This kind of sounds like a non-answer, but its mostly useful if you want a hash of the revision. I dont think mw core really uses it, but it can be useful for quickly detecting duplicate revisions. I think primarily it is for external users.
-- Brian
On Wednesday, March 22, 2023, Bináris wikiposta@gmail.com wrote:
Hi, can someone please tell me a use case for sha1 in revisions? https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/API:Revisions
(Of course, I tried first on talk page.)
Bináris