Feature: Enhanced Build Process with Automated Error Detection and Issue Creation

Feature Description: Enhanced Build Process with Automated Error Detection and Issue Creation

Objective: Improve the build process by implementing a system that checks for build errors from previous build iterations. If no logs or errors are available, the system should skip the error-checking step. When build errors occur, the system should automatically create issues in the repository to facilitate prompt resolution.

1. Overview

The proposed feature aims to enhance the existing Continuous Integration (CI) pipeline by:

Error Detection: Automatically detecting build errors from previous iterations.
Conditional Execution: Skipping the error-checking step if no logs or errors are available.
Issue Creation: Automatically creating issues in the repository when build errors are detected.

2. Functional Requirements

2.1. Build Error Checking

FR1: The system shall check for build errors from previous build iterations before initiating a new build.
FR2: If logs or error reports from the previous build are unavailable, the system shall skip the error-checking step.
FR3: The system shall log a message indicating that the error-checking step was skipped due to missing logs or errors.

2.2. Automated Issue Creation

FR4: When a build error is detected, the system shall automatically create a new issue in the repository.
FR5: The created issue shall include:
- FR5.1: A descriptive title indicating a build failure.
- FR5.2: Detailed information about the error, including logs and relevant metadata.
- FR5.3: References to the commit or pull request that caused the build error.
FR6: The system shall assign appropriate labels (e.g., build-failure, bug) to the issue.
FR7: If an issue for the same build error already exists, the system shall not create a duplicate but may update the existing issue with additional information.

3. Implementation Details

3.1. Integration with CI Pipeline

CI Tool: Utilize the existing CI tool (e.g., GitHub Actions, Jenkins) to integrate the error-checking and issue creation steps.
Workflow Modification:
- Add a step at the end of the build process to analyze the build outcome.
- Use conditional logic to determine whether to proceed based on the availability of logs or errors.

3.2. Error Detection Mechanism

Log Retrieval:
- Access the build logs from the previous iteration stored in the CI system.
- Ensure logs are retained between builds or stored in an accessible location.
Error Parsing:
- Implement scripts or use existing tools to parse logs and detect errors.
- Recognize common error patterns or non-zero exit codes that indicate a failure.

3.3. Conditional Execution

Check for Logs:
- Before attempting error detection, verify that the build logs are available.
Skip Logic:
- If logs are missing or no errors are detected, skip the error-checking step and proceed with the build.
- Log a message indicating that the step was skipped.

3.4. Issue Creation Process

Repository API:
- Use the repository's API (e.g., GitHub API) to programmatically create issues.
Authentication:
- Configure authentication tokens or service accounts with permissions to create issues in the repository.
Issue Content:
- Title Template: "Build Failure on [Branch]: [Short Error Description]"
- Body Content:
- Commit SHA or pull request number.
- Detailed error message and stack trace.
- Link to the full build logs.
- Timestamp of the failure.
Preventing Duplicates:
- Search existing open issues with similar titles or content before creating a new one.
- If a matching issue exists, append a comment with the new occurrence details.

4. Steps to Implement

4.1. Modify CI Workflow

Add Error-Checking Step:
- At the end of the build job, add a step named "Check for Build Errors."
Script Development:
- Write a script (e.g., in Bash, Python) that:
- Checks for the existence of build logs.
- Parses the logs for errors.
- Determines whether to proceed based on findings.

4.2. Implement Conditional Logic

Skip Conditions:
- Use if statements or CI tool-specific conditional execution to skip the error-checking step when logs are unavailable.
Logging Skipped Steps:
- Ensure that skipped steps are logged for transparency.

4.3. Automate Issue Creation

API Integration:
- Use a tool or library that interfaces with the repository's API.
- Examples:
- For GitHub: octokit library for JavaScript or PyGitHub for Python.
Configure Authentication:
- Store API tokens securely using CI secrets management.
Error Handling:
- Implement retries and error handling when communicating with the API.

4.4. Testing

Simulate Build Failures:
- Introduce intentional build errors to test the detection and issue creation process.
Verify Issue Creation:
- Ensure that issues are correctly created with all required information.
Check Duplicate Prevention:
- Test scenarios where multiple failures occur to ensure duplicates are not created.

6. Benefits

Early Detection: Developers are immediately notified of build issues, enabling faster resolution.
Automated Tracking: Issues are logged in a centralized system, ensuring visibility and accountability.
Efficiency: Skipping steps when unnecessary saves CI resources and reduces build times.

7. Considerations

Permissions: Ensure the CI system has the necessary permissions to create issues in the repository.
Security: Store API tokens and secrets securely.
Error Sensitivity: Avoid including sensitive information in logs or issue descriptions.
Rate Limits: Be mindful of API rate limits when creating issues or comments.

8. Future Enhancements

Notification System: Integrate with team communication tools (e.g., Slack, email) for real-time alerts.
Dashboard Integration: Visualize build statuses and open issues in a dashboard.
Enhanced Error Analysis: Implement more sophisticated error analysis to categorize and prioritize issues.

9. Conclusion

Implementing this feature enhances the robustness of the build process by ensuring that build errors are promptly detected and addressed. Automating the creation of issues streamlines the workflow, reduces manual effort, and contributes to overall code quality and project stability.

Note: The specific implementation details may vary based on the CI tool and repository hosting service used. Adjust the scripts and configurations accordingly to fit your project's environment.

see https://github.com/zarfld/AVB-Windows/issues/36

the issue get comments like

**Build Failure Details:**
- **Commit SHA**: <commit-sha>
- **Error Message**: []
- **Total Lines**: 0
- **Error Count**: 0
- **Build Logs**: <link-to-logs>
- **Timestamp**: <timestamp>

seems still like a template - no information about the errorrs occured nor a link to build logs

errors occured but no logs found to upload?

:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\10\Include\10.0.22621.0\um\ws2tcpip.h(789,40): error C2065: 'Filter': undeclared identifier [D:\a\AVB-Windows\AVB-Windows\GUI\AVBTool.vcxproj] C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\10\Include\10.0.22621.0\um\ws2tcpip.h(789,60): error C2065: 'SourceList': undeclared identifier [D:\a\AVB-Windows\AVB-Windows\GUI\AVBTool.vcxproj] C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\10\Include\10.0.22621.0\um\ws2tcpip.h(790,9): error C2065: 'WSASetLastError': undeclared identifier [D:\a\AVB-Windows\AVB-Windows\GUI\AVBTool.vcxproj] C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\10\Include\10.0.22621.0\um\ws2tcpip.h(794,12): error C2065: 'IP_MSFILTER': undeclared identifier [D:\a\AVB-Windows\AVB-Windows\GUI\AVBTool.vcxproj] C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\10\Include\10.0.22621.0\um\ws2tcpip.h(794,12): fatal error C1003: error count exceeds 100; stopping compilation [D:\a\AVB-Windows\AVB-Windows\GUI\AVBTool.vcxproj] 96 Warning(s) 417 Error(s) Time Elapsed 00:00:22.22 Error: Process completed with exit code 1. 0s 0s 0s 0s 0s 0s 0s 0s 0s 0s 0s 0s 0s Run actions/upload-artifact@v3 Warning: No files were found with the provided path: build.log. No artifacts will be uploaded. 2s Run python scripts/issue_creation.py

Issue created: https://github.com/zarfld/AVB-Windows/issues/36

errors but no build log found: C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\10\Include\10.0.22621.0\um\ws2tcpip.h(790,9): error C2065: 'WSASetLastError': undeclared identifier [D:\a\AVB-Windows\AVB-Windows\GUI\AVBTool.vcxproj] C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\10\Include\10.0.22621.0\um\ws2tcpip.h(794,12): error C2065: 'IP_MSFILTER': undeclared identifier [D:\a\AVB-Windows\AVB-Windows\GUI\AVBTool.vcxproj] C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\10\Include\10.0.22621.0\um\ws2tcpip.h(794,12): fatal error C1003: error count exceeds 100; stopping compilation [D:\a\AVB-Windows\AVB-Windows\GUI\AVBTool.vcxproj] 96 Warning(s) 417 Error(s) Time Elapsed 00:00:22.71 Error: Process completed with exit code 1.

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[debug]C:\Program Files\PowerShell\7\pwsh.EXE -command ". 'D:\a_temp\66965fa0-be24-428a-b8c2-2a7e642783d6.ps1'"

Issue created: https://github.com/zarfld/AVB-Windows/issues/36

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the links to build build.log missing. it is not attached either
message states "error count exceeds 100; stopping compilation" but these logs are for these vcxproj are also required

Build Failure Details:
- Commit SHA: 754ddc3de6a4e966c8d4741e876866df429ea69f
- Error Message: Line 1: C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\10\Include\10.0.22621.0\um\ws2tcpip.h(790,9): error C2065: 'WSASetLastError': undeclared identifier [D:\a\AVB-Windows\AVB-Windows\GUI\AVBTool.vcxproj] Line 2: C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\10\Include\10.0.22621.0\um\ws2tcpip.h(794,12): error C2065: 'IP_MSFILTER': undeclared identifier [D:\a\AVB-Windows\AVB-Windows\GUI\AVBTool.vcxproj] Line 3: C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\10\Include\10.0.22621.0\um\ws2tcpip.h(794,12): fatal error C1003: error count exceeds 100; stopping compilation [D:\a\AVB-Windows\AVB-Windows\GUI\AVBTool.vcxproj]
- Total Lines: 3
- Error Count: 3
- Build Logs:
- Timestamp:

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[debug]Search path 'D:\a\AVB-Windows\AVB-Windows\build.log'

[debug]File:D:\a\AVB-Windows\AVB-Windows\build.log was found using the provided searchPath

With the provided path, there will be 1 file uploaded

[debug]Root artifact directory is D:\a\AVB-Windows\AVB-Windows

Starting artifact upload For more detailed logs during the artifact upload process, enable step-debugging: https://docs.github.com/actions/monitoring-and-troubleshooting-workflows/enabling-debug-logging#enabling-step-debug-logging Artifact name is valid!

[debug]Artifact Url: https://pipelinesghubeus[2](https://github.com/zarfld/AVB-Windows/actions/runs/11118774757/job/30893602109#step:21:2)4.actions.githubusercontent.com/xm21dknC2ONvT1PiSc8e1MZeM55xwb21kRZaRz[3](https://github.com/zarfld/AVB-Windows/actions/runs/11118774757/job/30893602109#step:21:3)Me6tz24uoSi/_apis/pipelines/workflows/1111877[4](https://github.com/zarfld/AVB-Windows/actions/runs/11118774757/job/30893602109#step:21:4)757/artifacts?api-version=6.0-preview

[debug]Upload Resource URL: https://pipelinesghubeus24.actions.githubusercontent.com/xm21dknC2ONvT1PiSc8e1MZeM[5](https://github.com/zarfld/AVB-Windows/actions/runs/11118774757/job/30893602109#step:21:5)5xwb21kRZaRz3Me6tz24uoSi/_apis/resources/Containers/31454999

Container for artifact "build-logs" successfully created. Starting upload of file(s)

[debug]File Concurrency: 2, and Chunk Size: 8388608

[debug]D:\a\AVB-Windows\AVB-Windows\build.log is greater than 64k in size. Creating a gzip file on-disk C:\Users\RUNNER~1\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp-1992-rUb7aPhKZVM3 to potentially reduce the upload size

[debug]The gzip file created for D:\a\AVB-Windows\AVB-Windows\build.log is smaller than the original file. The file will be uploaded using gzip.

[debug]deleting temporary gzip file C:\Users\RUNNER~1\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp-1992-rUb7aPhKZVM3

[debug]File: 1/1. D:\a\AVB-Windows\AVB-Windows\build.log took 261.306 milliseconds to finish upload

Total size of all the files uploaded is 15306 bytes File upload process has finished. Finalizing the artifact upload

[debug]Artifact Url: https://pipelinesghubeus24.actions.githubusercontent.com/xm21dknC2ONvT1PiSc[8](https://github.com/zarfld/AVB-Windows/actions/runs/11118774757/job/30893602109#step:21:8)e1MZeM55xwb21kRZaRz3Me6tz24uoSi/_apis/pipelines/workflows/11118774757/artifacts?api-version=6.0-preview

[debug]URL is https://pipelinesghubeus24.actions.githubusercontent.com/xm21dknC2ONvT1PiSc8e1MZeM55xwb21kRZaRz3Me6tz24uoSi/_apis/pipelines/workflows/11118774757/artifacts?api-version=6.0-preview&artifactName=build-logs

[debug]Artifact build-logs has been successfully uploaded, total size in bytes: 259948

Artifact has been finalized. All files have been successfully uploaded! The raw size of all the files that were specified for upload is 259948 bytes The size of all the files that were uploaded is 15306 bytes. This takes into account any gzip compression used to reduce the upload size, time and storage Note: The size of downloaded zips can differ significantly from the reported size. For more information see: https://github.com/actions/upload-artifact#zipped-artifact-downloads 0s 2s

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[debug]C:\Program Files\PowerShell\7\pwsh.EXE -command ". 'D:\a_temp\49ce2a3c-fabe-43d2-af63-0d316626178c.ps1'"

Issue created: https://github.com/zarfld/AVB-Windows/issues/36

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created issue says "No Logs Available" iven if upload tasks says "upload successfully" and errors during buils occured:

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Error: Process completed with exit code 1.

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Issue created: https://github.com/zarfld/AVB-Windows/issues/[3](https://github.com/zarfld/AVB-Windows/actions/runs/11119082454/job/30893795986#step:18:3)6

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