Forum:Semantic MediaWiki is purging the current page due to some outdated dependencies it has detected which require an update.

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Semantic MediaWiki is purging the current page due to some outdated dependencies it has detected which require an update.[edit]

For the last few days, every single wiki page I open in Chrome (also in Firefox on Android) results in a loop of this dialog:

Semantic MediaWiki is purging the current page due to some outdated dependencies it has detected which require an update.

Sometimes the loop ends after a few cycles and the page is browsable, at other times it takes over 20 cycles, for example https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Something_is_Landing just now.

Is this due to the current wiki changes? It happens when logged in and when not logged in, on two different platforms (Windows 8 and Android 11). - Fanoftswiki (talk) 09:53, 7 March 2022 (UTC)

I'm pretty sure it has something to do with the recent changes to templates to add SMW properties. I haven't had the time to debug this issue in depth - my apologies; I know this issue has been pervasive and unpleasant. I'll try to dedicate some time to tracing the issue very soon. Alan (talk) 14:06, 7 March 2022 (UTC)
Probably my fault, I've pushed a few SMW updates to {{Card}}, {{Storylet}}, and {{Action}} over the past few days. But I think I've made all the updates that we need now, so once this wave of changes settles down it should be calm.
There were two recent updates with above-average complexity.
  • Added call to {{Restrictions}} in Storylets. This Template checks for several categories on the Storylet, and then sets a Property based on that.
  • Update to {{Action}} where it pulls a property from its FCS and sets a property based on that.
Both of these use @annotation to set a property based on other SMW data, which would create a dependency that SMW is aware of.
- PSGarak (talk) 15:21, 7 March 2022 (UTC)
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