Hi,

for HTML version see https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Scrum_of_scrums/2019-10-16

Željko

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= 2019-10-16 =

== Callouts == * Language team ->Core(?): Blocked on [[phab:T235188#5574342]] * SRE DBAs ** requested read-only time for enwiki 14th Nov to switchover the primary database master - [[phab:T234801]], already done ** s6 primary master switchover (read-only required) 19th Nov 05:00 AM UTC * DBAs, Performance: Heads up that PI will be pinging for reviews/review updates for the MachineVision extension later this week, as soon as the code settles a bit (DBA review: [[phab:T227355]], Perf review: [[phab:T230813]] )

== Product ==

=== Editing === * Updates: ** Catch errors during document initialization ** Enforce that some files must not use the `ve` global (task [[phab:T228684]]) ** Parse relative hrefs on image nodes like on regular links (task [[phab:T193253]]) ** Fix Vector wikitext surface padding overrides when using custom browser font-size (task [[phab:T222217]])

=== Growth === * Updates: ** Initial structure for Suggested Edits module ** Do not align the bottom of the homepage columns (task [[phab:T232420]]) ** StartEditing: Remove special message for add-change response (task [[phab:T232419]])

=== iOS native app === * Updates: ** 6.5 in active development - [[phab:project/view/4245]] ***bug fixes *** History & diffs feature **** Core Platform working on Rest APIs for this

=== Android native app === * Updates: ** Working actively towards completion of Suggested edits V3 ** Working with the PI team to update backend support for the same.

=== Product Infrastructure === * Updates: ** MachineVision extension work in progress, still aiming to deploy to prod by end of month ** Still working to resolve [[phab:T229286]] ("'worker died, restarting' mobileapps issue")

=== Structured Data === * Blocked by: ** Wikidata/WMDE: [[phab:T229280]] following up on [[gerrit:534536]] ** Wikidata/WMDE: [[phab:T223792]] * Blocking: ** Search: RecentChange support for SDC: [[phab:T230862]] (actually the higher level task on which we are blocked: [[phab:T221917]]) * Updates: ** Machine Vision, bugfixing/tidy up on WikibaseMediaInfo

=== Parsing === * Updates: ** Fixing bugs in Parsoid/PHP based on HTML string compasion between Parsoid/JS & Parsoid/PHP. ~1% pages still have diffs that need investigation / bug fixing. ** Will sync with Services (CPT) and SRE to finalize deployment plans for initial deployment (no live client traffic) to identify any last lingering Parsoid crashers OR performance problems in a production context.

=== Language === * Blocked by: ** Language->Core(?) Blocked on [[phab:T235188#5574342]] * Updates: ** CX going out of beta in some Wikipedias next week.

=== UI Standardization === * Updates: ** OOUI v0.35.0 and 0.35.1 with one small revert released eo last week, latter already on this week's train ** Design Style Guide: *** Progressing “Components“ section *** Change to Git lfs for large binary files. If you've cloned the dir, throw away your current clone, re-clone it. https://github.com/wikimedia/WikimediaUI-Style-Guide In your repo directory type `git lfs pull`. If the lfs app is not installed follow https://github.com/git-lfs/git-lfs/wiki/Installation

== Technology ==

=== Analytics === * Blocking: ** Search: [[phab:T229882]]

=== Fundraising Tech === * Updates: ** Refining annual summary receipt for recurring donors: [[phab:T195907]] ** Restoring data lost during manual merges: [[phab:T232636]] ** Looking into reconciliation file discrepancies from S. Amer / India processor: [[phab:T235212]] ** Might need to add more params to CentralNotice banner hide cookies: [[phab:T235204]] ** Refining treatment of opt in and opt out data: [[phab:T234925]] ** Looking into errors on Amazon Pay donation form: [[phab:T234538]]

== Core Platform == * Blocked by: ** SRE [[phab:T235478]] * Blocking: ** Wikidata/WMDE: In the Data Bridge work (editing Wikidata items from Wikipedia) we have encountered problems with Special:EntityData serving stale (old) data. The problem is quite old: [[phab:T128486]]. We are looking for a team/person with whom we could get some clarity on the current state of the cache solutions on WMF cluster, and figure out how to get [[phab:T128486]] unstuck. ** Scoring: Review of Jade API [[phab:T199834]] (Can we get a high level review in the short term? We want to build on this but not dig a hole.) ** Language->Core(?) Blocked on [[phab:T235188#5574342]] * Updates: ** history API done ** working on stretch goals ** echo notification storage

=== Engineering Productivity ===

==== Performance ==== * Blocked by: ** SRE *** PHP7 fatal-error reports missing from type:mediawiki in Logstash. – [[phab:T234283]] *** mwdebug1002 might need to be reprovisioned, failing to report messages to Logstash. – [[phab:T214734]]

==== Release Engineering ==== * Updates: ** v3 of CI arch document for new CI wants review and feedback [[User:LarsWirzenius/NewCI]] ** Train Health *** Last week: 1.35.0-wmf.1 - [[phab:T233849]] *** This week: 1.35.0-wmf.2 - [[phab:T233850]] *** Next week: 1.35.0-wmf.3 - [[phab:T233851]]

=== Scoring Platform === * Blocked by: ** CPT: Review of Jade API [[phab:T199834]] * Updates: ** Cleanup for Jade API components and working through review [[phab:T199834]] *** Naming conflicts [[phab:T235003]] *** Central Auth (Found CentralAuth.lookup()!) ** Jade *** Continuing iterations on Jade designs (based on Design Review feedback) [[phab:T212370]] *** Reached out to Front-End Arch. WG. for recommendations for Jade UI. We got a response from Mark Holmquist and will be going to Eric Gardner for specific advice and reviewing SDC code (WikibaseMediaInfo) ** Completed second major review of Revscoring refactoring for Session orientation [[phab:T231214]] ** Firmed up cross-team deliverables for Topic Modeling work. [[phab:T235181]] ** Merged new features for Basque Language [[phab:T223788]] ** ORES celery workers struggling in Cloud VPS. Still looking into it. [[phab:T234926]]

=== Search Platform === * Blocked by: ** Structured Data: RecentChange support for SDC: [[phab:T230862]] (actually the higher level task on which we are blocked: [[phab:T221917]]) ** Analytics: [[phab:T229882]] * Updates: ** Error when searching for exact phrase on English Wikipedia: "Precondition failed: Must have a resultset set": [[phab:T234445]] ** Deploy A/B Test for Glent Method 0 [[phab:T233211]] ** Optimize the Sanitizer to produce a single job if all elasticsearch clusters are to be updated: [[phab:T233587]]

=== Security === * Updates: * In Progress: ** GRC Tool Eval ** MachineVision extension review ** FileImporter extension review ** Data Map update submission review

=== Site Reliability Engineering === * Blocking: ** Performance *** PHP7 fatal-error reports missing from type:mediawiki in Logstash. – [[phab:T234283]] *** mwdebug1002 might need to be reprovisioned, failing to report messages to Logstash. – [[phab:T214734]] ** Core Platform SRE [[phab:T235478]] * Updates: ** Started working on new goals ** Helping CPT get restrouter rate limiting working, deploying echostore

== Wikimedia DE ==

=== Wikidata === * Blocked by: ** Not sure who, Core Platform? Mentioned 2 weeks ago already with no result: : In the Data Bridge work (editing Wikidata items from Wikipedia) we have encountered problems with Special:EntityData serving stale (old) data. The problem is quite old: [[phab:T128486]]. We are looking for a team/person with whom we could get some clarity on the current state of the cache solutions on WMF cluster, and figure out how to get [[phab:T128486]] unstuck. * Blocking: ** Structured Data: [[phab:T229280]] following up on [[gerrit:534536]] coming up this week ** Structured Data: [[phab:T223792]] - also expect to unblock this week