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api.wikimedia.org fatal exception: Error: Call to a member function text() on string
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Currently, api.wikimedia.org is unavailable for logged in users. Issue appears to be related to skin, investigation underway to clarify issue.

Error displays to users as:

"MediaWiki internal error.

Original exception: [3293668c-31c9-44a7-aef7-1ae85edd9ebb] 2021-08-25 14:52:22: Fatal exception of type "Error"

Exception caught inside exception handler.

Set $wgShowExceptionDetails = true; at the bottom of LocalSettings.php to show detailed debugging information."

Error
normalized_message
[{reqId}] {exception_url}   Error: Call to a member function text() on string
exception.trace
from /srv/mediawiki/php-1.37.0-wmf.20/skins/WikimediaApiPortal/src/Component/NotificationAlertComponent.php(63)
#0 /srv/mediawiki/php-1.37.0-wmf.20/skins/WikimediaApiPortal/src/ComponentFactory.php(320): MediaWiki\Skin\WikimediaApiPortal\Component\NotificationAlertComponent->__construct(ExtensionRegistry, User, array)
#1 /srv/mediawiki/php-1.37.0-wmf.20/skins/WikimediaApiPortal/src/ComponentFactory.php(121): MediaWiki\Skin\WikimediaApiPortal\ComponentFactory->createNotificationAlertComponent(MediaWiki\Skin\WikimediaApiPortal\WikimediaApiPortalTemplate)
#2 /srv/mediawiki/php-1.37.0-wmf.20/skins/WikimediaApiPortal/src/WikimediaApiPortalTemplate.php(42): MediaWiki\Skin\WikimediaApiPortal\ComponentFactory->createMainComponent(MediaWiki\Skin\WikimediaApiPortal\WikimediaApiPortalTemplate)
#3 /srv/mediawiki/php-1.37.0-wmf.20/includes/skins/SkinTemplate.php(135): MediaWiki\Skin\WikimediaApiPortal\WikimediaApiPortalTemplate->execute()
#4 /srv/mediawiki/php-1.37.0-wmf.20/includes/skins/SkinTemplate.php(150): SkinTemplate->generateHTML()
#5 /srv/mediawiki/php-1.37.0-wmf.20/includes/OutputPage.php(2644): SkinTemplate->outputPage()
#6 /srv/mediawiki/php-1.37.0-wmf.20/includes/MediaWiki.php(939): OutputPage->output(boolean)
#7 /srv/mediawiki/php-1.37.0-wmf.20/includes/MediaWiki.php(952): MediaWiki::{closure}()
#8 /srv/mediawiki/php-1.37.0-wmf.20/includes/MediaWiki.php(559): MediaWiki->main()
#9 /srv/mediawiki/php-1.37.0-wmf.20/index.php(53): MediaWiki->run()
#10 /srv/mediawiki/php-1.37.0-wmf.20/index.php(46): wfIndexMain()
#11 /srv/mediawiki/w/index.php(3): require(string)
#12 {main}
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Request URL
https://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/Documentation
Related Changes in Gerrit:
SubjectRepoBranchLines +/-
Remove call to text() on string.mediawiki/skins/WikimediaApiPortalwmf/1.37.0-wmf.20+1 -1
Remove call to text() on string.mediawiki/skins/WikimediaApiPortalmaster+1 -1
Customize query in gerrit

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• WDoranWMF created this task.Aug 25 2021, 2:54 PM
Restricted Application added a subscriber: Aklapper. · View Herald TranscriptAug 25 2021, 2:54 PM
• WDoranWMF added a parent task: T281161: 1.37.0-wmf.20 deployment blockers.Aug 25 2021, 2:54 PM
apaskulin updated the task description. (Show Details)Aug 25 2021, 2:55 PM
BPirkle subscribed.Aug 25 2021, 2:57 PM

Sorry, this is ugly, but was fast to paste.

{
  "_index": "logstash-deploy-2021.08.25",
  "_type": "_doc",
  "_id": "qNDMfXsB1RMACsoSQXqn",
  "_score": 1,
  "_source": {
    "timestamp": "2021-08-25T14:52:22+00:00",
    "host": "mw2271",
    "program": "mediawiki",
    "caught_by": "entrypoint",
    "referrer": "https://api.wikimedia.org/",
    "ip": "10.192.48.93",
    "facility": "user",
    "mwversion": "1.37.0-wmf.20",
    "http_method": "GET",
    "server": "api.wikimedia.org",
    "wiki": "apiportalwiki",
    "shard": "s5",
    "@timestamp": "2021-08-25T14:52:22.456Z",
    "message": "[3293668c-31c9-44a7-aef7-1ae85edd9ebb] /wiki/API_reference   Error: Call to a member function text() on string",
    "url": "/wiki/API_reference",
    "servergroup": "appserver",
    "type": "mediawiki",
    "logsource": "mw2271",
    "exception_url": "/wiki/API_reference",
    "level": "ERROR",
    "normalized_message": "[{reqId}] {exception_url}   Error: Call to a member function text() on string",
    "reqId": "3293668c-31c9-44a7-aef7-1ae85edd9ebb",
    "message_checksum": "1b25bdf0288d5d55dffaaf52aedc7e88",
    "@version": 1,
    "channel": "exception",
    "severity": "err",
    "monolog_level": 400,
    "phpversion": "7.2.34-18+0~20210223.60+debian10~1.gbpb21322+wmf1",
    "tags": [
      "input-kafka-rsyslog-udp-localhost",
      "rsyslog-udp-localhost",
      "kafka",
      "es",
      "es"
    ],
    "exception": {
      "file": "/srv/mediawiki/php-1.37.0-wmf.20/skins/WikimediaApiPortal/src/Component/NotificationAlertComponent.php:63",
      "class": "Error",
      "message": "Call to a member function text() on string",
      "trace": "from /srv/mediawiki/php-1.37.0-wmf.20/skins/WikimediaApiPortal/src/Component/NotificationAlertComponent.php(63)\n#0 /srv/mediawiki/php-1.37.0-wmf.20/skins/WikimediaApiPortal/src/ComponentFactory.php(320): MediaWiki\\Skin\\WikimediaApiPortal\\Component\\NotificationAlertComponent->__construct(ExtensionRegistry, User, array)\n#1 /srv/mediawiki/php-1.37.0-wmf.20/skins/WikimediaApiPortal/src/ComponentFactory.php(121): MediaWiki\\Skin\\WikimediaApiPortal\\ComponentFactory->createNotificationAlertComponent(MediaWiki\\Skin\\WikimediaApiPortal\\WikimediaApiPortalTemplate)\n#2 /srv/mediawiki/php-1.37.0-wmf.20/skins/WikimediaApiPortal/src/WikimediaApiPortalTemplate.php(42): MediaWiki\\Skin\\WikimediaApiPortal\\ComponentFactory->createMainComponent(MediaWiki\\Skin\\WikimediaApiPortal\\WikimediaApiPortalTemplate)\n#3 /srv/mediawiki/php-1.37.0-wmf.20/includes/skins/SkinTemplate.php(135): MediaWiki\\Skin\\WikimediaApiPortal\\WikimediaApiPortalTemplate->execute()\n#4 /srv/mediawiki/php-1.37.0-wmf.20/includes/skins/SkinTemplate.php(150): SkinTemplate->generateHTML()\n#5 /srv/mediawiki/php-1.37.0-wmf.20/includes/OutputPage.php(2644): SkinTemplate->outputPage()\n#6 /srv/mediawiki/php-1.37.0-wmf.20/includes/MediaWiki.php(939): OutputPage->output(boolean)\n#7 /srv/mediawiki/php-1.37.0-wmf.20/includes/MediaWiki.php(952): MediaWiki::{closure}()\n#8 /srv/mediawiki/php-1.37.0-wmf.20/includes/MediaWiki.php(559): MediaWiki->main()\n#9 /srv/mediawiki/php-1.37.0-wmf.20/index.php(53): MediaWiki->run()\n#10 /srv/mediawiki/php-1.37.0-wmf.20/index.php(46): wfIndexMain()\n#11 /srv/mediawiki/w/index.php(3): require(string)\n#12 {main}",
      "code": 0
    }
  },
  "fields": {
    "@timestamp": [
      "2021-08-25T14:52:22.456Z"
    ]
  }
}
Lucas_Werkmeister_WMDE changed the subtype of this task from "Task" to "Production Error".Aug 25 2021, 2:57 PM
Zabe triaged this task as Unbreak Now! priority.Aug 25 2021, 2:58 PM
Lucas_Werkmeister_WMDE renamed this task from api.wikimedia.org fatal exception to api.wikimedia.org fatal exception: Error: Call to a member function text() on string.Aug 25 2021, 2:58 PM
Lucas_Werkmeister_WMDE lowered the priority of this task from Unbreak Now! to Needs Triage.
Lucas_Werkmeister_WMDE triaged this task as Unbreak Now! priority.
Lucas_Werkmeister_WMDE set Request URL to https://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/Documentation.
Lucas_Werkmeister_WMDE updated the task description. (Show Details)
Lucas_Werkmeister_WMDE set Phatality ID (Deprecated) to 8254d379453afdb3b71f24eb36973f39ab6eeafbab023c95497f988abc19a2e2.
Lucas_Werkmeister_WMDE subscribed.

ugh, phabricator, I didn’t mean to change the priority

daniel subscribed.EditedAug 25 2021, 2:59 PM

Educated guess based on a quick look at the code: In NotificationAlertComponent line 63, 'title' => $notificationAlert['text']->text() needs to be replaced by 'title' => $notificationAlert['text'].

$notificationAlert comes from the personal_urls field in the skin data, according to ComponentFactory. personal_urls is populated in SkinTemplate::buildPersonalUrls. The code there sets the 'text' fields to HTML strings, not Message objects.

I couldn't find where the 'notifications-alert' entry comes from, but I assume it would have the same structure as other entries in the personal_urls array.

Ameisenigel added a project: API-Portal.Aug 25 2021, 3:01 PM
Zabe subscribed.Aug 25 2021, 3:03 PM
BPirkle added a comment.Aug 25 2021, 3:04 PM

Given that there's. bit of uncertainty in why this is appearing at this time, an alternative for a triage fix might be:

'title' => is_string($notificationAlert['text']) ? $notificationAlert['text'] : $notificationAlert['text']->text()

Or alternatively, test if $notificationAlert['text'] is an object and adjust the ternary operator accordingly.

Per Slack discussion, though, it may be that notification just haven't happened on a wiki using this skin until now, so this problem has always existed but never surfaced.

gerritbot added a comment.Aug 25 2021, 3:13 PM

Change 714788 had a related patch set uploaded (by Cicalese; author: Cicalese):

[mediawiki/skins/WikimediaApiPortal@master] Remove call to text() on string.

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/714788

gerritbot added a project: Patch-For-Review.Aug 25 2021, 3:13 PM
apaskulin added a project: WikimediaApiPortal.Aug 25 2021, 3:14 PM
gerritbot added a comment.Aug 25 2021, 3:35 PM

Change 714788 merged by jenkins-bot:

[mediawiki/skins/WikimediaApiPortal@master] Remove call to text() on string.

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/714788

cicalese mentioned this in rMSWAbc27d219a4c1: Remove call to text() on string..Aug 25 2021, 3:44 PM
BPirkle removed a parent task: T281161: 1.37.0-wmf.20 deployment blockers.Aug 25 2021, 3:47 PM
BPirkle mentioned this in T281161: 1.37.0-wmf.20 deployment blockers.
ReleaseTaggerBot added a project: MW-1.37-notes (1.37.0-wmf.21; 2021-08-30).Aug 25 2021, 4:00 PM
Maintenance_bot removed a project: Patch-For-Review.Aug 25 2021, 4:10 PM
dancy subscribed.Aug 25 2021, 4:21 PM

Is https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/714788 ready to be cherry-picked to the wmf/1.37.0-wmf.20 branch?

BPirkle added subscribers: apaskulin, • CCicalese_WMF.Aug 25 2021, 4:54 PM

I think so. Fix is confirmed on https://api.wikimedia.beta.wmflabs.org/ by both myself and @apaskulin

I'm unavoidably afk for a bit. Tagging @CCicalese_WMF as I don't see her currently subscribed to this task.

• CCicalese_WMF added a comment.Aug 25 2021, 5:22 PM

Thanks. Yes, agreed, it is ready to be cherry-picked to the wmf/1.37.0-wmf.20 branch.

gerritbot added a comment.Aug 25 2021, 5:24 PM

Change 714679 had a related patch set uploaded (by Jforrester; author: Cicalese):

[mediawiki/skins/WikimediaApiPortal@wmf/1.37.0-wmf.20] Remove call to text() on string.

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/714679

gerritbot added a project: Patch-For-Review.Aug 25 2021, 5:24 PM
gerritbot added a comment.Aug 25 2021, 6:19 PM

Change 714679 merged by jenkins-bot:

[mediawiki/skins/WikimediaApiPortal@wmf/1.37.0-wmf.20] Remove call to text() on string.

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/714679

Jdforrester-WMF mentioned this in rMSWAa5bfcc8def96: Remove call to text() on string..Aug 25 2021, 6:19 PM
Stashbot added a comment.Aug 25 2021, 6:23 PM

Mentioned in SAL (#wikimedia-operations) [2021-08-25T18:23:38Z] <urbanecm@deploy1002> Synchronized php-1.37.0-wmf.20/skins/WikimediaApiPortal/src/Component/NotificationAlertComponent.php: a5bfcc8def96ad1b44fff31c4c1965311be2982a: Remove call to text() on string (T289692) (duration: 01m 04s)

Zabe closed this task as Resolved.Aug 25 2021, 6:26 PM
Zabe assigned this task to • CCicalese_WMF.

Seems to be fixed.

• CCicalese_WMF added a comment.Aug 25 2021, 6:26 PM

The root cause of this was this change: https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/c/mediawiki/extensions/Echo/+/713957. Is it possible that this will cause issues in other skins?

• CCicalese_WMF added subscribers: kostajh, Umherirrender.Aug 25 2021, 6:30 PM

@Umherirrender @kostajh ^^

ReleaseTaggerBot edited projects, added MW-1.37-notes (1.37.0-wmf.20; 2021-08-23); removed MW-1.37-notes (1.37.0-wmf.21; 2021-08-30).Aug 25 2021, 7:00 PM
Umherirrender added a comment.Aug 25 2021, 7:01 PM

If my change in Echo makes a skin fails like this, than the code before was not correct or was trying to fix the bad behaviour of the Echo extension.

From the code the skin takes 'text' as string and a key 'msg' as messge to parse it with text()

But it is hard to tell from codesearch - only one other place found, but that is safe for message or string
https://codesearch.wmcloud.org/search/?q=%27text%27%5Cs*%5B)%5C%5D%5D%5Cs*-%3E%5Cs*text&i=nope&files=&excludeFiles=&repos=

Maintenance_bot removed a project: Patch-For-Review.Aug 25 2021, 7:10 PM
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