Extension:Torque

MediaWiki extensions manual

Torque Release status: beta
Implementation	Parser extension , User interface, Search
Description	Extension to connect to the Python django app django-torque, to provide permissioned access to data.
Author(s)	OpenTechStrategies
Latest version	0.3.0 (October 20th, 2022)
MediaWiki	> 1.38.0
PHP	> 7.3
Database changes	No
License	GNU Affero General Public License 3.0 or later
Download	[1] [2]

The Torque extension connects to a running instance of the torque django server to serve up information.

It stores external data as generic document/field data, with in wiki configuration of how to display that data (via jinja templates) and permission that data. Then the data is served via a custom hook to appear as MediaWiki pages.

Features include:

• Granular permissions based on MediaWiki groups
• python client for easy access of information via published API
• Edit functionality for that data
• Protection on uploaded files (as attachments)
• Upload through command line interface

Installation

You need to:

• Install the torque django server

And then:

• NOTE: Make sure your system has PHP 7.3+
• Download and place the file(s) in a directory called Torque in your extensions/ folder.
• Add the following code at the bottom of your LocalSettings.php file:

  wfLoadExtension( 'Torque' );
  

•  Done – Navigate to Special:Version on your wiki to verify that the extension is successfully installed.

Configuration and documentation

See the extension's README in source control for all the updated documentation.