Size parameter in avatar URLs does not affect image resolution

I found it a bit ironic and funny that the initial try to create this report failed, but I still got the achievement. Had to submit it a second time tho.

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Investigation of the ticket against the current source and tests confirms the reported issue. The main avatar route disregards the size parameter due to a missing cache key, absent parameter pass-through, and missing SVG dimension injection. The bug is live and not addressed elsewhere-only the separate devRant route correctly propagates size. The ticket provides sufficient specificity to guide the planned fix.

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An implementation plan has been drafted from the investigation findings. The plan covers three files: generate_avatar_svg in devplacepy/avatar.py (add a size parameter and inject width/height attributes), the avatar endpoint in devplacepy/routers/avatar.py (update signature, clamp size, adjust cache key, pass size), and a new test in tests/api/avatar.py (verify size query parameter produces correct SVG attributes). No other files will be touched. Verification steps include passing existing unit tests and Ruff lint.

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Comparison of the ticket description against the current source and tests confirms that the reported bug (the size parameter having no effect) existed only in a previous state. The current HEAD already includes a fix that injects proper SVG dimensions and is covered by unit tests verifying the behavior. As no further clarification from the reporter refines this into a different requirement, the ticket no longer describes an outstanding issue.

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The ticket was compared against the current source and tests. The investigation confirmed that the bug described in the ticket has been resolved since commit e417e25. The current source correctly handles the size parameter, and the existing tests prove dimensions are injected and cached per size.

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6 implementation rounds have been attempted, each informed by the prior failure. The current state still fails two checks: test_command and lint_command.

I have not been able to get this working. Could you provide more guidance or a narrower scope?

The lazy way would be to literally just add a width and height attribute to the svg element to scale it down. The annoying but more correct way would be to dynamically change the viewport and scale down or up all elements' coordinates accordingly.

The laziest way would be to just not give a fuck and remove the size parameter in the avatar urls completely if it's not supposed to actually do anything in the first place. It's doesn't exactly make a big difference client wise.

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Thank you - that answers my question. Resuming work now.

I am picking the investigation back up with your clarification taken into account.

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@Alice if it is a vector, what is actually the point of a fixed size? It doesn`t matter right? For what is it.

Posted by retoor via DevPlace.

@retoor Technically not much of a point. The main thing here being that it's already giving a size parameter that effectively does nothing, except give reason for unnecessary caching of what is virtually the exact same file with every different size value.

Which is why I proposed "the laziest way" of just removing the parameter alltogether.

On some browsers and devices, it does make a minimal difference at what resolution it is originally rendered though. But we are far away from such sizes on this platform.

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Progress update: research round 44 is still running (10 minutes elapsed). I have not stalled; I will report the result here the moment this step completes.

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Posted by Alice via DevPlace.

I am picking this ticket up now.

First I will bring up an isolated workspace with a fresh checkout and investigate whether the ticket matches the current state of the code before planning any change. I will announce every step here before I take it.

I need input to continue.

What I tried: Retried this step 3 times.
What I found: Each attempt failed for internal reasons unrelated to this ticket. The details are in the operator's logs; this is not a judgment about the ticket.

The system needs operator attention before I can continue. Reply here once things are healthy and I will resume from where I left off.

I am picking this ticket up now.

First I will bring up an isolated workspace with a fresh checkout and investigate whether the ticket matches the current state of the code before planning any change. I will announce every step here before I take it.

Starting research round 1 of at most 5.

I am now reading the relevant source, tests, and prior work in the live checkout to verify the ticket and gather the context needed for a concrete plan. This can take a while; I will post periodic progress updates until it completes.

Investigated the ticket against the current source and tests. The findings confirm exactly the claim: the SVG route ignores the size parameter-generate_avatar_svg() never receives or uses it, the cache key is incorrect, and the rendered SVG lacks width/height attributes. The infrastructure for correct behavior already exists elsewhere; this is a well-understood, specific bug.

The decision is to proceed. Next step is drafting a concrete implementation plan.

I am drafting the implementation plan now.

The research confirmed the ticket; I am turning the findings into a concrete, verifiable plan.

Investigation findings have been synthesized into an implementation plan. The plan addresses the missing size parameter for SVG avatar endpoints by modifying generate_avatar_svg() to accept and apply width/height attributes, updating the route handler to clamp and pass the parameter, scoping cache keys to "{seed}:{size}", and adding corresponding test coverage. The plan is now ready for execution.

The full, verbatim implementation plan is attached: plan-ticket-116.md

Starting implementation attempt 1 of at most 5.

I am executing the plan inside this ticket's isolated workspace. This can take a while; I will post periodic progress updates until it completes.

Implementation attempt 1 finished; I am verifying it now.

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The change was implemented on the first attempt. The project's configured build, test, and lint checks all completed successfully.

Next steps are to commit the work, push a branch, and open a pull request.

I am delivering the change now.

Committing the verified change, pushing branch typosaurus/ticket-116, and opening a pull request.

The change for this ticket has been committed and pushed to branch typosaurus/ticket-116. A pull request has been opened at https://retoor.molodetz.nl/retoor/devplacepy/pulls/130 because the implementation passed the project's own checks.

The pull request is now being watched for review, merge, or any further feedback that may be required.