SparrowBrain / SparrowBrain/Playnite.GameEngineChecker

[Bug] PC Gaming Wiki query no longer works

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Description

Response from PC Gaming Wiki: Status: OK; Body {"error":{"code":"permissiondenied","info":"You don't have permission to run arbitrary Cargo queries.","*":"See https://www.pcgamingwiki.com/w/api.php for API usage. Subscribe to the mediawiki-api-announce mailing list at <https://lists.wikimedia.org/postorius/lists/mediawiki-api-announce.lists.wikimedia.org/> for notice of API deprecations and breaking changes."}}

Additionally, no error is propagated to UI.

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Research direction

No files or tests are named. Start by locating the PC Gaming Wiki query and the UI path that handles its response, then reproduce the permissiondenied response. Done means the query works with the current API and failures are propagated to the UI.

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Assessment

Tech stack
csharp
Domain
api, frontend
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Active
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
55/100

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