User rights API: Abstract out some stuff about core's form into separate methods
[lhc/web/wiklou.git] / includes / api / ApiHelp.php
1 <?php
2 /**
3 *
4 *
5 * Created on Sep 6, 2006
6 *
7 * Copyright © 2006 Yuri Astrakhan "<Firstname><Lastname>@gmail.com"
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23 *
24 * @file
25 */
26
27 /**
28 * This is a simple class to handle action=help
29 *
30 * @ingroup API
31 */
32 class ApiHelp extends ApiBase {
33 /**
34 * Module for displaying help
35 */
36 public function execute() {
37 // Get parameters
38 $params = $this->extractRequestParams();
39
40 if ( !isset( $params['modules'] ) && !isset( $params['querymodules'] ) ) {
41 $this->dieUsage( '', 'help' );
42 }
43
44 $this->getMain()->setHelp();
45 $result = $this->getResult();
46
47 if ( is_array( $params['modules'] ) ) {
48 $modules = $params['modules'];
49 } else {
50 $modules = array();
51 }
52
53 if ( is_array( $params['querymodules'] ) ) {
54 $this->logFeatureUsage( 'action=help&querymodules' );
55 $queryModules = $params['querymodules'];
56 foreach ( $queryModules as $m ) {
57 $modules[] = 'query+' . $m;
58 }
59 } else {
60 $queryModules = array();
61 }
62
63 $r = array();
64 foreach ( $modules as $m ) {
65 // sub-modules could be given in the form of "name[+name[+name...]]"
66 $subNames = explode( '+', $m );
67 if ( count( $subNames ) === 1 ) {
68 // In case the '+' was typed into URL, it resolves as a space
69 $subNames = explode( ' ', $m );
70 }
71
72 $module = $this->getMain();
73 $subNamesCount = count( $subNames );
74 for ( $i = 0; $i < $subNamesCount; $i++ ) {
75 $subs = $module->getModuleManager();
76 if ( $subs === null ) {
77 $module = null;
78 } else {
79 $module = $subs->getModule( $subNames[$i] );
80 }
81
82 if ( $module === null ) {
83 if ( count( $subNames ) === 2
84 && $i === 1
85 && $subNames[0] === 'query'
86 && in_array( $subNames[1], $queryModules )
87 ) {
88 // Legacy: This is one of the renamed 'querymodule=...' parameters,
89 // do not use '+' notation in the output, use submodule's name instead.
90 $name = $subNames[1];
91 } else {
92 $name = implode( '+', array_slice( $subNames, 0, $i + 1 ) );
93 }
94 $r[] = array( 'name' => $name, 'missing' => '' );
95 break;
96 } else {
97 $type = $subs->getModuleGroup( $subNames[$i] );
98 }
99 }
100
101 if ( $module !== null ) {
102 $r[] = $this->buildModuleHelp( $module, $type );
103 }
104 }
105
106 $result->setIndexedTagName( $r, 'module' );
107 $result->addValue( null, $this->getModuleName(), $r );
108 }
109
110 /**
111 * @param ApiBase $module
112 * @param string $type What type of request is this? e.g. action, query, list, prop, meta, format
113 * @return string
114 */
115 private function buildModuleHelp( $module, $type ) {
116 $msg = ApiMain::makeHelpMsgHeader( $module, $type );
117
118 $msg2 = $module->makeHelpMsg();
119 if ( $msg2 !== false ) {
120 $msg .= $msg2;
121 }
122
123 return $msg;
124 }
125
126 public function shouldCheckMaxlag() {
127 return false;
128 }
129
130 public function isReadMode() {
131 return false;
132 }
133
134 public function getAllowedParams() {
135 return array(
136 'modules' => array(
137 ApiBase::PARAM_ISMULTI => true
138 ),
139 'querymodules' => array(
140 ApiBase::PARAM_ISMULTI => true,
141 ApiBase::PARAM_DEPRECATED => true
142 ),
143 );
144 }
145
146 public function getParamDescription() {
147 return array(
148 'modules' => 'List of module names (value of the action= parameter). ' .
149 'Can specify submodules with a \'+\'',
150 'querymodules' => 'Use modules=query+value instead. List of query ' .
151 'module names (value of prop=, meta= or list= parameter)',
152 );
153 }
154
155 public function getDescription() {
156 return 'Display this help screen. Or the help screen for the specified module.';
157 }
158
159 public function getExamples() {
160 return array(
161 'api.php?action=help' => 'Whole help page',
162 'api.php?action=help&modules=protect' => 'Module (action) help page',
163 'api.php?action=help&modules=query+categorymembers'
164 => 'Help for the query/categorymembers module',
165 'api.php?action=help&modules=login|query+info'
166 => 'Help for the login and query/info modules',
167 );
168 }
169
170 public function getHelpUrls() {
171 return array(
172 'https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/API:Main_page',
173 'https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/API:FAQ',
174 'https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/API:Quick_start_guide',
175 );
176 }
177 }