Author: lilewyn
Description:
While the API allows for viewing properties via the API (see /api.php?action=query&meta=userinfo&uiprop=options), it does not allow for modification of preferences. Preferably, the options could be set individually as opposed to requiring they all be set at once.
Version: unspecified
Severity: enhancement
| Status | Subtype | Assigned | Task | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Resolved | • werdna | T20195 Allow changing preferences via API | |||
| Resolved | • werdna | T20410 Merge preferences-work branch with trunk | |||
| Open | Feature | None | T35695 Preferences doesn't have a method to get ALL preferences, regardless of user/context |
Werdna is currently working on redoing the user preferences system in his preferences-work branch. Once he's done, writing an API module to change preferences should be doable; right now the preferences system sucks too much.
Created attachment 6053
Half-done patch
This patch is sort of done, but it's broken because you can't call wfMsgExt from API modules.
attachment api-preferences.txt ignored as obsolete
(In reply to comment #3)
Created an attachment (id=6053) [details]
Half-done patchThis patch is sort of done, but it's broken because you can't call wfMsgExt
from API modules.
Ignore the profiling changes :/
(In reply to comment #3)
Created an attachment (id=6053) [details]
Half-done patchThis patch is sort of done, but it's broken because you can't call wfMsgExt
from API modules.
You seem to have forgotten to svn add ApiPreferences.php
*Bulk BZ Change: +Patch to open bugs with patches attached that are missing the keyword*
kudu wrote:
Bumping this as it would allow for SWMT members and such to set signatures and language globally.
(In reply to comment #11)
Bumping this as it would allow for SWMT members and such to set signatures and
language globally.
There is a separate feature request for CentralAuth implementating global preferences so we can set signature, real name, skin, language, anything globally. No need for a preferences-api for that (which would still require someone to write a bot to make a ton of api requests).
See bug 14950.
beau wrote:
I have submitted a change https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/#q,I0d6c654a7354ba77e65e338423952a6a78c1150f,n,z for review.