I, too, +1 deprecation notices for both 2.x and 3.x for Traffic Ops API in
ATC 6.+

On Tue, Aug 3, 2021 at 1:18 PM ocket 8888 <ocket8...@gmail.com> wrote:

> I think we can probably just do one for both, assuming the vote for v3 sees
> no "-1"s.
>
> On Tue, Aug 3, 2021 at 12:08 PM Jeremy Mitchell <mitchell...@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > +1 for deprecation notices added to 2.x and 3.x in TC 6.x. <-- 2 github
> > issues for that?
> >
> > On Tue, Aug 3, 2021 at 11:17 AM Rawlin Peters <raw...@apache.org> wrote:
> >
> > > +1
> > >
> > > - Rawlin
> > >
> > > On Tue, Aug 3, 2021 at 11:01 AM Zach Hoffman <zrhoff...@apache.org>
> > wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > I'd like to call for a final vote on
> > > > > whether or not to deprecate APIv3, so that if we do we can get it
> > into
> > > the
> > > > > docs and changelog by the 16th when the release is currently set to
> > be
> > > > cut.
> > > >
> > > > +1
> > > >
> > > > On Tue, Aug 3, 2021 at 10:59 AM ocket 8888 <ocket8...@gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Removal is definitely not on the table until at least ATCv7
> > > > >
> > > > > On Tue, Aug 3, 2021 at 10:56 AM Gray, Jonathan
> > > > > <jonathan_g...@comcast.com.invalid> wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > > Be aware that the ansible deployment code is dependent on v2 for
> > the
> > > > > > moment until it’s updated again.  Deprecation is fine, but if
> it’s
> > > > > removed
> > > > > > we’ll be in the same boat we were in when 1.x got removed.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Jonathan G
> > > > > >
> > > > > > From: ocket 8888 <ocket8...@gmail.com>
> > > > > > Date: Tuesday, August 3, 2021 at 10:53 AM
> > > > > > To: dev@trafficcontrol.apache.org <dev@trafficcontrol.apache.org
> >
> > > > > > Subject: Re: [EXTERNAL] Re: Deprecate APIv2 and v3
> > > > > > Alright, it seems like nobody is opposed to deprecating APIv2
> > (please
> > > > > > correct me if that's wrong), so assuming that's the case to be
> > > perfectly
> > > > > > clear on what everyone wants to do, I'd like to call for a final
> > > vote on
> > > > > > whether or not to deprecate APIv3, so that if we do we can get it
> > > into
> > > > > the
> > > > > > docs and changelog by the 16th when the release is currently set
> to
> > > be
> > > > > cut.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I'm +1 on my own proposal, unsurprisingly.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > On Wed, Jul 28, 2021 at 11:28 AM ocket 8888 <ocket8...@gmail.com
> >
> > > wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > I don't disagree with any of that.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > On Wed, Jul 28, 2021 at 9:01 AM Gray, Jonathan
> > > > > > > <jonathan_g...@comcast.com.invalid> wrote:
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >> > so that APIv3 doesn't become the next entrenched version to
> be
> > > > > > >> hard-coded into a plethora of obscure scripts so that it takes
> > > over a
> > > > > > year
> > > > > > >> to switch.
> > > > > > >>
> > > > > > >> Those scripts are just as important as the ATC project itself
> > > when it
> > > > > > >> comes to production operations.  API version churn is
> expensive
> > > and
> > > > > > it’s a
> > > > > > >> symbiotic relationship.  OSS projects that maintain backward
> > > > > > compatibility
> > > > > > >> are easier to work with and attain greater adoption.  It’s
> just
> > > > > another
> > > > > > >> facet of encouraging adoption just like good PR processes and
> > > tests.
> > > > > > >>
> > > > > > >> Jonathan G
> > > > > > >>
> > > > > > >> From: ocket 8888 <ocket8...@gmail.com>
> > > > > > >> Date: Tuesday, July 27, 2021 at 5:55 PM
> > > > > > >> To: dev@trafficcontrol.apache.org <
> > dev@trafficcontrol.apache.org>
> > > > > > >> Subject: Re: [EXTERNAL] Re: Deprecate APIv2 and v3
> > > > > > >> I have a link to the mailing list discussion:
> > > > > > >>
> > > > > > >>
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > >
> >
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> > > > > > <
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > >
> >
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> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >> <
> > > > > > >>
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > >
> >
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> > > > > > >> >
> > > > > > >>
> > > > > > >> People can still use APIv3 (and v2) until ATCv7. if we don't
> > > deprecate
> > > > > > >> APIv3, then we're going to be in the same boat next time
> around
> > > when
> > > > > > APIv5
> > > > > > >> happens - which I know some people aren't thrilled about but I
> > > think
> > > > > > we're
> > > > > > >> going to need it almost immediately after ATCv6 drops - where
> we
> > > have
> > > > > > two
> > > > > > >> supported legacy API versions carrying around cruft and tech
> > debt.
> > > > > IMO,
> > > > > > we
> > > > > > >> need to rip this band-aid off sooner rather than later, so
> that
> > > APIv3
> > > > > > >> doesn't become the next entrenched version to be hard-coded
> > into a
> > > > > > >> plethora
> > > > > > >> of obscure scripts so that it takes over a year to switch.
> > > > > > >>
> > > > > > >>
> > > > > > >>
> > > > > > >> On Tue, Jul 27, 2021 at 4:05 PM Dave Neuman <
> neu...@apache.org>
> > > > > wrote:
> > > > > > >>
> > > > > > >> > Isn't this email almost like a survey?  Anyone doing API
> work
> > is
> > > > > > >> probably
> > > > > > >> > on this ML or should be.
> > > > > > >> >
> > > > > > >> > Brennan, do you have a link to that discussion?  If it
> wasn't
> > on
> > > > > list
> > > > > > >> then
> > > > > > >> > it didn't happen ;)
> > > > > > >> >
> > > > > > >> > Like I said, I am not going to -1 the proposal but given
> that
> > I
> > > now
> > > > > > know
> > > > > > >> > that 4.x isn't introduced until ATC 6.x, I don't see the big
> > > hurry
> > > > > to
> > > > > > >> > remove 2.x and 3.x.  It seems a little premature to me,
> maybe
> > we
> > > > > just
> > > > > > do
> > > > > > >> > 2.x and not 3.x?  Presumably folks that updated from 1.x
> went
> > > to 3.x
> > > > > > >> and we
> > > > > > >> > should give them a chance to use that before ripping it out
> > too.
> > > > > > >> >
> > > > > > >> > Also, as an aside, it seems like we are adding more and more
> > to
> > > 6.x,
> > > > > > if
> > > > > > >> we
> > > > > > >> > want to get that out we should probably just focus on what
> > > needs to
> > > > > be
> > > > > > >> > completed and not adding more to it.
> > > > > > >> >
> > > > > > >> > --Dave
> > > > > > >> >
> > > > > > >> >
> > > > > > >> > On Tue, Jul 27, 2021 at 2:24 PM ocket 8888 <
> > ocket8...@gmail.com
> > > >
> > > > > > wrote:
> > > > > > >> >
> > > > > > >> > > The reason that's relevant being that deprecating 2.0 and
> > 3.0
> > > with
> > > > > > the
> > > > > > >> > > release of 4.0 is in-line with that strategy.
> > > > > > >> > >
> > > > > > >> > > On Tue, Jul 27, 2021 at 2:23 PM ocket 8888 <
> > > ocket8...@gmail.com>
> > > > > > >> wrote:
> > > > > > >> > >
> > > > > > >> > > > I know it doesn't change the reality of our situation,
> but
> > > fwiw
> > > > > > >> APIv1
> > > > > > >> > > > should've already been gone. From our discussion
> regarding
> > > > > > >> versioning
> > > > > > >> > > when
> > > > > > >> > > > we were making APIv2 prior to ATC release 4.0:
> > > > > > >> > > >
> > > > > > >> > > > > TC 4.0:
> > > > > > >> > > > > - API 1.x supported, some deprecation notices
> > > > > > >> > > > >
> > > > > > >> > > > > TC 4.1:
> > > > > > >> > > > > - API 1.x still supported, deprecation notices added
> to
> > > > > > endpoints
> > > > > > >> not
> > > > > > >> > > > graduated to 2.0
> > > > > > >> > > > > - API 2.0 supported, consisting of 1.x endpoints that
> > were
> > > > > > >> graduated
> > > > > > >> > > > > - starting with this release, you need to start
> > migrating
> > > > > > external
> > > > > > >> > > > clients off of 1.x over to 2.0
> > > > > > >> > > > >
> > > > > > >> > > > > TC 4.2:
> > > > > > >> > > > > - internal clients (e.g. TM, TR, etc) will be migrated
> > > off API
> > > > > > 1.x
> > > > > > >> > over
> > > > > > >> > > > to 2.0. Doing this step after 4.1 adds confidence that
> 1.x
> > > is
> > > > > > still
> > > > > > >> > > > supported alongside 2.0 in order to provide a smooth
> > > migration
> > > > > > >> period
> > > > > > >> > for
> > > > > > >> > > > API clients.
> > > > > > >> > > > >
> > > > > > >> > > > > TC 5.0:
> > > > > > >> > > > > - API 1.x no longer supported, only API 2.x is
> supported
> > > > > > >> > > >
> > > > > > >> > > > The only reason APIv1 exists in 5.x is because "starting
> > > with
> > > > > this
> > > > > > >> > > > release, you need to start migrating external clients
> off
> > > of 1.x
> > > > > > >> over
> > > > > > >> > to
> > > > > > >> > > > 2.0" wound up taking much, much longer than we thought
> it
> > > would.
> > > > > > The
> > > > > > >> > > plan,
> > > > > > >> > > > as I understand it, was always for only three API
> versions
> > > to
> > > > > ever
> > > > > > >> > > coexist
> > > > > > >> > > > - and only two released versions:
> > > > > > >> > > > - legacy version, deprecated, what everyone's using
> prior
> > to
> > > > > > >> upgrade to
> > > > > > >> > > > ATC version that deprecates it
> > > > > > >> > > > - supported version, latest released
> > > > > > >> > > > - development version, not released, nobody should use
> > > except
> > > > > ATC
> > > > > > >> > > > components under active development.
> > > > > > >> > > >
> > > > > > >> > > > On Tue, Jul 27, 2021 at 11:56 AM Rawlin Peters <
> > > > > raw...@apache.org
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >> > > wrote:
> > > > > > >> > > >
> > > > > > >> > > >> I guess the question now is what do we think is "fair"
> > for
> > > our
> > > > > > >> users?
> > > > > > >> > > >> Shouldn't they decide? Can we survey them? If it were
> me
> > > doing
> > > > > > the
> > > > > > >> > > >> updates, I think I'd prefer to do the 2nd update as
> close
> > > to
> > > > > the
> > > > > > >> 1st
> > > > > > >> > > >> update as possible, since those necessary changes would
> > > still
> > > > > be
> > > > > > >> fresh
> > > > > > >> > > >> in memory. Especially knowing that a 2nd update is
> coming
> > > at
> > > > > some
> > > > > > >> > > >> point, I'd rather just get it over with as soon as
> > > possible and
> > > > > > not
> > > > > > >> > > >> have to worry about planning for it later down the
> line.
> > > > > > >> > > >>
> > > > > > >> > > >> - Rawlin
> > > > > > >> > > >>
> > > > > > >> > > >> On Tue, Jul 27, 2021 at 11:36 AM Zach Hoffman <
> > > > > > >> zrhoff...@apache.org>
> > > > > > >> > > >> wrote:
> > > > > > >> > > >> >
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > Does API 4.x exist before 6.0?
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > According to the most recent docs, yes.
> > > > > > >> > > >> >
> > > > > > >> > > >>
> > > > > > >> > >
> > > > > > >> >
> > > > > > >>
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > >
> >
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> > > > > > <
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > >
> >
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> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >> <
> > > > > > >>
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > >
> >
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> > > > > > >> >
> > > > > > >> > > >> >
> > > > > > >> > > >> > Those are the docs for the master branch.
> > > > > > >> > > >> > There is no mention of API 4.x in the ATC 5.1.2 docs:
> > > > > > >> > > >> >
> > > > > > >>
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > >
> >
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> > > > > > <
> > > > > >
> > > > >
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> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >> <
> > > > > > >>
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > >
> >
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> > > > > > >> >
> > > > > > >> > > >> >
> > > > > > >> > > >> > -Zach
> > > > > > >> > > >> >
> > > > > > >> > > >> >
> > > > > > >> > > >> > On Tue, Jul 27, 2021 at 11:29 AM Gray, Jonathan
> > > > > > >> > > >> > <jonathan_g...@comcast.com.invalid> wrote:
> > > > > > >> > > >> >
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > According to the most recent docs, yes.
> > > > > > >> > > >> > >
> > > > > > >> > > >>
> > > > > > >> > >
> > > > > > >> >
> > > > > > >>
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > >
> >
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> > > > > > <
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > >
> >
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> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >> <
> > > > > > >>
> > > > > >
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> > > > > > >> >
> > > > > > >> > > >> > >
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > Jonathan G
> > > > > > >> > > >> > >
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > From: Dave Neuman <neu...@apache.org>
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > Date: Tuesday, July 27, 2021 at 10:59 AM
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > To: dev@trafficcontrol.apache.org <
> > > > > > >> dev@trafficcontrol.apache.org>
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > Subject: Re: [EXTERNAL] Re: Deprecate APIv2 and v3
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > Does API 4.x exist before 6.0?
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > I am worried about basically telling our users that
> > > before
> > > > > > they
> > > > > > >> > can
> > > > > > >> > > >> go to
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > 6.x they have to get off API 1.x but the latest at
> > that
> > > > > point
> > > > > > >> is
> > > > > > >> > 3.x
> > > > > > >> > > >> so
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > then we are turning around and saying they have to
> > > update
> > > > > > >> again.
> > > > > > >> > I
> > > > > > >> > > >> would
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > prefer if we gave more time and did 2.0 now and 3.0
> > in
> > > our
> > > > > > next
> > > > > > >> > > >> release.
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > I am not going to -1 because ultimately it is not
> > > going to
> > > > > > >> impact
> > > > > > >> > me
> > > > > > >> > > >> as
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > much as those that have already shared opinions,
> but
> > I
> > > did
> > > > > > >> want to
> > > > > > >> > > >> make
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > sure we aren't being unfair to our users.
> > > > > > >> > > >> > >
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > Thanks,
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > Dave
> > > > > > >> > > >> > >
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > On Mon, Jul 26, 2021 at 4:40 PM Zach Hoffman <
> > > > > > >> > zrhoff...@apache.org>
> > > > > > >> > > >> wrote:
> > > > > > >> > > >> > >
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > +1 for deprecating APIv2 and APIv3.
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > >
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > -Zach
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > >
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > On Tue, Jul 20, 2021 at 3:28 PM Jeremy Mitchell <
> > > > > > >> > > >> mitchell...@gmail.com>
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > wrote:
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > >
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > sorry about that. i'm +1 on deprecating APIv2
> and
> > > APIv3
> > > > > > in
> > > > > > >> the
> > > > > > >> > > >> fashion
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > you
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > mentioned.
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > >
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > On Tue, Jul 20, 2021 at 2:39 PM ocket 8888 <
> > > > > > >> > ocket8...@gmail.com
> > > > > > >> > > >
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > wrote:
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > >
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > I don't really want to propose anything more
> > > complex
> > > > > > than
> > > > > > >> > > >> deprecating
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > APIv2
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > and APIv3 in this  thread. Which isn't to say
> > > that I
> > > > > > >> don't
> > > > > > >> > > have
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > opinions
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > on
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > all of this, but it's starting to confuse the
> > > point
> > > > > > when
> > > > > > >> > > people
> > > > > > >> > > >> are
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > giving
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > +1s and -1s on things besides the thread
> > subject.
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > >
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > On Tue, Jul 20, 2021 at 2:17 PM Robert O
> Butts
> > <
> > > > > > >> > > r...@apache.org>
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > wrote:
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > >
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > so really TO (api) seems to have many
> > > versions
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > The Traffic Ops application has a single
> > > > > project/app
> > > > > > >> > > version.
> > > > > > >> > > >> The
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > TO
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > Application "serves" multiple API Versions,
> > > which
> > > > > are
> > > > > > >> > > >> unrelated to
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > that
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > application version. TO doesn't "have" many
> > > > > versions,
> > > > > > >> it
> > > > > > >> > has
> > > > > > >> > > >> one
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > version. A
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > particular Traffic Ops version "10" might
> > > serve API
> > > > > > >> > versions
> > > > > > >> > > >> X,Y,Z.
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > But
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > those API versions aren't "part" of the
> > > Traffic Ops
> > > > > > >> > > Versions.
> > > > > > >> > > >> There
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > exists
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > no "Traffic Ops version 10" which serves
> any
> > > other
> > > > > > API
> > > > > > >> > > >> versions.
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > And
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > there
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > might exist other Traffic Ops versions
> which
> > > also
> > > > > > serve
> > > > > > >> > > >> X,Y,Z. So,
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > TO
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > only
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > has one version, "10." X,Y,Z are unrelated
> to
> > > 10,
> > > > > > >> except
> > > > > > >> > > that
> > > > > > >> > > >> 10 is
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > documented as serving X,Y,Z.
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > ATC is version 5.x, for example, so all
> the
> > > > > > >> components
> > > > > > >> > are
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > version
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > 5.x,
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > right?
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > As an aside, IMO having separate
> application
> > > > > versions
> > > > > > >> > would
> > > > > > >> > > >> make a
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > lot
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > of
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > sense and make a lot of things easier. I
> > don't
> > > want
> > > > > > to
> > > > > > >> > push
> > > > > > >> > > >> for
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > that
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > right
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > now, but something to think about. Maybe
> part
> > > of
> > > > > the
> > > > > > >> > version
> > > > > > >> > > >> after
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > the
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > project, e.g. ATC could be Version 10.11
> and
> > > > > Traffic
> > > > > > >> Ops
> > > > > > >> > > >> could have
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > its
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > own
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > application version 5.7, so Traffic Ops
> would
> > > have
> > > > > > the
> > > > > > >> > > >> complete
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > version
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > "atc-10.11-to-5.7-hash-abc123.rpm" or
> > > whatever. I
> > > > > > think
> > > > > > >> > that
> > > > > > >> > > >> might
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > make
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > it
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > clearer when one app hasn't changed even if
> > the
> > > > > > project
> > > > > > >> > did,
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > especially
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > with our apps that don't change very often.
> > > > > Something
> > > > > > >> to
> > > > > > >> > > think
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > about.
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > On Tue, Jul 20, 2021 at 1:44 PM Jeremy
> > > Mitchell <
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > mitchell...@gmail.com
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > >
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > wrote:
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > All good points but also consider this,
> ATC
> > > is
> > > > > > >> version
> > > > > > >> > > 5.x,
> > > > > > >> > > >> for
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > example,
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > so
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > all the components are version 5.x,
> right?
> > > > > meaning
> > > > > > >> the
> > > > > > >> > TO
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > component
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > (aka
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > the TO api) is.... version 5.x.... :)
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > so really TO (api) seems to have many
> > > versions
> > > > > (5.x
> > > > > > >> > > >> inherited
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > from
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > the
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > project and 2.x, 3.x, 4.x, the versions
> of
> > > the
> > > > > > >> > > >> "interface"). yes,
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > confusing...
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > On Tue, Jul 20, 2021 at 1:32 PM Robert O
> > > Butts <
> > > > > > >> > > >> r...@apache.org>
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > wrote:
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > > Also, after years of API confusion,
> is
> > it
> > > > > time
> > > > > > to
> > > > > > >> > > >> simply sync
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > the
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > ATC
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > > version with the API version (brennan
> > has
> > > > > > >> touched on
> > > > > > >> > > >> this in
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > the
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > past)
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > > starting with our "next" API version.
> > So
> > > > > > instead
> > > > > > >> of
> > > > > > >> > > >> APIv5,
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > we'd
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > just
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > jump
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > > to APIv7. ex:
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > I strongly disagree with
> "synchronizing"
> > > the
> > > > > API
> > > > > > >> and
> > > > > > >> > > >> project
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > version.
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > The
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > idea that they need to be the same is
> > > deeply
> > > > > > >> confused
> > > > > > >> > > >> about
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > what
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > they
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > are,
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > and making them the same will reinforce
> > > that
> > > > > > >> confusion
> > > > > > >> > > >> with the
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > people
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > who
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > are confused.
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > The project version and the API version
> > are
> > > > > > >> completely
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > independent
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > and
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > unrelated things. The idea that they
> need
> > > to be
> > > > > > >> > > versioned
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > together
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > and
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > are
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > somehow the same thing is incredibly
> > > confused
> > > > > and
> > > > > > >> > > mistaken
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > about
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > the
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > fundamental idea of what an API is and
> > > what a
> > > > > > code
> > > > > > >> > > >> project is.
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > The API is the API. The project is the
> > > project.
> > > > > > An
> > > > > > >> API
> > > > > > >> > > is
> > > > > > >> > > >> an
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > Application
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > Programming Interface: an interface,
> like
> > > an
> > > > > > >> electric
> > > > > > >> > > >> outlet
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > or a
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > water
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > faucet connection. The Traffic Control
> > > project
> > > > > > is a
> > > > > > >> > code
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > project: a
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > collection of applications, written in
> > > code, to
> > > > > > do
> > > > > > >> a
> > > > > > >> > > >> thing, in
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > this
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > case
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > a
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > CDN.
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > These are completely, entirely, totally
> > > > > different
> > > > > > >> > > things.
> > > > > > >> > > >> It
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > would
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > be
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > like
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > working for a company that sells both
> > > laptops
> > > > > and
> > > > > > >> > > >> capacitors,
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > and
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > saying,
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > "Our capacitors and laptops should have
> > the
> > > > > same
> > > > > > >> > serial
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > numbers,
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > because
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > they both contain iron atoms."
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > Yes, the code in the project serves
> > certain
> > > > > APIs.
> > > > > > >> But
> > > > > > >> > > the
> > > > > > >> > > >> two
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > things
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > are
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > completely independent. Giving them the
> > > same
> > > > > > >> version
> > > > > > >> > > will
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > reinforce
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > the
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > wrong and confused belief that they're
> > > somehow
> > > > > > the
> > > > > > >> > same
> > > > > > >> > > >> thing,
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > when
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > literally the only thing they have in
> > > common as
> > > > > > >> ideas
> > > > > > >> > is
> > > > > > >> > > >> that
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > they're
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > two
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > version numbers published by Apache
> > Traffic
> > > > > > >> Control.
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > Moreover, All Traffic Control
> > applications
> > > will
> > > > > > >> always
> > > > > > >> > > >> have to
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > serve
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > at
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > least one major version back, in order
> to
> > > make
> > > > > it
> > > > > > >> > > >> possible to
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > upgrade.
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > So
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > the confused idea that they're somehow
> > the
> > > same
> > > > > > >> will
> > > > > > >> > be
> > > > > > >> > > >> made
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > even
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > more
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > confusing, because now people think
> "The
> > > API is
> > > > > > the
> > > > > > >> > same
> > > > > > >> > > >> as the
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > Project,
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > and the version proves it, but the
> > project
> > > has
> > > > > to
> > > > > > >> > serve
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > multiple
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > APIs."
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > Making people even more confused.
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > In fact, I'm inclined to think making
> the
> > > > > > versions
> > > > > > >> > > >> completely
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > different
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > schemes, such as one being letters and
> > the
> > > > > other
> > > > > > >> > > numbers,
> > > > > > >> > > >> would
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > help
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > reduce
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > the confusion, and make it more clear
> > that
> > > the
> > > > > > two
> > > > > > >> > > >> versioned
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > things
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > are
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > completely unrelated.
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > On Tue, Jul 20, 2021 at 1:00 PM Jeremy
> > > > > Mitchell <
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > mitchell...@gmail.com
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > wrote:
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > > ^^ I'm good with this.
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > > Also, after years of API confusion,
> is
> > it
> > > > > time
> > > > > > to
> > > > > > >> > > >> simply sync
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > the
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > ATC
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > > version with the API version (brennan
> > has
> > > > > > >> touched on
> > > > > > >> > > >> this in
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > the
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > past)
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > > starting with our "next" API version.
> > So
> > > > > > instead
> > > > > > >> of
> > > > > > >> > > >> APIv5,
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > we'd
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > just
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > jump
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > > to APIv7. ex:
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > > ATCv7 supports APIv7 (to get inline
> > with
> > > ATC
> > > > > > >> > version)
> > > > > > >> > > >> and
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > APIv4
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > (the
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > api
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > > version from ATCv6)
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > > ATCv8 supports APIv8 and APIv7
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > > etc
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > > but then i guess that begs the
> > question,
> > > if
> > > > > we
> > > > > > >> bump
> > > > > > >> > > the
> > > > > > >> > > >> major
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > ATC
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > version
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > > for another reason (big feature or
> > > > > something),
> > > > > > >> does
> > > > > > >> > > >> that mean
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > we
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > have
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > to
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > > bump the API version if not really
> > > necessary
> > > > > > >> just to
> > > > > > >> > > >> keep
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > ATCv
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > ==
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > APIv?
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > > jeremy
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > > On Mon, Jul 19, 2021 at 1:08 PM
> Rawlin
> > > > > Peters <
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > raw...@apache.org
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > >
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > wrote:
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > What kind of backward
> compatibility
> > > > > > >> expectation
> > > > > > >> > > are
> > > > > > >> > > >> we
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > aiming
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > for
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > here?
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > > > With 1.x we were coming from 5+
> years
> > > of
> > > > > > >> backward
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > compatibility
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > > > I don't think we ever intended for
> > API
> > > 1.x
> > > > > to
> > > > > > >> live
> > > > > > >> > > >> for so
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > long,
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > but
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > we
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > > > also never promised an agreed-upon
> > > amount
> > > > > of
> > > > > > >> time
> > > > > > >> > > for
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > backwards
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > > > compatibility. I think the
> intention
> > is
> > > > > that
> > > > > > >> we'd
> > > > > > >> > > >> like to
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > have
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > one
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > > > major release cycle where both
> major
> > > API
> > > > > > >> versions
> > > > > > >> > > are
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > supported
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > (in
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > > > order for clients to have a
> > > transitionary
> > > > > > >> period),
> > > > > > >> > > >> then we
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > are
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > free
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > to
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > > > remove the deprecated API version
> in
> > > the
> > > > > > >> following
> > > > > > >> > > >> release.
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > The
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > amount
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > > > of time we remain
> > backwards-compatible
> > > > > should
> > > > > > >> > really
> > > > > > >> > > >> depend
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > on
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > how
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > > > long the release cycles are, which
> > > we're
> > > > > > aiming
> > > > > > >> > for
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > quarterly.
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > > > I agree it is a lot of headache to
> > > update
> > > > > 3rd
> > > > > > >> > party
> > > > > > >> > > >> tooling
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > as
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > API
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > > > versions are deprecated and removed
> > > (which
> > > > > is
> > > > > > >> why
> > > > > > >> > > I'm
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > hoping
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > we
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > don't
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > > > introduce another major API version
> > > very
> > > > > > soon),
> > > > > > >> > but
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > hopefully
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > the
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > vast
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > > > majority of cases are simply
> updating
> > > the
> > > > > > URLs
> > > > > > >> > from
> > > > > > >> > > >> 2.0 or
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > 3.0
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > to
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > 4.0,
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > > > since there should only be a small
> > > number
> > > > > of
> > > > > > >> > > >> breakages from
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > 2.0
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > to
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > 4.0
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > > > (mostly servers-related routes)
> that
> > > would
> > > > > > >> > actually
> > > > > > >> > > >> require
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > changing
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > > > more than just the URL. Migrating
> > from
> > > 1.x
> > > > > > has
> > > > > > >> > > >> probably
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > been
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > more
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > > > difficult since we dropped a lot of
> > > > > redundant
> > > > > > >> > > routes.
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > > > - Rawlin
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > > > - Rawlin
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > > > On Mon, Jul 19, 2021 at 11:43 AM
> > Gray,
> > > > > > Jonathan
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > > > <jonathan_g...@comcast.com
> .invalid>
> > > wrote:
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > What kind of backward
> compatibility
> > > > > > >> expectation
> > > > > > >> > > are
> > > > > > >> > > >> we
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > aiming
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > for
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > here?
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > > > With 1.x we were coming from 5+
> years
> > > of
> > > > > > >> backward
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > compatibility
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > and
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > now
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > > it
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > > > seems like we’re aiming for < 1
> year
> > > with
> > > > > > >> rotation
> > > > > > >> > > at
> > > > > > >> > > >> every
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > major
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > rev.
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > > > That’s a lot of headache for 3rd
> > party
> > > > > > tooling
> > > > > > >> > > >> support to
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > constantly
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > be
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > > > changing regardless if that means
> > > you’re
> > > > > > >> upgrading
> > > > > > >> > > SDK
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > dependencies
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > or
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > > raw
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > > > HTTP calls.
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > Jonathan G
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > From: Rawlin Peters <
> > > raw...@apache.org>
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > Date: Friday, July 16, 2021 at
> > 11:54
> > > AM
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > To:
> dev@trafficcontrol.apache.org
> > <
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > dev@trafficcontrol.apache.org
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: Deprecate
> > > APIv2
> > > > > and
> > > > > > >> v3
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > +1 on deprecating API v2-3 with
> the
> > > > > release
> > > > > > >> of
> > > > > > >> > > >> ACTv6 and
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > removing
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > them
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > in ATCv7. Hopefully we won't
> need a
> > > TO
> > > > > API
> > > > > > v5
> > > > > > >> > very
> > > > > > >> > > >> soon
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > so
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > we
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > can
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > have
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > a break from the API instability.
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > +1 on not requiring every v2 and
> v3
> > > > > > endpoint
> > > > > > >> to
> > > > > > >> > > >> return
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > deprecation
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > notices. I think just mentioning
> it
> > > on
> > > > > the
> > > > > > >> > mailing
> > > > > > >> > > >> list,
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > the
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > changelog, and the docs should
> > cover
> > > it.
> > > > > > >> > Updating
> > > > > > >> > > >> all the
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > v2/v3
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > endpoints to return deprecation
> > > notices
> > > > > > >> would be
> > > > > > >> > > >> quite a
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > lot
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > of
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > code
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > change with very little benefit
> > IMO.
> > > > > > However,
> > > > > > >> > for
> > > > > > >> > > >> certain
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > endpoints
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > that have no v4 equivalent, we
> are
> > > > > > returning
> > > > > > >> > > >> deprecation
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > notices
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > (e.g.
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > cachegroup parameters).
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > - Rawlin
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > On Fri, Jul 16, 2021 at 11:28 AM
> > > ocket
> > > > > > 8888 <
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > ocket8...@gmail.com
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > > wrote:
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > With the release of APIv4 in
> > ATCv6,
> > > > > > should
> > > > > > >> we
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > simultaneously
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > > deprecate
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > APIv2 and APIv3? I think so,
> > > that'll
> > > > > mean
> > > > > > >> we
> > > > > > >> > can
> > > > > > >> > > >> remove
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > them
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > in
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > > ATCv7,
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > whereupon the stable API 4.0
> will
> > > have
> > > > > > >> existed
> > > > > > >> > > >> for a
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > full
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > major
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > rev,
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > > > and
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > APIv5 will ostensibly be
> released
> > > (if
> > > > > not
> > > > > > >> > > sooner,
> > > > > > >> > > >> since
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > we
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > could
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > do
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > > > that
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > e.g. in a 6.1).
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > If so, we should also discuss
> > what
> > > that
> > > > > > >> will
> > > > > > >> > > mean
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > materially.
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > With
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > endpoints that disappear
> between
> > > API
> > > > > > >> versions
> > > > > > >> > we
> > > > > > >> > > >> have
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > them
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > return
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > warning-level alerts that
> > indicate
> > > they
> > > > > > >> won't
> > > > > > >> > be
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > available
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > on
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > > upgrade,
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > > > but
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > for APIv1 as a whole we didn't
> > > issue
> > > > > any
> > > > > > >> kind
> > > > > > >> > of
> > > > > > >> > > >> formal
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > notice
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > afaik,
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > > > not
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > even a changelog entry. I think
> > the
> > > > > right
> > > > > > >> > answer
> > > > > > >> > > >> is
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > somewhere
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > between
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > > > these
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > - a changelog entry and notices
> > on
> > > the
> > > > > > >> APIv2
> > > > > > >> > and
> > > > > > >> > > >> APIv3
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > reference
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > > > sections
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > of the documentation. I don't
> > think
> > > > > it's
> > > > > > >> > > >> necessary to
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > mention
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > on
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > each
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > endpoint that the entire API
> > > version is
> > > > > > >> > > >> deprecated,
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > either
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > in
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > the
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > documentation or in the API
> > through
> > > > > > Alerts.
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > >
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > >
> > > > > > >> > > >> > > >
> > > > > > >> > > >> > >
> > > > > > >> > > >>
> > > > > > >> > > >
> > > > > > >> > >
> > > > > > >> >
> > > > > > >>
> > > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > >
> >
>

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