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[spike] Decide on whether we want to re-enable or remove the nested metadata feature
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What/Why:
This feature is not prepared for scale as it revealed issues after we deployed. It has been disabled ever since but we need to decide on what to do with it.

How:

  • list out what exactly the issues are
  • find out the why's
  • decide on next steps or removal

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ecarg created this task.Jan 16 2025, 5:29 AM
ecarg added a parent task: T383157: [25Q3] Improve performance and drive down tech debt & developer inhibitors.
Jdforrester-WMF triaged this task as High priority.Jan 22 2025, 5:36 PM
Jdforrester-WMF edited parent tasks, added: T368892: Enabling the nestedMetadata functionality on Wikifunctions.org causes evaluations to often fail with "gateway timeout" or “service unavailable”; removed: T383157: [25Q3] Improve performance and drive down tech debt & developer inhibitors.
Jdforrester-WMF edited projects, added Abstract Wikipedia team (25Q3 (Jan–Mar)); removed Abstract Wikipedia team.
Jdforrester-WMF moved this task from Incoming to Ready, Quarterly Work on the Abstract Wikipedia team (25Q3 (Jan–Mar)) board.
DSantamaria added a project: Wikifunctions Improve performance.Jan 31 2025, 12:35 PM
DSantamaria edited parent tasks, added: T383157: [25Q3] Improve performance and drive down tech debt & developer inhibitors; removed: T368892: Enabling the nestedMetadata functionality on Wikifunctions.org causes evaluations to often fail with "gateway timeout" or “service unavailable”.Feb 21 2025, 6:09 AM
Jdforrester-WMF added subscribers: DSantamaria, Jdforrester-WMF.Feb 21 2025, 5:02 PM

@DSantamaria: Why was this un-parented from the task it blocks? T368892 can't be done until this work is done.

DSantamaria edited parent tasks, added: T368892: Enabling the nestedMetadata functionality on Wikifunctions.org causes evaluations to often fail with "gateway timeout" or “service unavailable”; removed: T383157: [25Q3] Improve performance and drive down tech debt & developer inhibitors.Mar 3 2025, 2:28 PM

@Jdforrester-WMF reverted

ecarg changed the task status from Open to Stalled.Mar 14 2025, 10:26 PM
ecarg edited projects, added Abstract Wikipedia team; removed Abstract Wikipedia team (25Q3 (Jan–Mar)).
ecarg moved this task from To Triage to 25Q3 (Jan–Mar) on the Abstract Wikipedia team board.Mar 15 2025, 8:29 PM
ecarg edited projects, added Abstract Wikipedia team (25Q3 (Jan–Mar)); removed Abstract Wikipedia team.
ecarg added a parent task: T383157: [25Q3] Improve performance and drive down tech debt & developer inhibitors.

Will (need to) raise in our WP about de/scoping

Jdforrester-WMF edited projects, added Abstract Wikipedia team; removed Abstract Wikipedia team (25Q3 (Jan–Mar)), Wikifunctions Improve performance.Mar 20 2025, 5:19 PM
Jdforrester-WMF moved this task from To Triage to Product Backlog on the Abstract Wikipedia team board.Mar 26 2025, 4:45 PM
DSantamaria removed a parent task: T383157: [25Q3] Improve performance and drive down tech debt & developer inhibitors.Apr 7 2025, 8:04 AM
Jdforrester-WMF renamed this task from [spike] decide on re-enable or remove metadata to [spike] Decide on whether we want to re-enable or remove the nested metadata feature.Apr 29 2025, 12:42 PM
Jdforrester-WMF closed this task as Resolved.Apr 29 2025, 12:45 PM
Jdforrester-WMF claimed this task.

Product review:

  • Yes, we want the feature to happen, unless it involves large amounts of work. Let's do it, assuming so.
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