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author | Grzegorz Bizon <grzesiek.bizon@gmail.com> | 2016-09-03 09:35:21 +0200 |
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committer | Grzegorz Bizon <grzesiek.bizon@gmail.com> | 2016-09-03 09:35:21 +0200 |
commit | 2436631dea9264045d8694705a95d90c30b4057d (patch) | |
tree | 53c55f8c7ec7d4695d863585fe4dc8aba4527c84 /doc/development | |
parent | b3cd41b4014fa96780218f0f086de239731ec91a (diff) | |
parent | 2aaab34b67eb2a6593780eda33d501a715ef0c5f (diff) | |
download | gitlab-ce-refactor/ci-config-add-logical-validation.tar.gz |
Merge branch 'master' into refactor/ci-config-add-logical-validationrefactor/ci-config-add-logical-validation
* master: (414 commits)
Remove suggested colors hover underline
Fix markdown anchor icon interaction
Fix expiration date picker after update
Refactored code to rely less on IDs that could change
Move CHANGELOG entry for !5858 from 8.11 to 8.12
Hides merge request section in edit project when disabled
Fix a typo
Change minimum Unicorns required to two
Update memory requirements
Added `.term-bold` declaration.
Change the inline code to codeblocks for the new features doc guideline
Fix GitLab import button
Rename behaviour to behavior in bug issue template for consistency
Convert datetime coffeescript spec to ES6
Align add button on repository view
Update CHANGELOG with 8.11.4 entries.
removed null return - renamed 'placeTop' to 'placeProfileAvatarsToTop'
Refactor Ci::Build#raw_trace
Move CHANGELOG entry to a proper version
Change widths of content in MR pipeline tab
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lib/gitlab/ci/config/node/jobs.rb
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-rw-r--r-- | doc/development/merge_request_performance_guidelines.md | 171 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | doc/development/newlines_styleguide.md | 2 |
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diff --git a/doc/development/README.md b/doc/development/README.md index 57f37da6f80..58c00f618fa 100644 --- a/doc/development/README.md +++ b/doc/development/README.md @@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ ## Process - [Code review guidelines](code_review.md) for reviewing code and having code reviewed. +- [Merge request performance guidelines](merge_request_performance_guidelines.md) + for ensuring merge requests do not negatively impact GitLab performance ## Backend howtos diff --git a/doc/development/doc_styleguide.md b/doc/development/doc_styleguide.md index 927a1872413..39b801f761d 100644 --- a/doc/development/doc_styleguide.md +++ b/doc/development/doc_styleguide.md @@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ it organized and easy to find. ## Location and naming of documents >**Note:** -These guidelines derive from the discussion taken place in issue [#3349](ce-3349). +These guidelines derive from the discussion taken place in issue [#3349][ce-3349]. The documentation hierarchy can be vastly improved by providing a better layout and organization of directories. @@ -155,15 +155,30 @@ Inside the document: - Every piece of documentation that comes with a new feature should declare the GitLab version that feature got introduced. Right below the heading add a - note: `> Introduced in GitLab 8.3.`. + note: + + ``` + > Introduced in GitLab 8.3. + ``` + - If possible every feature should have a link to the MR that introduced it. The above note would be then transformed to: - `> [Introduced][ce-1242] in GitLab 8.3.`, where - the [link identifier](#links) is named after the repository (CE) and the MR - number. -- If the feature is only in GitLab EE, don't forget to mention it, like: - `> Introduced in GitLab EE 8.3.`. Otherwise, leave - this mention out. + + ``` + > [Introduced][ce-1242] in GitLab 8.3. + ``` + + , where the [link identifier](#links) is named after the repository (CE) and + the MR number. + +- If the feature is only in GitLab Enterprise Edition, don't forget to mention + it, like: + + ``` + > Introduced in GitLab Enterprise Edition 8.3. + ``` + + Otherwise, leave this mention out. ## References @@ -222,18 +237,26 @@ For example, if you were to move `doc/workflow/lfs/lfs_administration.md` to ``` 1. Find and replace any occurrences of the old location with the new one. - A quick way to find them is to use `grep`: + A quick way to find them is to use `git grep`. First go to the root directory + where you cloned the `gitlab-ce` repository and then do: ``` - grep -nR "lfs_administration.md" doc/ + git grep -n "workflow/lfs/lfs_administration" + git grep -n "lfs/lfs_administration" ``` - The above command will search in the `doc/` directory for - `lfs_administration.md` recursively and will print the file and the line - where this file is mentioned. Note that we used just the filename - (`lfs_administration.md`) and not the whole the relative path - (`workflow/lfs/lfs_administration.md`). +Things to note: +- Since we also use inline documentation, except for the documentation itself, + the document might also be referenced in the views of GitLab (`app/`) which will + render when visiting `/help`, and sometimes in the testing suite (`spec/`). +- The above `git grep` command will search recursively in the directory you run + it in for `workflow/lfs/lfs_administration` and `lfs/lfs_administration` + and will print the file and the line where this file is mentioned. + You may ask why the two greps. Since we use relative paths to link to + documentation, sometimes it might be useful to search a path deeper. +- The `*.md` extension is not used when a document is linked to GitLab's + built-in help page, that's why we omit it in `git grep`. ## Configuration documentation for source and Omnibus installations @@ -422,7 +445,7 @@ curl --request PUT --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: 9koXpg98eAheJpvBs5tK" --data "domain [cURL]: http://curl.haxx.se/ "cURL website" [single spaces]: http://www.slate.com/articles/technology/technology/2011/01/space_invaders.html -[gfm]: http://docs.gitlab.com/ce/markdown/markdown.html#newlines "GitLab flavored markdown documentation" +[gfm]: http://docs.gitlab.com/ce/user/markdown.html#newlines "GitLab flavored markdown documentation" [doc-restart]: ../administration/restart_gitlab.md "GitLab restart documentation" [ce-3349]: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/issues/3349 "Documentation restructure" [graffle]: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-design/blob/d8d39f4a87b90fb9ae89ca12dc565347b4900d5e/production/resources/gitlab-map.graffle diff --git a/doc/development/merge_request_performance_guidelines.md b/doc/development/merge_request_performance_guidelines.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..0363bf8c1d5 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/development/merge_request_performance_guidelines.md @@ -0,0 +1,171 @@ +# Merge Request Performance Guidelines + +To ensure a merge request does not negatively impact performance of GitLab +_every_ merge request **must** adhere to the guidelines outlined in this +document. There are no exceptions to this rule unless specifically discussed +with and agreed upon by merge request endbosses and performance specialists. + +To measure the impact of a merge request you can use +[Sherlock](profiling.md#sherlock). It's also highly recommended that you read +the following guides: + +* [Performance Guidelines](performance.md) +* [What requires downtime?](what_requires_downtime.md) + +## Impact Analysis + +**Summary:** think about the impact your merge request may have on performance +and those maintaining a GitLab setup. + +Any change submitted can have an impact not only on the application itself but +also those maintaining it and those keeping it up and running (e.g. production +engineers). As a result you should think carefully about the impact of your +merge request on not only the application but also on the people keeping it up +and running. + +Can the queries used potentially take down any critical services and result in +engineers being woken up in the night? Can a malicious user abuse the code to +take down a GitLab instance? Will my changes simply make loading a certain page +slower? Will execution time grow exponentially given enough load or data in the +database? + +These are all questions one should ask themselves before submitting a merge +request. It may sometimes be difficult to assess the impact, in which case you +should ask a performance specialist to review your code. See the "Reviewing" +section below for more information. + +## Performance Review + +**Summary:** ask performance specialists to review your code if you're not sure +about the impact. + +Sometimes it's hard to assess the impact of a merge request. In this case you +should ask one of the merge request (mini) endbosses to review your changes. You +can find a list of these endbosses at <https://about.gitlab.com/team/>. An +endboss in turn can request a performance specialist to review the changes. + +## Query Counts + +**Summary:** a merge request **should not** increase the number of executed SQL +queries unless absolutely necessary. + +The number of queries executed by the code modified or added by a merge request +must not increase unless absolutely necessary. When building features it's +entirely possible you will need some extra queries, but you should try to keep +this at a minimum. + +As an example, say you introduce a feature that updates a number of database +rows with the same value. It may be very tempting (and easy) to write this using +the following pseudo code: + +```ruby +objects_to_update.each do |object| + object.some_field = some_value + object.save +end +``` + +This will end up running one query for every object to update. This code can +easily overload a database given enough rows to update or many instances of this +code running in parallel. This particular problem is known as the +["N+1 query problem"](http://guides.rubyonrails.org/active_record_querying.html#eager-loading-associations). + +In this particular case the workaround is fairly easy: + +```ruby +objects_to_update.update_all(some_field: some_value) +``` + +This uses ActiveRecord's `update_all` method to update all rows in a single +query. This in turn makes it much harder for this code to overload a database. + +## Executing Queries in Loops + +**Summary:** SQL queries **must not** be executed in a loop unless absolutely +necessary. + +Executing SQL queries in a loop can result in many queries being executed +depending on the number of iterations in a loop. This may work fine for a +development environment with little data, but in a production environment this +can quickly spiral out of control. + +There are some cases where this may be needed. If this is the case this should +be clearly mentioned in the merge request description. + +## Eager Loading + +**Summary:** always eager load associations when retrieving more than one row. + +When retrieving multiple database records for which you need to use any +associations you **must** eager load these associations. For example, if you're +retrieving a list of blog posts and you want to display their authors you +**must** eager load the author associations. + +In other words, instead of this: + +```ruby +Post.all.each do |post| + puts post.author.name +end +``` + +You should use this: + +```ruby +Post.all.includes(:author).each do |post| + puts post.author.name +end +``` + +## Memory Usage + +**Summary:** merge requests **must not** increase memory usage unless absolutely +necessary. + +A merge request must not increase the memory usage of GitLab by more than the +absolute bare minimum required by the code. This means that if you have to parse +some large document (e.g. an HTML document) it's best to parse it as a stream +whenever possible, instead of loading the entire input into memory. Sometimes +this isn't possible, in that case this should be stated explicitly in the merge +request. + +## Lazy Rendering of UI Elements + +**Summary:** only render UI elements when they're actually needed. + +Certain UI elements may not always be needed. For example, when hovering over a +diff line there's a small icon displayed that can be used to create a new +comment. Instead of always rendering these kind of elements they should only be +rendered when actually needed. This ensures we don't spend time generating +Haml/HTML when it's not going to be used. + +## Instrumenting New Code + +**Summary:** always add instrumentation for new classes, modules, and methods. + +Newly added classes, modules, and methods must be instrumented. This ensures +we can track the performance of this code over time. + +For more information see [Instrumentation](instrumentation.md). This guide +describes how to add instrumentation and where to add it. + +## Use of Caching + +**Summary:** cache data in memory or in Redis when it's needed multiple times in +a transaction or has to be kept around for a certain time period. + +Sometimes certain bits of data have to be re-used in different places during a +transaction. In these cases this data should be cached in memory to remove the +need for running complex operations to fetch the data. You should use Redis if +data should be cached for a certain time period instead of the duration of the +transaction. + +For example, say you process multiple snippets of text containiner username +mentions (e.g. `Hello @alice` and `How are you doing @alice?`). By caching the +user objects for every username we can remove the need for running the same +query for every mention of `@alice`. + +Caching data per transaction can be done using +[RequestStore](https://github.com/steveklabnik/request_store). Caching data in +Redis can be done using [Rails' caching +system](http://guides.rubyonrails.org/caching_with_rails.html). diff --git a/doc/development/newlines_styleguide.md b/doc/development/newlines_styleguide.md index e03adcaadea..32aac2529a4 100644 --- a/doc/development/newlines_styleguide.md +++ b/doc/development/newlines_styleguide.md @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ This style guide recommends best practices for newlines in Ruby code. -## Rule: separate code with newlines only when it makes sense from logic perspectice +## Rule: separate code with newlines only to group together related logic ```ruby # bad |