Jon Chery c3819dde12 feat(P06): task groups — multi-process services, multiple systemd units per alloc
P06 — Task groups (PRD §9.1: multiple systemd units per alloc).

Parser (internal/jobspec/markdown.go):
- TaskGroupTask type (Name, Runtime, Env, Command). Tasks []TaskGroupTask on
  WorkloadSpec. Parses tasks: frontmatter block (array of task objects).
  Tasks without their own runtime inherit the top-level Runtime as default.
  Backward compat: no tasks -> single-process (existing runtime block).

Systemd emitter (internal/emitter/systemd.go):
- Task group renders one systemd unit per task (orca-v1-alloc-<id>-<task>
  .service) plus a grouping target unit (orca-v1-alloc-<id>.target). Each
  per-task unit carries PartOf=<target> and WantedBy=multi-user.target.
  Single-process case unchanged (backward compat).

Schema (internal/spec/schema/schema.go):
- TaskGroup validation: unique task names, resolvable command (own or
  inherited). JobValidator/ServiceValidator/DaemonSetValidator all accept
  task groups.

Tests: 9 task-group tests in schema_test.go, lifecycle + target-unit tests
in systemd_test.go, parser tests in markdown_test.go. 22 packages pass.

Fix: 3 Service task-group test fixtures missing Count:1 (ServiceValidator
requires count>=1; a task-group Service still has >=1 replica).

---ci---
project: orca
phase: P06
milestone: v0.9
status: execute
---/ci---
2026-08-05 18:20:05 +00:00

Orca

Offline/CLI-first orchestration engine inspired by HashiCorp Nomad, far simpler than Kubernetes.

Status

v0.1: Foundation — see .ciagent/ROADMAP.md for the 6-phase plan.

Pillars

  • Simplicity — single binary, minimal dependencies
  • AI-first — CLI designed for both humans and AI agents
  • Offline-first — no cloud dependencies
  • CLI-first — primary interface is the command line
  • Security before features — NFRs ship before new functionality
  • Bug fixes before features — stability is paramount
  • NFRs before features — observability and auditability first

Quickstart

Install (1-liner)

# User-level install (binary at ~/.local/bin/orca, state at ~/.orca)
curl -fsSL https://git.cloudinit.dev/coreci/orca/raw/branch/main/scripts/install.sh | bash

# System-level install (binary at /usr/local/bin/orca, state at /root/.orca)
curl -fsSL https://git.cloudinit.dev/coreci/orca/raw/branch/main/scripts/install.sh | sudo bash -s -- --system

# Pin a specific version
curl -fsSL https://git.cloudinit.dev/coreci/orca/raw/branch/main/scripts/install.sh | bash -s -- --version v0.4.2

Then initialize local state and verify:

orca init          # creates ~/.orca/ (or /root/.orca with --system)
orca version       # prints version info
orca --help        # show all subcommands

Build from source

make build         # Build binary to ./bin/orca
./bin/orca init    # Initialize local state
./bin/orca version # Verify

Update in place

Re-running the installer updates the binary while preserving your config, database, and certificates in the namespace dir:

curl -fsSL https://git.cloudinit.dev/coreci/orca/raw/branch/main/scripts/install.sh | bash
# → "updated orca from v0.4.1 to v0.4.2"

Subcommands

Command Description Status
orca version Print version info Phase 1
orca init Initialize local orca state Phase 1 (stub)
orca status Show orca daemon status Phase 1 (stub)
orca node Node management (join, leave, list) Phase 2
orca job Job management (run, list, stop, logs) Phase 3

Development

make build      # Build binary to ./bin/orca
make test       # Run tests with race detection
make lint       # Run golangci-lint
make fmt        # Format code
make release    # Build + create Gitea release (Phase 6)

Architecture

See .ciagent/ARCHITECTURE.md for full architecture details.

License

MIT — see LICENSE.

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