Documents a basic overview of how we develop Trafodion.
Working in Git
Install Git Tools
You use git to make changes to the Trafodion code, tests, documentation, and web site:
- Download the appropriate tool version; Linux or Windows: http://git-scm.com/downloads.
- Set up your git environment: GitHub Documentation
- Ensure that you register your ssh keys.
Git Cheat Sheet
For future reference, the git commands used below are summarized in Git Cheatsheet in the How-To chapter.
Download Trafodion Source Tree
You download the Trafodion source tree once the git tools have been installed.
Fork Trafodion Repository
You create a private fork of Trafodion on https://github.com/apache/trafodion. Use the fork button top-right on the page to create your fork, which will be named <your-git-id>_fork
.
The following examples use trafdeveloper
to represent <your-git-id>
.
Clone Trafodion Repository
Use the git shell to perform this task.
# Move to the directory where you want to install the Trafodion source code. cd mysource # Clone the Trafodion source code git clone git://git.apache.org/trafodion.git # Change to the Trafodion source-tree directory cd trafodion # Register your fork as a remote branch git remote add trafdeveloper_fork git@github.com:trafdeveloper/trafodion
At this point, you’ve finished all preparation steps. Now, you can start making changes.
Make Changes
Create Task Branch
You create a task branch to make changes to the Trafodion source tree. Typically, we name the branches after the Jira we are working on. In this example, the Jira is: TRAFODION-1507.
# Ensure that you have the latest changes git fetch --all # Checkout source git checkout -b TRAFODION-1507 origin/master # or origin/releaseX.Y for a release patch
Change Recipes
How to make changes depends on what part of the source tree you are working on. Please refer to the following chapters:
Change Type | Refer To... |
---|---|
Code | Modify Code |
QA Tests | Modify Tests |
Documentation | Modify Documentation |
Web Site | Modify Web Site |
Commit Changes
Run Regression Tests
If you’re making code changes, then ensure that you run the Regression Tests before committing changes.
Perform the following steps to commit your changes.
# Commit changes git commit -a # Dry-run check against main branch git push -n trafdeveloper_fork HEAD # Push changes to your private fork git push trafdeveloper_fork TRAFODION-1507
Create Pull Request
Your changes need to be reviewed by a Trafodion committer. Therefore, you need to create a pull request for your private repository.
The Trafodion Automated Tests are triggered to run on every pull request. These tests take 1-2 hours to run. Shorter tests run if you've changed only documentation or the web site. Please refer to Automated Tests for information about how to check the outcome of these tests.
Using GitHub Web Site (Preferred)
Do the following:
- Go to https://github.com/apache/trafodion.
- Click the green Create Pull Request button.
- Review changes one more time before clicking Create Pull Request.
Please refer to https://help.github.com/articles/creating-a-pull-request/ for more documentation.
Using Git Command Line (with Hub extension)
Do the following:
# Generate pull request git pull-request
Ensure that you include the Jira ID at the beginning of the title in your pull request. For example: [TRAFODION-1507] Explanation of the changes you made.
Review Comments
The pull request gets reviewed by the committers and other contributors. Once you get a consensus, the committer merges your changes into the target trafodion branch. Check your e-mail for comments.
Address Review Comments
Follow the GitHub conversation on your pull request (you should be automatically subscribed). Respond to questions and issues.
If you need to make additional changes, then do the following (the example below uses a sample Jira ID):
- Check out the code:
git checkout TRAFODION-1507
- Make the requested changes.
- Run regression tests, if applicable.
- Commit the changes with appropriate change information:
git commit -a
- Push the changes back to your private git fork:
git push trafdeveloper_fork TRAFODION-1507
The push
command automatically adds the change to the active pull request.
Do not use the git commit --amend
or git rebase
command after pushing a commit.
Resolve Merge Conflicts
Sometimes someone else's changes reach the target branch (e.g., master) before yours and has a merge conflict with your changes. Github will flag that situation in the status of your pull request. Before your changes can be merged, you must resolve conflicts in your pull request. This is the same process as above, making code changes, except that a merge command is done to create the changes.
Using the prior example:
- Check out the code:
git checkout TRAFODION-1507
- git fetch origin
- git merge origin/master
- Resolve conflicts.
- Run regression tests, if applicable.
- Commit the changes with appropriate change information:
git commit -a
- Push the changes back to your private git fork:
git push trafdeveloper_fork TRAFODION-1507
Change Merge
If all is well, a committer will merge your change into the Apache repository, which is mirrored on GitHub. You may be asked to close out the JIRA or other follow up.
Your change is done. Thanks for your contribution to Trafodion.
Where To Go From Here
You should have a basic understanding of how Trafodion is developed at this point. Where you go next depends on what areas you intend to contribute to:
- Create Build Environment: Trafodion requires a number of Linux packages and tools before you can build the code. This step is required if you intend to work on the Trafodion source or test code. It’s not strictly needed if you intend to work on the Trafodion documentation or web site; you can build these components without the complete Trafodion Build Environment. Refer to Modify Documentation or Modify Web Site.
Build Source: You can build the Trafodion source once the Build Environment has been created. Several options are available, including the capability to build the Trafodion binaries.
You MUST create the Build Environment before Building the Source.
Create Test Environment: You need to set up the Trafodion test environment in order to run the different Trafodion test libraries. You need to set up an Hadoop environment to test Trafodion. Trafodion includes scripts to create a small Hadoop environment, if needed.
You MUST create the Build Environment before creating the Test Environment.
This step is not necessary if you just want to build a Trafodion binary or if you working on the Documentation and/or Web Site.
Modify Documentation: You can modify the Trafodion documentation without creating the Trafodion Build Environment or Trafodion Test Environment. Typically, contributors working on the Trafodion code also modify the Trafodion Documentation when making changes.
Modify Web Site: You can modify the Trafodion web site without creating the Trafodion Build Environment or Trafodion Test Environment.