1329763 - clever script that knows how to simplify rules

Status: RESOLVED WONTFIX

(Release Engineering Graveyard :: Applications: Balrog (backend), defect, P5)

Description

[[e-mail] (:bhearsum)]

Over time, the state of the Rules table grows somewhat organical. Eg: we add special cases for X, Y, and Z that work - but aren't necessarily implemented in the best or clearest way. From time to time we try to clean this sort of thing up, but it's not always easy to figure out if you've come up with something that's functionally equivalent.

It might be helpful to have a script that can generate alternate forms of a set of rules (probably within one product+channel) that are guaranteed to be functionally equivalent - and then humans can decide which is best.

Comment 1

[A.S.]

(In reply to Ben Hearsum (:bhearsum) from comment #0)
> Over time, the state of the Rules table grows somewhat organical. Eg: we add
> special cases for X, Y, and Z that work - but aren't necessarily implemented
> in the best or clearest way. From time to time we try to clean this sort of
> thing up, but it's not always easy to figure out if you've come up with
> something that's functionally equivalent.
> 
> It might be helpful to have a script that can generate alternate forms of a
> set of rules (probably within one product+channel) that are guaranteed to be
> functionally equivalent - and then humans can decide which is best.
I don't fully understand it.Will need more context.

Comment 2

[[e-mail] (:bhearsum)]

Ashish, are you still planning to look at this?

Comment 3

[A.S.]

Not at the moment. Still busy with gsoc project.

Comment 4

[Vikas Prasad Mahato [:vikas_mahato]]

Hi,
I would like to work on this bug. Can you provide more info for working on this?

Comment 5

[[e-mail] (:bhearsum)]

(In reply to Vikas Prasad Mahato [:vikas_mahato] from comment #4)
> Hi,
> I would like to work on this bug. Can you provide more info for working on
> this?

Hi Vikas, I think this bug may be a bit too nebulous to be a good choice. If you're looking for a backend bug to work on, how about https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1433466 ?

Comment 6

[[e-mail] (:bhearsum)]

I don't think this is going to be worthwhile to do.