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name: List Components description: Fetch component names from Sippy component readiness API

List Components

This skill provides functionality to fetch a list of all component names tracked in the Sippy component readiness system for a specific OpenShift release.

When to Use This Skill

Use this skill when you need to:

• Get a complete list of components for a specific release
• Validate component names before querying regression or bug data
• Discover available components for analysis
• Generate component lists for reports or documentation
• Understand which teams/components are tracked in Sippy
• Provide autocomplete suggestions for component names

Prerequisites

1. Python 3 Installation

   • Check if installed: which python3
   • Python 3.6 or later is required
   • Comes pre-installed on most systems

2. Network Access

   • The script requires network access to reach the Sippy API
   • Ensure you can make HTTPS requests to sippy.dptools.openshift.org

Implementation Steps

Step 1: Verify Prerequisites

First, ensure Python 3 is available:

python3 --version

If Python 3 is not installed, guide the user through installation for their platform.

Step 2: Locate the Script

The script is located at:

plugins/component-health/skills/list-components/list_components.py

Step 3: Run the Script

Execute the script with the release parameter:

# Get components for release 4.21
python3 plugins/component-health/skills/list-components/list_components.py \
  --release 4.21

# Get components for release 4.20
python3 plugins/component-health/skills/list-components/list_components.py \
  --release 4.20

Important: The script automatically appends "-main" to the release version to construct the view parameter (e.g., "4.21" becomes "4.21-main").

Step 4: Process the Output

The script outputs JSON data with the following structure:

{
  "release": "4.21",
  "view": "4.21-main",
  "component_count": 42,
  "components": [
    "API",
    "Build",
    "Cloud Compute",
    "Cluster Version Operator",
    "Etcd",
    "Image Registry",
    "Installer",
    "Kubernetes",
    "Management Console",
    "Monitoring",
    "Networking",
    "OLM",
    "Storage",
    "etcd",
    "kube-apiserver",
    "..."
  ]
}

Field Descriptions:

• release: The release identifier that was queried
• view: The constructed view parameter used in the API call (release + "-main")
• component_count: Total number of unique components found
• components: Alphabetically sorted array of unique component names

If View Not Found:

If the release view doesn't exist, the script will return an HTTP 404 error:

HTTP Error 404: Not Found
View '4.99-main' not found. Please check the release version.

Step 5: Use the Component List

Based on the component list, you can:

1. Validate component names: Check if a component exists before querying data
2. Generate documentation: Create component lists for reports
3. Filter queries: Use component names to filter regression or bug queries
4. Autocomplete: Provide suggestions when users type component names
5. Discover teams: Understand which components/teams are tracked

Error Handling

The script handles several error scenarios:

1. Network Errors: If unable to reach Sippy API

   Error: URL Error: [reason]
   

2. HTTP Errors: If API returns an error status

   Error: HTTP Error 404: Not Found
   View '4.99-main' not found. Please check the release version.
   

3. Invalid Release: Script returns exit code 1 with error message

4. Parsing Errors: If API response is malformed

   Error: Failed to fetch components: [details]
   

Output Format

The script outputs JSON to stdout with:

• Success: Exit code 0, JSON with component list
• Error: Exit code 1, error message to stderr

Diagnostic messages (like "Fetching components from...") are written to stderr, so they don't interfere with JSON parsing.

API Details

The script queries the Sippy component readiness API:

• URL: https://sippy.dptools.openshift.org/api/component_readiness?view={release}-main
• Method: GET
• Response: JSON containing component readiness data with rows

The API response structure includes:

{
  "rows": [
    {
      "component": "Networking",
      ...
    },
    {
      "component": "Monitoring",
      ...
    }
  ],
  ...
}

The script:

1. Extracts the component field from each row
2. Filters out empty/null component names
3. Returns unique components, sorted alphabetically

Examples

Example 1: Get Components for 4.21

python3 plugins/component-health/skills/list-components/list_components.py \
  --release 4.21

Output:

{
  "release": "4.21",
  "view": "4.21-main",
  "component_count": 42,
  "components": ["API", "Build", "Etcd", "..."]
}

Example 2: Query Non-Existent Release

python3 plugins/component-health/skills/list-components/list_components.py \
  --release 99.99

Output (to stderr):

Fetching components from: https://sippy.dptools.openshift.org/api/component_readiness?view=99.99-main
HTTP Error 404: Not Found
View '99.99-main' not found. Please check the release version.
Failed to fetch components: HTTP Error 404: Not Found

Exit code: 1

Integration with Other Commands

This skill can be used in conjunction with other component-health skills:

1. Before analyzing components: Validate component names exist
2. Component discovery: Find available components for a release
3. Autocomplete: Provide component name suggestions to users
4. Batch operations: Iterate over all components for comprehensive analysis

Example Integration:

# Get all components for 4.21
COMPONENTS=$(python3 plugins/component-health/skills/list-components/list_components.py \
  --release 4.21 | jq -r '.components[]')

# Analyze each component
for component in $COMPONENTS; do
  echo "Analyzing $component..."
  # Use component in other commands
done

Notes

• The script uses Python's standard library only (no external dependencies)
• The script automatically appends "-main" to the release version
• Component names are case-sensitive
• Component names are returned in alphabetical order
• Duplicate component names are automatically removed
• Empty or null component names are filtered out
• The script has a 30-second timeout for HTTP requests
• Diagnostic messages go to stderr, JSON output goes to stdout

See Also

• Related Skill: plugins/component-health/skills/list-regressions/SKILL.md
• Related Skill: plugins/component-health/skills/get-release-dates/SKILL.md
• Related Command: /component-health:list-regressions (for regression data)
• Related Command: /component-health:analyze (for health grading)
• Sippy API: https://sippy.dptools.openshift.org/api/component_readiness
• Component Health Plugin: plugins/component-health/README.md