2026-04-30

  • talk with Ant about yesterday’s account resources secret PR
  • 6515
    • update existing PR for time passing
    • can I
      • get both stateful and stateless stack working?
        • inc. reg tests passing
      • demonstrate small / no difference between sam and cdk
      • create pr to relinquish management of stateful from sam
      • create pr + manual script to adopt mgmt by cdk (probably manual script then pr merge)

2026-04-29

  • account resources PR to create SSv3 secret in CDK
    • TODO: adopt from PfP replacing SAM dependency once rolled out
  • review for complex typescript dependabot for Jim

2026-04-28

  • most of the day chasing dependabots
  • some chat with Ant on next stage for WIP
    • 6055: wait for CDK, it will be easier
  • 6257: cleared the middy / powertools incompatibilities at last

2026-04-27

2026-04-24

  • 6394: notifications turn on
  • release cut to int
    • 2 hours! checking into Kayal’s tests
  • 6257
    • prep ci and release yml, review, prep pr
    • PR to refactor SnsAlarm into cdk-utils

2026-04-23

  • Rubber duck

    • use lambda invoke (like assist me) to solve gsul access from regression tests

  • PfP CDK

    • merged!
    • work on ci and release

  • PSU CDK

    • updated the copilot instructions and got it to do same style as PfP

  • PSU release cut

    • botched the Apotec PR
    • second release stuck
      PSU release cut is broken :cry: :https://github.com/NHSDigital/eps-prescription-status-update-api/actions/runs/24843652436/job/72728796355
Multiple failures on regression test step "When I sign the prescription": https://github.com/NHSDigital/electronic-prescription-service-api-regression-tests/actions/runs/24844899928/job/72729168579
Think I will need help to recover

2026-04-22

  • meetings day
  • show and tell
    • notifications rollout
      • pilot: 34
      • extended with Asda sites making ~130
      • last time: first entire install base of a supplier (Cegedim)
      • now: Apotec (35) and Bootsi (819 or 1316):
    • CDK
      • modernise, standardise
      • show range of resources
      • regression tests
      • review, Matt
      • show pr flow
  • release cut
    • regression tests failed
  • 6055
    • merge failed on reg tests

2026-04-21

  • cdk
    • see if can simplify createMetricFilter in Alarms.ts
      • yes did that
    • address comments from Matt
      • do not create artificial properties and consts to placate Sonar, ESlint
        • root cause is CDK classes with side effects just by being created
      • narrow everything to specifics (eg interface Props)
      • state machine should read procedurally
  • switch name to id in prod
    • except that the code was not released
    • which was just as well because would have enabled all 6 suppliers

2026-04-20

  • cdk review comments on PfP

2026-04-17

  • standups
  • 6515
    • script to compare cloudfoundation produced by sam and cdk
    • remove differences so cdk is functionally equivalent
  • boots rollout conversations, will need to be excludes not includes due to number

2026-04-16

  • accommodate review comments on CDK
  • push thru aws-lambda dep removal (old)
  • dependabot review for Jim
  • 6515: stateful psu cdk
    • initial cut
    • merge into single app (2 stacks) and DRY workflows

2026-04-15: Digmeds day

  • up at 5, back at midnight
  • feedback on EPS costing less than expected with more benefits (80 by 25-26 cf 75m expected by 29-30?)
  • UCLH rolling out EPS issued scripts from ED from Aug.
    • Total (all supplier’s trusts) will be 1m scripts going to communty pharmacy pa
    • cf 1b currently, aka drop in the ocean
  • Cost centre codes
    • 5 digits in secondary care (except some community work), 6 in primary
    • why not assign codes at individual consultant level and roll up as needed by diff audiences?

2026-04-14

2026-04-13

  • rubber duck
    • do we need to change the required gates from sam code?
    • yes, work with Ant on adopt CDK ticket
    • remove synth test as quality_checks/IaC-validation does that
  • standup
    • Matt said happy to merge and fix: push for a merge tomorrow
  • CDK
    • copilot --resume=72f4b433-0a89-4f6f-92ad-efe83e4d76fb
    • check proxygen running atop CDK
  • lots of dependabot resolutions
    • vitest 4 needs to be merged with coverage-v8
    • typescript 6 requires bundler, removal of basedir, addition of types: [ “node” ]

2026-04-10

  • rubber duck
    • rollout PfP CDK:
      • Matt said go for it once separate stack in place and merged
  • some small review activity (ODS code rollout for Jim)
  • CDK
    • lots of sonar fixes after adding cdk package to scan
    • PR out for review
  • begin on CDK rollout, key finding is calculateVersionedStackName, already in use!

2026-04-09

  • CDK
    • if !process.env.DO NOT GET AWS EXPORT
    • some resources created after synth (cross-region refs)
    • local app v similar to ‘main’ (AWS) app

2026-04-08

  • review and planning plus standup
  • CDK
    • regression tests passing in ci, but couple of failures locally
    • merge latest workflows and rework
    • remove tarball in favour of actual build (1.6.1)

2026-04-07

  • rubber goose, standup
  • update tickets with status for QA
  • CDK for PfP
    • fix common workflows
    • fix corrupted tarball
    • fix incompatible npm and lock file
  • update sprint review doc for DM
  • meeting about overnight downloads

2026-04-03 & 06: bank holiday

2026-04-02

2026-04-01