PM96523: WCI INEFFICIENT PROCESSING OF EMBEDDED IMAGES WITHIN HTML ELEMEN TS

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• WCI currently performs the following for each embedded image in
  the feed:
  1. Fetch the image directly from the source URL
  2. Attempt to locate an image component to store the image
  - if the image does not exist, then create a new image component
  and attach the image to it
  - or if an existing image is found, then update the component
  with the new image
  3. Convert the img tag to an equivalent component tag
  
  This process is repeated, even if the same image source is
  embedded within the feed which is inefficient.
  

Local fix

• None available
  

Problem summary

• WCI currently performs the following for each embedded image in
  the feed:
  1. Fetch the image directly from the source URL
  2. Attempt to locate an image component to store the image
  - if the image does not exist, then create a new image component
  and attach the image to it
  - or if an existing image is found, then update the component
  with the new image
  3. Convert the img tag to an equivalent component tag
  
  This process is repeated, even if the same image source is
  embedded within the feed which is inefficient.
  

Problem conclusion

• An temporarily lookup cache has been introduced to store the
  URLs of any embedded image that has successfully been processed
  for the current feed run.
  
  If an image source URL is detected in the cache, then the image
  tag will be converted immediately to the corresponding component
  tag without any further processing.
  
  Note: The temporarily cache is cleared every time the feed is
  consumed.
  

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

• APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

• APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  LOTUS WEB CONT

• Fixed component ID

  5724I2900

Applicable component levels

• R615 PSY

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