How about the XML format returned by "api.php?action=query&prop=revisions&rvprop=content&format=xml"? What will it change to?

For example:

The current return value of http://www.wikidata.org/w/api.php?action=query&format=xml&titles=Q1&prop=revisions&rvprop=content is:

<api>

<query>

<pages>

{"label":{"en":"universe","fr":"Univers", ......

Is it going to become:

<api>

<query>

<pages>

{"labels":{"en":{"language":"en","value":"universe"},"fr":{"language":"fr","value":"Univers"}, ......

Is there a way that I can try this BREAKING CHANGE before Aug 26? For example, can I see the changed JSON format at test.wikidata.org before Aug 26?

Thanks,

Huidong

On Fri, Aug 15, 2014 at 11:04 AM, Lydia Pintscher <lydia.pintscher@wikimedia.de> wrote:

Hey folks :)

Are you a tool author relying on dumps or Special:Export or use Lua on
Wikidata to access data in items? Please read on.
The JSON format returned by the API and what we use to store the data
internally has been different for a long time. This has been a
headache as people had to deal with two different JSON serializations.
We've fixed this now to only use one. This means the format you get in
the XML dumps, via Special:Export and when accessing the raw item page
content via Lua will change to be the same as what you get from the
API. We plan to deploy this change on August 26th.

This is one of the remaining blockers for statements on properties and
further progress on Commons support.

I'm sorry for the disruption. If you need help with adapting your
tools please let me know.

Cheers
Lydia

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