MediaWiki 1.28/wmf.17

Deployment of MediaWiki 1.28.0-wmf.17 to Wikimedia sites

The latest version (labeled "1.28.0-wmf.17") of MediaWiki, the software that powers Wikipedia and its sister sites, is being deployed to all Wikimedia sites in stages, starting on Tuesday, 30 August 2016 (see the roadmap).

Core changes edit

git #755de664 - Updated git submodules (task T144237)
git #194114a2 - mw.Upload.BookletLayout: Use 'amenableparser' to handle templates in error messages (task T144237)
git #b2d74b52 - mw.api.messages: Allow passing extra parameters for the API call (task T144237)
git #880c7f95 - Fix deletion handling of rev_deleted (task T144484)
git #e02d2971 - Updated git submodules (task T143425)
git #18e20e0b - Updated git submodules (task T143768)
git #bef1099b - Updated git submodules (task T138356)
git #f85f910b - Updated git submodules (task T139972)
git #8c620f2a - Updated git submodules
git #95c092c7 - Updated git submodules
git #8c86e116 - Updated git submodules
git #0a492a63 - Updated git submodules (task T144441)
git #22e1ee32 - Updated git submodules (task T143586)
git #aaefe29d - mw.loader: Use requestAnimationFrame for addEmbeddedCSS()
git #40aa63d4 - mw.loader: Make 'mwLoadEnd' less expensive with a single using()
git #c2e5b6c1 - Updated git submodules (task T132975)
git #1031199c - Updated git submodules
git #0cf4366e - Revert "EditPage: Use context instead of globals (1/4)"
git #45340055 - Revert "EditPage: Use context instead of globals (2/4)"
git #b269eacc - Revert "EditPage: Use context instead of globals (3/4)"
git #5cdf7554 - Revert "EditPage: Use context instead of globals (4/4)"
git #cabfbe0b - mw.widgets.CategoryCapsuleItemWidget: Handle titles not normalized in JS code (task T139130)
git #c4e5cc29 - resourceloader: Create unit tests for ResourceLoaderContext
git #d88d9027 - LinksUpdate: Add functions returning changed page properties
git #c1bf1f36 - Fixing dry-run logic in updateCollation.php
git #9b81de79 - Move some DB error classes with the rest as type DBUnexpectedError
git #506e19cc - Make WikiPage::doDeleteArticle more robust
git #46b029e1 - database: Clean up profiling code in DatabaseBase
git #371240d6 - resourceloader: Add test coverage for DerivativeResourceLoaderContext
git #20400cb2 - Move HTTP 304 check from performRequest to ViewAction
git #39b563e6 - mediawiki.api.messages: Fix typo in comments
git #4c9e3b37 - Rename EditButtonPublishNotSave to EditSubmitButtonLabelPublish
git #0bf5f49f - Remove Block::purgeExpired() call from block query API
git #9de1e0eb - Fix shutdown() code duplication in LBFactory
git #9b273e8e - Use DB_SLAVE in TemporaryPasswordPrimaryAuthenticationProvider
git #087e2502 - API: Warn when input parameters are normalized (task T29849, task T144071)
git #75a85b41 - API: Use U+001F (Unit Separator) for separating multi-valued parameters (task T141960)
git #f465c7fe - ApiResult: Remove double space in error message
git #7584cd95 - Add notes in release notes for supporting xiz and xit in time parser function
git #a4efd279 - Directly use getSession for specialPreferencesSaveSuccess
git #2991f010 - Include PRESEND updates in ChronologyProtector positions
git #c5f92afc - Set the WRITE_SYNC flag for SessionBackend writes
git #32da604b - Fix database class doc typos
git #54e6096f - Invalidate cache when page language is changed
git #306169df - Do not localize content model name inside of english exception messages (task T143889)
git #639a083d - Rollback: Catch error when unable to load latest revision data
git #c42bc785 - mw.loader: Minor clean up and optimisations
git #ce57a03a - Make database ping() method avoid starting transactions
git #4858ae0c - Fix docs for the HtmlPageLinkRenderer hooks
git #13d2035c - ApiUpload: Better handle unreasonably large metadata in 'imageinfo' (task T143993)
git #aac0f95c - introduce {{#time: xiz}} for days passed in the year
git #6b221fa9 - Clean up array() syntax in docs, part IV
git #c1079140 - Remove patch-pl-tl-il-unique.sql (task T78513)
git #93a5fb77 - resources: Deprecate module "jquery.appear" (task T143965)
git #07d9ad07 - jquery.ui.position: Mark as deprecated (task T142418)
git #3c80c91f - SQLite syntax checker: Fix support for multiple files
git #fa214b82 - Update and broaden @covers for PreprocessorTest
git #65054c94 - NewParserTest: tear down globals before returning early
git #d84479c4 - Add urls from various adware to the CSP false positive list
git #471adc7e - resourceloader: Make 'site.styles' actually in group 'site'
git #b7d92c71 - LoginSignupSpecialPage: Restore old display of 'createacct-helpusername' (task T143923)
git #271c4187 - Add new UsersPagerDoBatchLookups hook to allow for extensions to modify UsersPager::doBatchLookup()'s rigid behavior
git #3645302f - mediawiki.inspect: Output size in bytes used in local storage (task T143770)
git #d0a1f808 - mw.htmlform.ooui.styles: Remove vertical margin from OOjs UI HTMLForms
git #35701f39 - Linker: Get rid of "shortcuts" in image linking functions
git #e6d1b671 - Linker: Avoid Title in normaliseSpecialPage()
git #af589981 - Remove redundant UNIQUE from rev_page_id (task T142725)
git #b7379fcb - mw.htmlform: Don't refer to OO.ui if it might not be loaded (task T143850)
git #fd8e3da7 - PreprocessorTest: test both implementations
git #e2b75995 - Fix AuthManagerSpecialPage submit button logic (task T143840)
git #c387e5cd - Cleanups to SqlBagOStuff
git #7dbad856 - resourceloader: Improve coverage in ResourceLoaderTest.php
git #18938b1c - Clear SiteStats process cache after DB update
git #d7da3e44 - EditPage: Don't show create label for the button on new sections
git #d186cce5 - debug: Interpolate log messages
git #b71ff434 - debug: Merge mediawiki.debug.init module into mediawiki.debug
git #14037fd0 - debug: Don't show git branch if on a detached HEAD
git #6675d682 - Optimize ChronologyProtector writes for multi-DC case
git #ad7a968f - Memcached PECL: Allow using binary protocol (task T143464)
git #88b51507 - Make Special:CreateAccount respect ?returnto parameter
git #a6d6f2ee - API: Some raw message cleanup
git #52363db5 - Sync up with Parsoid parserTests.
git #85eed51f - Enable $wgResourceLoaderStorageEnabled by default
git #fbf94794 - API: Log when too many values are passed for a multi-valued parameter (task T41936)
git #6585b865 - HTMLFormField: Don't display empty popup in OOUI mode if empty 'help' is given
git #d23ebca2 - HTMLFormField: Move 'flatlist' handling to fields that use it and document
git #8b141886 - Move Article checkLastModified() up to MediaWiki::performRequest
git #64b8debb - VirtualRESTServiceClient management cleanups
git #3e4a4103 - Remove some unused hooks from hooks.txt
git #589caded - EditPage: Use context instead of globals (4/4)
git #27fd1109 - EditPage: Use context instead of globals (3/4)
git #afa63074 - EditPage: Use context instead of globals (2/4)
git #f2f81018 - EditPage: Use context instead of globals (1/4)
git #adccb39e - EditPage: Fix some doc blocks
git #841c4076 - EditPage: Add getContext() function
git #67f08d69 - Add LBFactory::beginMasterChanges() for doing DBO_TRX rounds
git #f0da1e54 - RELEASE-NOTES: Add release note for 74fa607
git #0cef9623 - Upgrade justinrainbow/json-schema to ~3.0 (task T141281)
git #dca76534 - CloneDatabase: Simplify callback structure
git #3b84eb02 - Implement NumericUppercaseCollation (task T8948)
git #85034abc - content: Refactor normalization of line endings code
git #f3cfdf0b - Remove commit() calls from JobQueueDB
git #e2c03a8a - Avoid INSERT..SELECT in LocalFileDeleteBatch
git #673371e2 - Avoid INSERT..SELECT in doArticleDeleteReal()
git #de1044de - Fix broken lockmanager-fail-releaselock status messages
git #f97fcd4e - mw.widgets.CategoryCapsuleItemWidget: Debug logging for "queue[title] is undefined" (task T139130)
git #29cac40c - SpecialMyLanguage: Use page language instead of wiki language for redirect target check (task T121834)
git #6a9e507d - Reduce problems caused by $wgRunJobsAsync (task T107290, task T68485)
git #8f47c177 - A few more DBLockManager fixes and cleanups
git #1c8100cf - Improve default behavior for HTMLForm::canDisplayErrors
git #1abe8200 - Expose form field objects in HTMLForm
git #5bb7f3b1 - Make login/signup footer available to AuthChangeFormFields hook (task T136727)
git #7191028a - HTMLMultiSelectField: Add 'dropdown' option for 'mw-chosen' behavior and document
git #b815622c - Call ssl_set() in DatabaseMysqli if DBO_SSL is set (task T136218)
git #99cbd7d5 - Floor slave lag before display
git #4f12dc25 - User namespace localisation update for Slovak (task T143474)
git #6ebb5ea2 - Tell users that js/css subpages are public (task T85856)
git #c13b8773 - Introduce {{#time: xit}} for days in the month in Iranian calendar
git #b58bc25a - RestbaseVirtualRESTService: Support production URL layout (task T138088)
git #74fa6071 - EditPage: Allow the 'save' button's label to be 'publish' for public wikis (task T131132)
git #347ec335 - EditPage: Show a different label for the button on create vs. modify (task T139033)

Vendor edit

git #9027d7ee - Upgrade justinrainbow/json-schema to 3.0.0 (task T141281)

Extensions edit

AbuseFilter edit

git #8070a5b1 - Fix bogus stats where stashes counted as misses
git #b3081e17 - Update mediawiki/mediawiki-codesniffer to 0.5.1
git #9e755458 - Make Special:AbuseLog pager more efficient

Campaigns edit

git #f700906c - Restore 'loginCTA' campaign name for the signup link at the bottom of login (task T136727, task T135043)

CentralAuth edit

git #a2f2440d - Convert CentralAuthUser to using getWithSetCallback()
git #3ac535f8 - New attachAccount maintenance script (task T141020)

CirrusSearch edit

git #e2e501b1 - Do not use the suggest reverse field if it's a non local search
git #4245eb58 - Add some more info to failed incoming link count jobs
git #b7b550c9 - Fallback to QueryString if we detect acronyms (task T143541)
git #df11cb36 - Temporarilly redirect RedirectsAndIncomingLinks job to a single db (task T143932)
git #f75c3f14 - Suggest database to use pl_namespace index for link counting (task T143932)
git #aaf35198 - Initialize the UserTesting framework before creating a Connection
git #9536c893 - Fix a typo in BC code that handles toId => toPageId (task T143862)
git #d36bb21e - fromId was renamed to fromPageId
git #7a1da762 - Add flag for disabling phrase suggester (task T143260)
git #68a5dafd - Ensure timeouts are always used (task T143006)
git #a848dcaf - Add boost-templates setup for relforge and enwiki
git #abc142bc - Use the UserTesting framework in maint scripts
git #ed4e9af2 - Finish converting to wgCirrusSearchIndexBaseName

Cite edit

git #fc4788d5 - Move originalDomElements to IV store and use new hash

CodeReview edit

git #1813b65e - Delete old & unused PHP i18n file

ConfirmEdit edit

git #9a3e0f50 - extension.json: 1st dimension is namespace ID, so avoid re-numbering (task T143516)
git #1163b6f1 - Replace the edit preview with a validation of whitelisted IP addresses (task T129757)

ContentTranslation edit

git #5c599431 - Fix broken personal translation stats graph at CX dashboard (task T144259)
git #f9a5492b - Upgrade Chart.js to version 2.2.1 (task T143979)
git #fc6377e5 - Show ULS trigger at personal toolbar in Special:CX (task T96648)
git #af3ffcce - Templates: Fixes for inline template adaptation (task T95391)
git #d598500d - Remove unused method adaptTitle

DonationInterface edit

git #1e2fd3de - Another autoload directory
git #23266c0a - Enablement switch for BannerHistoryLog (task T141487)
git #411fe785 - Add more dirs to composer classmap (task T141487)
git #6ebbb21c - Remove unnecessary hooks (task T141486)

Echo edit

git #bbb0a617 - Follow-up 191a3309eb: merge duplicate skinStyles for monobook
git #090169fe - Fix autoloader for I3a426b92892f4c00cab33a13f6a717751120367c
git #191a3309 - Fix font size for notifications dotdotdot menu in Monobook
git #68a344d5 - Override white background on hover for links in Monobook (task T144063)
git #4eab01b3 - Display a message when API fail due to session end (task T144231)
git #a0e02da7 - Style changes for unwatch actions (task T132975)
git #405b8ce0 - Loading notifications starting with one big local bundle (task T143813)
git #299b66f9 - Dynamic actions: Reuse label/description for those fields
git #f766002f - Add index on event_page_id (task T143961)
git #fb1afa15 - Fix call to irrelevant function in testFetchByUserOffset
git #7c400c92 - Revert "Get the overfetched before bundling to avoid removing the base"
git #cc86387f - Get the overfetched before bundling to avoid removing the base (task T143813)
git #9dd4e4ee - Don't select echo_event.* (task T105890)
git #ce3d6b2f - Remove unused method EchoEventMapper::fetchByUserBundleHash (task T143763)
git #480ce92b - Add dynamic secondary actions to notification items (task T132975)

EventBus edit

git #91fe1fd2 - Send EventBus events matching new schemas.

EventLogging edit

git #abeb6524 - Adapt code sample to provide the extension.json version instead of PHP
git #b06c6473 - Have RemoteSchema actually implement JsonSerializable

Flow edit

git #e44fb7a2 - Protect against target.getSurface() returning null (task T139972)
git #0fdbd568 - Pass full HTML documents into VE, not fragments (task T138356)
git #d48782ed - Followup I7ad9dd5b436: Truncate title in item label (task T132975)
git #48e66248 - Fix autoloader for I3a426b92892f4c00cab33a13f6a717751120367c
git #2ffeff5c - Notification title fixes (task T132975)
git #bd57d771 - Update for new secondary link format
git #0c807d3b - Followup on I75d0098e: Use getTopicTitleObj properly (task T143757)
git #c3d94b89 - Add unwatch topic/board dynamic action for Flow notifications (task T132975)

GeoData edit

git #613706ce - Remove old b/c stuff
git #b7a72683 - Namespace tests

Graph edit

git #3a2d7691 - Fixing incorrect colon removal
git #3b4c83fc - Updated to graph-shared 0.2.2
git #64a39e22 - Remove unused graphID property

JsonConfig edit

git #e88515f7 - Ensure line endings are normalized in PST

Kartographer edit

git #fd327640 - Redo mapframe disabling
git #754f4ae9 - Fix maplink and mapframe when lat/lon/zoom are undefined (task T144441)
git #d8cdc651 - Map should be destroyed as soon as the dialog closes. (task T144072)
git #2f5261d9 - Static map page for non-JS support of maplinks (task T144003)
git #def3f1bf - VE: Set 'align' attribute on mapframes (task T144001)
git #5345dc92 - WV: Clicking "nearby articles" toggles data layers (task T137357)
git #38508340 - Upgrading leaflet.sleep fixes mapframes in IE11 (task T143883)
git #27df6150 - VE: map should always be interactive within the dialog (task T144008)
git #2b96ff62 - Load ext.kartographer.site as part of ext.kartographer.box (fixes wikivoyage)
git #1c182e07 - Use Extension:GeoData coordinates as default if available
git #c9adb9e7 - Synchronize JsonSchema with mediawiki/core (task T141281)
git #e22d926e - Wait for transitions before resetting start map position

LiquidThreads edit

git #4ab1eab5 - Truncate change comments to avoid database errors (task T124628)

MobileApp edit

git #f615fbd4 - Keep local copies of globe icon images (task T124524)

MobileFrontend edit

git #c3b3f67d - Ensure lazy image placeholders without height can be loaded (task T143768)
git #614e6942 - Don't treat certain image placeholders as block (task T143558)
git #c6035e1f - Revert "Introduce MediaWikiServices" (task T143974)
git #7c81c6d9 - Special:Nearby uses mediawiki.Uri, so add it as a dependency (task T144092)
git #9c489a3d - Search Overlay: Reduce clear icon's right gutter (task T143262)
git #9ff4c8e3 - Hide chevron in last modified bar for non-js users (task T144036)
git #6030a653 - Fix the primary navigation background (task T144035)
git #06188b92 - Use more widely supported 2d transform for chevron rotate (task T144036)
git #2709a6aa - Beta: show the search overlay spinner at 10% from top (task T137068)
git #ea478b50 - Revert "Copy style attribute to lazy placeholder"
git #38935e39 - Re-use newsectionsummary from core, not mobile-frontend-talk-edit-summary (task T123164)
git #b5bcc6e6 - Media viewer design tweaks (task T107607)
git #9e408acc - Show user icon on Diff and Contributions special pages (task T143177)
git #a00c58dc - Fix padding on language overlay search input (task T143437)
git #5673086a - Clear icon should be small (task T143262)
git #2bb7cb2b - Use InfiniteScroll for the CategoryOverlay
git #4b7a6c9f - Remove irrelevant browser test for Watchlist (task T143796)
git #cbb8ed8c - Final design tweaks to footer (task T141002)
git #8afd4ba3 - Hygiene: Tidy up page background css rules in beta (task T141002)
git #67684a95 - Add separators between footer links in beta (task T141002)
git #b0835fd9 - Fix bad markup in footer
git #cf363e42 - Beta: vertically center-align the spinner of the search results (task T137068)
git #c44f579c - Hide empty li elements according to tidy rules (like in mediawiki/core) (task T129375)
git #98d392c4 - Remove LinksUpdate hook handler
git #ef5f6825 - Fix VE debug bar margins
git #302ae2de - Copy style attribute to lazy placeholder (task T143768)
git #3091e127 - Beta: clear the loading icon when a new search is started (task T137068)
git #60c1d814 - Footer / chrome color changes (task T141002)
git #4242c889 - Hygiene: functionalize code in pre-commit hook
git #97a884c5 - Hygiene: allow for many files in pre-commit hook
git #23dab262 - Hygiene: dry up code in pre-commit hook
git #561fbe1a - Update the footer in beta (task T141002)
git #a0f3b0c2 - Hygiene: fail on surprise error in pre-commit hook
git #b9d4ba2d - Remove dynamic M.require
git #0805aa96 - Introduce MediaWikiServices (task T143189)
git #4c64c8c8 - Beta: Improve `search` experience (task T137068)
git #c1986948 - Hygiene: Generate footer via template

OAuth edit

git #6928650f - Use getLazyConnectionRef() to avoid master queries for no reason
git #7daba6fc - Use informative messages on form errors (task T112635)

ORES edit

git #1e178b0d - Improvements to purging cache: (task T144216)
git #6f80cac7 - Change ORES header to "Revision scoring" in preferences (task T143822)
git #e38ac885 - Remove deprecated config
git #aecf2edd - Fix for purging scores (task T143798)
git #8ab02b47 - Fix CheckModelVersions by changing order of actions (task T143799)

OpenStackManager edit

git #a404368b - Ensure line endings are normalized in PST

PageAssessments edit

git #bcd8d649 - Refactoring/simplifying update logic for PageAssessments

ProofreadPage edit

git #8f005496 - Fix ProofreadPage::updatePrIndex signature
git #e01f9065 - Fix hooks signatures
git #e9ba0812 - Fix whitespace issues in ProofreadPages

RelatedArticles edit

git #b486500b - Add documentation (task T127068)
git #8afb02b6 - Cache `morelike` requrests (task T126455)
git #9ca3eb6d - Use 'classic_noboostlinks' search profile (task T141398)
git #cea66f6c - Disable related articles on disambiguation pages (task T127068)
git #fc7799b9 - Allow skins a mechanism to decide on placement of related pages (task T141002)

RevisionSlider edit

git #a64dc439 - Reload category links when reloading the diff after revisions change (task T143843, task T143204)

Scribunto edit

git #86368722 - Localisation in Tajik language (task T137200)

SemanticForms edit

git #b0cf0580 - Added support for "tooltip" for autoedit/formlink/formredlink buttons

TemplateData edit

git #dbe26670 - Make the help button a help link again (task T142484)

TemplateSandbox edit

git #d3dfa232 - Fix phpcs errors (task T143703)
git #aef22dec - Allow forcing display of the form with a URL parameter
git #497a9ea9 - Fix usage of $this in a static context

TextExtracts edit

git #ad435fb4 - Remove 'UnitTestList' hook (task T142120, task T142121)

Thanks edit

git #0842943a - Re-add actions to Thanks links when Revision Slider reloads a diff (task T142636)

TimedMediaHandler edit

git #41fda1ba - iframe embed: Allow videojs inside iframe mode (task T138713)

Translate edit

git #b7fa481d - Update Microsoft Translationservice to accesstoken model (task T46679, task T60121)
git #29ccbb32 - MessageGroups: default labels and names to English when no context
git #2b899585 - Avoid early master connection in MessageGroupStats
git #f0e304fb - Sandbox: Quick workaround for emails not being saved (task T143551)
git #7a7f2836 - Use getUserPermissionsErrorsExpensive hook for preventing translations to non-translatable languages
git #de26bcac - Refactor some PageTranslation getUserPermissionsErrorExpensive hook handlers
git #f32fdea2 - Typofix in $wgTranslateEC history
git #7d16c4ad - ext.translate.recentgroups: use mediawiki.storage
git #d3dcfd1c - TranslateSandboxEmailJob: remove BC for MW 1.25
git #3a3f25ca - Use csrf token instead of edit token
git #7c4d450d - ext.translate.proofread: remove BC code for MW 1.24

UniversalLanguageSelector edit

git #2144019c - ext.uls.compactlinks: consistently normalize language codes (task T143867)
git #4cd1def0 - Switch default ULS geoip provider (task T143542)
git #2ab168f1 - Use getDefinitionSummary() in ResourceLoaderULSJsonMessageModule
git #f06ac3ef - Simplify ResourceLoaderULSModule with content-based versioning

UploadWizard edit

git #3f68d057 - mw.UploadWizardDetails, mw.UploadWizardUpload: Use 'amenableparser' to handle templates in error messages (task T144237)
git #5f5fdae1 - More debug logging for Firefox's 'NS_ERROR_NOT_AVAILABLE' exceptions (task T136831)

VisualEditor edit

git #903e4dc9 - Update lib/ve submodule for Ib9bbaccfff9
git #a14ea9f6 - Update VE core submodule to master (599c6e1)
git #ba4532aa - Rename EditButtonPublishNotSave to EditSubmitButtonLabelPublish
git #3718757f - Avoid master queries from getUserPermissionsErrors()
git #deef4741 - Vary the 'save' labels to 'publish' for public wikis (task T131132)
git #c1a06529 - init: Discard attempts to activate while we're already activating (task T143160)
git #b7c7d069 - Show a different label for buttons on create vs. modify (task T139033)
git #5788340b - Update VE core submodule to master (632f0a9)
git #59d771e1 - Fix failing Selenium tests (task T139613)
git #e8051635 - The latest version of commons_upload Ruby gem is needed for language screenshots (task T139613)
git #2fb5c18c - Upload language screenshot files using commons_upload Ruby gem (task T143563)
git #2777a9fc - Run language screenshots on Windows (task T141369)
git #1d6746e8 - Fix insertion annotation for wikitext link inspector

WikimediaEvents edit

git #0eeaef87 - Turn on CirrusSearch bm25 A/B test (task T143586)

WikimediaMessages edit

git #4a9a41ba - Add new default value for search-helppage (task T141003)
git #d582c2c3 - Removing 'global-gather-admins' messages. (task T138186)

ZeroBanner edit

git #c9c2062e - Update router code (task T143425)

intersection edit

git #5b743523 - Pass actual title to Parser::transformMsg() rather than relying on $wgTitle

Skins edit

Vector edit

git #46f1d417 - vector.js: Calculate initial #p-cactions width lazily