cannon.danielc wrote:

(In reply to comment #0)

Please make all members of all classes in the API either protected or public
(not private), and remove all "const" declarations.

I'm changing this to WONTFIX. Private members in the API are private for a reason--to ensure for their correct usage. If there's a need to read a certain value, we can provide a getter -- if there's a need to write a certain value, we can provide a specialized setter. In general, all members should allow the least access possible--preferably private--with accessors as necessary.

In the specific case of mModules, which you mention, the field is private--quite simply--because you should not be accessing the modules directly or instatiating the classes they specify; rather, all class instantiation should be done through ApiMain. The prospect of allowing external classes to *write* to mModules is a frightening one indeed, and one that will lead you only to enormous headaches and broken (or incredibly fragile) code.

If there any particular accessors that you need for internal invocation, please do let us know. Discussion of expanding internal access is ongoing at http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/API:Calling_internally.