Remove all OSSH code — migrated to BLT-OSSH static site by stealthwhizz · Pull Request #6033 · OWASP-BLT/BLT

stealthwhizz · 2026-03-19T18:02:47Z

Summary

OSSH has been fully migrated to the standalone BLT-OSSH static site
This PR removes all remaining OSSH backend code from the main BLT repo (~2100 lines deleted)
Navigation links (header, sidenav, features page) now point to https://ossh.owaspblt.org

Changes

Deleted files

website/views/ossh.py — all OSSH views and recommendation logic
website/views/ossh_catalog.py — catalog API endpoint
website/templates/ossh/ — all 7 templates (home, results, 5 includes)
website/management/commands/fetch_devto_articles.py
website/management/commands/fetch_discord_servers.py
website/management/commands/fetch_reddit_communities.py
website/tests/test_ossh_recommender.py

Modified files

blt/urls.py — removed OSSH imports and 8 URL patterns
website/models.py — removed OsshCommunity, OsshDiscussionChannel, OsshArticle models
website/admin.py — removed OSSH imports, admin classes, and registrations
website/tests/test_model_str_methods.py — removed OsshCommunity test
website/templates/includes/header.html — link to external OSSH site
website/templates/includes/sidenav.html — link to external OSSH site
website/templates/features.html — link to external OSSH site and repo

New files

website/migrations/0274_remove_ossh_models.py — drops the 3 OSSH tables

Test plan

Verify the site loads without errors (no broken imports)
Verify header/sidenav OSSH links open https://ossh.owaspblt.org in new tab
Verify migration runs cleanly (python manage.py migrate)
Run existing tests to confirm no regressions

Closes OWASP-BLT/BLT-OSSH#30

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Release Notes

Removed Features
- Removed the internal Open Source Sorting Hat recommendation tool. This feature has been transitioned to a standalone service available at https://ossh.owaspblt.org.
Updates
- Navigation links have been updated to direct users to the external Open Source Sorting Hat service.

OSSH has been migrated to the standalone BLT-OSSH static site (https://ossh.owaspblt.org). This removes all backend code that is no longer needed: - Delete views: ossh.py, ossh_catalog.py - Delete templates: ossh/ directory (home, results, includes) - Delete management commands: fetch_devto_articles, fetch_discord_servers, fetch_reddit_communities - Delete tests: test_ossh_recommender.py - Remove models: OsshCommunity, OsshDiscussionChannel, OsshArticle - Remove admin registrations and URL patterns - Remove OsshCommunity test from test_model_str_methods.py - Add migration 0274 to drop OSSH tables - Update header/sidenav/features to link to external OSSH site Closes OWASP-BLT/BLT-OSSH#30

owasp-blt · 2026-03-19T18:02:53Z

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blt/urls.py
website/admin.py
website/management/commands/fetch_devto_articles.py
website/management/commands/fetch_discord_servers.py
website/management/commands/fetch_reddit_communities.py
website/migrations/0274_remove_ossh_models.py
website/models.py
website/templates/features.html
website/templates/includes/header.html
website/templates/includes/sidenav.html
website/templates/ossh/home.html
website/templates/ossh/includes/github_stats.html
website/templates/ossh/includes/recommended_articles.html
website/templates/ossh/includes/recommended_communities.html
website/templates/ossh/includes/recommended_discussion_channels.html
website/templates/ossh/includes/recommended_repos.html
website/templates/ossh/results.html
website/tests/test_model_str_methods.py
website/tests/test_ossh_recommender.py
website/views/ossh.py
website/views/ossh_catalog.py

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Walkthrough

This PR comprehensively removes all OSSH (Open Source Sorting Hat) code from the main BLT Django repository, including models, views, management commands, templates, admin registrations, URL routes, and tests. Navigation links are updated to point to an external OSSH deployment at https://ossh.owaspblt.org. A database migration drops the three OSSH model tables.

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Models & Database `website/models.py`, `website/migrations/0274_remove_ossh_models.py`	Removed `OsshCommunity`, `OsshDiscussionChannel`, and `OsshArticle` model classes; added migration to drop all three tables from the database.
Views & Recommendation Logic `website/views/ossh.py`, `website/views/ossh_catalog.py`	Deleted entire OSSH views module including home/results pages, recommendation algorithms, rate limiting, and GitHub data fetching; removed catalog JSON endpoint.
Management Commands `website/management/commands/fetch_devto_articles.py`, `website/management/commands/fetch_discord_servers.py`, `website/management/commands/fetch_reddit_communities.py`	Removed all three data-fetching management commands for DEV.to articles, Discord servers, and Reddit communities.
Admin Configuration `website/admin.py`	Removed model imports, admin classes (`OsshArticleAdmin`, `OsshDiscussionChannelAdmin`), and admin registrations for OSSH models.
URL Configuration `blt/urls.py`	Removed all OSSH URL route patterns and associated view function imports (`ossh_home`, `ossh_results`, `get_github_data`, `get_recommended_*` endpoints).
Templates & Navigation `website/templates/ossh/home.html`, `website/templates/ossh/results.html`, `website/templates/ossh/includes/*`, `website/templates/includes/header.html`, `website/templates/includes/sidenav.html`, `website/templates/features.html`	Deleted all OSSH template pages and includes; updated header, sidenav, and features template navigation links to external URL `https://ossh.owaspblt.org` with `target="_blank"` and security attributes.
Tests `website/tests/test_ossh_recommender.py`, `website/tests/test_model_str_methods.py`	Removed entire OSSH test suite and deleted related test case references in model string method tests.

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