Software Center extended information

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Applications in Software Center must display new attributes that define

• the repository (which can be trusted or not) that provides the application (origin)
• the certificator: Nethesis, or Community
• the app author (Nethesis or not)
• if there is paid support from Nethesis with the cluster subscription plan

From the above attributes a Certification Level is calculated, with five possible values from 1 to 5:

1. Originating from a non official app repository
2. Community certification
3. Nethesis certification
4. Made by Nethesis
5. Support included with subscription

Planned changes

• Display the Certification Level badge in the application list view of Software Center (see screenshot). Hide the app description text.
• AppInfo: display rootfull label value. A rootfull app is security-sensible, a warning is needed
• AppInfo: Terms & Conditions URL (optional)
• AppInfo: Show the name of the repository providing the app -- https://community.nethserver.org/t/ns8-nethforge-applications-index/22553/11?u=davidep
• API list-modules: add attributes -- Extend list-modules action output ns8-core#661
  • testing_update string (optional) to implement the upgrade to a testing release of an instance with a stable release
  • upstream_name string (optional) for apps like Nextcloud, e.g. "Nextcloud 27"
  • terms_url URL to external document with Terms and Conditions (optional)
  • certification_level integer (optional) See above
  • repository string (optional) Name of the repo providing the app
• API list-modules. Return the maximum number of instances per node Limit the number of app instances on the same node #6955
• Install: Enforce max number of instances per node Limit the number of app instances on the same node #6955
• Install: Accept Terms & Conditions
• Register: Accept Terms & Conditions for Subscription plan -- Required for applications already installed
• Settings > Software Repositories: Sort by Name
• Settings > Software Repositories: Display Warning when non-official repo is added
• Settings > Software Repositories: Remove the Testing switch, Testing column, Inline Warning link/button (in Software Center page -- see image below)
• Make Testing flag optional in API definitions -- Fix repository management API ns8-core#663
• Automated updates management (API) Add image core and app version constraint checks ns8-core#667:
  • Hide updates for an instance if they cannot upgrade it (minFrom, semver instance comparison)
  • Hide updates for an instance if they require a newer core version (minCore, semver core comparison)
• Failure scenario: different core versions in cluster nodes
  Commit NethServer/ns8-core@407240e
  Discussion https://mattermost.nethesis.it/nethesis/pl/ww7furhphpfw9ez94krhw8fzrr
• Disable Testing flag during update to core 2.10+ NethServer/ns8-core@5bd3517
• Docs: Certification Levels Docs change for Software Center improvements ns8-docs#114
• Docs: Subscription T&C Docs change for Software Center improvements ns8-docs#114

If testing repo is enabled:

See also

• https://community.nethserver.org/t/app-certification-for-nethserver-8/23274
• https://mattermost.nethesis.it/nethesis/pl/x4e8c39na3yhpn1xhxa8bhxs7y

Thanks to @andre8244 @AmaLuci @NethNick @edospadoni @nethcman and Alessio

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Acceptance conditions

Subscription page

• Checkbox with Terms and Conditions links is displayed.

Software Center app list

• Certification level badge is displayed.
• Description field is not shown anymore.
• Categories are assigned to all items.
• If testing flag is manually enabled and displayed, there's no link to
  Settings.

Software Center app instances view

• If app has a testing version, an action to upgrade to the testing
  version is available under the three-dots menu.
• For app clone/move, max number of instances per node Limit the number of app instances on the same node #6955 is NOT enforced.

Software Center App Info dialog

• Certification level badge is displayed.
• Warning displayed for rootfull apps with level < 3.
• Terms and Conditions URL is displayed, if present in app metadata.
• Repository name is displayed.

Software Center Core apps view

• Core apps is no longer a dialog, it's now a view
• Core app details are visible in the App Info dialog
• If some worker node has a legacy core version, the view does not break

Application installation

• Enforced max number of instances per node Limit the number of app instances on the same node #6955.
• Enforced min-core version for cluster leader and destination worker.
• Checkbox with Terms and Conditions links is displayed, if present in
  app metadata.
• A warning is displayed if cert level < 3 and app is rootfull

Software repositories card of Settings page

• Repositories sorted by priority (alphabetically).
• Repo Testing switch removed.
• A warning is displayed to add a custom repository.

Results of upgrade

• The Testing flag, if it was set on some repository, is switched to
  disable.

Admin manual

• Description of Certification levels https://docs.nethserver.org/projects/ns8/en/latest/software_center.html#certification-levels
• Terms and Conditions https://docs.nethserver.org/projects/ns8/en/latest/subscription.html#terms-and-conditions

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In testing:

• core 2.10.0-dev.1

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Released in https://github.com/NethServer/ns8-core/releases/tag/2.10.0