react.TypeScript.DefinitelyTyped not owned by DT

[staxmanade]

Hey All,

The nuget automation is currently failing up on AppVeyor with the following error:

NuGet.exe : Failed to process request. 'The specified API key is invalid or does not have permission to access the specified package.'. 
At C:\projects\nugetautomation\CreatePackages.ps1:187 char:25
    +                         & $nuget push "$packageFolder.nupkg" -ApiKey $nugetApiKe ...
    +                         ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    + CategoryInfo          : NotSpecified: (Failed to proce...ied package.'. :String) [], RemoteException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : NativeCommandError

The remote server returned an error: (403) Forbidden.

This error is because @wizzard0 claimed the react.TypeScript.DefinitelyTyped name on NuGet, which is unfortunate.

If @wizzard0 is listening, could you please rename your nuget package to something else (not using DT's convention) and then either add us as an owner to the package or, deleting yours completely so our nuget process can correctly publish to react.TypeScript.DefinitelyTyped?

Thanks

[staxmanade]

Some other packages claiming the DefinitelyTyped naming convention (but not ones we can publish to on NuGet)

https://www.nuget.org/packages/Sjcl.TypeScript.DefinitelyTyped/ @Evgenus
https://www.nuget.org/packages/Jsbn.TypeScript.DefinitelyTyped/ @Evgenus
https://www.nuget.org/packages/BigInt.TypeScript.DefinitelyTyped/ @Evgenus
https://www.nuget.org/packages/TGrid.TypeScript.DefinitelyTyped/ @TesserisPro

@Evgenus could you please consider renaming your NuGet packages to avoid conflicting with the same DT convention we've setup {project}.TypeScript.DefinitelyTyped? You could consider using something like BigInt.TypeScript.Evgenus (so it won't conflict with the DefinitelyTyped name?)

This would really be helpful and avoid confusion in the community. It looks like you may know @wizzard0 - would you mind reaching out to him about the React package? Thanks

[wizzard0]

Hi @staxmanade,

Initially, the packages are named like this for they to be discoverable on NuGet. I'm considering renaming to something like react.TypeScript.DefinitelyTyped.wizzard0, but that also requires patching our internal infrastructure (the react package in question is not compatible with DT one, so we can't just replace one with another).

Can this wait a bit while we finish our other project please?

[staxmanade]

Great, thanks for responding... We don't really have a choice to wait :) since we don't have permissions...

But yes, please do the work you need and let me know if you need any help cleaning things up.

For now, I'm excluding these packages explicitly from trying to publish, but when this project can reclaim the id's on NuGet, let me know so we can make sure the transition works out.

Appreciate you being willing to work through this!

[staxmanade]

@wizzard0 we are getting some flack for not having the DT typings properly represented in NuGet. Could you please make some traction at giving back the convention based DT NuGet name?

[NuclearFishin]

Hi all, I have just attempted to write a prototype app using React + TypeScript and my difficulties getting started have lead me to this issue. It would appear as though the current package owned by @wizzard0 has a bug whereby after installing the React.TypeScript.DefinitelyTyped package, no d.ts files are actually added to the project. (It appears to be an issue within the <files> section of the .nuspec file.)

I would be happy to follow up this specific issue within @wizzard0's project, but I think the main priority would be to relinquish the ownership of React.TypeScript.DefinitelyTyped so that the DT folks can release their package. I thought I would mention it here just to highlight the urgency since developers currently have no ability to access TypeScript definitions for React, either through the "unofficial" package, or the DT one.

[dberryalliance]

What the DT team should do is submit a complaint to the NuGet team for violation of Intellectual Property, in that @wizzard0 is using the "DefinitelyTyped" name, but is not publishing on behalf of the DefinitelyTyped community.

[staxmanade]

I did send a complaint (not with that sort of language) but NuGet team responded it's a first-come-first-serve.

Would just be great if everyone who owns these packages could rename theirs and notify me so I can re-enable the proper DT version. https://github.com/DefinitelyTyped/NugetAutomation/blob/master/CreatePackages.ps1#L16

[johnnyreilly]

It's frustrating that there's effectively "squatter's rights" on NuGet but this is Open Source I guess.

@wizzard0 would you be able to rename your package please? It's causing problems for other people and creating confusion. It would be fantastic to resolve this.

[staxmanade]

Reaching out to all of the following who have also contributed to the other project in hopes they may know @wizzard0 - or be able to help push this forward.

Can any of you help out here? (@malbertife @jnetterf, @liammclennan, @Evgenus)

We'd really appreciate it.

[wizzard0]

hi guys, I restored my NuGet account and would be happy to transfer the package ownership - nuget does not allow me to relinquish a name so as not to break apps that might be using the packages, I can only add people with publishing rights. Who shall I add?

[staxmanade]

@wizzard0 that's fantastic! - NuGet has an option to "delete" a package - https://docs.nuget.org/create/deleting-packages I don't know if that will allow us to take it over going forward.

The last paragraph of that page says:

If you run into an exceptional situation where you think one of your packages must be deleted, this can be handled manually by the NuGet team. e.g. if there is a copyright infringement issue, or potentially harmful content, that could be a valid reason to delete it. You should submit a support request through NuGet Gallery in that case.

I wonder if we can reach out to NuGet to delete it for us?

[wizzard0]

@staxmanade i'd better just add you (or whoever mirrors DT to nuget) so my old versions would be persisted too

[staxmanade]

@wizzard0 I PM'd you my email address.