Merge "ApiFeedContributions: Throw if the username is invalid"

[lhc/web/wiklou.git] / RELEASE-NOTES-1.34

diff --git a/RELEASE-NOTES-1.34 b/RELEASE-NOTES-1.34
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+++ b/RELEASE-NOTES-1.34
@@ -36,6 +36,9 @@ For notes on 1.33.x and older releases, see HISTORY.
 * $wgEnableSpecialMute (T218265) - This configuration controls whether
   Special:Mute is available and whether to include a link to it on emails
   originating from Special:Email.
 * $wgEnableSpecialMute (T218265) - This configuration controls whether
   Special:Mute is available and whether to include a link to it on emails
   originating from Special:Email.

+* editmyuserjsredirect user right – users without this right now cannot edit JS
+  redirects in their userspace unless the target of the redirect is also in
+  their userspace. By default, this right is given to everyone.

 
 ==== Changed configuration ====
 * $wgUseCdn, $wgCdnServers, $wgCdnServersNoPurge, and $wgCdnMaxAge – These four
 
 ==== Changed configuration ====
 * $wgUseCdn, $wgCdnServers, $wgCdnServersNoPurge, and $wgCdnMaxAge – These four


@@ -54,6 +57,14 @@ For notes on 1.33.x and older releases, see HISTORY.
   that were changed above.
 * $wgSkipSkin — Setting this instead of $wgSkipSkins, deprecated in 1.23, is now
   hard-deprecated.
   that were changed above.
 * $wgSkipSkin — Setting this instead of $wgSkipSkins, deprecated in 1.23, is now
   hard-deprecated.

+* $wgLocalInterwiki — Setting this instead of $wgLocalInterwikis, deprecated in
+  1.23, is now hard-deprecated.
+* $wgProfileOnly — Setting this, deprecated in 1.23, is now hard-deprecated.
+  Instead, set the log file in $wgDebugLogGroups['profileoutput'].
+* $wgProxyList — Setting this to an array with IP addresses in the array keys,
+  which was deprecated in 1.30, no longer works. Instead, $wgProxyList should be
+  an array with IP addresses as the values, or a string path to a file
+  containing one IP address per line.

 * …
 
 ==== Removed configuration ====
 * …
 
 ==== Removed configuration ====


@@ -63,14 +74,29 @@ For notes on 1.33.x and older releases, see HISTORY.
 * $wgDebugPrintHttpHeaders - The default of including HTTP headers in the
   debug log channel is no longer configurable. The debug log itself remains
   configurable via $wgDebugLogFile.
 * $wgDebugPrintHttpHeaders - The default of including HTTP headers in the
   debug log channel is no longer configurable. The debug log itself remains
   configurable via $wgDebugLogFile.

+* $wgPasswordSalt – This setting, used for migrating exceptionally old, insecure
+  password setups and deprecated since 1.24, is now removed.
+* $wgDBOracleDRCP - If you must use persistent connections, set DBO_PERSISTENT
+  in the 'flags' field for servers in $wgDBServers (or $wgLBFactoryConf).

 
 === New user-facing features in 1.34 ===
 * Special:Mute has been added as a quick way for users to block unwanted emails
   from other users originating from Special:EmailUser.
 
 === New user-facing features in 1.34 ===
 * Special:Mute has been added as a quick way for users to block unwanted emails
   from other users originating from Special:EmailUser.

+* (T207577) Special:NewSection has been created as a shortcut to creating a new
+  section on a page. When linked to, its subpage is used as the target
+  ([[Special:NewSection/Test]] redirects to creating a new section in "Test").
+  Otherwise, it displays a basic interface to allow the end user to specify
+  the target manually.

 
 === New developer features in 1.34 ===
 
 === New developer features in 1.34 ===

+* The ImgAuthModifyHeaders hook was added to img_auth.php to allow modification
+  of headers in private wikis.

 * Language::formatTimePeriod now supports the new 'avoidhours' option to output
   strings like "5 days ago" instead of "5 days 13 hours ago".
 * Language::formatTimePeriod now supports the new 'avoidhours' option to output
   strings like "5 days ago" instead of "5 days 13 hours ago".

+* (T220163) Added SpecialMuteModifyFormFields hook to allow extensions
+  to add fields to Special:Mute.
+* (T100896) Skin authors can define custom OOUI themes using OOUIThemePaths.
+  See <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/OOUI/Themes> for details.

 
 === External library changes in 1.34 ===
 
 
 === External library changes in 1.34 ===
 


@@ -79,7 +105,7 @@ For notes on 1.33.x and older releases, see HISTORY.
 
 ==== Changed external libraries ====
 * Updated Mustache from 1.0.0 to v3.0.1.
 
 ==== Changed external libraries ====
 * Updated Mustache from 1.0.0 to v3.0.1.

-* Updated OOUI from v0.31.3 to v0.33.2.
+* Updated OOUI from v0.31.3 to v0.33.4.

 * Updated composer/semver from 1.4.2 to 1.5.0.
 * Updated composer/spdx-licenses from 1.4.0 to 1.5.1 (dev-only).
 * Updated mediawiki/codesniffer from 25.0.0 to 26.0.0 (dev-only).
 * Updated composer/semver from 1.4.2 to 1.5.0.
 * Updated composer/spdx-licenses from 1.4.0 to 1.5.1 (dev-only).
 * Updated mediawiki/codesniffer from 25.0.0 to 26.0.0 (dev-only).


@@ -273,7 +299,10 @@ because of Phabricator reports.
   in JavaScript, use mw.log.deprecate() instead.
 * The 'user.groups' module, deprecated in 1.28, was removed.
   Use the 'user' module instead.
   in JavaScript, use mw.log.deprecate() instead.
 * The 'user.groups' module, deprecated in 1.28, was removed.
   Use the 'user' module instead.

-* The ability to override User::$mRights has been removed.
+* The ResourceLoaderContext::expandModuleNames method, deprecated in 1.33, was
+  removed. Use ResourceLoader::expandModuleNames instead.
+* The ability to override User::$mRights has been removed. Use
+  PermissionManager::addTemporaryUserRights() instead.

 * Previously, when iterating ResultWrapper with foreach() or a similar
   construct, the range of the index was 1..numRows. This has been fixed to be
   0..(numRows-1).
 * Previously, when iterating ResultWrapper with foreach() or a similar
   construct, the range of the index was 1..numRows. This has been fixed to be
   0..(numRows-1).


@@ -285,6 +314,32 @@ because of Phabricator reports.
   which were deprecated and ignored by core since 1.22, are no longer set to any
   value, and SkinTemplate no longer emits a 'jsmimetype' key. Any extensions not
   updated since 2013 to cope with this deprecation may now break.
   which were deprecated and ignored by core since 1.22, are no longer set to any
   value, and SkinTemplate no longer emits a 'jsmimetype' key. Any extensions not
   updated since 2013 to cope with this deprecation may now break.

+* (T222637) Passing ResourceLoaderModule objects to ResourceLoader::register()
+  or $wgResourceModules is no longer supported.
+  Use the 'class' or 'factory' option of the array format instead.
+* The parameter $lang of the functions generateTOC and tocList in Linker and
+  DummyLinker must be in type Language when present. Other types are
+  deprecated since 1.33.
+* The static properties mw.Api.errors and mw.Api.warnings, deprecated in 1.29,
+  have been removed.
+* ParserOption::getSpeculativeRevIdCallback(), deprecated in 1.28, has been
+  removed.
+* The UploadVerification hook, deprecated in 1.28, has been removed. Instead,
+  use the UploadVerifyFile hook.
+* UploadBase:: and UploadFromChunks::stashFileGetKey() and stashSession(),
+  deprecated in 1.28, have been removed. Instead, please use the getFileKey()
+  method on the response from doStashFile().
+* LBFactory::setDomainPrefix() and LoadBalancer::setDomainPrefix(), deprecated
+  in 1.33, have been removed. Use setLocalDomainPrefix() instead.
+* IDatabase::implicitGroupby(), deprecated in 1.30, has been removed.
+* IDatabase::doneWrites(), deprecated in 1.31, has been removed.
+  Use IDatabase::lastDoneWrites() instead.
+* Database::reportConnectionError(), deprecated in 1.32, has been removed.
+* LoadBalancer::laggedSlaveUsed(), deprecated in 1.28, has been removed.
+  Use LoadBalancer::laggedReplicaUsed() instead.
+* Database::getProperty(), deprecated in 1.28, has been removed.
+* IDatabase::getWikiId(), deprecated in 1.30, has been removed.
+  Use IDatabase::getDomainID() instead.

 * …
 
 === Deprecations in 1.34 ===
 * …
 
 === Deprecations in 1.34 ===


@@ -353,6 +408,7 @@ because of Phabricator reports.
   and should no longer be passed. Search engine implemenations should be
   responsible for carrying relevant information needed for highlighting with
   their own SearchResultSet/SearchResult sub-classes.
   and should no longer be passed. Search engine implemenations should be
   responsible for carrying relevant information needed for highlighting with
   their own SearchResultSet/SearchResult sub-classes.

+* SearchResultSet::free() method is deprecated.

 * SearchEngine::$searchTerms protected field is deprecated. Moved to
   SearchDatabase.
 * The use of the $terms param in the ShowSearchHit and ShowSearchHitTitle
 * SearchEngine::$searchTerms protected field is deprecated. Moved to
   SearchDatabase.
 * The use of the $terms param in the ShowSearchHit and ShowSearchHitTitle


@@ -362,8 +418,30 @@ because of Phabricator reports.
   template option 'searchaction' instead.
 * LoadBalancer::haveIndex() and LoadBalancer::isNonZeroLoad() have
   been deprecated.
   template option 'searchaction' instead.
 * LoadBalancer::haveIndex() and LoadBalancer::isNonZeroLoad() have
   been deprecated.

+* FileBackend::getWikiId() has been deprecated.
+  Use FileBackend::getDomainId() instead.

 * User::getRights() and User::$mRights have been deprecated. Use
   PermissionManager::getUserPermissions() instead.
 * User::getRights() and User::$mRights have been deprecated. Use
   PermissionManager::getUserPermissions() instead.

+* The LocalisationCacheRecache hook no longer allows purging of message blobs
+  to be prevented. Modifying the $purgeBlobs parameter now has no effect.
+* SVGMetadataExtractor::getMetadata has been deprecated. Instead, you should
+  use SVGReader->getMetadata() directly.
+* The following public properties on AbstractBlock are deprecated: $mReason,
+  $mTimestamp, $mExpiry, $mHideName. Use the getters/setters instead.
+* The following public properties on DatabaseBlock are deprecated: $mAuto,
+  $mParentBlockId. To check for an autoblock use DatabaseBlock::getType; to
+  check for the parent ID, use DatabaseBlock::getParentBlockId.
+* SearchEngine::userHighlightPrefs() is deprecated, simply stop passing
+  $contextlines and $contextchars to the SearchHighlighter methods, they will
+  use proper defaults defined in SearchHighlighter::DEFAULT_CONTEXT_LINES and
+  DEFAULT_CONTEXT_CHARS.
+* SearchUpdate constructor: passing a string as the title param and or a boolean
+  or a string as the content will produce a deprecation warning.
+* SearchEngine::getTextFromContent() is deprecated, use getTextForSearchIndex()
+  directly from the Content object.
+* SearchEngine::textAlreadyUpdatedForIndex() is deprecated, given the
+  deprecation above this method is no longer needed/called and should not be
+  implemented by SearchEngine implementation.

 
 === Other changes in 1.34 ===
 * …
 
 === Other changes in 1.34 ===
 * …