I would like to announce that I have begun a complete rewrite of the validation function. The new one is hereby called "Review feature" and is implemented as an extension. Eventually, I will remove the SpecialValidation.php file and all related code from the phase3 module.
The sole technical purpose of this rewrite is to give Brion peace of mind :-)
This new extension uses the already existing "validate" table in the database. I though it a waste of time and energy to replace it.
This initial version (in CVS, "Review" directory, "extensions" module) currently lacks many features of the Validation function. But, I have managed to place the review data in the sidebar, making reviews faster and, IMHO, more intuitive.
The sidebar display lacks the ability to comment the review. Also, you cannot see your old review data for that page. Should I add a Special page similar to the Validation tab? Or would that just be confusing?
There will, of course, be statistic pages, as known from the Validation function.
Magnus
Magnus Manske wrote:
I would like to announce that I have begun a complete rewrite of the validation function. The new one is hereby called "Review feature" and is implemented as an extension. Eventually, I will remove the SpecialValidation.php file and all related code from the phase3 module. The sole technical purpose of this rewrite is to give Brion peace of mind :-)
OK ... any idea on time for this one?
*sigh*
(and avoiding the XSS vulnerabilities of the last one?)
- d.
On Sun, 18 Dec 2005, David Gerard wrote:
Magnus Manske wrote:
I would like to announce that I have begun a complete rewrite of the validation function. The new one is hereby called "Review feature" and is implemented as an extension. Eventually, I will remove the SpecialValidation.php file and all related code from the phase3 module. The sole technical purpose of this rewrite is to give Brion peace of mind :-)
OK ... any idea on time for this one?
May I commend Magnus for his tenacity in this much-needed feature of mediawiki - which I have not tried. Maybe the plugin will make that easier.
Is there anyone else working on validation for mediawiki ?
Cheers, Andy!
Am Sonntag, den 18.12.2005, 20:59 +0200 schrieb Andy Rabagliati:
May I commend Magnus for his tenacity in this much-needed feature of mediawiki - which I have not tried. Maybe the plugin will make that easier.
Thanks! Just follow the instructions on top of "Review.php" (CVS HEAD, "extensions" module, "Review" directory). Copy the whole directory to the "extensions" directory of your MediaWiki installation.
I left two dummy topics in CVS so you'll see a demo immediately :-)
Magnus
Magnus Manske wrote:
I would like to announce that I have begun a complete rewrite of the validation function. The new one is hereby called "Review feature" and is implemented as an extension. Eventually, I will remove the SpecialValidation.php file and all related code from the phase3 module.
The sole technical purpose of this rewrite is to give Brion peace of mind :-)
Please, please try to follow existing code conventions this time. :)
-- brion vibber (brion @ pobox.com)
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