Extension updates to the database can be done with the LoadExtensionSchemaUpdates hook. The callback function is called when maintenance/update.php is run.

http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Hooks/LoadExtensionSchemaUpdates

DanB

-----Original Message----- From: mediawiki-l-bounces@lists.wikimedia.org [mailto:mediawiki-l-bounces@lists.wikimedia.org] On Behalf Of Paul Newby Sent: Friday, March 18, 2011 2:12 PM To: mediawiki-l@lists.wikimedia.org Subject: Re: [Mediawiki-l] maintaining extensions code

One more extension code maintenance question - is there any automated way of checking for extension updates? Also, how are extension revisions to the database performed?

Thanks, Paul N.

On Thu, Mar 17, 2011 at 10:34 AM, Paul Newby pnewby@ocasi.org wrote:

Hi folks,

I'm relatively new to mediawiki, and I'm wondering about best practices for maintaining extension code updates.

Is there a way to maintain extensions vis a cvs server, as there is with Drupal modules?

Also, is there a searchable archive of this list anywhere?

Thanks, Paul N.

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On Fri, Mar 18, 2011 at 11:47 AM, Paul Newby pnewby@ocasi.org wrote:

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Extension updates to the database can be done with the LoadExtensionSchemaUpdates hook. The callback function is called when maintenance/update.php is run.

Thanks.  So am I correct in assuming that code updates to of any kind should be followed by running the update script?

Yes.

-Chad

On Mon, Mar 21, 2011 at 10:15 AM, Paul Newby pnewby@ocasi.org wrote:

Is there an automated way of checking for (or being notified about) extension updates, or do you have to go through them and check each one?

Thanks, Paul N.

Unfortunately you have to check for updates yourself. I'd like to see this fixed this year, it's absurd our extension process still requires so much manual labor.

-Chad

On Mon, Mar 21, 2011 at 10:27 AM, Chad innocentkiller@gmail.com wrote:

Unfortunately you have to check for updates yourself. I'd like to see this fixed this year, it's absurd our extension process still requires so much manual labor.

Hear, hear!

In the meantime, if you're using SVN, you can at least update everything in one go: ls extensions | xargs svn up (or SVN switch if you're moving to a new branch)