How the Board’s DefCore Committee is Crowdsoucing Core

Redefining OpenStack Core

with Community, Tests & Code

DefCore Co-ChairRob Hirschfeld

December 2014

DefCore = Commercial Use

Uses of the OpenStack mark: 1. Community (non-commercial use) 2. Code (integrated release) 3. Commerce (products and services)

DefCore covers #3 only!

OpenStack™ should mean something to usersWhat matters to users?● OpenStack as a reliable platform (brand)● Common Validation (testing)● Common Implementation (code)● And, don’t impede grown and innovation!

DefCore = Interoperability

What is DefCore?

DefCore is a process that sets base requirements for all

OpenStack products by defining:

1) must-pass tests of capabilities, and

2) designated sections of code

These definitions use community resources and

involvement to drive interoperability by creating the

minimum standards for products labeled “OpenStack”.

Capabilities AND then Code

Capabilities (API)Designated Section

Integrated Release

OpenStack Project

Integrated ReleaseCapabilitiesProject APIs

Validated by Tests

Designated SectionsIntegrated Projects Only

Required Upstream

Which code gets Designated?

Designated:● code provides the project external REST API, or● code is shared and provides common functionality for

all options, or● code implements logic that is critical for cross-

platform operation

Not Designated:● code interfaces to vendor-specific functions, or● project design explicitly intended this section to be

replaceable, or● code extends the project external REST API in a new

or different way, or● code is being deprecated

Overview: How do we do this?

One Committee, with- 10 Principles- 12 Criteria- 75+ Capabilities- 1 Scoring Matrix

(per release)

DefCore Principles

Platform & Component Levels

In Oct 2014, The Board and Foundation added the concept of “levels” to core.

Vendors can to comply with DefCore but use a subset of the whole project.

Core = Tests+Designated Code

12 Criteria

Capabilities

Capabilities = Groups of API Tests, e.g.:"block-snapshots" :test_snapshot_create_get_list_update_delete,test_volume_from_snapshot

Capabilities Scoring Matrix

Capabilities << TestsScore max 100Non-Admin APIScored per Release Preliminary Havana Enforced for Juno

Community Feedback

DefCore Depends on Usage Data!

1. Users2. Tools3. Clients

Call to Action!

Next Cycle (“Scale”):1. Process Approval2. Icehouse Artifacts3. (stretch goal) Juno Artifacts

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References

RefStack Wiki: https://wiki.openstack.org/wiki/RefStack

DefCore Wiki: https://wiki.openstack.org/wiki/Governance/DefCoreCommittee

Rob’s Blog: http://robhirschfeld.com/tag/defcore/

RefStack: https://github.com/stackforge/refstack

Please reach out to me, @zehicle, or OpenStack DefCore mailing list!