chinchang/web-maker

Preview stops working and there is just a blank page where preview should show

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#169 opened on Jul 23, 2017

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Description

This has been reported by many users: https://twitter.com/zk433/status/888859189438808064 #114 https://www.dropbox.com/s/cetbsux4wa1qx4q/Screenshot%202017-07-23%2014.07.53.png?dl=0

From the debug info so far, it is being caused by either of following 2 errors:

  1. Failure in webkitRequestFileSystem call. https://github.com/chinchang/web-maker/blob/master/src/script.js#L987
  2. Failure in fs.root.getFile call. https://github.com/chinchang/web-maker/blob/master/src/script.js#L991

Seems like the extension is not able to create a file on the local filesystem which is required to see the preview.

Contributor guide

Tech stack
javascript
Domain
frontend
Issue type
bug
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
3
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
3-5 days
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
stale
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
mostly clear
Prerequisites
JavaScriptChrome extension file system API
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
25
Research direction
Investigate the two errors mentioned: webkitRequestFileSystem call at script.js line 987 and fs.root.getFile call at line 991. Determine if the issue is due to a change in browser permissions, file system API deprecation, or a missing quota request. Check the current codebase and any recent commits to see if there have been related fixes.