Closed Bug 354320 Opened 18 years ago Closed 16 years ago

process_bug.cgi should offer a mode where it only makes changes based on parameters specified

Categories

(Bugzilla :: Creating/Changing Bugs, enhancement, P5)

Product:
Bugzilla
Component:
Creating/Changing Bugs
Version:
2.23
Type:
enhancement

Tracking

()

Status:
RESOLVED FIXED
Milestone:
Bugzilla 3.2

People

(Reporter: timeless, Assigned: mkanat)

References

Details

(Whiteboard: [blocker will fix]) 

gavin and i and others would like to be able to write simple urls where we e.g. cc ourselves (or someone else) to a bug by number. today in order to do that, we need to load the bug and submit, otherwise we'd be destroying the bug's summary, status whiteboard, and other flags.

syntax:

processbug.cgi?mode=additive&cc=timeless@bemail.org&bugid=354320
note, this shouldn't be just for ccing, if i want to change the summary of the bug, i should be able to specify 
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/process_bug.cgi?mode=additive&short_desc=process_bug+should+offer+a+mode+where+it+only+makes+changes+based+on+parameters+specified&bugid=354320
Modify bugs with "GET" requests, without checking a form key or a referrer?  Sounds like a huge CSRF hazard and violation of HTTP rules.
i'm willing to setup a magic word which is configured in preferences that has to be included in such requests. if the magic word is wrong more than 3 times, the feature is automatically disabled.

if people are squemish about users picking guessable magic words we could only allow the user to request a new randomly generated magic word.
Pretend you are making mass changes. That should help a little.
afaik the mass change thing requires me to include lots of &foopy=--DO_NOT_CHANGE-- or something. i want the urls to be simple things i can actually write on my own.
OS: Windows XP → All
Priority: -- → P5
Hardware: PC → All
this would work nicely w/ bug 344251 comment 3
Fixed as part of the rewrite of process_bug.cgi and the implementation of $bug->update. email_in.pl in 3.2 works exactly this way. Reassigning to mkanat as he did all the hard work. :)
Assignee: create-and-change → mkanat
Severity: normal → enhancement
Depends on: bz-process_bug
Summary: processbug should offer a mode where it only makes changes based on parameters specified → process_bug.cgi should offer a mode where it only makes changes based on parameters specified
Whiteboard: [blocker will fix]
Target Milestone: --- → Bugzilla 3.2
Despite bug 367914 is still open, the implementation is already fully functional -> FIXED.
Status: NEW → RESOLVED
Closed: 16 years ago
Resolution: --- → FIXED
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