Deprecate etcd-based announcement management and its CLI commands
- Dominant language
- Python
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Description
## Background
The WebUI announcement feature is moving to app config: announcements will be defined and managed through the application's configuration instead of being stored in and served from etcd.
## What to do
Deprecate the manager-side announcement machinery that becomes redundant:
- The etcd-stored announcement settings (the announcement config keys under etcd) and the code paths that read/write them.
- The CLI commands used to manage announcements via etcd (e.g. the `announcement` subcommands that update/get/delete the etcd entry).
## Suggested approach
1. Mark the announcement CLI commands and etcd config keys as deprecated: emit deprecation warnings on use, and note the replacement (app config) in the warning message.
1. Update documentation to point to the app-config-based announcement management.
1. Plan actual removal for a future release after the deprecation period.
## Notes
- Coordinate with the WebUI side, which will handle announcements via its app config.
- Keep backward compatibility during the deprecation window so existing deployments relying on the etcd announcement keep working until removal.
JIRA Issue: BA-7360
Contributor guide
Research direction
Start by locating the `announcement` CLI subcommands and the etcd announcement config keys, then trace the manager-side paths that read and write them. Done means deprecated uses warn about app config, documentation points to the replacement, and existing etcd-based deployments continue working during the deprecation period.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- backend, cli, documentation
- Issue type
- Refactor
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 52/100