Clutch is a tool which gathers details about the projects (podlings) currently in incubation and generates the table below. Clutch also generates an analysis page for each podling, along with several data files. Its aim is to encourage and nurture podlings; and to provide an overview of the state of establishment of various resources, and quick access to thems. See definitions and notes below regarding purpose, interpretation, and how-to.
Clutch last gathered: Sun Dec 1 01:39:48 2024 UTC.
Number of podlings in incubation: 33
Current Board Report: December2024
The orange items indicate where the podling needs to take more care and attention.
Anything vermilion is an issue that the podling should address ASAP. Admittedly nothing can be done about elapsed time.
The bluish-green items indicate success.
The yellow items are okay.
Click the column header link for definitions.
Click cells to go to available related resources.
Click the podling name in the first column to go to the podling’s clutch analysis page, which has deeper and more detailed information.
Podling | Sponsor | A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R |
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Incubator |
2024-03-11 |
False |
1 |
2024-03-19 |
0,0,2 |
0 |
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Incubator |
2016-08-30 |
False |
1 |
2020-10-09 |
0,0,0 |
0 |
False |
False |
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Incubator |
2023-10-09 |
False |
2 |
2024-11-12 |
1,1,1 |
0 |
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Incubator |
2022-10-10 |
True |
3 |
2022-10-20 |
0,0,0 |
0 |
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Incubator |
2024-10-11 |
True |
2 |
2024-10-23 |
3,-,- |
0 |
False |
False |
False |
False |
|||||||||
Incubator |
2022-04-29 |
False |
2 |
2022-05-12 |
0,0,0 |
0 |
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Incubator |
2023-12-15 |
False |
2 |
2023-12-16 |
0,0,0 |
0 |
|||||||||||||
Incubator |
2024-01-11 |
False |
1 |
2024-01-15 |
0,0,0 |
0 |
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Incubator |
2024-03-25 |
False |
2 |
2024-04-07 |
0,0,3 |
0 |
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Incubator |
2024-06-04 |
True |
3 |
False |
0 |
False |
False |
False |
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Incubator |
2024-04-05 |
True |
1 |
2024-04-11 |
0,0,4 |
0 |
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Incubator |
2023-12-11 |
False |
2 |
2023-12-16 |
0,0,0 |
0 |
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Incubator |
2022-01-23 |
False |
1 |
2024-04-03 |
0,0,1 |
6 |
False |
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Incubator |
2024-11-27 |
True |
3 |
2024-11-27 |
1,-,- |
0 |
False |
False |
False |
False |
False |
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Incubator |
2023-01-13 |
True |
3 |
2024-02-13 |
0,0,0 |
0 |
False |
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Incubator |
2017-06-05 |
False |
1 |
2017-06-23 |
0,0,0 |
0 |
False |
False |
False |
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Incubator |
2018-02-04 |
True |
3 |
2018-03-01 |
0,0,0 |
0 |
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Incubator |
2020-02-13 |
False |
2 |
2020-10-08 |
0,0,0 |
1 |
False |
False |
False |
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Incubator |
2024-06-17 |
True |
3 |
2024-07-20 |
0,0,2 |
0 |
False |
False |
False |
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Incubator |
2024-07-11 |
True |
3 |
False |
0 |
False |
False |
False |
False |
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Incubator |
2020-06-28 |
False |
1 |
2023-12-20 |
0,0,0 |
5 |
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Incubator |
2024-08-09 |
True |
3 |
2024-08-27 |
0,1,- |
0 |
False |
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Incubator |
2016-05-27 |
True |
1 |
2024-07-19 |
0,0,1 |
0 |
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Incubator |
2023-10-21 |
True |
1 |
2024-04-11 |
0,0,3 |
0 |
False |
False |
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2023-10-29 |
False |
2 |
2023-12-02 |
0,0,0 |
0 |
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Incubator |
2024-03-19 |
True |
1 |
2024-03-29 |
0,0,2 |
0 |
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Incubator |
2022-09-01 |
False |
2 |
2024-11-18 |
2,2,4 |
10 |
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Incubator |
2019-08-20 |
True |
1 |
2023-04-04 |
0,0,0 |
3 |
False |
False |
False |
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Incubator |
2015-12-02 |
True |
2 |
2020-07-19 |
0,0,0 |
3 |
False |
False |
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Incubator |
2019-02-21 |
True |
2 |
2019-02-28 |
0,0,0 |
0 |
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Incubator |
2022-06-06 |
True |
3 |
2022-10-24 |
0,0,0 |
1 |
False |
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Incubator |
2020-12-16 |
True |
3 |
2021-01-22 |
0,0,0 |
0 |
False |
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Incubator |
2024-02-11 |
False |
2 |
2024-05-16 |
0,0,1 |
0 |
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The orange and vermilion items indicate where more care and attention is needed. The following notes for each column provide definitions and attempt to link directly to the relevant process documentation:
The name of each podling is linked to a podling clutch analysis page. If your podling is in incubation, but is missing from the Clutch table, then it still needs to be added to the content/podlings.xml file. See the mentor’s guide. Clutch also generates the Projects page from content/podlings.xml.
Usually the Incubator sponsors podlings. Occasionally Apache Top Level Projects (TLPs) sponsor podlings. The sponsor is chosen on the proposal. Set the value in the content/podlings.xml entry for the podling.
This is the date the podling started. Usually this is the date the podling proposal vote passed on the Incubator mailing list. Set this in the content/podlings.xml entry for the podling.
This is the number of days since the start date. This is color coded according to the normal timeline of a podling. <3, <12, <18, <24, >24 months. We may adjust these levels to better fit currently-observed cycles.
For the first three months podlings report monthly. If the podling misses a report, it returns to the monthly-reporting requirement until it reports again.
Which months the podling reports: 1 = January, April, July, October; 2 = February, May, August, November; 3 = March, June, September, December. Note that the report process for a month begins at the end of the prior month. The IPMC chair sends out the reporting schedule on a monthly basis, and reminders to each podling’s dev list.
Each podling maintains a status file in content/projects/(podling).xml which Clutch converts to a status page. Your mentor sets up the file and then the podling maintains it. The key part to maintain is the "News" section, where you announce New Committers, PPMC Members, and Releases. For greater detail, please see:
Click the link in the cell to view the current status page.
The date the status page was last updated. Keep the Status Page up to date with frequent news about:
New Committers
New PPMC Members
New Releases
New Repositories
New Resources
Days since the status page was last updated. The text color indicates when a podling is not keeping its status up to date. <2, <4, <9, >9 months.
Cumulative number of commits to the podling status file in the previous 2, 4, and 9 months
The number of committers who have been approved to date. Taken from Whimsy via public project ldap. Maintained in Whimsy through the roster pages. Click the cell to view the public phone book.
The number of committers added since establishment. This count comes from the Status page "News" section. See guides on voting in new committers and new ppmc members.
Indicates whether the podling has created a Gitbox or Subversion code repository. Projects may have multiple Gitbox repositories. Click the podling name in the first column to view all of the podling’s repositories. A podling coming to the ASF may need to request a migration or a new repository. The list of Gitbox repositories comes from Gitbox json.
Indicates whether the podling has an Issue Tracker. If the status file has an issue tracker link and the link is valid, there is a link to the tracker in the cell.
Indicates whether the podling has established a dev email list and archives. This comes from the status page, and Clutch confirms that it matches the usual naming pattern. If the list is available, the cell has a link to the mailbox archive podling dev list.
Indicates whether the podling has established a commits email list and archives. This comes from the status page, and Clutch confirms that it matches the usual naming pattern. If the list is available, the cell has a link to the mailbox archive podling commits list. Sometimes a podling will start by directing code repository and issue tracker notification emails to their dev list. This will often obscur meaningful conversation.
Podlings should maintain a website so the user community can find out information about the podling and The Apache Software Foundation. Here is the incubator’s website guide. If the website is not provided in the status file, Clutch tries to find it using the usual naming patterns.
Indicates whether the podling has a directory in the incubator’s release distribution directory. If this exists, the cell provides a link.
Indicates whether the podling has a PGP "Signing KEYS" file in its distribution area. If this is present, the cell provides a link.
Indicates whether the podling has a release in their distribution area. Podlings must comply with Apache release and release distribution policies as modified by the Incubator.
If there is a podling release, the cell provides a link to the podling’s clutch analysis page’s release section.
Once the Board has approved the podling’s graduation resolution, update your podling metadata in the content/podlings.xml file as you progress through graduation. Complete the tasks listed in the documentation, such as a final tidy of the status page. See Infrastructure steps for graduation.
Once the Incubator PMC has agreed to a podling’s retirement, update the podling metadata and tidy the status page. If the podling is continuing development elsewhere, make sure to provide the new location. When this occurs chances are someone on the IPMC will handle these duties ad hoc.
Sometimes other issues are found which are listed below for:
gravitino
ozhera
pekko
toree
yunikorn
Clutch helps us all follow the process from the "Acceptance" phase onwards. Any committer to a podling can help with these steps. Don’t leave it all to your mentors, although there are some steps that only they can do.
This list comes from the Projects in incubation summary table. The Mentors are ASF members or individuals recognized by the IPMC who have chosen to assist these projects. The best way to find mentors for a new project is during your Discuss and Proposal phases on the general@ mail list.
Andrea Cosentino (acosentino): KIE
Ayush Saxena (ayushsaxena): StormCrawler
Benjamin Young (bigbluehat): Annotator
Bernd Fondermann (berndf): Wayang
Bertrand Delacretaz (bdelacretaz): Baremaps, OpenServerless, Polaris
Bikas Saha (bikas): Livy
Brian Proffitt (bkp): KIE
Byung-Gon Chun (bgchun): Nemo
Calvin Kirs (kirs): Baremaps, GraphAr, ResilientDB
Christofer Dutz (cdutz): Answer, Training, Wayang
Claus Ibsen (davsclaus): KIE
Craig Russell (clr): Training
Dave Fisher (wave): Hunter, StormCrawler
Duo Zhang (zhangduo): OzHera, Pegasus, StreamPark
Enrico Olivelli (eolivelli): Fury, Hunter, OpenServerless
Evans Ye (evansye): NLPCraft
Felix Cheung (felixcheung): DevLake, Gluten, Teaclave, Uniffle
Francis Chuang (francischuang): HertzBeat
François Papon (fpapon): OpenServerless
Furkan Kamaci (kamaci): Teaclave, NLPCraft
Gang Li (lgcareer): HoraeDB
George Percivall (percivall): Baremaps
Gordon King (garyw): Teaclave
Hao Ding (xuanwo): Fury
Heng Du (duhengforever): Seata
Holden Karau (holden): Polaris
Huxing Zhang (huxing): Seata
Hyunsik Choi (hyunsik): Nemo
Jean-Baptiste Onofré (jbonofre): DevLake, Gravitino, Livy, Nemo, OpenServerless, Polaris, Wayang, XTable
Jesús Camacho Rodríguez (jcamacho): XTable
Jianyong Dai (daijy): Gravitino, Teaclave
John D. Ament (johndament): Pony Mail
Julian Hyde (jhyde): Baremaps
Junping Du (junping_du): Gravitino, ResilientDB, Uniffle
Justin Mclean (jmclean): Amoro, Answer, Gravitino, HertzBeat, Seata, Training
Kent Yao (yao): Amoro, Cloudberry, Gluten, Polaris
Kevin Ratnasekera (djkevincr): OzHera, ResilientDB
Konstantin I Boudnik (cos): NLPCraft
Lari Hotari (lhotari): Hunter
Larry McCay (lmccay): Gravitino
Lars Francke (larsfrancke): Training
Lars George (larsgeorge): Wayang
Lewis John McGibbney (lewismc): StormCrawler
Liang Chen (chenliang613): Pegasus
Liang Zhang (zhangliang): DevLake
Lidong Dai (lidongdai): DevLake, HugeGraph
Liu Xun (liuxun): Pegasus, Uniffle
Luciano Resende (lresende): Livy, Toree
Madhawa Kasun Gunasekara (madhawa): Livy
Markus Weimer (weimer): Nemo
Martin Desruisseaux (desruisseaux): Baremaps, Baremaps
Matt Sicker (mattsicker): Teaclave
Mick Semb Wever (mck): Hunter
Nick Kew (niq): Annotator
PJ Fanning (fanningpj): Fury, OpenServerless, StormCrawler
Paul King (paulk): NLPCraft
Roman Shaposhnik (rvs): Cloudberry
Ryan Blue (blue): Polaris, Toree
Shaofeng Shi (shaofengshi): Gluten, Gravitino, HoraeDB
Sheng Wu (wusheng): Seata
Sijie Guo (sijie): DevLake
Stamatis Zampetakis (zabetak): XTable
Stephan Ewen (sewen): StreamPark
Thomas Weise (thw): StreamPark
Tommaso Teofili (tommaso): Annotator
Trista Pan (panjuan): HugeGraph
Von Gosling (vongosling): HoraeDB, Pegasus
Weiwei Yang (wwei): Toree, Uniffle
Wenli Zhang (ovilia): Gluten
Willem Ning Jiang (ningjiang): Answer, Cloudberry, DevLake, HugeGraph, StreamPark
Xiangdong Huang (hxd): HugeGraph
Xiaoqiao He (hexiaoqiao): GraphAr
Xin Wang (xinwang): Fury, Seata
Xinyu Zhou (yukon): Amoro
Yonglun Zhang (zhangyonglun): HertzBeat
Yu Li (liyu): Amoro, Fury, Gluten, GraphAr, HugeGraph, OzHera
Yu Xiao (xiaoyu): HertzBeat, OzHera
Zhankun Tang (ztang): Uniffle
Zhijie Shen (zjshen): Teaclave
Zhongyi Tan (jerrytan): Amoro
tison (tison): Answer, Fury, GraphAr, HoraeDB, StreamPark
Any Incubator committer can run 'clutch'. In the top-level of the SVN repos incubator/public/trunk SVN, do: './clutch2.sh' to re-generate the data files and Asciidoctor files for the clutch. This is all a part of the normal build in GIT: Incubator Git. See the Readme.
Clutch reads the source file for the projects currently in incubation table (i.e. content/podlings.xml), ensures that each new project has an entry, and adds some more attributes. Clutch then gathers some data from each project’s Status page and validates that certain resources are established and steps have been achieved.
Clutch output includes data files
The clutch analysis fills the data included on this page and creates an analysis for each podling that can be linked to from the podling name in the clutch table.
The podling description from content/podlings.xml
The podling start date.
The date of the last update of project/status.xml.
The reporting cycle.
The number of committers and ppmc members. Indication if these are equal.
Mentor list including apache ids.
Copies the news from the podling status page
Listing of various podling resources
Link to podling’s public website
Developer mailing list archive
Commits mailing list archive
Link to issue tracker
Link to wiki
Detailed list of gitbox repos from infra’s ground truth for the podling.
Link to any subversion repository.
For each gitbox repos:
Gitbox link
Github link
Description
Number of commits
Date of last commit
Information about the podling’s release, harvested from the distribution area’s svn repository.
Current releases:
Link to the signing key, if it exists.
Link to instructions on how to verify a release.
Release list is suppressed if there are no signing keys
For each release:
Download link using closer.lua
Signature link
Hash link
Size of the download file
Date that the release was added to the distribution area.
User who moved the release.
Revision in the svn repository.
Issues which may require further work.
Errata has a list of potential issues identified for the podling.
Critical issues are in bold.
Links to pages on how to resolve the issue.
Link to the whimsy podling site scan/
Data files are also generated so that other tools can easily re-use the metadata for the set of projects currently in incubation:
clutch.txt - list of projects, one per line. Comma-separated values (CSV).
clutch.pkl - a Python "pickle" file with various attributes (it is in the top-level of SVN incubator/public/trunk).
One text file for each Reporting group listing the dev mail address of the podlings due to report in that group. (See report_due_1.txt, report_due_2.txt, and report_due_3.txt) These are used by the IPMC to send monthly report alert reminders.
podlings_graduated.txt - list of graduated podlings, one per line with start and end dates.
podlings_retired.txt - list of retired podlings, one per line with start and end dates.
Occasionally there are other issues, usually regarding podlings not cleaning up after their "graduation".
gravitino: Missing status file. See help.
ozhera: Missing status file. See help.
pekko: Has graduated, but still has remains on Incubator distribution mirrors. See help.
toree: Has a distribution filename missing the word "incubating/incubator". See help.
yunikorn: Has graduated, but still has remains on Incubator distribution mirrors. See help.
The clutch is the set of eggs which have been laid. The mother hen (our Incubator PMC) needs to continually gather them, to ensure that none have rolled from the nest or moved to the outside, being forgotten or becoming cold. Clutch also means to grasp eagerly.
So please interpret this table and the detailed pages from the point-of-view of encouragement and nurture.
The nest was becoming full. Some podlings were forgotten, rolled into dark corners. We created a new tool, "clutch", to assist with oversight of all podlings (gmane link is now missing). The clutch started 2008-10-19. (missing gmane link) There was prior list discussion. Also see INCUBATOR-78
The colours for the table were specifically chosen to take into account colour-blindness and general accessibility. See the email discussion that led to this: Re: Clutch color coding. 2008-12-04 http://s.apache.org/clutch_colour and see some testing notes and demonstrations.
Thanks again to: "Color Universal Design (CUD) - How to make figures and presentations that are friendly to Colorblind people." Masataka Okabe and Kei Ito. (http://jfly.iam.u-tokyo.ac.jp/color/