Error: Call to a member function getName() on null
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	Oct 9 2025, 3:40 PM

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service.version: 1.45.0-wmf.21
timestamp: 2025-10-08T18:26:45.603Z
labels.phpversion: 8.1.33
trace.id: 563d6bfe-b4d3-4e33-811d-f95ccf39514b
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[{reqId}] {exception_url}   Error: Call to a member function getName() on null

Frame	Location	Call
from	/srv/mediawiki/php-1.45.0-wmf.21/extensions/Echo/includes/Hooks.php(628)
#0	/srv/mediawiki/php-1.45.0-wmf.21/includes/HookContainer/HookContainer.php(155)	MediaWiki\Extension\Notifications\Hooks->onLinksUpdateComplete(MediaWiki\Deferred\LinksUpdate\LinksUpdate, int)
#1	/srv/mediawiki/php-1.45.0-wmf.21/includes/HookContainer/HookRunner.php(2666)	MediaWiki\HookContainer\HookContainer->run(string, array)
#2	/srv/mediawiki/php-1.45.0-wmf.21/includes/deferred/LinksUpdate/LinksUpdate.php(194)	MediaWiki\HookContainer\HookRunner->onLinksUpdateComplete(MediaWiki\Deferred\LinksUpdate\LinksUpdate, int)
#3	/srv/mediawiki/php-1.45.0-wmf.21/includes/deferred/AutoCommitUpdate.php(47)	MediaWiki\Deferred\LinksUpdate\LinksUpdate->MediaWiki\Deferred\LinksUpdate\{closure}(Wikimedia\Rdbms\DBConnRef, string)
#4	/srv/mediawiki/php-1.45.0-wmf.21/includes/deferred/DeferredUpdates.php(459)	MediaWiki\Deferred\AutoCommitUpdate->doUpdate()
#5	/srv/mediawiki/php-1.45.0-wmf.21/includes/deferred/DeferredUpdates.php(201)	MediaWiki\Deferred\DeferredUpdates::attemptUpdate(MediaWiki\Deferred\AutoCommitUpdate)
#6	/srv/mediawiki/php-1.45.0-wmf.21/includes/deferred/DeferredUpdates.php(288)	MediaWiki\Deferred\DeferredUpdates::run(MediaWiki\Deferred\AutoCommitUpdate)
#7	/srv/mediawiki/php-1.45.0-wmf.21/includes/deferred/DeferredUpdatesScope.php(243)	MediaWiki\Deferred\DeferredUpdates::MediaWiki\Deferred\{closure}(MediaWiki\Deferred\AutoCommitUpdate, int)
#8	/srv/mediawiki/php-1.45.0-wmf.21/includes/deferred/DeferredUpdatesScope.php(172)	MediaWiki\Deferred\DeferredUpdatesScope->processStageQueue(int, int, Closure)
#9	/srv/mediawiki/php-1.45.0-wmf.21/includes/deferred/DeferredUpdates.php(307)	MediaWiki\Deferred\DeferredUpdatesScope->processUpdates(int, Closure)
#10	/srv/mediawiki/php-1.45.0-wmf.21/includes/MediaWikiEntryPoint.php(670)	MediaWiki\Deferred\DeferredUpdates::doUpdates()
#11	/srv/mediawiki/php-1.45.0-wmf.21/includes/MediaWikiEntryPoint.php(492)	MediaWiki\MediaWikiEntryPoint->restInPeace()
#12	/srv/mediawiki/php-1.45.0-wmf.21/includes/MediaWikiEntryPoint.php(450)	MediaWiki\MediaWikiEntryPoint->doPostOutputShutdown()
#13	/srv/mediawiki/php-1.45.0-wmf.21/includes/MediaWikiEntryPoint.php(207)	MediaWiki\MediaWikiEntryPoint->postOutputShutdown()
#14	/srv/mediawiki/php-1.45.0-wmf.21/api.php(44)	MediaWiki\MediaWikiEntryPoint->run()
#15	/srv/mediawiki/w/api.php(3)	require(string)
#16	{main}

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Since at least 1.45.0-wmf.15
Very low volume

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Request URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/api.php?action=purge&assert=*&forcerecursivelinkupdate=*&format=*&formatversion=*

Related Changes in Gerrit:

	Subject	Author	Repo	Branch	Lines +/-
	Check for user object before using	Samwilson	mediawiki/extensions/Echo	master	+1 -1

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Related Objects

Mentioned Here: T401272: Parser tests failing with "Invalid IP agent: Maintenance script for event type page-linked"

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jnuche created this task.Oct 9 2025, 3:40 PM

Restricted Application added a subscriber: Aklapper. · View Herald TranscriptOct 9 2025, 3:40 PM

cc @Samwilson FYI as this call to ->getName() was recently added in https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/1176328/ for T401272: Parser tests failing with "Invalid IP agent: Maintenance script for event type page-linked"

Change #1195083 had a related patch set uploaded (by Samwilson; author: Samwilson):

[mediawiki/extensions/Echo@master] Check for user object before using

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/1195083

gerritbot added a project: Patch-For-Review.Oct 10 2025, 12:22 AM

Oops! Thanks. Have made a patch.

Samwilson claimed this task.Oct 10 2025, 12:23 AM

Change #1195083 merged by jenkins-bot:

[mediawiki/extensions/Echo@master] Check for user object before using

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/1195083

ReleaseTaggerBot added a project: MW-1.45-notes (1.45.0-wmf.23; 2025-10-14).Oct 10 2025, 1:00 AM

Maintenance_bot removed a project: Patch-For-Review.Oct 10 2025, 1:30 AM

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Error: Call to a member function getName() on nullClosed, ResolvedPublicPRODUCTION ERRORActions