Re: [OE-core] [PATCH 0/2] image specific configuration with oeqa runtime tests

[Richard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>]

On Fri, 2022-11-18 at 17:57 +0200, Mikko Rapeli wrote:
> On Fri, Nov 18, 2022 at 03:04:29PM +0000, Richard Purdie wrote:
> 
> > My concern is having multiple different file formats and data streams.
> > It means we no longer have one definitive data mechanism but two, then
> > the argument for people also shipping yaml and other files with recipes
> > also becomes difficult. We'd also have people wanting to query from one
> > to the other eventually.
> > 
> > The real issue here seems to be that our data format (.bb) is
> > struggling with some forms of data. I've therefore a preference for
> > fixing that rather than encouraging working around it.
> 
> For oeqa runtime tests I propose this json file. If tests have any
> customization need they should use either image recipe variables or this
> file format if recipe variables can't support the format. For other
> alternatives I'd need pointers where to implement and what. ptests are
> normal packages so they don't complicate this.

The key question this comes down to is can anyone suggest a syntax for
including python data structures in our metadata (and/or json data)?

Cheers,

Richard