Tech Meeting 2022.07.16 - Revision history

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	Last-minute tech meeting with Jonathan Rosenbaum to look at integrating [https://opencollective.com/bikebike-everywhere OCF] with bikebike software for payments.		Last-minute tech meeting with Jonathan Rosenbaum to look at integrating [https://opencollective.com/bikebike-everywhere OCF] with bikebike software for payments.
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	This meeting was continued on 2022.07.17; notes from that day are included on this page as well.		This meeting was continued on 2022.07.17; notes from that day are included on this page as well.

DarinWick: /* Working with the current bikebike.org server */

2022-08-19T23:42:29Z

Working with the current bikebike.org server

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	* Pretty sure this restarts the webserver:		* Pretty sure this restarts the webserver:
	kill `cat /home/unicorn/production.pid`; RAILS_ENV=production bundle exec unicorn_rails -E production -D -c /home/rails/config/unicorn.rb		kill `cat /home/unicorn/production.pid`; RAILS_ENV=production bundle exec unicorn_rails -E production -D -c /home/rails/config/unicorn.rb
	* This looks like it rebuilds all the assets and restarts everything:		* <del>This looks like it rebuilds all the assets and restarts everything</del> UPDATE 2022.08.19 this seems to rebuild [https://github.com/bumbleberry/bumbleberry Bumbleberry], which must be done occasionally when a new browser version comes out and Bumbleberry doesn't know what to do, and so the site appears in the new browser with a giant B&W logo at the top and generally no CSS:
	truncate nohup.out -s 0 && nohup sh -c 'cd /home/rails && RAILS_ENV=production bundle exec rake bumbleberry:update && RAILS_ENV=production bundle exec rake assets:precompile && RAILS_ENV=production bundle exec rake assets:clean && kill `cat /home/unicorn/production.pid`; RAILS_ENV=production bundle exec unicorn_rails -E production -D -c /home/rails/config/unicorn.rb && kill `cat /home/unicorn/sidekiq_production.pid`; bundle exec sidekiq -d -C config/sidekiq_production.yml -e production -c 25' &		truncate nohup.out -s 0 && nohup sh -c 'cd /home/rails && RAILS_ENV=production bundle exec rake bumbleberry:update && RAILS_ENV=production bundle exec rake assets:precompile && RAILS_ENV=production bundle exec rake assets:clean && kill `cat /home/unicorn/production.pid`; RAILS_ENV=production bundle exec unicorn_rails -E production -D -c /home/rails/config/unicorn.rb && kill `cat /home/unicorn/sidekiq_production.pid`; bundle exec sidekiq -d -C config/sidekiq_production.yml -e production -c 25' &
	<code>nohup</code> makes the process keep running after the user has logged out. I don't really know what the rest of it is doing.		<code>nohup</code> makes the process keep running after the user has logged out. I don't really know what the rest of it is doing.

DarinWick: /* Integrating OCF Stuff: Second Attempt */

2022-07-21T06:57:10Z

Integrating OCF Stuff: Second Attempt

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	* The method described above doesn't work! You can enter your payment details, but it won't give you a "Next" button to continue to the next step. There's something in the code that's looking for a PayPal confirmation before it lets you move on.		* The method described above doesn't work! You can enter your payment details, but it won't give you a "Next" button to continue to the next step. There's something in the code that's looking for a PayPal confirmation before it lets you move on.
	* Alternative solution: Remove the payment step from the process. (remove other irrelevant steps while we're at it) Insert the "Donate" iframe on the "Review" page at the end of the registration process.		* Alternative solution: Remove the payment step from the process. (remove other irrelevant steps while we're at it) Insert the "Donate" iframe on the "Review" page at the end of the registration process.
	* It looks like you would edit one of the registration_steps methods in conferences_controller.rb or registration_helper.rb. That's wrong! Neither of those methods is actually called; they seem to be vestigial.		** It looks like you would edit one of the registration_steps methods in conferences_controller.rb or registration_helper.rb. That's wrong! Neither of those methods is actually called; they seem to be vestigial.
	* Instead, you have to change the definition of available_steps in [https://github.com/bikebike/bikecollectives_core/blob/master/lib/registration_steps.rb registration_steps.rb]. That's in bikecollectives_core, so I (Darin) don't know if you can edit it easily without having to rebuild bikebike.org. Instead, I [https://codingbee.net/ruby/ruby-open-classes-and-monkey-patching "monkey patched"] the method, redefining it at the beginning of conferences_controller.rb.		** Instead, you have to change the definition of available_steps in [https://github.com/bikebike/bikecollectives_core/blob/master/lib/registration_steps.rb registration_steps.rb]. That's in bikecollectives_core, so I (Darin) don't know if you can edit it easily without having to rebuild bikebike.org. Instead, I [https://codingbee.net/ruby/ruby-open-classes-and-monkey-patching "monkey patched"] the method, redefining it at the beginning of conferences_controller.rb.
	* You can remove steps now, but if you remove the wrong ones then the registration process may hang; never proceeding to the next step. Apparently this behavior can even vary between users?		** You can remove steps now, but if you remove the wrong ones then the registration process may hang; never proceeding to the next step. Apparently this behavior can even vary between users?

	===Another Problem===		===Another Problem===
	Sidekiq (the module that sends emails, including login links and error messages) is now saying "Net::SMTPAuthenticationError: 534-5.7.9 Please log in with your web browser and then try again. Learn more at" (yes it cuts off there) (It tried to email me the error message, but it can't send emails so I had to find it in the error logs). I have no idea how to fix this.		Sidekiq (the module that sends emails, including login links and error messages) is now saying "Net::SMTPAuthenticationError: 534-5.7.9 Please log in with your web browser and then try again. Learn more at" (yes it cuts off there) (It tried to email me the error message, but it can't send emails so I had to find it in the error logs). I have no idea how to fix this.

DarinWick at 06:56, 21 July 2022

2022-07-21T06:56:04Z

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	Jonathan tested these changes on his own instance of the bikebike.org software and it worked!		Jonathan tested these changes on his own instance of the bikebike.org software and it worked!

			===Integrating OCF Stuff: Second Attempt===
			* The method described above doesn't work! You can enter your payment details, but it won't give you a "Next" button to continue to the next step. There's something in the code that's looking for a PayPal confirmation before it lets you move on.
			* Alternative solution: Remove the payment step from the process. (remove other irrelevant steps while we're at it) Insert the "Donate" iframe on the "Review" page at the end of the registration process.
			* It looks like you would edit one of the registration_steps methods in conferences_controller.rb or registration_helper.rb. That's wrong! Neither of those methods is actually called; they seem to be vestigial.
			* Instead, you have to change the definition of available_steps in [https://github.com/bikebike/bikecollectives_core/blob/master/lib/registration_steps.rb registration_steps.rb]. That's in bikecollectives_core, so I (Darin) don't know if you can edit it easily without having to rebuild bikebike.org. Instead, I [https://codingbee.net/ruby/ruby-open-classes-and-monkey-patching "monkey patched"] the method, redefining it at the beginning of conferences_controller.rb.
			* You can remove steps now, but if you remove the wrong ones then the registration process may hang; never proceeding to the next step. Apparently this behavior can even vary between users?

			===Another Problem===
			Sidekiq (the module that sends emails, including login links and error messages) is now saying "Net::SMTPAuthenticationError: 534-5.7.9 Please log in with your web browser and then try again. Learn more at" (yes it cuts off there) (It tried to email me the error message, but it can't send emails so I had to find it in the error logs). I have no idea how to fix this.

Angel at 08:44, 20 July 2022

2022-07-20T08:44:05Z

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	* Darin texted Godwin earlier today and hasn't heard back yet. Texted again. Angel emailing.		* Darin texted Godwin earlier today and hasn't heard back yet. Texted again. Angel emailing.
	* They also took a look at why the wiki was slow. Didn't fix it, but it was nice to hear them going "oh yeah wow that's really slow". Something about losing lots and lots of percents of packets.		* They also took a look at why the wiki was slow. Didn't fix it, but it was nice to hear them going "oh yeah wow that's really slow". Something about losing lots and lots of percents of packets.
			* Visual editor is gone from the wiki to try to make the wiki less slooooooowwwww for editing. Sorta helped a little but now it's harder for people to make edits.

DarinWick at 22:40, 18 July 2022

2022-07-18T22:40:41Z

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	* The text on that page is defined in <code>[https://github.com/bikebike/BikeBike/blob/master/config/locales/en.yml config/locales/[LANGUAGE CODE<nowiki>]</nowiki>.yml]</code> where <code>[LANGUAGE CODE]</code> is en, es, or fr. That file contains all predefined text blocks in the app; you can find the correct one by searching for "If you can, please pay now via PayPal." If we edit that, it will be edited for all conferences ever. It's simpler, because we can probably just drop some HTML in there - like the iframe with the [https://docs.opencollective.com/help/collectives/contribution-flow OCF Contribution Flow]		* The text on that page is defined in <code>[https://github.com/bikebike/BikeBike/blob/master/config/locales/en.yml config/locales/[LANGUAGE CODE<nowiki>]</nowiki>.yml]</code> where <code>[LANGUAGE CODE]</code> is en, es, or fr. That file contains all predefined text blocks in the app; you can find the correct one by searching for "If you can, please pay now via PayPal." If we edit that, it will be edited for all conferences ever. It's simpler, because we can probably just drop some HTML in there - like the iframe with the [https://docs.opencollective.com/help/collectives/contribution-flow OCF Contribution Flow]

	We wound up editing <code>[https://github.com/bikebike/BikeBike/blob/master/app/views/registration_steps/_payment_form.html.haml app/views/registration_steps/_payment_form.html.haml]</code>. We were able to add a conditional statement so the OCF iframe is only shown for a B!B!E!22 and other conferences still get the normal paypal button.		We wound up editing <code>[https://github.com/bikebike/BikeBike/blob/master/app/views/registration_steps/_payment_form.html.haml app/views/registration_steps/_payment_form.html.haml]</code>. We were able to add a conditional statement so the OCF iframe is only shown for a B!B!E!22 and other conferences still get the normal paypal button. Jonathan also figured out how to prefill the form with the name & email already entered during the registration process.

	Content of edited <code>_payment_form.html.haml</code>:		Content of edited <code>_payment_form.html.haml</code>:
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	= save_registration_step do		= save_registration_step do
	- if @conference.slug == "Northeast2022"		- if @conference.slug == "Northeast2022"
	%iframe{:src => "https://opencollective.com/embed/bikebike-everywhere/donate", :style => "width: 100%; min-height: 100vh;"}		%iframe{:src => "https://opencollective.com/embed/bikebike-everywhere/donate?email=#{current_user.email}&name=#{current_user.firstname} #{current_user.lastname}", :style => "width: 100%; min-height: 100vh;"}
	- elsif @conference.slug == "Mexico2022"		- elsif @conference.slug == "Mexico2022"
	.registration-step-options		.registration-step-options

Angel at 07:47, 18 July 2022

2022-07-18T07:47:10Z

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	* Jonathan and Darin continue to do forensics on Godwin's code.		* Jonathan and Darin continue to do forensics on Godwin's code.
	* '''We need Godwin''' to say we won't break anything by restarting the server. Until we restart the server, we won't have the donate feature integrated into the bikebike.org registration form even though the launch party starts tomorrow. Instead there will be a non-functional paypal button.		* '''We need Godwin''' to say we won't break anything by restarting the server. Until we restart the server, we won't have the donate feature integrated into the bikebike.org registration form even though the launch party starts tomorrow. Instead there will be a non-functional paypal button.
	* Darin texted Godwin earlier today and hasn't heard back yet.		* Darin texted Godwin earlier today and hasn't heard back yet. Texted again. Angel emailing.
			* They also took a look at why the wiki was slow. Didn't fix it, but it was nice to hear them going "oh yeah wow that's really slow". Something about losing lots and lots of percents of packets.

DarinWick: /* Editing the code to integrate OCF stuff */

2022-07-18T07:38:43Z

Editing the code to integrate OCF stuff

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	Minor edits to the localization files (<code>[https://github.com/bikebike/BikeBike/blob/master/config/locales/en.yml config/locales/[LANGUAGE CODE<nowiki>]</nowiki>.yml]</code> where <code>[LANGUAGE CODE]</code> is en, es, or fr) are necessary as well - changing "PayPal" to "online" in the lines "If you can, please pay now via PayPal." and "I can pay now with PayPal"		Minor edits to the localization files (<code>[https://github.com/bikebike/BikeBike/blob/master/config/locales/en.yml config/locales/[LANGUAGE CODE<nowiki>]</nowiki>.yml]</code> where <code>[LANGUAGE CODE]</code> is en, es, or fr) are necessary as well - changing "PayPal" to "online" in the lines "If you can, please pay now via PayPal." and "I can pay now with PayPal"

			Jonathan tested these changes on his own instance of the bikebike.org software and it worked!

DarinWick at 07:35, 18 July 2022

2022-07-18T07:35:58Z

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 Last-minute tech meeting with Jonathan Rosenbaum to look at integrating [https://opencollective.com/bikebike-everywhere OCF] with bikebike software for payments.
- This is Part 1.  [[Tech_Meeting_2022.07.17|SEE ALSO PART II]].
+This meeting was continued on 2022.07.17; notes from that day are included on this page as well.
 Attendees:  [[User:DarinWick|Darin]], [[User:PositiveSpin|Jonathan]], technically [[User:Angel|Angel]] also present
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 ** Restarting the server is a Godwin Thing
 *The only person with DNS access to bikebike.org is [[User:Godwin|Godwin]]
 ==Some Things we Learned==
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   cd /home/rails
   RAILS_ENV=production bundle exec rails c
-Note that this will make live changes to the production website.  It could probably break things in pretty dramatic ways.
+Note that this will make live changes to the production website.  It could probably break things in pretty dramatic ways.  It's also what you would use to change subtitles or slugs by altering the contents of items in the variable Conference.
 * Pretty sure this restarts the webserver:
   kill `cat /home/unicorn/production.pid`; RAILS_ENV=production bundle exec unicorn_rails -E production -D -c /home/rails/config/unicorn.rb
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 * The page where you choose the payment type appears to be in <code>[https://github.com/bikebike/BikeBike/blob/master/app/views/registration_steps/_payment_type.html.haml app/views/registration_steps/_payment_type.html.haml]</code>.  Editing that might allow us to hack in some logic so it changes only one conference, not all conferences ever.  It's more challenging, though, because it requires making the edits in HAML/Ruby
 * The text on that page is defined in <code>[https://github.com/bikebike/BikeBike/blob/master/config/locales/en.yml config/locales/[LANGUAGE CODE<nowiki>]</nowiki>.yml]</code> where <code>[LANGUAGE CODE]</code> is en, es, or fr.  That file contains all predefined text blocks in the app; you can find the correct one by searching for "If you can, please pay now via PayPal."  If we edit that, it will be edited for all conferences ever.  It's simpler, because we can probably just drop some HTML in there - like the iframe with the [https://docs.opencollective.com/help/collectives/contribution-flow OCF Contribution Flow]

Angel: ADDED Tech_Meeting_2022.07.17

2022-07-18T04:48:57Z

ADDED Tech_Meeting_2022.07.17

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	Last-minute tech meeting with Jonathan Rosenbaum to look at integrating [https://opencollective.com/bikebike-everywhere OCF] with bikebike software for payments		Last-minute tech meeting with Jonathan Rosenbaum to look at integrating [https://opencollective.com/bikebike-everywhere OCF] with bikebike software for payments.

			This is Part 1. [[Tech_Meeting_2022.07.17\|SEE ALSO PART II]].

	Attendees: [[User:DarinWick\|Darin]], [[User:PositiveSpin\|Jonathan]], technically [[User:Angel\|Angel]] also present		Attendees: [[User:DarinWick\|Darin]], [[User:PositiveSpin\|Jonathan]], technically [[User:Angel\|Angel]] also present