Skips dev versions once there is a release candidate

[professor]

We've been using the following concourse resource to get each dev build of pks off of pivnet:

- name: dev-pivotal-container-service-1-7
  type: pivnet
  source:
    api_token: ((pivnet-api-token))
    product_slug: pivotal-container-service
    product_version: 1\.7\..*

Once there were release candidates, the pivnet resource no longer saw any dev builds =(

1.7.0-build.5#2020-01-20T07:25:17.280Z
1.7.0-build.7#2020-01-30T01:55:11.395Z
1.7.0-build.11#2020-02-26T07:20:35.854Z
1.7.0-build.12#2020-02-27T11:21:48.624Z
1.7.0-build.16#2020-03-04T20:53:32.578Z 
1.7.0-rc.1#2020-03-04T20:53:32.578Z (which is build.16)
1.7.0-rc.2#2020-03-13T18:35:25.208Z (which is build.19)
1.7.0-rc.3#2020-03-31T17:54:35.840Z 
1.7.0#2020-03-31T17:54:35.840Z (which is build.26)

Note that there are build.21, build.22, build.24, build.25

I'm wondering what is the correct configuration to get each dev tile. I was tempted to add a sort_by: last_updated ... but would that have unintended consequences if people modify metadata on a tile in pivnet.

[rszumlakowski]

Is this issue blocking you at this time?

[professor]

We release once a quarter, so it would be nice to get a fix in place before our next release. I'd put it under the Important, but not Urgent quadrant.

[rszumlakowski]

Got it. Thank you. We'll look into it. The visibility of releases with Pivnet can be pretty tricky sometimes, so we'll try and get back to you with a full understanding of the issue. I've created a story in our Tracker.

[nedenwalker]

Hi @professor , in attempting to fully understanding the intention, would it be possible to provide a couple of lists, one detailing actual and another detailing expected. For instance, is this what you mean?

Actual:

1.7.0-build.5#2020-01-20T07:25:17.280Z
1.7.0-build.7#2020-01-30T01:55:11.395Z
1.7.0-build.11#2020-02-26T07:20:35.854Z
1.7.0-build.12#2020-02-27T11:21:48.624Z
1.7.0-build.16#2020-03-04T20:53:32.578Z 
1.7.0-rc.1#2020-03-04T20:53:32.578Z
1.7.0-rc.2#2020-03-13T18:35:25.208Z
1.7.0-rc.3#2020-03-31T17:54:35.840Z 
1.7.0#2020-03-31T17:54:35.840Z

Expected: (** indicates missing artifacts)

1.7.0-build.5#2020-01-20T07:25:17.280Z
1.7.0-build.7#2020-01-30T01:55:11.395Z
1.7.0-build.11#2020-02-26T07:20:35.854Z
1.7.0-build.12#2020-02-27T11:21:48.624Z
1.7.0-build.16#2020-03-04T20:53:32.578Z 
1.7.0-rc.1#2020-03-04T20:53:32.578Z
**1.7.0-build.19#2020-03-13T18:35:25.208Z**
1.7.0-rc.2#2020-03-13T18:35:25.208Z
**1.7.0-build.21#...**
**1.7.0-build.22#...**
1.7.0-rc.3#2020-03-31T17:54:35.840Z 
**1.7.0-build.24#...**
**1.7.0-build.25#...**
**1.7.0-build.26#2020-03-31T17:54:35.840Z**
1.7.0#2020-03-31T17:54:35.840Z