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Bring the ppp-sparql tool back to life
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The PPP Wikidata SPARQL tool used to be available at https://tools.wmflabs.org/ppp-sparql/, but the website is down at the moment.

There's a GitHub repository available, so it should be possible to revive the tool even if the authors have abandoned it.

Note: This task was part of the "Improving Visual SPARQL Query builders" project, carried out during the Wikimedia Hackathon 2019. Project poster:

Wikimedia_Hackathon_2019_Project_Matching_Session_02.jpg (1×900 px, 200 KB)

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waldyrious created this task.May 19 2019, 10:32 PM
Restricted Application added a subscriber: Aklapper. · View Herald TranscriptMay 19 2019, 10:32 PM
waldyrious triaged this task as Medium priority.May 19 2019, 10:35 PM
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waldyrious updated the task description. (Show Details)May 19 2019, 10:38 PM
JJMC89 edited projects, added Tools, Toolforge-standards-committee; removed Toolforge.May 19 2019, 10:51 PM
waldyrious added a comment.May 20 2019, 10:28 AM

There was an attempt to revive the tool by:

  1. cloning the repository and uploading it to a temporary web-accessible location (currently https://tools.wmflabs.org/primerpedia/PPP-Wikidata-SPARQL/www/)
  2. running composer install in that directory.

Unfortunately, that wasn't sufficient to get the tool to work. The problems were detailed in a bug report, issue #4.

Additionally, a README was proposed in PR #3. It is currently undergoing review.

Lydia_Pintscher added a subscriber: Tpt.May 20 2019, 8:38 PM
waldyrious updated the task description. (Show Details)May 21 2019, 6:49 AM
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Quiddity moved this task from Incoming to Maintainer needed on the Toolforge-standards-committee board.Aug 29 2019, 6:37 PM
Quiddity edited projects, added Toolforge-standards-committee (Maintainer needed); removed Toolforge-standards-committee.
waldyrious added a subscriber: ProgVal.Jul 1 2021, 11:20 AM

For the record (following a recent email prompt by @Aklapper), I'm still willing to complete the revival of the tool, but I am currently blocked on the bug report mentioned above (issue #4). I'd need the assistance of @Tpt, @ProgVal, or someone else who knows how to get the tool up and running.

Aklapper removed waldyrious as the assignee of this task.Mar 13 2022, 7:51 PM

Removing task assignee due to inactivity, as this open task has been assigned for more than two years. See the email sent to the task assignee on February 06th 2022 (and T295729).

Please assign this task to yourself again if you still realistically [plan to] work on this task - it would be welcome.

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