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On 12/11/2015 08:25 PM, Alexander Tivelkov wrote:
> Hi folks!
>
> As it was decided during the Mitaka design summit, we are separating the
> experimental Artifact Repository API from the main Glance API. This API
> will have a versioning sequence independent from the main Glance API and
> will be run as a standalone optional service, listening on the port
> different from the standard glance-api port (currently the proposed
> default is 9393). Meanwhile, it will remain an integral part of the
> larger Glance project, sharing the database, implementation roadmap,
> development and review teams etc.
>
> Since this API will be consumed by both end-users and other Openstack
> services, its endpoint should be discoverable via regular service
> catalog API. This rises the question: what should be the service name
> and service type for the appropriate entree in the service catalog?
>
> We've came out with the idea to call the service "glare" (this is our
> internal codename for the artifacts initiative, being an acronym for
> "GLance Artifact REpository") and set its type to "artifacts". Other
> alternatives for the name may be "arti" or "glance_artifacts" and for
> the type - "assets" or "objects" (the latter may be confusing since
> swift's type is object-store, so I personally don't like it).

I don't care about the name. In fact, I don't think the "name" should 
even exist in the service catalog at all.

I think the type should be "artifact".

Best,
-jay