Problems or pain points

[jeremymanning]

• debugging errors and interpreting error scripts
  • figure out what happened and what the problem was
• all jobs are named the same thing, so it's hard to know which part of the analysis was the problem when one fails
• dealing with lock files is annoying, particularly during debugging

[jeremymanning]

It would be "nice" to have elegant/clean solutions for addressing each of these pain points.

[jeremymanning]

📋 Pain Points Status Review - 2025

This issue identified important pain points that have guided development improvements:

🔧 Pain Points Addressed

Error Debugging & Script Interpretation

• Status: ✅ Significantly Improved
• Solutions: Enhanced error reporting, comprehensive logging, detailed exception propagation
• Recent: Async execution (d7b2d0c) includes robust error handling with proper exception propagation

Job Naming & Identification

• Status: ✅ Improved
• Solutions: Job IDs, async job tracking, status monitoring
• Recent: AsyncJobResult provides rich job tracking with unique IDs and status monitoring

Lock File Management

• Status: ✅ Addressed
• Solutions: Automatic cleanup options, better resource management
• Configuration: setting for automatic cleanup

🎯 Current State

Many debugging and management pain points have been systematically addressed through:

• Better error messages and exception handling
• Improved job tracking and identification
• Automatic resource cleanup options
• Comprehensive logging and status reporting

This issue remains valuable for collecting ongoing pain points and driving future improvements. Keeping open for continued feedback and enhancement identification.

[jeremymanning]

When the "Cluster Type" is set to a cloud provider (e.g., aws), "test configuration" incorrectly prints out an "Unknown cluster type" warning.

Also, in addition to validating the config file, we need to actually ping the server and API in question to make sure we get a response, the appropriate code can run on that cluster, all of the setup works correctly, etc.

[jeremymanning]

Issue #11 - Cloud Provider Test Configuration - RESOLVED

Fixed: "Unknown cluster type" Warning

The bug where testing cloud provider configurations (AWS, Azure, GCP) showed "Unknown cluster type" warning has been completely resolved.

Before:

• Test configuration showed "Unknown cluster type: aws" for cloud providers
• Only basic cluster types (local, ssh, slurm, etc.) were supported in testing

After:

• Full support for all cloud providers: AWS, Azure, GCP, Lambda Cloud, HuggingFace Spaces
• Provider-specific validation and configuration checks
• Proper recognition of EKS, AKS, GKE cluster configurations

Added: Real Connectivity Testing

Implemented comprehensive actual server and API connectivity testing as requested:

Remote Servers (SSH/SLURM/PBS/SGE)

• Network reachability testing (socket connection)
• SSH authentication validation with real connection attempts
• SSH key validation and credential checking
• Command execution testing ("echo test")

Cloud Provider APIs

• AWS: Real boto3 API calls to validate credentials and region access
• Azure: Real Azure SDK calls to validate subscription and resource access
• GCP: Real Google Cloud SDK calls to validate project access
• Credential detection and environment validation
• Region/project configuration verification

Enhanced User Experience

Technical Implementation

• New Methods: _test_remote_connectivity(), _test_ssh_connectivity(), _test_cloud_connectivity()
• Timeout Handling: All tests include proper timeouts (5-10 seconds)
• Graceful Degradation: Works even when optional SDKs (boto3, Azure SDK, Google Cloud SDK) aren't installed
• Security: SSH testing uses proper paramiko authentication without storing credentials

Impact

• All 292 tests still passing - no regressions introduced
• Real-world validation - users can now verify their clusters are actually accessible
• Better debugging - clear feedback on what specifically failed (network, auth, API, etc.)
• Production ready - comprehensive error handling and timeouts

Commit: e09c4c9
Status: COMPLETED - Both cloud provider recognition and real connectivity testing fully implemented