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On Mon, Sep 16, 2019 at 6:06 AM Ghanshyam Mann <gmann at ghanshyammann.com>
wrote:

> ---- On Mon, 16 Sep 2019 18:53:58 +0900 Ghanshyam Mann <
> gmann at ghanshyammann.com> wrote ----
>  > Hello Everyone,
>  >
>  > As per discussion over ML, Tempest started the JSON schema strict
> validation for Volume  APIs response [1].
>  > Because it may affect the interop certification, it was explained to
> the Interop team as well as in the Board of Director meeting[2].
>  >
>  > In Train, Tempest started implementing the validation and found an API
> change where the new field was added in API response without versioning[3]
> (Cinder has API microversion mechanism). IMO, that was not the correct way
> to change the API and as per API-WG guidelines[4] any field
> added/modified/removed in API should be with microverison(means old
> versions/user should not be affected by that change) and must for API
> interoperability.
>  >
>  > With JSON schema validation, Tempest verifies the API interoperability
> recommended behaviour by API-WG.  But as per IRC conversion with cinder
> team, we have different opinion on API interoperability and how API should
> be changed under microversion mechanism.  I would like to have a conclusion
> on this so that Tempest can verify or leave the Volume API for strict
> validation.
>
> I found the same flow chart what Sean created in Nova about "when to bump
> microverison" in Cinder also which clearly say any addition to response
> need new microversion.
> -
> https://docs.openstack.org/cinder/latest/contributor/api_microversion_dev.html
>
>
i would also expect any change in the request or response to result in a
microversion bump as well.

peace o/

-gmann
>
>  >
>  > [1]
> http://lists.openstack.org/pipermail/openstack-discuss/2018-November/000358.html
>  > [2]
>  > -
> http://lists.openstack.org/pipermail/openstack-discuss/2019-March/003652.html
>  > -
> http://lists.openstack.org/pipermail/openstack-discuss/2019-March/003655.html
>  > [3] https://bugs.launchpad.net/tempest/+bug/1843762
> https://review.opendev.org/#/c/439461/
>  > [4]
> https://specs.openstack.org/openstack/api-wg/guidelines/api_interoperability.html
>  >
>  > -gmann
>  >
>
>
>
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