Add Flickr search term override field

Allow users to edit the Flickr search query without changing the
Wikipedia article. Shows a text field with the current search term
(including quotes for phrase search) that can be modified and
re-submitted. The search term persists across pagination and photo
selection.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>

.gitignore

@@ -3,3 +3,4 @@ __pycache__
 commons_contributions/thumbnail_cache.json
 commons_contributions/sent_mail_index.json
 flickr_mail.db
+download_sent_mail.local.json

AGENTS.md

@@ -85,16 +85,20 @@ for the Flickr mail URL. Scrapes the user's profile page for embedded params.
 Shows recent Wikimedia Commons uploads on the home page, filtered to only
 those obtained via Flickr mail requests.
 
-**Data files** (in `commons_contributions/`):
+**Database tables used by the app**:
-- `flickr_uploads.json`: List of Commons uploads from Flickr with metadata
+- `sent_messages`: downloaded from Flickr sent mail, includes extracted Flickr
-- `thumbnail_cache.json`: Cached Commons API thumbnail URLs (7-day TTL)
+  URL and Wikipedia URL from message body
-- `sent_mail_index.json`: Index of sent mail messages (flickr_url → wikipedia_url)
+- `contributions`: downloaded from Commons `usercontribs`
+- `flickr_uploads`: derived table built by `update_flickr_uploads.py` by
+  matching Commons uploads to Flickr URLs
+- `thumbnail_cache`: cached Commons API thumbnail URLs (7-day TTL)
+- `interaction_log`: written by the web app to record searches and message
+  generation events (see below)
 
 **Key functions**:
-- `build_sent_mail_index()`: Parses sent mail JSON files, extracts Flickr and
-  Wikipedia URLs from message bodies, caches the index
 - `get_recent_commons_uploads()`: Loads uploads, filters by sent mail match,
-  fetches thumbnails from Commons API
+  joins `flickr_uploads` with `sent_messages`, and fetches thumbnails from
+  Commons API
 - `normalize_flickr_url()`: Normalizes URLs for matching (removes protocol, www, trailing slash)
 
 **CommonsUpload dataclass**:
@@ -104,9 +108,32 @@ those obtained via Flickr mail requests.
 - `wiki_link_url`, `wiki_link_label`: Handles Wikidata vs Wikipedia links
 
 **Maintenance script** (`update_flickr_uploads.py`):
-Run to find Flickr uploads from UploadWizard contributions that don't have
+Builds/updates `flickr_uploads` from `contributions` and links to
-the Flickr URL in the edit comment. Queries Commons API for image metadata
+`sent_messages`.
-and checks the Credit field for Flickr URLs.
+- Scans file contributions containing `UploadWizard` in the comment
+- Supports both comment styles:
+  - `User created page with UploadWizard` (older)
+  - `Uploaded a work by ... with UploadWizard` (newer; often includes URL)
+- Extracts Flickr URL from contribution comment when present
+- Falls back to Commons `extmetadata.Credit` lookup when comment has no URL
+
+### Interaction Logging (`log_interaction`)
+
+The `log_interaction()` helper writes a row to `interaction_log` on each
+meaningful user action:
+
+- `"search_article"` – user submits a Wikipedia article search (page 1 only,
+  to avoid logging every pagination hit)
+- `"search_category"` – user submits a Wikipedia category search
+- `"generate_message"` – a non-free CC message is generated after clicking a photo
+
+Each row captures: Unix `timestamp`, `interaction_type`, `ip_address`
+(prefers `X-Forwarded-For` for proxy setups), `user_agent`, `query` (article
+title or category name), and optionally `flickr_url` / `wikipedia_url`.
+
+The table is created by `init_db()` (called via `python3 -c "from
+flickr_mail.database import init_db; init_db()"` or any of the maintenance
+scripts). The web app never calls `init_db()` itself.
 
 ### Category Search (`/category` route)
 
@@ -125,7 +152,7 @@ to allow back-navigation to the category.
 
 ### Previous Message Detection (`get_previous_messages`)
 
-Checks `sent_mail/messages_index.json` for previous messages to a Flickr user.
+Checks the `sent_messages` database table for previous messages to a Flickr user.
 Matches by both display name and username (case-insensitive). Results shown as
 an info alert on the message page.
 
@@ -159,6 +186,24 @@ print(f"{len(result.photos)} photos, {result.total_pages} pages")
 print(result.photos[0].title, result.photos[0].license_name)
 ```
 
+## Data Sync Workflow
+
+To refresh "recent Commons uploads obtained via Flickr mail", run scripts in
+this order:
+
+1. `./download_sent_mail.py`
+2. `./download_commons_contributions.py`
+3. `./update_flickr_uploads.py`
+
+Notes:
+- `download_sent_mail.py` reads Flickr auth cookies from
+  `download_sent_mail.local.json` (`cookies_str` key). Copy
+  `download_sent_mail.example.json` to create local config.
+- `main.py` does not populate `flickr_uploads`; it only reads from it.
+- `download_commons_contributions.py` intentionally stops after several
+  consecutive fully-known API batches (overlap window) to avoid full-history
+  scans while still catching shallow gaps.
+
 ## Potential Improvements
 
 - Cache search results to reduce Flickr requests

README.md

@@ -1,89 +1,100 @@
-# Flickr Photo Finder for Wikipedia Articles
+# Flickr Mail
 
 Tool lives here: <https://edwardbetts.com/flickr_mail/>
 
-This tool is designed to help you find photos on Flickr for Wikipedia articles
+Flickr Mail is a Flask app that helps find Flickr photos for Wikipedia articles
-and contact the photographer. It's a Python application that leverages the Flask
+and contact photographers to request Wikipedia-compatible licensing.
-framework for web development.
 
-## Table of Contents
+## What It Does
-- [Introduction](#introduction)
-- [Usage](#usage)
-- [Error Handling](#error-handling)
-- [Running the Application](#running-the-application)
 
-## Introduction
+- Searches Flickr from a Wikipedia article title/URL
+- Shows license status for each result (free vs non-free CC variants)
+- Builds a ready-to-send Flickr message for non-free licenses
+- Finds image-less articles in a Wikipedia category
+- Shows recent Commons uploads that came from Flickr mail outreach
 
-This tool is developed and maintained by Edward Betts (edward@4angle.com). Its
+## Project Layout
-primary purpose is to simplify the process of discovering and contacting
-photographers on Flickr whose photos can be used to enhance Wikipedia articles.
 
-### Key Features
+- `main.py`: Flask app routes and core logic
-- **Integrated Flickr search**: Enter a Wikipedia article title and see Flickr
+- `templates/`: UI templates
-  photos directly in the interface - no need to visit Flickr's search page.
+- `download_sent_mail.py`: sync Flickr sent messages into DB
-- **Photo grid with metadata**: Search results display as a grid of thumbnails
+- `download_commons_contributions.py`: sync Commons contributions into DB
-  showing the user's name and license for each photo.
+- `update_flickr_uploads.py`: derive `flickr_uploads` from contributions/sent mail
-- **License handling**: Photos with Wikipedia-compatible licenses (CC BY,
+- `flickr_mail.db`: SQLite database
-  CC BY-SA, CC0, Public Domain) are highlighted with a green badge and link
-  directly to the Commons UploadWizard. Non-free CC licenses (NC/ND) show a
-  tailored message explaining Wikipedia's requirements. Supports both CC 2.0
-  and CC 4.0 license codes.
-- **One-click message composition**: Click any photo to compose a permission
-  request message with the photo displayed alongside, showing the user's Flickr
-  profile and current license.
-- **Previous message detection**: The message page checks sent mail history and
-  warns if you have previously contacted the user.
-- **Category search**: Find Wikipedia articles without images in a given
-  category, with links to search Flickr for each article.
-- **Pagination**: Browse through thousands of search results with page navigation.
-- **Recent uploads showcase**: The home page displays recent Wikimedia Commons
-  uploads that were obtained via Flickr mail requests, with links to the
-  Wikipedia article and user's Flickr profile.
-- Handle exceptions gracefully and provide detailed error information.
 
-## Usage
+## Database Pipeline
 
-To use the tool, follow these steps:
+The recent uploads section depends on a 3-step pipeline:
 
-1. Start the tool by running the script.
+1. `./download_sent_mail.py` updates `sent_messages`
-2. Access the tool through a web browser.
+2. `./download_commons_contributions.py` updates `contributions`
-3. Enter a Wikipedia article title or URL, or use "Find articles by category"
+3. `./update_flickr_uploads.py` builds/updates `flickr_uploads`
-   to discover articles that need images.
-4. Browse the Flickr search results displayed in the interface.
-5. Click on a photo to select it. If the license is Wikipedia-compatible, you'll
-   be linked to the Commons UploadWizard. Otherwise, a message is composed to
-   request a license change.
-6. Copy the subject and message, then click "Send message on Flickr" to contact
-   the user.
 
-## Error Handling
+`main.py` only reads `flickr_uploads`; it does not populate it.
 
-The application includes error handling to ensure a smooth user experience. If
+## UploadWizard Detection
-an error occurs, it will display a detailed error message with traceback
-information. The error handling is designed to provide valuable insights into
-any issues that may arise during use.
 
-## Running the Application
+`update_flickr_uploads.py` supports both Commons UploadWizard comment styles:
 
-To run the application, ensure you have Python 3 installed on your system. You
+- `User created page with UploadWizard` (older)
-will also need to install the required Python modules mentioned in the script,
+- `Uploaded a work by ... with UploadWizard` (newer)
-including Flask, requests, and others.
 
-1. Clone this repository to your local machine.
+It first tries to extract a Flickr URL directly from the contribution comment.
-2. Navigate to the project directory.
+If absent, it falls back to Commons `extmetadata.Credit`.
-3. Run the following command to start the application:
+
+## Local Run
+
+Install dependencies (example):
+
+```bash
+pip install flask requests beautifulsoup4 sqlalchemy
+```
+
+Start the app:
 
 ```bash
 python3 main.py
 ```
 
-4. Access the application by opening a web browser and visiting the provided URL
+Then open:
-   (usually `http://localhost:5000/`).
 
-That's it! You can now use the Flickr Photo Finder tool to streamline the
+- `http://localhost:5000/`
-process of finding and contacting photographers for Wikipedia articles.
 
-If you encounter any issues or have questions, feel free to contact Edward Betts
+## Refresh Data
-(edward@4angle.com).
 
-Happy photo hunting!
+Run in this order:
+
+```bash
+./download_sent_mail.py
+./download_commons_contributions.py
+./update_flickr_uploads.py
+```
+
+Before running `./download_sent_mail.py`, create local auth config:
+
+```bash
+cp download_sent_mail.example.json download_sent_mail.local.json
+```
+
+Then edit `download_sent_mail.local.json` and set `cookies_str` to your full
+Flickr `Cookie` header value.
+
+## Interaction Logging
+
+The app logs searches and message generation to the `interaction_log` table:
+
+- `search_article`: when a user searches for a Wikipedia article title (page 1 only)
+- `search_category`: when a user searches a Wikipedia category
+- `generate_message`: when a non-free CC message is generated for a photo
+
+Each row records the timestamp, interaction type, client IP (from
+`X-Forwarded-For` if present), User-Agent, query, and (for message events)
+the Flickr and Wikipedia URLs.
+
+## Notes
+
+- `download_commons_contributions.py` uses an overlap window of known-only
+  batches before stopping to avoid full-history scans while still catching
+  shallow gaps.
+- If a known Commons upload is missing from `flickr_uploads`, re-run the full
+  3-step pipeline above.

download_commons_contributions.py

@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ from flickr_mail.models import Contribution
 
 API_URL = "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/api.php"
 USERNAME = "Edward"
+CONSECUTIVE_KNOWN_BATCHES_TO_STOP = 3
 
 # Identify ourselves properly to Wikimedia
 USER_AGENT = "CommonsContributionsDownloader/0.1 (edward@4angle.com)"
@@ -48,12 +49,8 @@ def fetch_contributions(
     return contributions, new_continue
 
 
-def upsert_contribution(session, c: dict) -> None:
+def insert_contribution(session, c: dict) -> None:
-    """Insert or update a contribution by revid."""
+    """Insert a contribution row (caller must ensure revid is new)."""
-    existing = session.query(Contribution).filter_by(revid=c["revid"]).first()
-    if existing:
-        return  # Already have this revision
-
     session.add(Contribution(
         userid=c.get("userid"),
         user=c.get("user"),
@@ -97,6 +94,7 @@ def main() -> None:
         batch_num = 0
         new_count = 0
         continue_token = None
+        consecutive_known_batches = 0
 
         while True:
             batch_num += 1
@@ -108,13 +106,24 @@ def main() -> None:
                 print("no results")
                 break
 
+            # One DB query per batch to identify already-known revisions.
+            revids = [c["revid"] for c in contributions if "revid" in c]
+            existing_revids = {
+                row[0]
+                for row in (
+                    session.query(Contribution.revid)
+                    .filter(Contribution.revid.in_(revids))
+                    .all()
+                )
+            }
+
             batch_new = 0
             for c in contributions:
-                # Stop if we've reached contributions we already have
+                revid = c.get("revid")
-                existing = session.query(Contribution).filter_by(revid=c["revid"]).first()
+                if revid in existing_revids:
-                if existing:
                     continue
-                upsert_contribution(session, c)
+
+                insert_contribution(session, c)
                 batch_new += 1
 
             new_count += batch_new
@@ -123,7 +132,18 @@ def main() -> None:
             session.commit()
 
             if batch_new == 0:
-                # All contributions in this batch already exist, we're caught up
+                consecutive_known_batches += 1
+                print(
+                    "  Batch fully known "
+                    f"({consecutive_known_batches}/"
+                    f"{CONSECUTIVE_KNOWN_BATCHES_TO_STOP})"
+                )
+            else:
+                consecutive_known_batches = 0
+
+            if consecutive_known_batches >= CONSECUTIVE_KNOWN_BATCHES_TO_STOP:
+                # Stop after a small overlap window of known-only batches.
+                # This catches recent historical gaps without full-history scans.
                 print("  Caught up with existing data")
                 break
 

download_sent_mail.example.json

@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+{
+  "cookies_str": "paste your full Flickr Cookie header value here"
+}

download_sent_mail.py

@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
 """Download sent FlickrMail messages for backup."""
 
+import json
 import time
+from pathlib import Path
 
 import requests
 from bs4 import BeautifulSoup
@@ -17,6 +19,9 @@ from flickr_mail.url_utils import (
 BASE_URL = "https://www.flickr.com"
 SENT_MAIL_URL = f"{BASE_URL}/mail/sent/page{{page}}"
 MESSAGE_URL = f"{BASE_URL}/mail/sent/{{message_id}}"
+MAX_SENT_MAIL_PAGES = 29  # Fallback upper bound if we need to backfill everything
+CONFIG_FILE = Path(__file__).with_name("download_sent_mail.local.json")
+EXAMPLE_CONFIG_FILE = Path(__file__).with_name("download_sent_mail.example.json")
 
 HEADERS = {
     "User-Agent": "Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64; rv:147.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/147.0",
@@ -33,7 +38,23 @@ HEADERS = {
     "Priority": "u=0, i",
 }
 
-COOKIES_STR = """ccc=%7B%22needsConsent%22%3Atrue%2C%22managed%22%3A0%2C%22changed%22%3A0%2C%22info%22%3A%7B%22cookieBlock%22%3A%7B%22level%22%3A2%2C%22blockRan%22%3A1%7D%7D%7D; _sp_ses.df80=*; _sp_id.df80=968931de-089d-4576-b729-6662c2c13a65.1770187027.1.1770187129..adf2374b-b85c-4899-afb7-63c2203d0c44..9422de57-9cdf-49c9-ac54-183eaa1ec457.1770187027101.24; TAsessionID=7f373c97-e9f8-46cb-bc1a-cb4f164ce46b|NEW; notice_behavior=expressed,eu; usprivacy=1---; acstring=3~550.1942.3126.3005.3077.1329.196.1725.1092; euconsent-v2=CQfGXgAQfGXgAAvACDENCQFsAP_gAEPgAAAALktB9G5cSSFBYCJVYbtEYAQDwFhg4oAhAgABEwAATBoAoIwGBGAoIAiAICACAAAAIARAIAEECAAAQAAAIIABAAAMAEAAIAACIAAACAABAgAACEAIAAggWAAAAEBEAFQAgAAAQBIACFAAAgABAUABAAAAAACAAQAAACAgQAAAAAAAAAAAkAhAAAAAAAAAABAMAAABIAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABAAAAICBAAAAQAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAgqY0H0blxJIUFgIFVhu0QgBBPAWADigCEAAAEDAABMGgCgjAIUYCAgSIAgIAAAAAAgBEAgAQAIAABAAAAAgAEAAAwAQAAgAAAAAAAAAAECAAAAQAgACCBYAAAAQEQAVACBAABAEgAIUAAAAAEBQAEAAAAAAIABAAAAICBAAAAAAAAAAACQCEAAAAAAAAAAEAwBAAEgAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAEABAAgIEAAABAA.YAAAAAAAAAAA.ILktB9G5cSSFBYCJVYbtEYAQTwFhg4oAhAgABEwAATBoAoIwGFGAoIEiAICACAAAAIARAIAEECAAAQAAAIIABAAAMAEAAIAACIAAACAABAgAACEAIAAggWAAAAEBEAFQAgQAAQBIACFAAAgABAUABAAAAAACAAQAAACAgQAAAAAAAAAAAkAhAAAAAAAAAABAMAQABIAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABAAQAICBAAAAQAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAgA; notice_preferences=2:; notice_gdpr_prefs=0,1,2:; cmapi_gtm_bl=; cmapi_cookie_privacy=permit 1,2,3; AMCV_48E815355BFE96970A495CD0%40AdobeOrg=281789898%7CMCMID%7C44859851125632937290373504988866174366%7CMCOPTOUT-1770194232s%7CNONE%7CvVersion%7C4.1.0; AMCVS_48E815355BFE96970A495CD0%40AdobeOrg=1; xb=646693; localization=en-us%3Buk%3Bgb; flrbp=1770187037-cfbf3914859af9ef68992c8389162e65e81c86c4; flrbgrp=1770187037-8e700fa7d73b4f2d43550f40513e7c6f507fd20f; flrbgdrp=1770187037-9af21cc74000b5f3f0943243608b4284d5f60ffd; flrbgmrp=1770187037-53f7bfff110731954be6bdfb2f587d59a8305670; flrbrst=1770187037-440e42fcee9b4e8e81ba8bc3eb3d0fc8b62e7083; flrtags=1770187037-7b50035cb956b9216a2f3372f498f7008d8e26a8; flrbrp=1770187037-c0195dc99caa020d4e32b39556131add862f26a0; flrb=34; session_id=2693fb01-87a0-42b1-a426-74642807b534; cookie_session=834645%3A29f2a9722d8bac88553ea1baf7ea11b4; cookie_accid=834645; cookie_epass=29f2a9722d8bac88553ea1baf7ea11b4; sa=1775371036%3A79962317%40N00%3A8fb60f4760b4840f37af3ebc90a8cb57; vp=2075%2C1177%2C1%2C0; flrbfd=1770187037-88a4e436729c9c5551794483fbd9c80e9dac2354; flrbpap=1770187037-18adaacf3a389df4a7bdc05cd471e492c54ef841; liqpw=2075; liqph=672"""
+def load_cookie_string() -> str:
+    """Load Flickr cookies string from local JSON config."""
+    if not CONFIG_FILE.exists():
+        raise RuntimeError(
+            f"Missing config file: {CONFIG_FILE}. "
+            f"Copy {EXAMPLE_CONFIG_FILE.name} to {CONFIG_FILE.name} and set cookies_str."
+        )
+
+    try:
+        data = json.loads(CONFIG_FILE.read_text())
+    except json.JSONDecodeError as exc:
+        raise RuntimeError(f"Invalid JSON in {CONFIG_FILE}: {exc}") from exc
+
+    cookie_str = data.get("cookies_str", "").strip()
+    if not cookie_str:
+        raise RuntimeError(f"{CONFIG_FILE} must contain a non-empty 'cookies_str' value")
+    return cookie_str
 
 
 def parse_cookies(cookie_str: str) -> dict[str, str]:
@@ -50,7 +71,7 @@ def create_session() -> requests.Session:
     """Create a requests session with authentication."""
     session = requests.Session()
     session.headers.update(HEADERS)
-    session.cookies.update(parse_cookies(COOKIES_STR))
+    session.cookies.update(parse_cookies(load_cookie_string()))
     return session
 
 
@@ -166,22 +187,41 @@ def main() -> None:
 
         http_session = create_session()
 
-        # Scrape all pages to find new messages
-        total_pages = 29
         new_messages: list[dict] = []
+        stop_fetching = False
 
-        print("Fetching message list from all pages...")
+        print("Fetching message list until we reach existing messages...")
-        for page in range(1, total_pages + 1):
+        for page in range(1, MAX_SENT_MAIL_PAGES + 1):
             url = SENT_MAIL_URL.format(page=page)
-            print(f"  Fetching page {page}/{total_pages}...")
+            print(f"  Fetching page {page}...")
 
             try:
                 soup = fetch_page(http_session, url)
                 page_messages = extract_messages_from_list_page(soup)
 
+                if not page_messages:
+                    print("  No messages found on this page, stopping")
+                    break
+
+                page_new_messages = 0
                 for msg in page_messages:
-                    if msg["message_id"] not in existing_ids:
+                    msg_id = msg.get("message_id")
-                        new_messages.append(msg)
+                    if not msg_id:
+                        continue
+                    if msg_id in existing_ids:
+                        stop_fetching = True
+                        break
+
+                    new_messages.append(msg)
+                    page_new_messages += 1
+
+                if stop_fetching:
+                    print("  Reached messages already in the database, stopping pagination")
+                    break
+
+                if page_new_messages == 0:
+                    print("  No new messages on this page, stopping pagination")
+                    break
 
                 time.sleep(1)  # Be polite to the server
 

flickr_mail/models.py

@@ -12,20 +12,20 @@ class Contribution(Base):
     __tablename__ = "contributions"
 
     id: Mapped[int] = mapped_column(primary_key=True)
-    userid: Mapped[int | None]
+    userid: Mapped[int]
-    user: Mapped[str | None]
+    user: Mapped[str]
-    pageid: Mapped[int | None]
+    pageid: Mapped[int]
-    revid: Mapped[int | None] = mapped_column(unique=True)
+    revid: Mapped[int] = mapped_column(unique=True)
-    parentid: Mapped[int | None]
+    parentid: Mapped[int]
-    ns: Mapped[int | None]
+    ns: Mapped[int]
-    title: Mapped[str | None]
+    title: Mapped[str]
-    timestamp: Mapped[str | None]
+    timestamp: Mapped[str]
     minor: Mapped[str | None]
     top: Mapped[str | None]
-    comment: Mapped[str | None] = mapped_column(Text)
+    comment: Mapped[str] = mapped_column(Text)
-    size: Mapped[int | None]
+    size: Mapped[int]
-    sizediff: Mapped[int | None]
+    sizediff: Mapped[int]
-    tags: Mapped[str | None] = mapped_column(Text)  # JSON array stored as text
+    tags: Mapped[str] = mapped_column(Text)  # JSON array stored as text
 
     __table_args__ = (
         Index("ix_contributions_timestamp", "timestamp"),
@@ -37,16 +37,16 @@ class SentMessage(Base):
     __tablename__ = "sent_messages"
 
     message_id: Mapped[str] = mapped_column(primary_key=True)
-    subject: Mapped[str | None]
+    subject: Mapped[str]
-    url: Mapped[str | None]
+    url: Mapped[str]
-    recipient: Mapped[str | None]
+    recipient: Mapped[str]
-    date: Mapped[str | None]
+    date: Mapped[str]
-    body: Mapped[str | None] = mapped_column(Text)
+    body: Mapped[str] = mapped_column(Text)
-    body_html: Mapped[str | None] = mapped_column(Text)
+    body_html: Mapped[str] = mapped_column(Text)
-    flickr_url: Mapped[str | None]
+    flickr_url: Mapped[str]
-    normalized_flickr_url: Mapped[str | None]
+    normalized_flickr_url: Mapped[str]
-    wikipedia_url: Mapped[str | None]
+    wikipedia_url: Mapped[str]
-    creator_profile_url: Mapped[str | None]
+    creator_profile_url: Mapped[str]
 
     flickr_uploads: Mapped[list["FlickrUpload"]] = relationship(
         back_populates="sent_message"
@@ -62,15 +62,15 @@ class FlickrUpload(Base):
     __tablename__ = "flickr_uploads"
 
     id: Mapped[int] = mapped_column(primary_key=True)
-    pageid: Mapped[int | None]
+    pageid: Mapped[int]
-    revid: Mapped[int | None]
+    revid: Mapped[int]
-    title: Mapped[str | None]
+    title: Mapped[str]
-    timestamp: Mapped[str | None]
+    timestamp: Mapped[str]
-    flickr_url: Mapped[str | None]
+    flickr_url: Mapped[str]
-    normalized_flickr_url: Mapped[str | None]
+    normalized_flickr_url: Mapped[str]
     creator: Mapped[str | None]
-    wikipedia_url: Mapped[str | None]
+    wikipedia_url: Mapped[str]
-    creator_profile_url: Mapped[str | None]
+    creator_profile_url: Mapped[str]
     sent_message_id: Mapped[str | None] = mapped_column(
         ForeignKey("sent_messages.message_id")
     )
@@ -89,5 +89,23 @@ class ThumbnailCache(Base):
     __tablename__ = "thumbnail_cache"
 
     title: Mapped[str] = mapped_column(primary_key=True)
-    thumb_url: Mapped[str | None]
+    thumb_url: Mapped[str]
-    fetched_at: Mapped[int | None]  # Unix timestamp
+    fetched_at: Mapped[int]  # Unix timestamp
+
+
+class InteractionLog(Base):
+    __tablename__ = "interaction_log"
+
+    id: Mapped[int] = mapped_column(primary_key=True)
+    timestamp: Mapped[int]  # Unix timestamp
+    interaction_type: Mapped[str]  # "search_article", "search_category", "generate_message"
+    ip_address: Mapped[str | None]
+    user_agent: Mapped[str | None] = mapped_column(Text)
+    query: Mapped[str | None]  # search term or category name
+    flickr_url: Mapped[str | None]
+    wikipedia_url: Mapped[str | None]
+
+    __table_args__ = (
+        Index("ix_interaction_log_timestamp", "timestamp"),
+        Index("ix_interaction_log_type", "interaction_type"),
+    )

main.py

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ from sqlalchemy import func
 from werkzeug.debug.tbtools import DebugTraceback
 
 from flickr_mail.database import get_session
-from flickr_mail.models import FlickrUpload, SentMessage, ThumbnailCache
+from flickr_mail.models import FlickrUpload, InteractionLog, SentMessage, ThumbnailCache
 from flickr_mail.url_utils import extract_urls_from_message, normalize_flickr_url
 
 import re
@@ -348,6 +348,14 @@ class ArticleWithoutImage:
         return f"/?enwp={quote(self.title)}"
 
 
+@dataclasses.dataclass
+class CategoryResult:
+    """Result of a paginated category search."""
+
+    articles: list[ArticleWithoutImage]
+    gcmcontinue: str | None
+
+
 # Common non-content images to ignore when checking if an article has images
 NON_CONTENT_IMAGE_PATTERNS = [
     "OOjs UI icon",
@@ -379,14 +387,15 @@ def has_content_image(images: list[dict]) -> bool:
 
 
 def get_articles_without_images(
-    category: str, limit: int = 100
+    category: str,
-) -> tuple[list[ArticleWithoutImage], str | None]:
+    limit: int = 200,
+    gcmcontinue: str | None = None,
+) -> CategoryResult:
     """Get articles in a category that don't have images.
 
     Uses generator=categorymembers with prop=images to efficiently check
-    multiple articles in a single API request.
+    multiple articles in a single API request, following continuation until
-
+    the limit is reached or all category members have been processed.
-    Returns a tuple of (articles_list, continue_token).
     """
     params = {
         "action": "query",
@@ -394,49 +403,73 @@ def get_articles_without_images(
         "gcmtitle": category,
         "gcmtype": "page",  # Only articles, not subcategories or files
         "gcmnamespace": "0",  # Main namespace only
-        "gcmlimit": str(limit),
+        "gcmlimit": "50",  # Small batches so images fit in one response
         "prop": "images",
-        "imlimit": "max",  # Need enough to check all pages in batch
+        "imlimit": "max",
         "format": "json",
     }
 
     headers = {"User-Agent": WIKIMEDIA_USER_AGENT}
-
-    try:
-        response = requests.get(
-            WIKIPEDIA_API, params=params, headers=headers, timeout=30
-        )
-        response.raise_for_status()
-        data = response.json()
-    except (requests.RequestException, json.JSONDecodeError) as e:
-        print(f"Wikipedia API error: {e}")
-        return [], None
-
     articles_without_images: list[ArticleWithoutImage] = []
+    seen_pageids: set[int] = set()
+    next_gcmcontinue: str | None = None
 
-    pages = data.get("query", {}).get("pages", {})
+    # Build initial continue params from the external pagination token
-    for page in pages.values():
+    continue_params: dict[str, str] = {}
-        images = page.get("images", [])
+    if gcmcontinue:
+        continue_params = {"gcmcontinue": gcmcontinue, "continue": "gcmcontinue||"}
 
-        # Skip if page has content images (not just UI icons)
+    while True:
-        if has_content_image(images):
+        request_params = params.copy()
-            continue
+        request_params.update(continue_params)
 
-        title = page.get("title", "")
+        try:
-        pageid = page.get("pageid", 0)
+            response = requests.get(
-
+                WIKIPEDIA_API, params=request_params, headers=headers, timeout=30
-        if title and pageid:
-            articles_without_images.append(
-                ArticleWithoutImage(title=title, pageid=pageid)
             )
+            response.raise_for_status()
+            data = response.json()
+        except (requests.RequestException, json.JSONDecodeError) as e:
+            print(f"Wikipedia API error: {e}")
+            break
+
+        pages = data.get("query", {}).get("pages", {})
+        for page in pages.values():
+            pageid = page.get("pageid", 0)
+            if not pageid or pageid in seen_pageids:
+                continue
+            seen_pageids.add(pageid)
+
+            images = page.get("images", [])
+
+            # Skip if page has content images (not just UI icons)
+            if has_content_image(images):
+                continue
+
+            title = page.get("title", "")
+            if title:
+                articles_without_images.append(
+                    ArticleWithoutImage(title=title, pageid=pageid)
+                )
+
+        api_continue = data.get("continue")
+        if not api_continue:
+            break
+
+        # Only stop at generator boundaries where we have a resumable token
+        gcmc = api_continue.get("gcmcontinue")
+        if gcmc and len(articles_without_images) >= limit:
+            next_gcmcontinue = gcmc
+            break
+
+        continue_params = api_continue
 
     # Sort by title for consistent display
     articles_without_images.sort(key=lambda a: a.title)
-
+    return CategoryResult(
-    # Get continue token if there are more results
+        articles=articles_without_images,
-    continue_token = data.get("continue", {}).get("gcmcontinue")
+        gcmcontinue=next_gcmcontinue,
-
+    )
-    return articles_without_images, continue_token
 
 
 def is_valid_flickr_image_url(url: str) -> bool:
@@ -458,7 +491,7 @@ def is_valid_flickr_image_url(url: str) -> bool:
 
 def search_flickr(search_term: str, page: int = 1) -> SearchResult:
     """Search Flickr for photos matching the search term."""
-    encoded_term = quote(f'"{search_term}"')
+    encoded_term = quote(search_term)
     url = f"https://flickr.com/search/?view_all=1&text={encoded_term}&page={page}"
 
     response = requests.get(url, headers=BROWSER_HEADERS)
@@ -583,6 +616,33 @@ def parse_flickr_search_results(html: str, page: int = 1) -> SearchResult:
     )
 
 
+def log_interaction(
+    interaction_type: str,
+    query: str | None = None,
+    flickr_url: str | None = None,
+    wikipedia_url: str | None = None,
+) -> None:
+    """Log a user interaction to the database."""
+    forwarded_for = flask.request.headers.get("X-Forwarded-For")
+    ip_address = forwarded_for.split(",")[0].strip() if forwarded_for else flask.request.remote_addr
+    user_agent = flask.request.headers.get("User-Agent")
+    session = get_session()
+    try:
+        entry = InteractionLog(
+            timestamp=int(time.time()),
+            interaction_type=interaction_type,
+            ip_address=ip_address,
+            user_agent=user_agent,
+            query=query,
+            flickr_url=flickr_url,
+            wikipedia_url=wikipedia_url,
+        )
+        session.add(entry)
+        session.commit()
+    finally:
+        session.close()
+
+
 @app.errorhandler(werkzeug.exceptions.InternalServerError)
 def exception_handler(e: werkzeug.exceptions.InternalServerError) -> tuple[str, int]:
     """Handle exception."""
@@ -651,18 +711,24 @@ def start() -> str:
     # Get category param if coming from category search
     cat = flask.request.args.get("cat")
 
+    # Allow overriding the Flickr search term (default includes quotes for phrase search)
+    flickr_search = flask.request.args.get("flickr_search") or f'"{name}"'
+
     flickr_url = flask.request.args.get("flickr")
     if not flickr_url:
         # Search Flickr for photos
         page = flask.request.args.get("page", 1, type=int)
         page = max(1, page)  # Ensure page is at least 1
-        search_result = search_flickr(name, page)
+        if page == 1:
+            log_interaction("search_article", query=flickr_search, wikipedia_url=wikipedia_url)
+        search_result = search_flickr(flickr_search, page)
         return flask.render_template(
             "combined.html",
             name=name,
             enwp=enwp,
             search_result=search_result,
             cat=cat,
+            flickr_search=flickr_search,
         )
 
     if "/in/" in flickr_url:
@@ -716,8 +782,16 @@ def start() -> str:
             flickr_user_url=flickr_user_url,
             cat=cat,
             previous_messages=previous_messages,
+            flickr_search=flickr_search,
         )
 
+    log_interaction(
+        "generate_message",
+        query=name,
+        flickr_url=flickr_url,
+        wikipedia_url=wikipedia_url,
+    )
+
     msg = flask.render_template(
         "message.jinja",
         flickr_url=flickr_url,
@@ -749,6 +823,7 @@ def start() -> str:
         flickr_user_url=flickr_user_url,
         cat=cat,
         previous_messages=previous_messages,
+        flickr_search=flickr_search,
     )
 
 
@@ -768,7 +843,9 @@ def category_search() -> str:
             cat=cat,
         )
 
-    articles, continue_token = get_articles_without_images(category)
+    log_interaction("search_category", query=category)
+    gcmcontinue = flask.request.args.get("gcmcontinue") or None
+    result = get_articles_without_images(category, gcmcontinue=gcmcontinue)
 
     # Get the display name (without Category: prefix)
     category_name = category.replace("Category:", "")
@@ -778,8 +855,8 @@ def category_search() -> str:
         cat=cat,
         category=category,
         category_name=category_name,
-        articles=articles,
+        articles=result.articles,
-        continue_token=continue_token,
+        gcmcontinue=result.gcmcontinue,
     )
 
 

templates/category.html

@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
       <h5>Articles without images in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/{{ category | replace(' ', '_') }}" target="_blank">{{ category_name }}</a></h5>
 
       {% if articles %}
-      <p class="text-muted small">Found {{ articles | length }} article(s) without images{% if continue_token %} (more available){% endif %}</p>
+      <p class="text-muted small">Found {{ articles | length }} article(s) without images</p>
 
       <div class="list-group">
         {% for article in articles %}
@@ -44,8 +44,10 @@
         {% endfor %}
       </div>
 
-      {% if continue_token %}
+      {% if gcmcontinue %}
-      <p class="text-muted small mt-3">Note: Only showing first batch of results. More articles may be available in this category.</p>
+      <div class="mt-3">
+        <a href="{{ url_for('category_search', cat=cat, gcmcontinue=gcmcontinue) }}" class="btn btn-outline-primary">Next page &raquo;</a>
+      </div>
       {% endif %}
 
       {% else %}

templates/combined.html

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
         <input type="text" class="form-control" id="enwp" name="enwp" value="{{ enwp }}" required>
       </div>
 
-      <input type="submit" value="Submit">
+      <input type="submit" class="btn btn-primary" value="Search">
       <a href="{{ url_for('category_search') }}" class="btn btn-outline-secondary ms-2">Find articles by category</a>
     </form>
 
@@ -63,13 +63,20 @@
     <p><a href="{{ url_for('category_search', cat=cat) }}">&larr; Back to category</a></p>
     {% endif %}
     <p>Wikipedia article: {{ name }}</p>
+    <form action="{{ url_for(request.endpoint) }}" class="mb-3 d-flex align-items-center gap-2">
+      <input type="hidden" name="enwp" value="{{ enwp }}">
+      {% if cat %}<input type="hidden" name="cat" value="{{ cat }}">{% endif %}
+      <label for="flickr_search" class="form-label mb-0 text-nowrap">Flickr search:</label>
+      <input type="text" class="form-control form-control-sm" id="flickr_search" name="flickr_search" value="{{ flickr_search }}" style="max-width: 300px;">
+      <button type="submit" class="btn btn-sm btn-primary">Search</button>
+    </form>
     <p>Select a photo to compose a message ({{ search_result.total_photos | default(0) }} results):</p>
 
     <div class="row row-cols-2 row-cols-md-3 row-cols-lg-4 g-3 mb-3">
       {% for photo in search_result.photos %}
       <div class="col">
         <div class="card h-100">
-          <a href="{{ url_for(request.endpoint, enwp=enwp, flickr=photo.flickr_url, img=photo.medium_url, license=photo.license, flickr_user=photo.realname or photo.username, cat=cat) }}">
+          <a href="{{ url_for(request.endpoint, enwp=enwp, flickr=photo.flickr_url, img=photo.medium_url, license=photo.license, flickr_user=photo.realname or photo.username, cat=cat, flickr_search=flickr_search) }}">
             <img src="{{ photo.thumb_url }}" alt="{{ photo.title }}" class="card-img-top" style="aspect-ratio: 1; object-fit: cover;">
           </a>
           <div class="card-body p-2">
@@ -86,7 +93,7 @@
       <ul class="pagination justify-content-center">
         {% if search_result.current_page > 1 %}
         <li class="page-item">
-          <a class="page-link" href="{{ url_for(request.endpoint, enwp=enwp, page=search_result.current_page - 1, cat=cat) }}">Previous</a>
+          <a class="page-link" href="{{ url_for(request.endpoint, enwp=enwp, flickr_search=flickr_search, page=search_result.current_page - 1, cat=cat) }}">Previous</a>
         </li>
         {% else %}
         <li class="page-item disabled">
@@ -99,7 +106,7 @@
 
         {% if start_page > 1 %}
         <li class="page-item">
-          <a class="page-link" href="{{ url_for(request.endpoint, enwp=enwp, page=1, cat=cat) }}">1</a>
+          <a class="page-link" href="{{ url_for(request.endpoint, enwp=enwp, flickr_search=flickr_search, page=1, cat=cat) }}">1</a>
         </li>
         {% if start_page > 2 %}
         <li class="page-item disabled"><span class="page-link">...</span></li>
@@ -108,7 +115,7 @@
 
         {% for p in range(start_page, end_page + 1) %}
         <li class="page-item {{ 'active' if p == search_result.current_page else '' }}">
-          <a class="page-link" href="{{ url_for(request.endpoint, enwp=enwp, page=p, cat=cat) }}">{{ p }}</a>
+          <a class="page-link" href="{{ url_for(request.endpoint, enwp=enwp, flickr_search=flickr_search, page=p, cat=cat) }}">{{ p }}</a>
         </li>
         {% endfor %}
 
@@ -117,13 +124,13 @@
         <li class="page-item disabled"><span class="page-link">...</span></li>
         {% endif %}
         <li class="page-item">
-          <a class="page-link" href="{{ url_for(request.endpoint, enwp=enwp, page=search_result.total_pages, cat=cat) }}">{{ search_result.total_pages }}</a>
+          <a class="page-link" href="{{ url_for(request.endpoint, enwp=enwp, flickr_search=flickr_search, page=search_result.total_pages, cat=cat) }}">{{ search_result.total_pages }}</a>
         </li>
         {% endif %}
 
         {% if search_result.current_page < search_result.total_pages %}
         <li class="page-item">
-          <a class="page-link" href="{{ url_for(request.endpoint, enwp=enwp, page=search_result.current_page + 1, cat=cat) }}">Next</a>
+          <a class="page-link" href="{{ url_for(request.endpoint, enwp=enwp, flickr_search=flickr_search, page=search_result.current_page + 1, cat=cat) }}">Next</a>
         </li>
         {% else %}
         <li class="page-item disabled">
@@ -135,7 +142,7 @@
     {% endif %}
 
     <p class="text-muted small">
-      <a href="https://flickr.com/search/?view_all=1&text={{ '"' + name + '"' | urlencode }}" target="_blank">View full search on Flickr</a>
+      <a href="https://flickr.com/search/?view_all=1&text={{ flickr_search | urlencode }}" target="_blank">View full search on Flickr</a>
     </p>
 
     {% elif name and not flickr_url %}
@@ -144,8 +151,15 @@
     <p><a href="{{ url_for('category_search', cat=cat) }}">&larr; Back to category</a></p>
     {% endif %}
     <p>Wikipedia article: {{ name }}</p>
+    <form action="{{ url_for(request.endpoint) }}" class="mb-3 d-flex align-items-center gap-2">
+      <input type="hidden" name="enwp" value="{{ enwp }}">
+      {% if cat %}<input type="hidden" name="cat" value="{{ cat }}">{% endif %}
+      <label for="flickr_search_empty" class="form-label mb-0 text-nowrap">Flickr search:</label>
+      <input type="text" class="form-control form-control-sm" id="flickr_search_empty" name="flickr_search" value="{{ flickr_search }}" style="max-width: 300px;">
+      <button type="submit" class="btn btn-sm btn-primary">Search</button>
+    </form>
     <div class="alert alert-warning">No photos found. Try a different search term.</div>
-    <p><a href="https://flickr.com/search/?view_all=1&text={{ '"' + name + '"' | urlencode }}" target="_blank">Search on Flickr directly</a></p>
+    <p><a href="https://flickr.com/search/?view_all=1&text={{ flickr_search | urlencode }}" target="_blank">Search on Flickr directly</a></p>
 
     {% endif %}
 
@@ -201,7 +215,7 @@
         </div>
         {% endif %}
         <p class="mt-3">
-          <a href="{{ url_for('start', enwp=enwp, cat=cat) if cat else url_for('start', enwp=enwp) }}">&larr; Back to search results</a>
+          <a href="{{ url_for('start', enwp=enwp, cat=cat, flickr_search=flickr_search) }}">&larr; Back to search results</a>
         </p>
       </div>
     </div>

update_flickr_uploads.py

@@ -2,8 +2,12 @@
 """
 Find UploadWizard contributions that are from Flickr and add them to the database.
 
-For contributions with comment 'User created page with UploadWizard', queries the
+Supports both UploadWizard comment styles:
-Commons API to check if the image source is Flickr (by checking the Credit field).
+- "User created page with UploadWizard" (older)
+- "Uploaded a work by ... with UploadWizard" (newer, often includes Flickr URL)
+
+If a Flickr URL is not present in the contribution comment, queries Commons API
+to check if the image source is Flickr (by checking the Credit field).
 """
 
 import json
@@ -27,6 +31,13 @@ def extract_flickr_url_from_credit(credit: str) -> str | None:
     return match.group(0) if match else None
 
 
+def extract_flickr_url_from_comment(comment: str) -> str | None:
+    """Extract Flickr URL directly from a contribution comment."""
+    pattern = r'https?://(?:www\.)?flickr\.com/photos/[^/\s]+/\d+'
+    match = re.search(pattern, comment or "")
+    return match.group(0) if match else None
+
+
 def get_image_metadata(titles: list[str]) -> dict[str, dict]:
     """Fetch image metadata from Commons API for multiple titles."""
     if not titles:
@@ -97,10 +108,12 @@ def main():
         )
         url_to_message = {msg.normalized_flickr_url: msg for msg in sent_messages}
 
-        # Find UploadWizard contributions (page creations only)
+        # Find UploadWizard file uploads.
+        # Old format: "User created page with UploadWizard"
+        # New format: "Uploaded a work by ... with UploadWizard"
         upload_wizard = (
             session.query(Contribution)
-            .filter(Contribution.comment == "User created page with UploadWizard")
+            .filter(Contribution.comment.contains("UploadWizard"))
             .filter(Contribution.title.startswith("File:"))
             .all()
         )
@@ -127,7 +140,10 @@ def main():
                 credit = meta.get("credit", "")
                 artist = meta.get("artist", "")
 
-                flickr_url = extract_flickr_url_from_credit(credit)
+                # Prefer URL directly in comment; fall back to extmetadata Credit.
+                flickr_url = extract_flickr_url_from_comment(c.comment or "")
+                if not flickr_url:
+                    flickr_url = extract_flickr_url_from_credit(credit)
                 if not flickr_url:
                     continue