Clean up forEachOpenConnection() loop and use the method more

[lhc/web/wiklou.git] / RELEASE-NOTES-1.28

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@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@ MediaWiki 1.28 is an alpha-quality branch and is not recommended for use in
 production.
 
 === Configuration changes in 1.28 ===
+* BREAKING CHANGE: $wgHTTPProxy is now *required* for all external requests
+  made by MediaWiki via a proxy. Relying on the http_proxy environment
+  variable is no longer supported.
 * The load.php entry point now enforces the existing policy of not allowing
   access to session data, which includes the session user and the session
   user's language. If such access is attempted, an exception will be thrown.
@@ -16,6 +19,13 @@ production.
 * $wgForeignUploadTargets now defaults to `[ 'local' ]`, where `'local'`
   signifies local uploads. A value of `[]` (empty array) now means that
   no upload targets are allowed, effectively disabling the upload dialog.
+* The deprecated $wgEditEncoding variable has been removed; it was only used
+  for Esperanto language character conversion. You are now recommended to use
+  input methods provided by the UniversalLanguageSelector extension.
+* When $wgPingback is true, MediaWiki will periodically ping
+  https://www.mediawiki.org/beacon with basic information about the local
+  MediaWiki installation.  This data includes, for example, the type of system,
+  PHP version, and chosen database backend. This behavior is off by default.
 
 === New features in 1.28 ===
 * User::isBot() method for checking if an account is a bot role account.
@@ -39,6 +49,10 @@ production.
 === Bug fixes in 1.28 ===
 
 === Action API changes in 1.28 ===
+* Added 'maxarticlesize' property to action=query&meta=siteinfo which contains
+  the value of $wgMaxArticleSize.
+* Property 'modulemessages' from action=parse&prop=modules was removed
+  (deprecated since 1.26).
 
 === Action API internal changes in 1.28 ===
 * Added a new hook, 'ApiMakeParserOptions', to allow extensions to better
@@ -52,6 +66,8 @@ changes to languages because of Phabricator reports.
 
 * (T137411) ban (Balinese), thanks to translators Adi Mayndra, Andru,
   BASAbali, M. Adiputra, Naval Scene, Nemo bis, NoiX180, and 아라.
+* (T135867) shn (Shan), thanks to translators Khun Sar, Piangpha,
+  Saiddzone Saimawnkham, Saosukham, and Sengwan.
 
 === Other changes in 1.28 ===
 * (T128697) Improved handling of large diffs.
@@ -59,6 +75,16 @@ changes to languages because of Phabricator reports.
   use or update a custom session provider if needed.
 * Deprecated APIEditBeforeSave hook in favor of EditFilterMergedContent.
 * The 'UploadVerification' hook is deprecated. Use 'UploadVerifyFile' instead.
+* SiteConfiguration::isLocalVHost() was removed (deprecated since 1.25).
+* The 'UserLoginComplete' hook has a new parameter to differentiate between actual
+  login and visiting the login page while already logged in.
+* ResourceLoader::makeLoaderURL() was removed (deprecated since 1.24).
+* $.fn.liveAndTestAtStart was removed (deprecated since 1.24).
+* Linker::link() and Linker::linkKnown() were deprecated; please instead use
+  MediaWiki\Linker\LinkRenderer. In addition, the LinkBegin and LinkEnd hooks
+  were replaced by HtmlPageLinkRendererBegin and HtmlPageLinkRendererEnd
+  respectively. See docs/hooks.txt for the specific changes needed for those hooks.
+* The 'ParserLimitReportFormat' hook was removed.
 
 == Compatibility ==