Get rid of modules.json and use the artifact from the source-bugzilla-info task instead #180

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1. marco-c commented on Oct 9, 2020

   

   marco-c

   on Oct 9, 2020

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   The current modules.json file is 4 years old. It needs to be updated. I couldn't figure out how it was generated in the first place, so it's unclear how to update it. Further, this module should be updated on a regular basis.

   How was modules.json generated?

   It was generated using a script from https://wiki.mozilla.org/. But the wiki itself is not updated, so even if we wanted, it doesn't make sense to update it. We should just get rid of it instead.

   Is there a better source for this information? Could it or something like it be generated from moz.build files in mozilla-central and parked somewhere?

   Yes, the alternative, and better way, to handle this is to use the components.json artifact from the source-bugzilla-info task, that is https://firefox-ci-tc.services.mozilla.com/api/index/v1/task/gecko.v2.mozilla-central.latest.source.source-bugzilla-info/artifacts/public/components.json. This task does exactly what you described ;)
2. marco-c

   changed the title [-]update modules.json data[/-] [+]Get rid of modules.json and use the artifact from the source-bugzilla-info task instead[/+] on Oct 9, 2020