Note that this configuration (on the scheduler host):

[platforms]
  [[foo]]
    communications method = https

Will cause jobs to use HTTPS comms (because we set the comms method as an environment variable in the job) but it will NOT cause non-job traffic to be routed in the same way. E.G. if you have an interactive session on that job platform your request will default to TCP comms. This is why we need to use the global config on the remote host to configure comms for non-job traffic which is why the platform comes out as localhost.

[platform][localhost] is currently used for:

• Local jobs.
• Cylc servers (e.g. cylc executable, ssh command).

Bote [platform][localhost] is currently used for:

• Local jobs.
• Cylc servers (e.g. cylc executable, ssh command).

Nte [platform][localhost] is currently used for:

• Local jobs.
• Cylc servers (e.g. cylc executable, ssh command).

Note [platform][localhost] is currently used for:

• Local jobs.
• Cylc servers (e.g. cylc executable, ssh command).

Note [platform][localhost] is currently used for:

• Local jobs (e.g. submission retry delays).
• Cylc servers (e.g. cylc executable, ssh command).

Note [platform][localhost] is currently used for:

• Local jobs (e.g. submission retry delays) for job comms.
• Cylc servers (e.g. cylc executable, ssh command) for auto-restart, host-selection, etc.

In reply to @dwsutherland:matrix.org
We still have to make sure things don't break when someone does something weird

That's essentially how I had it, but under [CLI] instead of [platforms][localhost] (as https was also availble for the task platforms also)..

From what I gather, and what you've said, CYLC_TASK_COMMS_METHOD is loaded with value taken from the config local to the scheduler .. and is carried with the remote job, so there'd be no need to figure out the tasks platform/method remotely

Ok, will define comms method under localhost with only zmq and https as options

oliver sanders: Do you want to get this:
https://github.com/oliver-sanders/cylc-flow/pull/new/swarm-https
into master or cli-via-uis branch?

If I can get these sort of tests in, I just need the following to finish up:

• add start-task as an option for play via the uis
• figure out how to pass the hub proxy URL/name to the UIS on start up (if not already available, haven't found it yet)

I was stuck on cylc-play via the UIS for a bit.. banging my head against a wall, until I realised the UIS was invoking a call to itself in an infinite loop (using global config) 🤦‍♂️

oliver sanders: Do you want to get this:
https://github.com/oliver-sanders/cylc-flow/pull/new/swarm-https
into master or cli-via-uis branch?

If I can get these sort of tests in, I just need the following to finish up:

• add start-task as an option for play via the uis
• figure out how to pass the hub proxy URL/name to the UIS on start up (if not already available, haven't found it yet)

I was stuck on cylc-play via the UIS for a bit.. banging my head against a wall, until I realised the UIS was invoking a call to itself in an infinite loop (using global config) 🤦‍♂️ (until request timed out)

oliver sanders: Do you want to get this:
https://github.com/oliver-sanders/cylc-flow/pull/new/swarm-https
into master or cli-via-uis branch?
https://github.com/cylc/cylc-flow/pull/5267
If I can get these sort of tests in, I just need the following to finish up:

• add start-task as an option for play via the uis
• figure out how to pass the hub proxy URL/name to the UIS on start up (if not already available, haven't found it yet)

I was stuck on cylc-play via the UIS for a bit.. banging my head against a wall, until I realised the UIS was invoking a call to itself in an infinite loop (using global config) 🤦‍♂️ (until request timed out)

oliver sanders: Do you want to get this:
https://github.com/oliver-sanders/cylc-flow/pull/new/swarm-https
into master or cli-via-uis branch?
https://github.com/cylc/cylc-flow/pull/5267
If I can get these sort of tests in, I just need the following to finish up:

• add start-task as an option for play via the uis
• figure out how to pass the hub proxy URL/name to the UIS on start up (if not already available, haven't found it yet)
• get that stop extension working via hub server stop (can be later)

I was stuck on cylc-play via the UIS for a bit.. banging my head against a wall, until I realised the UIS was invoking a call to itself in an infinite loop (using global config) 🤦‍♂️ (until request timed out)

oliver sanders: Do you want to get this:
https://github.com/oliver-sanders/cylc-flow/pull/new/swarm-https
into master or cli-via-uis branch?
https://github.com/cylc/cylc-flow/pull/5267
If I can get these sort of tests in, I just need the following to finish up:

• add start-task as an option for play via the uis
• figure out how to pass the hub proxy URL/name to the UIS on start up (if not already available, haven't found it yet)
• get that stop extension working via hub server stop (can be later)
• documentation

I was stuck on cylc-play via the UIS for a bit.. banging my head against a wall, until I realised the UIS was invoking a call to itself in an infinite loop (using global config) 🤦‍♂️ (until request timed out)

oliver sanders: Do you want to get this:
https://github.com/oliver-sanders/cylc-flow/pull/new/swarm-https
into master or cli-via-uis branch?
https://github.com/cylc/cylc-flow/pull/5267
If I can get these sort of tests in, I just need the following to finish up:

• add start-task as an option for play via the uis
• figure out how to pass the hub proxy URL/name to the UIS on start up (if not already available, haven't found it yet)
• get that stop extension working via hub server stop (can be later)
• documentation

I was stuck on cylc-play via the UIS for a bit.. banging my head against a wall, until I realised the UIS was invoking an API call to itself in an infinite loop (using global config) 🤦‍♂️ (until request timed out)

oliver sanders: Do you want to get this:
https://github.com/oliver-sanders/cylc-flow/pull/new/swarm-https
into master or cli-via-uis branch?
https://github.com/cylc/cylc-flow/pull/5267
If I can get these sort of tests in, I just need the following to finish up:

• add start-task as an option for play via the uis
• figure out how to pass the hub proxy URL/name to the UIS on start up (if not already available, haven't found it yet)
• get that stop extension working via hub server stop (can be later)
• documentation

I was stuck on cylc-play via the UIS for a bit.. banging my head against a wall, until I realised the UIS was invoking an API call to itself in an infinite loop (when using global config comms method) 🤦‍♂️ (until request timed out)