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  1. Moodle
  2. MDL-79465

JavaScript broken after clearing JS cache with an empty AMD module

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    • Icon: Bug Bug
    • Resolution: Unresolved
    • Icon: Minor Minor
    • None
    • 4.1.4, 4.1.5, 4.2.2, 4.3
    • JavaScript
    • MOODLE_401_STABLE, MOODLE_402_STABLE, MOODLE_403_STABLE
    • MDL-79465_master
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      Just Reloading the page should fix this until the Moodle JS cache is cleared the next time.

      Removing the empty AMD module files would also fix this.

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      Just Reloading the page should fix this until the Moodle JS cache is cleared the next time. Removing the empty AMD module files would also fix this.
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      With output buffering

      1. Install mod_verbalfeedback
      2. Make sure JavaScript caching is enabled (admin setting "cachejs")
      3. Make sure PHP output_buffering is enabled in php.ini 

        output_buffering = 4096

      4. Clear JS cache through CLI: 

        php admin/cli/purge_caches.php --js

      5. Open any page
        => JavaScript works

      Without output buffering

      1. Install mod_verbalfeedback
      2. Make sure JavaScript caching is enabled (admin setting "cachejs")
      3. Make sure PHP output_buffering is disabled in php.ini 

        output_buffering = Off

      4. Clear JS cache through CLI: 

        php admin/cli/purge_caches.php --js

      5. Open browser's developer tools
      6. Go to network tab
      7. Filter by "first.js"
      8. Open any page
        => Request to load "first.js" contains the correct response headers
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      With output buffering Install mod_verbalfeedback Make sure JavaScript caching is enabled (admin setting "cachejs") Make sure PHP output_buffering is enabled in php.ini output_buffering = 4096 Clear JS cache through CLI: php admin /cli/purge_caches .php --js Open any page => JavaScript works Without output buffering Install mod_verbalfeedback Make sure JavaScript caching is enabled (admin setting "cachejs") Make sure PHP output_buffering is disabled in php.ini output_buffering = Off Clear JS cache through CLI: php admin /cli/purge_caches .php --js Open browser's developer tools Go to network tab Filter by "first.js" Open any page => Request to load "first.js" contains the correct response headers

      Since MDL-78157 we've been experiencing this problem. When you have a plugin installed that contains an empty AMD module and Moodle's JavaScript Cache gets cleared (e.g. when performing any upgrade) the first time you load a page afterwards the JavaScript doesn't work. MDL-78379 hasn't fixed it in our case.

      One plugin that causes this for us is mod_verbalfeedback where report.js is empty.

      To reproduce:

      1. Install mod_verbalfeedback
      2. Make sure JavaScript caching is enabled (admin setting "cachejs")
      3. Make sure PHP output_buffering is enabled in php.ini 

        output_buffering = 4096

      4. Clear JS cache through CLI: 

        php admin/cli/purge_caches.php --js

      5. Open any page
        => You get an error in the JavaScript console:
        => JavaScript doesn't work

      P.S.: If you disable PHP output buffering, this problem doesn't occur. But the request for first.js returns the wrong headers.

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            tschroeder Tim Schroeder
            tschroeder Tim Schroeder
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