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@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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