Sprint 228

[ibuziuk]

This issue collects work items of the Eclipse Che Team for Sprint 228 (November 23 - December 13th).
📓 Please note that this is a tentative plan until sprint planning has been conducted (November 22nd)

The previous sprint #21785

Sprint goals

• Dev Spaces 3.3 release and rollout to Developer Sandbox
• Migrate WTO / DWO CPaaS to GitLab and update the downstream release docs

Aditional Notes

• Hack 'n' Hustle - December 2nd

  • JKube - https://github.com/marcnuri-demo/202210-eclipsecon @ibuziuk

  • Kubedock (for 'podman run') - https://github.com/joyrex2001/kubedock @l0rd

  • Kail (for getting container logs) - https://github.com/boz/kail

  • Customer Demos Recording (short ~5 mins videos):

    • STEP 3 and 4 from devspaces-demo @dkwon17

  • macos homebrew package for dsc/chectl PoC

  • Dev Spaces chrome extension PoC (issue) @ibuziuk
    - https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/eclipse-che-cloud-ide-hos/fkkgabogjbijdhfbbmdllhoobpeenbjo/related?authuser=1

  • kubectl extension for devworkspace operator PoC (issue)

  • Test a tooling container for Che using devenv with starship

  • update the Che Dogfooding Scoreboard

  • OpenShift console dynamic plugin to manage DWs PoC

  • VS Code extension to start remote dev environments in Che / Dev Spaces

• Day of Learning - December 9th
  • Psychological Safety
  • Compliance and Ethics Training

Sprint tasks

WTO

• CPaaS WTO Midstream repositories migration to GitLab - https://issues.redhat.com/browse/WTO-155
• Update WTO Productization docs - https://github.com/redhat-developer/devtools-productization/tree/main/web-terminal-operator
• Web Terminal Operator leaking user token into Audit logs
• Publish source images for the web-terminal-tooling container
• Update tooling image to install binaries from internal sources
• Improve and simplify the Web Terminal Operator release process
• Simplify implementation for exec component

DWO

• CPaaS DWO Midstream repositories migration to GitLab
• Improving the support for building container images ⭐
  Specify the workspace Pods securityContext (SETGID and SETUID) when developers have container build capabilities #21770
• Support "podman run" from within a workspace ⭐
• Support Devfile v2 components of type Kubernetes ⭐
• [docs] Document unsupported Devfile 2.x features #21829
• Support specifying the schedulerName of workspace pods ⭐
  • Allow specify workspace pods schedulerName via CheCluster spec #21803
• Storageclass name for PVC is not getting set for workspaces being created by checluster #21807
• Annotate DWO-created PVC's devfile/devworkspace-operator#920
• Add testing framework for controller reconcile function devfile/devworkspace-operator#930

Dashboard

• Workspace is not running' page appeared even when the workspace should be running
• Unexpeted session expiration invalidation results in random logouts #21799
• Workspaces are stopped unexpectedly during startup #21809
• Faster workspace startup as a result of avoiding changes to DevWorkspace CR after it has started #21664
• Add "Git Services" tab to the User Preferences #21595
• Automatic setup of git remotes when starting a workspace from GitHub ⭐
• Introducing a new "Events" tab in the workspace startup screen #21825
• [epic] Begin using DevWorkspace Operator container contributions functionality #21736
  • (dashboard) Add controller.devfile.io/merge-contribution: true attribute to devfile container to enable injecting editor automatically; use the new editors defintions; remove library usage to inject this editor: Use DevWorkspace Operator contributions attributes to inject editors into Devfile containers #21738
• Added implementation of devfileSchema API (moved from Che-Server) - Added implementation of devfileSchema API che-dashboard#671

Operator

• Use a pre-created ServiceAccount for workspace Pods https://issues.redhat.com/browse/CRW-3470 ⭐
• Automate workspace startup verification against the airgap Openshift cluster #21445
• Allow to deploy DevSpaces from fast channel using dsc
• Allow configuring workspace start timeout via CheCluster spec Allow configuring workspace start timeout via CheCluster spec #21820

chectl

• Add flags to pass required parameters to deploy Eclipse Che on Kubernetes #21759
• Don't wait if cert-manager deployed if --skip-cert-manager flag is provided #21858

Technical Debt

• Decommissioning PostgreSQL database

Editors

• [Unplanned] Che-Code automatic rebase against upstream VS Code is failed #21854
• [Unplanned] Che-Code automatic rebase against upstream VS Code is failed #21880
• [Unplanned] Ensure Git LFS works with VSCode with Dev Spaces 3.3 release CRW-3585
• Fix CVE in devspaces-idea-rhel8 container CRW-3546
• Auto-install VS Code extensions specified in .vscode/extensions.json #21701 CRW-3483
• Handle idling in VS Code correctly instead of attempting to reconnect in x seconds #21610
• Investigate the possibility of integration with JetBrains Gateway #21412 CRW-3086

Plugins

• [Unplanned] Factory creation from private/public Bitbucket.org repository with OAuth setup fails on DS 3.3.0.RC-11-24 CRW-3584
• [epic] Begin using DevWorkspace Operator container contributions functionality #21736
  • Add new editors definitions that use controller.devfile.io/container-contribution: true to injectable component in editor devfile definition: Editor devfiles should use controller.devfile.io/container-contribution: true attribute on injectable components #21739
  • (devfile-registry) Rework the devworkspace generation process DevWorkspaces generated in che-devfile-registry build should use container contributions #21832
• Testing Git zero flow Testing Git zero-config flow as PR checks #21753
• Support .NET LS and netcoredbg with VS Code and re-introduce the .NET sample
• Document how to add/remove extensions from the open-vsx registry (including those not in open-vsx.org)
• Rebase che-openvsx against the upstream CRW-3544
• [plugin-registry] Use upstream openvsx image to get openvsx-server sources [plugin-registry] Use upstream openvsx image to get openvsx-server sources #21721
• VS Code Editor shows installing built-in extensions in the list of installed ones at first start of workspace page CRW-3506

Productization

UX / Customization / Doc:

• CRW-3553 improve imagepuller customization process
• CRW-2275 Simplify registry customization process
  • CRW-3472 Document how to add/remove extensions from the open-vsx registry (including those not in open-vsx.org)
  • CRW-2459 Improve codeready-workspaces-images local build story

Tech Debt:

• CRW-3531 Update to golang 1.18 / clean out obsolete & unused dockerfiles
• CRW-3080 Make Container Images Eligible for Source Containers (ongoing Epic)
  • CRW-3099 Migrate che server build to PNC
  • CRW-3195 udi: maven, gradle, e2fsprogs :: use fetch-artifacts

Che issues:

• Set up automation to comment on PRs w/ links to downstream jobs #21795 (almost done, continued from prev sprint)
• add UDI dockerfiles to update-base-images GHA for weekly updates #21575
• Update GH actions to use Node 16 tasks #21763

Docs

• [docs] Managing workspaces via kubectl  #21808
• Add procedure explaining how to view Visual Studio logs in Viewing Che workspaces logs - https://issues.redhat.com/browse/RHDEVDOCS-4574
• Visual Studio Code: Process monitoring plugin - https://issues.redhat.com/browse/RHDEVDOCS-4596
• Use Visual Studio Code rather than Che-Theia in Importing untrusted TLS certificates to Che - https://issues.redhat.com/browse/RHDEVDOCS-4573

[AObuchow]

Potential Che-Operator issue: #21820

[nickboldt]

Prod

UX / Customization / Doc:

• CRW-3553 improve imagepuller customization process [slip to 3.x, no consensus on a plan yet]
• CRW-2275 Simplify registry customization process
  • CRW-3472 Document how to add/remove extensions from the open-vsx registry (including those not in open-vsx.org)
  • CRW-2459 Improve codeready-workspaces-images local build story

Tech Debt:

• CRW-3531 Update to golang 1.18 / clean out obsolete & unused dockerfiles
• CRW-3080 Make Container Images Eligible for Source Containers (ongoing Epic)
  • CRW-3099 Migrate che server build to PNC
  • CRW-3195 udi: maven, gradle, e2fsprogs :: use fetch-artifacts

Che issues:

• Set up automation to comment on PRs w/ links to downstream jobs #21795 (almost done, continued from prev sprint)
• add UDI dockerfiles to update-base-images GHA for weekly updates #21575
• Update GH actions to use Node 16 tasks #21763

[AObuchow]

Hack 'n' Hustle idea: Devfile builder app PoC

[l0rd]

HnH proposals:

1. macos homebrew package for dsc/chectl PoC
2. Dev Spaces chrome extension PoC (issue)
3. kubectl extension for devworkspace operator PoC (issue)
4. Test a tooling container for Che using devenv with starship
5. update the Che Dogfooding Scoreboard
6. OpenShift console dynamic plugin to manage DWs PoC
7. VS Code extension to start remote dev environments in Che / Dev Spaces