5.0.0-M1 Milestone Plan

[bmicklea]

Milestone Overview

• Multi-machine workspaces with YAML syntax
• Bitnami pre-built stacks for additional languages
• Workspace agents to allow any Docker image to work in Che without additional syntax
• Che launcher profiles to simplify managing multiple Che configurations on the same machine
• Updated editor to Orion 12

Upgrade and Migration

This is a pre-GA milestone in the new Che 5 stream. Milestones will be sequentially numbered using a M1, M2, Mn notation leading to GA.

Due to a fundamental model change that allows us to deliver multi-machine support, it will only be possible to migrate 4.7.1 workspaces to 5.0.0 at GA (users who wish to try 5.0.0 milestone releases today will have to create new workspaces).

Docker Image Tags
While 5.0 is pre-GA the :latest tags on our Docker images will continue to point to 4.7.1. We will also create a new 5.0.0-latest tag to make it easier to try each 5.0.0 milestone release.

For more information about our development process please see our development process page.

Schedule

This release will be an Eclipse-signed and marketed release.

• Code complete milestone: September 14, 2016
• GitHub release complete (QA verified) milestone: September 16, 2016
• Ship milestone: September 17, 2016

Schedule Detail

Code complete milestone

• Milestone issues complete
• Smoke tests started

Release candidate created milestone

• Release candidate created
• Test cycles started
• Docs complete

GitHub release complete (QA verified) milestone

• Release completed and QA verified
• Release notes updated
• Final release information updated on GitHub
• Docs reviewed and live
• Release Docker images available (5.0.0-M1 tag)

Target Milestone Issues

Epics and Issues

• IDE (client) - workspace agent (server) event transport service IDE (client) - workspace agent (server) event transport service #1824
• Mechanism to configure Che with configs from different sources Mechanism to configure Che with configs from different sources #2175
• Allow mounting of multiple volumes to mount properties Allow mounting of multiple volumes to mount properties #2264
• Add ability to install Orion plugins inside the Che editor Add ability to install Orion plugins inside the Che editor #1878
• Add Bitnami stacks and blank project for use with the generators Add Bitnami stacks and blank project for use with the generators #2301
• Improve workspace RAM settings for add project flow improve workspace RAM settings for add project flow #2403
• Machine Agent specification and implementation Machine Agent specification and implementation #1823
• Adopt agents to new environment model Adopt agents to new environment model #2285
• Test agents over different containers Test agents over different containers #2138
• Continuously upload new agent binaries to Codenvy Update Server Continuously upload new agent binaries to Codenvy Update Server #2137
• Pack ssh agent Pack ssh agent #2156
• Implement and pack Language Server Agents Implement and pack Language Server Agents #2032
• Implement Agent API Implement Agent API #2008
• Specify how to name, package and run Agent Specify how to name, package and run Agent #2005
• Make default workspace RAM setting to 2GB Make default workspace RAM setting to 2GB #2204
• Make Che with debug flag use default log level instead of debug log level Make Che with debug flag use default log level instead of debug log level #2272
• Add ability to preview an HTML file into another browser window Add ability to preview an HTML file into another browser window #1883
• File editor real time content update File editor real time content update #1910
• File explorer real time content update File explorer real time content update #1911
• Git checkout operation notification Git checkout operation notification #1912
• Avoid using deprecated KeyboardEvent.keyIdentifier Avoid using deprecated KeyboardEvent.keyIdentifier #2209
• Change Workspace environment model Change Workspace environment model #1818
• Allow mounting of multiple volumes to mount properties Allow mounting of multiple volumes to mount properties #2264
• Ways to mount folder inside host machine to auxiliary machine Ways to mount folder inside host machine to auxiliary machine #2425
• Document model changes introduced in 1818 Document model changes introduced in #1818  #2363

Bugs

• che.sh does not run che.sh does not run #2295
• che.sh root script is not sh compliant che.sh root script is not sh compliant #2303
• Redrawing dashboard page when no workspaces Redrawing dashboard page when no workspaces #2275
• Copy/Paste doesn't work in the Terminal (Firefox) Copy/Paste doesn't work in the Terminal (Firefox) #2178
• CLI: Fix Mac tmp dir access CLI: Fix Mac tmp dir access #2269
• Fix double output, workspace list, RAM displaying, add recipe format Fix double output, workspace list, RAM displaying, add recipe format #2348
• Avoid using deprecated KeyboardEvent.keyIdentifier Avoid using deprecated KeyboardEvent.keyIdentifier #2209
• Provide more space to the console when the workspace is booting Provide more space to the console when the workspace is booting #1757
• Remove the current workspace runtime loader Remove the current workspace runtime loader #1759
• Display loading steps when booting ws from IDE Display loading steps when booting ws from IDE #1758
• There is no content of recipe into 'Operation Perspective' There is no content of recipe into 'Operation Perspective' #2373
• NullPointer when starting a multi machine workspace NullPointer when starting a multi machine workspace #2426
• Creating new machine does not work Creating new machine does not work #2300
• Snapshoting of machines failed if snapshot made second time for given machine Snapshoting of machines failed if snapshot made second time for given machine #2344
• NPE after deleting multi-module project NPE after deleting multi-module project #1985
• Workspaces that have been created before merge of the agents feature do not start Workspaces that have been created before merge of the agents feature do not start #2385
• Download project as Zip does not work Download project as Zip does not work #2377
• Cannot launch a workspace after creation Cannot launch a workspace after creation #2331
• The size of workspase is not correctly displayed on the dashboard. The size of workspase is not correctly displayed on the dashboard. #2333
• che.sh root script is not sh compliant che.sh root script is not sh compliant #2303
• che.sh does not run che.sh does not run #2295
• fixup to che.sh fixup to che.sh #2306

[bmicklea]

Added recently closed issues and PRs

[bmicklea]

Updated delivery targets based on results from latest merge activities.

[bmicklea]

Release will not be shipped so removed those milestones.

[linuxd3v]

Subsequent milestones leading to GA will be numbered with sequential M2..Mn notation.

So this makes me believe 5.0.0-M1 is not considered GA? Could u clarify what do you understand under GA (General availability)?

Ship milestone: September 17, 2016

If M1 is available in Dockerhub on September 17-th - wouldn't that mean it's GA by all means?

[TylerJewell]

release = passed QA tests, tagged, and images generated.
shipped = items made available on dockerhub, eclipse servers, and codenvy systems
ga = supported with hotfixes, github issues, etc.

5.0.0-M1 is a release. We are partially shipping it. We are not supporting it. We will wait to provide support on it until we get GA, which will be after a series of other milestones that we release and ship