Get Release Dates

Fetch OpenShift release dates and metadata from the Sippy API.

Overview

This skill retrieves release information for OpenShift releases, including:

• GA (General Availability) dates
• Development start dates
• Previous release in the sequence
• Release status (in development vs GA'd)

Usage

python3 plugins/teams/skills/get-release-dates/get_release_dates.py \
  --release <release>

Arguments

• --release (required): Release identifier (e.g., "4.21", "4.20", "4.17")

Examples

Get information for release 4.21

python3 plugins/teams/skills/get-release-dates/get_release_dates.py \
  --release 4.21

Get information for release 4.17

python3 plugins/teams/skills/get-release-dates/get_release_dates.py \
  --release 4.17

Output Format

Successful Query (Release Found)

{
  "release": "4.21",
  "found": true,
  "ga": "2026-02-17T00:00:00Z",
  "development_start": "2025-09-02T00:00:00Z",
  "previous_release": "4.20"
}

Release Not Found

{
  "release": "99.99",
  "found": false
}

Exit code: 1

Output Fields

• release: The release identifier queried
• found: Boolean indicating if release exists in Sippy
• ga: GA date. Null means release is still in development.
• development_start: When development started
• previous_release: Previous release in sequence

Note: If the ga field is null, the release is still under active development and has not reached General Availability yet.

Prerequisites

• Python 3.6 or later
• Network access to sippy.dptools.openshift.org

API Endpoint

The script queries: https://sippy.dptools.openshift.org/api/releases

Use Cases

Verify Release Exists

Before analyzing a release, verify it exists in Sippy:

python3 get_release_dates.py --release 4.21
# Check "found": true in output

Get Release Timeline

Understand the development timeline:

python3 get_release_dates.py --release 4.17
# Check "development_start" and "ga" dates

Determine Release Status

Check if a release is in development or has GA'd:

python3 get_release_dates.py --release 4.21
# If "ga" is null -> still in development
# If "ga" has timestamp -> has reached GA

Error Handling

The script handles:

• Network errors (connection failures)
• HTTP errors (404, 500, etc.)
• Release not found (exit code 1)
• Invalid JSON responses

Notes

• Uses Python standard library only (no external dependencies)
• Release identifiers are case-sensitive
• OKD releases use "-okd" suffix (e.g., "4.21-okd")
• Special releases: "Presubmits", "aro-production", "aro-stage", "aro-integration"

See Also

• SKILL.md: Detailed implementation guide
• Component Health Plugin: plugins/teams/README.md
• List Regressions Skill: plugins/teams/skills/list-regressions/