[Qgis-psc] [Qgis-developer] Redmine -> Github tests

[Nathan Woodrow]

+1 from me also.  Nice work.

On Sat, Jul 2, 2016 at 9:38 AM, Nyall Dawson <nyall.dawson at gmail.com> wrote:

> On 28 June 2016 at 19:31, Richard Duivenvoorde <rdmailings at duif.net>
> wrote:
> > Hi Lists (cross posting to have both community, psc and developers),
> >
> > Still busy ways to migrate from Redmine to Github possibilities, we play
> > with some options. Wanted to sent some ideas to the lists of current
> status:
> >
> > Chatting to Matthias (who did a first import script based on Redmine
> > issue.xml imports [0][1]).
> >
> > Chatting to Juergen (who did an import script based on table exports of
> > the Redmine database [2]).
> >
> > Who both hit the Github-api-throtteling limit from Github [3] and
> > stopped there:
> > - max 60 api-search queries per minute
> > - max 5000 requests per hour for other api calls
> >
> > We had a little chat to github support, we were pointed to a different
> > api [4]
> >
> > Receiving python script from Juergen, and his plan to get as much
> > information from Redmine as possible by:
> > - creating a (sqlite) redmine.db with dumps of nessecary tables from
> > (mysql) redmine.db
> > - creating 'lookup'-tables for different mappings, eg map Redmine-users
> > toGithub-users. Have the Category-strings mapped to their id's AND
> > mapped to Github-labels etc etc.
> > - write a python script which queries the db and (via github api)
> > creates issues with exact the same issue-numbers as we have in Redmine
> > - add labels to a Github test repo as 'mapping to Redmine' things like:
> > status, prio, etc etc
> >
> > My conclusion: if I/we invest enough time into this, I can do further
> > scripting and just import the issues in blocks, just enough to not hit
> > the limit.
> >
> > I hand crafted 2 issues:
> >
> > https://github.com/rduivenvoorde/temp/issues/17
> >
> > https://github.com/rduivenvoorde/temp/issues/18
> >
> > based on http://hub.qgis.org/issues/10755
> >
> > To show/see some possible options:
> >
> > - one Redmine comment = one Github comment (as in #17)
> > - all Redmine comments in one Github comment (as in #18)
>
> Another huge +1 in support of your efforts. Fantastic stuff!
>
> My preference would be to the one redmine=one github comment version (#17).
>
> Nyall
>
>
> >
> > You can see all possible labels if you try to create a new issue in the
> > repo:
> > https://github.com/rduivenvoorde/temp/issues
> >
> > I tried to minimize the number of Labels, but tried to mimic most of
> > Redmine's.
> > By adding a number in front of it I hope we can instruct issuers to add
> > for example at least number 1 to 5 labels. And they are ordered by that
> > number in the Github views, making it maybe easier to 'read' them in an
> > apparent order.
> >
> > All imports will be done by a 'QGIS-redmine-import' user.
> > All attributions will be done based on (Redmine) Name and (if available)
> > Github userid (I thin we should leave email addresses away)
> > References to commits and pr's can be mapped.
> > Assignee's can be set on Github userid's
> > Attachment info can be copied (url's to original attachment) BUT(!) the
> > api does not provide a way to add those. This can only be done via
> > Webinterface...
> >
> > The plan is to take a couple of complex issues and fine-tune a script
> > till everybody is satisfied with result.
> >
> > To do this work I need:
> >
> > 1) full backup of community that this is the way to go
> > 2) help / feedback on first tests or coding
> > 3) some time/days? (after 2.16 packaging: 8th july?) to freeze Redmine
> > and dump tables again
> > 4) some encouragement
> >
> > Already done: taking the 4079 users of Redmine, and checked with Github
> > if they have a user with the same email OR userid... Only 321 matched...
> >
> > So also needed (separate threads/emails?):
> > - everybody check this list and see if he/she can match him/herself and
> > sent me his/her right Github id together with the Redmine one
> > - input/comments about current Labels
> > - if we miss something if we do it like this
> >
> >
> > Not sure how to channel this, but thought to sent it like an email
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Richard Duivenvoorde
> >
> >
> > [0] https://github.com/m-kuhn/rm2gh
> > [1] https://github.com/m-kuhn/QGIS-Test/issues/
> > [2] https://github.com/jef-n/rm2gh/issues/
> > [3] https://developer.github.com/v3/#rate-limiting
> > [4] https://gist.github.com/jonmagic/5282384165e0f86ef105
> >
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