----- Original Message ----- > Clayton, good detail documentation of the design approach @ > https://wiki.openstack.org/wiki/Solum/FeatureBlueprints/BuildingSourceIntoDeploymentArtifacts > > A few questions - > 1. On the objective of supporting both heroku build packs and openshift > cartridges: how compatible are these two with each other? i.e. is there > enough common denominator between the two that Solum can be compatible with > both?
A buildpack is: 1) an ubuntu base image with a set of preinstalled packages 2) a set of buildpack files downloaded into a specific location on disk 3) a copy of the application git repository downloaded into a specific location on disk 4) a script that is invoked to transform the buildpack files and git repository into a set of binaries (the deployment unit) in an output directory Since the Solum proposal is a transformation of a base (#1) via a script (which can call #4) with injected app data (#2 and #3), we should have all the ingredients. An openshift cartridge is: 1) a rhel base image with a set of preinstalled packages a) some additional tools and environment to execute cartridges 2) a metadata file that describes how the cartridge can be used (what the ports it exposes are, how it can be used) 3) a set of cartridge files that include binaries and control scripts a) a bin/install script that does setup of the binaries on disk, and the basics preparation b) a bin/control script that manages running processes and to do builds An OpenShift cartridge would be a base image (#1) with a script that invokes the correct steps in the cartridge (#3) to create, build, and deploy the contents. > > 2. What is the intended user persona for the "image author"? Is it the > service operator, the developer end user, or could be both? Yes, and there is a 3rd persona which could be a vendor packaging up their software in distributable format for consumption by multiple service operators. Will add a section to the proposal. These were discussed in the API meeting as well (http://irclogs.solum.io/2013/solum.2013-12-02-17.05.html), the additional info will be added to the proposal. _______________________________________________ OpenStack-dev mailing list OpenStack-dev@lists.openstack.org http://lists.openstack.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/openstack-dev