We need a way to more specifically and reliably filter Wikibase recent changes in the client. We can't just rely on rc_type == RC_EXTERNAL, as something else might use that. rc_source seems to be the right choice, Wikibase puts "wb" there.
Note that https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Recentchanges_table#rc_source sais that rc_source "replaces" rc_type (though the docs for rc_type don't say anything about it being deprecated).
| Status | Subtype | Assigned | Task | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | None | T90435 [Epic] Wikidata watchlist improvements (client) | |||
| Resolved | hoo | T47853 [Task] Have filter option to view wikidata changes only | |||
| Declined | None | T74157 [Story] Use rc_source and drop RC_TYPE | |||
| Resolved | aude | T44289 [Task] Use rc_source for filtering Wikibase recent changes and watchlist entries in the client |
The filtering currently sort-of works, but all Wikidata changes are regarded as anonymous changes.
(In reply to comment #2)
The filtering currently sort-of works, but all Wikidata changes are regarded
as anonymous changes.
This means that RC with the "hide logged in users" option (something that is used a lot by patrollers) is flooded with Wikidata edits, as there are way more of them then local anonymous edits. This is a major problem right now for the Hungarian Wikipedia.
There is an option to hide / show Wikidata in RC. Does this not work as expected? I.e. I understand that
might be regarded as flooded, but does this
not solve that problem?
I see the two linked pages as identical, and the show/hide Wikidata option does not appear to me. Apparently another bug related to enhanced recent changes, if I disable that, the option is visible and works as expected (see bug 44225 and bug 44222).
I agree that the show/hide option would be a good temporary solution. Enhanced recent changes is enabled for a lot of editors, though.
Proposing this for the next sprint.
Should be a one line fix (plus 10 or so for testing): in ChangesListSpecialPageHooksHandler::addWikibaseConditions(), just replace $conds[] = 'rc_type != ' . RC_EXTERNAL with $conds[] = 'rc_source != "wb".
Change 257575 had a related patch set uploaded (by Aude):
Use a constant for the rc_source value in client recent changes
Change 257576 had a related patch set uploaded (by Aude):
Use rc_source column for filtering changes in client
Change 257575 merged by jenkins-bot:
Use a constant for the rc_source value in client recent changes
Change 257576 merged by jenkins-bot:
Use rc_source column for filtering changes in client