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archivebot.py: don't reorder template parameters
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Archivebot should not reorder template parameters.

Example:
In https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Carlos_yo&diff=prev&oldid=345742621 and in https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Commons_talk:Structured_data&diff=prev&oldid=345635841 , archiveheader and minthreadstoarchive got reversed.

While reordering doesn't make any difference semantically, it makes diffs more cluttered than they should be. At least that's what I think @Jeff_G was concerned about when he reported it.

I can think of two approaches:

  1. Remember the pre-edit parameter order and reproduce it when saving. If new parameters have to be added, they should be at the bottom.
  2. Always sort the parameters alphabetically - this is easier to implement but it can produce a cluttered diff at first against non-sorted templates.

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archivebot.py: don't reorder template parameterspywikibot/coremaster+3 -4
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whym created this task.Apr 12 2019, 2:54 PM
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Dvorapa subscribed.Apr 12 2019, 9:24 PM

This has been fixed a while ago. Which Pywikibot version does ArchiverBot use?

whym added a comment.Apr 13 2019, 1:17 AM

@Dvorapa in which commit was it fixed?

https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Commons_talk:Structured_data&diff=prev&oldid=345635841 was done using this version: b77a0534576bca6556a92081bd8b0fdb532a645b (at least that's what I believe), and it looks like the problem is still there? It reordered parameters into a non-alphabetical order.

Dvorapa added a comment.Apr 13 2019, 9:14 AM

In 14f2ded70c288275157163a5b4cc7128e2f29adf. The order was set to following:

  • archive
  • algo
  • counter
  • maxarchivesize
  • other parameters in the order they've been found (which still differs between Python 2 and 3, but if your bot uses only one Python version, then it should be fine)
Xqt subscribed.Apr 13 2019, 3:26 PM
In T220828#5108653, @Dvorapa wrote:
  • other parameters in the order they've been found (which still differs between Python 2 and 3, but if your bot uses only one Python version, then it should be fine)

Can we solve it for these other parameters too?

Dvorapa added a comment.EditedApr 13 2019, 5:28 PM

Like setting their initial empty value?

Anyway the example in the description seems like there was Pywikibot downgraded OR Python version changed between 2 and 3 on outdated Pywikibot version. Weird.

whym updated the task description. (Show Details)Apr 14 2019, 12:15 AM
whym updated the task description. (Show Details)Apr 14 2019, 12:22 AM

Sorry, the link in the description was not adequate - it was done before I updated Pywikibot. I replaced it with newer examples.

Dvorapa added a comment.Apr 14 2019, 12:33 AM

Okay, examples now show just the fiddling with optional parameters. The fix was easy for mandatory parameters, but it may not be an easy task for optional parameters.

Jeff_G added a comment.Jul 5 2019, 12:36 AM

As of this diff 07:48, 3 July 2019 (UTC), it is thankfully no longer shuffling parameters on my user talk page on Commons.

Jeff_G added a comment.Jul 14 2019, 8:10 AM

However, as of this diff 07:59, 14 July 2019 (UTC) it is still happening.

Xqt triaged this task as Medium priority.Jul 14 2019, 9:28 AM
Xqt changed the subtype of this task from "Task" to "Bug Report".
Mpaa subscribed.Jul 16 2019, 7:42 PM

Wouldn't loading config from self.page.raw_extracted_templates instead of self.page.templatesWithParams() keep the right order?

gerritbot added a comment.Jul 18 2019, 7:03 PM

Change 524305 had a related patch set uploaded (by Mpaa; owner: Mpaa):
[pywikibot/core@master] archivebot.py: don't reorder template parameters

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/524305

gerritbot added a project: Patch-For-Review.Jul 18 2019, 7:03 PM
gerritbot added a comment.Jul 18 2019, 9:49 PM

Change 524305 merged by jenkins-bot:
[pywikibot/core@master] archivebot.py: don't reorder template parameters

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/524305

Mpaa mentioned this in rPWBCfc4b41510eba: archivebot.py: don't reorder template parameters.Jul 18 2019, 9:49 PM
Maintenance_bot removed a project: Patch-For-Review.Jul 18 2019, 10:11 PM
Xqt closed this task as Resolved.Jul 19 2019, 9:54 PM
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whym added a comment.Jul 22 2019, 8:55 AM

Note to @Jeff_G: you might still see the bug on Commons, but that's expected. It might take some time before I update ArchiverBot@Commons to reflect the bug fix. (Maybe next weekend.)

Jeff_G added a comment.Jul 22 2019, 3:23 PM
In T220828#5352582, @whym wrote:

Note to @Jeff_G: you might still see the bug on Commons, but that's expected. It might take some time before I update ArchiverBot@Commons to reflect the bug fix. (Maybe next weekend.)

Thanks.

Aschroet subscribed.Aug 12 2019, 8:07 AM

Just as an information, it istill not fixed on Commons:
https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Aschroet&diff=360277621&oldid=359912218
https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Aschroet&diff=361175442&oldid=360665676

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