Build Server Status page

radamanthus · March 12, 2011, 6:42pm

I’ve been having build problems about 10 hours ago, and I’m still having them now. The build fails with an error, and I get this on the console logs:
Connection error: (corona.get) fault(/CFStreamFault)
along with a bunch of other error strings.

Just a few minute ago as I began to type this I got a successful build. A subsequent build failed before I finished this post.

My theories:

The problem is with my crappy Internet connection, not with Anscas’s servers.
Ansca’s servers are just swamped on weekends. Maybe 90% of us do our Corona stuff on weekends.
There’s a one-off event going on that’ affecting the build servers. SXSW Interactive? A hacking attack? A server crash? Cosmic rays?

It’d be nice if I can visit a page similar to the AWS Service Health Dashboard (http://status.aws.amazon.com/).
It’d be super nice if, when I visit the page, it will tell me something like:
(a) Bro (or Sis) you’re having build problems because you have a crappy Internet connection. Don’t blame us, get a bigger pipe.
(b) We’re currently serving 1000% of our usual load. Eventually this increased load will translate into money into our coffers that will eventually translate into more uber features in Corona SDK, so please bear with us for now.
© I guess you haven’t been reading the news lately. Our data center suffered a major outage because a truck driver was looking the wrong way because a beautiful lady was crossing the street. That caused him to crash into an electric post, resulting in a major power outage that affected 25% of the United States, including our data center. We’ll be back as soon as our data center gets power back.

Thanks. [import]uid: 7026 topic_id: 7783 reply_id: 307783[/import]

carlos_m_icaza · March 13, 2011, 12:52pm

D) - we are pansies
E) - all of the above

Correct answer E other possible correct answer D

I just sent you an email

Carlos

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radamanthus · March 13, 2011, 9:05pm

I talked to my ISP and I realized that it was a one-time event - the Japan earthquake. It also affected Internet connection from Manila, Philippines to US. Builds from my end are OK now.

I just went through weekend like regular daddies do, by spending time with their kids.

I still think a service health status page is useful. However, if it will delay native controls availability for even just a day, I’ll withdraw my suggestion.

PS. Thanks to carlos for offering to help troubleshoot even if it’s a weekend. Much appreciated especially because the fault is really on my end and not on ansca. [import]uid: 7026 topic_id: 7783 reply_id: 27713[/import]

emf715 · March 15, 2011, 9:25am

Bump.

Build server is seemingly down again (Tuesday, 12:20 EST). It would really be nice to have a status page to alleviate our frustrations.
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Rob1 · March 15, 2011, 9:31am

yes, I can’t build also,
getting this message in console:

2011-03-15 16:28:48.129 Corona Simulator[178:60f] Connection error: (corona.get) ({
“/kWSHTTPResponseMessage” = “{url = http://developer.anscamobile.com/services/xmlrpc; status = HTTP/1.1 200 OK}”;
}) [import]uid: 2131 topic_id: 7783 reply_id: 27930[/import]

kam187 · March 15, 2011, 9:45am

Build server down again [import]uid: 8872 topic_id: 7783 reply_id: 27934[/import]

infusedreams · March 15, 2011, 10:08am

Same here [import]uid: 6981 topic_id: 7783 reply_id: 27941[/import]

seanh · March 15, 2011, 11:58am

I can start getting the pieces together for a status page. What do you guys want to see on it? just up or down? [import]uid: 3 topic_id: 7783 reply_id: 27960[/import]

emf715 · March 15, 2011, 12:01pm

Up/Down…eta to fix [import]uid: 13529 topic_id: 7783 reply_id: 27961[/import]

seanh · March 15, 2011, 1:03pm

I’ll work on getting a simple up/down indicator in the next server refresh (working on that as we speak, eta 1-2 weeks).

I forgot to mention in my last post. I did look at the logs and didn’t see anything obvious wrong. [import]uid: 3 topic_id: 7783 reply_id: 27967[/import]

ciaphuas · March 15, 2011, 4:15pm

Still down [import]uid: 12716 topic_id: 7783 reply_id: 27997[/import]

cmontesino · March 15, 2011, 4:20pm

Same here, down [import]uid: 10426 topic_id: 7783 reply_id: 27998[/import]

seanh · March 15, 2011, 4:57pm

I’m still having trouble reproducing this. I’ve turned up logging in the places that I would expect to see this kind of errors pop up and will keep my eye out for any possible causes so I can nail it down.

Is there any more info you guys can give me when it’s “down”?

Do all you guys see the same “Connection error: (corona.get) fault(/CFStreamFault)”?

If any of you are in asia there are a bunch of undersea cables that are still having issues due to the quake in .jp I wouldn’t have expected that to cause this issue since you can get to the site, but anything is possible.
TL:DR
turned up logging, will kep my eye on it
need more info to debug. [import]uid: 3 topic_id: 7783 reply_id: 28000[/import]

ciaphuas · March 15, 2011, 5:09pm

I’m in el paso texas [import]uid: 12716 topic_id: 7783 reply_id: 28002[/import]

ciaphuas · March 15, 2011, 5:10pm

I get that error and the corona.build.2 error sometimes [import]uid: 12716 topic_id: 7783 reply_id: 28003[/import]

carlos_m_icaza · March 15, 2011, 5:26pm

@ciaphuas are you building for android?

if you are - make sure that no two files have the same name but different suffix

ie:

foo.mp3
foo.lua
foo.ogg
foo.blah

that will cause an error on android [import]uid: 24 topic_id: 7783 reply_id: 28005[/import]

ciaphuas · March 15, 2011, 5:43pm

I know, I’ve built with it before…just for some reason now I’m getting those errors [import]uid: 12716 topic_id: 7783 reply_id: 28009[/import]