[openstack-dev] [nova] Nova API extensions NOT to be ported to v3

Anne Gentle annegentle at justwriteclick.com
Sat Jun 29 13:10:32 UTC 2013



Anne Gentle
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On Jun 29, 2013, at 3:26 AM, Christopher Yeoh <cbkyeoh at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Sat, Jun 29, 2013 at 7:49 AM, Anne Gentle <annegentle at justwriteclick.com> wrote:
>> 
>> What does "no plans to port" mean for people already using Floating IPs and Cloudpipe via API extensions? Sounds like it could mean a couple of things - 
>> - these are becoming core and won't be an extension any more
>> - these won't be available in v3
>> - something else
> 
> 
> It means that they won't be available in v3. With the exception of baremetal nodes the same functionality will be available through either quantum or cinder directly.  Though there is a small exception if someone wants to continue to use nova-network (which is in the process of being removed) rather than Quantum then people will need to use the v2 API.
>  

Thanks for the explanation, it helps for the docs.

>> Also should you cast a wider net asking for feedback on this removal (if it is a removal)? I know openstack-dev is about the future but there may be more ways to get input.
> 
> Do you think a post to the openstack users list would be sufficent for getting further input?
> 

I was thinking of making sure it gets in the weekly newsletter and asking the user committee if they have ideas, plus Twitter. Another mailing list post may not be a different enough channel. 

> Regards,
> 
> Chris
>  
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