Please add a user rights module to the API. A hypothetical query might look like this:
api.php
?action=rights &user=Pathoschild &token=foo+\\ &add=sysop|bureaucrat
Setting rights via API would be very useful for stewards (scraping forms with JavaScript is a pain).
Version: unspecified
Severity: enhancement
Bryan.TongMinh wrote:
Was previously in there but has been removed, since Brion did not want an extra entry point for user rights.
Re-opening this for now.
Looking through the API code history, I see r29244 (a revert by Brion that removed ApiChangeRights.php). In r32522 Roan removed the module from ApiMain.php.
However, I don't see any indication in either of those revs (or on this bug) that a WONTFIX is the best option here (or desired).
Making anyone rely on screen-scraping (God's curse on humanity) should be avoided in nearly every case.
If a user can delete, protect, block, etc. with the API, changing user rights doesn't seem like too large a step up. Re-opening for re-consideration and/or clarification.
(In reply to comment #4)
I withdraw my objection.
Great, I'll write a new userrights module then.
(In reply to comment #7)
Reverted by Werdna in r48909 and r48910.
Reapplied and issues addressed in r47890 and r47891