QA » openQA Project

Motivation¶

The #investigation tab on openQA job details already provides a convenient diff'ing of vars.json files and for the optionally provided "diff_packages_to_last_good" and such. Test reviewers like the investigation tab and would like have access to convenient diff'ing for other files as well, e.g. all result+log files that are present for both "last good" and "first bad". We should offer on-demand diff'ing of any result+log files that are present in both types of job, e.g. collapsed entries that could be clicked to trigger the actual evaluation on click.

Acceptance criteria¶

• AC1: A difference for all result+log files that are present for both "last good" and "first bad" is available in the investigation tab on request
• AC2: The investigation tab is still readable enough and not too long
• AC3: The investigation tab showing only the main information, e.g. diff of settings, still renders quickly enough

Suggestions¶

• Read the current implementation in https://github.com/os-autoinst/openQA/blob/136b92a59433850f8bf077594139d420fcf2c3d4/lib/OpenQA/Schema/Result/Jobs.pm#L1885
• Extend tests in https://github.com/os-autoinst/openQA/blob/136b92a59433850f8bf077594139d420fcf2c3d4/t/10-jobs.t#L436
• Dynamically compile list of all result&log files that are common in both jobs used for comparison
• Consider using dynamic triggering of actions based on clicks on investigation table entries
• Monitor for performance impact