GithubIssueBridge issue comments, Call to a member function getAttribute() on null on some issues

[TReKiE]

GithubIssueBridge is failing for certain issue comments with Call to a member function getAttribute() on null.

For example for the issue:
microsoft/terminal#1043
Bridge encountered an unexpected situation! (18128)
Github Issue microsoft/terminal #1043 was unable to receive or process the remote website's content!
Error message: Call to a member function getAttribute() on null
Query string: action=display&bridge=GithubIssue&context=Issue+comments&i=1043&u=microsoft&p=terminal&format=Atom
Version: 2019-07-06

or
microsoft/terminal#766
Bridge encountered an unexpected situation! (18128)
Github Issue microsoft/terminal #766 was unable to receive or process the remote website's content!
Error message: Call to a member function getAttribute() on null
Query string: action=display&bridge=GithubIssue&context=Issue+comments&i=766&u=microsoft&p=terminal&format=Atom
Version: 2019-07-06

but other issues from the same repo are fine, ex. microsoft/terminal#2449
?action=display&bridge=GithubIssue&context=Issue+comments&i=2449&u=microsoft&p=terminal&format=Atom

In addition, if you use the project issues part of the bridge, instead of issue comments, and elect to include the Issue comments in the options, it also fails the same.
Ex. ?action=display&bridge=GithubIssue&context=Project+Issues&u=microsoft&p=terminal&format=Atom will work
but ?action=display&bridge=GithubIssue&context=Project+Issues&c=on&u=microsoft&p=terminal&format=Atom will yield the same Call to a member function getAttribute() on null error.

[Roliga]

Looks like it doesn't like issues with references in the timeline. Now that you referenced microsoft/terminal#2449 that one doesn't work either.

[Pimmetje]

Github Issues comments for robgonnella/ardi was unable to receive or process the remote website's content!
 Error message: `Call to a member function getAttribute() on null`
 Query string: `action=display&bridge=GithubIssue&context=Project+Issues&c=on&u=robgonnella&p=ardi&format=Atom`
 Version: `dev.2019-07-06`

[TReKiE]

@Pimmetje This is by no means a great fix, but to get things working again, I edited bridges\GithubIssueBridge.php, removed line 142 [id^="ref-"], as well as the comma on the prior line.

[Pimmetje]

Seems to work for now :) Thanks for the workaround :)

[TehPeGaSuS]

Issue exists in latest git as per today. the fix suggested by @TReKiE doesn't solve it.

Current error:

Bridge encountered an unexpected situation! (18301)
Github Issues comments for inspircd/inspircd was unable to receive or process the remote website's content!
Error message: `Call to a member function getAttribute() on null`
Query string: `action=display&bridge=GithubIssue&context=Project+Issues&c=on&u=inspircd&p=inspircd&format=Html`
Version: `git.master.e5303ef`

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Unticking the Show Issues Comments return the title without any errors.

This only happens when using Project Issues and ticking Show Issues Comments.
When using Issue comments and specifying Issue number, User name and Project name the feed from the issue is displayed properly.

Any suggestions in how to fix this?

[pmaziere]

I have sent a request pull here: #1444
It should fix all these issues which are related to changes in github page layout

Up to now it works fine for me, but if you could test it and vote for it, it may accelerate its merge

[TReKiE]

This particular issue fixed in 2020-02-26 release.