[openstack-dev] [Trove] How users should specify a datastore type when creating an instance

Tim Simpson tim.simpson at rackspace.com
Tue Oct 22 16:30:12 UTC 2013


>  i think we have to use default version only if type contains > 1
True, but a default should be settable even if there's only one type.

> And default version should be active, otherwise -
> error.
Agreed. 

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From: Andrey Shestakov [ashestakov at mirantis.com]
Sent: Monday, October 21, 2013 4:40 PM
To: OpenStack Development Mailing List
Subject: Re: [openstack-dev] [Trove] How users should specify a datastore type when creating an instance

On Mon, Oct 21, 2013 at 11:40 PM, Tim Simpson <tim.simpson at rackspace.com> wrote:
>
> >> 4. Additionally, in the current pull request to implement this it is possible to avoid passing a version, but only if no more than one version of the datastore_type exists in the database.
> >>
> >> I think instead the datastore_type row in the database should also have a "default_version_id" property, that an operator could update to the most recent version or whatever other criteria they wish to use, meaning the call could become this simple:
>
> > Since we have determined from this email thread that we have an active status, and that > 1 version can be active, we have to think about the precedence of active vs default. My question would be, if we have a default_version_id and a active version, what do we choose on behalf of the user? If there is > 1 active version and a user does not specify the version, the api will error out, unless a default is defined. We also need a default_type in the config so the existing APIs can maintain compatibility. We can re-discuss this for v2 of the API.
>
> Imagine that an operator sets up Trove and only has one active version. They then somehow fumble setting up the default_version, but think they succeeded as the API works for users the way they expect anyway. Then they go to add another active version and suddenly their users get error messages.
>
> If we only use the "default_version" field of the datastore_type to define a default would honor the principle of least surprise.

if default version is inactive? there will more cases for error

also, i think we have to use default version only if type contains > 1
active version. And default version should be active, otherwise -
error.

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