InvalidArgumentException: Unable to normalize the provided actor name x.y.z.v/16
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	hashar
	May 19 2021, 2:44 PM

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Error

mwversion: 1.37.0-wmf.6
reqId: 95463153-6948-4135-8e4b-4f44e7861e56
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[{reqId}] {exception_url}   InvalidArgumentException: Unable to normalize the provided actor name a.b.c.d/e

exception.trace

from /srv/mediawiki/php-1.37.0-wmf.6/includes/user/ActorStore.php(244)
#0 /srv/mediawiki/php-1.37.0-wmf.6/includes/user/User.php(924): MediaWiki\User\ActorStore->getUserIdentityByName(string, integer)
#1 /srv/mediawiki/php-1.37.0-wmf.6/extensions/Flow/includes/Formatter/ContributionsQuery.php(133): User::idFromName(string)
#2 /srv/mediawiki/php-1.37.0-wmf.6/extensions/Flow/includes/Formatter/ContributionsQuery.php(62): Flow\Formatter\ContributionsQuery->buildConditions(ContribsPager, string, boolean)
#3 /srv/mediawiki/php-1.37.0-wmf.6/extensions/Flow/includes/Hooks.php(932): Flow\Formatter\ContributionsQuery->getResults(ContribsPager, string, integer, boolean)
#4 /srv/mediawiki/php-1.37.0-wmf.6/extensions/Flow/includes/Hooks.php(967): Flow\Hooks::onDeletedContributionsQuery(array, ContribsPager, string, integer, boolean)
#5 /srv/mediawiki/php-1.37.0-wmf.6/includes/HookContainer/HookContainer.php(330): Flow\Hooks::onContributionsQuery(array, ContribsPager, string, integer, boolean)
#6 /srv/mediawiki/php-1.37.0-wmf.6/includes/HookContainer/HookContainer.php(137): MediaWiki\HookContainer\HookContainer->callLegacyHook(string, array, array, array)
#7 /srv/mediawiki/php-1.37.0-wmf.6/includes/HookContainer/HookRunner.php(1299): MediaWiki\HookContainer\HookContainer->run(string, array)
#8 /srv/mediawiki/php-1.37.0-wmf.6/includes/specials/pagers/ContribsPager.php(262): MediaWiki\HookContainer\HookRunner->onContribsPager__reallyDoQuery(array, ContribsPager, string, integer, boolean)
#9 /srv/mediawiki/php-1.37.0-wmf.6/includes/pager/IndexPager.php(280): ContribsPager->reallyDoQuery(string, integer, boolean)
#10 /srv/mediawiki/php-1.37.0-wmf.6/includes/pager/IndexPager.php(733): IndexPager->doQuery()
#11 /srv/mediawiki/php-1.37.0-wmf.6/includes/api/ApiFeedContributions.php(122): IndexPager->getNumRows()
#12 /srv/mediawiki/php-1.37.0-wmf.6/includes/api/ApiMain.php(1669): ApiFeedContributions->execute()
#13 /srv/mediawiki/php-1.37.0-wmf.6/includes/api/ApiMain.php(639): ApiMain->executeAction()
#14 /srv/mediawiki/php-1.37.0-wmf.6/includes/api/ApiMain.php(610): ApiMain->executeActionWithErrorHandling()
#15 /srv/mediawiki/php-1.37.0-wmf.6/api.php(90): ApiMain->execute()
#16 /srv/mediawiki/php-1.37.0-wmf.6/api.php(45): wfApiMain()
#17 /srv/mediawiki/w/api.php(3): require(string)
#18 {main}

Impact

A few, happening on group 1 wikis (ex: wikidata, hewiki). Apparently caused by Flow\Hooks::onDeletedContributionsQuery ?

Notes

The feedcontributions API might be given a user which is an IP block such as 198.51.100.0/24 which ends up triggering the above exception.

Details

Request URL: https://www.wikidata.org/w/api.php?action=feedcontributions&user=*

Related Changes in Gerrit:

	Subject	Repo	Branch	Lines +/-
	ActorStore: avoid throwing in case of invalid usernames	mediawiki/core	wmf/1.37.0-wmf.6	+11 -23
	ActorStore: avoid throwing in case of invalid usernames	mediawiki/core	master	+11 -23

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		Status	Subtype	Assigned	Task
		Resolved	Release	hashar	T281147 1.37.0-wmf.6 deployment blockers
		Resolved	PRODUCTION ERROR	Zabe	T283167 InvalidArgumentException: Unable to normalize the provided actor name x.y.z.v/16

Event Timeline

hashar created this task.May 19 2021, 2:44 PM

hashar triaged this task as Unbreak Now! priority.

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hashar added a parent task: T257975: 1.36.0-wmf.7 deployment blockers.May 19 2021, 2:45 PM

hashar edited parent tasks, added: T281147: 1.37.0-wmf.6 deployment blockers; removed: T257975: 1.36.0-wmf.7 deployment blockers.

hashar mentioned this in T281147: 1.37.0-wmf.6 deployment blockers.

Tagging #PET in case this is related to recent refactoring

Krinkle moved this task from Untriaged to May 2021 on the Wikimedia-production-error board.May 19 2021, 6:37 PM

Change 692948 had a related patch set uploaded (by Zabe; author: Zabe):

[mediawiki/core@master] Also check for ip ranges

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/692948

gerritbot added a project: Patch-For-Review.May 19 2021, 6:43 PM

Change 692948 restored by Zabe:

[mediawiki/core@master] Also check for ip ranges

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/692948

Change 692948 merged by jenkins-bot:

[mediawiki/core@master] ActorStore: avoid throwing in case of invalid usernames

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/692948

ReleaseTaggerBot added a project: MW-1.37-notes (1.37.0-wmf.7; 2021-05-25).May 19 2021, 10:00 PM

• Agusbou2015 subscribed.May 19 2021, 11:10 PM

Change 693029 had a related patch set uploaded (by Jforrester; author: Zabe):

[mediawiki/core@wmf/1.37.0-wmf.6] ActorStore: avoid throwing in case of invalid usernames

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/693029

kostajh moved this task from Inbox to Triaged on the Growth-Team board.May 20 2021, 1:07 PM

Change 693029 merged by jenkins-bot:

[mediawiki/core@wmf/1.37.0-wmf.6] ActorStore: avoid throwing in case of invalid usernames

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/693029

Mentioned in SAL (#wikimedia-operations) [2021-05-20T13:50:00Z] <hashar@deploy1002> Synchronized php-1.37.0-wmf.6/includes/user/ActorStore.php: ActorStore: avoid throwing in case of invalid usernames T283167 (duration: 01m 05s)