Launchpad itself

Standard way of finding mugshot url, default if not set

Bug #340640 reported by Dave Walker
16
Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
Launchpad itself
Won't Fix
Low
Unassigned

Bug Description

Using either the API or a http(s) url to access a mugshot is currently difficult.

The api mugshot_link returns something like:
https://api.launchpad.net/beta/~davewalker/mugshot
(which isn't that useful)

Using the open api:
https://launchpad.net/api/beta/~davewalker/mugshot -- returns an ugly error
https://launchpad.net/api/beta/~ubuntu-uk/mugshot -- redirects to the real image

Would be good if there was a way of attempting to get the user mugshot url, and if not set return the default (https://launchpad.net/@@/person-mugshot)

The launchpad code base must do something similar to show the user profile.

See original description
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Curtis Hovey (sinzui) wrote :

This looks like a case where the web intent is incompatible with the API intent.

Changed in launchpad-registry:
importance: Undecided → Low
status: New → Triaged
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Dave Walker (davewalker) wrote :

Is there an update on this bug?

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Curtis Hovey (sinzui) wrote :

We have no plans to work on this bug at the moment. The error the API is returning is really the same error at the model level. Launchpad uses a formatter when generating pages to show the generic image when one is selected.

Launchpad is going into a UI development phase where we will review the use of all icons, logos, and mugshots to make all the rules consistent.

Curtis Hovey (sinzui)
tags: added: api
Robert Collins (lifeless)
description: updated
description: updated
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Robert Collins (lifeless) wrote :

So, I think the underlying issue here is a confused website; AIUI this is for the loco directory, which has been embedding lp API urls in *its* output: this is a bit crazy, and terribly slow (we issue a 302 for /every/ mugshot etc).

I think its better for us to fix the API on person / team to emit the logo and mugshot references directly - they will more reliably be None then when unset.

Changed in launchpad:
status: Triaged → Won't Fix
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Robert Collins (lifeless) wrote :

See bug 713873 which I filed to address the use case for loco directory.

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