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Ok, Timur, thanks. Will check it out by the end of this week.

Renat Akhmerov
@ Mirantis Inc.



On 06 Oct 2014, at 20:16, Timur Sufiev <tsufiev at mirantis.com> wrote:

> Renat,
> 
> I've addressed a number of Mistral Workbook builder's issues, including:
> 
> * separating workflow-based Tasks from action-based ones, including distinct set of fields for each one;
> * restricting the range of values that can be selected for 'required' field of Task inside reverse-type Workflow to already existing tasks of that Workflow;
> * removing 'Add' button that cluttered UI considerably - now Barricade entities are updated on field's 'change' event;
> * updating the Merlin/Mistral schema with the latest version of Mistral workbook schema
> * and some bugfixing...
> 
> Regarding the field validation which is the last goal for Merlin/Mistral PoC I haven't implemented yet, your feedback would be very helpful, namely: 
> * what validation constraints should be added?
> * which fields should be validated?
> 
> Any other feedback (not only related to validation issues) is also greatly appreciated. Once we deal with validation and some UI awkwardness, I plan to begin with Horizon integration. 
> 
> P.S. As usual, you can find the latest version of Merlin/Mistral Workbook builder at https://github.com/stackforge/merlin
> 
> On Tue, Sep 30, 2014 at 11:06 AM, Renat Akhmerov <rakhmerov at mirantis.com> wrote:
> Timur,
> 
> For us, undoubtedly, it’s a great news. Visualization of any kind is really important for Mistral for a number of reasons. You can count on any help(including code contribution) from our side.
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Renat Akhmerov
> @ Mirantis Inc.
> 
> 
> 
> On 26 Sep 2014, at 04:04, Steve Baker <sbaker at redhat.com> wrote:
> 
> > On 26/09/14 05:36, Timur Sufiev wrote:
> >> Hello, folks!
> >>
> >> Following Drago Rosson's introduction of Barricade.js and our discussion in ML about possibility of using it in Merlin [1], I've decided to change the plans for PoC: now the goal for Merlin's PoC is to implement Mistral Workbook builder on top of Barricade.js. The reasons for that are:
> >>
> >> * To better understand Barricade.js potential as data abstraction layer in Merlin, I need to learn much more about its possibilities and limitations than simple examining/reviewing of its source code allows. The best way to do this is by building upon it.
> >> * It's becoming too crowded in the HOT builder's sandbox - doing the same work as Drago currently does [2] seems like a waste of resources to me (especially in case he'll opensource his HOT builder someday just as he did with Barricade.js).
> >
> > Drago, it would be to everyone's benefit if your HOT builder efforts were developed on a public git repository, no matter how functional it is currently.
> >
> > Is there any chance you can publish what you're working on to https://github.com/dragorosson or rackerlabs for a start?
> >
> >> * Why Mistral and not Murano or Solum? Because Mistral's YAML templates have simpler structure than Murano's ones do and is better defined at that moment than the ones in Solum.
> >>
> >> There already some commits in https://github.com/stackforge/merlin and since client-side app doesn't talk to the Mistral's server yet, it is pretty easy to run it (just follow the instructions in README.md) and then see it in browser at http://localhost:8080. UI is yet not great, as the current focus is data abstraction layer exploration, i.e. how to exploit Barricade.js capabilities to reflect all relations between Mistral's entities. I hope to finish the minimal set of features in a few weeks - and will certainly announce it in the ML.
> >>
> >> [1] http://lists.openstack.org/pipermail/openstack-dev/2014-September/044591.html
> >> [2] http://lists.openstack.org/pipermail/openstack-dev/2014-August/044186.html
> >>
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