968968 - Support Third Party remixurl values

Status: RESOLVED FIXED

(Webmaker Graveyard :: webmaker.org, defect)

Description

[Chris DeCairos (:cade)]

When we render makes on webmaker.org, we just append '/remix' to the url.

While this works for our apps, we cannot expect any third party app to conform to this pattern. We already have remixurl on our makes, and have migrated our database of makes to use remixurl. 

This bug will switch remix links to use the remixurl value.

The specific use case for this is Appmaker, which remixes apps in this fashion: 'appmaker.mozillalabs.com/remix?app=<url encoded app link>'

Yes, this means that links won't necessarily be "pretty" but, we committed to supporting makes from third party applications.

Comment 1

[Chris DeCairos (:cade)]

Kate / Cassie: any objections/concerns with not using the /remix method for linking to the remixurl?

Comment 2

[inactivate account for kate]

That seems fine to me. I think the language/affordances we use in the UI matter a lot more than the actual URL. It would be good to document the ability to add /remix to any URL somehow though

- K

Comment 3

[Chris DeCairos (:cade)]

Attachment: https://github.com/mozilla/webmaker.org/pull/596

Comment 4

[Chris DeCairos (:cade)]

(In reply to Kate Hudson (:k88hudson) from comment #2)
> It would be good to document the
> ability to add /remix to any URL somehow though

Perhaps we could add something to the make-details page?

Comment 5

[Cassie McDaniel [:cassiemc]]

Chris and I discussed this and there seem to be no real user-facing implications here, so I'm good with whatever you guys decide.

Comment 6

[inactivate account for kate]

Comment on attachment 8373440 [details] [review]
https://github.com/mozilla/webmaker.org/pull/596

Looks fine but can you rebase/run grunt? travis is barfing for some reason

Comment 7

[Chris DeCairos (:cade)]

Wow, I forgot to close this one.