Caution

Buildbot no longer supports Python 2.7 on the Buildbot master.

5.8. Release Notes for Buildbot 0.9.0b8

The following are the release notes for Buildbot 0.9.0b8 This version was released on April 11, 2016.

See Upgrading from Buildbot 0.8.x for a guide to upgrading from 0.8.x to 0.9.x

5.8.1. Master

5.8.1.1. Features

  • GitPoller now has a buildPushesWithNoCommits option to allow the rebuild of already known commits on new branches.
  • Add GitLab authentication plugin for web UI. See buildbot.www.oauth2.GitLabAuth.
  • DockerLatentWorker now has a hostconfig parameter that can be used to setup host configuration when creating a new container.
  • DockerLatentWorker now has a networking_config parameter that can be used to setup container networks.
  • The DockerLatentWorker volumes attribute is now renderable.
  • CMake build step is added. It provides a convenience interface to CMake build system.
  • MySQL InnoDB tables are now supported.
  • HttpStatusPush has been ported to reporter API.
  • StashStatusPush has been ported to reporter API.
  • GithubStatusPush has been ported to reporter API.
  • summaryCB of GerritStatusPush now gets not only pre-processed information but the actual build as well.
  • EC2LatentWorker supports VPCs, instance profiles, and advanced volume mounts.

5.8.1.2. Fixes

  • Fix loading LdapUserInfo plugin and its documentation (bug #3371).
  • Fix deprecation warnings seen with docker-py >= 1.4 when passing arguments to docker_client.start().
  • GitHubEventHandler now uses the ['repository']['html_url'] key in the webhook payload to populate repository, as the previously used ['url'] and ['clone_url'] keys had a different format between push and pull requests and GitHub and GitHub Enterprise instances.
  • Fix race condition where log compression could lead to empty log results in reporter api
  • Error while applying db upgrade is now properly reported in the buildbot upgrade-master command line.
  • Made Interpolate safe for deepcopy or serialization/deserialization
  • Optimized UI REST requests for child builds and change page.
  • Fix DockerLatentWorker use of volume parameter, they now properly manage src:dest syntax.
  • Fix DockerLatentWorker to properly create properties so that docker parameters can be renderable.
  • Lock down autobahn version for python 2.6 (note that autobahn and twisted are no longer supporting 2.6, and thus do not receive security fixes anymore).
  • Fix docs and example to always use port 8020 for the web ui.

5.8.1.3. Deprecations, Removals, and Non-Compatible Changes

  • Deprecated workdir property has been removed, builddir property should be used instead.

  • To support MySQL InnoDB, the size of six VARCHAR(256) columns changes.(author, branch, category, name); object_state.name; user.identifier was reduced to VARCHAR(255).

  • StatusPush has been removed from buildbot.

    Please use the much simpler HttpStatusPush instead.

5.8.1.4. Changes for Developers

Worker changes described in below worker section will probably impact a buildbot developer who uses undocumented ‘slave’ API. Undocumented APIs have been replaced without failover, so any custom code that uses it shall be updated with new undocumented API.

5.8.2. Worker

Package buildbot-slave is being renamed buildbot-worker. As the work is not completely finished, neither buildbot-slave==0.9.0b8 or buildbot-worker==0.9.0b8 have been released.

You can safely use any version of buildbot-slave with buildbot==0.9.0b8, either buildbot-slave==0.8.12 or buildbot-slave==0.9.0b7.

5.8.3. Transition to “worker” terminology

Since version 0.9.0 of Buildbot “slave”-based terminology is deprecated in favor of “worker”-based terminology.

For details about public API changes see Transition to “worker” terminology.

API changes done without providing fallback:

Old name New name
buildbot.buildslave.manager buildbot.worker.manager
buildbot.buildslave.manager.BuildslaveRegistration buildbot.worker.manager.WorkerRegistration
buildbot.buildslave.manager.BuildslaveRegistration.buildslave buildbot.worker.manager.WorkerRegistration.worker
buildbot.buildslave.manager.BuildslaveManager buildbot.worker.manager.WorkerManager
buildbot.buildslave.manager.BuildslaveManager.slaves buildbot.worker.manager.WorkerManager.workers
buildbot.buildslave.manager.BuildslaveManager.getBuildslaveByName buildbot.worker.manager.WorkerManager.getWorkerByName
buildbot.buildslave.docker.DockerLatentBuildSlave buildbot.worker.docker.DockerLatentWorker
buildbot.buildslave.local.LocalBuildSlave buildbot.worker.local.LocalWorker
buildbot.buildslave.local.LocalBuildSlave.LocalBuildSlaveFactory buildbot.worker.local.LocalWorker.LocalWorkerFactory
buildbot.buildslave.local.LocalBuildSlave.remote_slave buildbot.worker.local.LocalWorker.remote_worker
buildbot.buildslave.base module with all contents buildbot.worker.base
buildbot.buildslave.AbstractBuildSlave.updateSlave buildbot.worker.AbstractWorker.updateWorker
buildbot.buildslave.AbstractBuildSlave.slavebuilders buildbot.worker.AbstractWorker.workerforbuilders
buildbot.buildslave.AbstractBuildSlave.updateSlaveStatus buildbot.worker.AbstractWorker.updateWorkerStatus
buildbot.buildslave.AbstractLatentBuildSlave.updateSlave buildbot.worker.AbstractLatentWorker.updateWorker
buildbot.buildslave.BuildSlave.slave_status buildbot.worker.Worker.worker_status
buildbot.config.MasterConfig.load_slaves load_workers
buildbot.master.BuildMaster.buildslaves buildbot.master.BuildMaster.workers
buildbot.process.build.Build.slavebuilder workerforbuilder
buildbot.process.build.Build.setSlaveEnvironment setWorkerEnvironment
buildbot.process.build.Build.slaveEnvironment workerEnvironment
buildbot.process.build.Build.getSlaveCommandVersion getWorkerCommandVersion
buildbot.process.build.Build.setupSlaveBuilder setupWorkerForBuilder
buildbot.process.builder.Build.canStartWithSlavebuilder canStartWithWorkerForBuilder
buildbot.process.slavebuilder.AbstractSlaveBuilder.getSlaveCommandVersion buildbot.process.workerforbuilder.AbstractWorkerForBuilder.getWorkerCommandVersion
buildbot.process.slavebuilder.AbstractSlaveBuilder.attached method argument slave was renamed worker
buildbot.buildslave.AbstractBuildSlave.slave_commands buildbot.worker.AbstractWorker.worker_commands
buildbot.buildslave.AbstractBuildSlave.slave_environ buildbot.worker.AbstractWorker.worker_environ
buildbot.buildslave.AbstractBuildSlave.slave_basedir buildbot.worker.AbstractWorker.worker_basedir
buildbot.buildslave.AbstractBuildSlave.slave_system buildbot.worker.AbstractWorker.worker_system
buildbot.buildslave.AbstractBuildSlave.buildslaveid buildbot.worker.AbstractWorker.workerid
buildbot.buildslave.AbstractBuildSlave.addSlaveBuilder buildbot.worker.AbstractWorker.addWorkerForBuilder
buildbot.buildslave.AbstractBuildSlave.removeSlaveBuilder buildbot.worker.AbstractWorker.removeWorkerForBuilder
buildbot.buildslave.AbstractBuildSlave.messageReceivedFromSlave buildbot.worker.AbstractWorker.messageReceivedFromWorker
buildbot.process.slavebuilder.LatentSlaveBuilder constructor positional argument slave was renamed worker
buildbot.process.buildrequestdistributor.BasicBuildChooser.nextSlave nextWorker
buildbot.process.buildrequestdistributor.BasicBuildChooser.slavepool workerpool
buildbot.process.buildrequestdistributor.BasicBuildChooser.preferredSlaves preferredWorkers
buildbot.process.buildrequestdistributor.BasicBuildChooser.rejectedSlaves rejectedSlaves
buildbot.steps.shell.ShellCommand.slaveEnvironment (Note: this variable is renderable) buildbot.steps.shell.ShellCommand.workerEnvironment
buildbot.status.slave buildbot.status.worker
buildbot.status.slave.SlaveStatus buildbot.status.worker.WorkerStatus
buildbot.interfaces.IStatusReceiver.slaveConnected with all implementations buildbot.interfaces.IStatusReceiver.workerConnected
buildbot.interfaces.IStatusReceiver.slaveDisconnected with all implementations buildbot.interfaces.IStatusReceiver.workerDisconnected
buildbot.status.master.Status.slaveConnected buildbot.status.master.Status.workerConnected
buildbot.status.master.Status.slaveDisconnected buildbot.status.master.Status.workerDisconnected
buildbot.status.master.Status.slavePaused buildbot.status.master.Status.workerPaused
buildbot.status.master.Status.slaveUnpaused buildbot.status.master.Status.workerUnpaused
buildbot.status.master.Status.buildslaves buildbot.status.master.Status.workers
buildbot.status.base.StatusReceiverBase.slavePaused buildbot.status.base.StatusReceiverBase.workerPaused
buildbot.status.base.StatusReceiverBase.slaveUnpaused buildbot.status.base.StatusReceiverBase.workerUnpaused
buildbot.interfaces.IStatus.getSlaveNames with all implementations buildbot.interfaces.IStatus.getWorkerNames
buildbot.interfaces.IStatus.getSlave with all implementations buildbot.interfaces.IStatus.getWorker
buildbot.interfaces.IBuildStatus.getSlavename with all implementations buildbot.interfaces.IBuildStatus.getWorkername
buildbot.status.build.BuildStatus.setSlavename buildbot.status.build.BuildStatus.setWorkername
buildbot.status.build.BuildStatus.slavename buildbot.status.build.BuildStatus.workername (also it was moved from class static attribute to instance attribute)
buildbot.interfaces.IBuilderStatus.getSlaves with all implementations buildbot.interfaces.IBuilderStatus.getWorkers
buildbot.status.builder.BuilderStatus.slavenames buildbot.status.builder.BuilderStatus.workernames
buildbot.status.builder.BuilderStatus.setSlavenames buildbot.status.builder.BuilderStatus.setWorkernames
buildbot.process.botmaster.BotMaster.slaveLost buildbot.process.botmaster.BotMaster.workerLost
buildbot.process.botmaster.BotMaster.getBuildersForSlave buildbot.process.botmaster.BotMaster.getBuildersForWorker
buildbot.process.botmaster.BotMaster.maybeStartBuildsForSlave buildbot.process.botmaster.BotMaster.maybeStartBuildsForWorker
buildbot.locks.RealSlaveLock buildbot.locks.RealWorkerLock
buildbot.locks.RealSlaveLock.maxCountForSlave buildbot.locks.RealWorkerLock.maxCountForWorker
buildbot.protocols.base.Connection constructor positional argument buildslave was renamed worker
buildbot.protocols.base.Connection.buidslave buildbot.protocols.base.Connection.worker
buildbot.protocols.base.Connection.remoteGetSlaveInfo buildbot.protocols.base.Connection.remoteGetWorkerInfo
buildbot.protocols.pb.Connection constructor positional argument buildslave was renamed worker

Other changes done without providing fallback:

  • Functions argument buildslaveName renamed to workerName.

  • Loop variables, local variables, helper functions:

    Old name New name
    s w or worker
    sl w or worker
    bs (“buildslave”) w
    sb wfb (“worker for builder”)
    bs1(), bs2() w1(), w2()
    bslave worker
    BS1_NAME, BS1_ID, BS1_INFO W1_NAME, W1_ID, W1_INFO

  • In buildbot.config.BuilderConfig.getConfigDict result 'slavenames' key changed to 'workernames'; 'slavebuilddir' key changed to 'workerbuilddir'; 'nextSlave' key changed to 'nextWorker'.

  • buildbot.process.builder.BuilderControl.ping now generates ["ping", "no worker"] event, instead of ["ping", "no slave"].

  • buildbot.plugins.util.WorkerChoiceParameter (previously BuildslaveChoiceParameter) label was changed from Build slave to Worker.

  • buildbot.plugins.util.WorkerChoiceParameter (previously BuildslaveChoiceParameter) default name was changed from slavename to workername.

  • buildbot.status.builder.SlaveStatus fallback was removed. SlaveStatus was moved to buildbot.status.builder.slave previously, and now it’s buildbot.status.worker.WorkerStatus.

  • buildbot.status.status_push.StatusPush events generation changed (this module will be completely removed in 0.9.x):

    • instead of slaveConnected with data slave=... now generated workerConnected event with data worker=...;
    • instead of slaveDisconnected with data slavename=... now generated workerDisconnected with data workername=...;
    • instead of slavePaused with data slavename=... now generated workerPaused event with data workername=...;
    • instead of slaveUnpaused with data slavename=... now generated workerUnpaused event with data workername=...;

  • buildbot.status.build.BuildStatus.asDict returns worker name under 'worker' key, instead of 'slave' key.

  • buildbot.status.builder.BuilderStatus.asDict returns worker names under 'workers' key, instead of 'slaves' key.

  • Definitely privately used “slave”-named variables and attributes were renamed, including tests modules, classes and methods.

5.8.3.1. Database

Database API changes done without providing fallback.

Old name New name
buildbot.db.buildslaves.BuildslavesConnectorComponent.getBuildslaves (rewritten in nine) and buildbot.db.buildslaves.BuildslavesConnectorComponent.getBuildslave (introduced in nine) results uses instead of 'slaveinfo' key 'workerinfo' key
buildbot.db.model.Model.buildslaves buildbot.db.model.Model.workers
buildbot.db.model.Model.configured_buildslaves buildbot.db.model.Model.configured_workers
buildbot.db.model.Model.connected_buildslaves buildbot.db.model.Model.connected_workers
buildbot.db.buildslaves.BuildslavesConnectorComponent.findBuildslaveId (introduced in nine) buildbot.db.workers.WorkersConnectorComponent.findWorkerId
buildbot.db.buildslaves.BuildslavesConnectorComponent.deconfigureAllBuidslavesForMaster (introduced in nine, note typo Buidslaves) buildbot.db.workers.WorkersConnectorComponent.deconfigureAllWorkersForMaster
buildbot.db.buildslaves.BuildslavesConnectorComponent.buildslaveConfigured (introduced in nine) buildbot.db.workers.WorkersConnectorComponent.workerConfigured
buildbot.db.buildslaves.BuildslavesConnectorComponent.buildslaveConfigured method argument buildslaveid was renamed (introduced in nine) workerid
buildbot.db.buildslaves.BuildslavesConnectorComponent.getBuildslave buildbot.db.workers.WorkersConnectorComponent.getWorker
buildbot.db.buildslaves.BuildslavesConnectorComponent.getBuildslaves method argument _buildslaveid was renamed (introduced in nine) _workerid
buildbot.db.buildslaves.BuildslavesConnectorComponent.buildslaveConnected (introduced in nine) buildbot.db.workers.WorkersConnectorComponent.workerConnected
buildbot.db.buildslaves.BuildslavesConnectorComponent.buildslaveConnected method argument slaveinfo was renamed (introduced in nine) workerinfo
buildbot.db.buildslaves.BuildslavesConnectorComponent.buildslaveConnected method argument buildslaveid was renamed (introduced in nine) workerid
buildbot.db.buildslaves.BuildslavesConnectorComponent.buildslaveDisconnected (introduced in nine) buildbot.db.workers.WorkersConnectorComponent.workerDisconnected
buildbot.db.buildslaves.BuildslavesConnectorComponent.buildslaveDisconnected method argument buildslaveid was renamed (introduced in nine) workerid
buildbot.db.builds.BuildsConnectorComponent.getBuilds method argument buildslaveid was renamed (introduced in nine) workerid
buildbot.db.builds.BuildsConnectorComponent.addBuild method argument buildslaveid was renamed (introduced in nine) workerid
buildbot.reporters.message.MessageFormatter template variable slavename workername

5.8.3.2. Data API

Python API changes:

Old name New name
buildbot.data.buildslaves workers
buildbot.data.buildslaves.BuildslaveEndpoint WorkerEndpoint
buildbot.data.buildslaves.BuildslavesEndpoint WorkersEndpoint
buildbot.data.buildslaves.Buildslave Worker
buildbot.data.buildslaves.Buildslave.buildslaveConfigured workerConfigured
buildbot.data.buildslaves.Buildslave.findBuildslaveId findWorkerId
buildbot.data.buildslaves.Buildslave.buildslaveConnected workerConnected
buildbot.data.buildslaves.Buildslave.buildslaveDisconnected workerDisconnected
buildbot.data.buildslaves.Buildslave.deconfigureAllBuidslavesForMaster deconfigureAllWorkersForMaster
buildslaveid in function arguments and API specification workerid
slaveinfo in function arguments and API specification workerinfo

Changed REST endpoints:

Old name New name
/buildslaves /workers
/buildslaves/n:buildslaveid /workers/n:workerid
/buildslaves/n:buildslaveid/builds /workers/n:workerid/builds
/buildslaves/:buildslaveid/builds/:buildid /workers/:workerid/builds/:buildid
/masters/n:masterid/buildslaves /masters/n:masterid/workers
/masters/n:masterid/buildslaves/n:buildslaveid /masters/n:masterid/workers/n:workerid
/masters/n:masterid/builders/n:builderid/buildslaves /masters/n:masterid/builders/n:builderid/workers
/masters/n:masterid/builders/n:builderid/buildslaves/n:buildslaveid /masters/n:masterid/builders/n:builderid/workers/n:workerid
/builders/n:builderid/buildslaves /builders/n:builderid/workers
/builders/n:builderid/buildslaves/n:buildslaveid /builders/n:builderid/workers/n:workerid

Changed REST object keys:

Old name New name
buildslaveid workerid
slaveinfo workerinfo
buildslave worker
buildslaves workers

data_module version bumped from 1.2.0 to 2.0.0.

5.8.3.3. Web UI

In base web UI (www/base) and Material Design web UI (www/md_base) all “slave”-named messages and identifiers were renamed to use “worker” names and new REST API endpoints.

5.8.3.4. MQ layer

buildslaveid key in messages were replaced with workerid.

5.8.4. Details

For a more detailed description of the changes made in this version, see the git log itself:

git log v0.9.0b7..v0.9.0b8