Page MenuHomePhabricator

Write instructions how to use Gerrit's test instance at gerrit.git.wmflabs.org and link them from other documentation
Closed, ResolvedPublic

Description

For this task, you should have already used Gerrit and Git a little bit before.
You'll also have to write a wiki page: You need some English and writing skills (correct punctuation etc.). :)

gerrit.git.wmflabs.org is a Gerrit test instance. It runs the same code as our main ("production") Gerrit instance, (where the 'real' code review happens).

It can be used for testing bots or wrappers around Gerrit's Rest API for development purposes. But there is no information about this test instance and how to use it.

There should be a dedicated short tutorial that explains:

  • What is gerrit.git.wmflabs.org?
  • When and who should use it?
  • How to create an account on it? Tip: First register
  • How to clone repositories and push changes? Tip: For changes to show up in Gerrit for review, use git push origin HEAD:refs/for/<branch-name>

Start by creating a draft on a subpage of your user page (for example if your user name is ABC123, start on https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:ABC123/Gerrit_test_instance) and provide a link here, before creating the actual page.
On https://wikitech.wikimedia.org , use the same username and password as for gerrit.wikimedia.org. Do not use the same password for http://gerrit.git.wmflabs.org !

Once your draft looks good, create the actual wiki page on wikitech.wikimedia.org. After that, link your tutorial from a few places:

See Help:Editing or the VisualEditor help.
Note that wikitech.wikimedia.org has a separate log-in from www.mediawiki.org.

Event Timeline

We are about to update to 2.15 (soon) which polygerrit will become usable.

Vvjjkkii renamed this task from Gerrit's test instance gerrit.git.wmflabs.org is not quite visible in the docs; no clear instructions how to use it to bodaaaaaaa.Jul 1 2018, 1:12 AM
Vvjjkkii triaged this task as High priority.
Vvjjkkii updated the task description. (Show Details)
Vvjjkkii removed a subscriber: Aklapper.
CommunityTechBot renamed this task from bodaaaaaaa to Gerrit's test instance gerrit.git.wmflabs.org is not quite visible in the docs; no clear instructions how to use it.Jul 1 2018, 2:22 PM
CommunityTechBot updated the task description. (Show Details)
CommunityTechBot added a subscriber: Aklapper.
CommunityTechBot raised the priority of this task from High to Needs Triage.Jul 3 2018, 2:35 AM
Aklapper renamed this task from Gerrit's test instance gerrit.git.wmflabs.org is not quite visible in the docs; no clear instructions how to use it to Write instructions how to use Gerrit's test instance at gerrit.git.wmflabs.org and link them from other documentation.Oct 5 2018, 12:29 PM
Aklapper updated the task description. (Show Details)
Shreyasminocha triaged this task as Medium priority.

I've got it reviewed by Srishti via the GCI interface, but I'll link to it here too: https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/Gerrit_test_instance

Thanks @Shreyasminocha for working on the task! I've approved it :)

@Paladox @Aklapper It would be great if you could take a quick look at the documentation!

@Paladox: @srishakatux too made a couple of edits, but thanks! My pleasure :)