Merge pull request #3258 from vkarak/enhancement/change-storage-opts-defaults

[enhancement] Change default values for `--performance-report` and `--list-stored-sessions` options

Author: vkarak

docs/manpage.rst

@@ -349,7 +349,8 @@ There are commands that act upon the selected tests and others that have a helpe
 
    List sessions stored in the results database.
 
-   If ``TIME_PERIOD`` is not specified or if ``all`` is passed, all stored sessions will be listed.
+   If ``TIME_PERIOD`` is ``all``, all stored sessions will be listed.
+   If not specified, only the sessions of last week will be listed.
    For the exact syntax of ``TIME_PERIOD`` check the :ref:`time-period-syntax`.
 
    .. versionadded:: 4.7
@@ -1096,7 +1097,7 @@ Miscellaneous options
 
    For each test all of their performance variables are reported and optionally compared to past results based on the ``CMPSPEC`` specified.
 
-   If not specified, the default ``CMPSPEC`` is ``19700101T0000+0000:now/last:+job_nodelist/+result``, meaning that the current performance will be compared to the last run of the same test grouped additionally by the ``job_nodelist`` and showing also the obtained result (``pass`` or ``fail``).
+   If not specified, the default ``CMPSPEC`` is ``now:now/last:/+job_nodelist+result``, meaning that the current performance will not be compared to any past run and, additionally, the ``job_nodelist`` and the test result (``pass`` or ``fail``) will be listed.
 
    For the exact syntax of ``CMPSPEC``, refer to :ref:`performance-comparisons`.
 

reframe/frontend/cli.py

@@ -431,8 +431,8 @@ def main():
               'providing more details')
     )
     action_options.add_argument(
-        '--list-stored-sessions', nargs='?', action='store', const='all',
-        metavar='PERIOD', help='List stored sessions'
+        '--list-stored-sessions', nargs='?', action='store',
+        const='now-1w:now', metavar='PERIOD', help='List stored sessions'
     )
     action_options.add_argument(
         '--list-stored-testcases', action='store',
@@ -607,7 +607,7 @@ def main():
         configvar='general/perf_report_spec',
         envvar='RFM_PERF_REPORT_SPEC',
         help=('Print a report for performance tests '
-              '(default: "19700101T0000+0000:now/last:+job_nodelist/+result")')
+              '(default: "now:now/last:+job_nodelist/+result")')
     )
 
     # Miscellaneous options

reframe/schemas/config.json

@@ -582,7 +582,7 @@
         "general/module_mappings": [],
         "general/non_default_craype": false,
         "general/perf_info_level": "info",
-        "general/perf_report_spec": "19700101T0000+0000:now/last:+job_nodelist/+result",
+        "general/perf_report_spec": "now:now/last:/+job_nodelist+result",
         "general/purge_environment": false,
         "general/remote_detect": false,
         "general/remote_workdir": ".",