On Thu, 20 Aug 2015 04:07:57 +0200, Huji Lee <huji.huji(a)gmail.com> wrote: However, if you don't When you load a script through ResourceLoader, it's not executed in global context. This means that global variables you define are actually *not global* (they are local to the function your code is wrapped in), unless you explicitly assign them as `window` properties. The code of the gadget in question actually does it right: // https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/مدیاویکی:Gadget-UserMessages.js var UserMessages = {}; window.UserMessages = UserMessages; // global access (It would be sufficient to just do `window.UserMessages = {}`, but this is also just as correct.) morebits doesn't: // https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/مدیاویکی:Gadget-morebits.js var SimpleWindow = function( width, height ) { ... This should be changed to: window.SimpleWindow = function( width, height ) { 1) How come it works when you bypass ResourceLoader? Note that nothing else When you use ?debug=true, the global variables are actually global. This is an implementation detail of how debug mode works, and hopefully will be changed to behave like normal mode at some point. 2) Is it safe to assume that just by listing ext.gadgets.morebits as a Yes, just be careful about explicitly allowing access to globals by attaching them to `window`. -- Bartosz Dziewoński _______________________________________________ Wikitech-l mailing list Wikitech-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l

When you use ?debug=true, the global variables are actually global. This is an implementation detail of how debug mode works, and hopefully will be changed to behave like normal mode at some point.

context. This means that global variables you define are actually *not global* (they are local to the function your code is wrapped in), unless you explicitly assign them as `window` properties.

and properties of an object within mediaWiki, e.g. mediaWiki.echo, and possibly as documented mw.config configuration variables.

I wanted to bring this back up into your attention, hoping that I can get a response. On Thu, Aug 20, 2015 at 10:46 PM, Huji Lee <huji.huji(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Excellent answers. Thank you! > > Here is a final question: how long does it generally take for a change > made in a script to be reflected in the output of RL? Is it in the order of > minutes or hours?