#1 - check command and metadata are useless (#2)

* #1 - check command and metadata are useless

* #1 - check command and metadata are useless

README.md

@@ -34,14 +34,12 @@ resources:
 
 ### `check`: Produce a single dummy key
 
-The resource uses the `version` identifier of the resource as a way to pass the data between jobs.
-Check returns a single `dummy` key that will be discarded and only used to satisfy the `check` behavior.
+This is a version-less resource so `check` behavior is no-op
 
 ### `in`: Report the given time.
 
 Fetches the given key values and stores them in the `keyval.properties` file.
 The format is of a `.properties` file, e.g. `"<key>=<value>"`.
-Key values are also reported as the metadata.
 
 #### Parameters
 
@@ -60,7 +58,6 @@ Reads the given properties file and sets them for the next job.
 #### Parameters
 - file - the properties file to read the key values from
 
-
 ## Examples
 
 ```YAML
@@ -78,8 +75,6 @@ jobs:
 
   - name: build
     plan:
-      - aggregate:
-        - get: keyval
       - task: build
         file: tools/tasks/build/task.yml
       - put: keyval
@@ -96,7 +91,7 @@ jobs:
         file: tools/tasks/task.yml
 ```
 
-The build job gets an empty file in `keyval/keyval.properties`. It then writes all the key values it needs to pass along (e.g. artifact id) in the `keyvalout/keyval.properties` file. 
+The build job writes all the key values it needs to pass along (e.g. artifact id) in the `keyvalout/keyval.properties` file. 
 The test-deploy can read the data from the `keyval/keyval.properties` file and use them as it pleases. 
 
 ## CI suggestions

check/check_test.go

@@ -54,23 +54,20 @@ var _ = Describe("Check", func() {
 		})
 
 		Context("when no version is given", func() {
-			It("outputs an empty version", func() {
-				Expect(response).To(HaveLen(1))
-				Expect(response[0].Dummy).To(Equal("dummy"))
+			It("outputs an empty version array", func() {
+				Expect(response).To(HaveLen(0))
 			})
 		})
 
 		Context("when version is given", func() {
 
 			BeforeEach(func() {
 				version = &models.EmptyVersion{
-					Dummy: "dummy",
 				}
 			})
 
-			It("outputs an empty version", func() {
-				Expect(response).To(HaveLen(1))
-				Expect(response[0].Dummy).To(Equal("dummy"))
+			It("outputs an empty version array", func() {
+				Expect(response).To(HaveLen(0))
 			})
 		})
 

check/main.go

@@ -16,8 +16,5 @@ func main() {
 		os.Exit(1)
 	}
 	versions := []models.EmptyVersion{}
-	versions = append(versions, models.EmptyVersion{
-		Dummy: "dummy",
-	})
 	json.NewEncoder(os.Stdout).Encode(versions)
 }

in/in_test.go

@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@ var _ = Describe("In", func() {
 				Version: models.Version{
 					"a": "1",
 					"b": "2",
-					"dummy": "dummy",
 				},
 				Source:  models.Source{},
 			}
@@ -72,16 +71,10 @@ var _ = Describe("In", func() {
 			Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
 		})
 
-		It("reports the version and metadata to be the input version", func() {
+		It("reports the version to be the input version", func() {
 			Expect(len(response.Version)).To(Equal(2))
 			Expect(response.Version["a"]).To(Equal("1"))
 			Expect(response.Version["b"]).To(Equal("2"))
-
-			Expect(len(response.Metadata)).To(Equal(2))
-			Expect(response.Metadata[0].Name).To(Equal("a"))
-			Expect(response.Metadata[0].Value).To(Equal("1"))
-			Expect(response.Metadata[1].Name).To(Equal("b"))
-			Expect(response.Metadata[1].Value).To(Equal("2"))
 		})
 
 		It("writes the requested data the destination", func() {
@@ -100,7 +93,6 @@ var _ = Describe("In", func() {
 
 			It("reports  empty data", func() {
 				Expect(len(response.Version)).To(Equal(0))
-				Expect(len(response.Metadata)).To(Equal(0))
 				var data = properties.MustLoadFile(filepath.Join(destination, "keyval.properties"),properties.UTF8).Map();
 				Expect(len(data)).To(Equal(0))
 			})

in/main.go

@@ -39,12 +39,9 @@ func main() {
 	}
 
 	var inVersion = request.Version
-	var metadata = models.Metadata{}
 
 	w := bufio.NewWriter(file)
 
-	delete(inVersion,"dummy")
-
 	var keys []string
 	for k := range inVersion {
 		keys = append(keys, k)
@@ -53,10 +50,6 @@ func main() {
 
 	for _, k := range keys {
 		fmt.Fprintf(w, "%s=%s\n", k, inVersion[k])
-		metadata = append(metadata, models.MetadataField{
-			Name:  k,
-			Value: inVersion[k],
-		})
 	}
 
 	err = w.Flush()
@@ -67,7 +60,6 @@ func main() {
 
 	json.NewEncoder(os.Stdout).Encode(models.InResponse{
 		Version:  inVersion,
-		Metadata: metadata,
 	})
 }
 

models/models.go

@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package models
 
 type EmptyVersion struct {
-	Dummy string  `json:"dummy"`
 }
 
 type Version map[string]string
@@ -13,7 +12,6 @@ type InRequest struct {
 
 type InResponse struct {
 	Version  Version  `json:"version"`
-	Metadata Metadata `json:"metadata"`
 }
 
 type OutParams struct {
@@ -27,7 +25,6 @@ type OutRequest struct {
 
 type OutResponse struct {
 	Version  Version  `json:"version"`
-	Metadata Metadata `json:"metadata"`
 }
 
 type CheckRequest struct {
@@ -39,9 +36,3 @@ type CheckResponse []EmptyVersion
 
 type Source struct {}
 
-type Metadata []MetadataField
-
-type MetadataField struct {
-	Name  string `json:"name"`
-	Value string `json:"value"`
-}

out/main.go

@@ -33,18 +33,8 @@ func main() {
 		}
 		sort.Strings(keys)
 
-		var metadata = models.Metadata{}
-
-		for _, k := range keys {
-			metadata = append(metadata, models.MetadataField{
-				Name:  k,
-				Value: data[k],
-			})
-		}
-
 		json.NewEncoder(os.Stdout).Encode(models.OutResponse{
 			Version:  data,
-			Metadata: metadata,
 		})
 	} else {
 		println("no properties file specified")

out/out_test.go

@@ -86,12 +86,6 @@ var _ = Describe("Out", func() {
 				Expect(len(response.Version)).To(Equal(2))
 				Expect(response.Version["a"]).To(Equal("1"))
 				Expect(response.Version["b"]).To(Equal("2"))
-
-				Expect(len(response.Metadata)).To(Equal(2))
-				Expect(response.Metadata[0].Name).To(Equal("a"))
-				Expect(response.Metadata[0].Value).To(Equal("1"))
-				Expect(response.Metadata[1].Name).To(Equal("b"))
-				Expect(response.Metadata[1].Value).To(Equal("2"))
 			})
 		})
 
@@ -110,7 +104,6 @@ var _ = Describe("Out", func() {
 
 			It("reports empty data", func() {
 				Expect(len(response.Version)).To(Equal(0))
-				Expect(len(response.Metadata)).To(Equal(0))
 			})
 		})