Open-EO / Open-EO/openeo-python-driver
Document maximum memory allocation in job options
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Description
Problem
The maximum amount of memory that can be allocated through job options is not documented and varies by backend instance:
Currently, users only discover the limit when they exceed it and receive an error like:
OpenEoApiError: [400] Internal: Requested too much executor memory: 8G + 500m, the max for this instance is: 24G (ref: r-2602131154304261886cfd5934217136)
Proposed Solution
The maximum memory limit should be exposed and documented in the processing_parameters endpoint.
Example: https://openeo.dataspace.copernicus.eu/openeo/1.2/processing_parameters
This would allow users to:
- Discover the limit programmatically before submitting jobs
- Understand the constraints of their backend instance
- Adjust their job options accordingly
Additional Context
The backend already validates and reports the limit in error messages, so the information is available - it just needs to be exposed through the API in a standardized way.
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Research direction
Start by inspecting the processing_parameters endpoint, using the linked openEO example, and trace where the backend validates executor memory and produces the reported limit. Done means the backend-specific maximum is exposed through the endpoint in a standardized, programmatically discoverable form and is documented for users.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- api, backend
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100