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Delete topics/board while another user tries to edit - a user gets confusing error messages
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Etonkovidova
Nov 20 2015, 12:48 AM
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• jmatazzoni
• Mattflaschen-WMF
SBisson
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Description

Since the present behavior for the issue is different, the updated description is provided below.
The previous description of the issue is moved to Comments.

Two cases - 1) a topic was deleted when another user attempt to post/add new topic 2) The Flow board (a page was deleted).

The topic was deleted.

  • First user deletes a topic while another user was viewing the topic (the topic is displayed on the second user screen).
  • The second user attempts to add a new topic or a new post. For a new topic the error message displays confusing 'vppermissions'; for adding a post the error message is ok.

Note: there are no other, previously reported issues - i.e. 'dimmed' drop-down menu, odd 'discard exchanges' VE pop-up, or 'Conversion from 'topic-title-wikitext' to 'html' was requested...'.

Screen Shot 2016-04-27 at 2.54.14 PM.png (900×571 px, 73 KB)

A Flow board was deleted.

  • the second user attempting to add a new topic or a post, will see "Page provided does not have Flow enabled and safeAllowCreation failed with: User does not have the "Create Flow boards in any location" permission" - which is misleading

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Etonkovidova created this task.Nov 20 2015, 12:48 AM
Etonkovidova raised the priority of this task from to Needs Triage.
Etonkovidova updated the task description. (Show Details)
Etonkovidova added projects: StructuredDiscussions, Collaboration-Team-Triage.
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Restricted Application added subscribers: StudiesWorld, Aklapper. · View Herald TranscriptNov 20 2015, 12:48 AM
Etonkovidova renamed this task from Deleted topics/board while another user tries to edit - a user gets confusing error messages to Delete topics/board while another user tries to edit - a user gets confusing error messages.Nov 20 2015, 12:49 AM
Etonkovidova set Security to None.
Etonkovidova mentioned this in T116095: Ensure users can not access topics from deleted boards via Varnish caching.Nov 20 2015, 12:52 AM
• Mattflaschen-WMF mentioned this in T119157: topic-title-wikitext conversion error when non-privileged user edits deleted topic.Nov 20 2015, 1:06 AM
• Mattflaschen-WMF merged a task: T119157: topic-title-wikitext conversion error when non-privileged user edits deleted topic.Apr 12 2016, 1:34 AM
• Mattflaschen-WMF added subscribers: • jmatazzoni, SBisson, • Mattflaschen-WMF.
• Mattflaschen-WMF added a comment.Apr 12 2016, 1:36 AM

I don't see the topic-title-wikitext message. (I didn't know exactly how to reproduce since it just says "a non-privileged user attempts to edit or to post a reply to a deleted topic").

But anyway, there are still issues here (e.g. edit-topic-title or edit-post "An error occurred. The error message received was: vppermissions")

It still lets you try to save in this situation which triggers another message ("The prev_revision parameter must be set").

Someone can check again for the topic-title-wikitext after the rest is fixed and this goes to QA.

• Mattflaschen-WMF updated the task description. (Show Details)Apr 12 2016, 1:40 AM
Etonkovidova updated the task description. (Show Details)Apr 28 2016, 7:56 PM

Previous description of the issue - moved to Comments since the current behavior is different.

While verifying T116095: Ensure users can not access topics from deleted boards via Varnish caching found this edge case:

  1. Log in as a non-privileged user and go to any Flow board page.
  1. Log in as Admin and go to the same Flow page that a non-privileged user is currently viewing.
  1. Admin deletes a topic - a non-privileged user attempts to edit or to post a reply to a deleted topic. A user receives quite few error messages (some of them malformed) and none of them is helpful.

Screen Shot 2015-11-19 at 3.47.14 PM.png (1,197×294 px, 28 KB)

Exception Caught: Conversion from 'topic-title-wikitext' to 'html' was requested, but this is not supported.

Edit a previous post: An error occurred.<br />The error message received was: internal_api_error_Flow\Exception\WikitextException

The UI displays weird messages - 'changes' become 'exchanges'

Screen Shot 2015-11-19 at 3.46.12 PM.png (1,089×402 px, 52 KB)

(Can not reproduce the topic-title-wikitext part)

a dimmed, transculent menu

Screen Shot 2015-11-19 at 4.20.11 PM.png (811×427 px, 44 KB)

  1. If a Flow board was deleted while another user session is still active - a warning ( little bit cryptic) is displayed:
Page provided does not have Flow enabled and allowCreation failed with: User does not have the "Create Flow boards in any location" permission

Console shows: Uncaught TypeError: Cannot read property 'view-post' of undefined

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