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Bug 54426 - Create Ping server extension for MediaWiki
Create Ping server extension for MediaWiki
Status: NEW
Product: MediaWiki extensions
Classification: Unclassified
Extensions requests (Other open bugs)
unspecified
All All
: Low enhancement with 1 vote (vote)
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Assigned To: Nobody - You can work on this!
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Depends on: 54430 54431 54429
Blocks: 54425 54427 54428
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Reported: 2013-09-21 14:37 UTC by Mark A. Hershberger
Modified: 2013-09-24 02:31 UTC (History)
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Description Mark A. Hershberger 2013-09-21 14:37:24 UTC 
To avoid writing too much custom code for the ping server needed in bug 54425, I suggest creating an extension that would export an API which could be used to register new wikis.  API needs TBD.
Comment 1 Mark A. Hershberger 2013-09-21 14:50:16 UTC 
API needs to get the following information:

* Logo URL
* A single line description (tagline) for the wiki
* Perhaps a longer description of what the wiki is intended for what is needed.
Comment 2 Mark A. Hershberger 2013-09-21 14:51:48 UTC 
Oh, and these obvious bits of information:

* URL for wiki
* wiki name
Comment 3 Mark A. Hershberger 2013-09-21 14:55:32 UTC 
* Version being installed
* Activated extensions
Comment 4 Jesús Martínez Novo (Ciencia Al Poder) 2013-09-21 14:59:03 UTC 
(In reply to comment #1)
> API needs to get the following information:
> 
> * Logo URL
> * A single line description (tagline) for the wiki
> * Perhaps a longer description of what the wiki is intended for what is
> needed.

This information is not available at installation time, unless we change the installation process to ask for that information (which would be a nice addition BTW).
Comment 5 Mark A. Hershberger 2013-09-21 15:01:46 UTC 
See also bug 54428 to expose this information in the api.
Comment 6 Mark A. Hershberger 2013-09-21 15:06:32 UTC 
(In reply to comment #4)
> This information is not available at installation time, unless we change the
> installation process to ask for that information (which would be a nice
> addition BTW).

You're right.  Bugs for that information coming.
Comment 7 Jamie Thingelstad 2013-09-22 00:36:07 UTC 
(In reply to comment #4)
> This information is not available at installation time, unless we change the
> installation process to ask for that information (which would be a nice
> addition BTW).

That would be the idea, to get it in the setup. The other item is that there really should be a Special page that you can "resend" a ping, thus notifying other servers that you have updated information that should be looked at new. So, if you change your logo you do a manual ping, and then WikiApiary knows to check your logo out for changes.

The format of the message sent I would suggest should just be the body of the siteinfo meta API call. Also, if a wiki disables their API, the option of pinging the remote server should probably be disabled.
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