Bug 224145 – Bugzilla XML template missing useful information

• Product: Gentoo Infrastructure
• Status: RESOLVED UPSTREAM

[Description Mark Loeser (RETIRED) 2008-05-29 21:00:24 UTC]

So, as we were discussing, there is no information in the current XML template to provide the status of a dependson or blocked bug (like the web frontend does by crossing it out if its resolved/closed).

I think your suggestion makes the most sense to do:

 <dependson bug_status="..." resolution="....">223383</dependson>

And similar for blocked.  Thanks

[Comment 1 Christian Ruppert (idl0r) 2011-05-05 00:06:09 UTC]

LpSolit, could that be interesting for you guys?
I'm not sure... Somehow yes because the onmouseover (javascript) shows the status as well but on the otherside I think its better to query the bug if needed.

[Comment 2 Frédéric Buclin 2011-05-06 17:55:41 UTC]

(In reply to comment #1)
> LpSolit, could that be interesting for you guys?

Hum, I don't think so. The XML file is about a single bug. It's not the right place to put additional information about other bugs. Some people may ask for the assignee as well, or any other information related to dependent bugs. It's better to get the XML file of the other bug if needed.

[Comment 3 Mark Loeser (RETIRED) 2011-05-06 20:15:26 UTC]

I'd expect the information that is present from the UI to be identical to what is in the XML.  Knowing whether or not a blocker/dependency is open is something presented currently on the site, since it wouldn't make sense to have the user go to every single bug to check its status.

[Comment 4 Alex Legler (RETIRED) 2013-09-10 07:50:27 UTC]

I don't think it's a good idea for us to patch this in, possibly making bugzilla interfaces specific to 'our' API.