gitpod-io / gitpod-io/gitpod

[loadgen] ability to include previously stopped workspaces

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aspect: performance meta: never-stale team: workspace
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Description

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe

Right now we start new workspaces

Describe the behaviour you'd like

It would be great to start existing workspaces, so we can test content restore / snapshot restore.

Describe alternatives you've considered

n/a

Additional context

Right now, we know that snapshot restore is a constant (roughly 30s).

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  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start by reading the loadgen implementation and tracing how it currently starts new workspaces. Define how previously stopped workspaces should be selected and started for content or snapshot restore testing, then verify that the loadgen can exercise the restore path while accounting for the stated snapshot-restore timing.

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Assessment

Tech stack
typescript
Domain
cloud, testing-qa
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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