Snippets/Replace a page's contents with something else
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Language(s): | JavaScript |
Compatible with: | MediaWiki 1.18+ (Vector; Monobook) |
Description
editAdds a tab that can be clicked to replace the current page's contents with different text. Released into the public domain. Mostly just a proof-of-concept here.
Code
editThis code demonstrates how to make nested API calls as well as use tokens.
/**
* Proposed deletion script for wikimediafoundation.org
* @author Legoktm, MZMcBride
* Public domain; 2013
*/
var prodlink = mw.util.addPortletLink( 'p-cactions',
'#',
'Prod',
'ca-prod',
'Propose deletion' );
// Bind click handler
$( prodlink ).click( function () {
var page_title = mw.config.get('wgPageName');
prod( page_title );
});
function prod( page_title ) {
var api = new mw.Api();
api.get( { action: 'query',
prop: 'info',
intoken: 'edit',
titles: 'beepboop', // Hello. I'm here.
format: 'json'
} ).done(
function( data ) {
var edit_token = data.query.pages['-1'].edittoken;
console.log(edit_token);
api.post( { action: 'edit',
title: page_title,
text: '{'+'{prod}}',
summary: 'proposed deletion',
token: edit_token
} ).done(
function( data ) {
window.location = '/wiki/'+page_title;
} );
}
); }