RELEASE-NOTES-1.31

   1 == MediaWiki 1.31 ==
   2
   3 THIS IS NOT A RELEASE YET
   4
   5 MediaWiki 1.31 is an alpha-quality branch and is not recommended for use in
   6 production.
   7
   8 === Configuration changes in 1.31 ===
   9 * $wgEnableAPI and $wgEnableWriteAPI are now deprecated and will be removed in
  10   a future version. The API is now considered to be stable, secure and
  11   essential.
  12 * $wgUsejQueryThree was removed, as it is now the default. This was documented as a
  13   temporary variable during the migration period, deprecated since 1.29.
  14 * $wgLogoHD has been updated to support svg images and uses $wgLogo where
  15   possible for fallback images such as png.
  16 * (T44246) $wgFilterLogTypes will no longer ignore 'patrol' when user does
  17   not have the right to mark things patrolled.
  18 * Wikis that contain imported revisions or CentralAuth global blocks should run
  19   maintenance/cleanupUsersWithNoId.php.
  20 * $wgResourceLoaderMinifierStatementsOnOwnLine and $wgResourceLoaderMinifierMaxLineLength
  21   were removed (deprecated since 1.27).
  22 * (T180921) $wgReferrerPolicy now supports having fallbacks for browsers that are not
  23   using the latest version of the Referrer Policy specification.
  24
  25 === New features in 1.31 ===
  26 * Wikimedia\Rdbms\IDatabase->select() and similar methods now support
  27   joins with parentheses for grouping.
  28 * As a first pass in standardizing dialog boxes across the MediaWiki product,
  29   Html class now provides helper methods for messageBox, successBox, errorBox and
  30   warningBox generation.
  31 * (T9240) Imports will now record unknown (and, optionally, known) usernames in
  32   a format like "iw>Example".
  33 * (T20209) Linker (used on history pages, log pages, and so on) will display
  34   usernames formed like "iw>Example" as interwiki links, as if by wikitext like
  35   [[iw:User:Example|iw>Example]].
  36 * (T111605) The 'ImportHandleUnknownUser' hook allows extensions to auto-create
  37   users during an import.
  38 * Added a hook, ParserOutputPostCacheTransform, to allow extensions to affect
  39   the ParserOutput::getText() post-cache transformations.
  40
  41 === External library changes in 1.31 ===
  42
  43 ==== Upgraded external libraries ====
  44 * …
  45
  46 ==== New external libraries ====
  47 * …
  48
  49 ==== Removed and replaced external libraries ====
  50 * (T17845) The deprecated 'jquery.badge' module was removed.
  51 * The deprecated 'jquery.autoEllipsis' module was removed. Use the CSS
  52   text-overflow property instead.
  53 * The deprecated 'jquery.placeholder' module was removed.
  54 * The deprecated 'jquery.appear' module was removed. Use the
  55   'mediawiki.viewport' module instead.
  56 * The deprecated 'mediawiki.widgets.CategorySelector' module alias was removed.
  57   Use the 'mediawiki.widgets.CategoryMultiselectWidget' module directly instead.
  58
  59 === Bug fixes in 1.31 ===
  60 * (T90902) Non-breaking space in header ID breaks anchor
  61
  62 === Action API changes in 1.31 ===
  63 * …
  64
  65 === Action API internal changes in 1.31 ===
  66 * …
  67
  68 === Languages updated in 1.31 ===
  69 MediaWiki supports over 350 languages. Many localisations are updated
  70 regularly. Below only new and removed languages are listed, as well as
  71 changes to languages because of Phabricator reports.
  72
  73 * (T180052) Mirandese (mwl) now supports gendered NS_USER/NS_USER_TALK namespaces.
  74
  75 === Other changes in 1.31 ===
  76 * Introducing multi-content-revision capability into the storage layer. For details,
  77   see <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Requests_for_comment/Multi-Content_Revisions>.
  78 * The Revision class was deprecated in favor of RevisionStore, BlobStore, and
  79   RevisionRecord and its subclasses.
  80 * MessageBlobStore::insertMessageBlob() (deprecated in 1.27) was removed.
  81 * The global function wfBCP47 was renamed to LanguageCode::bcp47.
  82 * The global function wfBCP47 is now deprecated.
  83 * The global function wfCountDown() is now deprecated in favor of
  84   Maintenance::countDown()
  85 * The OutputPage class constructor now requires a context parameter,
  86   (instantiating without context was deprecated in 1.18)
  87 * mw.page (deprecated in 1.30) was removed.
  88 * Article::getLastPurgeTimestamp(), WikiPage::getLastPurgeTimestamp(), and the
  89   related WikiPage::PURGE_* constants, deprecated in 1.29, were removed.
  90 * The Article::selectFields(), Article::onArticleCreate(),
  91   Article::onArticleDelete(), and Article::onArticleEdit() methods, deprecated
  92   in 1.24, were removed.
  93 * Installer::locateExecutable() and Installer::locateExecutableInDefaultPaths()
  94   were removed, use ExecutableFinder::findInDefaultPaths() instead.
  95 * Several methods for returning lists of fields to select from the database
  96   have been deprecated in favor of similar methods that also return the tables
  97   to select from and the join conditions for those tables.
  98   * Block::selectFields() → Block::getQueryInfo()
  99   * RecentChange::selectFields() → RecentChange::getQueryInfo()
 100   * ArchivedFile::selectFields() → ArchivedFile::getQueryInfo()
 101   * LocalFile::selectFields() → LocalFile::getQueryInfo()
 102   * LocalFile::getCacheFields() with a prefix no longer works
 103   * LocalFile::getLazyCacheFields() with a prefix no longer works
 104   * OldLocalFile::selectFields() → OldLocalFile::getQueryInfo()
 105   * RecentChange::selectFields() → RecentChange::getQueryInfo()
 106   * Revision::userJoinCond() → Revision::getQueryInfo( [ 'user' ] )
 107   * Revision::selectUserFields() → Revision::getQueryInfo( [ 'user' ] )
 108   * Revision::pageJoinCond() → Revision::getQueryInfo( [ 'page' ] )
 109   * Revision::selectPageFields() → Revision::getQueryInfo( [ 'page' ] )
 110   * Revision::selectTextFields() → Revision::getQueryInfo( [ 'text' ] )
 111   * Revision::selectFields() → Revision::getQueryInfo()
 112   * Revision::selectArchiveFields() → Revision::getArchiveQueryInfo()
 113   * User::selectFields() → User::getQueryInfo()
 114   * WikiPage::selectFields() → WikiPage::getQueryInfo()
 115 * Due to significant refactoring, method ContribsPager::getUserCond() that had
 116   no access restriction has been removed.
 117 * Revision::setUserIdAndName() was deprecated.
 118 * Access to TitleValue class properties was deprecated, the relevant getters
 119   should be used instead.
 120 * DifferenceEngine::getDiffBodyCacheKey() is deprecated. Subclasses should
 121   override DifferenceEngine::getDiffBodyCacheKeyParams() instead.
 122 * The deprecated MW_DIFF_VERSION constant was removed.
 123   DifferenceEngine::MW_DIFF_VERSION should be used instead.
 124 * Use of Maintenance::error( $err, $die ) to exit script was deprecated. Use
 125   Maintenance::fatalError() instead.
 126 * Passing a ParserOptions object to OutputPage::parserOptions() is deprecated.
 127 * Browser support for Opera 12 and older was removed.
 128   Opera 15+ continues at Grade A support.
 129 * The Block class will no longer accept usable-but-missing usernames for
 130   'byText' or ->setBlocker(). Callers should either ensure the blocker exists
 131   locally or use a new interwiki-format username like "iw>Example".
 132 * The RevisionInsertComplete hook is now deprecated, use RevisionRecordInserted instead.
 133   RevisionInsertComplete is still called, but the second and third parameter will always be null.
 134   Hard deprecation is scheduled for 1.32.
 135 * The following methods that get and set ParserOutput state are deprecated.
 136   Callers should use the new stateless $options parameter to
 137   ParserOutput::getText() instead.
 138   * ParserOptions::getEditSection()
 139   * ParserOptions::setEditSection()
 140   * ParserOutput::getEditSectionTokens()
 141   * ParserOutput::setEditSectionTokens()
 142   * ParserOutput::getTOCEnabled()
 143   * ParserOutput::setTOCEnabled()
 144   * OutputPage::enableSectionEditLinks()
 145   * OutputPage::sectionEditLinksEnabled()
 146   * The public ParserOutput state fields $mTOCEnabled and $mEditSectionTokens are also deprecated.
 147 * The following methods and constants from the WatchedItem class were deprecated in
 148   1.27 have been removed.
 149   * WatchedItem::getTitle()
 150   * WatchedItem::fromUserTitle()
 151   * WatchedItem::addWatch()
 152   * WatchedItem::removeWatch()
 153   * WatchedItem::isWatched()
 154   * WatchedItem::duplicateEntries()
 155   * WatchedItem::IGNORE_USER_RIGHTS
 156   * WatchedItem::CHECK_USER_RIGHTS
 157   * WatchedItem::DEPRECATED_USAGE_TIMESTAMP
 158 * The $statementsOnOwnLine parameter of JavaScriptMinifier::minify was removed.
 159   The corresponding configuration variable ($wgResourceLoaderMinifierStatementsOnOwnLine)
 160   has been deprecated since 1.27 and was removed as well.
 161
 162 == Compatibility ==
 163 MediaWiki 1.31 requires PHP 5.5.9 or later. There is experimental support for
 164 HHVM 3.6.5 or later.
 165
 166 MySQL/MariaDB is the recommended DBMS. PostgreSQL or SQLite can also be used,
 167 but support for them is somewhat less mature. There is experimental support for
 168 Oracle and Microsoft SQL Server.
 169
 170 The supported versions are:
 171
 172 * MySQL 5.0.3 or later
 173 * PostgreSQL 8.3 or later
 174 * SQLite 3.3.7 or later
 175 * Oracle 9.0.1 or later
 176 * Microsoft SQL Server 2005 (9.00.1399)
 177
 178 == Upgrading ==
 179 1.31 has several database changes since 1.30, and will not work without schema
 180 updates. Note that due to changes to some very large tables like the revision
 181 table, the schema update may take quite long (minutes on a medium sized site,
 182 many hours on a large site).
 183
 184 Don't forget to always back up your database before upgrading!
 185
 186 See the file UPGRADE for more detailed upgrade instructions, including
 187 important information when upgrading from versions prior to 1.11.
 188
 189 For notes on 1.30.x and older releases, see HISTORY.
 190
 191 == Online documentation ==
 192 Documentation for both end-users and site administrators is available on
 193 MediaWiki.org, and is covered under the GNU Free Documentation License (except
 194 for pages that explicitly state that their contents are in the public domain):
 195
 196        https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Documentation
 197
 198 == Mailing list ==
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 200
 201        https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-l
 202
 203 A low-traffic announcements-only list is also available:
 204
 205        https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-announce
 206
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 208 going to run a public MediaWiki, so you can be notified of security fixes.
 209
 210 == IRC help ==
 211 There's usually someone online in #mediawiki on irc.freenode.net.