appcfg shutdown: earlier than scheduled?

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OferR

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May 13, 2020, 8:45:05 PM5/13/20
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appcfg shutdown date was set and published as July 2020.

I'm trying to deploy to app engine using appcfg (using older version of the SDK) and getting "Deployments using appcfg are no longer supported"

Has the appcfg been shut down ahead of schedule?

TIA

Aref Amiri (Cloud Platform Support)

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May 13, 2020, 10:56:38 PM5/13/20
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Based on this public documentation, the appcfg tool which is included in Stand alone App Engine SDK, is depricated as of July 30, 2019 and is replaced by Cloud SDK. It will become unavailable for download on July 30, 2020.

You may want to follow this documentation as it lists the equivalanet commands to some frequently used AppCfg commands.

OferR

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May 13, 2020, 11:19:39 PM5/13/20
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Thanks for your comment.

The document that you point to and other documents clearly suggest that support for appcfg will be removed on July 30, 2020, which implies that it should still be supported now.

However, this does not seem to be the case as evident when trying to deploy a new version to GAE using appcfg now.

Can you please comment on this point.

Thanks

Linus Larsen

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May 14, 2020, 3:29:49 AM5/14/20
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I don't know about you guys, but I got this in the mail:

The legacy standalone App Engine SDK (appcfg) was deprecated as of July 30, 2019, in favor of the GA Cloud SDK. You must migrate your projects off the legacy standalone SDK (appcfg) by August 30, 2020. The migration deadline was extended from July 30, 2020, to avoid service disruption.

The deadline has been extended, why you get this error now is a mystery to me.

/ Linus

OferR

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May 14, 2020, 4:45:56 AM5/14/20
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Thanks Linus,

1. I didn't receive this email. I get other mail from the app engine people, but not this one.

2. Google? Why am I getting this error now?

3. Can anybody else confirm that they can/cannot deploy using appcfg?

Thanks

noverlyjoseph

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May 15, 2020, 9:21:50 AM5/15/20
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When a solution/service/tools get deprecated, as time goes by features are getting removed/blocked, it might be what had happened in this situation.
I would suggest to follow the previously shared document, to migrate to Cloud SDK[1] so that you don't run into more issues.

[1] https://cloud.google.com/appengine/docs/standard/java/sdk-gcloud-migration 

PPG Apps

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May 19, 2020, 10:47:15 AM5/19/20
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I am using appcfg and have had no issues 

App Engine SDK 
release: "1.9.87" 
timestamp: 1571856179 
api_versions: ['1'] 
supported_api_versions: 
python: 
api_versions: ['1'] 
python27: 
api_versions: ['1'] 
go: 
api_versions: ['go1', 'go1.9'] 
java7: 
api_versions: ['1.0'] 
go111: 
api_versions: [null] 
Python 2.5.2 
wxPython 2.8.8.1 (msw-unicode) 

On Thursday, May 14, 2020 at 4:45:56 AM UTC-4, OferR wrote:

Linus Larsen

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May 19, 2020, 3:11:00 PM5/19/20
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I just tried updating another service (I'm using Java) which now fails:

98% Application deployment failed. Message: Deployments using appcfg are no longer supported. See https://cloud.google.com/appengine/docs/deprecations

But I can update other services, seriously Google what's going on? 

Deprecated in July 30, then it's extended to August 30, but it seems you have decided to cut the support for appcfg now? 

It's still at least 2 month away, come on!. 

/ Linus

Rahul Ravindran

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May 19, 2020, 7:33:46 PM5/19/20
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Could you send the app-id for apps which are having trouble deploying via appcfg?

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Rahul Ravindran

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May 19, 2020, 7:49:57 PM5/19/20
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And please send any app_ids privately to me since this list is public.

Joy Acker

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May 25, 2020, 1:54:42 PM5/25/20
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Its very weird (to me anyway) - I have a couple of projects that can still be deployed with the GIU SDK, and one that cant (gets the dpereacted, move to CLud error message).
No idea why the different behaviour.   The only difference in the projects is that the ones that can still be deployde I was working on over the last few months sporadically, the one that cant I havent touched in a while and have just come back to.

Trying to get to grips with Google Cloud, and its quite the battle.
Main issue is the time warp back to the 60s and using a CLI not a GIU.  This just beggars belief.  And also the need to keep switching directories etc.
I mean really do people still use CLIs?   There is this handy new fangled thing called Windows - they should Google it.

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