Hello!
For a while we've had the ability to test changes in production on a
single host (mw1017) using a special HTTP header (X-Wikimedia-Debug).
This has proved useful for many when deploying changes in production and
we are adding it to the SWAT deploy process.
See the steps at:
https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/SWAT_deploys#Doing_the_deploy
Namely:
4. After merge, the SWAT team member fetches the patch(es) to tin and then
runs scap pull on mw1017
5. The submitter tests the change by using the instructions at
X-Wikimedia-Debug#Staging_changes AND the SWAT team member checks the
error logs
6. If there are no errors and the fix seems to work (if testable in that
manner), then then SWAT team member deploys the patch to the entire
fleet
How to test on mw1017:
https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/X-Wikimedia-Debug#Staging_changes
To less exciting SWAT deploys,
Greg
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