fix: refactor retries

api/v1alpha1/promotion_types.go

@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 package v1alpha1
 
 import (
+	"time"
+
 	apiextensionsv1 "k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver/pkg/apis/apiextensions/v1"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/yaml"
@@ -111,23 +113,58 @@
 
 // PromotionStepRetry describes the retry policy for a PromotionStep.
 type PromotionStepRetry struct {
-	// Attempts is the number of times the step can be attempted before the
-	// PromotionStep is marked as failed.
+	// Timeout is the soft maximum interval in which a step that returns a Running
+	// status (which typically indicates it's waiting for something to happen)
+	// may be retried.
+	//
+	// The maximum is a soft one because the check for whether the interval has
+	// elapsed occurs AFTER the step has run. This effectively means a step may
+	// run ONCE beyond the close of the interval.
+	//
+	// If this field is set to nil, the effective default will be a step-specific
+	// one. If no step-specific default exists (i.e. is also nil), the effective
+	// default will be the system-wide default of 0.
+	//
+	// A value of 0 will cause the step to be retried indefinitely unless the
+	// ErrorThreshold is reached.
+	Timeout *metav1.Duration `json:"timeout,omitempty" protobuf:"bytes,1,opt,name=timeout"`
+	// ErrorThreshold is the number of consecutive times the step must fail (for
+	// any reason) before retries are abandoned and the entire Promotion is marked
+	// as failed.
 	//
-	// If this field is set to 1, the step will not be retried. If this
-	// field is set to -1, the step will be retried indefinitely.
+	// If this field is set to 0, the effective default will be a step-specific
+	// one. If no step-specific default exists (i.e. is also 0), the effective
+	// default will be the system-wide default of 1.
 	//
-	// The default of this field depends on the step being executed. Refer to
-	// the documentation for the specific step for more information.
-	Attempts int64 `json:"attempts,omitempty" protobuf:"varint,1,opt,name=attempts"`
+	// A value of 1 will cause the Promotion to be marked as failed after just
+	// a single failure; i.e. no retries will be attempted.
+	//
+	// There is no option to specify an infinite number of retries using a value
+	// such as -1.
+	//
+	// In a future release, Kargo is likely to become capable of distinguishing
+	// between recoverable and non-recoverable step failures. At that time, it is
+	// planned that unrecoverable failures will not be subject to this threshold
+	// and will immediately cause the Promotion to be marked as failed without
+	// further condition.
+	ErrorThreshold uint32 `json:"errorThreshold,omitempty" protobuf:"varint,2,opt,name=errorThreshold"`
 }
 
-// GetAttempts returns the Attempts field with the given fallback value.
-func (r *PromotionStepRetry) GetAttempts(fallback int64) int64 {
-	if r == nil || r.Attempts == 0 {
+// GetTimeout returns the Timeout field with the given fallback value.
+func (r *PromotionStepRetry) GetTimeout(fallback *time.Duration) *time.Duration {
+	if r == nil || r.Timeout == nil {
 		return fallback
 	}
-	return r.Attempts
+	return &r.Timeout.Duration
+}
+
+// GetErrorThreshold returns the ErrorThreshold field with the given fallback
+// value.
+func (r *PromotionStepRetry) GetErrorThreshold(fallback uint32) uint32 {
+	if r == nil || r.ErrorThreshold == 0 {
+		return fallback
+	}
+	return r.ErrorThreshold
 }
 
 // PromotionStep describes a directive to be executed as part of a Promotion.
@@ -177,9 +214,9 @@
 	// permits steps that have already run successfully to be skipped on
 	// subsequent reconciliations attempts.
 	CurrentStep int64 `json:"currentStep,omitempty" protobuf:"varint,9,opt,name=currentStep"`
-	// CurrentStepAttempt is the number of times the current step has been
-	// attempted.
-	CurrentStepAttempt int64 `json:"currentStepAttempt,omitempty" protobuf:"varint,11,opt,name=currentStepAttempt"`
+	// StepExecutionMetadata tracks metadata pertaining to the execution
+	// of individual promotion steps.
+	StepExecutionMetadata StepExecutionMetadataList `json:"stepExecutionMetadata,omitempty" protobuf:"bytes,11,rep,name=stepExecutionMetadata"`
 	// State stores the state of the promotion process between reconciliation
 	// attempts.
 	State *apiextensionsv1.JSON `json:"state,omitempty" protobuf:"bytes,10,opt,name=state"`
@@ -224,8 +261,8 @@
 }
 
 // WithPhase returns a copy of PromotionStatus with the given phase
-func (p *PromotionStatus) WithPhase(phase PromotionPhase) *PromotionStatus {
-	status := p.DeepCopy()
+func (s *PromotionStatus) WithPhase(phase PromotionPhase) *PromotionStatus {
+	status := s.DeepCopy()
 	status.Phase = phase
 	return status
 }
@@ -238,3 +275,25 @@
 	metav1.ListMeta `json:"metadata,omitempty" protobuf:"bytes,1,opt,name=metadata"`
 	Items           []Promotion `json:"items" protobuf:"bytes,2,rep,name=items"`
 }
+
+// StepExecutionMetadataList is a list of StepExecutionMetadata.
+type StepExecutionMetadataList []StepExecutionMetadata
+
+// StepExecutionMetadata tracks metadata pertaining to the execution of
+// a promotion step.
+type StepExecutionMetadata struct {
+	// Alias is the alias of the step.
+	Alias string `json:"alias,omitempty" protobuf:"bytes,1,opt,name=alias"`
+	// StartedAt is the time at which the first attempt to execute the step
+	// began.
+	StartedAt *metav1.Time `json:"startedAt,omitempty" protobuf:"bytes,2,opt,name=startedAt"`
+	// FinishedAt is the time at which the final attempt to execute the step
+	// completed.
+	FinishedAt *metav1.Time `json:"finishedAt,omitempty" protobuf:"bytes,3,opt,name=finishedAt"`
+	// ErrorCount tracks consecutive failed attempts to execute the step.
+	ErrorCount uint32 `json:"errorCount,omitempty" protobuf:"varint,4,opt,name=errorCount"`
+	// Status is the high-level outcome of the step.
+	Status PromotionPhase `json:"status,omitempty" protobuf:"bytes,5,opt,name=status"`
+	// Message is a display message about the step, including any errors.
+	Message string `json:"message,omitempty" protobuf:"bytes,6,opt,name=message"`
+}

api/v1alpha1/promotion_types_test.go

@@ -2,16 +2,53 @@ package v1alpha1
 
 import (
 	"testing"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
+	"k8s.io/utils/ptr"
 )
 
-func TestPromotionRetry_GetAttempts(t *testing.T) {
+func TestPromotionRetry_GetTimeout(t *testing.T) {
 	tests := []struct {
 		name     string
 		retry    *PromotionStepRetry
-		fallback int64
-		want     int64
+		fallback *time.Duration
+		want     *time.Duration
+	}{
+		{
+			name:     "retry is nil",
+			retry:    nil,
+			fallback: ptr.To(time.Hour),
+			want:     ptr.To(time.Hour),
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "threshold is not set",
+			retry:    &PromotionStepRetry{},
+			fallback: ptr.To(time.Hour),
+			want:     ptr.To(time.Hour),
+		},
+		{
+			name: "threshold is set",
+			retry: &PromotionStepRetry{
+				Timeout: &metav1.Duration{
+					Duration: 3 * time.Hour,
+				},
+			},
+			want: ptr.To(3 * time.Hour),
+		},
+	}
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		require.Equal(t, tt.want, tt.retry.GetTimeout(tt.fallback))
+	}
+}
+
+func TestPromotionRetry_GetErrorThreshold(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name     string
+		retry    *PromotionStepRetry
+		fallback uint32
+		want     uint32
 	}{
 		{
 			name:     "retry is nil",
@@ -20,20 +57,20 @@ func TestPromotionRetry_GetAttempts(t *testing.T) {
 			want:     1,
 		},
 		{
-			name:     "attempts is not set",
+			name:     "threshold is not set",
 			retry:    &PromotionStepRetry{},
-			fallback: -1,
-			want:     -1,
+			fallback: 1,
+			want:     1,
 		},
 		{
-			name: "attempts is set",
+			name: "threshold is set",
 			retry: &PromotionStepRetry{
-				Attempts: 3,
+				ErrorThreshold: 3,
 			},
 			want: 3,
 		},
 	}
 	for _, tt := range tests {
-		require.Equal(t, tt.want, tt.retry.GetAttempts(tt.fallback))
+		require.Equal(t, tt.want, tt.retry.GetErrorThreshold(tt.fallback))
 	}
 }