Alan King and Derek Dong

iRODS Consortium

November 12-17, 2023

Supercomputing 2023

Denver, CO

Contributors - 4.3.1

~/irods $ git shortlog --summary --numbered 4.3.0..4.3.1
   204  Kory Draughn
   101  Alan King
    24  Markus Kitsinger (SwooshyCueb)
    15  Nishant Dash
    14  Martin Jaime Flores Jr
    12  Justin James
    10  Daniel Moore
     7  Violet White
     4  Felix A. Croes
     3  Terrell Russell
     2  Derek Dong
     2  Phillip Davis
     1  Awab Masroor
     1  Peter Verraedt
     1  June Releford
     1  Leonardo Lenoci

4.3.1 User Experience Updates

• Removed setup for rsyslog/logrotate (syslog implementation assumptions)
• Replaced log_facility with server_zone in log message output
• Deprecated SimpleQuery
• Exposed client connection information to acPreConnect()
• ichmod honors the permission model
• unixfilesystem resource plugin supports detached mode
• Additional info added to izonereport; structure flattened for clarity
• New configuration options: TCP keepalive, authentication
• Newly packaged for Ubuntu 22, Debian 12, and Enterprise Linux 9

4.3.1 Core Server Enhancements

• Approaching GCC compatibility
• Added support for Address Sanitizer
• New API plugin: rc_switch_user
• iRODS Project Templates for C++
• Improved documentation

• Library feature tests
• New API plugin: rc_check_auth_credentials
• New zone administration library for C++
• New ticket administration library for C++
• New C++ library: process_stash

https://irods.org/2023/10/irods-4-3-1-is-released

Build and Packaging

We continue to move towards a more Normal and Boring approach to build and packaging:

• Build against libstdc++
• Reduction / Elimination of irods-externals
• Unprivileged build and packaging in development environment containers

This effort will enable iRODS to exist on more platforms and architectures, increasing accessibility for users and developers.

Improved Documentation - Policy Cookbook

An online resource dedicated to providing best practices and the latest techniques to various policy-based situations encountered in the iRODS ecosystem.

The cookbook covers topics such as ...

• Synchronizing Delay Rules using Metadata
• Naming Schemes and Conventions
• Sharing data across PEPs
• Simulating User Quotas
• Implementing maintainable Policy through reusable rules

If you have suggestions on how to improve the cookbook, please reach out.

https://docs.irods.org/4.3.1/administrators/policy_cookbook

iRODS Clients

Protocols

• HTTP API
• S3 API
• NFSRODS
• irodsfs (FUSE)
• SFTPGo
• k8s CSI Driver
• Davrods

https://irods.org/clients

Libraries

• irods-dev (C/C++)
• python-irodsclient (Python)
• go-irodsclient (Go)
• Jargon (Java)
• rirods (R)

CLIs

• iCommands
• iRODS CLI
• gocommands

GUIs

• Metalnx
• ZMT
• iBridges

iRODS CLI

Restart of a previous effort to make a modernized iRODS CLI:

• A brand new client, not just an icommands rewrite
  • The aim is to write everything with idiomatic C++
• Single executable instead of 50+ icommands

  • $ irods put testFile
    

• Optionally modular, thanks to CMake magic (and a hint of preprocessor)
  • Reads .so plugins as sub-commands via boost:dll, or
  • Sub-commands compiled into main executable
• Aims to make use of the newest libraries
  • irods::filesystem and friends for iRODS things
    • Avoiding icommand-specific libraries, too
  • A lot of boost, everywhere
• Implementations for several of the simpler commands are in a working state
  • ls, mv, put, get, etc.
• Still a WIP, first goal is to reach feature parity with icommands

https://github.com/irods/irods_client_cli

Big Picture

Core

• 4.3.x/4.4.x/5.0 - Satisfy Roadmap (Cloud-friendliness, Replace PackStruct, etc.)

https://irods.org/roadmap

Continue building out policy components (Capabilities).

We want installation and management of iRODS to become about policy design, composition, and configuration.

Please share your ...

• Use cases

• Pain points

• Hopes and dreams

Open Source Community Engagement

Get Involved

• Working Groups

• GitHub Issues

• Pull Requests

• Chat List

• Consortium Membership

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