[Bug 684077] Re: New "For Purchase" item doesn't show up in "What's New"

[Launchpad Bug Tracker]

This bug was fixed in the package software-center - 3.0.9

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software-center (3.0.9) maverick-proposed; urgency=low

  [ Gary Lasker ]
  * softwarecenter/db/update.py,
    test/test_appview.py,
    test/test_database.py:
    - track cataloged_time for items not in axi (e.g. for-purchase apps)
      so that they will show up in What's New, add/modify unit tests
      per the changes (LP: #684077)
    - fix icon display that have a "." in it (LP: #745942)
  * softwarecenter/db/update.py,
    softwarecenter/view/appdetailsview_gtk.py,
    test/test_downloader.py:
    - fix screenshot issues for apps for purchase and update unit
      test (LP: #791932)

  [ Olivier Tilloy ]
  * softwarecenter/apt/apthistory.py:
    - fix startup crash if the history file is corrupted (LP: #725186)
 -- Gary Lasker <gary.lasker at canonical.com>   Wed, 15 Jun 2011 22:35:43 -0400

** Changed in: software-center (Ubuntu Maverick)
       Status: Fix Committed => Fix Released

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Title:
  New "For Purchase" item doesn't show up in "What's New"

Status in “software-center” package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released
Status in “software-center” source package in Maverick:
  Fix Released

Bug description:
  Binary package hint: software-center

  Ubuntu Software Centre 3.0.5, Ubuntu 10.10

  1. Shortly after something new appears in "For Purchase", navigate to
  "Get Software" > "What's New".

  What should happen: The new item is present.
  What actually happens: It isn't.

  For example, Vendetta Online appeared in "For Purchase" a day or two
  ago, but it's not in "What's New".

  ---
  TEST CASE (for Maverick SRU):

  Unfortunately, there is not a straightforward method for reproducing
  this error condition as it specifically requires a new for-purchase
  application to be deployed to the archives that we can then verify
  appears in the What's New section of the main screen (see description
  above). The best we can do for near-term testing, then, is to insure
  that there are no regressions. This can be done in the following way.

  1. Run maverick.
  2. Install the version (3.0.9) from maverick-proposed.
  3. Open Software Center and check that at least one item is displayed in the What's New carousel of the main screen.
  4. Click the "All" link in the What's New carousel.
  5. Verify that the list of items is correctly displayed.
  6. Select the first item in the list and click "More Info".
  7. Verify that the details for the item are displayed correctly.
  8. Navigate back to the list and check one or two other items.
  9. Verify that there are no crashes or problems in the display of items in What's New.

  Note 1:  Unit tests for this feature are included and these tests pass for 3.0.9.
  Note 2: Today on my Maverick test machine running the upcoming 3.0.9 (with this fix), the new for-purchase app "Volley Brawl" showed up correctly in What's New (see attached screenshots).

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