New Wiki Bug Page

[Noel Grandin]

Bugzilla has a REST API
   https://wiki.mozilla.org/Bugzilla:REST_API
for which there are various client libraries
  https://wiki.mozilla.org/Bugzilla:Addons#Client_libraries_for_the_Bugzilla_Webservices.2FREST_API

which you might be able to use to automate this process.

On Sat, Jun 2, 2012 at 7:51 PM, Joel Madero <jmadero.dev at gmail.com> wrote:
> Unfortunately it looks like automating this process will be near impossible.
> When you download CSV files from bugzilla it lacks most fields (no idea why
> they do this), thus making it necessary to do the individual searches with
> queries on specific fields. After this I would have to add fields to the csv
> file in LO or some other software, then merge the files. Ultimately I'm
> debating if it's worth the time. I do like the idea in general and think it
> makes for a more functional search experience for developers but getting
> this started as well as keeping it up to date might just be too time
> consuming/not efficient.
>
> Just to give an idea of how many files I would need to download just for
> skill level, topic & skills needed would be 3(beginner, interesting,
> unknown) * 5(UI,Cleanup,Debug,Web,QA) * 9 (CPP, Debug, Infra, Java,
> JavaScript, Python, Script, Uno, Vcl) = 135
>
> Furthermore, I can't figure out how to automate the downloads of the CSV
> files which would make my work a lot easier. If anyone knows a method to do
> this please share.
>
> This is now an unknown, 135 files to download, edit, merge, etc...I may try
> to file a bug against bugzilla to see if they will add the ability to
> download CSV files with all data instead of a truncated version
>
>
> Joel
>
>
> On Fri, Jun 1, 2012 at 3:07 PM, Joel Madero <jmadero.dev at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Yeah I agreed with that after doing it. My initial thought was it would
>> give a developer an idea of how many people were involved and thus if they
>> might want to join but it's hard to automate and not as functional as I
>> originally thought. I'm going to dig through bugzilla a bit more to see the
>> options but glad that you find at least the idea useful.
>>
>>
>> Joel
>>
>>
>> On Fri, Jun 1, 2012 at 2:49 PM, Philipp Riemer <ruderphilipp at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>>
>>> I love the option to have it sortable by different criteria! But
>>> please make the Bugzilla-IDs (and the "description" text) links to the
>>> bugtracker to provide an easy option to jump there at interest.
>>>
>>> In addition,  also the field "topic" which indicates if it e.g. UI
>>> related or for the webpage etc. would be good (see
>>>
>>> <https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Development/Easy_Hacks_Bugzilla_Whiteboard_Status>)
>>>
>>> To be honest, I have to admit that I do not understand the benefit of
>>> the column showing the number of mailing lists.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Philipp
>>>
>>> 2012/6/1 Joel Madero <jmadero.dev at gmail.com>:
>>> > I created a new page and looking for feedback before I complete it. I
>>> > wanted
>>> > every bug listed on one page sortable by end user. Furthermore, wanted
>>> > to
>>> > include additional information so it would be a bit easier for
>>> > developers to
>>> > see information about the bug without having to actually click on it.
>>> > I'll
>>> > create a small script to auto pull from bugtracker and keep the list up
>>> > to
>>> > date based on that.
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Development/Sortable_Hack_List_with_Details#Complete_List_of_Hacks
>>
>>
>
>
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