Merge "resourceloader: Introduce new module state "executing""

[lhc/web/wiklou.git] / RELEASE-NOTES-1.26

diff --git a/RELEASE-NOTES-1.26 b/RELEASE-NOTES-1.26
index 3442ee0..ff7f884 100644 (file)
--- a/RELEASE-NOTES-1.26
+++ b/RELEASE-NOTES-1.26
@@ -22,10 +22,15 @@ production.
   the "Signature" button on the edit toolbar will be displayed.
 * $wgResourceLoaderUseESI was deprecated and removed. This was an experimental
   feature that was never enabled by default.
+* $wgResourceLoaderExperimentalAsyncLoading was deprecated and removed.
+  This experimental feature was never enabled by default and is obsolete as of
+  MediaWiki 1.26, in where ResourceLoader became fully asynchronous.
+* $wgMasterWaitTimeout was removed (deprecated in 1.24).
+* Fields in ParserOptions are now private. Use the accessors instead.
+* Custom LESS functions (defined via $wgResourceLoaderLESSFunctions)
+  have been removed, after being deprecated in 1.24.
 
 === New features in 1.26 ===
-* (T9148) Changes to category membership are now shown in watchlists and recent
-  changes. This can be configured in user preferences.
 * (T51506) Now action=info gives estimates of actual watchers for a page.
   See $wgRCMaxAge, $wgWatchersMaxAge and $wgUnwatchedPageSecret
   to learn how to configure if needed.
@@ -61,6 +66,12 @@ production.
   by Special:Random to select random pages.
 * $wgTransactionalTimeLimit was added, which controls the request time limit
   for potentially slow POST requests that need to be as atomic as possible.
+* ResourceLoader now loads all scripts asynchronously. The top-queue and
+  startup modules are no longer synchronously loaded.
+* 'mediawiki.ui.button' styles are no longer unconditionally loaded on every
+  page. During the deprecation period, the styles will only be loaded on pages
+  which contain 'mw-ui-button' in their HTML. Starting in 1.28, the styles will
+  only be loaded if explicitly required.
 
 ==== External libraries ====
 * Update es5-shim from v4.0.0 to v4.1.5.
@@ -74,6 +85,8 @@ production.
 * (T53283) load.php sometimes sends 304 response without full headers
 * (T65198) Talk page tabs now have a "rel=discussion" attribute
 * (T98841) {{msgnw:}} now preserves comments even when subst: is not used.
+* (T104142) $wgEmergencyContact and $wgPasswordSender now use their default
+  value if set to an empty string.
 
 === Action API changes in 1.26 ===
 * New-style continuation is now the default for action=continue. Clients may
@@ -94,6 +107,8 @@ production.
   information about the relevant block.
 
 === Action API internal changes in 1.26 ===
+* New metadata item ApiResult::META_KVP_MERGE to allow for merging the KVP key
+  into the value when the value is an assoc.
 
 === Languages updated in 1.26 ===
 
@@ -102,6 +117,7 @@ regularly. Below only new and removed languages are listed, as well as
 changes to languages because of Phabricator reports.
 
 * Languages added:
+** ase (American sign language), thanks to translator Icemandeaf
 ** dty (डोटेली/Doteli), thanks to translators जनक राज भट्ट, बिप्लब आनन्द,
    मेश सिंह बोहरा, and राम प्रसाद जोशी
 ** luz (لئری دوٙمینی / Southern Luri)
@@ -153,6 +169,7 @@ changes to languages because of Phabricator reports.
 * BREAKING CHANGE: mediawiki.legacy.ajax has been removed, following
   a lengthy deprecation period.
 * The ScopedPHPTimeout class was removed.
+* Removed maintenance script fixSlaveDesync.php.
 
 == Compatibility ==