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Hi guys,
So I have a problem with these 2 patches here [1] and here [2]. You
basically are blocking any attempt of refactoring manager.py. Refactoring
that file has been our number one priority for 2 cycles, and so far hardly
no one stepped up really to do the work, except me with these 2 patches.
Let me remind you that that file is a gigantic mess, an so are our network
scenarios.

The manager.py file in the scenarios directory has no stable interface, and
it was never "advertised" so. That some plugins decided to use some private
methods (such as this _get_network_by_name) is unfortunate but that should
not block us from moving.

So just to be clear, if we really want to refactor our scenarios (and we
must in my opinion), things will break for projects that are importing
Tempest and using it outside of its stable interface. I am not interested
in being the good Samaritan for the whole OpenStack galaxy, I have enough
with the 6 core projects and the Tempest stable interface. So guys, if you
are and don't want to go forward with [1] and [2], be sure I'll never touch
those scenarios again. I am not upset, but we have to make clear decisions,
sometimes difficult.

[1] : https://review.openstack.org/#/c/436555/
[2] : https://review.openstack.org/#/c/438097/
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