Activity tab does cannot fetch revisions from wikisource.org

[ragesoss]

What is happening?

The Activity tab of this course does not show any activity: https://outreachdashboard.wmflabs.org/courses/Igbo_Wikimedians_User_Group/Introduction_to_Igbo_Wikisource/activity/recent

There are JS errors in the console; it looks like CORS is stopping the requests to the Wikisource API.

Additional context

wikisource.org is a separate wiki (for multilingual source texts) from the individual language versions of Wikisource like en.wikisource.org. In contrast to www.wikidata.org, the canonical URL for this wiki does not include the www. subdomain. However, the requests from the Activity tab are going to www.wikisource.org rather than just wikisource.org. It's like that the CORS errors are because of this.

[rajat99-default]

I would like to work on this issue

[ragesoss]

@rajat99-default great!

[rajat99-default]

Can you please just teach me how exactly this works and how can I start I know HTML,CSS, javascript and c++ But I never contributed open source in my life I need just some hints or points on how to start working on this issue Please help me

[ragesoss]

Check out the CONTRIBUTING doc and the setup doc. Those have guidance on how to set up a dev environment and get started. In this case, once you have a working dev environment, the first step should be to replicate the issue locally.

[rajat99-default]

how can i find which organisations suits me for GSOC i currently know React JS, JS and C++

[thekavikumar]

@ragesoss is the activity not shown particularly for this course or every course? Also, I'm not getting any JS errors in the console.

[ragesoss]

@thekavikumar this issue likely occurs for any course that is tracking wikisource.org (rather than a specific language version of Wikisource). Using the 'copy from production' feature in /admin to copy the course above is probably the easiest way to replicate the issue locally.

[ragesoss]

how can i find which organisations suits me for GSOC i currently know React JS, JS and C++

Once the GSoC orgs are revealed for the next round, you can browse them to see what languages each project involves.

[thekavikumar]

@thekavikumar this issue likely occurs for any course that is tracking wikisource.org (rather than a specific language version of Wikisource). Using the 'copy from production' feature in /admin to copy the course above is probably the easiest way to replicate the issue locally.

You mean in /admin route?

[ragesoss]

Yes

[thekavikumar]

@ragesoss alright!

[thekavikumar]

Once I copy it in /admin, I can see the js errors. Isn't?

[ragesoss]

I think so.

[thekavikumar]

Alright I will try it out, thanks

[thekavikumar]

@ragesoss I did all the required setup to replicate the issue locally, but I'm not the JS error.

[ragesoss]

@thekavikumar is it making network requests to wikisource at all? are the same editors on your local course as in production?

[thekavikumar]

In production url: https://outreachdashboard.wmflabs.org/courses/Igbo_Wikimedians_User_Group/Introduction_to_Igbo_Wikisource/activity/recent

we have recent edits showing up but not in the local

[ragesoss]

Hmm... it seems like you've imported it correctly, and I just did the same locally and I do get the console JS errors like in production. What does the 'Network' tab of the dev tools look like if you reload the Activity page?

[thekavikumar]

this is how it looks

[ragesoss]

Okay! So you are getting the same errors; not sure why they didn't also appear in your JS console, but those are the same CORS errors that happen in production.

[thekavikumar]

Oh okay got it! So, that should be resolved.

[thekavikumar]

@ragesoss where can I find the function that requests wikisource?

[thekavikumar]

is it this one?

[ragesoss]

I think it's fetchRevisions from revision_actions.js, although that's not likely to be where the fix will go. That calls fetchRevisionsFromUsers... and that indirectly uses toWikiDomain from wiki_utils.js. That function might be the right place to apply a fix.

[Nikuunj]

Hi @ragesoss,

I hope this message finds you well. I'm interested in joining the WikiEducationFoundation Slack channel to stay informed and contribute to the discussions. Could you please add me to the channel? I have some experience in programming languages like html , css , js , react . I am passionate about open-source and have recently participated in Hacktoberfest 2023. I am now seeking mentorship to improve my skills in open-source development.

Looking forward to being a part of the community.

[Brajesh1213]

I would like to work on this issue

[kan-ish]

Hey @ragesoss! I have been scouring the repo trying to come up with a fix for this. Could you send me an invite for the slack channel of the community so maybe I can find something there?

[JayaSaiVinay]

Hello @ragesoss, I'm interested in contributing to the project and noticed that issue #5530 is still open. Could you please confirm if it's available for work, and if so, I'd like to take it on? Additionally, I'm keen on making further contributions. Could you add me to the Slack group? Email address: ajsvinay@gmail.com

[SainiAditya1]

Hey @ragesoss , Please send me the invite for slack email: adityasaini10012001@gmail.com

[ragesoss]

@JayaSaiVinay this is still open, feel free to take it on.

@kan-ish let me know your email address.

[Anujk182002]

hey @ragesoss , i also want to contribute in this issue , is it still open , could you please give me the slack group invite email: anujk182002@gmail.com