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Using code from MediaWiki - the GPL

Simon Kissane

28 Aug 2004 28 Aug '04

2:37 p.m.

Hi all,

I have implemented the following feature in MediaWiki, which maybe some might find interesting/useful -- "Personal Views". Basically, any article page has a "Personal Views" page attached to it; on subpages of the personal views page, User's can record their personal views of the topic of the article.

So, for example, User:Foo can record their personal viewpoint on Microsoft on the page Personal_Views:Microsoft/Foo, a page which only User:Foo can edit. And by going to "Personal_Views:Microsoft", we can see everyone's personal views on Microsoft.

Some questions: 1. Any comments on how I implemented this? Anything in adding a new namespace I forget to do? 2. Can I add this to the CVS?

Also, since my changes are relatively small, it might serve as an example of how to add a new namespace to WikiMedia. (Maybe I can turn it into a tutorial...)

Cheers Simon Kissane

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Anthere

28 Aug 28 Aug

3:20 p.m.

I am curious... why would personal views interest a reader ?

And talk pages already exist for this I think...

Ant

Simon Kissane a écrit:

...

Hi all,

I have implemented the following feature in MediaWiki, which maybe some might find interesting/useful -- "Personal Views". Basically, any article page has a "Personal Views" page attached to it; on subpages of the personal views page, User's can record their personal views of the topic of the article.

So, for example, User:Foo can record their personal viewpoint on Microsoft on the page Personal_Views:Microsoft/Foo, a page which only User:Foo can edit. And by going to "Personal_Views:Microsoft", we can see everyone's personal views on Microsoft.

Some questions:

Any comments on how I implemented this? Anything in adding a new

namespace I forget to do? 2. Can I add this to the CVS?

Also, since my changes are relatively small, it might serve as an example of how to add a new namespace to WikiMedia. (Maybe I can turn it into a tutorial...)

Cheers Simon Kissane

? config/LocalSettings.php ? includes/PersonalViews.php Index: index.php =================================================================== RCS file: /cvsroot/wikipedia/phase3/index.php,v retrieving revision 1.53 diff -u -r1.53 index.php --- index.php 22 Aug 2004 23:55:35 -0000 1.53 +++ index.php 28 Aug 2004 14:34:37 -0000 @@ -104,6 +104,10 @@ require_once( "includes/ImagePage.php" ); $wgArticle = new ImagePage( $wgTitle ); break;
   case NS_PERSONAL_VIEWS:
           require_once( "includes/PersonalViews.php" );
           $wgArticle = new PersonalViews ( $wgTitle );
           break;
case NS_CATEGORY: if ( $wgUseCategoryMagic ) { require_once( "includes/CategoryPage.php" );
Index: includes/Article.php

RCS file: /cvsroot/wikipedia/phase3/includes/Article.php,v retrieving revision 1.209 diff -u -r1.209 Article.php --- includes/Article.php 24 Aug 2004 18:04:37 -0000 1.209 +++ includes/Article.php 28 Aug 2004 14:34:37 -0000 @@ -345,7 +345,7 @@ # Pre-fill content with error message so that if something # fails we'll have something telling us what we intended.
$t = $this->mTitle->getPrefixedText();
$t = $this->getTitle();
if ( isset( $oldid ) ) { $oldid = IntVal( $oldid ); $t .= ',oldid='.$oldid;
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@ array( 'cur_id' => $rid ), $fname, $this->getSelectOptions() );
				if ( $redirRow !== false ) {
					$this->mRedirectedFrom = $this->mTitle->getPrefixedText();
					$this->mRedirectedFrom = $this->getTitle();
				$this->mTitle = $rt;
				$s = $redirRow;
			}
@@ -467,7 +467,7 @@ array( 'cur_id' => $rid ), $fname, $this->getSelectOptions() );
				if ( $redirRow !== false ) {
					$this->mRedirectedFrom = $this->mTitle->getPrefixedText();
					$this->mRedirectedFrom = $this->getTitle();
				$this->mTitle = $rt;
				$s = $redirRow;
			}
@@ -662,7 +662,7 @@
if ( !is_null( $diff ) ) {
	require_once( 'DifferenceEngine.php' );
	$wgOut->setPageTitle( $this->mTitle->getPrefixedText() );
	$wgOut->setPageTitle( $this->getTitle() );
$de = new DifferenceEngine( intval($oldid), intval($diff), intval($rcid) );
$de->showDiffPage();
wfProfileOut( $fname );
@@ -747,7 +747,7 @@ $wgOut->addWikiText( $text ); } }
$wgOut->setPageTitle( $this->mTitle->getPrefixedText() );
$wgOut->setPageTitle( $this->getTitle() );
# If we have been passed an &rcid= parameter, we want to give the user a # chance to mark this new article as patrolled. if ( $wgUseRCPatrol && !is_null ( $rcid ) && $rcid != 0 && $wgUser->getID() != 0 &&
@@ -1088,7 +1088,7 @@ global $wgOut, $wgUseValidation; if( $wgUseValidation ) { require_once ( 'SpecialValidate.php' ) ;
	$wgOut->setPagetitle( wfMsg( 'validate' ) . ': ' . $this->mTitle->getPrefixedText() );
	$wgOut->setPagetitle( wfMsg( 'validate' ) . ': ' . $this->getTitle() );
$wgOut->setRobotpolicy( 'noindex,follow' );
if( $this->mTitle->getNamespace() != 0 ) {
	$wgOut->addHTML( wfMsg( 'val_validate_article_namespace_only' ) );
@@ -1127,7 +1127,7 @@ RecentChange::markPatrolled( $rcid ); $wgOut->setPagetitle( wfMsg( 'markedaspatrolled' ) ); $wgOut->addWikiText( wfMsg( 'markedaspatrolledtext' ) );
	$wgOut->returnToMain( true, $this->mTitle->getPrefixedText() );
	$wgOut->returnToMain( true, $this->getTitle() );
} else {
@@ -1159,7 +1159,7 @@ $wgOut->setRobotpolicy( 'noindex,follow' );
$sk = $wgUser->getSkin() ;
$link = $this->mTitle->getPrefixedText();
$link = $this->getTitle();
if($add) $text = wfMsg( 'addedwatchtext', $link );
@@ -1170,7 +1170,7 @@ $up = new UserUpdate(); array_push( $wgDeferredUpdateList, $up );
$wgOut->returnToMain( true, $this->mTitle->getPrefixedText() );
$wgOut->returnToMain( true, $this->getTitle() );
}

function unwatch() {
@@ -1231,7 +1231,7 @@
wfDebug( "Article::confirmProtect\n" );
$sub = htmlspecialchars( $this->mTitle->getPrefixedText() );
$sub = htmlspecialchars( $this->getTitle() );
$wgOut->setRobotpolicy( 'noindex,nofollow' );

$check = '';
@@ -1408,7 +1408,7 @@
wfDebug( "Article::confirmDelete\n" );
$sub = htmlspecialchars( $this->mTitle->getPrefixedText() );
$sub = htmlspecialchars( $this->getTitle() );
$wgOut->setSubtitle( wfMsg( 'deletesub', $sub ) ); $wgOut->setRobotpolicy( 'noindex,nofollow' ); $wgOut->addWikiText( wfMsg( 'confirmdeletetext' ) );
@@ -1462,7 +1462,7 @@ wfDebug( $fname."\n" );
if ( $this->doDeleteArticle( $reason ) ) {
	$deleted = $this->mTitle->getPrefixedText();
	$deleted = $this->getTitle();

$wgOut->setPagetitle( wfMsg( 'actioncomplete' ) );
$wgOut->setRobotpolicy( 'noindex,nofollow' );
@@ -1641,7 +1641,7 @@ if( $from != $s->cur_user_text ) { $wgOut->setPageTitle(wfmsg('rollbackfailed')); $wgOut->addWikiText( wfMsg( 'alreadyrolled',
		htmlspecialchars( $this->mTitle->getPrefixedText()),
		htmlspecialchars( $this->getTitle()),
	htmlspecialchars( $from ),
	htmlspecialchars( $s->cur_user_text ) ) );
if($s->cur_comment != '') {
@@ -2044,6 +2044,18 @@ } } }
# Added by SJK 28-Aug-2004 to implement Personal_Views: support

function getTitle() {
  if ( NS_PERSONAL_VIEWS == $this->mTitle->getNamespace()
       and preg_match('/^([^\/]*)\/([^\/]*)$/',$this->mTitle->getText(),$matches) ) {
       return wfMsg( 'personalviews_articleheader', $matches[2], $matches[1] ) ;
  }
  else if ( NS_PERSONAL_VIEWS == $this->mTitle->getNamespace() ) {
       return wfMsg( 'personalviews_header', $this->mTitle->getText() );
  }
  return $this->mTitle->getPrefixedText();
}
}

?> Index: includes/Defines.php =================================================================== RCS file: /cvsroot/wikipedia/phase3/includes/Defines.php,v retrieving revision 1.5 diff -u -r1.5 Defines.php --- includes/Defines.php 25 Aug 2004 02:12:02 -0000 1.5 +++ includes/Defines.php 28 Aug 2004 14:34:37 -0000 @@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ define('NS_HELP_TALK', 13); define('NS_CATEGORY', 14); define('NS_CATEGORY_TALK', 15); +define('NS_PERSONAL_VIEWS', 16); +define('NS_PERSONAL_VIEWS_TALK', 17);

# Fix the code and remove these... define('NS_WP', NS_PROJECT); Index: includes/Namespace.php =================================================================== RCS file: /cvsroot/wikipedia/phase3/includes/Namespace.php,v retrieving revision 1.20 diff -u -r1.20 Namespace.php --- includes/Namespace.php 22 Aug 2004 17:24:50 -0000 1.20 +++ includes/Namespace.php 28 Aug 2004 14:34:37 -0000 @@ -29,7 +29,9 @@ NS_HELP => 'Help', NS_HELP_TALK => 'Help_talk', NS_CATEGORY => 'Category',

NS_CATEGORY_TALK => 'Category_talk'
NS_CATEGORY_TALK => 'Category_talk',
   NS_PERSONAL_VIEWS   => 'Personal_Views',
   NS_PERSONAL_VIEWS_TALK => 'Personal_Views_talk'
);

class Namespace { @@ -44,7 +46,7 @@

function isMovable( $index ) {
if ( $index < NS_MAIN || $index == NS_IMAGE  || $index == NS_CATEGORY ) { 
if ( $index < NS_MAIN || $index == NS_IMAGE  || $index == NS_CATEGORY) { 
return false; 
} return true;
@@ -55,7 +57,7 @@ if ( NS_TALK == $index || NS_USER_TALK == $index || NS_WP_TALK == $index || NS_IMAGE_TALK == $index || NS_MEDIAWIKI_TALK == $index || NS_TEMPLATE_TALK == $index || NS_HELP_TALK == $index ||

NS_CATEGORY_TALK == $index ) {

NS_CATEGORY_TALK == $index || NS_PERSONAL_VIEWS_TALK == $index) { return true; } return false;

Index: includes/Skin.php

RCS file: /cvsroot/wikipedia/phase3/includes/Skin.php,v retrieving revision 1.263 diff -u -r1.263 Skin.php --- includes/Skin.php 25 Aug 2004 02:13:32 -0000 1.263 +++ includes/Skin.php 28 Aug 2004 14:34:38 -0000 @@ -1706,6 +1706,12 @@ $this->checkTitle($title, $name); return $title->getLocalURL( $urlaction ); }
/*static*/ function makePersonalViewsUrl ( $name, $urlaction='' ) {
$title = Title::newFromText( $name );
$title = $title->getPersonalViews();
$this->checkTitle($title, $name);
return $title->getLocalURL( $urlaction );
} /*static*/ function makeArticleUrl ( $name, $urlaction='' ) { $title = Title::newFromText( $name ); $title= $title->getSubjectPage();
Index: includes/SkinPHPTal.php

RCS file: /cvsroot/wikipedia/phase3/includes/SkinPHPTal.php,v retrieving revision 1.99 diff -u -r1.99 SkinPHPTal.php --- includes/SkinPHPTal.php 28 Aug 2004 00:38:59 -0000 1.99 +++ includes/SkinPHPTal.php 28 Aug 2004 14:34:38 -0000 @@ -319,7 +319,8 @@ if( $this->iscontent ) {
		$nskey = $this->getNameSpaceKey();
		$is_active = !Namespace::isTalk( $wgTitle->getNamespace()) ;
		$is_active = !Namespace::isTalk( $wgTitle->getNamespace())
                         && $wgTitle->getNamespace() != NS_PERSONAL_VIEWS;
	if ( $action == 'validate' ) $is_active = false ; # Show article tab deselected when validating
	$content_actions[$nskey] = array('class' => ($is_active) ? 'selected' : false,
	'text' => wfMsg($nskey),
@@ -344,6 +345,30 @@ ); }
           /* personal views */ 
           if ($wgTitle->getNamespace() == NS_MAIN) {
               $persviews_class = false;
               $persviewstitle = Title::newFromText( $this->titletxt );
   			$persviewstitle = $persviewstitle->getPersonalViews();
   			$this->checkTitle($persviewstitle, $this->titletxt);
			$content_actions['personal_views'] = array(
				'class' => $persviews_class,
				'text' => wfMsg('personal_views'),
				'href' => $this->makePersonalViewsUrl($this->titletxt)
			);
           }
           else if ($wgTitle->getNamespace() == NS_PERSONAL_VIEWS) {
               $persviews_class = 'selected';
               $persviewstitle = Title::newFromText( $this->titletxt );
   			$persviewstitle = $persviewstitle->getPersonalViews();
   			$this->checkTitle($persviewstitle, $this->titletxt);
			$content_actions['personal_views'] = array(
				'class' => $persviews_class,
				'text' => wfMsg('personal_views'),
				'href' => $this->makePersonalViewsUrl($this->titletxt)
			);
           }
	if ( $wgTitle->userCanEdit() ) {
		$oid = ( $oldid && ! isset( $diff ) ) ? "&oldid={$oldid}" : false;
		$istalk = ( Namespace::isTalk( $wgTitle->getNamespace()) );
Index: includes/Title.php

RCS file: /cvsroot/wikipedia/phase3/includes/Title.php,v retrieving revision 1.103 diff -u -r1.103 Title.php --- includes/Title.php 23 Aug 2004 00:49:02 -0000 1.103 +++ includes/Title.php 28 Aug 2004 14:34:38 -0000 @@ -541,6 +541,12 @@ and !$wgUser->isSysop() and !preg_match('/^'.preg_quote($wgUser->getName(), '/').'/', $this->mTextform) ) { return false; }
   # Disable editing of "Personal Views" user subpages except by appropriate user
   if ( NS_PERSONAL_VIEWS == $this->mNamespace
       and preg_match('/^[^\/]*\/(.*)$/',$this->mTextform,$matches )
       and !$wgUser->isSysop()
       and $matches[1] != $wgUser->getName() )
   { return false; }
$ur = $wgUser->getRights(); foreach ( $this->getRestrictions() as $r ) { if ( '' != $r && ( ! in_array( $r, $ur ) ) ) {
@@ -650,8 +656,7 @@ 'cur_title' => $this->getDBkey() ), 'Title::invalidateCache' );
return $success;
}
return $success;	}
# Prefixes some arbitrary text with the namespace or interwiki prefix of this object /* private */ function prefix( $name ) {
@@ -800,9 +805,19 @@ function getTalkPage() { return Title::makeTitle( Namespace::getTalk( $this->getNamespace() ), $this->getDBkey() ); }
# Get a title object associated with the personal views page of the article

function getPersonalViews() {
   return Title::makeTitle ( NS_PERSONAL_VIEWS, $this->getDBkey() );
}

# Get a title object associated with the subject page of this talk page function getSubjectPage() {
   if ( $this->getNamespace() == NS_PERSONAL_VIEWS ) {
       $dbkey = $this->getDBkey();
       if (preg_match('/^([^\/]+)\/([^\/]+)$/',$dbkey,$matches)) { $dbkey = $matches[1]; }
       return Title::makeTitle ( NS_MAIN , $dbkey );
   }
return Title::makeTitle( Namespace::getSubject( $this->getNamespace() ), $this->getDBkey() ); }
Index: languages/Language.php

RCS file: /cvsroot/wikipedia/phase3/languages/Language.php,v retrieving revision 1.323 diff -u -r1.323 Language.php --- languages/Language.php 27 Aug 2004 14:55:41 -0000 1.323 +++ languages/Language.php 28 Aug 2004 14:34:39 -0000 @@ -43,7 +43,9 @@ NS_HELP => 'Help', NS_HELP_TALK => 'Help_talk', NS_CATEGORY => 'Category',

NS_CATEGORY_TALK => 'Category_talk'
NS_CATEGORY_TALK => 'Category_talk',
   NS_PERSONAL_VIEWS   => 'Personal_Views',
   NS_PERSONAL_VIEWS_TALK => 'Personal_Views_talk'
);

/* private */ $wgDefaultUserOptionsEn = array( @@ -292,6 +294,11 @@ 'category_header' => 'Articles in category "$1"', 'subcategories' => 'Subcategories',

+'personalviews_header' => 'Personal views on the topic of "$1"', +'personalviews_articleheader' => "$1's personal views on $2", +'personalviews_viewyours' => "What you've had to say on this topic.", +'personalviews_submityours' => "Submit your view on this topic.", +'personalviews_notloggedin' => "If you were logged-in, you could submit your view on this topic.",

'linktrail' => '/^([a-z]+)(.*)$/sD', 'mainpage' => 'Main Page', @@ -360,6 +367,8 @@ 'articlepage' => 'View content page', 'subjectpage' => 'View subject', # For compatibility 'talk' => 'Discussion', +'personal_views' => 'Personal Views', +'personal_views_article' => 'Article page', 'toolbox' => 'Toolbox', 'userpage' => 'View user page', 'wikipediapage' => 'View project page', @@ -1442,6 +1451,8 @@ 'categoryarticlecount' => "There are $1 articles in this category.", 'categoryarticlecount1' => "There is $1 article in this category.", 'usenewcategorypage' => "1\n\nSet first character to "0" to disable the new category page layout.", +'personalviewscount' => "$1 users have submitted personal viewpoints on the topic of this article.", +'personalviewscount1' => "$1 user has submitted a personal viewpoint on the topic of this article.",

# Info page "infosubtitle" => "Information for page",

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Jimmy (Jimbo) Wales

29 Aug 29 Aug

4:21 p.m.

Anthere wrote:

...

I am curious... why would personal views interest a reader ?

And talk pages already exist for this I think...

I agree with Anthere, but of course if some other type of website found this useful in the software, we could add it and support it in the software, even if Wikipedia itself would not use it..

There would be a huge social change in our community if "personal views" were encouraged.

--Jimbo

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