MozillaSecurity / MozillaSecurity/FuzzManager

Use ephemeral fuzzing-tc-config checkout instead of permanent repository

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Python
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Description

We currently keep a git clone of fuzzing-tc-config repo and update it using a MozillaPulse trigger. We only care about the repo HEAD, never history, and the data size on disk is very small. There's no value in maintaining the repo state on disk between triggers.

We should remove the clone and use a temporary copy instead on every trigger (eg. using Github tar download). This eliminates one of our uses of persistent instance storage.

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Research direction

Start by tracing the MozillaPulse trigger that updates the fuzzing-tc-config checkout and identify where the persistent clone is created and consumed. Replace that stateful path with a temporary GitHub archive copy fetched on each trigger, then verify the trigger still reads the repository HEAD and leaves no persistent checkout behind.

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Assessment

Tech stack
git, github, python
Domain
devops, infrastructure
Issue type
Refactor
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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