Wikimedia Search Team/Meeting minutes/2015-04-30

Checkins
Nik James Erik Stas Yuri/Max Dan Kevin
 * Wrote code for plugins to eliminate the need for dynamic scripting
 * Now working on integrating cirrus
 * Expect beta release probably tomorrow
 * Scheduled elastic rolling restart next Tuesday
 * Have been writing tests. No blockers.
 * Fighting with how matchers work in test framework
 * Working toward testing namespaces and journal bug
 * Switching browser tests to go through the API (much faster)
 * 400 tests through API
 * Should mostly finish today, except “Go” feature, which will require changing API
 * Worked on blazegraph, mimicking production conditions to see data corruption bug
 * Fix at least allows db to proceed without breaking (ignore corruption)
 * Now will identify and fix the real bug
 * Yuri is In Moscow, working closely with Max
 * Max: Data abstraction
 * Yuri: Working on 2 parts: data -> tiles, tiles -> images
 * Engaging local Russian community to explore collaboration or developer contributions
 * Head of ru wikimedia is in the coffee shop with them during the checkin
 * Created “freezer” phab project for more of a high-level/long-term backlog
 * https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/project/profile/1218/
 * Team page will be created (updated) in wiki shortly, with some roles & responsibilities

Workboard Walkthrough
https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/tag/search-team/

Scrum of Scrums

 * Are we blocked?
 * No
 * Are we blocking?
 * No

Info/To Discuss

 * How soon to schedule first retrospective? Length?
 * Kevin to schedule 1 hour “next week” (schedules permitting)
 * Initial WDQS release (0.0.1)?
 * Waiting for changes to get merged. Probably deployed next week.
 * Monday after next, data dumps with new ontology will be available.
 * Have to update munge scripts and other minor changes, fix examples
 * Tentative target: Mid-May
 * Have not resolved how to handle redirects, but won’t block 0.0.1
 * Search metrics results?
 * Need place in phab workboard to stash stories that are no longer relevant
 * Will discuss in separate process meetings
 * FYI: https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Hackathon_2015/Search_and_discovery