New subject: [xwiki-devs] Problem: migration from XEM 4.5.4 to XE 5.2-SNAPSHOT

18 Sep 2013

Hi.

After some discussion on IRC:
http://dev.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/IRC/xwikiArchive20130923

It seems the best is to disable the "Upgrade all wikis" feature for 5.2.

Thanks :)

Louis-Marie

2013/9/19 Guillaume "Louis-Marie" Delhumeau <[email protected]>

> I let you decide for next Monday. We should release the RC 1. I won't be
> there tomorow.
>
>
> 2013/9/19 Thomas Mortagne <[email protected]>
>
>> +1 to disable this mode until we have a proper UI for it that takes
>> into account the configured subwiki defaut UI
>>
>> On Thu, Sep 19, 2013 at 3:25 PM, Guillaume "Louis-Marie" Delhumeau
>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>> > It seems we can't fix it for 5.2 because of the time window. Can't we
>> > remove the "upgrade all wikis" option, for this release?
>> >
>> >
>> > 2013/9/19 Thomas Mortagne <[email protected]>
>> >
>> >> On Thu, Sep 19, 2013 at 9:56 AM, Marius Dumitru Florea
>> >> <[email protected]> wrote:
>> >> > On Thu, Sep 19, 2013 at 10:34 AM, Thomas Mortagne
>> >> > <[email protected]> wrote:
>> >> >> On Thu, Sep 19, 2013 at 9:31 AM, Thomas Mortagne
>> >> >> <[email protected]> wrote:
>> >> >>> On Thu, Sep 19, 2013 at 9:10 AM, Marius Dumitru Florea
>> >> >>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>> >> >>>> On Wed, Sep 18, 2013 at 4:13 PM, Thomas Mortagne
>> >> >>>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>> >> >>>>> On Wed, Sep 18, 2013 at 3:08 PM, Marius Dumitru Florea
>> >> >>>>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>> >> >>>>>> On Wed, Sep 18, 2013 at 12:26 PM, Thomas Mortagne
>> >> >>>>>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>> >> >>>>>>> On Wed, Sep 18, 2013 at 11:09 AM, Guillaume "Louis-Marie"
>> Delhumeau
>> >> >>>>>>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>> >> >>>>>>>> Hi devs.
>> >> >>>>>>>> I am testing the migration from XEM 4.5.4 to XE 5.2 (local
>> >> build). Sorin
>> >> >>>>>>>> has already reported some problems in JIRA.
>> >> >>>>>>>> For me, the problem occurs when I use the "upgrade all wikis"
>> >> option.
>> >> >>>>>>>>
>> >> >>>>>>>> Let me explain it:
>> >> >>>>>>>>
>> >> >>>>>>>> = Prerequisites =
>> >> >>>>>>>>
>> >> >>>>>>>> 1. Install a new XEM 4.5.4.
>> >> >>>>>>>> 2. Create a workspace with WorkspaceManager (called
>> 'workspace1')
>> >> >>>>>>>> 3. Create a new subwiki with WikiManager (called 'subwiki1')
>> - I
>> >> create it
>> >> >>>>>>>> from a XAR template which is xwiki-enterprise-ui-all.
>> >> >>>>>>>>
>> >> >>>>>>>> = Upgrade, part 1 =
>> >> >>>>>>>>
>> >> >>>>>>>> 1. Replace the webapp with a 5.2.
>> >> >>>>>>>> 2. Put your own maven directory as the extension repository.
>> (in
>> >> >>>>>>>> xwiki.properties:
>> >> >>>>>>>>
>> >>
>> extension.repositories=local:maven:file://${sys:user.home}/.m2/repository)
>> >> >>>>>>>> 3. Upgrade the main wiki
>> >> >>>>>>>>
>> >> >>>>>>>> It works:
>> >> >>>>>>>> - For example Main.SpaceIndex is in version 2.1.
>> >> >>>>>>>> - In the "installed extensions" menu, I can see all extensions
>> >> correctly
>> >> >>>>>>>> upgraded.
>> >> >>>>>>>>
>> >> >>>>>>>> = Upgrade, part 2 =
>> >> >>>>>>>>
>> >> >>>>>>>> == Scenario 1 ==
>> >> >>>>>>>> 1. In the DW, choose "Upgrade all wikis. Choose this option if
>> >> all wikis
>> >> >>>>>>>> are administrated by the same entity.".
>> >> >>>>>>>> It displays "All extensions are up to date. "
>> >> >>>>>>>>
>> >> >>>>>>>> But:
>> >> >>>>>>>> 'workspace1' is not upgraded:
>> >> >>>>>>>> - for example Panels.WorkspaceInformationPanel is still in
>> >> version 1.1
>> >> >>>>>>>> - In the "installed extensions" menu, I see 'XWiki Enterprise
>> -
>> >> UI All'. It
>> >> >>>>>>>> has not been upgraded because there is no new version for it.
>> It
>> >> has been
>> >> >>>>>>>> replaced by xwiki-enterprise-ui-wiki-all.
>> >> >>>>>>>>
>> >> >>>>>>>> 'subwiki1' is not upgraded:
>> >> >>>>>>>> - for example Main.SpaceIndex is still in version 1.1
>> >> >>>>>>>> - In the "installed extensions" menu, I see 'XWiki Enterprise
>> -
>> >> UI All '
>> >> >>>>>>>> with the message 'Installed but not valid'. It has not been
>> >> upgraded
>> >> >>>>>>>> because there is no new version for it. It has been replaced
>> by
>> >> >>>>>>>> xwiki-enterprise-ui-common.
>> >> >>>>>>>>
>> >> >>>>>>>> == Scenario 2 ==
>> >> >>>>>>>> 1. In the DW, choose "Upgrade only the current wiki. Choose
>> this
>> >> option if
>> >> >>>>>>>> each wiki is administrated by a separate entity. In this case
>> >> it's best if
>> >> >>>>>>>> each wiki is upgraded by its owner. ".
>> >> >>>>>>>> 2. Go to every subwiki, logged as Admin. You will see the DW.
>> >> >>>>>>>
>> >> >>>>>>>> 3. Select "Yes, this is an upgrade".
>> >> >>>>>>>
>> >> >>>>>>> I don't understand this part, it's not supposed to ask you if
>> it's
>> >> an
>> >> >>>>>>> upgrade. You are supposed to get this question only for old
>> >> previous
>> >> >>>>>>> wikis where there was no extensions registered corresponding
>> to the
>> >> >>>>>>> installed pages.
>> >> >>>>>>>
>> >> >>>>>>
>> >> >>>>>>> Marius ?
>> >> >>>>>>
>> >> >>>>>> I have this code:
>> >> >>>>>>
>> >> >>>>>> #macro (displayDefaultUIExtension $distributionUIId)
>> >> >>>>>>   #set ($installedVersion =
>> >> >>>>>> $services.extension.getInstalledExtension($distributionUIId.id,
>> >> >>>>>> $extensionNamespace))
>> >> >>>>>>   ...
>> >> >>>>>>   #set ($discard = "#getExtensionJobStatus($distributionUIId.id
>> >> >>>>>> $distributionUIId.version.value $distributionUIJobStatus)")
>> >> >>>>>>   #if (!$installedVersion && (!$distributionUIJobStatus ||
>> >> >>>>>> $distributionUIJobStatus.state == 'FINISHED'))
>> >> >>>>>>     ## There is no previous version of the default UI installed
>> on
>> >> the
>> >> >>>>>> current wiki and there is no job running for
>> >> >>>>>>     ## the default UI either.
>> >> >>>>>>     #set ($documentCount = $xwiki.countDocuments(''))
>> >> >>>>>>     #if ($distributionState == 'NEW' && $documentCount > 30)
>> >> >>>>>>       ## There are documents in the database but there is no
>> info
>> >> >>>>>> about the default UI that was previously installed.
>> >> >>>>>>       #repairPreviousUI()
>> >> >>>>>>     #elseif ($distributionState == 'DIFFERENT')
>> >> >>>>>>       ## TODO: Display the previous distribution UI extension
>> to let
>> >> >>>>>> the user uninstall it.
>> >> >>>>>>     #end
>> >> >>>>>>   #end
>> >> >>>>>>   ...
>> >> >>>>>> #end
>> >> >>>>>>
>> >> >>>>>> So $distributionUIId is probably
>> >> >>>>>> 'org.xwiki.enterprise:xwiki-enterprise-ui-wiki' and
>> >> $installedVersion
>> >> >>>>>> is null because EM doesn't think it's installed. The installed
>> >> version
>> >> >>>>>> is probably xwiki-enterprise-ui. The the upgrade question is
>> >> displayed
>> >> >>>>>> because the id of the default UI has changed. Is there are way
>> to
>> >> >>>>>> improve the condition on my side or should EM detect that
>> >> >>>>>> 'xwiki-enterprise-ui' is a previous version of
>> >> >>>>>> 'xwiki-enterprise-ui-wiki'?
>> >> >>>>>
>> >> >>>>
>> >> >>>>> We talked about it already and the issue is that you are
>> searching
>> >> for
>> >> >>>>> xwiki-enterprise-ui-wiki id that you will obviously don't find,
>> you
>> >> >>>>> need to test all features of xwiki-enterprise-ui-wiki. A some
>> point
>> >> >>>>> you worked around it by putting an hardcoded list somewhere of
>> all
>> >> the
>> >> >>>>> previous ids of XE AFAIK so you could probably just update it
>> but the
>> >> >>>>> best really would be to to it properly by looking at features.
>> >> >>>>
>> >> >>>> The hard-coded list of XE/XEM XAR ids is still used but only when
>> >> >>>> repairing the installed UI (when DW doesn't know which version is
>> >> >>>> currently installed).
>> >> >>>>
>> >> >>>> I'll update the code to take into account all the features
>> >> (recursively?).
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>> The last version is supposed to contains all previous names so no
>> need
>> >> >>> to do it recursively.
>> >> >>
>> >> >
>> >> >> Hmm actually the best is maybe to simply don't ask anything if there
>> >> >> is any XAR extension installed. If there is something whatever it
>> is,
>> >> >> it's an upgrade, done.
>> >> >
>> >> > You mean iterating over getInstalledExtensions and checking if there
>> >> > is one with type XAR?
>> >>
>> >> Yep.
>> >>
>> >> >
>> >> >>
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>>>
>> >> >>>> Thanks,
>> >> >>>> Marius
>> >> >>>>
>> >> >>>>>
>> >> >>>>>>
>> >> >>>>>> Thanks,
>> >> >>>>>> Marius
>> >> >>>>>>
>> >> >>>>>>>
>> >> >>>>>>>> Note: if you upgrade a subwiki, the proposed UI will be XWiki
>> >> Enterprise -
>> >> >>>>>>>> UI - Common meanwhile if you upgrade a workspace, it will be
>> XWiki
>> >> >>>>>>>> Enterprise - UI - Wiki. It is normal.
>> >> >>>>>>>> 4. You will see "Administration Application - 5.2-SNAPSHOT -
>> >> Installed
>> >> >>>>>>>> version 4.5.4 is not valid", and the same for several
>> extensions.
>> >> >>>>>>>> 5. Click on "continue", anyway.
>> >> >>>>>>>>
>> >> >>>>>>>> All is OK. In the "installed extensions" menu, I can see all
>> >> extensions
>> >> >>>>>>>> correctly upgraded.
>> >> >>>>>>>>
>> >> >>>>>>>> = Conclusion =
>> >> >>>>>>>>
>> >> >>>>>>>> - The scenario 1 don't work at all.
>> >> >>>>>>>> - In the scenario 2, it displays "Installed version 4.5.4 is
>> not
>> >> valid"
>> >> >>>>>>>> which is disturbing, because everything go right in the end.
>> >> >>>>>>>>
>> >> >>>>>>>> As Marius and Thomas explained me:
>> >> >>>>>>>>
>> >> >>>>>>>>> When you have an extension installed with version X, and
>> then a
>> >> new
>> >> >>>>>>>>> version Y is released but with the id changed, extension
>> manager
>> >> is not
>> >> >>>>>>>>> able to detect it. Ideally the EM should detect this and
>> propose
>> >> the user
>> >> >>>>>>>>> to upgrade from version X to Y even if the extension id has
>> >> changed between
>> >> >>>>>>>>> version X and Y.
>> >> >>>>>>>>>
>> >> >>>>>>>>
>> >> >>>>>>>> How can we solve these issues?
>> >> >>>>>>>>
>> >> >>>>>>>> Thanks,
>> >> >>>>>>>> Guillaume Louis-Marie Delhumeau
>> >> >>>>>>>> _______________________________________________
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>> >> >>>>>>>> [email protected]
>> >> >>>>>>>> http://lists.xwiki.org/mailman/listinfo/devs
>> >> >>>>>>>
>> >> >>>>>>>
>> >> >>>>>>>
>> >> >>>>>>> --
>> >> >>>>>>> Thomas Mortagne
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>> >> >>>>>
>> >> >>>>>
>> >> >>>>> --
>> >> >>>>> Thomas Mortagne
>> >> >>>>> _______________________________________________
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>> >> >>>
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>> --
>> >> >>> Thomas Mortagne
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >> --
>> >> >> Thomas Mortagne
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>> >>
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >> Thomas Mortagne
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>>
>> --
>> Thomas Mortagne
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[xwiki-devs] Problem: migration from XEM 4.5.4 to XE 5.2-SNAPSHOT

Guillaume "Louis-Marie" Delhumeau

Thomas Mortagne

Thomas Mortagne

Thomas Mortagne

Guillaume "Louis-Marie" Delhumeau

Marius Dumitru Florea

Thomas Mortagne

Marius Dumitru Florea

Thomas Mortagne

Thomas Mortagne

Thomas Mortagne

Marius Dumitru Florea

Thomas Mortagne

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