Pavish’s work log archive: 2023-07

2023-07-31

• Raised PR for viewing shared queries: #3133
• Started figuring out UX and implementation for ‘user sharing an entity’ flow
• Matrix discussion on users who don’t want schemas installed on their DB
• Spent a bit of time trying to reduce connections in tests and fix failing ones

2023-07-28

• Took a sick day off
• Pondered a bit on users who do not want to install Mathesar schemas on their DB

2023-07-27

• Built and pushed an one-off docker build for a user request
• Continued backend work on query sharing
• Started implementing frontend for viewing shared query
• Had a partial work day, as I was sick

2023-07-26

• Team meeting
• Long call with Mukesh on permissions
• Updated PRs based on review comments and got the initial PRs for Shareable links merged.
• Shareable links frontend - shared table consumer view
  • Shareable links backend - Models, APIs, bypass auth for table requests
• Started work on query sharing

2023-07-25

• Pondered a bit on how to handle related entities in shared pages, mainly filtering linked records and the record selector
• Discussions

2023-07-24

• Started and completed implementing a workaround for seperating app context of shared routes and normal authenticated routes on the frontend
• Split the large Shared tables PR into two, and requested review for both
  • Shareable links frontend - shared table consumer view
  • Shareable links backend - Models, APIs, bypass auth for table requests

2023-07-21

• Pondered on how to separate context on frontend for shared routes and normal authenticated routes
• Community Team event

2023-07-20

• Reviewed Auto-focus input when editing number/money cells
• Reviewed Improve cell focus behavior
• Got end-to-end flow working for viewing shared tables
• Comms and discussions

2023-07-19

• Reviewed installation improvements project and raised some questions.
• Responded to barriers to adoption email
• Weekly meeting
• Continued work on Shared tables:
  • Frontend work on displaying the shared page

2023-07-18

• Raised draft PR with models, APIs, and access control for shares
• Needed to figure out if I might hit snags while building frontend, so decided to work on a minimal frontend simultaneously:
  • Added view for page when user views shared entity
• Added auth bypass for tables, columns, and constraints
• Work on figuring out passing slug in request header

2023-07-17

• Continued work on implementing APIs for Shares
• Work on figuring out auth bypass for tables
• Reviewed approach in Refactor CellSelection data structure and store

2023-07-14

• Continued work on implementing APIs for Shares
• Had to fight with the framework for simplifying access control
  • Got to read up on a bunch of DRF and drf-access-policy internals
• Continued thinking on auth bypass & access control for table requests

2023-07-13

• Go through backend codebase to understand access controls
• Put some more thought on access control for bypassing table requests

2023-07-12

• Write up Shares implementation project
• Update product spec with API structure details
• Continued work on implementing APIs for Shares

2023-07-11

• Installation planning meeting
• Chat with Kriti on shareable links API structure
• Work on figuring out API structure needed for shareable links

2023-07-10

• Started work on models and APIs needed for shareable links project

2023-07-07

• Core team event

2023-07-06

• Frontend team meeting
• Weekly meeting
• 1:1 with Kriti
• Installation planning meeting
• Prepped for frontend team meeting