Get Release Dates

Get Release Dates

This skill provides functionality to fetch OpenShift release information including GA dates and development start dates from the Sippy API.

When to Use This Skill

Use this skill when you need to:

• Get GA (General Availability) date for a specific OpenShift release
• Find when development started for a release
• Identify the previous release in the sequence
• Validate if a release exists in Sippy
• Determine if a release is in development or has GA'd

Prerequisites

1. Python 3 Installation

   • Check if installed: which python3
   • Python 3.6 or later is required
   • Comes pre-installed on most systems

2. Network Access

   • The script requires network access to reach the Sippy API
   • Ensure you can make HTTPS requests to sippy.dptools.openshift.org

Implementation Steps

Step 1: Verify Prerequisites

First, ensure Python 3 is available:

python3 --version

If Python 3 is not installed, guide the user through installation for their platform.

Step 2: Locate the Script

The script is located at:

extensions/teams/skills/get-release-dates/get_release_dates.py

Step 3: Run the Script

Execute the script with the release parameter:

# Get dates for release 4.21
python3 extensions/teams/skills/get-release-dates/get_release_dates.py \
  --release 4.21

# Get dates for release 4.20
python3 extensions/teams/skills/get-release-dates/get_release_dates.py \
  --release 4.20

Step 4: Process the Output

The script outputs JSON data with the following structure:

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

Field Descriptions:

• release: The release identifier that was queried
• found: Boolean indicating if the release exists in Sippy
• ga: GA (General Availability) date. If null, the release is still in development.
• development_start: When development started for this release
• previous_release: The previous release in the sequence (empty string if none)