Issues

The issue tracker for Ganeti Web Manager is at code.osuosl.org. All bugs and feature requests for Ganeti Web Manager should be tracked there. Please create an issue for any bug, feature, or translation you wish to contribute or report.

Please follow this guide when filing new issues for Ganeti Web Manager.

Description

When submitting an issue, the description should generally include the following:

  • Exactly what the submitter did to encounter the situation

  • What the submitter expected to happen

  • What actually happened

Depending on the issue, knowing details about the operating system or web browser being used may be helpful.

In addition to these points, bug reports should also include any relevant information with regard to attempted fixes or workarounds as well as any other effects the bug may have on the software. Any patches which resolve or work around bugs are also appreciated, if only to help developers understand the scope of the bug.

Trackers

There are several “trackers” or categories of issues that can be filed.

Bugs

Bugs are well…bugs. Things that are broken. Pieces of the project that don’t work as expected.

Features

Features are enhancements to the project that implement a new functionality. They are generally referenced with a phrase like “The ability to…”.

Enhancements

Enhancements are updates to existing features. They are not errors encountered in features, but improve the functionality or usability of a feature.

Status

Status reflects where a ticket stands in the filing process.

New

This issue is new and we haven’t begun work on it, possibly haven’t even decided whether we will work on it.

In Progress

We are working on this issue.

Won’t Fix

This is a legitimate issue, but we’ve decided that it is not something we can or will work on

Duplicate

This issue is actually a duplicate of an exisiting issue

Blocked

We can’t work on this issue until another issue is resolved

Feedback

We’ve worked on this issue, or made some comments on it, and assigned it to someone for their feedback.

Resolved

We’ve completed work on this issue.

Upstream

This is actually an issue with some package or library we depend on.

Closed

We are done with this issue.

Rejected

We don’t think this is a legitimate issue, and reject it entirely

Can’t Reproduce

We believe you, but we can’t reproduce the behavior this issue refers to, so we can’t do anything with it

Priorities

How important it is for us to get this issue fixed.

  • Low

  • Normal

  • High

  • Urgent

  • Blocker

Categories

Categories simply describe the general area or topic of an issue, categories may change with time depending on the project’s needs.

Difficulty

An estimation of how hard a bug, feature, or enhancement will be and how long it may take.

  • Easy

  • Medium

  • Hard