[Bug 1928972] [NEW] apt-check standard output (without --human-readable) does not count or distinguish ESM packages

[Mark Cunningham]

Public bug reported:

The standard output from apt-check only reports
"uprades;security_updates" when not using the --human-readable flag.

The request here is to update this standard output to either include ESM
updates in the count shown "security_updates+esm_infra_updates" or to
otherwise separate out "esm_infra_updates" and potentially
"esm_apps_updates" into separate values in the standard output.

This is somewhat related to the previously resolved bug 1926208
(https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/update-
notifier/+bug/1926208), where the --human-readable output was updated to
make this distinction between security/ESM-infra/ESM-apps.

Here is what is currently in the script:

---
    # print the number of upgrades
    if options and options.show_package_names:
        write_package_names(sys.stderr, cache, depcache)
    elif options and options.readable_output:
        write_human_readable_summary(sys.stdout, upgrades, security_updates,
                                     esm_infra_updates, esm_apps_updates,
                                     have_esm_infra, have_esm_apps,
                                     disabled_esm_infra_updates,
                                     disabled_esm_apps_updates)
    else:
        # print the number of regular upgrades and the number of
        # security upgrades
        sys.stderr.write("%s;%s" % (upgrades, security_updates))

    # return the number of upgrades (if its used as a module)
    return(upgrades, security_updates)
---

The request here is for any of the following to be used in /usr/lib
/update-notifier/apt-check for output not using the --human-readable
flag.

---
sys.stderr.write("%s;%s;%s;%s" % (upgrades, security_updates, esm_infra_updates, esm_apps_updates))

---
sys.stderr.write("%s;%s;%s" % (upgrades, security_updates, esm_infra_updates+esm_apps_updates))

---
sys.stderr.write("%s;%s" % (upgrades, security_updates+esm_infra_updates+esm_apps_updates))

---

This should likely also be updated for the return value in the script as
well, so that those values match whatever output is decided for the
above request.

** Affects: update-notifier (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: feature-request

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Title:
  apt-check standard output (without --human-readable) does not count or
  distinguish ESM packages

Status in update-notifier package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  The standard output from apt-check only reports
  "uprades;security_updates" when not using the --human-readable flag.

  The request here is to update this standard output to either include
  ESM updates in the count shown "security_updates+esm_infra_updates" or
  to otherwise separate out "esm_infra_updates" and potentially
  "esm_apps_updates" into separate values in the standard output.

  This is somewhat related to the previously resolved bug 1926208
  (https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/update-
  notifier/+bug/1926208), where the --human-readable output was updated
  to make this distinction between security/ESM-infra/ESM-apps.

  Here is what is currently in the script:

  ---
      # print the number of upgrades
      if options and options.show_package_names:
          write_package_names(sys.stderr, cache, depcache)
      elif options and options.readable_output:
          write_human_readable_summary(sys.stdout, upgrades, security_updates,
                                       esm_infra_updates, esm_apps_updates,
                                       have_esm_infra, have_esm_apps,
                                       disabled_esm_infra_updates,
                                       disabled_esm_apps_updates)
      else:
          # print the number of regular upgrades and the number of
          # security upgrades
          sys.stderr.write("%s;%s" % (upgrades, security_updates))

      # return the number of upgrades (if its used as a module)
      return(upgrades, security_updates)
  ---

  The request here is for any of the following to be used in /usr/lib
  /update-notifier/apt-check for output not using the --human-readable
  flag.

  ---
  sys.stderr.write("%s;%s;%s;%s" % (upgrades, security_updates, esm_infra_updates, esm_apps_updates))

  ---
  sys.stderr.write("%s;%s;%s" % (upgrades, security_updates, esm_infra_updates+esm_apps_updates))

  ---
  sys.stderr.write("%s;%s" % (upgrades, security_updates+esm_infra_updates+esm_apps_updates))

  ---

  This should likely also be updated for the return value in the script
  as well, so that those values match whatever output is decided for the
  above request.

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