[GUI Plugin] FanFicFare

[watani]

So I'm getting a weird issue right now with Spacebattles in that if FFF uses only reader mode to get the fic there aren't any problems, but if for some reason it decides it needs to switch to not using reader mode there's a 403 client error that pops up when it tries to request a specific post.

There are two fics I've encountered this issue with:
https://forums.spacebattles.com/thre...sover.1212002/
https://forums.spacebattles.com/thre...sekai.1237355/

Edit: For clarification, I have had no problems with the majority of the fics I've tried. Just these two.

Edit 2: The first fic just suddenly worked now, but the second one is still having problems. First fic also switched over to just using reader mode, so the issue does seem tied to when FFF is not using reader mode.

[JimmXinu]

I downloaded two stories ~2 hours ago, ~20 chapters each with no problems. I then downloaded your first linked story, no problem.

Most of the way through your second linked story, I did start getting 403. On literally the last chapter.

Which continues to 403 despite not seeing that happen consistently for other stories or posts. Is that the same 'specific post' you mention?

I don't have an explanation or solution. I don't see anything weird about that post.

I would speculate maybe that a 'too much' traffic blocking response was cached somewhere in cloudflare for that post? Changing to a VPN didn't appear to help. It loads fine in browser, even when not logged in.

EDIT: Set continue_on_chapter_error:true if you don't to get the parts that did work.

[watani]

Originally Posted by JimmXinu

I downloaded two stories ~2 hours ago, ~20 chapters each with no problems. I then downloaded your first linked story, no problem.

Most of the way through your second linked story, I did start getting 403. On literally the last chapter.

Which continues to 403 despite not seeing that happen consistently for other stories or posts. Is that the same 'specific post' you mention?

I don't have an explanation or solution. I don't see anything weird about that post.

I would speculate maybe that a 'too much' traffic blocking response was cached somewhere in cloudflare for that post? Changing to a VPN didn't appear to help. It loads fine in browser, even when not logged in.

EDIT: Set continue_on_chapter_error:true if you don't to get the parts that did work.

Yes, it is that specific post that was also causing me issues.

I noticed that the reader mode for the apocrypha of that fic is currently broken, only showing one post a page and the page selection of the whole thread. It's probably linked to the forum backend update they did recently. My hope is that it'll resolve itself eventually like the first fic did, but thanks for the workaround.

[JimmXinu]

Interesting. I, also, have that one post missing from Reader mode in browser. I'm also seeing the Cloudflare challenge more often in browser on SB today.

I suspect you are correct that it's some how broken in the site's DB.