Wikidata-tech April 2020

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Outdated copy of wb_terms to be dropped on April 29th
by Léa Lacroix 28 Apr '20

28 Apr '20

Hello all, This is a follow-up on previous announcements related to the migration of wb_terms table (March 23rd <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Project_chat/Archive/2020/03#Importa…>, April 6th <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Project_chat/Archive/2020/04#wb_term…>) that concerns tool developers querying the database replicas on Labs. As the last step of the migration, and as mentioned in the previous discussions, the table wb_terms_no_longer_updated will be dropped. We are doing this because the last steps of database migration have been achieved and announced a month ago, and we don’t want to keep a table containing outdated information accessible for too long. The table has already been deleted in production (without any impact on tools or users) and the replicas on Labs will be deleted on April 29th. (Ticket <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T248086>) If you’re maintaining tools querying the database with the replicas, you can adapt your code to the new table structure <https://doc.wikimedia.org/Wikibase/master/php/md_docs_storage_terms.html> (the former shared link doesn't work anymore). You can also have a look at suggestions to optimize your queries <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/User:Amir_Sarabadani_(WMDE)/Database_normaliz…>. If you have any questions or issues, feel free to reach out to me. Thanks for your understanding, -- Léa Lacroix Project Manager Community Communication for Wikidata Wikimedia Deutschland e.V. Tempelhofer Ufer 23-24 10963 Berlin www.wikimedia.de Wikimedia Deutschland - Gesellschaft zur Förderung Freien Wissens e. V. Eingetragen im Vereinsregister des Amtsgerichts Berlin-Charlottenburg unter der Nummer 23855 Nz. Als gemeinnützig anerkannt durch das Finanzamt für Körperschaften I Berlin, Steuernummer 27/029/42207.

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Merge Wizard silent for Lexeme merging
by Thad Guidry 27 Apr '20

27 Apr '20

The only clue that I get that there is a problem is that the mediawiki-api-error field says "failed-modify" ? Here's my Request URL shown in the GET just before the POST : https://www.wikidata.org/w/api.php?action=wbgetentities&format=json&ids=L14… and here's the screenshot of the Response: [image: image.png] Thad https://www.linkedin.com/in/thadguidry/

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New Community Communications Manager for Wikidata/Wikibase
by Mohammed Sadat Abdulai 22 Apr '20

22 Apr '20

Hi everyone, I hope you’re all having a great day! I’m super excited to announce that I’ll be joining the software department at Wikimedia Germany to help advance engagement between the software development team and the communities using and contributing to Wikidata/Wikibase. Together with Léa, Sam and Lydia, I will be liaising with the different user groups within the Wikibase community to provide information about software changes and promote a smooth and productive collaboration between stakeholders. You can share bug reports with us at < https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Contact_the_development_team> Please leave a note on my talkpage < https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/User_talk:Mohammed_Sadat_(WMDE)> or write to me directly anytime you encounter issues with the Wikibase software so that I can bring them to the development team: * mohammed.sadat_ext(a)wikimedia.de * Telegram (@masssly) and IRC (mabdulai) Best Regards, -- Mohammed Sadat Abdulai *Community Communications Manager for Wikidata/Wikibase* Wikimedia Deutschland e.V. Tempelhofer Ufer 23-24 10963 Berlin www.wikimedia.de

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Remote hackathon (May 9 - 11, 2020)
by Maarten Dammers 21 Apr '20

21 Apr '20

Hi everyone, The first weekend of May the Wikimedia Hackathon 2020 in Tirana was supposed to happen. As an alternative, we're organizing a remote hackathon. Please have a look at https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Hackathon_2020/Remote_Hackathon and sign up if you're interested in participating. All of the sessions, projects, and initiatives are run by the participants themselves and not overseen by a core organizing team. All ideas including technical projects and sessions, non-technical projects and sessions, and social events/socal time are very welcome. Please spread the word! Maarten

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Blank node deprecation in WDQS & Wikibase RDF model
by David Causse 17 Apr '20

17 Apr '20

Hi, This message is relevant for people writing SPARQL queries and using the Wikidata Query Service: As part of the work of redesigning the WDQS updater[0] we identified that blank nodes[1] are problematic[2] and we plan to deprecate their usage in the wikibase RDF model[3]. To ease the deprecation process we are introducing the new function wikibase:isSomeValue() that can be used in place of isBlank() when it was used to filter SomeValue[4]. What does this mean for you: nothing will change for now, we are only interested to know if you encounter any issues with the wikibase:isSomeValue() function when used as a replacement of the isBlank() function. More importantly, if you used the isBlank() function for other purposes than identifying SomeValue (unknown values in the UI), please let us know as soon as possible. The current plan is as follow: 1. Introduce a new wikibase:isSomeValue() function We are at this step. You can already use wikibase:isSomeValue() in the Query Service. Here’s an example query (Humans whose gender we know we don't know): SELECT ?human WHERE { ?human wdt:P21 ?gender FILTER wikibase:isSomeValue(?gender) . } You can also search the wikis[8] to find all the pages where the function isBlank is referenced in a SPARQL query. 2. Generate stable labels for blank nodes in the wikibase RDF output Instead of "autogenerated" blank node labels wikidata will now provide a stable label for blank nodes. In other words the wikibase triples using blank nodes such as: s:Q2-6657d0b5-4aa4-b465-12ed-d1b8a04ef658 ps:P576 _:genid2 ; will become s:Q2-6657d0b5-4aa4-b465-12ed-d1b8a04ef658 ps:P576 _:1668ace9a6860f7b32569c45fe5a5c0d ; This is not a breaking change. 3. [BREAKING CHANGE] Convert blank nodes to IRIs in the WDQS updater At this point some WDQS servers will start returning IRIs such as http://www.wikidata.org/somevalue/1668ace9a6860f7b32569c45fe5a5c0d (the exact form of the IRI is still under discussion) instead of blank node literals like t1514691780 auto-generated by blazegraph. Queries still using isBlank() will stop functioning. Tools explicitly relying on the presence of blank nodes (t1514691780) in the query results will also be affected. We don’t have a defined date for this change yet, but we will follow the Wikidata breaking change process (announcing the change 4 weeks in advance). 4. [BREAKING CHANGE] Change the RDF model and remove blank nodes completely from the RDF dumps Instead of doing the conversion and blank node removal in the WDQS updater we will do it at RDF generation. This is a breaking change of the somevalue section of the RDF model[5] and the no value owl constraint for properties[6]. We don’t have a defined date for this change yet, but we will follow the Wikidata breaking change process (announcing the change 4 weeks in advance). If you encounter issues using wikibase:isSomeValue() or if you have questions about the process, feel free to write a comment on the Phabricator ticket[3] or the Contact the development team (query service and search) wiki page[7]. Thanks! -- David Causse 0: https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T244590 1: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blank_node 2: https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T244341#5889997 3: https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T244341 4: https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikibase/DataModel#PropertySomeValueSnak 5: https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikibase/Indexing/RDF_Dump_Format#Somevalue 6: https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikibase/Indexing/RDF_Dump_Format#Novalue 7: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Contact_the_development_team/Query_S… 8: https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=all%3Ainsource%3A%2FisBlank+%2A…

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Freebase Sets
by Thad Guidry 07 Apr '20

07 Apr '20

I recently asked <https://twitter.com/thadguidry/status/1247635376094707712> a Freebase colleague @narphorium to graciously spend some time to write up what was once a very cool Freebase app that many of us used in Freebase to see overlap of Freebase Properties (like WD statements) between 1-5 Freebase Topics (like WD Items) that then ran a query to find other Topics that matched that overlapping set. I thought that sharing this knowledge would allow others to get inspired and learn and possibly build a similar shape tool for Wikidata; if not already existing. Freebase Sets https://github.com/narphorium/freebase-sets Best of luck WD engineers! Thad https://www.linkedin.com/in/thadguidry/

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Wikidata API documentation
by Michael F. Schönitzer 01 Apr '20

01 Apr '20

Hello, Is there any documentation to "wbeditentity", except from the few examples on the API-document-page? Any documentation about the format/grammar of the data? And is there any API-documentation for lexicographical data at al? The few bits on the source-code generated page aren't sufficient. Cheers, M -- Michael F. Schönitzer Prochintalstr. 2 80993 München Mail: michael(a)schoenitzer.de Jabber: schoenitzer(a)jabber.ccc.de Tel: 089/37918949 - Mobil: 017657895702

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