Open Stack

I like the goals of this project and am wondering what the story is on 
Python API stability. If I have
an application that uses openstack python client libraries to access 
some version of an openstack
REST API, and a new version of the client library comes out, is it 
expected that the application
will continue to work? If so, is there any kind of testing strategy in 
place or envisioned that would
prevent compatibility from being accidentally broken?

  -David

On 1/16/2013 1:28 AM, Dean Troyer wrote:
> There has been some activity and discussion around openstackclient in
> the last week or so and I thought it was time to try and get things
> coordinated again.  Both bits of new work that I am aware of are
> connected to supporting the new API version being added in Grizzly.  I
> want to continue to use the blueprints for coordination of who is
> implementing what for the big pieces.
>
> * Josh Kearney has started work on the Image v2 commands and plans to
> handle v1 after that.  I've assigned blueprint
> https://blueprints.launchpad.net/python-openstackclient/+spec/glance-client
> to him and specifically noted it will cover v1 and v2.
>
> * Steve Martinelli has expressed his intent to implement the Identity
> v3 commands.  I expect he will have a v3-specific blueprint up soon.
>
> * I have updated the command mapping
> (http://wiki.openstack.org/UnifiedCLI/Mapping) in the wiki.  The verbs
> are now on top with a short explanation of what they should do; the
> identity commands have also been updated to match the current keystone
> cli.  I plan to implement the delta soon and that should close the
> keystone-client blueprint.
>
> * We are notably short on tests; I had started writing tests and Josh
> has offered to take that start and flesh it out.  We do need to update
> the test run bits to match the current state for the other projects.
> The change from unittest2 to testtools has been implemented.
>
> * The multiple API handling still needs some thought.  Doug and I
> started a discussion in
> https://blueprints.launchpad.net/python-openstackclient/+spec/api-versioning
> around this, now is the time to finally work this out.
>
> Anyone else with work in-flight is welcome to follow up here or just
> write up a blueprint.
>
> Thanks
> dt
>