Lead maintainer: armbian-config refactor

[Werner]

Origin:

https://forum.armbian.com/topic/16933-armbian-config-rfc-ideas/?do=findComment&comment=119703

https://armbian.atlassian.net/browse/AR-638

 

Description:

 

Our armbian-config tool shall be refactored or as a modular framework rewritten from scratch.

We are looking for both experienced bash scriptwriters as well as somebody who takes a overall look at task execution.

 

 

Destination:

https://github.com/armbian/config

 

Skills required:

Bash

 

 

[c.mah]

Hello,

Might fall short on the bash scripting but willing to lean. Definitely can help test out once done.

Curtis

[Igor]

@tparys Made a simple POC for changed tool, but to get moving, we need to assemble a team which will focus just on this. I hope more of people that recently applied to help, will be able to join here. Other important field that also needs help, and require similar skills, is automated testing.

 

Take a look how things were done before, check POC and ideas for refactoring.

[tparys]

Happy to help here and there with bash shell scripting, however I believe that @Igor and @lanefu had mentioned that the armbian-config refactor was desired in the Ansible tool, which unfortunately is not in my bag of tricks.

 

Not sure if that's still the case, but maybe worthwhile asking @Werner nicely to update the description to include that desired experience?

[Igor]

20 minutes ago, tparys said:

had mentioned that the armbian-config refactor was desired in the Ansible tool, which unfortunately is not in my bag of tricks.

 

Ansible is not suitable for armbian-config core, but we could call ansible playbooks from it. If / when desirable. Perhaps in the app installer part only? But there container based apps would be best ... Ansible is more desirable in automated testings where @Pavel Milanes CO7WT has experiences with and is looking to push things forward in that area.

 

IMO, BASH is still a go to tool for armbian-config

[lanefu]

43 minutes ago, Igor said:

Ansible is not suitable for armbian-config core, but we could call ansible playbooks from it. If / when desirable. Perhaps in the app installer part only?

yeah was mostly thinking about using ansible for installers etc, but it could do specific armbian-config core tasks... BUT we'd need a wrapper around it in bash for UI.     but i'd view it as something we'd use in a modular fashion rather than build a framework on it

[tparys]

1 hour ago, Igor said:

Ansible is not suitable for armbian-config core

 

In that case, it looks like I misunderstood you. Apologies for that.

[Werner]

Even though Ansible is not going to cut it we are open for suggestions in any case

 

[jeanrhum]

Hi, I can help in some development tasks, but I've not enough time and experience to do more.