Adapt watcher documentation for new standards
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Except where otherwise noted, this document is licensed under Creative
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Commons Attribution 3.0 License. You can view the license at:
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https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
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.. _implement_planner_plugin:
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===================
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Build a new planner
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===================
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Watcher :ref:`Decision Engine <watcher_decision_engine_definition>` has an
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external :ref:`planner <watcher_planner_definition>` plugin interface which
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gives anyone the ability to integrate an external :ref:`planner
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<watcher_planner_definition>` in order to extend the initial set of planners
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Watcher provides.
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This section gives some guidelines on how to implement and integrate custom
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planners with Watcher.
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.. _Decision Engine: watcher_decision_engine_definition
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Creating a new plugin
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=====================
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First of all you have to extend the base :py:class:`~.BasePlanner` class which
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defines an abstract method that you will have to implement. The
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:py:meth:`~.BasePlanner.schedule` is the method being called by the Decision
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Engine to schedule a given solution (:py:class:`~.BaseSolution`) into an
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:ref:`action plan <action_plan_definition>` by ordering/sequencing an unordered
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set of actions contained in the proposed solution (for more details, see
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:ref:`definition of a solution <solution_definition>`).
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Here is an example showing how you can write a planner plugin called
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``DummyPlanner``:
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.. code-block:: python
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# Filepath = third-party/third_party/dummy.py
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# Import path = third_party.dummy
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from oslo_utils import uuidutils
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from watcher.decision_engine.planner import base
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class DummyPlanner(base.BasePlanner):
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def _create_action_plan(self, context, audit_id):
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action_plan_dict = {
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'uuid': uuidutils.generate_uuid(),
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'audit_id': audit_id,
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'first_action_id': None,
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'state': objects.action_plan.State.RECOMMENDED
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}
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new_action_plan = objects.ActionPlan(context, **action_plan_dict)
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new_action_plan.create(context)
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new_action_plan.save()
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return new_action_plan
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def schedule(self, context, audit_id, solution):
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# Empty action plan
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action_plan = self._create_action_plan(context, audit_id)
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# todo: You need to create the workflow of actions here
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# and attach it to the action plan
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return action_plan
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This implementation is the most basic one. So if you want to have more advanced
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examples, have a look at the implementation of planners already provided by
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Watcher like :py:class:`~.DefaultPlanner`. A list with all available planner
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plugins can be found :ref:`here <watcher_planners>`.
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Define configuration parameters
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===============================
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At this point, you have a fully functional planner. However, in more complex
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implementation, you may want to define some configuration options so one can
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tune the planner to its needs. To do so, you can implement the
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:py:meth:`~.Loadable.get_config_opts` class method as followed:
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.. code-block:: python
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from oslo_config import cfg
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class DummyPlanner(base.BasePlanner):
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# [...]
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def schedule(self, context, audit_uuid, solution):
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assert self.config.test_opt == 0
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# [...]
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@classmethod
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def get_config_opts(cls):
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return super(
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DummyPlanner, cls).get_config_opts() + [
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cfg.StrOpt('test_opt', help="Demo Option.", default=0),
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# Some more options ...
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]
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The configuration options defined within this class method will be included
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within the global ``watcher.conf`` configuration file under a section named by
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convention: ``{namespace}.{plugin_name}``. In our case, the ``watcher.conf``
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configuration would have to be modified as followed:
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.. code-block:: ini
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[watcher_planners.dummy]
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# Option used for testing.
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test_opt = test_value
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Then, the configuration options you define within this method will then be
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injected in each instantiated object via the ``config`` parameter of the
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:py:meth:`~.BasePlanner.__init__` method.
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Abstract Plugin Class
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=====================
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Here below is the abstract ``BasePlanner`` class that every single planner
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should implement:
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.. autoclass:: watcher.decision_engine.planner.base.BasePlanner
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:members:
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:special-members: __init__
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:noindex:
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Register a new entry point
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==========================
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In order for the Watcher Decision Engine to load your new planner, the
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latter must be registered as a new entry point under the
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``watcher_planners`` entry point namespace of your ``setup.py`` file. If you
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are using pbr_, this entry point should be placed in your ``setup.cfg`` file.
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The name you give to your entry point has to be unique.
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Here below is how you would proceed to register ``DummyPlanner`` using pbr_:
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.. code-block:: ini
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[entry_points]
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watcher_planners =
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dummy = third_party.dummy:DummyPlanner
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.. _pbr: http://docs.openstack.org/developer/pbr/
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Using planner plugins
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=====================
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The :ref:`Watcher Decision Engine <watcher_decision_engine_definition>` service
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will automatically discover any installed plugins when it is started. This
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means that if Watcher is already running when you install your plugin, you will
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have to restart the related Watcher services. If a Python package containing a
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custom plugin is installed within the same environment as Watcher, Watcher will
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automatically make that plugin available for use.
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At this point, Watcher will use your new planner if you referenced it in the
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``planner`` option under the ``[watcher_planner]`` section of your
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``watcher.conf`` configuration file when you started it. For example, if you
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want to use the ``dummy`` planner you just installed, you would have to
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select it as followed:
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.. code-block:: ini
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[watcher_planner]
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planner = dummy
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As you may have noticed, only a single planner implementation can be activated
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at a time, so make sure it is generic enough to support all your strategies
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and actions.
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