[Wikitech-l] 2016-03-23 Scrum of Scrums notes

https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Scrum_of_scrums/2016-03-23 = *2016-03-2**3* = == Product == === Community Tech === * '''Blocking''': ** None * '''Blocked''': ** Waiting for jcrespo to do schema change for category sorting: https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T130692 * '''Updates''': ** Pageviews Analytics tool is feature complete ( http://tools.wmflabs.org/pageviews/), talking to communities about adding links to it ** Deadlink logging API is finished, adding integration to Cyberbot === Reading === ==== Reading Infrastructure ==== * *AuthManager is still coming!* (see three weeks ago for details) ** Behind schedule though, but we think we're about there on the core patches. * It looks like we're getting close on the load.php thing, too. ==== Mobile Content Service ==== * '''Updates''': ** Fixed issue with lead paragraph transformation https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T65874 ** Starting rollout of Mobile Content Service to Android production app this Thursday https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T126934 ==== Android ==== * 2.1.143 beta published. Expected to be promoted to production soon. ==== iOS ==== * '''Updates''': ** 5.0.1 was released today - all bug fix updates ** Hockey app is currently much happier - less crashes * '''Upcoming''': ** Enabling handoff from Mac browser to iOS app and credentials sharing by updating a file on the server ** No time frame for next release (but expect it within 3 weeks) - currently deciding whether to do another bug fix or do 5.1 with features * '''Blocking''': ** Nothing ====Web==== =====Done===== * Lazy loaded images rolling to beta mobile web * Structured Language Overlay - trying to push it to 100% stable * Language Switcher button - beta for now * Lazy loading references =====Upcoming===== * Bug fixes and tweaks to the Language Overlay * Ship the language switcher * Semi-structured sprint === Editing === ==== Collaboration ==== * '''Blocking''': ** External store work * '''Blocked''': * '''Updates''': ** Working on support for Flow notifications being properly hidden on moderation ** Work on the Echo special page ** Changed MobileFrontend to reuse Echo code ** Working on Flow bug fixes ==== Language ==== * '''Blocking''': ** None * '''Blocked''': ** New MT deployments blocked due to https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/#/c/277463/ (WIP) * '''Updates''': ** Work on ContentTranslation continue. ==== Multimedia === * '''Blocking''': ** None * '''Blocked''': ** None * '''Updates''': ** UploadWizard fixes and performance stuff on the way, currently in the works ** ImageTweaks is slow going, currently there's a patch in core that it depends on, probably won't be moving as quickly as we thought ==== Parsing === * '''Blocking''': ** None? * '''Blocked''': ** None * '''Updates''': ** Somewhat of a lull in activity last couple weeks (with vacation, time off, 20% work) ** But, heads up for VE, CX, Flow, Reading teams about https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T78676 -- been filing dependent tasks for various teams. Parsoid side of the work should mostly be ready for merge in 2-3 weeks. But, other dependent tasks need to be resolved, performance and client blockers will be considered before enabling this in production. ==== VisualEditor === * No update. == Advancement == === Fundraising Tech === * No blocking/blockers * DonationInterface mw1.27 tests are failing on some i18n core change, but they're no longer voting * Raft of CiviCRM enhancements to make logging more robust and enable reverting contact merges * Testing new Latin American payment methods in previously unpestered countries * Pondering how to make payments use a more recent version of mediawiki https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T130658 * More DonationInterface refactoring == Technology == === Release Engineering === * '''Blocking''': ** ??? * '''Blocked''': ** None * '''Updates''': ** Reminder: Code freeze & Dallas switchover week of April 18 ** Trebuchet -> Scap migration! Get in touch if you need it *** There is a super secret irc channel on freenode, cryptically named #scap3 *** scap 3.1 should be deployed soon, now with moar git-fat support. This will unblock some services switching from Trebuchet to scap. === Research === ==== Research and Data ==== * '''Blocking''': ** none * '''Blocked''': ** ORES blocked on MW core code review *** https://etherpad.wikimedia.org/p/ores_extension_blockers *** What is the normal workflow for getting code reviewed? **** typical turn-around time? **** documentation for engaging +2 people? * '''Updates''': ** ORES downtime over the weekend *** https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/Incident_documentation/20160319-Ores *** tl;dr pip doesn't remove old versions when installing new wheels === Security === * '''Blocking''': ** ??? * '''Blocked''': ** ??? * '''Updates''': ** 2FA updates for wikitech today. 2FA available on SUL wikis to Staff next week. === Services === * '''Blocking''': ** none * '''Blocked''': ** Ops: change-prop deploy - https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T128463 * '''Updates''': ** RESTBase to start redirecting non-normalised titles and commons URLs ** DC switch-over for RESTBase && node services successful - https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T127974 ** Mathoid and RESTBase now support PNG generation ** Scap3: should have a guide soon for node.js services === Technical Operations === * '''Blocking''': ** Services on changepropagation deploy https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T128463 * '''Blocked''': ** none * '''Updates''': ** All the rdb100* hosts (Redis Job Queue) have been re-imaged with Debian. ** ORES database hosts ready, looking for some help with scap3 and ORES ==== Discovery ==== * '''Blocking''': ** none * '''Blocked''': ** Ops: https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T127014 ** Security review: SVG sanitizer for graphs - https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T125382 * '''Updates''': ** ZRR down following completion suggester deployment: http://discovery.wmflabs.org/metrics/#failure_suggestions ** Working on scoring improvement for search and suggester ** Working on connection pooling for ES ** Join #wikimedia-interactive for interactions about interactive content!