I am not sure meta=userinfo should have info on other users. All meta=...
queries are about the state of the entire site as viewed from the currently
logged in user. This is cleaner and, among other things, security is easier
to maintain.
list= is much better suited for various non-current-user specific queries.
list already has allusers and usercontribs - similar to getting user info.
We could add some other list=... query to get user contribs and other public
data in bulk (for many users). Your thoughts?
Thanks!
--Yuri
On Jan 25, 2008 11:44 AM, VasilievVV <vasilvv(a)gmail.com> wrote:
Roan Kattouw writes:
Here's a list of recent changes to the API
that break the old interface.
I'm supposed to announce them as soon as I make them, but I forgot about
that lately. Here they are:
* meta=userinfo (r30128)
** Now accepts uiuser parameter to get information on other users
** Output format has changed
** Added uiprop=editcount (r30080)
* prop=imageinfo (r29981, r30066)
** iihistory parameter replaced by iilimit, iistart and iiend
** iiurlwidth and iiurlheight parameters added
In the future, I'll post breaking changes to this list immediately after
I commit them (if I remember :D).
Roan Kattouw (Catrope)
You also forgot to announce action=render removal.
P.S. I also recommend you to hang on IRC (do you have any another IM?
ICQ, Jabber?) as much as possible, so everybody can find you :)
--VasilievVV
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