Akka Sprint Plan 2019-04-15

[patriknw]

Sprint plan for the core Akka team

3 weeks (some Holidays around Easter) Start: 2019-04-15 End: 2019-05-03

Akka 2.6

• [x] Fix remaining compiler warnings https://github.com/akka/akka/issues/26088
• [x] branching
  • master continues as dev branch for 2.6
  • release-2.5 branch for backporting
  • For issues that should be backported
  • Mark issue with 2.5.23 (next upcoming) milestone
  • PR to master, mark with 2.6.0-M1 (next upcoming) milestone
  • PR to release-2.5 with the backport (typically cherry-pick) when master PR has been reviewed. Backport should be done immediately.
  • Don’t close issue until both PR and backport merged
• cleanup build
  • [x] MiMa for 2.5, but not 2.4 https://github.com/akka/akka/pull/26765
  • [x] remove support for Scala 2.11 https://github.com/akka/akka/pull/26760
• Akka 2.6 tasks
• [x] release 2.6.0-M1 at end of sprint

New Actor APIs (Akka Typed)

• Be responsive to feedback and questions
• Fix bugs and test failures
• If time permits:
  • [ ] Unreachability in Cluster Receptionist for routers: https://github.com/akka/akka/issues/26355
  • Other Akka Typed tasks

Other

• [x] Restructure documentation for Akka Enhancements (previously known as Addons) https://github.com/lightbend/akka-commercial-addons/pull/542
• [x] Update to Scala 2.13.0-RC1 akka/akka#26691
• [x] JDK 11 testing of Akka Enhancements
• [x] Prepare talk for J on the Beach
• [x] Close or review the oldest PRs
• [ ] HTTP triaging
• [ ] Think about content for Akka 2.6 marketing

Bugs and failures

Bug start count: 8 / 658 (open / closed) Failure start count: 56 / 571

Akka HTTP Bug start count: 47 / 137 Akka HTTP Failure start count: 8 / 107

[patriknw]

Outcome

Akka 2.6

• Fix remaining compiler warnings https://github.com/akka/akka/issues/26088

Done, probably some remaining in tests but good enough for now

• branching
  • master continues as dev branch for 2.6
  • release-2.5 branch for backporting
  • For issues that should be backported
  • Mark issue with 2.5.23 (next upcoming) milestone
  • PR to master, mark with 2.6.0-M1 (next upcoming) milestone
  • PR to release-2.5 with the backport (typically cherry-pick) when master PR has been reviewed. Backport should be done immediately.
  • Don’t close issue until both PR and backport merged

Done

• cleanup build
  • MiMa for 2.5, but not 2.4 https://github.com/akka/akka/pull/26765
  • remove support for Scala 2.11 https://github.com/akka/akka/pull/26760

Done

• Akka 2.6 tasks

Done, good progress

• release 2.6.0-M1 at end of sprint

Done

New Actor APIs (Akka Typed)

• Be responsive to feedback and questions

Done

• Fix bugs and test failures

Done

• If time permits:
  • Unreachability in Cluster Receptionist for routers: https://github.com/akka/akka/issues/26355

Not done

• Other Akka Typed tasks

Not done

Other

• Restructure documentation for Akka Enhancements (previously known as Addons) https://github.com/lightbend/akka-commercial-addons/pull/542

Done

• Update to Scala 2.13.0-RC1 akka/akka#26691

Done. Released, but not merged to master/release-2.5 because some workarounds will be fixed in RC2

• JDK 11 testing of Akka Enhancements

Done

• Prepare talk for J on the Beach

Done

• Close or review the oldest PRs

Done, gave the last page some extra attention and closed several. Will continue with more in next sprint.

• HTTP triaging

Not done?

• Think about content for Akka 2.6 marketing

Not done

Bugs and failures

Bug start count: 8 / 658 (open / closed)

End count: 9 / 662

Failure start count: 56 / 571

End count: 55 / 580

Akka HTTP Bug start count: 47 / 137

End count: 47 / 137

Akka HTTP Failure start count: 8 / 107

End count: 9 / 107