Maniphest T306533

Improve error handling and messages for maps
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	Apr 20 2022, 2:57 PM

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In our research for the WMDE-GeoInfo-FocusArea, error messages related to Kartographer maps were identified as confusing and often unhelpful in finding solutions to the problems.

NOTE: This is the epic for any error messages we work to improve as part of this project. Scope tbd.

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	Subject	Repo	Branch	Lines +/-
	Fix ….map file name validation errors not being reported	mediawiki/extensions/Kartographer	master	+36 -4

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		Status	Subtype	Assigned	Task
		Open		None	T148883 Gracefully handle broken ExternalData services
		Open		None	T306533 Improve error handling and messages for maps
		Open		None	T258477 Present error to end user when map is incomplete
		Open		ECohen_WMDE	T318242 Stop showing the entire world in case of an error
		Resolved		thiemowmde	T323377 Kartotherian autoposition produces usless output on empty geodata
		Open		None	T305433 Overview of the various ways that maps can be broken and if/how error messages could be shown
		Duplicate		None	T308223 Investigation: Geoshapes are sometimes not loading
		Duplicate	BUG REPORT	None	T309163 Mapframes often broken for transliterated scripts
		Resolved		None	T308638 Look into logstash for errors on maps
		Open		None	T309605 Kartotherian should log using normalized message format strings and a values array
		Duplicate		None	T309702 Mapdata is varying on mobile, due to img srcset attribute
		Open		None	T309522 Render error on the server side with i18n support
		Open		None	T309541 Add a background image with a spinner or similar to static maps
		Open		None	T309543 Add a note to the user when we have missing tiles
		Declined		thiemowmde	T316213 Improve error handling when an invalid marker color is used
		Resolved		thiemowmde	T317873 Improve presentation of GeoJSON+simplestyle JSON Schema validation failure
		Resolved	BUG REPORT	awight	T304748 Maps GeoJSON errors are reported as missing "query" when this is not the problem

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lilients_WMDE created this task.Apr 20 2022, 2:57 PM

Restricted Application added a subscriber: Aklapper. · View Herald TranscriptApr 20 2022, 2:57 PM

lilients_WMDE added a subtask: T258477: Present error to end user when map is incomplete.Apr 20 2022, 2:57 PM

lilients_WMDE added a subtask: T305433: Overview of the various ways that maps can be broken and if/how error messages could be shown.

lilients_WMDE added a project: Epic.Apr 20 2022, 3:00 PM

Lena_WMDE renamed this task from Improve error handling and propagation for maps to Improve error handling and messages for maps.May 9 2022, 3:57 PM

Lena_WMDE updated the task description. (Show Details)

Lena_WMDE moved this task from Backlog to Epics / Watching on the WMDE-GeoInfo-FocusArea board.May 24 2022, 12:58 PM

Lena_WMDE removed a subtask: T309543: Add a note to the user when we have missing tiles.May 31 2022, 11:57 AM

Lena_WMDE removed a subtask: T309541: Add a background image with a spinner or similar to static maps.

Lena_WMDE removed a subtask: T309522: Render error on the server side with i18n support.

Aklapper added a project: Voice & Tone.May 31 2022, 12:09 PM

tramm subscribed.Jun 29 2022, 5:34 AM

WMDE-Fisch added a subtask: T304748: Maps GeoJSON errors are reported as missing "query" when this is not the problem.Aug 25 2022, 11:25 AM

awight closed subtask T304748: Maps GeoJSON errors are reported as missing "query" when this is not the problem as Resolved.Sep 5 2022, 12:53 PM

Change 830254 had a related patch set uploaded (by Thiemo Kreuz (WMDE); author: Thiemo Kreuz (WMDE)):

[mediawiki/extensions/Kartographer@master] Much simpler messages for most basic GeoJSON validation errors

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/830254

gerritbot added a project: Patch-For-Review.Sep 9 2022, 7:42 AM

thiemowmde closed subtask T316213: Improve error handling when an invalid marker color is used as Declined.Sep 14 2022, 1:23 PM

thiemowmde mentioned this in T317873: Improve presentation of GeoJSON+simplestyle JSON Schema validation failure.Sep 15 2022, 12:09 PM

thiemowmde closed subtask T317873: Improve presentation of GeoJSON+simplestyle JSON Schema validation failure as Resolved.Sep 27 2022, 8:31 AM

Change 839484 had a related patch set uploaded (by Thiemo Kreuz (WMDE); author: Thiemo Kreuz (WMDE)):

[mediawiki/extensions/Kartographer@master] Fix ….map file name validation errors not being reported

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/839484

Change 839484 merged by jenkins-bot:

[mediawiki/extensions/Kartographer@master] Fix ….map file name validation errors not being reported

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/839484

ReleaseTaggerBot added a project: MW-1.40-notes (1.40.0-wmf.5; 2022-10-10).Oct 6 2022, 12:00 PM

awight added a parent task: T148883: Gracefully handle broken ExternalData services.Oct 20 2022, 12:41 PM

Pppery removed a project: Patch-For-Review.May 9 2024, 8:13 PM