Browsing categories shows zero results

[Will Cooke]

PPA: 3.19.5+git20160204.867a153-0ubuntu1~ppa1

=Steps to reproduce=

* Load g-s
* Click on "Development Tools" in Categories
* See no apps
* Click on another category on the left, e.g. GUI Designers
* Notice that some place-holders flash up to show where the apps would be, and then vanish again

=Logs=

(gnome-software:3584): Gs-DEBUG: search using Development/RevisionControl
(gnome-software:3584): As-DEBUG: run 0x2114370~GsPlugin::appstream(gs_plugin_add_category_apps)
(gnome-software:3584): As-DEBUG: run 0x2114370~appstream::add-category-apps
(gnome-software:3584): As-DEBUG: run 0x2114370~GsPlugin::moduleset(gs_plugin_add_category_apps)
(gnome-software:3584): As-DEBUG: run 0x2114370~GsPlugin::ubuntu-reviews(gs_plugin_add_category_apps;gs_plugin_refine)

(gnome-software:3584): GsPlugin-WARNING **: tortoisehg 0 1 0 1 6 / 8 -> 90
(gnome-software:3584): GsPlugin-DEBUG: ubuntu-reviews setting rating on tortoisehg to 90%

(gnome-software:3584): GsPlugin-WARNING **: git-cola 0 2 0 14 11 / 27 -> 85
(gnome-software:3584): GsPlugin-DEBUG: ubuntu-reviews setting rating on git-cola to 85%

(gnome-software:3584): GsPlugin-WARNING **: git-cola 0 2 0 14 11 / 27 -> 85
(gnome-software:3584): GsPlugin-DEBUG: ubuntu-reviews setting rating on git-cola to 85%

(gnome-software:3584): GsPlugin-WARNING **: giggle 1 0 1 2 4 / 8 -> 80
(gnome-software:3584): GsPlugin-DEBUG: ubuntu-reviews setting rating on giggle to 80%

(gnome-software:3584): GsPlugin-WARNING **: bzr-explorer 0 0 2 0 6 / 8 -> 90
(gnome-software:3584): GsPlugin-DEBUG: ubuntu-reviews setting rating on bzr-explorer to 90%

(gnome-software:3584): GsPlugin-WARNING **: gitg 2 0 1 12 19 / 34 -> 87
(gnome-software:3584): GsPlugin-DEBUG: ubuntu-reviews setting rating on gitg to 87%
(gnome-software:3584): As-DEBUG: run 0x2114370~GsPlugin::apt(gs_plugin_add_category_apps;gs_plugin_refine)
APT: gs_plugin_refine
thg.desktop update 3.6.2-1
git-cola.desktop update 2.5-1
git-cola.desktop update 2.5-1
giggle.desktop update 0.7-3
bzr-explorer.desktop update 1.3.0-2
gitg.desktop update 3.17.1-1
(gnome-software:3584): As-DEBUG: run 0x2114370~GsPlugin::epiphany(gs_plugin_add_category_apps;gs_plugin_refine)
(gnome-software:3584): As-DEBUG: run 0x2114370~GsPlugin::appstream(gs_plugin_add_category_apps;gs_plugin_refine)
(gnome-software:3584): As-DEBUG: run 0x2114370~appstream::refine
(gnome-software:3584): As-DEBUG: run 0x2114370~GsPlugin::hardcoded-blacklist(gs_plugin_add_category_apps;gs_plugin_refine)
(gnome-software:3584): As-DEBUG: run 0x2114370~hardcoded-blacklist
(gnome-software:3584): As-DEBUG: run 0x2114370~GsPlugin::icons(gs_plugin_add_category_apps;gs_plugin_refine)
(gnome-software:3584): As-DEBUG: run 0x2114370~GsPlugin::moduleset(gs_plugin_add_category_apps;gs_plugin_refine)
(gnome-software:3584): As-DEBUG: run 0x2114370~GsPlugin::menu-spec-refine(gs_plugin_add_category_apps;gs_plugin_refine)
(gnome-software:3584): Gs-DEBUG: app invalid as no pixbuf thg.desktop
(gnome-software:3584): Gs-DEBUG: app invalid as no pixbuf git-cola.desktop
(gnome-software:3584): Gs-DEBUG: app invalid as state unknown git-dag.desktop
(gnome-software:3584): Gs-DEBUG: app invalid as no pixbuf giggle.desktop
(gnome-software:3584): Gs-DEBUG: app invalid as no pixbuf bzr-explorer.desktop
(gnome-software:3584): Gs-DEBUG: app invalid as no pixbuf gitg.desktop

(gnome-software:3584): Gs-WARNING **: failed to get apps for category apps: no get_category_apps results to show

[Will Cooke (willcooke)]

Maybe related? Lots of this in the logs:

(gnome-software:4989): Gs-DEBUG: app invalid as kind unknown xinput
(gnome-software:4989): Gs-DEBUG: app invalid as kind unknown xkb-data
(gnome-software:4989): Gs-DEBUG: app invalid as kind unknown xml-core
(gnome-software:4989): Gs-DEBUG: app invalid as kind unknown xorg
(gnome-software:4989): Gs-DEBUG: app invalid as kind unknown xorg-docs-core
(gnome-software:4989): Gs-DEBUG: app invalid as kind unknown xorg-sgml-doctools
(gnome-software:4989): Gs-DEBUG: app invalid as kind unknown xserver-common
(gnome-software:4989): Gs-DEBUG: app invalid as kind unknown xserver-xorg
(gnome-software:4989): Gs-DEBUG: app invalid as kind unknown xserver-xorg-core
(gnome-software:4989): Gs-DEBUG: app invalid as kind unknown xserver-xorg-input-all
(gnome-software:4989): Gs-DEBUG: app invalid as kind unknown xserver-xorg-input-evdev
(gnome-software:4989): Gs-DEBUG: app invalid as kind unknown xserver-xorg-input-mouse
(gnome-software:4989): Gs-DEBUG: app invalid as kind unknown xserver-xorg-input-synaptics
(gnome-software:4989): Gs-DEBUG: app invalid as kind unknown xserver-xorg-input-vmmouse
(gnome-software:4989): Gs-DEBUG: app invalid as kind unknown xserver-xorg-input-wacom
(gnome-software:4989): Gs-DEBUG: app invalid as kind unknown xserver-xorg-video-all
(gnome-software:4989): Gs-DEBUG: app invalid as kind unknown xserver-xorg-video-ati
(gnome-software:4989): Gs-DEBUG: app invalid as kind unknown xserver-xorg-video-cirrus
(gnome-software:4989): Gs-DEBUG: app invalid as kind unknown xserver-xorg-video-fbdev
(gnome-software:4989): Gs-DEBUG: app invalid as kind unknown xserver-xorg-video-intel
(gnome-software:4989): Gs-DEBUG: app invalid as kind unknown xserver-xorg-video-mach64
(gnome-software:4989): Gs-DEBUG: app invalid as kind unknown xserver-xorg-video-mga
(gnome-software:4989): Gs-DEBUG: app invalid as kind unknown xserver-xorg-video-neomagic
(gnome-software:4989): Gs-DEBUG: app invalid as kind unknown xserver-xorg-video-nouveau
(gnome-software:4989): Gs-DEBUG: app invalid as kind unknown xserver-xorg-video-openchrome

[Matthias Klumpp (ximion)]

This works for me (tested with GS 3.18 and the latest Git snapshot) - you probably have old metadata (I tested this with the Debian metadata without issues).
The second verbose look looks like something is messing around with the AppStream IDs - since normally nothing does that, I suspect it's the new aptd plugin you're writing...

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[Robert Ancell (robert-ancell)]

The categories show various apps for me (though much less than are available). This and bug 1542242 suggests to me you haven't got any appdata installed correctly. In that case you only see the applications you have installed.

[Robert Ancell (robert-ancell)]

Please re-try with the current version in main.

[Will Cooke (willcooke)]

Works. Thanks.