Firefox/Push/Progress Report/2017Q3

September 13, 2017

Q3 OKR Progress

Objective	Key Result	Confidence	Features	Notes
July 19	Aug 2	Aug 16	Aug 30	Sep 13	Score
1. Provide a more useful testing environment for WebPush.	1.1 Create an API Layer for Ardere.	50%	50%	50%	50%	20%		API Layer for Ardere Issue 39: Create an API Layer for Ardere	No progress yet this quarter with only a couple weeks to go, busy with other higher priority things (us and QA still get by w/ ardere sans API layer). Can we crank anything out in a couple weeks?
	1.2 Create a "smoke-test" for the service, a quick test that verifies it’s up and running.	50%	50%	80%	80%	80%		Smoketest to verify Push is up and running Issue 40: New smoke-tester for autopush Issue 73: Rebuild testing python script for webpush	Work is effectively done but need to get feedback from chartjes before increasing confidence level.
	1.3 Github/Jenkins API call integration with Ardere	50%	50%	50%	50%	20%		Github/Jenkins API call integration with Ardere Issue 41: Jenkins API integration with Ardere	Dependent upon 1.1
2. Better understanding of production run environment	2.1 Detailed heap memory consumption report as the OS sees memory under load.	60%	65%	70%	70%	80%		Detailed heap memory consumption report Issue 42: Detailed heap memory consumption Issue 76: Detail autopush heap's memory under load Issue 802: determine cause of memory leak on pypy (especially connection) nodes	Have a lot more detail of our usage patterns now from various load test runs under valgrind massif/leakcheck. Need to further analyze results and push forward the easily reproducible parts.
	2.2 Code in PyPy that allows us to dump detailed object graphs of allocated Python objects. Note: Contractor is expected to help with this work. This involves a breakdown of what PyPy is doing.	50%	50%	52%	52%	60%		Detailed object graphs of allocated Python objects Issue 43: PyPy object graph memory dumps	Contract finalized, beginning to work with contractor now. On the right track now, but will be a stretch to finish the objective before end of quarter.
	2.3 Create a graph showing the delta for memory consumption over time on a per-release basis.	80%	90%	90%	90%	90%		Memory Consumption Per Release Graph Issue 44: Dashboard for memory use over time	Still on track. Need to set aside time to make the graph.
3. Reduce costs	3.1 Create and implement a Rust PoC plan.	80%	80%	90%	90%	100%		Rust PoC Plan Issue 45: Create and implement a Rust PoC Issue 978 Create distilled threaded logic for websocket server for Rust PoC	Far enough that this is basically done now (100%).
	3.2 Spec a Rust <-> Python API of Rust PoC.	80%	100%	100%	100%	100%		Rust <-> Python API of Rust PoC Issue 46: Spec a Rust <-> Python API of Rust PoC	Done
	3.3 Kill Simplepush.	60%	90%	90%	93%	100%		Retirement of Simplepush Issue 47: Retire SimplePush Issue 799: End Server Support for Simplepush Issue 886: Obsolete UDP functions from autopush	Rolled it out this past week and have heard no complaints.
	3.4 Relax VAPID checks for partner endpoints.	60%	100%	100%	100%	100%		Relaxing of VAPID checks for partner endpoints. Issue 48: Relax VAPID checks for Partner Endpoints Issue 938: Don't check Vapid sig value for partner endpoint users	Done