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Download Azure Pipelines CI logs for analysis

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Azure Pipelines Logs Downloader

Download Azure Pipelines CI logs for analyzing test failures and CI issues.

IMPORTANT: Always ask the user before downloading logs. The download may take 5-10 minutes (or longer for large CI runs) depending on the number of jobs and log size.

Usage

/azp-logs <pr_number|build_id|build_url>

Arguments

Implementation

This command uses the existing hacking/azp/download.py script to download CI logs.

Before running: Always confirm with the user before downloading logs. Inform them that:

  • The download may take 5-10 minutes for a full CI run (potentially longer for very large runs)
  • Logs will be saved to a directory named after the build ID
  • The download size can be 10-50MB depending on the number of jobs

Process Steps

  1. Ask user for confirmation: Explain what will be downloaded and estimated time

  2. Determine build ID:

    • If given a PR number: Use gh pr checks <number> to get the Azure Pipelines URL
    • If given a URL: Pass it directly to download.py (it extracts buildId automatically)
    • If given a build ID: Use directly

  3. Download logs: Run hacking/azp/download.py with appropriate flags:

    ./hacking/azp/download.py <build_id_or_url> --console-logs -v

  4. Analyze logs: After download completes, examine logs in <build_id>/ directory:

    • Grep for common failure patterns: FAILED, ERROR, Traceback
    • Focus on logs from failed jobs (check job names)
    • Compare with ansibot comments for context

Download Script Options

The hacking/azp/download.py script supports:

  • --console-logs: Download console logs (recommended for CI failure analysis)
  • --artifacts: Download test artifacts
  • --run-metadata: Download run metadata JSON
  • --all: Download everything
  • --match-job-name <regex>: Filter to specific jobs
  • --match-artifact-name <regex>: Filter to specific artifacts
  • -v, --verbose: Show what is being downloaded
  • -t, --test: Dry run (show what would be downloaded)

For most CI failure analysis, use --console-logs to get the log files.

Common Analysis Patterns

After downloading logs to <build_id>/ directory:

# Find all errors and failures
grep -r "FAILED\|ERROR\|Traceback" <build_id>/

# Find specific test failures
grep -r "FAILED test" <build_id>/

# Find sanity test failures
grep -r "The test" <build_id>/ | grep -i "failed"

# List all downloaded log files
ls -lh <build_id>/

Notes

  • Logs are downloaded to a directory named after the build ID
  • Console logs are named after the job hierarchy (e.g., "Job Name Stage Name.log")
  • The Ansible project is public, so no authentication is required