Incompatibility between Cakeday,Data-Explorer and Animated Avatar plugins

piffy · December 31, 2022, 9:43am

I have both of these plugins installed.
The URL to view anniversaries (/cakeday/anniversaries/today) gives this error:

Complete logs:

activemodel (7.0.3.1) lib/active_model/attribute.rb:226:in `value'
activemodel (7.0.3.1) lib/active_model/attribute_set/builder.rb:55:in `block in fetch_value'
activemodel (7.0.3.1) lib/active_model/attribute_set/builder.rb:46:in `fetch'
activemodel (7.0.3.1) lib/active_model/attribute_set/builder.rb:46:in `fetch_value'
activerecord (7.0.3.1) lib/active_record/attribute_methods/read.rb:38:in `_read_attribute'
activemodel (7.0.3.1) lib/active_model/attribute_methods.rb:277:in `admin'
app/models/concerns/roleable.rb:14:in `staff?'
plugins/discourse-animated-avatars/plugin.rb:90:in `block (2 levels) in activate!'
lib/plugin/instance.rb:285:in `public_send'
lib/plugin/instance.rb:285:in `block (2 levels) in add_to_class'
activesupport (7.0.3.1) lib/active_support/core_ext/object/try.rb:15:in `public_send'
activesupport (7.0.3.1) lib/active_support/core_ext/object/try.rb:15:in `try'
plugins/discourse-animated-avatars/plugin.rb:94:in `block (2 levels) in activate!'
(eval):7:in `_fast_attributes'
active_model_serializers (0.8.4) lib/active_model/serializer.rb:468:in `rescue in attributes'
active_model_serializers (0.8.4) lib/active_model/serializer.rb:455:in `attributes'
active_model_serializers (0.8.4) lib/active_model/serializer.rb:480:in `_serializable_hash'
active_model_serializers (0.8.4) lib/active_model/serializer.rb:359:in `serializable_hash'
active_model_serializers (0.8.4) lib/active_model/array_serializer.rb:89:in `block in _serializable_array'
active_model_serializers (0.8.4) lib/active_model/array_serializer.rb:79:in `map'
active_model_serializers (0.8.4) lib/active_model/array_serializer.rb:79:in `_serializable_array'
active_model_serializers (0.8.4) lib/active_model/array_serializer.rb:73:in `serializable_array'
active_model_serializers (0.8.4) lib/active_model/array_serializer.rb:53:in `as_json'
app/controllers/application_controller.rb:519:in `serialize_data'
plugins/discourse-cakeday/app/controllers/discourse_cakeday/anniversaries_controller.rb:53:in `index'
actionpack (7.0.3.1) lib/action_controller/metal/basic_implicit_render.rb:6:in `send_action'
actionpack (7.0.3.1) lib/abstract_controller/base.rb:215:in `process_action'
actionpack (7.0.3.1) lib/action_controller/metal/rendering.rb:53:in `process_action'
actionpack (7.0.3.1) lib/abstract_controller/callbacks.rb:234:in `block in process_action'
activesupport (7.0.3.1) lib/active_support/callbacks.rb:118:in `block in run_callbacks'
app/controllers/application_controller.rb:413:in `block in with_resolved_locale'
i18n (1.12.0) lib/i18n.rb:322:in `with_locale'
app/controllers/application_controller.rb:413:in `with_resolved_locale'
activesupport (7.0.3.1) lib/active_support/callbacks.rb:127:in `block in run_callbacks'
activesupport (7.0.3.1) lib/active_support/callbacks.rb:138:in `run_callbacks'
actionpack (7.0.3.1) lib/abstract_controller/callbacks.rb:233:in `process_action'
actionpack (7.0.3.1) lib/action_controller/metal/rescue.rb:22:in `process_action'
actionpack (7.0.3.1) lib/action_controller/metal/instrumentation.rb:67:in `block in process_action'
activesupport (7.0.3.1) lib/active_support/notifications.rb:206:in `block in instrument'
activesupport (7.0.3.1) lib/active_support/notifications/instrumenter.rb:24:in `instrument'
activesupport (7.0.3.1) lib/active_support/notifications.rb:206:in `instrument'
actionpack (7.0.3.1) lib/action_controller/metal/instrumentation.rb:66:in `process_action'
actionpack (7.0.3.1) lib/action_controller/metal/params_wrapper.rb:259:in `process_action'
activerecord (7.0.3.1) lib/active_record/railties/controller_runtime.rb:27:in `process_action'
actionpack (7.0.3.1) lib/abstract_controller/base.rb:151:in `process'
actionview (7.0.3.1) lib/action_view/rendering.rb:39:in `process'
rack-mini-profiler (3.0.0) lib/mini_profiler/profiling_methods.rb:111:in `block in profile_method'
actionpack (7.0.3.1) lib/action_controller/metal.rb:188:in `dispatch'
actionpack (7.0.3.1) lib/action_controller/metal.rb:251:in `dispatch'
actionpack (7.0.3.1) lib/action_dispatch/routing/route_set.rb:49:in `dispatch'
actionpack (7.0.3.1) lib/action_dispatch/routing/route_set.rb:32:in `serve'
actionpack (7.0.3.1) lib/action_dispatch/journey/router.rb:50:in `block in serve'
actionpack (7.0.3.1) lib/action_dispatch/journey/router.rb:32:in `each'
actionpack (7.0.3.1) lib/action_dispatch/journey/router.rb:32:in `serve'
actionpack (7.0.3.1) lib/action_dispatch/routing/route_set.rb:852:in `call'
railties (7.0.3.1) lib/rails/engine.rb:530:in `call'
railties (7.0.3.1) lib/rails/railtie.rb:226:in `public_send'
railties (7.0.3.1) lib/rails/railtie.rb:226:in `method_missing'
actionpack (7.0.3.1) lib/action_dispatch/routing/mapper.rb:19:in `block in <class:Constraints>'
actionpack (7.0.3.1) lib/action_dispatch/routing/mapper.rb:48:in `serve'
actionpack (7.0.3.1) lib/action_dispatch/journey/router.rb:50:in `block in serve'
actionpack (7.0.3.1) lib/action_dispatch/journey/router.rb:32:in `each'
actionpack (7.0.3.1) lib/action_dispatch/journey/router.rb:32:in `serve'
actionpack (7.0.3.1) lib/action_dispatch/routing/route_set.rb:852:in `call'
lib/middleware/omniauth_bypass_middleware.rb:71:in `call'
rack (2.2.4) lib/rack/tempfile_reaper.rb:15:in `call'
rack (2.2.4) lib/rack/conditional_get.rb:27:in `call'
rack (2.2.4) lib/rack/head.rb:12:in `call'
actionpack (7.0.3.1) lib/action_dispatch/http/permissions_policy.rb:38:in `call'
lib/content_security_policy/middleware.rb:12:in `call'
rack (2.2.4) lib/rack/session/abstract/id.rb:266:in `context'
rack (2.2.4) lib/rack/session/abstract/id.rb:260:in `call'
actionpack (7.0.3.1) lib/action_dispatch/middleware/cookies.rb:697:in `call'
activerecord (7.0.3.1) lib/active_record/migration.rb:603:in `call'
actionpack (7.0.3.1) lib/action_dispatch/middleware/callbacks.rb:27:in `block in call'
activesupport (7.0.3.1) lib/active_support/callbacks.rb:99:in `run_callbacks'
actionpack (7.0.3.1) lib/action_dispatch/middleware/callbacks.rb:26:in `call'
actionpack (7.0.3.1) lib/action_dispatch/middleware/executor.rb:14:in `call'
actionpack (7.0.3.1) lib/action_dispatch/middleware/actionable_exceptions.rb:17:in `call'
actionpack (7.0.3.1) lib/action_dispatch/middleware/debug_exceptions.rb:28:in `call'
actionpack (7.0.3.1) lib/action_dispatch/middleware/show_exceptions.rb:26:in `call'
logster (2.11.3) lib/logster/middleware/reporter.rb:43:in `call'
railties (7.0.3.1) lib/rails/rack/logger.rb:40:in `call_app'
railties (7.0.3.1) lib/rails/rack/logger.rb:27:in `call'
config/initializers/100-quiet_logger.rb:23:in `call'
config/initializers/100-silence_logger.rb:31:in `call'
actionpack (7.0.3.1) lib/action_dispatch/middleware/remote_ip.rb:93:in `call'
actionpack (7.0.3.1) lib/action_dispatch/middleware/request_id.rb:26:in `call'
rack (2.2.4) lib/rack/method_override.rb:24:in `call'
actionpack (7.0.3.1) lib/action_dispatch/middleware/executor.rb:14:in `call'
actionpack (7.0.3.1) lib/action_dispatch/middleware/static.rb:23:in `call'
rack (2.2.4) lib/rack/sendfile.rb:110:in `call'
actionpack (7.0.3.1) lib/action_dispatch/middleware/host_authorization.rb:137:in `call'
lib/middleware/missing_avatars.rb:23:in `call'
lib/middleware/turbo_dev.rb:34:in `call'
rack-mini-profiler (3.0.0) lib/mini_profiler/profiler.rb:393:in `call'
message_bus (4.3.0) lib/message_bus/rack/middleware.rb:60:in `call'
railties (7.0.3.1) lib/rails/engine.rb:530:in `call'
railties (7.0.3.1) lib/rails/railtie.rb:226:in `public_send'
railties (7.0.3.1) lib/rails/railtie.rb:226:in `method_missing'
rack (2.2.4) lib/rack/urlmap.rb:74:in `block in call'
rack (2.2.4) lib/rack/urlmap.rb:58:in `each'
rack (2.2.4) lib/rack/urlmap.rb:58:in `call'
unicorn (6.1.0) lib/unicorn/http_server.rb:634:in `process_client'
unicorn (6.1.0) lib/unicorn/http_server.rb:739:in `worker_loop'
unicorn (6.1.0) lib/unicorn/http_server.rb:547:in `spawn_missing_workers'
unicorn (6.1.0) lib/unicorn/http_server.rb:143:in `start'
unicorn (6.1.0) bin/unicorn:128:in `<top (required)>'
bin/unicorn:96:in `load'
bin/unicorn:96:in `block in <main>'
bin/unicorn:95:in `fork'
bin/unicorn:95:in `<main>'

I tried to dig into the exact issue here, to me the most relevant lines are here:

app/models/concerns/roleable.rb:14:in `staff?'
plugins/discourse-animated-avatars/plugin.rb:90:in `block (2 levels) in activate!'
...
plugins/discourse-animated-avatars/plugin.rb:94:in `block (2 levels) in activate!'
...
app/controllers/application_controller.rb:519:in `serialize_data'
plugins/discourse-cakeday/app/controllers/discourse_cakeday/anniversaries_controller.rb:53:in `index'

The issue appears to be that when the “staff?” function is called, that function is not present for the user object being referred to here and therefore an error is thrown in the Animated Avatar plugin:

github.com

discourse/discourse-animated-avatars/blob/main/plugin.rb#L90


      
          # frozen_string_literal: true
          # name: discourse-animated-avatars
          # about: This plugin adds support for animated avatars
          # version: 0.1
          # url: https://github.com/discourse/discourse-animated-avatars
          
          after_initialize do
            require_relative "lib/discourse_animated_avatars/upload_creator_gifsicle_extension"
            require_relative "lib/discourse_animated_avatars/upload_creator_no_gifsicle_extension"
            require_relative "lib/discourse_animated_avatars/optimized_image_extension"
            require_relative "lib/discourse_animated_avatars/user_avatars_controller_extension"
          
            reloadable_patch do
              gifsicle_installed =
                begin
                  Discourse::Utils.execute_command(
                    "gifsicle",
                    "--version",
                    "&>",
                    "/dev/null",
                    failure_message: "gifsicle not found",
                  )
                  true
                rescue StandardError
                  false
                end
          
              # new crop functions if gifsicle is installed
              if gifsicle_installed
                UploadCreator.prepend(DiscourseAnimatedAvatars::UploadCreatorGifsicleExtension)
              else
                # fallback if no gifsicle, no cropping for animated avatars
                UploadCreator.prepend(DiscourseAnimatedAvatars::UploadCreatorNoGifsicleExtension)
              end
          
              OptimizedImage.prepend(DiscourseAnimatedAvatars::OptimizedImageExtension)
              UserAvatarsController.prepend(DiscourseAnimatedAvatars::UserAvatarsControllerExtension)
            end
          
            add_to_class(:user, :animated_avatar) do
              pass_tl_check = staff? || trust_level >= SiteSetting.animated_avatars_min_trust_level_to_display
              uploaded_avatar&.url if uploaded_avatar&.animated? && pass_tl_check
            end
          
            add_to_serializer(:basic_user, :animated_avatar) do
              user.try(:animated_avatar)
            rescue StandardError
              nil
            end
            add_to_serializer(:post, :animated_avatar) do
              object.user.try(:animated_avatar)
            rescue StandardError
              nil
            end
          end
          
          Discourse::Application.routes.append do
            get "user_avatar/:hostname/:username/:size/:version.gif" => "user_avatars#show",
                :constraints => {
                  hostname: /[\w\.-]+/,
                  size: /\d+/,
                  username: RouteFormat.username,
                  format: :gif,
                }
          end

This traces back to this Cakeday plugin, when the list of users is being serialized:

github.com

discourse/discourse-cakeday/blob/main/app/controllers/discourse_cakeday/anniversaries_controller.rb#L53


      
          # frozen_string_literal: true
          
          module DiscourseCakeday
            class AnniversariesController < CakedayController
              before_action :ensure_cakeday_enabled
          
              def index
                column_sql = "created_at"
          
                # The users.created_at column is a "timestamp without timezone"
                # so we need to convert the "point in time" to the current user's timezone
                # for proper filtering and display (otherwise you might get off by ones
                # if you live in ~~the future~~ Fiji or in ~~the past~~ Hawaii)
                if @timezone.present? && @timezone != "UTC"
                  column_sql += " AT TIME ZONE 'UTC' AT TIME ZONE '#{@timezone}'"
                end
          
                users, total, more_params = cakedays_by(column_sql, at_least_one_year_old: true)
          
                render_json_dump(
                  anniversaries: serialize_data(users, CakedayUserSerializer),
                  total_rows_anniversaries: total,
                  load_more_anniversaries: anniversaries_path(more_params),
                )
              end
          
              private
          
              def ensure_cakeday_enabled
                raise Discourse::NotFound if !SiteSetting.cakeday_enabled
              end
            end
          end

Now, I’m not an expert in how the serialization is working here, but if I had to give a vague diagnosis, it’s that it looks like the Animated Avatar plugin is being given a “user” object that lacks some of the expected properties of a user object, namely the staff? function (as well as the trust_level which I found out). I think it may be a bit tricky to replicate this error as I think it requires there to be users showing up on the /cakeday/anniversaries/today page, which was non-trivial to get to happen on my development instance.

On my live forum, I also confirmed this issue persists with safe mode (official plugins only)

A similar issue is reported here: Discourse Cakeday! (Celebrating birthdays and anniversaries) - #200

JammyDodger · January 11, 2023, 1:03pm

Hi @piffy

FWIW I have installed Animated Avatars on my test site (along with Cakeday ), and I think I can replicate this error.

Install and enable both plugins
Use nifty code in rails console ^[1] to set test user’s joined date as a year ago today
Access /cakeday/anniversaries/today
Error 500

Message (4 copies reported)

ActiveModel::MissingAttributeError (missing attribute: admin)
app/models/concerns/roleable.rb:14:in `staff?'
lib/plugin/instance.rb:297:in `public_send'
lib/plugin/instance.rb:297:in `block (2 levels) in add_to_class'
(eval):8:in `_fast_attributes'
app/controllers/application_controller.rb:521:in `serialize_data'
app/controllers/application_controller.rb:414:in `block in with_resolved_locale'
app/controllers/application_controller.rb:414:in `with_resolved_locale'
lib/middleware/omniauth_bypass_middleware.rb:74:in `call'
lib/content_security_policy/middleware.rb:12:in `call'
lib/middleware/anonymous_cache.rb:366:in `call'
config/initializers/100-quiet_logger.rb:20:in `call'
config/initializers/100-silence_logger.rb:29:in `call'
lib/middleware/enforce_hostname.rb:24:in `call'
lib/middleware/request_tracker.rb:228:in `call'

Backtrace

activemodel (7.0.3.1) lib/active_model/attribute.rb:226:in `value'
activemodel (7.0.3.1) lib/active_model/attribute_set/builder.rb:43:in `fetch_value'
activerecord (7.0.3.1) lib/active_record/attribute_methods/read.rb:38:in `_read_attribute'
activemodel (7.0.3.1) lib/active_model/attribute_methods.rb:277:in `admin'
app/models/concerns/roleable.rb:14:in `staff?'
plugins/discourse-animated-avatars/plugin.rb:90:in `block (2 levels) in activate!'
lib/plugin/instance.rb:297:in `public_send'
lib/plugin/instance.rb:297:in `block (2 levels) in add_to_class'
activesupport (7.0.3.1) lib/active_support/core_ext/object/try.rb:15:in `public_send'
activesupport (7.0.3.1) lib/active_support/core_ext/object/try.rb:15:in `try'

I thought I could try an easier way and do the same on birthdays to sidestep mucking around in the rails console, but /cakeday/birthdays/today seemed to work fine.

user = User.where(username: ‘Test_Three’)
user.update(created_at: “2022-01-11 00:00:00.00000”) ↩︎

david · January 11, 2023, 1:23pm

This also seems to be affecting data-explorer per

featheredtoast · January 12, 2023, 12:45am

Hey @piffy thanks so much for the detailed report - I’ve updated the compatibility between the plugins with this PR

I’m able to get to the cakeday directory page through my tests, but let me know if there are any outstanding issues here-

piffy · January 12, 2023, 3:14am

It fixes it for me! Thanks a bunch!!

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