v0.20.81

This release brings major improvements to AliECS, including multiple fixes for common error conditions, a refactored environment teardown sequence, a reimplementation of the ODC (EPN subcontrol) client based on the new integration plugin system, and miscellaneous minor fixes.

DEPRECATION NOTICE: starting with AliECS v0.21.0 the o2-aliecs-odc-shim component is deprecated and expected to be removed in the near future. It is still accessible by setting odcshim_enabled to true. The existing variable odc_enabled, which was previously used to enable/disable odc-shim, now controls the new implementation.

• Error handling:

  • [core] Transition configure should return immediately after failing the workflow deployment
  • [core] Log which role failed during deployment
  • [core] Improve output on deployment failure
  • [executor] Correct timeout for Kill sequence GetState
  • [executor] Fix PID running check for negative PID (PGID)

• Environment termination and cleanup:

  • [core] Ensure every Teardown API call is forced if necessary
  • [core] Refactor environment.Manager.CreateEnvironment
  • [core] Use TeardownEnvironment to cleanup after a failed deployment

• Integration:

  • [core] New ddsched.EnsureTermination call, to be used as DESTROY hook
  • [core] New ODC integration plugin
  • [core] Sort functions in ODC integration plugin
  • [core] Add EnsureCleanup to ODC functions
  • [core] Concurrently initialize all plugins
  • [core] Reduce integration plugin dial timeouts

• Miscellaneous:

  • [coconut] Print number of FLPs for environment
  • [common] Add ALICE Run 3 System ID mapping
  • [common] Add some non-standard system IDs for convenience
  • [core] Expose number of FLPs per environment
  • [core] Await expressions, optional with trigger
  • [executor] Reduce gRPC dial timeout to 30s thanks to modules v4
  • [walnut] Fix workflow template schema