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IDProjectCategoryView StatusLast Update
0000651Composr non-bundled addons[All Projects] General / Uncategorisedpublic2024-08-04 22:17
ReporterChris GrahamAssigned To 
SeverityFeature-request 
Status non-assignedResolutionopen 
Summary0000651: Sync with upstream libraries (dependencies) and with API versions (ongoing)
DescriptionWe use a number of large packages in Composr addons (including some bundled ones).

These need to be maintained. For example we may get code quality validation issues (e.g. use of 'ereg') in them that could cause issues for people, or there may simply be bugs we need fixed.

Maintain a spreadsheet of our policy with each project and the sync status. Regularly update that status, and re-sync, as appropriate.

This is all very much a case-by-case basis. Some packages are maintained well, and we just need to resync them cleanly. Some packages are unmaintained, and thus we maintain our own heavy forks of them. Or in some cases we may take up maintenance with our own separate fork gitlab repository. And in some cases we may be active contributors to the project.

The list is in Git, as data_custom/third_party_code.csv.

There are also new APIs that we need to track. For example, a new version might be out, and we should shift before old versions are no longer supported.

The list is in Git, as data_custom/third_party_apis.csv.

There is an automated test that helps us with both spreadsheets. For example, if we have not updated the status of a package/API in a year, it asks us to review and update it.
Additional InformationAlso see the "Properly index 3rd-party code" coding standard we have documented. A lot of things have to be properly updated when integrating third party library code.
TagsRoadmap: ongoing, Roadmap: Over the horizon, Type: External dependency
Time estimation (hours)40
Sponsorship open

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Chris Graham

2020-09-07 18:33

administrator   ~0006693

This was mostly completed for v11 earlier in the year, and I just finished redoing the Facebook as part of Hybridauth integration.

I have retagged for v12 as we will need to revisit this regularly.

Chris Graham

2023-01-02 23:19

administrator   ~0007859

We won't have time to re-do this for the final v11 release, and the third_party_code test (testSyncDates specificaly) is failing on them needing review again.
For now I put in a 3 year time between reviews so our continuous integration doesn't break down, but this needs reducing back to 1 year.

Chris Graham

2024-08-04 20:19

administrator   ~0009075

Historically we have been bad at contributing to upstream projects. We should rectify this and maintain forks as little as possible.

Patrick Schmalstig

2024-08-04 22:17

administrator   ~0009085

I prefer the plugin route as per my latest updates to MantisBT. Whenever possible, make a Composr plugin for the project to handle all the integrations instead of overwriting the projects' original code and having to maintain it.

There will be a couple of exceptions. For example, MantisBT still doesn't have full compatibility with our needs, so a few files still needed overwriting. And their sponsorship block (widget) is a disaster UI-wise, so I re-did it to conform to the layout of their other blocks (widgets).

Issue History

Date Modified Username Field Change
2016-08-03 12:32 Chris Graham Description Updated View Revisions
2016-08-03 12:32 Chris Graham Additional Information Updated View Revisions
2016-08-03 12:35 Chris Graham Description Updated View Revisions
2016-10-05 23:25 Chris Graham Relationship added related to 0002578
2016-12-12 10:04 Chris Graham Description Updated View Revisions
2016-12-12 10:05 Chris Graham Additional Information Updated View Revisions
2017-04-26 22:25 Chris Graham Description Updated View Revisions
2017-07-09 14:01 Chris Graham Description Updated View Revisions
2017-07-09 14:01 Chris Graham Additional Information Updated View Revisions
2017-07-09 14:11 Chris Graham Additional Information Updated View Revisions
2018-02-07 21:14 Chris Graham Relationship added related to 0003294
2018-03-07 00:45 Chris Graham Additional Information Updated View Revisions
2018-03-07 00:46 Chris Graham Additional Information Updated View Revisions
2018-08-31 17:02 Chris Graham Relationship added related to 0003671
2019-06-27 19:04 Chris Graham Tag Attached: Roadmap: v11
2019-06-27 19:04 Chris Graham Tag Attached: Roadmap: ongoing
2019-06-27 19:04 Chris Graham Tag Attached: Type: External dependency
2020-02-09 21:26 Chris Graham Relationship added related to 0003338
2020-02-20 02:12 Chris Graham Tag Detached: Roadmap: v11
2020-02-20 02:12 Chris Graham Tag Attached: Roadmap: v11 final phase
2020-03-07 21:19 Chris Graham Assigned To => Chris Graham
2020-03-07 21:19 Chris Graham Status non-assigned => assigned
2020-04-12 03:28 Chris Graham Summary Sync with upstream => Sync with upstream libraries and with API versions (ongoing)
2020-04-12 03:28 Chris Graham Description Updated View Revisions
2020-04-12 03:28 Chris Graham Additional Information Updated View Revisions
2020-09-07 18:31 Chris Graham Tag Detached: Roadmap: v11 final phase
2020-09-07 18:31 Chris Graham Tag Attached: Roadmap: v12
2020-09-07 18:33 Chris Graham Note Added: 0006693
2022-08-15 15:09 Chris Graham Summary Sync with upstream libraries and with API versions (ongoing) => Sync with upstream libraries (dependencies) and with API versions (ongoing)
2022-08-15 15:09 Chris Graham Relationship added related to 0002403
2022-08-15 15:49 Chris Graham Tag Attached: Roadmap: v11
2022-08-15 20:45 Chris Graham Assigned To Chris Graham => Patrick Schmalstig
2022-11-20 02:57 Chris Graham Tag Detached: Roadmap: v11
2022-11-20 03:05 Chris Graham Assigned To Patrick Schmalstig =>
2022-11-20 03:05 Chris Graham Status assigned => non-assigned
2023-01-02 23:19 Chris Graham Note Added: 0007859
2023-02-26 02:09 Chris Graham Relationship added has duplicate 0005367
2023-02-26 18:29 Chris Graham Category General => General / Uncategorised
2024-03-26 00:58 Patrick Schmalstig Tag Renamed Roadmap: v12 => Roadmap: Over the horizon
2024-08-04 20:19 Chris Graham Note Added: 0009075
2024-08-04 22:17 Patrick Schmalstig Note Added: 0009085