Bug tracker import code/architecture (moved)

This page covers the architecture of our bug tracker import code. There are other wiki pages covering the bug tracker import code.

One file per style of bug tracker
Each style (like "Bugzilla", "Roundup", and so forth) of bug tracker has its code in mysite/customs/bugtrackers/style.py. We write tests in mysite/customs/tests.py for each bug tracker type.

The Roundup code is instructive. Look at that in your favorite editor. You'll see class RoundupTracker. Take a look -- the class's __init__ is built so that an instance has enough data that a call to grab will start downloading bug data.

The rest of that file is trivial subclasses that pre-fill the data to __init__. We have one subclass per bug tracker we pull data from.

Then, once a day
We have a cron job on the server that calls the code in  every night.

How to add a new bug tracker
That means that if you want to add code pull data from a bug tracker we already support, you just have to write a very simple subclass. For Roundup, for example, add a few lines to the end of mysite/customs/bugtrackers/roundup.py. Then submit a patch.

If you want to write support for an entirely new type of bug tracker, you'll have to write a new class. Before we merge it, we'll need some tests, but we can help you write the tests. Submit your patches as you go, and we can review/merge quickly!

(Wondering how to submit a patch? Read how we handle patches.)