Shopify / Shopify/shipit-engine

Commit locking system is confusing

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Description

@byroot @qq99 @NatMorcos we discovered today that the commit locking system is rather confusing, because locking a single commit as bad doesn't prevent a deploy going out with that commit included. The simplest fix is likely:

when manually marking a commit as bad, all commits after it should be marked as bad until a second commit is manually marked as good

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Research direction

Start by tracing the commit-locking flow for manually marking commits bad or good, then check how deploy eligibility handles commits after a bad one. Confirm the existing behavior and identify the relevant tests before defining completion as preventing deployment until a later commit is manually marked good.

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Assessment

Tech stack
ruby
Domain
devops, release
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
38/100

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