QS doesn't allow urls with "_" characters

jaroslaw Tuszynski

I spend a while trying to figure out this issue. What I found out is that:

adding URLs with underscores work just fine if you use QS interface (I tested it using "Version 1 format"). See here
QS interface produces URL that communicates with QS stage 2 page where we see parsed statements (the one with the "Run" button) . Many tools skip the initial QS interface and produce URL compatible with the second stage. If a statement tries to add URL that has underscores in it than resulting URL used by QS to communicate with stage 2 also has underscores in it, and it works fine.
If some tool creates identical URL to the one produced by QS interface, lets say https://tools.wmflabs.org/quickstatements/#v1=Q4115189%09P4656%09%22https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Eco_Art%22%0A than the process of clicking it (or cutting and pasting) changes it to https://tools.wmflabs.org/quickstatements/#v1=Q4115189%09P4656%09%22https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Eco%20Art%22%0A . It seems like all spaces, underscores and "%5F" characters are changed to "%20" resulting in invalid link. QS abort the operation.
I found no workaround for this issue. The only hope would be for QS stage 2 tool to somehow restore underscores in URLs before proceeding. I do not know if it is always a proper thing to do but at least for links on Wikipedia projects "%20" could be always replaced with "_".

I reported the issue here and here hoping someone might find workaround.

2018-05-04T12:56:59+00:00

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jaroslaw Tuszynski
I spend a while trying to figure out this issue. What I found out is that:
- adding URLs with underscores work just fine if you use QS interface (I tested it using "Version 1 format"). See here
- QS interface produces URL that communicates with QS stage 2 page where we see parsed statements (the one with the "Run" button) . Many tools skip the initial QS interface and produce URL compatible with the second stage. If a statement tries to add URL that has underscores in it than resulting URL used by QS to communicate with stage 2 also has underscores in it, and it works fine.
- If some tool creates identical URL to the one produced by QS interface, lets say https://tools.wmflabs.org/quickstatements/#v1=Q4115189%09P4656%09%22https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Eco_Art%22%0A than the process of clicking it (or cutting and pasting) changes it to https://tools.wmflabs.org/quickstatements/#v1=Q4115189%09P4656%09%22https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Eco%20Art%22%0A . It seems like all spaces, underscores and "%5F" characters are changed to "%20" resulting in invalid link. QS abort the operation.
- I found no workaround for this issue. The only hope would be for QS stage 2 tool to somehow restore underscores in URLs before proceeding. I do not know if it is always a proper thing to do but at least for links on Wikipedia projects "%20" could be always replaced with "_".
I reported the issue here and here hoping someone might find workaround.
- 2018-05-04T12:56:59+00:00
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