Convergence Observer¶
https://blueprints.launchpad.net/heat/+spec/convergence-observer
As a step toward implementing the convergence specification, Heat
will split operations which fall into the “observing reality” category
into a separate “observer” process.
Problem description¶
External systems hosting the physical resources of a stack will change independent of operations in Heat. There is a need to have a way to record and respond to these changes.
Proposed change¶
Observer is responsible for managing the model of reality
polls nova/neutron/etc using resource check methods.
conceptually polls heat stack descriptions to update internal resources
Data model will need to store “observed state”
REST API will need to display “observed state”
Note that no change will be necessary to the resource plugin API. Also note that subscribing to notifications will be done in a separate blueprint named convergence-continuous-observer.
Alternatives¶
Implementation¶
Assignee(s)¶
Work should be spread between all developers as much as possible to help spread awareness of how things work.
Milestones¶
- Target Milestone for completion:
Juno-2
Work Items¶
Modify data model to record resource state
Modify public API to display observed state
Create new observer RPC API calls
Create new observer entry point
Move “check_active” and “check” calls to use observer API
