In Gerrit change 321406[1] and related patches,[2] I've proposed code to
allow the MediaWiki action API to return errors and warnings in languages
other than English. Feedback and code review would be appreciated.
A detailed description of the proposed changes is posted at
https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/API/Architecture_work/i18n#Warnings_and_erro….
Summary:
- For clients of the API, some error codes will change, particularly
from query submodules. If you're trying to parse the human-readable error
and warning text, these also are likely to change. A few modules that
returned error or warning text in a non-standard manner have been changed.
For the most part, though, client code should not need updating since the
default is backwards-compatible.
- For extension authors, several ApiBase methods are deprecated and
should be replaced. The existing patches[2] may serve as examples.
[1]:
https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/#/c/321406/
[2]:
https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/#/q/topic:api-error-i18n/T47843
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Brad Jorsch (Anomie)
Senior Software Engineer
Wikimedia Foundation