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Make Zotero return more specific errors codes
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Description

This task involves the work of making Zotero return more specific error codes so that we can offer people a generic feedback message when they attempt to cite a source Citoid doesn't support (T369547)

Sequence

  1. Make changes in Zotero so that it returns more specific error codes to Citoid
  2. In Citoid, we need to pass on error message "1." will implement on to the front-end
  3. Implement front-end changes:

Open questions

  1. What will we do in the time between now and when Zotero will upstream these changes?

Details

Due Date
Aug 21 2024, 3:00 PM

Event Timeline

We're waiting for Zotero maintainer(s) to review patch upstream.

Proposed path forward
If we don't hear back from Zotero by 21 August 2024 [i] we'll merge the local patch.

Note: moving forward with the above needs sign-off from Editing Engineering.


i. This date is 2 weeks after @Mvolz commented on the pull request @zoe will have made 5 weeks ago from this future point.

ppelberg set Due Date to Aug 21 2024, 3:00 PM.Aug 8 2024, 9:23 PM

Per today's Editing Team planning meeting, we're going to merge the local patch now.