Add obuilder store that doesn't cache anything
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- Dominant language
- OCaml
- Stars
- 67
- Forks
- 19
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Description
In some circumstances like running obuilder inside docker, it is faster and more efficient to cache nothing. For example when running ocaml-docs-ci inside a docker container we use the rsync backend (because other backends are not easy to setup) to run builds. Running them using rsync is much slower than just redoing the work. It should be possible to implement module type STORE as a no-op cache, which does nothing.
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Research direction
Locate the OCaml definition of module type STORE and the existing rsync backend, then trace how a store is selected for builds. Implement a store that performs no caching while satisfying the STORE interface, and verify that an obuilder build can use it instead of rsync without changing build results.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- ocaml
- Domain
- devtools
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 42/100