Dsr

dsr - Doodlestein Self-Releaser

Fallback release infrastructure for when GitHub Actions is throttled (>10 min queue time).

When to Use

Use dsr when:

• GitHub Actions queue time exceeds 10 minutes
• You need to build/release a tool locally
• CI is down or unreliable
• You want to test builds across platforms before pushing

Commands Reference

Core Pipeline

dsr check <repo>              # Check if GH Actions is throttled
dsr check --all               # Check all configured repos
dsr build <tool>              # Build locally for all targets
dsr release <tool> <version>  # Upload artifacts to GitHub
dsr fallback <tool> <version> # Full pipeline: check -> build -> release

System Management

dsr doctor                    # Check dependencies and auth
dsr doctor --fix              # Suggest fixes for issues
dsr health all                # Check all build hosts
dsr health check mmini        # Check specific host
dsr status                    # System + last run summary
dsr prune                     # Clean old artifacts/logs safely

Configuration

dsr config init               # Initialize configuration
dsr config show               # Show current configuration
dsr config get <key>          # Get specific setting
dsr config set <key> <val>    # Update setting
dsr repos list                # List all registered repos
dsr repos add <repo>          # Add a repository
dsr repos info <tool>         # Show repo details
dsr repos validate            # Validate all configs

Supply Chain Security

dsr signing init              # Generate minisign keypair
dsr signing sign <file>       # Sign a file
dsr signing verify <file>     # Verify signature
dsr sbom <project>            # Generate SBOM (SPDX/CycloneDX)
dsr slsa generate <artifact>  # Generate SLSA provenance
dsr slsa verify <artifact>    # Verify provenance
dsr quality <tool>            # Run pre-release quality checks

Testing & Verification

dsr canary run <tool>         # Test installer in Docker
dsr canary run --all          # Test all installers
dsr verify upgrade <tool>     # Verify upgrade command works
dsr release verify <tool> <v> # Verify release assets

Build Hosts

Common Workflows

Release When GH Actions is Throttled

# 1. Check throttling status
dsr check --all

# 2. Build locally if throttled
dsr build ntm --version 1.5.2

# 3. Upload to GitHub
dsr release ntm 1.5.2

# Or use fallback for full pipeline:
dsr fallback ntm 1.5.2

Health Check Before Building

# Check system dependencies
dsr doctor

# Check all build hosts are reachable
dsr health all

# Check specific host
dsr health check mmini

Configure a New Tool

# Add repository
dsr repos add dicklesworthstone/my-tool --local-path /data/projects/my-tool

# Validate configuration
dsr repos validate

# Test build
dsr build my-tool --dry-run

Clean Up Old Artifacts

# See what would be cleaned
dsr prune --dry-run

# Clean artifacts older than 30 days
dsr prune --age 30d

# Clean specific tool's artifacts
dsr prune --tool ntm

Exit Codes

JSON Output

All commands support --json for machine-readable output:

dsr check ntm --json | jq '.status'
dsr health all --json | jq '.hosts[] | select(.status == "unhealthy")'
dsr status --json | jq '.last_run'

Troubleshooting

SSH Connection Fails

# Check Tailscale status
tailscale status

# Test SSH manually
ssh -o ConnectTimeout=5 mmini "echo ok"

# Clear health cache and retry
dsr health clear-cache
dsr health check mmini

Build Fails

# Check toolchain versions
dsr doctor --fix

# Check host-specific toolchain
dsr health check trj --json | jq '.toolchains'

# Try building with verbose output
dsr build ntm --verbose

Release Upload Fails

# Check gh authentication
gh auth status

# Verify release doesn't already exist
gh release view v1.5.2 --repo Dicklesworthstone/ntm

# Resume interrupted upload
dsr release ntm 1.5.2 --resume

Docker/Act Issues

# Check Docker is running
docker info

# Check act installation
act --version

# On macOS, ensure Colima is running
colima status

Configuration Files

~/.config/dsr/
├── config.yaml           # Main configuration
└── repos.d/
    └── *.yaml            # Per-repo build configs

~/.local/state/dsr/
├── logs/                 # Run logs
├── artifacts/            # Build artifacts
└── manifests/            # Build manifests

~/.cache/dsr/
├── act/                  # Act Docker layer cache
└── builds/               # Cached build artifacts

Integration with Beads

When working on dsr-related beads:

# Check for ready dsr tasks
br ready | grep dsr

# Update status
br update bd-1jt.x.y --status in_progress