bluerobotics
bug: version-chooser: can't find online releases
Bug description
When trying to access remote versions the request returns an empty list of images for any remote repository. This is part of a necessary check BlueOS does to ensure the image architecture is compatible with the hardware in use.
Steps to reproduce
- Go to the BlueOS Versions page
- Try to fetch any remote repository
Primary pain point(s)
BlueOS core updates are currently only possible through manual upload, which is less intuitive, requires much larger downloads, involves several more steps for a standard user than just clicking update or selecting a version (official or custom) to install from the remote versions list, and may not even work in many cases.
Additional context
This is apparently caused by an unexpected breaking change to the Docker Hub API, per docker/hub-feedback#2484.
A resource link fallback for this kind of situation (among others) has previously been requested, but not implemented.
Per bluerobotics/BlueOS-Extensions-Repository#151, this has also broken the Extensions system (although we have a temporary workaround there for now, since the details are cached in the Extensions manifest).
Prerequisites
- [x] I have checked to make sure that a similar request has not already been filed or fixed.
Note that while they intend to add the information back for authenticated users, it is not yet done.
That will at least allow working around the problem (on an individual basis) by logging in with Docker Hub credentials, but is not a great solution for non-dev users, who likely know nothing about Docker Hub and don't want to needlessly create an account for it. It also adds confusion to new users, who would need to make an account for a random service to be able to update their vehicle software (which we'd likely need to add a step for in the wizard).
The API has been rolled back for now (so this is no longer critical), and DockerHub are working on a rollout plan for how they'd like to proceed.
