[PATCH 00/10] Add support for tests "statuses"

[Thomas Monjalon]

Hi Thomas,

2015-07-29 11:53, Thomas Petazzoni:
> On Wed, 29 Jul 2015 09:58:38 +0100, Stephen Finucane wrote:
> > This series introduces support for patch "statuses". These are results
> > of tests and other automated checks executed on any given patch. Such
> > tests and checks can range from unit tests and license validation to
> > large integration and performance testing. These statuses can be
> > provided by multiple users, thus allowing for a "distibuted test
> > infrastructure".
> > 
> > This feature requires a number of changes, such as new models and
> > extensions to the templates. Some new "endpoints" are provided for the
> > XML-RPC API along with a minimal extension to the 'pwclient'
> > application. It is envisioned that both this application and the
> > broader collection of scripts provided with patchwork will be expanded
> > on by the community as required.
> > 
> > This feature is entirely optional and can be ignored by users if so
> > desired.
> 
> Rather than a concept of "status", wouldn't it be better to simply
> associate "tags" to patches ?
> 
> For example, when a patch successfully passes CI, you add a given tag
> to the patch, or when it fails CI, you add another tag. And the web
> interface would allow to filter the patches depending on which tag they
> contain (or not).

The goal is to have counters for Success/Warning/Failure as it is done
for A/R/T.
Note that A/R/T are not handled as tags because numbers are meaningful.