
> and `kie-tools`. We're fixing it now, and it is a challenging task.
>
> Rather than stating the "need" of `kogito-images` depending on
> `kie-tools`, let's keep the focus on the end result. IMHO it is
> irrelevant on which repo something is hosted, as long as we can do
> atomic releases and kick-off our release train with Apache KIE 10.
> That means defining a clear topology of repos during an Apache KIE
> build, which, by definition, can't contain cycles.
>
> Now, `kogito-images` either is part of the `drools` and `kogito-*`
> streams, or it's not.
>
> This PR [1]
> https://github.com/apache/incubator-kie-kogito-images/pull/1734
> introduces a cycle, even without the changes proposed by me on the
> first email of this thread, so merging this PR would be introducing a
> blocker for the Apache KIE 10 release (and for future releases too).
>
> If we really wanted to have `kogito-images` depending on `kie-tools`,
> though, we would need to:
>
> 1. Make sure `kie-tools` doesn't depend on `kogito-images`;
> 2. Create a third development stream, just for `kogito-images`,
> leaving a buffer for `kogito-images` to be updated with the latest
> `kie-tools` version during a release. Analogous to what we do with
> `kie-tools` and the `drools` and `kogito-*` stream;
> 3. Create a mechanism to do timestamped SNAPSHOT releases of
> `kie-tools`, analogous to what we have on the `drools` and `kogito-*`
> streams now.
>
> This, IMHO, introduces a lot more complexity to our already convoluted
> release process, so I wouldn't go on that route.
>
> With all that said, and to be clear regarding the topology of the
> repository, to successfully build and release Apache KIE 10, we need
> to take all 22 repositories [1] we have in Apache right now, and sort
> them in a way that we can build them one by one, only once, without
> referencing older versions of any 1st-party
> package/module/image/artifact.
>
> We can't think about our repos in the same way we used to. KIE Tools
> won't have a release published before nor after a Drools or Kogito
> Runtimes release. Everything will be released at the same time. That's
> the mindset shift we all need to get used to if we want to do atomic
> releases of Apache KIE.
>
> I hope it is clearer now why we can't have `kogito-images` depending
> on `kie-tools` if `kogito-images` continues to be part of the `drools`
> and `kogito-*` development streams.
>
> The way I see it, Dominik came to this mail thread with an important
> and valid concern, which now we need to solve together, as a
> community.
>
> I'll keep my suggestions of either moving the image from
> `kogito-images` to `kie-tools`, or removing the dependency of SWF
> Quarkus Dev UI from it. Of course, the PR [1] can't be merged, as it
> will introduce a dependency cycle, so I'm -1'ing that PR too, given
> the blocker it will introduce to the Apache KIE 10 release.
>
> Is this image being used anywhere else? Or is `kn-plugin-workflow` the
> only place using it? Why does it need to stay at `kogito-images` and
> can't go to `kie-tools`? Same questions for the image being introduced
> by [1].
>
> Let me know if I'm missing something, but I feel like our best course
> of action now would be moving the images to `kie-tools`.
>
> Regards,
>
> Tiago Bento
>
>
> [1]
> https://github.com/orgs/apache/repositories?language=&q=incubator-kie&sort=&type=all
>
>
> On Wed, Mar 6, 2024 at 9:59 AM Alex Porcelli <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> > Ricardo,
> >
> > Here's a better description [1] of the dependency that KIE Tools has
> > with the images. If we have kogito images moved to after KIE Tools, I
> > think we'd create a new circular dependency.
> >
> > [1] -
> https://github.com/apache/incubator-kie-issues/issues/821#issuecomment-1896206199
> >
> > On Wed, Mar 6, 2024 at 9:43 AM ricardo zanini fernandes
> > <[email protected]> wrote:
> > >
> > > Alex,
> > >
> > > I'm not aware of any dependencies in KIE Tools for images.
> > >
> > > On Wed, Mar 6, 2024 at 9:44 AM Alex Porcelli <[email protected]>
> wrote:
> > >
> > > > Ricardo,
> > > >
> > > > IIRC, there’s a dependency in KIE Tools for serverless workflow with
> > > > images… if this is correct, your proposal will introduce a new
> circular
> > > > dependency.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > On Wed, Mar 6, 2024 at 7:39 AM ricardo zanini fernandes <
> > > > [email protected]> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Hi!
> > > > >
> > > > > A strong -1 from my side moving the images to kie-tools. We can
> release
> > > > the
> > > > > images after a kie-tools release or patch the images with a new
> kie-tools
> > > > > release if that comes out. It's ok to depend on it, I just need
> help to
> > > > > setup the pipelines and CI.
> > > > >
> > > > > So, when releasing SonatFlow images, we can grab the latest
> available
> > > > > kie-tools version, pack it and ship it. If a new release comes up
> and we
> > > > > need the fix, we can of course do a patch release.
> > > > >
> > > > > We just need to automate the process.
> > > > >
> > > > > Cheers!
> > > > >
> > > > > On Wed, Mar 6, 2024 at 9:33 AM Alex Porcelli <[email protected]>
> > > > wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > > Dominik,
> > > > > >
> > > > > > The plans and course of action for removing the circular
> dependency has
> > > > > > been exhaustively discussed in the mailing list and Zulip
> channel among
> > > > > > community and key stakeholders, I don’t think we have room to
> revisit
> > > > the
> > > > > > decision that has been already agreed.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > With that being said, I don’t think the current plans removes any
> > > > > > functionality, we are just moving things from one repository to
> > > > another.
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > On Wed, Mar 6, 2024 at 2:19 AM Dominik Hanak <
> [email protected]>
> > > > > > wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > Hi Tiago,
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > that is a problem, we are removing an important functionality
> for our
> > > > > SWF
> > > > > > > users, imho it is a killer feature in this case.
> > > > > > > I am against it, there needs to be a solution where we can
> depend on
> > > > > > > kie-tools with kie-kogito-images.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Another thing that is currently open as a PR [2] that makes
> images
> > > > > depend
> > > > > > > on kie-tools. Here we are following
> > > > > > > the approach you started in kiegroup and we were not aware of
> any
> > > > > > changes,
> > > > > > > now with the unexpected and sudden changes it is irrelevant?
> > > > > > > Do you have a proposal on how to achieve what we have in [2]
> after
> > > > the
> > > > > > > circular dependency issue is fixed according to the proposal
> > > > > annoucement?
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Dominik
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > [2]
> https://github.com/apache/incubator-kie-kogito-images/pull/1734
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > On Wed, 6 Mar 2024 at 02:10, Tiago Bento <
> > > > > [email protected]>
> > > > > > > wrote:
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Hi Dominik,
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > That is indeed an oversight on our part. Thanks for pointing
> that
> > > > > out.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Unfortunately, given the two development streams (`drools`
> and
> > > > > > > > `kogito-*`, and `kie-tools`), we can't have `kogito-images`
> > > > depending
> > > > > > > > on packages that will start being hosted on `kie-tools`,
> since
> > > > > > > > `kogito-images` is part of the `drools` and `kogito-*`
> development
> > > > > > > > stream, which is upstream from `kie-tools`' perspective.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Since all Dev UI packages are moving to `kie-tools`, images
> on
> > > > > > > > `kogito-images` can't depend on them.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > I'm not familiar with the structure of `kogito-images`, nor
> the
> > > > > > > > purpose of this image that uses SWF's Quarkus Dev UI, but
> following
> > > > > > > > the same reasoning we did for `kogito-management-console` and
> > > > > > > > `kogito-task-console`, my suggestion would be moving this
> image to
> > > > > > > > `kie-tools`. Another option I can see is simply removing the
> > > > Quarkus
> > > > > > > > Dev UI dependency on this image.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > I'd wait for other opinions, though, as I'm not the best
> person to
> > > > > > > > answer SWF-related questions.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Regards,
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Tiago Bento
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > On Tue, Mar 5, 2024 at 9:31 AM Dominik Hanak <
> > > > [email protected]>
> > > > > > > > wrote:
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > Hi Tiago,
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > Thanks for moving this forward.
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > I have one thing to highlight with
> > > > > > > > > https://github.com/apache/incubator-kie-kogito-images
> > > > > > > > > I noticed [1], where the swf devui is being used in an
> image.
> > > > Imho
> > > > > > that
> > > > > > > > > would require adjustments to the nightly pipelines &
> release
> > > > > process.
> > > > > > > > > Would it be possible to add tasks to the plan that ensure
> > > > required
> > > > > > > > > adjustments to our CI once the migration is done?
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > Best regards,
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > Dominik
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > [1]
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> https://github.com/apache/incubator-kie-kogito-images/blob/ce62b9d86c2ea0385ab85c3ef5339afe5ecdea72/modules/kogito-swf/devmode/build-config/module.yaml#L30
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > On Fri, 1 Mar 2024 at 05:54, Tiago Bento <
> [email protected]>
> > > > > > > wrote:
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > Hi everyone,
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > Following up on the status of this effort.
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > I know I'm a bit late on the email, but it paid off, as
> we just
> > > > > had
> > > > > > > > > > our first green build [1] of KIE Tools with Java 17,
> Quarkus
> > > > > 3.2.9,
> > > > > > > > > > Maven 3.9.6 and Kogito 999-20240218-SNAPSHOT. We ended up
> > > > > deciding
> > > > > > to
> > > > > > > > > > do items 1. and 2. together after all, but we couldn't
> use the
> > > > > > latest
> > > > > > > > > > timestamped SNAPSHOT due to
> > > > > > > > > > https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/INFRA-25546, which
> > > > > prevented
> > > > > > > the
> > > > > > > > > > publication of the timestamped SNAPSHOT to succeed.
> That's why
> > > > we
> > > > > > > > > > picked 20240218, not 20240225.
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > We will proceed with some manual checks now to confirm
> that
> > > > > > > everything
> > > > > > > > > > is working properly, and I hope on the next status
> update we
> > > > will
> > > > > > > have
> > > > > > > > > > the big blocker removed and that we have already made
> some
> > > > > progress
> > > > > > > on
> > > > > > > > > > items other than 1. and 2..
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > It's been great seeing everyone working together to move
> this
> > > > > > forward
> > > > > > > > > > as fast as possible. Thanks a lot Eder, Thiago, Rodrigo,
> Alex,
> > > > > > > > > > Fabrizio, Paulo, and Yeser!
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > [1]
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> https://github.com/apache/incubator-kie-tools/actions/runs/8105498131/job/22153897965
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > On Mon, Feb 26, 2024 at 5:59 AM Francisco Javier Tirado
> Sarti
> > > > > > > > > > <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > Hi Tiago,
> > > > > > > > > > > It was a nice morning reading ;) Thanks for all the
> time
> > > > > invested
> > > > > > > on
> > > > > > > > such
> > > > > > > > > > > detailed writing.
> > > > > > > > > > > @Ricardo Zanini <[email protected]> @Walter Medvedeo
> > > > > > > > > > > <[email protected]> I guess dev ui can be
> removed
> > > > > from
> > > > > > > > current
> > > > > > > > > > > examples, at least from the ones I'm familiar with,
> since
> > > > their
> > > > > > > > README
> > > > > > > > > > > files do not really require any graphical tool. But to
> be
> > > > > honest,
> > > > > > > > since I
> > > > > > > > > > > have focused my work on  SWF simple showcase examples,
> I'm
> > > > not
> > > > > > 100%
> > > > > > > > sure
> > > > > > > > > > > that's the same case for more elaborate ones, can you
> please
> > > > > > check
> > > > > > > > that
> > > > > > > > > > it
> > > > > > > > > > > is fine to remove dev ui? If this is not the case,
> maybe
> > > > those
> > > > > > > > examples
> > > > > > > > > > can
> > > > > > > > > > > be moved to the tools repository (points 9 and 10 of
> Tiago's
> > > > > > email)
> > > > > > > > > > > Thanks in advance.
> > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > On Fri, Feb 23, 2024 at 2:29 AM Tiago Bento <
> > > > > > [email protected]
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > DISCLAIMER: this is a long email. Feel free to jump
> to the
> > > > > > bottom
> > > > > > > > for
> > > > > > > > > > > > the concrete task list.
> > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > ---
> > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > This email aims to explain the issue and lay out the
> > > > efforts
> > > > > > that
> > > > > > > > are
> > > > > > > > > > > > in place to fix it.
> > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > ---
> > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > Before we start digging into the problem, we need to
> > > > > > understand a
> > > > > > > > > > > > little bit of the history of the KIE community and
> the
> > > > Kogito
> > > > > > > > > > > > initiative, at least from the part I started
> contributing
> > > > to
> > > > > it
> > > > > > > > anyway
> > > > > > > > > > > > :)
> > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > Back in Business Central days, we had a single
> stream of
> > > > > > > > development.
> > > > > > > > > > > > We had robust CI jobs that would build the entire
> stack,
> > > > from
> > > > > > > > `drools`
> > > > > > > > > > > > to `kie-wb-distributions`. When Kogito came about,
> there
> > > > was
> > > > > a
> > > > > > > > fission
> > > > > > > > > > > > in our pipelines. Kogito started to release
> independently
> > > > > from
> > > > > > > > > > > > everything else, and because of the organic way
> things
> > > > > started
> > > > > > to
> > > > > > > > > > > > organize themselves, the Kogito Tooling initiative
> needed
> > > > to
> > > > > > have
> > > > > > > > its
> > > > > > > > > > > > own release cycle as well.
> > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > Up until we started the migration to Apache, Business
> > > > Central
> > > > > > > > > > > > continued on its `7.x` stream, Kogito was at `1.x`
> stream,
> > > > > and
> > > > > > > > Kogito
> > > > > > > > > > > > Tooling (which was already called KIE Tools) was
> still on
> > > > > > `0.x`.
> > > > > > > > > > > > Drools started its own release stream as well, with
> `8.x`,
> > > > > and
> > > > > > > > > > > > OptaPlanner I believe had jumped to `9.x` already.
> This
> > > > > > > > fragmentation
> > > > > > > > > > > > had technical implications, which we are trying to
> overcome
> > > > > > right
> > > > > > > > now
> > > > > > > > > > > > with Apache KIE 10.
> > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > The Apache KIE 10 release is aimed to be an atomic
> release,
> > > > > > where
> > > > > > > > the
> > > > > > > > > > > > entire Apache KIE community follows a single release
> > > > stream.
> > > > > > This
> > > > > > > > > > > > means we need to make sure our code base is in sync,
> from
> > > > > > > `drools`
> > > > > > > > to
> > > > > > > > > > > > `kie-tools`.
> > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > This whole conversation of course doesn't come
> without a
> > > > > > > > background of
> > > > > > > > > > > > CI pipelines, organizational perspectives of what
> Apache
> > > > KIE
> > > > > > is,
> > > > > > > > and
> > > > > > > > > > > > even poly- vs. mono-repo discussions. This is not
> the focus
> > > > > of
> > > > > > > this
> > > > > > > > > > > > issue, and I believe with time we'll converge into
> > > > something
> > > > > > > > everyone
> > > > > > > > > > > > is comfortable with and that ultimately serves our
> users
> > > > > well.
> > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > ---
> > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > Due to the lack of unification and flexibility while
> > > > > > > bootstrapping
> > > > > > > > new
> > > > > > > > > > > > efforts, KIE Tools had to come up with a way to
> depend on
> > > > the
> > > > > > new
> > > > > > > > > > > > stuff (i.e. Kogito) without sacrificing its own
> integrity
> > > > and
> > > > > > > > > > > > stability. KIE Tools, as many of you know, evolved
> to be a
> > > > > > > polyglot
> > > > > > > > > > > > monorepo, hosting Java, JavaScript/TypeScript, Go and
> > > > Docker
> > > > > > > > images.
> > > > > > > > > > > > There's a multitude of technologies at play on KIE
> Tools,
> > > > > which
> > > > > > > > > > > > ultimately gives our users KIE Sandbox, VS Code and
> Chrome
> > > > > > > > Extensions,
> > > > > > > > > > > > and Standalone Editors that can be used as regular
> > > > libraries
> > > > > on
> > > > > > > web
> > > > > > > > > > > > applications.
> > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > The technical solution we found on `kie-tools` was
> > > > depending
> > > > > on
> > > > > > > > Kogito
> > > > > > > > > > > > as if it were a 3rd party dependency. We have a
> single,
> > > > fixed
> > > > > > > > version
> > > > > > > > > > > > of it and we manually upgrade it to the latest one
> > > > available
> > > > > > when
> > > > > > > > we
> > > > > > > > > > > > need to. This has worked amazingly well, allowing us
> to own
> > > > > the
> > > > > > > > > > > > codebase and avoid random breaks coming from SNAPSHOT
> > > > > > artifacts.
> > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > This allowed the `drools` and `kogito-*`
> repositories to
> > > > > evolve
> > > > > > > > > > > > independently of `kie-tools`. This also made
> `kie-tools`
> > > > > > > > responsible
> > > > > > > > > > > > for adapting itself to changes coming from `drools`
> and
> > > > > > > `kogito-*`.
> > > > > > > > > > > > Luckily, we didn't have many incompatibilities, but
> right
> > > > now
> > > > > > we
> > > > > > > > have
> > > > > > > > > > > > an important one, that we'll discuss below.
> > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > Note that at this point, and for this issue in
> particular,
> > > > it
> > > > > > is
> > > > > > > > > > > > unimportant to discuss why things were done the way
> they
> > > > > were,
> > > > > > or
> > > > > > > > what
> > > > > > > > > > > > we should've done instead. I'm laying out the facts
> so that
> > > > > we
> > > > > > > can
> > > > > > > > > > > > understand how we're moving forward now. Of course,
> I would
> > > > > > > > personally
> > > > > > > > > > > > love to debate this on a separate thread :)
> > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > ---
> > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > One of the most impactful features of KIE Sandbox is
> the
> > > > DMN
> > > > > > > > Runner.
> > > > > > > > > > > > It allows people to rapidly interact with their
> Decisions
> > > > as
> > > > > > they
> > > > > > > > > > > > author them, and this was all made possible because
> of the
> > > > > JIT
> > > > > > > > > > > > Executor (hosted at `kogito-apps`). KIE Sandbox also
> > > > started
> > > > > to
> > > > > > > > allow
> > > > > > > > > > > > users to deploy their Decisions to OpenShift, then
> later to
> > > > > > > > > > > > Kubernetes, and now recently we allow users to deploy
> > > > > anything
> > > > > > to
> > > > > > > > > > > > OpenShift and Kubernetes, with a very high level of
> > > > > > > customization.
> > > > > > > > All
> > > > > > > > > > > > these features depend on `kogito-*`, Quarkus, and
> all the
> > > > > > things
> > > > > > > > that
> > > > > > > > > > > > come with them. Including the Java version.
> > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > Logically, `kie-tools` depends on `drools` and
> `kogito-*`,
> > > > as
> > > > > > > > `drools`
> > > > > > > > > > > > and `kogito-*` can (and do!) exist and function
> without
> > > > > Tools,
> > > > > > > but
> > > > > > > > not
> > > > > > > > > > > > the other way around.
> > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > As `kie-tools` started growing, maturing, and
> releasing
> > > > some
> > > > > > > > pieces of
> > > > > > > > > > > > technology that were useful to other domains (i.e.
> > > > > Multiplying
> > > > > > > > > > > > Architecture), it became a dependency for other
> projects.
> > > > > Users
> > > > > > > > > > > > started depending on our Standalone Editors, but
> also on
> > > > the
> > > > > > > > > > > > Multiplying Architecture packages. One good example
> is
> > > > Kaoto,
> > > > > > > which
> > > > > > > > > > > > released a VS Code extension aligned with our
> architecture.
> > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > The capability of encapsulating web components in any
> > > > > > technology
> > > > > > > > > > > > behind a well defined, statically typed API was
> really
> > > > > > appealing,
> > > > > > > > and
> > > > > > > > > > > > when the Kogito initiative started to design their
> Runtime
> > > > > > Tools
> > > > > > > > > > > > (i.e., Quarkus Dev UIs, Management Console, and Task
> > > > Inbox),
> > > > > > > using
> > > > > > > > the
> > > > > > > > > > > > Multiplying Architecture was the way to go.
> > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > That's when the circular dependency started. We had
> > > > > > > > > > > > `kogito-apps/ui-packages` depending on `kie-tools`.
> Note
> > > > that
> > > > > > it
> > > > > > > > was
> > > > > > > > > > > > also logical for these packages to be part of the
> > > > `kogito-*`
> > > > > > > > > > > > repositories and release stream. Users upgrading to
> a new
> > > > > > version
> > > > > > > > of
> > > > > > > > > > > > Kogito would also need to have their Task Inbox,
> Management
> > > > > > > > Console,
> > > > > > > > > > > > and Quarkus Dev UIs aligned with the new version of
> Kogito.
> > > > > Not
> > > > > > > to
> > > > > > > > > > > > mention Job Service, Data Index etc.
> > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > For many months (or years!), this was not an issue,
> as the
> > > > > > > > Multiplying
> > > > > > > > > > > > Architecture packages were very stable and very
> rarely were
> > > > > > > > modified.
> > > > > > > > > > > > The last big change we had was 3 years ago, with the
> > > > > > introduction
> > > > > > > > of
> > > > > > > > > > > > Shared Values [1], which did not impact the
> fire-and-forget
> > > > > and
> > > > > > > > > > > > Promise-based mechanisms we already had in place.
> > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > Although we were aware of this circular dependency
> from the
> > > > > > > > beginning,
> > > > > > > > > > > > it was not that big of a deal for `kogito-apps` to
> depend
> > > > on
> > > > > an
> > > > > > > > older,
> > > > > > > > > > > > dephased version of `kie-tools`. We didn't have
> plans of
> > > > > > unifying
> > > > > > > > the
> > > > > > > > > > > > streams anyway, and it was the best solution for our
> users
> > > > to
> > > > > > > have
> > > > > > > > > > > > their Runtime Tools packages released together with
> the
> > > > > Kogito
> > > > > > > > stream.
> > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > That of course changed after the migration to Apache.
> > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > ---
> > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > If you reached this point, thank you for your
> interest in a
> > > > > > > little
> > > > > > > > bit
> > > > > > > > > > > > of the history of KIE, and I hope you can now
> understand
> > > > why
> > > > > > > things
> > > > > > > > > > > > are the way they are. Let's talk about what changed
> and
> > > > what
> > > > > we
> > > > > > > are
> > > > > > > > > > > > doing to adapt to the new requirements.
> > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > Hinting a little bit to what I mentioned above, this
> > > > > discussion
> > > > > > > is
> > > > > > > > > > > > very intertwined with the CI pipelines and
> > > > > versioning/releasing
> > > > > > > > > > > > strategies subjects, as we are essentially
> discussing code
> > > > > > > > > > > > organization, coupling/decoupling and granularity of
> stuff,
> > > > > and
> > > > > > > to
> > > > > > > > > > > > make things easier at least for a while, `drools` and
> > > > > > `kogito-*`
> > > > > > > > will
> > > > > > > > > > > > continue being a separate stream from `kie-tools`.
> > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > `drools` and `kogito-*` will continue being able to
> evolve
> > > > > > > > > > > > independently of `kie-tools`, and `kie-tools` will
> continue
> > > > > > > > adapting
> > > > > > > > > > > > itself to whatever changes on `drools` and
> `kogito-*`.
> > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > At the same time, Apache KIE 10 (and the next
> releases
> > > > too!)
> > > > > > will
> > > > > > > > be
> > > > > > > > > > > > atomic. And for our users, a single release stream.
> > > > > `drools@10
> > > > > > `
> > > > > > > > and
> > > > > > > > > > > > `kogito-*@10` will be used on `kie-tools@10`. We
> started
> > > > > this
> > > > > > > > effort a
> > > > > > > > > > > > while ago, and although we should've been more open
> about
> > > > it
> > > > > > from
> > > > > > > > the
> > > > > > > > > > > > beginning, we are also learning how to properly
> communicate
> > > > > > > inside
> > > > > > > > the
> > > > > > > > > > > > Apache structure. Better late than never :) Thanks
> for the
> > > > > tip
> > > > > > > > Tibor!
> > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > Here's how we'll do it:
> > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > 1. A couple of weeks ago, one of our newest
> committers.
> > > > > Rodrigo
> > > > > > > > > > > > Antunes, created automated jobs to weekly publish a
> > > > > timestamped
> > > > > > > > > > > > SNAPSHOT version of `drools` and `kogito-*`. This
> will
> > > > allow
> > > > > us
> > > > > > > to
> > > > > > > > > > > > have a persistent, immutable version to point to on
> > > > > > `kie-tools`,
> > > > > > > > even
> > > > > > > > > > > > without having a full release. Timestamped
> SNAPSHOTs, as
> > > > > we're
> > > > > > > > calling
> > > > > > > > > > > > them, are a little bit different than normal Maven
> > > > SNAPSHOTs,
> > > > > > as
> > > > > > > > there
> > > > > > > > > > > > is no `updatePolicy`, so as time passes, the
> downloaded
> > > > > > artifacts
> > > > > > > > do
> > > > > > > > > > > > not change. This allows `kie-tools` to be stable and
> > > > > > incorporate
> > > > > > > > > > > > changes done to `drools` and `kogito-*` at its own
> pace. We
> > > > > > also
> > > > > > > > moved
> > > > > > > > > > > > the publication of `@kie-tools/jitexecutor-native`
> to this
> > > > > new
> > > > > > > > job, so
> > > > > > > > > > > > we won't have to maintain it on the `kie-tools` side
> > > > anymore.
> > > > > > > > Thanks
> > > > > > > > > > > > Rodrigo!
> > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > 2. When we define the code freeze prior to releasing
> Apache
> > > > > > KIE,
> > > > > > > > > > > > `drools` and `kogito-*` will need to be frozen a
> little bit
> > > > > > > earlier
> > > > > > > > > > > > than `kie-tools`, leaving a buffer for `kie-tools`
> to start
> > > > > > > > pointing
> > > > > > > > > > > > to the latest timestamped SNAPSHOT and adapting
> itself to
> > > > the
> > > > > > > > changes.
> > > > > > > > > > > > My initial thoughts are around 2 weeks, but with
> constant
> > > > > > updates
> > > > > > > > and
> > > > > > > > > > > > proper alignment between the two streams, I see this
> time
> > > > > > > reducing
> > > > > > > > to
> > > > > > > > > > > > a couple of days for upcoming releases.
> > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > 3. After `kie-tools` is fully functional pointing to
> the
> > > > > latest
> > > > > > > > > > > > timestamped SNAPSHOT of `drools` and `kogito-*`, we
> can now
> > > > > > start
> > > > > > > > > > > > preparing for the actual release. We will cut new
> branches
> > > > > for
> > > > > > > the
> > > > > > > > > > > > next version (i.e. 10.0.0) and update all
> configuration
> > > > files
> > > > > > > that
> > > > > > > > we
> > > > > > > > > > > > have to. This will be done on `drools`, `kogito-*`,
> and
> > > > > > > > `kie-tools`.
> > > > > > > > > > > > Every module/package will declare the same version,
> and
> > > > will
> > > > > > > > depend on
> > > > > > > > > > > > the upstream modules/packages with the same version
> as
> > > > well.
> > > > > We
> > > > > > > can
> > > > > > > > > > > > proceed with this staging phase as normal. Running
> > > > > > > automated/manual
> > > > > > > > > > > > tests and eventually signing off that everything is
> good to
> > > > > go.
> > > > > > > > (I'm
> > > > > > > > > > > > not 100% on the timeline for the Apache release, but
> with
> > > > > this
> > > > > > > > process
> > > > > > > > > > > > we can guarantee that we will vote on branches that
> won't
> > > > > > change
> > > > > > > > when
> > > > > > > > > > > > we decide to release. It will be a matter of pushing
> tags
> > > > > > > pointing
> > > > > > > > to
> > > > > > > > > > > > these release branches).
> > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > With the release process defined, we can now discuss
> the
> > > > > exact
> > > > > > > > actions
> > > > > > > > > > > > we're taking to remove the circular dependency we
> have
> > > > > between
> > > > > > > > > > > > `kie-tools` and `kogito-apps`. All of which will
> need to be
> > > > > > > > addressed
> > > > > > > > > > > > prior to starting the release process.
> > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > 1. (Fabrizio - IN PROGRESS) Make sure `kie-tools` is
> on
> > > > Java
> > > > > > 17,
> > > > > > > > Maven
> > > > > > > > > > > > 3.9.6, and Quarkus 3.
> > > > > > > > > > > > (
> https://github.com/apache/incubator-kie-issues/issues/960
> > > > )
> > > > > > > > > > > >     There's a complication here, since we still have
> three
> > > > > big
> > > > > > > > > > > > packages (Serverless Workflow Diagram Editor, BPMN,
> DMN,
> > > > and
> > > > > > > SceSim
> > > > > > > > > > > > Editors, and DashBuilder) on `kie-tools` that need
> GWT, and
> > > > > as
> > > > > > > you
> > > > > > > > > > > > know, GWT together with Java upgrades usually
> require some
> > > > > > work.
> > > > > > > > We're
> > > > > > > > > > > > on GWT 2.10, which should already support Java 17,
> but
> > > > we'll
> > > > > > know
> > > > > > > > more
> > > > > > > > > > > > once we try it.
> > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > 2. (Fabrizio - NOT YET STARTED) Make sure
> `kie-tools` is
> > > > > using
> > > > > > > the
> > > > > > > > > > > > latest timestamped SNAPSHOT from `kogito-*`.
> > > > > > > > > > > > (
> https://github.com/apache/incubator-kie-issues/issues/965
> > > > )
> > > > > > > > > > > >     We have them built and published every Sunday
> EOD, so
> > > > on
> > > > > > > Monday
> > > > > > > > > > > > (Feb 25th, 2024) we'll have a brand new one to start
> > > > working
> > > > > > > with.
> > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > 3. (Thiago - IN PROGRESS) Move
> `kogito-apps/ui-packages` to
> > > > > > > > > > > > `kie-tools`. (
> > > > > > > > > >
> https://github.com/apache/incubator-kie-issues/issues/833)
> > > > > > > > > > > >     We started a couple of weeks ago, and we should
> be ~80%
> > > > > > done
> > > > > > > > with
> > > > > > > > > > it
> > > > > > > > > > > > by now.
> > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > 4. (Fabrizio - PR SENT, but blocked by 1. and 2.)
> Move the
> > > > > SWF
> > > > > > > > Quarkus
> > > > > > > > > > > > Dev UI package from `kogito-apps` to `kie-tools`.
> > > > > > > > > > > > (
> https://github.com/apache/incubator-kie-tools/pull/2167)
> > > > > > > > > > > >     This can only be done after 1. and 2. are
> merged, since
> > > > > > this
> > > > > > > > move
> > > > > > > > > > > > will require `kie-tools` to be ready to build
> packages with
> > > > > > Java
> > > > > > > > 17,
> > > > > > > > > > > > Maven 3.9.6, and Quarkus 3.
> > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > 5. (Thiago - NOT YET STARTED) Move the BPMN Quarkus
> Dev UI
> > > > > > > package
> > > > > > > > > > > > from `kogito-apps` to `kie-tools`.
> > > > > > > > > > > > (
> https://github.com/apache/incubator-kie-issues/issues/966
> > > > )
> > > > > > > > > > > >     We'll follow the lead of Fabrizio's PR from 4.
> That's
> > > > > > > > essentially
> > > > > > > > > > > > doing exactly the same thing for the BPMN Quarkus
> Dev UI
> > > > > > module.
> > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > 6. (Rodrigo - NOT YET STARTED) Change the Jenkins
> release
> > > > > jobs
> > > > > > to
> > > > > > > > > > > > include publishing both Quarkus Dev UI modules to
> Maven
> > > > > central
> > > > > > > as
> > > > > > > > > > > > part of the Apache release.
> > > > > > > > > > > > (
> https://github.com/apache/incubator-kie-issues/issues/964
> > > > )
> > > > > > > > > > > >     Should be pretty straight-forward, as we already
> have
> > > > > > > > experience
> > > > > > > > > > > > doing this for other repos.
> > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > 7. (Thiago - NOT YET STARTED) Change the ownership of
> > > > > > > > `task-console`
> > > > > > > > > > > > and `management-console` images from `kogito-images`
> to
> > > > > > > > `kie-tools`.
> > > > > > > > > > > > (
> https://github.com/apache/incubator-kie-issues/issues/963
> > > > )
> > > > > > > > > > > >     KIE Tools already hosts and publishes several
> images,
> > > > and
> > > > > > > since
> > > > > > > > > > > > the content of those images will now be hosted at
> > > > > `kie-tools`,
> > > > > > we
> > > > > > > > can
> > > > > > > > > > > > only host them there.
> > > > > > > > > > > >     This also means we'll get rid of the two Quarkus
> apps
> > > > [2]
> > > > > > > that
> > > > > > > > > > > > wrap both consoles' static assets. We could be wrong
> about
> > > > > the
> > > > > > > > purpose
> > > > > > > > > > > > of those apps, so if anyone has more information,
> please do
> > > > > > reach
> > > > > > > > out.
> > > > > > > > > > > > Otherwise, we'll skip the Quarkusification of those
> static
> > > > > > assets
> > > > > > > > and
> > > > > > > > > > > > we'll ship images with `httpd` directly, like we do
> for KIE
> > > > > > > > Sandbox.
> > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > 8. (Assignee TDB - NOT YET STARTED) Deleting
> everything
> > > > that
> > > > > > was
> > > > > > > > moved
> > > > > > > > > > > > to `kie-tools` from `kogito-apps`.
> > > > > > > > > > > > (
> https://github.com/apache/incubator-kie-issues/issues/962
> > > > )
> > > > > > > > > > > >     That will be the point where we actually get rid
> of the
> > > > > > > > circular
> > > > > > > > > > > > dependency and remove the blocker for the release.
> > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > 9. (Assignee TDB - NOT YET STARTED) Adapt
> `kogito-examples`
> > > > > to
> > > > > > > all
> > > > > > > > the
> > > > > > > > > > > > changes we mentioned above.
> > > > > > > > > > > > (
> https://github.com/apache/incubator-kie-issues/issues/961
> > > > )
> > > > > > > > > > > >     Kogito Examples keeps being part of the `drools`
> and
> > > > > > > `kogito-*`
> > > > > > > > > > > > stream, meaning that example modules won't be able
> to use
> > > > > > neither
> > > > > > > > of
> > > > > > > > > > > > the Quarkus Dev UIs, as `kie-tools` is downstream in
> > > > relation
> > > > > > to
> > > > > > > > the
> > > > > > > > > > > > `drools` and `kogito-*` stream.
> > > > > > > > > > > >     The same would be true for Management Console
> and Task
> > > > > > > Console
> > > > > > > > > > > > images, but for them, we can use the `daily-dev` tag
> we
> > > > > publish
> > > > > > > > daily
> > > > > > > > > > > > from `kie-tools@main`.
> > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > 10. (Assignee TDB - NOT YET STARTED) Create some
> example
> > > > apps
> > > > > > > that
> > > > > > > > use
> > > > > > > > > > > > the Quarkus Dev UIs directly on the `examples`
> directory of
> > > > > > > > > > > > `kie-tools`. (
> > > > > > > > > >
> https://github.com/apache/incubator-kie-issues/issues/959)
> > > > > > > > > > > >     This is to serve the same purpose of packages
> that did
> > > > > that
> > > > > > > on
> > > > > > > > > > > > `kogito-examples`, but now hosted on `kie-tools`.
> > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > Pheew! That's a lot of things to do, but it is the
> result
> > > > of
> > > > > > two
> > > > > > > > > > > > intense weeks assessing and planning how we would
> address
> > > > > this
> > > > > > > > issue
> > > > > > > > > > > > in a way that the Apache KIE 10 release can be done
> in a
> > > > way
> > > > > > that
> > > > > > > > > > > > feels atomic to our users, who are ultimately the
> most
> > > > > > important
> > > > > > > > part
> > > > > > > > > > > > of the community. There's an open EPIC too at
> > > > > > > > > > > >
> https://github.com/apache/incubator-kie-issues/issues/967.
> > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > I appreciate it if you reached this point, and hope
> you
> > > > feel
> > > > > > > > welcome
> > > > > > > > > > > > to contributing to solving this lengthy and
> historical
> > > > > problem
> > > > > > if
> > > > > > > > you
> > > > > > > > > > > > feel like doing so.
> > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > I'll personally send updates to this thread every
> week, on
> > > > > > > Thursday
> > > > > > > > > > > > nights. Do not hesitate to contact me or any of the
> people
> > > > > > > > involved in
> > > > > > > > > > > > this effort if you have questions, or simply want to
> chat
> > > > > about
> > > > > > > it.
> > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks a lot Alex, Paulo, Fabrizio, Thiago, Rodrigo,
> and
> > > > > others
> > > > > > > > that
> > > > > > > > > > > > somehow helped so far.
> > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > Kind regards,
> > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > Tiago Bento
> > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > ---
> > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > P.S.: You might've noticed we left Trusty out of the
> > > > picture
> > > > > > for
> > > > > > > > now.
> > > > > > > > > > > > Thiago is conducting an investigation to understand
> what
> > > > > would
> > > > > > be
> > > > > > > > the
> > > > > > > > > > > > best course of action for it. As much as we have
> plans to
> > > > > > revive
> > > > > > > > it,
> > > > > > > > > > > > right now our focus has to be on getting Apache KIE
> 10 out.
> > > > > We
> > > > > > > can
> > > > > > > > > > > > always rely on Git to bring it back in the future,
> if we
> > > > > > > ultimately
> > > > > > > > > > > > decide that wiping out Trusty is the best strategy
> for this
> > > > > > > moment.
> > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > [1]
> https://github.com/apache/incubator-kie-tools/pull/691
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