What is the recommended way to get a parser tag like <foo> and another hook callback to communicate or have a shared state? Here's a simple use case:
1. Use a <foo> parser tag to generate some wikitext
2. Use the SkinAfterBottomScripts hook to inject that wikitext at the bottom of the page
In this case, what's the best way for the callbacks for <foo> and SkinAfterBottomScripts to share information (in this case, the generated wikitext)? I can think of a few places that <foo> could put its generated wikitext for SkinAfterBottomScripts to access :
Method 1: Put the two callbacks in the same class and create a static variable to hold the wikitext. I don't like this method because it feels like an ancient "shared memory" solution (with all the usual pitfalls & risks).
Method 2: Create a custom property in the ParserOutput object ($parser->mOutput) and hang the generated wikitext there. This feels a little better, but unfortunately the parameter list for the SkinAfterBottomScripts hook doesn't include a Parser or ParserOutput object, so it can't access the data. (Theoretically one could use $wgParser, but when I tried this, something in between deleted my custom property.)
This is just one example. The real question is: what's the best practice for sharing data/state between two callbacks in a MediaWiki extension?
Thank you very much.
DanB
Huhu :-)
If I want to find pages that are listed in both category A and category
B, is there an easy way to do so?
Example 1: find on Wikipedia composers who are dead for more than 70 years
Example 2: find on Commons videos or animations that are in the Public
Domain
Thanks in advance,
Thomas
In a message dated 3/11/2011 6:14:32 AM Pacific Standard Time,
larinus(a)gmail.com writes:
> Thanks for your answer.
> We going to search other way to store our passwords.
>
>
There are collaboratively edited sites which allow private storage and
sharing, such as Knol.google.com and Sites.google.com
Both have the ability to limit viewing of particular areas only to selected
persons.
W
Hi, list. We are using mediawiki like a repository for a technical
documentation about our IT infrastructure. We whant to store some
passwords in mediawiki, for example, lyke mysql passwords. But page
with passwords should be accessible only by administration group.
Maybe somebody who knows tricks how we can realize this? Or maybe
exists some plugins for mediawiki?
Hi, all!
I have been having trouble uploading Word and PowerPoint documents to our wiki. I added the file types .doc, .docx, .ppt, and .pptx to $wgFileExtensions in LocalSettings.php, and it appears as though others ARE able to upload these types of files, because, well, they're there. This came up again because one person wanted to upload a .docx file, and while he was able to upload .doc files, he did not have any luck with .docx. I have not altered the mime.info or mime.types files; I just looked over the documentation for that, but I'm not sure that's the right place to be looking.
And I don't know if it makes a difference, but I'm using Safari/Firefox on a Mac, and most others are using PCs with Firefox/IE.
Thanks in advance,
Nina
Nina McHale, MA/MSLS
Assistant Professor, Web Librarian
University of Colorado, Auraria Library
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My www.PWSNotes.org MediaWiki site, which I've operated since 2004,
has been overrun with spam in the last month. I used Nuke to clean it
up. Unfortunately, neither ConfirmEdit with ReCaptcha nor
SpamBlacklist is stopping the spammers. I interpret this as meaning
that real people are doing the spamming. I just installed
ConfirmAccount, which I expect should bring the spam to an end, at the
unfortunate cost of making it harder for new people to contribute to
our community.
Bummer.
--
Dan Kohn <mailto:dan@dankohn.com>
tel:+1-646-833-8291
Hi all!
Wikimedia Germany invites anyone interested in improving MediaWiki to come and
join us at or third developer meet-up. Like the last two years, it's going to be
awesome! Unlike the last two years, there will be more hacking and less talking
- it'll be a Hackathon, not a BarCamp.
We'll meet on May 13 to 15, in Berlin, on the 4th floor of the betahaus
coworking space <http://betahaus.de/>.
There will not be an entrance fee, but registration is mandatory and now open:
<http://de.amiando.com/hackathon2011>.
Registration will close on April 10. If you like to attend, please register in
time!
More information can be found at
<http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Berlin_Hackathon_2011>.
The Berlin Hackathon 2011 is an opportunity for MediaWiki hackers to come
together, squash bugs and write crazy new features. Our main focus this time
around will probably be:
* Improving usability / accessibility
* Interactive Maps
* Fixing the parser
* WMF Ops (new data center, virtualization)
* Supporting the Wiki Loves Monuments image hunt
* Squashing bugs
If you have different ideas, please let us know:
<http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Berlin_Hackathon_2011#Topics>
The Hackathon will be hosting the Language committee and Wiki loves Monuments
group. There is a limited number of seats reserved for these groups and if you
belong to one of them, you should receive an invitation code soon.
If you have any doubts or questions, contact us at <hackathon(a)wikimedia.de>.
We’re excited to see you in Berlin, your Hackathon Team
Daniel Kinzler (Program Coordinator)
Nicole Ebber (Logistics)
Cornelius Kibelka (Assistant)
Past few days I have been looking for a way to have a real single sign on between mediawiki and phpbb. I wanted the login state in phpbb to dictate that in mediawiki.
I got it working.
If you logout of phpbb, you logout of mediawiki, if you login to phpbb you are then logged into mediawiki.
In mediawiki I have it checking the session of phpbb and doing an auto log.
BUT THERE IS A HUGE ISSUE:
I had to replace every instance of User (Class) in every mediawiki file with mw_User because phpbb also has a user class.
I know a lot of people have asked about this. It is possible, but it is a ton of work.
This is nothing short of a hack, but for anyone interested, I though I would share.
-Adam
I'm having a problem with persistent spammers vandalizing my wiki. I have suspended new user registration. What I'd like to do instead is to hold edits and new entries for new users for moderation. Is there a way to to that?
Thanks,
Caitlin