# What does this PR do?
the build.yaml is only used in the following ways:
1. list-deps
2. distribution code-gen
since `llama stack build` no longer exists, I found myself asking "why
do we need two different files for list-deps and run"?
Removing the BuildConfig and altering the usage of the
DistributionTemplate in llama stack list-deps is the first step in
removing the build yaml entirely.
Removing the BuildConfig and build.yaml cuts the files users need to
maintain in half, and allows us to focus on the stability of _just_ the
run.yaml
This PR removes the build.yaml, BuildConfig datatype, and its usage
throughout the codebase. Users are now expected to point to run.yaml
files when running list-deps, and our codebase automatically uses these
types now for things like `get_provider_registry`.
**Additionally, two renames: `StackRunConfig` -> `StackConfig` and
`run.yaml` -> `config.yaml`.**
The build.yaml made sense for when we were managing the build process
for the user and actually _producing_ a run.yaml _from_ the build.yaml,
but now that we are simply just getting the provider registry and
listing the deps, switching to config.yaml simplifies the scope here
greatly.
## Test Plan
existing list-deps usage should work in the tests.
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Signed-off-by: Charlie Doern <cdoern@redhat.com>
# What does this PR do?
provider_id is no longer valid in a build.yaml, remove it in the
external provider test
Signed-off-by: Charlie Doern <cdoern@redhat.com>
# What does this PR do?
Today, external providers are installed via the `external_providers_dir`
in the config. This necessitates users to understand the `ProviderSpec`
and set up their directories accordingly. This process splits up the
config for the stack across multiple files, directories, and formats.
Most (if not all) external providers today have a
[get_provider_spec](559cb18fbb/src/ramalama_stack/provider.py (L9))
method that sits unused. Utilizing this method rather than the
providers.d route allows for a much easier installation process for
external providers and limits the amount of extra configuration a
regular user has to do to get their stack off the ground.
To accomplish this and wire it throughout the build process, Introduce
the concept of a `module` for users to specify for an external provider
upon build time. In order to facilitate this, align the build and run
spec to use `Provider` class rather than the stringified provider_type
that build currently uses.
For example, say this is in your build config:
```
- provider_id: ramalama
provider_type: remote::ramalama
module: ramalama_stack
```
during build (in the various `build_...` scripts), additionally to
installing any pip dependencies we will also install this module and use
the `get_provider_spec` method to retrieve the ProviderSpec that is
currently specified using `providers.d`.
In production so far, providing instructions for installing external
providers for users has been difficult: they need to install the module
as a pre-req, create the providers.d directory, copy in the provider
spec, and also copy in the necessary build/run yaml files. Accessing an
external provider should be as easy as possible, and pointing to its
installable module aligns more with the rest of our build and dependency
management process.
For now, `external_providers_dir` still exists as an alternate more
declarative method of using external providers.
## Test Plan
added an integration test installing an external provider from module
and more unit test coverage for `get_provider_registry`
( the warning in yellow is expected, the module is installed inside of
the build env, not where we are running the command)
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Signed-off-by: Charlie Doern <cdoern@redhat.com>
